UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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

~~PURSUANT~~Date TOof ~~SECTION 13~~Report ~~OR 15~~(dDate of earliest event reported) January ~~OF THE~~9, 2006

~~SECURITIES~~Reebok International ~~EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~Ltd.

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 2005

REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MASSACHUSETTS	1-9340	04-2678061
MA	1-9340	04-2678061
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
1895 J.W. FOSTER BOULEVARD, CANTON, MA		02142
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
1895 J.W. Foster Boulevard Canton, Massachusetts		02021
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (781) 401-5000.

(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:

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Section 8Item –5.02 OtherAppointment Eventsof Principal Officers

~~Item~~On 8January 9, 2006, Reebok International Ltd.01 ~~Other~~(“Reebok”) ~~Events~~announced the appointment of Paul Harrington as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Reebok brand. Mr. Harrington has most recently served as Reebok’s Senior Vice President of International Operations and Chief Supply Chain Officer and will cease to serve in those roles as a result of his new appointment. Additional information about Mr. Harrington required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from Part I, Item 1 of Reebok’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2005 .

OnA ~~October 4,~~copy ~~2005,~~of ~~Reebok~~the press ~~International~~release ~~Ltd.~~issued (by the “Company”) ~~and adidas-Salomon~~on AGJanuary ~~(“adidas”)~~9, ~~issued~~2006 ~~a joint press release~~ announcing ~~that the~~Mr. ~~waiting~~Harrington’s ~~period~~appointment ~~under~~as ~~the~~President ~~Hart-Scott-Rodino~~and ~~Antitrust~~Chief ~~Improvement~~Executive ~~Act~~Officer of ~~1976,~~the Reebok asbrand ~~amended,~~is ~~with~~filed ~~respect~~as toExhibit ~~the~~99.01 ~~proposed~~hereto ~~acquisition~~and ofincorporated ~~the~~herein ~~Company~~ by ~~adidas, had expired~~reference.

AItem ~~copy~~9.01. ofFinancial ~~the~~Statements ~~press~~and ~~release is filed as Exhibit 99~~Exhibits.~~1 hereto.~~

~~Section~~(c) ~~9 – Financial Statements and~~ Exhibits

~~Item 9~~99.01 Press ~~Financial~~release ~~Statements~~dated ~~and~~January 9, ~~Exhibits~~2006.

~~(c) The following Exhibits are filed as part of this report:~~2

99.1 Press Release dated October 4, 2005.SIGNATURES

2Pursuant 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.

SIGNATURE

Date: January 11, 2006

	REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LTD.


	By:	/s/ Kenneth Watchmaker
		Kenneth I. Watchmaker
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

~~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.~~3

	REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LTD.
October 4, 2005	By:	/s/ David A. Pace
	Name: David A. Pace
	Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Section 8Item –5.02 OtherAppointment Eventsof Principal Officers

99.1 Press Release dated October 4, 2005.SIGNATURES

Kenneth I. Watchmaker

Executive Vice President and

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