UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 22, 2012

 

Inter Parfums, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 0-16469 13-3275609 (State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) Commission
File Number (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

551 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10176
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

212. 983.2640
(Registrant's Telephone number, including area code)

________________________________________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

            In connection with our new world-wide fragrance license agreement for the Karl Lagerfeld brand discussed below in Item 8.01, our first fragrance line for this brand is expected to be launched in 2014 by Interparfums SA, our majority-owned French subsidiary.

Item 8.01. Other Events

            We have entered into a 20-year worldwide license agreement with Karl Lagerfeld B.V. to create, produce and distribute perfumes under the Karl Lagerfeld brand, which replaces a previous license that was terminated by mutual consent. Our rights under such license agreement are subject to certain minimum sales, advertising expenditures and royalty payments as are customary in our industry. In connection with our entry into this license, Interparfums SA has paid a license entry fee to the licensor of €9,589,566 (approximately $12,500,000). In addition, Interparfums SA has made an advance royalty payment to the licensor of €9,589,566 (approximately $12,500,000). This advance royalty payment is to be credited against future royalty payments as follows: every year in which the royalties due are higher than €500,000, the amount of royalties exceeding €500,000 will be credited up to €500,000 in each such year.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 99.1 Our press release dated October 25, 2012.

 Forward Looking Statements

             Statements in this report which are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements.  Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will" and "would" or similar words.  You should not rely on forward-looking statements because actual events or results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of important factors.  These factors include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed under the headings "Forward Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in Inter Parfums' annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and the reports Inter Parfums files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  We do not intend to and undertake no duty to update the information contained in this press release.

SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused and authorized this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.

Dated: October 25, 2012

  Inter Parfums, Inc.

By: /s/ Russell Greenberg
Russell Greenberg,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer