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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):
December 26, 2007
Quiksilver, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 		  001-14229
(Commission File Number) 		  33-0199426
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
         
15202 Graham Street, Huntington Beach, CA
(Address of principal executive offices)
   92649
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(714) 889-2200
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 8.01 Other Events.
SIGNATURES

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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
     Fiscal 2008 Base Salaries
     On December 26, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Quiksilver, Inc. (the “Company”) approved new annual base salaries (effective as of November 1, 2007) for the Company’s executive officers. The following table sets forth the annual base salary levels of the Company’s executive officers for fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007:
             
Name and Position   Fiscal Year   Base Salary  
Robert B. McKnight, Jr.,
   2008   $ 1,075,000  
Chief Executive Officer
   2007   $ 950,000  
 
            
Bernard Mariette,
   2008   $ 900,000  
President
   2007   $ 800,000  
 
            
Charles S. Exon,
   2008   $ 450,000  
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
   2007   $ 425,000  
 
            
Joseph Scirocco,
   2008   $ 600,000  
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   2007   $ 550,000  
 
            
David Morgan,
   2008   $ 525,000  
Executive Vice President, Global Finance and Operations
   2007   $ 475,000  
Item 8.01   Other Events.
     Annual Meeting of Stockholders
     The Board of Directors of the Company has set Friday, March 28, 2008 as the date for the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time at the Company’s headquarters, located at 15202 Graham Street, Huntington Beach, California 92649.

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SIGNATURES
     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.
         
Dated: December 27, 2007  Quiksilver, Inc.
(Registrant)
 		  
  By:   /s/ Charles S. Exon    
    Charles S. Exon    
    Executive Vice-President and General Counsel   
 

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