Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Current Report on 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 25,  2005

 

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

Commission File Number 0-16469

Delaware                                                                         13-3275609
(State or other jurisdiction of                                          (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                                         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)

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

        On February 25, 2005, both the Chief Executive Officer and the President of our company exercised an aggregate of 511,350 and 426,850 outstanding stock options, respectively, of our common stock. The exercise prices of $1,307,000 for the Chief Executive Officer and $1,091,000 for the President were paid by each of them tendering to the Company 90,513 and 75,556 shares, respectively, of our common stock, previously owned by them, valued at $14.44 per share, the fair market value on the date of exercise. All shares issued pursuant to these option exercises were issued from our treasury stock. In addition, the Chief Executive Officer tendered an additional 10,388 shares for partial payment of withholding taxes resulting from his option exercise. As a result of this transaction, we expect to receive a tax benefit of approximately $600,000, which will be reflected as an increase to additional paid‑in capital in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005.

        Each of the Chief Executive Officer and the President agreed to hold their shares for investment and not with a view towards distribution. The above transactions were exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act under Sections 4(2) and 4(6) of the Securities Act.

 

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: March 2, 2005

  Inter Parfums, Inc.

By: /s/ Russell Greenberg
      Russell Greenberg, Executive Vice President