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): December 17, 2012
ZUMIEZ INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-51300 | 91-1040022 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 4001 204th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA | 98036 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(425) 551-1500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
Effective as of December 17, 2012, the Board of Directors of Zumiez Inc. (the “Company”) has approved the repurchase of up to an aggregate of $20 million of its Common Stock (the “New Repurchase Program”). The repurchases will be made from time to time on the open market at prevailing market prices. The New Repurchase Program is expected to continue through the fiscal year 2013 that will end on February 1, 2014, unless the time period is extended or shortened by the Board of Directors.
The New Repurchase Program is in addition to the authorization to repurchase up to an aggregate of $22 million of Common Stock that was previously approved by the Board of Directors on November 13, 2012 and disclosed on a report on Form 8-K filed on November 14, 2012 (the “Prior Repurchase Program”). As of December 17, 2012, the Prior Repurchase Program was completed.
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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.
| ZUMIEZ INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: December 18, 2012 | By: | /s/ Richard M. Brooks | ||||
| Richard M. Brooks | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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