Form 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): April 30, 2007

 


K2 INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware    1-4290    95-2077125

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)   

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5818 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California

   92008
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 494-1000

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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¨ 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 8.01 Other Events.

K2 Inc. announced today that K2 and the members of K2’s board of directors (two of whom are also executive officers of K2) had been named as defendants in a putative shareholder class action lawsuit concerning the sale of K2 pursuant to the merger agreement executed on April 24, 2007 between K2, on the one hand and Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jarden, on the other hand. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.

  

Document

99.1

   Press Release dated May 1, 2007


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.

 

  K2 INC.
Date: May 1, 2007  

/s/ Monte H. Baier

  Monte H. Baier
  Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   

Document

99.1    Press Release dated May 1, 2007