COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO

Regulatory Filings • Jan 31, 2017

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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):

January 27, 2017

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oregon	000-23939	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) (Zip code)

(503) 985-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

No Change

(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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 5.05 AMENDMENTS TO REGISTRANT’S CODE OF ETHICS, OR WAIVER OF A PROVISION OF THE CODE OF ETHICS.

As part of its regular review of the corporate governance policies of Columbia Sportswear Company (the “Company”), the Company’s Board of Directors adopted and approved certain amendments to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) on January 27, 2017.

The amendments were intended to conform the Code to current governance best practices, including clarification of employee reporting obligations around conflicts of interest, the Company’s position on anti-retaliation, the requirement that gifts given or received must be for a legitimate business purpose, and the requirement for promptly reporting inaccurate records, in addition to effecting some administrative changes.

A copy of the Code is publicly available under the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s website at http://investor.columbia.com.

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.

/S/ THOMAS B. CUSICK
Thomas B. Cusick
Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer