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 Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 11, 2003


                                  K-SWISS INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                  0-18490                  95-4265988
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(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)          File Number)         Identification No.)

31248 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village, CA                              91361
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(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip code)

                                  818-706-5100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      N/A
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   (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                    report.)









Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

            On December 11, 2003, K-Swiss Inc. (the "Company") announced its
stockholders approved a proposal to increase the number of authorized Class A
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock and its Board of Directors declared a
two-for-one stock split of the Class A and Class B Common Stock. The stock split
will be effected by way of a one hundred percent (100%) stock dividend whereby
one additional share of Class A Common Stock and one additional share of Class B
Common Stock will be issued for each share of Class A Common Stock and Class B
Common Stock held, respectively. The Board of Directors also approved an
increase in the Company's quarterly cash dividend payable on Class A and Class B
Common Stock to $0.02 per share, on a split-adjusted basis.


         A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

         Exhibit Number         Description of Exhibit
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                   99.1         Press release issued December 11, 2003.





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                                   SIGNATURES
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         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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                        K-Swiss Inc.


Date: December 11, 2003                 By: /s/ GEORGE POWLICK
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                                            George Powlick,
                                            Vice President Finance and
                                            Chief Financial Officer and Director


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit                    Description
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99.1                       Press Release dated December 11, 2003.



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EX-99

                                                                  EXHIBIT 99.1


K-Swiss Receives Stockholder Approval for Increase in Share
Authorization; Board Declares Two-for-One Stock Split and 100%
Increase in Quarterly Dividend

    WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calf.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2003--K-Swiss
Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:KSWS) announced that, at a special meeting of
stockholders held earlier today, the Company's stockholders approved
an increase of authorized shares of the Company's Class A and Class B
Common Stock from 36 and 10 million shares to 90 and 18 million
shares, respectively.
    The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has
declared a two-for-one split of the Company's Class A and Class B
common stock for stockholders of record on December 22, 2003. The
Company expects that its outstanding Class A common stock will begin
to trade on a split-adjusted basis on December 31, 2003. On a
split-adjusted basis, the Company will have approximately 26,755,000
shares of Class A and 8,683,000 shares of Class B outstanding.
    The Board of Directors also approved a 100% increase in the
Company's cash dividend effective with the 2003 fourth quarter
dividend. On a split-adjusted basis, the cash dividend will be
increased from the annual rate of $0.04 per share to $0.08 per share.
The quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share will be payable on
January 15, 2004, to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2003.
    Steven Nichols, Chairman of the Board and President of K-Swiss,
stated, "We are pleased that our financial performance has enabled us
to increase the quarterly dividend for the fourth time in the last
five years as well as splitting our stock for the third time in the
last five years. This dividend increase reflects K-Swiss' ongoing
commitment to maximizing our stockholders' investment and the
confidence we have in the continued growth of K-Swiss."
    K-Swiss Inc. designs, develops and markets an array of athletic
footwear for high performance sports use, fitness activities and
casual wear under the K-Swiss brand. The Company also designs and
manufactures footwear under the Royal Elastics and National Geographic
brands. Royal Elastics, a wholly owned subsidiary, is the leading
innovator of slip-on, laceless footwear. National Geographic Footwear,
under an exclusive license from the National Geographic Society,
offers outdoor-oriented and casual footwear.

    CONTACT: K-Swiss Inc., Westlake Village
             George Powlick, 818-706-5100