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) December 28, 2010

 

 

PHOENIX FOOTWEAR GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-31309   15-0327010

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5840 El Camino Real, Suite 106

Carlsbad, CA

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

Registrant’s telephone number, including are code (760) 602-9688

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 28, 2010, Phoenix Footwear Group Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Canada Shoe (1998) Corp. (the “Distributor”). The agreement grants the Distributor an exclusive right to distribute Trotters and SoftWalk branded footwear and related products in Canada. The agreement is effective on January 1, 2011, for an initial term of three years, with a three-year renewal option subject to the mutual agreement of both parties. The Distributor’s exclusivity under the agreement is subject to its satisfaction of certain minimum annual performance and advertising requirements. As part of the agreement, the Distributor will purchase the Company’s current inventory located in Montreal, Canada. We plan to sell this remaining inventory for approximately $200,000. The Agreement also provides for a 20% royalty payable to the Company on subsequent inventory purchases by the Distributor.

The agreement contains customary mutual confidentiality and indemnification provisions. As previously disclosed, the parties had entered into a letter of understanding for this transaction on October 27, 2010, which contemplated entering into this definitive agreement. This agreement follows the same terms contemplated and disclosed in connection with the letter of understanding. The foregoing description of the distribution agreement is a summary and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof. A copy of the distribution agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

10.1    Distribution Agreement, dated December 28, 2010, between Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. and Canada Shoe (1998) Corp.


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.

 

      PHOENIX FOOTWEAR GROUP, INC.
      (Registrant)
Date: January 4, 2011      

/S/    DENNIS T. NELSON        

      Dennis T. Nelson
      Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer