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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 4)*
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K-Swiss Inc.
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
482686102
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 482686102 13G PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
Nichols Family Trust
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
California
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 2,697,412
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
0
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 2,697,412
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
2,697,412
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11
25.9%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
OO (Trust)
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
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Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer
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K.Swiss Inc.
Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
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31248 Oak Crest Drive
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing
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Nichols Family Trust
Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office
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c/o K.Swiss Inc.
31248 Oak Crest Drive
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Item 2 (c) Citizenship
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Organized under the laws of the
State of California
Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities
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Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value. As set forth below,
shares of Class A Common Stock are represented by shares of
Class B Common Stock, which are not registered under Section
12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), but
are immediately convertible into an equal number of shares of
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value, of K.Swiss Inc. The
Class A Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the
Act.
Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number
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482686102
Item 3 To be filled out if this statement is filed pursuant to Rules
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13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)
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Not Applicable.
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Item 4 Ownership
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
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2,697,412
(b) Percent of Class:
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2,697,412 of the shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially
owned by the Reporting Person represent shares of Class B Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Nichols Family Trust (the "Trust"), of which the
Reporting Person serves as trustee. If the shares of Class B Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as trustee of the Trust were
converted into Class A Common Stock, the Reporting Person would beneficially own
25.9% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
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(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,697,412
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
2,697,412
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Not Applicable.
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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Not applicable
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Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
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the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
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Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
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Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group
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Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification.
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Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: February 9, 2000 /s/ Steven B. Nichols
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Steven B. Nichols
Trustee for Nichols Family Trust
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