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EX-99.1 - LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL INC | v186051_ex99-1.htm |
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
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May 20, 2010
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LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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1-7848
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13-2728690
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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19 West 44th Street, New York, New York
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10036
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
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(212) 972-9700
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Not
Applicable
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8−K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01.
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Regulation
FD Disclosure.
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On May
20, 2010, Lazare Kaplan International Inc. issued a press release announcing
that in a federal lawsuit filed on Monday, May 17, 2010, it sued various Lloyds
of London syndicates and European insurers for $640 million in damages arising
out of the disappearance of diamonds that were insured by the defendants,
including consequential damages. A copy of the press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated May 20, 2010
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL INC. | |||
Date:
May 20, 2010
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By:
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/s/ William H. Moryto | |
William H. Moryto, | |||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |