Securities Registration: Employee Benefit Plan (s-8)
March 26 2014 - 2:23PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The
Securities Act of 1933
QUIKSILVER, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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33-0199426
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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15202 Graham Street
Huntington Beach, California 92649
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
QUIKSILVER,
INC. 2013 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
(Full title of the Plan)
Charles S. Exon
Chief
Legal Officer and Secretary
Quiksilver, Inc.
15202 Graham Street
Huntington Beach, California 92649
(Name and address of agent for service)
(714) 889-2200
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer
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x
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Securities
to be Registered
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Amount
to be
Registered(1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
per Share
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
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Amount of
Registration Fee
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Quiksilver, Inc. 2013 Performance Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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7,499,968 shares
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$8.04(2)
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$60,299,742(2)
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$7,766.61
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(1)
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This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of Registrants Common Stock stated above, options and other rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by this
Registration Statement and, pursuant to Rule 416(c), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), an additional indeterminate number of shares, options and other rights that may be offered or issued pursuant to
the Quiksilver, Inc. 2013 Performance Incentive Plan (the Plan) as a result of one or more adjustments under the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
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(2)
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Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling prices per share of Registrants
Common Stock on March 24, 2014, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.
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PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3.
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Incorporation of Documents by Reference
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Quiksilver, Inc. (the
Registrant) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) (other than information that is not deemed to be
filed):
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(a)
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The Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on December 23, 2013 (including information incorporated by reference into such
Form 10-K
from the Registrants Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on February 6, 2014);
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(b)
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The Registrants Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 6, 2013, November 13, 2013, February 6, 2014 and March 20, 2014;
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(c)
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The Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 31, 2014 filed with the SEC on March 7, 2014, as amended by Registrants Form 10-Q/A filed with the SEC on
March 12, 2014;
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(d)
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The Registrants Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B filed with the SEC on June 15, 1998, in which are described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Corporations outstanding Common
Stock.
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All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (1934 Act) (other than information that is not deemed to be filed), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 (or corresponding information furnished under Item 9.01 or included as an exhibit) in any past or future current report on
Form 8-K
that
the Registrant files with the SEC, unless otherwise specified in such report, is not incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
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Description of Securities
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Not Applicable.
Item 5.
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Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
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Not Applicable.
Item 6.
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law permits indemnification of officers and directors of the Registrant under certain conditions and subject to certain limitations. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law also provides that a corporation has
the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its officers and directors against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by him or her in such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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Article III, Section 14 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant provides
that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. The rights to indemnity thereunder continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and inure
to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of the person. In addition, expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that
he or she is or was a director or officer of the Registrant (or was serving at the Registrants request as a director or officer of another corporation) may be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant as authorized by the relevant section
of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
Article Fifth of the Registrants Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability
(i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements
generally require the Registrant to indemnify its executive officers and directors against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by the executive officer or director in connection with any
proceeding arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an executive officer or director of the Registrant. The indemnification agreements also require the Registrant to advance litigation expenses provided that the executive officer or
director undertakes to repay the amounts if it is ultimately determined that the executive officer or director is not entitled to indemnification for the expenses. The indemnification agreements also establish a conclusive presumption that the
director or executive officer has met the applicable standard of conduct required for indemnification unless a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors, a majority of the stockholders or independent legal counsel in a written
opinion determine that the applicable standard has not been met. Partial indemnification is explicitly provided for in the indemnification agreements in the event that a director or officer is not entitled to full indemnification under the terms of
the indemnification agreements or under applicable law.
The Registrant has purchased directors and officers liability
insurance. The Registrant intends to enter into additional indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers to effectuate these indemnity provisions.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act) may be permitted to
directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the 1933 Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7.
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Exemption from Registration Claimed
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Not Applicable.
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Exhibit
Number
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Exhibit
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4.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2004).
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4.2
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Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Quiksilver, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrants Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended April 30, 2005).
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4.3
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Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Quiksilver, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2010).
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4.4
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Certificate of Designation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Quiksilver, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 4,
2009).
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4.5
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Quiksilver, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrants Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed on January 4,
2013).
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5.1
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Opinion and Consent of ONeil LLP.
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23.1
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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23.2
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Consent of ONeil LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
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Quiksilver, Inc. 2013 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2014).
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A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in
the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
Provided
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however
, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are incorporated by reference herein.
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(2) that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
1933 Act, each filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Huntington Beach, State of California on this 26
th
day of March, 2014.
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QUIKSILVER, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Charles S. Exon
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Charles S. Exon
Chief Legal Officer and
Secretary
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned officers and directors of Quiksilver, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Richard Shields and
Charles S. Exon and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may
be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration
Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration
Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or
amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Robert B. McKnight, Jr.
Robert B. McKnight, Jr.
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Executive Chairman
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March 26, 2014
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/s/ Andrew P. Mooney
Andrew P. Mooney
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Director, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)
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March 26, 2014
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/s/ Richard Shields
Richard Shields
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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March 26, 2014
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/s/ William M. Barnum
William M. Barnum
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Director
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March 26, 2014
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/s/ Joseph F. Berardino
Joseph F. Berardino
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Director
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March 26, 2014
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/s/ Michael A. Clarke
Michael A. Clarke
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Director
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March 26, 2014
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/s/ Elizabeth Dolan
Elizabeth Dolan
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Director
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March 26, 2014
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/s/ M. Steven Langman
M. Steven Langman
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Director
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March 26, 2014
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/s/ Andrew W. Sweet
Andrew W. Sweet
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Director
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March 26, 2014
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Exhibit
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4.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2004).
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4.2
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Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Quiksilver, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrants Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended April 30, 2005).
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4.3
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Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Quiksilver, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2010).
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4.4
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Certificate of Designation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Quiksilver, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 4,
2009).
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4.5
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Quiksilver, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrants Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed on January 4,
2013).
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5.1
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Opinion and Consent of ONeil LLP.
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23.1
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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23.2
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Consent of ONeil LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
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99.1
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Quiksilver, Inc. 2013 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2014).
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