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) April
20, 2000
NS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kentucky 1-9838 61-0985936
(State or other (Commission (IRS
Employer
jurisdiction of File No.) I.D. Number)
incorporation)
530 West Ninth Street, Newport, Kentucky 41071
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (606)
292-6809
Item 5. Other Events
On April 19, 2000, the Registrant issued a press release
announcing the election of three directors of the Company.
A copy of such press release is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99. Press release dated April 19, 2000
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly
authorized.
NS GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: April 24, 2000 By: /s/ Thomas J. Depenbrock
Thomas J. Depenbrock
Vice President
EXHIBIT 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 19, 2000
CONTACT: Linda A. Pleiman
Manager - Investor Relations
[email protected]
NS GROUP, INC. ELECTS THREE NEW DIRECTORS TO BOARD
Newport, Kentucky - NS Group, Inc. announced today that Mr.
David Brown, Mr. George Helland Jr., P.E. and Mr. Gary Kott
were elected to the Board of Directors effective April 20,
2000.
Mr. David Brown is currently the President of The Windsor
Group, Inc. a consulting company which focuses on strategy
related issues facing oilfield services and engineering
companies. Mr. Brown currently serves on the Board of
Directors and is Chairman of the Audit Committee for BTU
International, Inc., EMCOR Group, Inc. and Marine Drilling
Companies, Inc. He serves on the Board of Directors and is a
member of the Audit Committee for Technical Communications
Corp. He is a member of the three-man Executive Committee for
Marine Drilling Companies, as well as the Chairman of the
Compensation Committee for BTU International, Inc.
Mr. George Helland is currently a Senior Associate serving as
the oil service industry expert at Cambridge Energy Research
Associates, an independent firm providing insight into the
energy future. Mr. Helland currently serves as a director for
Junior Achievement International, the Eurasia Foundation,
Southwest Research Institute and Briarwood School. Mr.
Helland held senior positions with a number of leading oil
service companies and was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy
in the Bush administration.
Mr. Kott, a retired executive of Global Marine, Inc., is
currently a consultant in the areas of corporate strategy,
financing, operations efficiency and organizational
development. He is past Chairman of the International
Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) and was elected
"Contractor of the Year" in 1992. He also serves on the board
of TESCO Corporation and Friede, Goldman, Halter, Inc.
Mr. Rene J. Robichaud, President and Chief Executive Officer
of NS Group, Inc. stated, "We are excited about the
appointment of these board members. Their experience and
insight will be very helpful in bringing NS Group closer to
our customer base in the energy industry."
