UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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):  August 20, 2008

 

ZUMIEZ INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Washington

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

(425) 551-1500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 5.03.        Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

On August 20, 2008, the Board of Directors of Zumiez Inc. (the “Company”) amended Article II, Section 3 of the Company’s Bylaws to provide for majority voting in uncontested elections.  Under the new provision, a nominee for director in an uncontested election shall be elected if the votes cast in favor of the nominee’s election exceed the votes cast opposing the nominee’s election.  The amendment specifies that a director who does not receive a majority vote will serve until the earlier of: (i) 90 days from the date on which the voting results of the election are certified, (ii) the date on which the Board of Directors fills the office held by such director, or (iii) the date the director resigns.  Plurality voting is still the standard in contested elections.  The amended Bylaws also clarify which votes are considered cast in a director election.

 

This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amended Bylaws, which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit 3.1 – Bylaws of Zumiez Inc., as amended and restated on August 20, 2008.

 

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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.

 

 

	ZUMIEZ INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: August 25, 2008	By:	/s/ Trevor S. Lang
	Trevor S. Lang
	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

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