Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 8-K/A Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

January 19, 2006

Columbia Sportswear Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oregon	0-23939	93-0498284
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.  )

14375 Northwest Science Park Drive
Portland, Oregon 97229
(Address of principal executive offices)

(503) 985-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

     This amended current report corrects the current report on Form 8-K that Columbia Sportswear Corporation filed on January 25, 2006, which disclosed the bonus amount awarded to Grant D. Prentice rather than the amount awarded to Bryan L. Timm. The correct disclosure is as follows:

     On January 19, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Columbia Sportswear Company awarded 2005 bonuses to three of its six “named executive officers” as defined under regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Chief Executive Officer and the other two most highly compensated executive officers of the Company did not receive a cash bonus for 2005. The cash bonuses awarded were as follows.

Bryan L. Timm, Chief Financial Officer	$90,917
Robert G. Masin, Senior Vice President of Sales and Merchandising	$77,196
Patrick D. Anderson, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$72,100

SIGNATURE

     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.

	Columbia Sportswear Company
Date: February 24, 2006	By:	/s/ Peter J. Bragdon
	Name:		Peter J. Bragdon
	Title:		Vice President and General Counsel