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): February 16, 2010
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 001-16769 | 11-6040273 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York | 10010 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 589-2700
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On February 16, 2010, Weight Watchers International, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had recently received an adverse tax ruling from the U.K. First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) that its U.K. leaders should have been classified as employees for U.K. tax purposes and, as such, the Company should have withheld tax from its leaders pursuant to the U.K. “Pay As You Earn” and national insurance contributions collection rules for the period from April 2001 to April 2007 with respect to services performed by the leaders for the Company’s U.K. subsidiary, Weight Watchers (UK) Limited. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated February 16, 2010.
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.
| WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||||
| DATED: February 16, 2010 |
By: | /s/ Jeffrey A. Fiarman | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey A. Fiarman | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 16, 2010. | |