(a) The Columbia Sportswear Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on June 7, 2012 (the "Meeting").

(b) Four matters, which are more fully described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, were submitted to a vote of security holders at the Meeting:

1. To elect directors for the next year;

2. To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2012;

3. To approve, by non-binding vote, executive compensation; and

4. To approve the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

At the Meeting, 32,878,401 shares of common stock were represented in person or proxy, which constituted 97.36 percent of the 33,771,274 shares of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting as of April 3, 2012, the record date of the Meeting, and a quorum. Each share was entitled to one vote at the Meeting. A total of 32,878,201 shares of the Company were voted at the meeting.

1. Election of Directors. All of the following directors were elected at the Meeting by the votes cast as follows:

                                                 Votes
                                               Against or
                              Votes For         Withheld        Broker Non-Votes
         Gertrude Boyle        31,083,153          619,037              1,176,011
         Timothy P. Boyle      31,157,044          545,146              1,176,011
         Sarah A. Bany         31,082,836          619,354              1,176,011
         Murrey R. Albers      31,241,146          461,044              1,176,011
         Stephen E. Babson     31,591,342          110,848              1,176,011
         Andy D. Bryant        31,563,705          138,485              1,176,011
         Edward S. George      31,241,296          460,894              1,176,011
         Walter T. Klenz       31,240,846          461,344              1,176,011
         Ronald E. Nelson      31,594,264          107,926              1,176,011
         John W. Stanton       31,240,226          461,964              1,176,011

For Against Abstentions 32,635,540 17,393 225,268

3. Say on Pay. The proposal to approve, by non-binding vote, the Company's executive compensation program, passed as management recommended with the following votes:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 31,563,549 128,373 10,268 1,176,011

4. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan. The proposal to approve the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and as management recommended, was approved with the following votes:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 30,390,439 1,102,428 209,323 1,176,011