-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AerOrIDAlsKC4Bqip+zR/WQcS7OxMdFGAqawTfwPYbUbWMd/1hezhYFwH/9S1vsu N5eS1uO3r7GTNORULmZNdw== 0001104659-08-062891.txt : 20081008 0001104659-08-062891.hdr.sgml : 20081008 20081008161558 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-08-062891 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081002 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20081008 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081008 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Crocs, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001334036 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RUBBER & PLASTICS FOOTWEAR [3021] IRS NUMBER: 202164234 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-51754 FILM NUMBER: 081114465 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6328 MONARCH PARK PLACE CITY: NIWOT STATE: CO ZIP: 80503 BUSINESS PHONE: 3038487000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6328 MONARCH PARK PLACE CITY: NIWOT STATE: CO ZIP: 80503 8-K 1 a08-25180_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

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): October 2, 2008

 

CROCS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-51754

 

20-2164234

(State or other

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

jurisdiction

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

of incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6328 Monarch Park Place
Niwot, Colorado

 

80503

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 848-7000

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, 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:

 

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 5.02.              Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements for Certain Officers.

 

Effective October 2, 2008, Peter A. Jacobi was appointed to serve as a director of Crocs, Inc. (the “Company”).  The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has not yet determined the committee or committees of the Board on which Mr. Jacobi will serve.

 

Mr. Jacobi, was employed by Levi Strauss & Company from 1970 until his retirement in 1999.  During his nearly 30 year tenure, Mr. Jacobi held various senior levels positions, including President of the Men’s Jeans Division, President of Global Sourcing, President of Levi Strauss International, and from 1996 until his retirement, President and Chief Operating Officer.  Mr. Jacobi graduated from San Jose State University with a BS in Business & Industrial Management.

 

As compensation for his service on the Board, Mr. Jacobi will receive the Company’s standard compensation for non-employee directors. There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Jacobi and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director.

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the appointment of Mr. Jacobi.

 

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

 

99.1

Press Release dated October 8, 2008.

 

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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.

 

 

CROCS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: October 8, 2008

By:

/s/ Ronald R. Snyder

 

 

Ronald R. Snyder,

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

3



 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release dated October 8, 2008.

 

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EX-99.1 2 a08-25180_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

For:

Crocs, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Company Contact:

Russell Hammer/Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Tia Mattson/Public Relations Manager

 

 

(303) 848-7000

 

 

 

 

Investor Contact:

ICR, Inc.

 

 

Chad Jacobs/Brendon Frey

 

 

(203) 682-8200

 

CROCS, INC. APPOINTS PETER JACOBI TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

NIWOT, COLORADO – October 8, 2008 – Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) announced today that Peter Jacobi has been appointed to the Crocs, Inc. Board of Directors.

 

Mr. Jacobi, was employed by Levi Strauss & Company from 1970 until his retirement in 1999. During his nearly 30 year tenure, Mr. Jacobi held various senior levels positions including President of the Men’s Jeans Division, President of Global Sourcing, President of Levi Strauss International and, from 1996 until his retirement, President and Chief Operating Officer.  As President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Jacobi led a restructuring of Levi Strauss & Company that included a transition to a consumer focused brand management organization. Mr. Jacobi graduated from San Jose State University with a BS in Business & Industrial Management.

 

Ron Snyder, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are very excited to welcome Peter to our Board of Directors.  His many years of experience with a leading global branded consumer company will be a valuable asset to Crocs as we continue to diversify our business and expand our presence both domestically and overseas. We look forward to his insight and contributions.”

 

About Crocs, Inc.
Crocs, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and retailer of footwear for men, women and children under the Crocs™ brand.

 

All Crocs™ brand shoes feature Crocs’ proprietary closed-cell resin, Croslite™, which represents a substantial innovation in footwear. The Croslite™ material enables Crocs to produce soft, comfortable, lightweight, superior-gripping, non-marking and odor-resistant shoes. These unique elements make Crocs™ footwear ideal for casual wear, as well as for professional and recreational uses such as boating, hiking, hospitality and gardening. The versatile use of the material has enabled Crocs to successfully market its products to a broad range of consumers.

 

Crocs™ shoes are sold in 100 countries and come in a wide array of colors and styles. Please visit www.crocs.com for additional information.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain information contained in this press release may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights and other factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K under the heading “Risk Factors,” and our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Readers are encouraged to review that section and all other disclosures appearing in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 


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