UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 11)*
K-Swiss Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
| 482686102 (CUSIP Number) |
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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| CUSIP NO. 482686102 | 13G | PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES | ||
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
Steven B. Nichols |
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| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States |
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| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
8,287,280 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
0 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
8,287,280 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
8,287,280 |
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| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW ( 9)
23.7% |
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| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN |
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer
K-Swiss Inc.
Item 1 (b) Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices
31248 Oak Crest Drive
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing
Steven B. Nichols
Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office
c/o K-Swiss Inc.
31248 Oak Crest Drive
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Item 2 (c) Citizenship
United States
Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value. As set forth below, a portion of such shares of Class A Common Stock is represented by shares of Class B Common Stock, which are not registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act), but are immediately convertible into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value, of K-Swiss Inc. The Class A Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Act.
Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number
482686102
Item 3 To be filled out if this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)
Not Applicable.
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Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
8,287,280
(b) Percent of Class:
8,000,036 of the shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person represent shares of Class B Common Stock owned by the Nichols Family Trust (the Trust), of which the Reporting Person serves as trustee. 18,212 of the shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person represent shares owned by the Trust, of which the Reporting Person serves as trustee. 63,232 of the shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person represent shares of Class B Common Stock held by a trust for the benefit of an individual related to Steven Nichols (Trust 2) of which Mr. Nichols also serves as trustee. 205,800 of the shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person represent shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options, which options are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days after December 31, 2003 (the Options). If the shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as trustee of the Trust and as trustee of Trust 2 were converted into Class A Common Stock, and if all of the Options were exercised, the Reporting Person would beneficially own 23.7% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 8,287,280
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 8,287,280
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable.
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Included in the Reporting Persons aggregate amount of 8,287,280 shares owned are 8,018,248 shares beneficially owned by the Nichols Family Trust.
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Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| Dated: February 13, 2004 |
/s/ Steven B. Nichols | |||||||
| Steven B. Nichols | ||||||||
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