8-K 1 form8kearnings.txt FORM 8-K 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) June 1, 2007 ---------------------------- The Stride Rite Corporation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Massachusetts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-4404 04-1399290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 191 Spring Street PO Box 9191 Lexington, Massachusetts 02420 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (617) 824-6000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 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) | | 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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On June 26, 2007, The Stride Rite Corporation issued a press release reporting its earnings for the quarter ended March 2, 2007. A copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by The Stride Rite Corporation on June 26, 2007 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION Date: June 26, 2007 By: /s/ Frank A. Caruso -------------------------- Name: Frank A. Caruso Title: Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by The Stride Rite Corporation on June 26, 2007

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 26, 2007

THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

____________________

		Massachusetts		1-4404			04-1399290
(State or Other Jurisdiction of			(Commission File Number)			(I.R.S. Employer
	Incorporation)				Identification No.)

191 Spring Street, PO Box 9191, Lexington, Massachusetts (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 02420 (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 824-6000

Not Applicable

(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 Instructions A.2. below):

|_| 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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 26, 2007, The Stride Rite Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated License Agreement dated February 2, 2000 between Tommy Hilfiger Licensing, Inc. and the Company (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which the parties agreed extend the term of the Agreement until December 31, 2008.

The above description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 2, 2007.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be filed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION
Dated: January 30, 2007	By:	/s/ Frank A. Caruso
		Name:	Frank A. Caruso
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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