Columbia Sportswear 1998 Annual Report Download - page 10

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
6600 N. Baltimore, Portland, Oregon 97203
NASDAQ LISTING
The common shares of
Columbia Sportswear Company
are traded on the Nasdaq Stock exchange
under the symbol COLM.
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
For any concerns relating to your current
or prospective Shareholdings, please contact
Investor Relations at 1-800-547-8066.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders will be
held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, June 9, 1999,
at the Multnomah Athletic Club,
1849 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon.
You are welcome to attend.
10 -K REPORTS
Copies of the Report 10-K, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, are available upon request from
Investor Relations,Columbia Sportswear Company,
P.O. Box 83239, Portland, Oregon 97283-0239.
In addition, these and similar reports can be accessed
through our web site at www.columbia.com.
AUDITORS
Deloitte & Touche LLP, Portland, Oregon
LEGAL COUNSEL
Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, Oregon
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
ChaseMellon Shareholder Services LLC
85 Challenger Rd., Overpeck Centre
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660
1-800-522-6645
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GERTRUDE BOYLE
Chairman of the Board since 1970
Columbia Sportswear Company
TIMOTHY P. BOYLE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Columbia Sportswear Company
Director since 1978
SARAH BANY
Director since 1988
MURRAY (BOB) R. ALBERS
President, Chief Executive Officer
United States Bakery
Director since 1993
EDWARD S. GEORGE
Retired, Banking Industry
Director since 1989
JOHN STANTON
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Western Wireless Corporation
Director since 1997
1 Member of the Audit Committee
2 Member of the Compensation Committee
SENIOR CORPORATE OFFICERS
GERTRUDE BOYLE
Chairman of the Board
TIMOTHY P. BOYLE
President and Chief Executive Officer
DON R. SANTORUFO
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
PATRICK D. ANDERSON
Chief Financial Officer
CARL K. DAVIS
Vice President and General Counsel
CORPORATE AND SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
This annual report includes forward-looking statements related to the Company’s business prospects. Such statements can be
found in the President’s letter to shareholders, which refers to the implementation of the newest phase of the Company’s North
American distribution center, growth initiatives in the European business, growth prospects for the Company’s sportswear and
footwear divisions and growth opportunities for the Company generally. Additional forward-looking statements are included in the
section entitled “growth strategy.” These statements are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty. Actual results could differ
materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, product acceptance by customers, consumer trends, effects of
weather on consumer purchases, dependence on independent manufacturers, seasonality and fluctuations in operating results,
effectiveness of the Company’s sales and marketing efforts, the financial condition of the Company’s customers, general economic
conditions and intense competition in the industry, which the Company believes will increase. Investors should consider all risk
factors carefully when evaluating the Company and its business.
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