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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-15-007675
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150831
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150902
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150901

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001050797
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	APPAREL & OTHER FINISHED PRODS OF FABRICS & SIMILAR MATERIAL [2300]
		IRS NUMBER:				930498284
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23939
		FILM NUMBER:		151088438

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			PORTLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97229
		BUSINESS PHONE:		503 985 4000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			PORTLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97229
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.17%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On August 31, 2015, Columbia Sportswear Company entered into a sixth amendment (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) to its Credit Agreement dated June 15, 2010, as amended, with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrator for the lenders and as a lender, and Bank of America, N.A., as a lender. The Amendment extends the maturity date to July 1, 2020, and is effective as of August 31, 2015.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:8%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of August 31, 2015 among COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY, an Oregon corporation ("Borrower"), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Administrative Agent and as a Lender, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:8%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated June&#160;15, 2010 (as previously amended, the "Credit Agreement") and desire to amend the Credit Agreement in the manner set forth below.&nbsp;&nbsp;All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning attributed to them in the Credit Agreement.</p>
<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:8%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises of the parties contained herein, Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders hereby agree as follows:</p>
<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:8%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.1</font>.<font style="font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The defined term &#8220;Maturity Date&#8221; in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:8%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">One Agreement</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-weight:normal;">The Credit Agreement, as modified by the provisions of this Sixth Amendment, shall be construed as one agreement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:8%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Counterparts</font>.<font style="font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Sixth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Sixth Amendment by fax or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Sixth Amendment.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:8%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Columbia Sportswear USA Corporation hereby (a)&#160;acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement and consents to the modification of the Credit Agreement contained therein, (b)&#160; reaffirms its obligations and waivers under its Continuing Guaranty dated as of June&#160;15, 2010 and (c)&#160;acknowledges that its obligations under its Continuing Guaranty are legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in accordance with their terms and that it has no defense, offset, claim or counterclaim with respect to any of its obligations thereunder.</p>
<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:8%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Columbia Sportswear USA Corporation has duly executed and delivered this Consent and Acknowledgment as of August 31, 2015.</p>
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