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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): July 7, 2004

ASHWORTH, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   0-18553   84-1052000
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
2765 Loker Avenue West    
Carlsbad, California   92008
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 438-6610

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

 


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ITEM 5. Other Events.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1


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ITEM 5. Other Events.

     On July 7, 2004, Ashworth, Inc. issued a press release announcing a settlement in principle to conclude a securities class action lawsuit brought against the Company and certain current and former directors and officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

  (c)   Exhibit

99.1   Copy of press release issued by Ashworth, Inc. on July 7, 2004.

SIGNATURE

     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.

         
      ASHWORTH, INC.
 
       
Date: July 7, 2004
  By:   /s/Terence W. Tsang
     
 
      Terence W. Tsang
Executive VP, COO & CFO

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.
  Description
99.1
  Ashworth, Inc. press release dated July 7, 2004 announcing a tentative settlement to conclude a securities class action lawsuit brought against the Company and certain current and former directors and officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.