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): May 20, 2011
FOSSIL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-19848 | 75-2018505 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
2280 N. Greenville Avenue Richardson, Texas | 75082 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 234-2525
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously announced, in 2006, three shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (the “Court”), naming Fossil, Inc. (the “Company”) as a nominal defendant and naming all of its then current directors and certain of its current and former officers and directors as defendants. In May 2011, a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement was filed with the Court. The Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement was given preliminary approval by the Court on May 9, 2011, and on May 10, 2011, the Court issued an order preliminarily approving the derivative settlement and providing for notice (the “Order”). Pursuant to the terms of the Order, the Company is filing the Notice of Proposed Settlement of Shareholder Derivative Action and the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Notice of Proposed Settlement of Shareholder Derivative Action | |
| 99.2 | Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement | |
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.
Dated: May 20, 2011
| FOSSIL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Mike L. Kovar | |
| Mike L. Kovar | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Notice of Proposed Settlement of Shareholder Derivative Action | |
| 99.2 | Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement | |