UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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):
October 19, 2006
ICONIX
BRAND GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-10593
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11-2481093
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(State
or Other
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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Jurisdiction
of
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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Incorporation)
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1450
Broadway, New York, NY
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10018
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (212)
730-0030
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
1.01 Entry into a Definitive Material Agreement.
On
October 20, 2006 Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (the “Company”) awarded 13,684 shares
of its common stock under the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan to each of
its two newly appointed directors, Mr. Peter Cuneo and Mr. Mark Friedman.
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On
October 19, 2006 Mr. Peter Cuneo and Mr. Mark Friedman were appointed to the
Company’s Board of Directors.
Since
June 2003 Mr. Cuneo has served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
of
Marvel Entertainment, Inc., a publicly traded entertainment company active
in
motion pictures, television, publishing, licensing and toys, after having served
as Marvel's President and Chief Executive Officer from July 1999 through
December 2002. Mr. Cuneo is also Chairman of Cuneo & Co. LLC, a private
investment firm. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Water Pik
Technologies, Inc., and as Chairman of its Audit Committee prior to the sale
of
that company earlier in 2006. Mr. Cuneo also serves as Vice Chairman of the
Alfred University Board of Trustees. He has previously held senior management
positions at global consumer products companies such as Remington, Black &
Decker and Clairol. Mr. Cuneo earned a B.S. degree from Alfred University and
received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Since
May
2006, Mr. Friedman has been Managing Partner of Trilea Partners LLC, an
investment and consulting firm in New York. Previously, he was First Vice
President, Equity Research at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Mr. Friedman was
with Merrill Lynch for 10 years and most recently served as group head of its
U.S. equity research retail team where he specialized in analyzing and
evaluating specialty retailers in the apparel, accessory and home good segments.
Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Friedman specialized in similar services for Lehman
Brothers and Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Friedman holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from The
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
ICONIX
BRAND GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
By
/s/
Deborah Sorell Stehr
Deborah Sorell Stehr
Senior
Vice President
Licensing and Business Affairs
Date:
October 25, 2006