ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On October 23, 2008, Columbia Sportswear Company issued a press release reporting its third quarter 2008 financial results. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
In its October 23, 2008 press release, the Company also announced that its board of directors
• approved a dividend of $0.16 per share of common stock to be paid on November 26, 2008 to its shareholders of record on November 13, 2008, and
• authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $100 million of Company common stock in market or negotiated transactions. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares or to acquire shares over any specified period of time.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
99.1 Press release dated October 23, 2008.

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