Edgar Filing: INTER PARFUMS INC

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark one)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to _______.

Commission file no. 0-16469

Inter Parfums, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212.983.2640.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share	The Nasdaq Stock Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation SK is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10K or any other amendment to this Form 10K. ¨

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State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter. $111,495,452 of voting equity and $-0- of non-voting equity.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the registrant's $.001 par value common stock as of the close of business on the latest practicable date March 6, 2009: 30,168,939.

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Table of Contents
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Note on Forward Looking Statements

PART I
Item 1.	Business	1

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	16

Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	23

Item 2.	Properties	24

Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	25

Item 4.	Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	25

PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	26

Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	29

Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29

Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	43

Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	44

Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	45

Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	45

Item 9AT.	Controls and Procedures	47

Item 9B.	Other Information	47

PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	48

Item 11.	Executive Compensation	53

Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	65

Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	68

Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	69

PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	72

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS		F-1

SIGNATURES

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and if incorporated by reference into a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, within the meaning of Section 27A of such act. When used in this report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue” or similar expressions identify certain 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.

Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are set forth in this report, including under the heading “Risk Factors”. Such factors include: potential reduction in sales of our fragrance and fragrance related products due to reduced consumer confidence as the result of a prolonged economic downturn or recession in the United States, Europe or any of the other countries in which we do significant business; uncertainties and continued deterioration in global credit markets could negatively impact suppliers, customers and consumers; dependence upon Burberry for a significant portion of our sales; continuation and renewal of existing license agreements, sales and marketing efforts of specialty market retailers, such as The Gap, Inc.; protection of our intellectual property rights; effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts and product acceptance by consumers; dependence upon third party manufacturers and distributors; dependence upon management; competition; currency fluctuation and international tariff and trade barriers; governmental regulation; and possible liability for improper comparative advertising or “Trade Dress”.

These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the general or specific factors that may affect us. It should be recognized that other factors, including general economic factors and business strategies, may be significant, presently or in the future, and the factors set forth herein may affect us to a greater extent than indicated. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth in this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

PART I

Item 1. Business

Introduction

We are Inter Parfums, Inc. We operate in the fragrance business, and manufacture, market and distribute a wide array of fragrances and fragrance related products. Organized under the laws of the State of Delaware in May 1985 as Jean Philippe Fragrances, Inc., we changed our name to Inter Parfums, Inc. in July 1999. We have also retained our brand name, Jean Philippe Fragrances, for some of our mass-market products.

Our worldwide headquarters and the office of our three (3) wholly-owned subsidiaries, Jean Philippe Fragrances, LLC and Inter Parfums USA, LLC, both New York limited liability companies, and Nickel USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation, are located at 551 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10176, and our telephone number is 212.983.2640.

Our consolidated wholly-owned subsidiary, Inter Parfums Holdings, S.A., and its majority-owned subsidiary, Inter Parfums, S.A., maintain executive offices at 4, Rond Point des Champs Elysees, 75008 Paris, France. Our telephone number in Paris is 331.5377.0000. Inter Parfums S.A. is also the majority owner of four (4) distribution subsidiaries, Inter Parfums Limited, Inter Parfums Gmbh, Inter Parfums srl and Inter España Parfums et Cosmetiques, SL, covering territories in The United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain, respectively. Inter Parfums, S.A. also has a 100% owned subsidiary, Inter Parfums (Suisse) S.A.

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the trading symbol “IPAR” and we are considered a “controlled company” under the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market. The common shares of our subsidiary, Inter Parfums S.A., are traded on the Euronext Exchange.

We maintain our internet website at www.interparfumsinc.com which is linked to the SEC Edgar database. You can obtain through our website, free of charge, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange as soon as reasonably practicable after we have electronically filed with or furnished them to the SEC.

Summary

The following summary is qualified in its entirety by and should be read together with the more detailed information and audited financial statements, including the related notes, contained or incorporated by reference in this report.

We operate in the fragrance business and manufacture, market and distribute a wide array of fragrances and fragrance related products. We manage our business in two segments, European based operations and United States based operations. Our prestige fragrance products are produced and marketed by our European operations through our 75% owned subsidiary in Paris, Inter Parfums, S.A., which is also a publicly traded company as 25% of Inter Parfums, S.A. shares trade on the Euronext. Prestige cosmetics and prestige skin care products represent less than 3% of consolidated net sales.

We produce and distribute our prestige fragrance products primarily under license agreements with brand owners, and prestige product sales represented approximately 87% of net sales for 2008. We have built a portfolio of prestige brands, which include Burberry, Lanvin, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paul Smith, S.T. Dupont, Quiksilver/Roxy, Christian Lacroix and Nickel whose products are distributed in over 120 countries around the world. During the first half of 2007 we began operations of our four newly established majority-owned European distribution subsidiaries. Shipments to these subsidiaries are not recognized as sales until that merchandise is sold by the distribution subsidiary to its customers.

Burberry is our most significant license, as sales of Burberry products represented 56%, 54% and 57% of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In addition, we own the Lanvin brand name for our class of business and sales of Lanvin product represented 13%, 12% and 13% of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Our prestige products focus on niche brands with a devoted following. By concentrating in markets where the brands are best known, we have had many successful launches. We typically launch new fragrance families for our brands every year or two, with some frequent “seasonal” fragrances introduced as well.

Our specialty retail and mass-market fragrance and fragrance related products are marketed through our United States operations and represented 13% of sales for the year ended December 31, 2008. These fragrance products are sold under trademarks owned by us or pursuant to license or other agreements with the owners of the Gap, Banana Republic, New York & Company, Brooks Brothers, bebe and Jordache trademarks.

The creation and marketing of each product family is intimately linked with the brand’s name, its past and present positioning, customer base and, more generally, the prevailing market atmosphere. Accordingly, we generally study the market for each proposed family of fragrance products for almost a full year before we introduce any new product into the market. This study is intended to define the general position of the fragrance family and more particularly its scent, bottle, packaging and appeal to the buyer. In our opinion, the unity of these four elements of the marketing mix makes for a successful product.

Our business is not capital intensive, and it is important to note that we do not own any manufacturing facilities. We act as a general contractor and source our needed components from our suppliers. These components are received at one of our distribution centers and then, based upon production needs, the components are sent to one of several third party fillers which manufacture the finished goods for us and ship them back to our distribution center.

2008 Developments

International Distribution of Gap

and Banana Republic Personal Care Products

In April 2008 we expanded our relationship with Gap Inc. with the signing of a four-year licensing agreement for international distribution of personal care products through Gap and Banana Republic stores as well as select specialty and department stores outside the United States, including duty-free and other travel-related retailers. The agreement is effective as of July 1, 2007 and expires December 31, 2011.

Exclusive Worldwide Agreement with bebe Stores, Inc.

In July 2008 we entered into an exclusive six year worldwide agreement with bebe Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEBE) of Brisbane, CA, under which we design, manufacture and supply fragrance, bath and body products and color cosmetics for company-owned bebe stores in the United States and Canada as well as select specialty and department stores worldwide.

Paul Smith License Extended

In July 2008 we extended our license for the Paul Smith brand for an additional seven years through December 31, 2017 on comparable terms and conditions.

Our Prestige Products

We produce and distribute our prestige fragrance products primarily under license agreements with brand owners, which represented approximately 87% of net sales for 2008. We have built a portfolio of brands, which include Burberry, Lanvin, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paul Smith, S.T. Dupont, Quiksilver/Roxy, Christian Lacroix and Nickel, whose products are distributed in over 120 countries around the world. During the first half of 2007 we began operations of our four newly established majority-owned European distribution subsidiaries. Shipments to these subsidiaries are not recognized as sales until that merchandise is sold by the distribution subsidiary to its customers.

Under license agreements, we obtain the right to use the brand name, create new fragrances and packaging, determine positioning and distribution, and market and sell the licensed products, in exchange for the payment of royalties. Our rights under license agreements are also generally subject to certain minimum sales requirements and advertising expenditures.

The following is a summary of the prestige brand names owned or licensed by us:

Brand Name	Licensed Or Owned	Date Acquired	Term

Burberry	Licensed	July 2004	12.5 years and additional 5-year optional term that requires mutual consent.
Lanvin	Owned	July 2007	N/A. Prior owner has the right to repurchase the brand names and trademarks in 2025 according to a formula.
Van Cleef & Arpels	Licensed	Sept. 2006	Through December 31, 2018, plus a 5-year option if certain sales targets are met
Paul Smith	Licensed	Dec. 1998	Through December 31, 2017
S.T. Dupont	Licensed	July 1997	Through June 30, 2011.
Quiksilver/Roxy	Licensed	March 2006	Through December 31, 2017
Christian Lacroix	Licensed	March 1999	11 years
Nickel	Owned	April 2004	N/A

Prestige Fragrances

BURBERRY — Burberry is our leading prestige fragrance brand and we operate under an exclusive worldwide license with Burberry Limited that was originally entered into in 1993 and replaced by a new agreement in 2004.

We have had significant success in introducing new fragrance families under the Burberry brand name. We have introduced several fragrance families including Burberry, Burberry Week End, Burberry Touch, Burberry Brit, Burberry London and Burberry The Beat. Successful distribution has been achieved in more than a hundred countries around the world by differentiating the positioning and target consumer of each of the families. Our success is evidenced by a 19% five-year compounded annual growth rate in sales of fragrances under the Burberry brand since 2003.

The most recent Burberry fragrance family, Burberry The Beat, is the sixth fragrance family for Burberry fragrances. In March 2008 we commenced the successful world-wide launch of the women’s fragrance, Burberry The Beat, by capitalizing on the commercial and editorial success of Burberry’s high-end fashion collections and continuing to create a strong link to the Burberry fashion brand. Burberry The Beat was a concept that was clearly distinct from other Burberry fragrance lines. We targeted a younger segment with a mix of British tradition and an avant-garde positioning with the purpose of expanding our customer base by targeting an edgier consumer. Further, music was a major source of inspiration for the concept of this new women’s fragrance.

For 2008 Burberry brand sales were strong due to the continued rollout of Burberry The Beat, as well as the growth and staying power of Burberry Brit, which launched in 2003. Our 2009 new product launch schedule includes the men’s version of Burberry The Beat, which has recently previewed exclusively at Bloomingdale’s. In addition, the global rollout of men’s version of Burberry The Beat will follow during the first half of 2009.

LANVIN — In July 2007 we acquired the worldwide rights to the Lanvin brand names and international trademarks listed in Class 3 that we had licensed in June 2004. A synonym of luxury and elegance, the Lanvin fashion house, founded in 1889 by Jeanne Lanvin, expanded into fragrances in the 1920s. Today, Lanvin fragrances occupy important positions in the selective distribution market in France, Europe and Asia, particularly with the lines Arpège (created in 1927), Lanvin L’Homme (1997) and Eclat d’Arpège (2002). Our first Lanvin fragrance, Arpège pour Homme, debuted in late 2005. Arpège by Lanvin won the honor of entering the Fragrance Hall of Fame at the 2005 FiFi Awards, an honor given to the best fragrance sold for at least 15 years that has been revitalized.

During 2006, we began the launch of Rumeur, our first new Lanvin fragrance for women, which was followed by a wider geographic rollout over the early months of 2007. In addition to the debut of Lanvin Rumeur, solid sales gains were achieved by Éclat d’Arpège which has been a strong seller since its introduction in 2002. During the summer of 2008, we previewed a new Lanvin fragrance family, Jeanne Lanvin, in Paris, and launched the global rollouts of Jeanne Lanvin and Rumeur 2 Rose during the Fall of 2008. In addition, we have announced that we will be unveiling during the Summer of 2009 of a new Lanvin fragrance, Lanvin L’Homme Sport, with tennis sensation, Rafael Nadal, the Wimbledon, French Open and 2008 Olympic gold medal winner, as our model and spokesperson.

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS — In September 2006 we entered into an exclusive, worldwide license agreement for the creation, development and distribution of fragrance and related bath and body products under the Van Cleef & Arpels brand and related trademarks. The term of the license expires on December 31, 2018. We believe this agreement with Van Cleef & Arpels, the prestigious and legendary world-renowned jewelry designer, was an important step in our development. We also believe its growth potential will strengthen opportunities for expansion of our fragrance business in the high luxury segment.

In 1976, Van Cleef & Arpels was a pioneer among jewelers with its launch of the fragrance, First, which exemplified the tradition of boldness of the jewelry house. We have built upon this sales base by promoting the two strongest families, First and Tsar, and then creating an entirely new line, Féerie, which we launched in Fall 2008. We believe this new women’s fragrance is one of the highest retail price cologne in the market, as the 100ml. size fragrance has a suggested retail price of approximately $150. A high end limited edition fragrance for Van Cleef & Arpels is planned for late 2009.

PAUL SMITH — We signed an exclusive license agreement with Paul Smith in December 1998, our first designer fragrance, for the creation, manufacture and worldwide distribution of Paul Smith perfumes and cosmetics. In July 2008 we extended this license for the Paul Smith brand for an additional seven years through December 31, 2017 on comparable terms and conditions.

Paul Smith is an internationally renowned British designer who creates fashion with a clear identity. Paul Smith has a modern style which combines elegance, inventiveness and a sense of humor and enjoys a loyal following, especially in the UK and Japan. Fragrances include: Paul Smith, Paul Smith Extrême and Paul Smith London. In the fourth quarter of 2006 we launched the men’s fragrance, Paul Smith Story, and in the Fall of 2007, we launched Paul Smith Rose, a new women’s fragrance for Paul Smith. Our 2009 new product launch schedule for European-based operations includes a new Paul Smith fragrance for men.

S.T. DUPONT — In June 1997, we signed an exclusive license agreement with S.T. Dupont which we extended in 2006 until June 30, 2011, for the creation, manufacture and worldwide distribution of S.T. Dupont perfumes. Fragrances include: S.T. Dupont Paris, S.T. Dupont Essence Pure and L’Eau de S.T. Dupont. In addition, during 2006 we launched the new men’s fragrance, S.T. Dupont Noir, which was received well in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. During 2007 we launched S.T. Dupont Blanc, a new women’s fragrance for S.T. Dupont. Finally, we launched S.T. Dupont Passenger, a new scent for men and women, during the third quarter of 2008.

QUIKSILVER/ROXY — In March 2006 we signed an exclusive worldwide license agreement for the creation, development and distribution of fragrance, suncare, skincare and related products under the Roxy brand and suncare and related products under the Quiksilver brand. The term of the license expires in December 2017.

We have developed entirely new product categories for each of the two brands, which are important brands for the global youth market and synonymous with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding. Quiksilver Inc.’s apparel and footwear brands represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people that connect with its board riding culture and heritage.

In late 2007 we launched Roxy, the first fragrance line for women, and in 2008 we launched Roxy Love, another women's fragrance. Also during 2008, we brought to market the Quiksilver suncare line, Sun Energy. For 2009, we plan to launch the Quiksilver signature fragrance for men.

CHRISTIAN LACROIX — In March 1999, we entered into an exclusive license agreement with the Christian Lacroix Company for the worldwide development, manufacture and distribution of perfumes. Our Christian Lacroix fragrances families for both men and women include: Eau Florale, Bazar, Tumulte and C'est la fête.

Prestige Skin Care

NICKEL — In April 2004 Inter Parfums, S.A. acquired a 67.6% interest in Nickel S.A., and in June 2007, the minority shareholders of Nickel S.A., exercised their rights to sell their remaining 32.4% interest in Nickel S.A. to us for approximately $4.7 million in cash.

Established in 1996, Nickel has developed two innovative concepts in the world of cosmetics: spas exclusively for male customers and skin care products for men. The Nickel skin care products for the face and body are sold through prestige department and specialty stores primarily in France, the balance of Western Europe and in the United States, as well as through our men’s spas in Paris and New York and our licensed spas in San Francisco and London.

As the result of disappointing sales of the Eau Maximum fragrance line, we discontinued that line which contributed to the downturn in sales for this brand in 2007. In 2008, we focused more on skin care products and launched several new skin care products under the brand name, Silicon Valley, in order to grow Nickel sales. However, sales to date have still not met our expectations. We intend to continue to develop new and innovative skincare products under the Nickel brand in an attempt to grow sales.

Specialty Retail and Mass Market Products

Specialty retail has become an increasingly important part of our overall business, and we are continuing to expand the global distribution of the specialty retail brands with which we have partnered. In addition, we have been approached by other specialty retailers to determine if there is interest in establishing a relationship whereby we would design, produce and manufacture fragrance and fragrance related products similar to our existing relationships with specialty retailers. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to enter into any similar future arrangements, or if we do, that any such arrangement would be on terms favorable to us or would be successful.

Gap and Banana Republic

In July 2005, we entered into an exclusive agreement with The Gap, Inc. to develop, produce, manufacture and distribute fragrance, personal care and home fragrance products for Gap and Banana Republic brand names to be sold in Gap and Banana Republic retail stores in the United States and Canada. In March 2006, the agreement was amended to include fragrance, personal care and home fragrance products for Gap Outlet and Banana Republic Factory Stores in the United States and Canada.

In September 2006, we launched the Banana Republic Discover Collection, a family of five fragrances, we developed and supply to Banana Republic’s North American stores. The collection consists of three scents for women and two for men, each named after a luxurious, natural material that is both emotional and authentic.

During 2007, we had a staged rollout of new products to additional Gap stores, as well as new product launches for both Banana Republic and Gap stores. For Banana Republic, two new fragrances were added to the Discover Collection, and companion products such as body wash, body cream and shower gel were also introduced.

In addition, beginning in the third quarter 2007, a higher end collection of fragrances for men and women as well as a men’s fragrance and grooming collection, began being rolled-out to Gap’s North American stores.

In April 2008 we expanded our current relationship with Gap Inc. to include a licensing agreement for international distribution of personal care products through Gap and Banana Republic stores as well as select specialty and department stores outside the United States, including duty-free and other travel related retailers. The agreement is effective as of July 1, 2007 and expires December 31, 2011.

We entered into this license agreement to capitalize on cross-border brand awareness of Gap’s iconic American style and Banana Republic’s affordable luxury, which we have interpreted into a brand-specific assortment of fragrance, home fragrance, bath and body, and grooming products. In addition, our long-established relationships with distributors in over one hundred countries, and our current infrastructure enabled us to rollout Gap and Banana Republic products to select department stores, perfumeries, travel retailers, military bases and other appropriate retail outlets around the world.

In the spring of 2009, Close, a new Gap fragrance will be launched at approximately 550 Gap stores and roughly 175 Gap Body stores nationwide, followed by international distribution expected to reach 5,000 doors in the second half of 2009. In August 2009, new fragrances for men and women will be launched at Banana Republic stores in North America with international distribution following shortly thereafter.

Brooks Brothers

In November 2007, we entered into an exclusive agreement with Retail Brand Alliance, Inc. covering the design, manufacture and supply of personal care products for men and women to be sold at Brooks Brothers locations in the United States as well as a licensing agreement covering Brooks Brothers stores and specialty and department stores outside the United States and duty free and other travel-related retailers. In addition to new product development, we have assumed responsibility for the production and supply of existing Brooks Brothers fragrance and related personal care products. In the United States, we are responsible for product development, formula creation, packaging design and manufacturing while Brooks Brothers is responsible for marketing, advertising and in-store sales.

The initial term of the agreement expires on December 31, 2013. We have the right to extend the term of the agreement for five (5) years, until December 31, 2018, subject to certain minimum sales and other requirements. Further, if our agreement has been extended, then both parties have agreed to negotiate in good faith the terms of a second five (5) year optional extension term not less than six (6) months prior to December 31, 2018.

In November 2008, we shipped Brooks Brothers New York for men and women to Brooks Brothers U.S. stores, and international distribution, including duty free and other travel-related retailers, is scheduled for 2009.

New York & Company

In April 2007 we signed an exclusive agreement with New York & Company, Inc. under which we design and manufacture a personal care products sold at the New York & Company retail locations and on their website. Pursuant to the agreement, we are responsible for product development, formula creation, packaging and manufacturing while New York & Company is responsible for marketing and selling in its stores.

New York & Company has achieved by building its brand and loyal customer base around clothing and accessories that are ‘trendy, affordable, comfortable and sexy for real women and with real lives’. The bath and body products that we developed are designed for the target New York & Company customer, the fashion-conscious, value-sensitive women between the ages of 25 and 45. In November 2007 we launched the initial bath and body collections and holiday gift sets that were developed for New York & Company’s more than 560 stores.

bebe

In July 2008 we entered into an exclusive six year worldwide agreement with bebe Stores, Inc., under which we design, manufacture and supply fragrance, bath and body products and color cosmetics for company-owned bebe stores in the United States and Canada, as well as select specialty and department stores worldwide. We intend to incorporate bebe’s signature look into fragrance and cosmetics for the brand’s strong, hip, sexy, and sophisticated clientele.

The color cosmetics we developed and produced for bebe stores are now in their U.S. stores and, the launch of our signature bebe fragrance will be unveiled at in bebe Stores in the U.S. in August followed by worldwide distribution in the third quarter of 2009.

Mass Market

Our mass market products are comprised of fragrances and fragrance related products. We produce a variety of alternative designer fragrances and personal care products that sell at a substantial discount from their brand name counterparts. Our alternative designer fragrances are similar in scent to highly advertised designer fragrances that are marketed at a higher retail price. Our mass market fragrance brands include several proprietary brand names as well as a license for the Jordache brand. We also market our Aziza line of low priced eye shadow kits, mascara, and pencils, focusing on the young teen market and a line of health and beauty aids under our Intimate and Johnson Parker brands, including shampoo, conditioner, hand lotion and baby oil. All of these products are distributed to the same mass market retailers and discount chains.

Business Strategy

Focus on prestige beauty brands. Prestige beauty brands contribute significantly to our growth. Over the past few years, prestige brands have accounted for a larger portion of our business — 87% of total business in 2008 up from 76% in 2003. We focus on developing and launching quality fragrances utilizing internationally renowned brand names. By identifying and concentrating in the most receptive market segments and territories where our brands are known, and executing highly targeted launches that capture the essence of the brand, we have had a history of successful launches. Certain fashion designers and other licensors choose Inter Parfums as a partner because our company’s size enables us to work more closely with them in the product development process as well as because of our successful track record.

Grow portfolio brands through new product development and marketing. We grow through the creation of fragrance family extensions within the existing brands in our portfolio. Every year or two we create a new family of fragrances for each brand in our portfolio. We frequently introduce “seasonal” fragrances as well. With new introductions, we leverage our ability and experience to gauge trends in the market and further leverage the brand name into different product families in order to maximize sales and profit potential. We have had success in introducing new fragrance families (sub-brands, or flanker brands) within our brand franchises. Furthermore, we promote the smooth and consistent performance of our prestige perfume operations through knowledge of the market, detailed analysis of the image and potential of each brand name, a “good dose” of creativity and a highly professional approach to international distribution channels.

Continue to add new brands to our portfolio, through new licenses or acquisitions. Prestige brands are the core of our business — we intend to add new prestige beauty brands to our portfolio. Over the past decade, we have built our portfolio of well-known prestige brands through acquisitions and new license agreements. We intend to further build on our success in prestige fragrances and pursue new licenses and acquire new brands to strengthen our position in the prestige beauty market. We identify prestige brands that can be developed and marketed into a full and varied product families and, with our technical knowledge and practical experience gained over time, take licensed brand names through all phases of concept development, manufacturing, and marketing.

Expand existing portfolio into new categories. We plan to broaden our product offering beyond the fragrance category and offer other personal care products such as skin care, cosmetics and hair care under some of our existing brands. We believe such product offerings meet customer needs and further strengthen customer loyalty. We also plan to draw upon the skin care product expertise that the Nickel team brings, as we explore other opportunities in the treatment side of the beauty business beyond the Nickel brand.

Continue to build global distribution footprint. Our business is a global business and we intend to continue to build our global distribution footprint. In order to adapt to changes in the environment and our business, we have modified our distribution model and have formed joint ventures in the major markets of the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Germany for distribution of prestige fragrances. Further, we may enter into future joint ventures arrangements or acquire distribution companies within other key markets to distribute certain of our licensed prestige brands. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to enter into any future joint venture arrangements or acquire distribution companies, or if we do, that any such transaction will be successful. We believe that in certain markets vertical integration of our distribution network is key to the future growth of our company, and ownership of such distribution should enable us to better serve our customers’ needs in local markets and adapt more quickly as situations may determine.

Build specialty retail business. We believe the beauty industry has experienced a significant growth in specialty retail, and we now have agreements in place for with Gap and Banana Republic brands, New York & Company brand, Brooks Brothers brand and bebe brand. We are responsible for product development, formula creation, packaging and manufacturing under all of those brands. Gap, a leading international specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women, children and babies, New York & Company, Retail Brand Alliance (for Brooks Brothers) and bebe Stores, Inc. are each responsible for marketing and selling the newly launched fragrance and fragrance related products in their stores.

In addition, we have been approached by other specialty retailers to determine if there is interest in establishing a relationship whereby we would design, produce and manufacture fragrance and fragrance related products similar to our existing relationships with specialty retailers. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to enter into any similar future arrangements, or if we do, that any such arrangement will be successful.

Production and Supply

The stages of the development and production process for all fragrances are as follows:

·	Simultaneous discussions with perfume designers and creators (includes analysis of esthetic and olfactory trends, target clientele and market communication approach);

·	Concept choice;

·	Produce mock-ups for final acceptance of bottles and packaging;

·	Receive bids from component suppliers (glass makers, plastic processors, printers, etc.) and packaging companies;

·	Choose our suppliers;

·	Schedule production and packaging;

·	Issue component purchase orders;

·	Follow quality control procedures for incoming components; and

·	Follow packaging and inventory control procedures.

Suppliers who assist us with product development include:

·	Independent perfumery design companies (Federico Restrepo, Fabien Baron, Aesthete, Ateliers Dinand);

·	Perfumers (IFF, Firmenich, Robertet, Givaudan, Wessel Fragrances) which create a fragrance consistent with our expectations and, that of the fragrance designers and creators;

·	Contract manufacturers of components such as glassware (Saint Gobain, Saverglass, Pochet, Nouvelles Verreries de Momignie), caps (MT Packaging, Codiplas, Risdon, Newburgh) or boxes (Printor Packaging, Draeger, Dannex Manufacturing);

·	Production specialists who carry out packaging (MF Production, Brand, CCI, IKI Manufacturing) or logistics (SAGA for storage, order preparation and shipment).

For our prestige products, approximately 80% of component and production needs are purchased from approximately 50 suppliers out of a total of over 160 active suppliers. The suppliers' accounts for our European operations are primarily settled in Euros and for our United States operations, suppliers' accounts are primarily settled in U.S. dollars.

Marketing and Distribution

Prestige Products

For the majority of our international distribution of prestige products, we contract with independent distribution companies specializing in luxury goods. In each country, we designate anywhere from one to three distributors with the status of “exclusive representative” for one or more of our name brands. We also distribute our prestige products through a variety of duty-free operators, such as airports and airlines and select vacation destinations.

As our business is a global business and we intend to continue to build our global distribution footprint. In order to adapt to changes in the environment and our business, we have modified our distribution model, and have formed majority owned distribution subsidiaries in the major markets of the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Germany for distribution of prestige fragrances. Further, we may enter into future joint ventures arrangements or acquire distribution companies within other key markets to distribute certain of our licensed prestige brands. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to enter into any future joint venture arrangements or acquire distribution companies, or if we do, that any such transaction will be successful. We believe that in certain markets vertical integration of our distribution network is key to the future growth of our company, and ownership of such distribution should enable us to better serve our customers’ needs in local markets and adapt more quickly as situations may determine.

Our third party distributors vary in size depending on the number of competing brands they represent. This extensive and diverse network together with our own distribution subsidiaries provides us with a significant presence in over 120 countries around the world. Sales to one distributor represented 12%, 13% and 15% of consolidated net sales in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Approximately 34% of our prestige fragrance net sales are denominated in U.S. dollars. In an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange fluctuations, we engage in a program of cautious hedging of foreign currencies to minimize the risk arising from operations.

The business or our European operations has become increasingly seasonal due to the timing of shipments by our majority-owned distribution subsidiaries to their customers, which are weighted to the second half of the year.

Distribution in France of our prestige products is carried out by a sales team who oversee some 1,200 points of sale including, retail perfumers (chain stores) such as

· Sephora

· Marionnaud

· Nocibé

· Galeries Lafayette

· Printemps

or specialized independent points of sale. Approximately 90% of prestige product sales in France are made to approximately 20 customers out of a total of over 1,200 active accounts.

Specialty Retail and Mass Market Products

We do not presently market and distribute Gap, Banana Republic, New York & Company or Brooks Brothers specialty retail products to third parties in the United States. Marketing and distribution for such brands are the responsibility of the brand owners which market and sell the products we produce in their own retail locations. However, with respect to our license agreement with bebe Stores, Inc., we distribute or plan to distribute product to their stores, and distribute or plan to distribute product as well as to other retailer outlets and department stores within the United States.

In addition, the business of our United States operations has become increasingly seasonal as shipments to our specialty retail customers are weighted toward the second half of the year.

Further, with respect to Gap, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers and bebe brands, we distribute or plan to distribute product to specialty retailers and department stores outside the United States including duty free and other travel-related retailers. We utilize our in house sales team to reach our distributors and customers outside the United States.

Mass merchandisers are the target customers for our mass market products. In addition, our mass market products are sold to wholesale distributors, specialty store chains, and to multiple locations of accessory, jewelry and clothing outlets. These products are sold through a highly efficient and dedicated in-house sales team and reach approximately 12,000 retail outlets throughout the United States and abroad.

Our 140,000 square foot distribution center has provided us with the opportunity and resources to meet our customers' requirements.

Geographic Areas

Export sales from United States operations were approximately $22.5, $9.5 million and $7.2 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Consolidated net sales to customers by region is as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31
	2008		2007		2006
North America	$	108,600	$	115,400	$	107,400
Europe		204,100		173,200		128,300
Central and South America		38,000		28,200		24,500
Middle East		39,200		26,100		21,900
Asia		53,000		43,900		37,700
Other		3,200		2,800		1,300
	$	446,100	$	389,600	$	321,100

Consolidated net sales to customers in major countries is as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31
	2008		2007		2006
United States	$	101,000	$	113,000	$	104,000
United Kingdom		25,000		28,000		28,000
France		38,000		30,000		21,000

Competition

The market for fragrances and fragrance related products is highly competitive and sensitive to changing preferences and demands. The prestige fragrance industry is highly concentrated around certain major players with resources far greater than ours. We compete with an original strategy— regular and methodical development of quality fragrances for a growing portfolio of internationally renowned brand names.

In the specialty retail market, we are primarily sell products directly to Gap and Banana Republic stores, New York & Company stores, Brooks Brother stores and bebe stores, so we do not have any direct competition. However, such special retail stores compete directly with other specialty retail stores such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Victoria Secret, which thereby indirectly compete with us.

We compete in the mass market for fragrances, color cosmetics health and beauty aids primarily on the basis of price. At the present time, we are aware of approximately four established companies which market alternative designer fragrances similar to ours. Many of our competitors of both mass market color cosmetics (such as L’Oreal and Revlon) and health and beauty aids (such as Proctor and Gamble) have substantial financial resources as well as national and international marketing campaigns. However, we believe that consumer recognition of our two brands, Aziza for mass market color cosmetics, and Intimate for health and beauty aids, together with competitive pricing of our products, helps us compete in those markets.

Inventory

We purchase raw materials and component parts from suppliers based on internal estimates of anticipated need for finished goods, which enables us to meet production requirements for finished goods. We generally deliver product to customers within 72 hours of the receipt of their orders.

Product Liability

We maintain product liability coverage in an amount of $5,000,000. Based upon our experience, we believe this coverage is adequate and covers substantially all of the exposure we may have with respect to our products. We have never been the subject of any material product liability claims.

Government Regulation

A fragrance is defined as a “cosmetic” under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act. A fragrance must comply with the labeling requirements of this FDC Act as well as the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act and its regulations. Some of our color cosmetic products may contain menthol and are also classified as a “drug”. Under U.S. law, a product may be classified as both a cosmetic and a drug. Additional regulatory requirements for products which are “drugs” include additional labeling requirements, registration of the manufacturer and the semi-annual update of a drug list.

Our fragrances are subject to the approval of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as a result of the use of specially denatured alcohol. So far we have not experienced any difficulties in obtaining the required approvals.

Our fragrances that are manufactured in France are subject to certain regulatory requirements of the European Union, but as of the date of this report, we have not experienced any material difficulties in complying with such requirements.

Trademarks

The market for our products depends to a significant extent upon the value associated with our trademarks and brand names. We own, or have licenses or other rights to use, the material trademark and brand name rights used in connection with the packaging, marketing and distribution of our major products both in the United States and in other countries where such products are principally sold. Therefore, trademark and brand name protection is important to our business. Although most of our brand names are registered in the United States and in certain foreign countries in which we operate, we may not be successful in asserting trademark or brand name protection. In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. The costs required to protect our trademarks and brand names may be substantial.

Under various license and other agreements we have the right to use certain registered trademarks throughout the world (except as otherwise noted). These registered trademarks include:

Burberry

Van Cleef & Arpels

Gap

Banana Republic

New York & Company (U.S. only)

Brooks Brothers

bebe

S.T. Dupont

Paul Smith

Christian Lacroix

Quiksilver and Roxy

Jordache

In addition, we are the registered trademark owner of many trademarks, including:

Lanvin

Intimate

Aziza

Nickel

Regal Collections, Royal Selections, Euro Collections and Apple

Employees

As of March 1, 2009 we had 245 full-time employees world-wide. Of these, 152 are full-time employees in Paris, with 47 employees engaged in sales activities and 105 in administrative, production and marketing activities. In the United States, 93 employees work full-time, and of these, 41 were engaged in sales activities and 52 in administrative, production and marketing activities. We believe that our relationship with our employees is good.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this report, before you decide to purchase or sell shares of our common stock. These factors could cause our future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements made by us. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also harm our business. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Our business could be adversely affected by a prolonged downturn or recession in the United States, Europe or other countries in which we conduct business.

A prolonged economic downturn or recession in the United States, Europe or any of the other countries in which we do significant business could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In particular, such a downturn or recession could adversely impact (i) the level of spending by our ultimate consumers, (ii) our ability to collect accounts receivable on a timely basis from certain customers, (iii) our ability of certain suppliers to fill our orders for raw materials, packaging or co-packed finished goods on a timely basis, and (iv) the mix of our product sales.

Consumers may reduce discretionary purchases of our products as a result of a general economic downturn.

We believe that the high degree of global economic uncertainty is expected to continue to have a negative effect on consumer confidence, demand and spending. In addition, we believe that consumer spending on beauty products is influenced by general economic conditions and the availability of discretionary income. Accordingly, we may experience sustained periods of declines in sales during periods of economic downturn as it may affect customers’ purchasing patterns. In addition, a general economic downturn may result in reduced traffic in our customers’ stores which may, in turn, result in reduced net sales to our customers. Any resulting material reduction in our sales could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

Uncertainties and continued deterioration in global credit markets could negatively impact suppliers, customers and consumers, which could have an adverse impact on our business as a whole.

Uncertainties and continued deterioration in the global credit markets could negatively impact our suppliers, customers and consumers which, in turn, could have an adverse impact on our business. While, thus far, uncertainties in global credit markets have not significantly affected our access to credit due to our strong credit rating, a further deterioration in global financial markets could make future financing difficult or more expensive. Such lack of credit or lack of credit on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

If our intangible assets, such as trademarks and goodwill, become impaired we may be required to record a significant non-cash charge to earnings which would negatively impact our results of operations.

Under United States generally accepted accounting principles, we review our intangible assets, including our trademarks licenses and goodwill, for impairment annually in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of our intangible assets may not be fully recoverable. The carrying value of our intangible assets may not be recoverable due to factors such as reduced estimates of future cash flows, including those associated with the specific brands to which intangibles relate, or slower growth rates in our industry. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a long-term financial outlook of our operations and the specific brands to which the intangible assets relate. However, actual performance in the near-term or long-term could be materially different from these forecasts, which could impact future estimates and the recorded value of the intangibles. Any significant impairment to our intangible assets would result in a significant charge to earnings in our financial statements during the period in which the impairment is determined to exist.

We are dependent upon Burberry for a significant portion of our sales, and the loss of this license will have a material adverse effect on us.

Burberry is our most significant license, as sales of Burberry products represented 56%, 54% and 57% of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

In October 2004 our Paris-based subsidiary, Inter Parfums, S.A., entered into a 12.5-year, exclusive world-wide fragrance license with Burberry Limited, effective as of July 1, 2004, which replaced the original 1993 license. This license includes an additional five-year optional term that requires the consent of both Burberry and Inter Parfums, S.A., and must be exercised, if at all, prior to December 31, 2014. In addition, Burberry has the right on December 31, 2011 to buy back the license at its then fair market value. Further, this license provides for termination on a change in control of either, Inter Parfums, S.A., the licensee, or Inter Parfums, Inc., the guarantor.

This license is subject to Inter Parfums, S.A. making required royalty payments (which are subject to certain minimums), minimum advertising and promotional expenditures and meeting minimum sales requirements. The loss of this license will have a material adverse effect on us.

We are dependent upon the continuation and renewal of various licenses and other agreements for a significant portion of our sales, and the loss of one or more licenses or agreements could have a material adverse effect on us.

All of our rights relating to prestige fragrance brands, other than Lanvin, as well as all of our specialty retail brands, are derived from licenses or other agreements from unaffiliated third parties and our business is dependent upon the continuation and renewal of such licenses and other agreements on terms favorable to us. Each license or agreement is for a specific term and may have additional optional terms. In addition, each license is subject to us making required royalty payments (which are subject to certain minimums), minimum advertising and promotional expenditures and meeting minimum sales requirements. Other agreements are generally subject to meeting minimum sales requirements. Just as the loss of a license or other significant agreement may have a material adverse effect on us, a renewal on less favorable terms may also negatively impact us.

If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, specifically trademarks and brand names, our ability to compete could be negatively impacted.

The market for our products depends to a significant extent upon the value associated with trademarks and brand names that we license, use or own. We own, or have licenses or other rights to use, the material trademark and brand name rights used in connection with the packaging, marketing and distribution of our major products both in the United States and in other countries where such products are principally sold. Therefore, trademark and brand name protection is important to our business. Although most of our brand names are registered in the United States and in certain foreign countries in which we operate, we may not be successful in asserting trademark or brand name protection. In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. The costs required to protect our trademarks and brand names may be substantial.

The success of our products is dependent on public taste.

Our revenues are substantially dependent on the success of our products, which depends upon, among other matters, pronounced and rapidly changing public tastes, factors which are difficult to predict and over which we have little, if any, control. In addition, we have to develop successful marketing, promotional and sales programs in order to sell our fragrances and fragrance related products. If we are not able to develop successful marketing, promotional and sales programs, then such failure will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

We are subject to extreme competition in the fragrance industry.

The market for fragrances and fragrance related products is highly competitive and sensitive to changing market preferences and demands. Many of our competitors in this market (particularly in the prestige fragrance industry) are larger than we are and have greater financial resources than are available to us, potentially allowing them greater operational flexibility. Our success in the prestige fragrance industry is dependent upon our ability to continue to generate original strategies and develop quality products that are in accord with ongoing changes in the market.

In the specialty retail market we primarily sell products directly to Gap and Banana Republic stores, New York & Company stores, Brooks Brother stores and bebe stores, so we do not have any direct competition. However, such special retail stores compete directly with other specialty retail stores such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Victoria Secret, which thereby indirectly compete with us.

Our success with mass market fragrance and fragrance related products is dependent upon our ability to competitively price quality products and to quickly and efficiently develop and distribute new products.

If there is insufficient demand for our existing fragrances and fragrance related products, or if we do not develop future strategies and products that withstand competition or we are unsuccessful in competing on price terms, then we could experience a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

We are dependent upon specialty retailers to sell products that we develop for their retail stores.

We have agreements in place for Gap and Banana Republic brands, New York & Company brand, Brooks Brothers brand and bebe brand. We are responsible for product development, formula creation, packaging and manufacturing under all of those brands. Gap, a leading international specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women, children and babies, New York & Company, Retail Brand Alliance (for Brooks Brothers) and bebe Stores, Inc., for bebe brand, are each responsible for marketing and selling the newly launched fragrance and fragrance related products in their stores.

If the sales and marketing efforts of those specialty retailers are not successful for the products that we have developed, then our future growth potential could be negatively impacted.

If we are unable to acquire or license additional brands, or obtain the required financing for these agreements and arrangements, then the growth of our business could be impaired.

Our future expansion through acquisitions or new product distribution arrangements, if any, will depend upon the capital resources and working capital available to us. Further, in view of the global banking crisis, we may be unable to obtain financing or credit that we may require for additional licenses, acquisitions or other transactions. We may be unsuccessful in identifying, negotiating, financing and consummating such acquisitions or arrangements on terms acceptable to us, or at all, which could hinder our ability to increase revenues and build our business.

We may engage in future acquisitions that we may not be able to successfully integrate or manage. These acquisitions may dilute our stockholders and cause us to incur debt and assume contingent liabilities.

We continuously review acquisition prospects that would complement our current product offerings, increase our size and geographic scope of operations or otherwise offer growth and operating efficiency opportunities. The financing, if available, for any of these acquisitions could significantly dilute our stockholders and/or result in an increase in our indebtedness. We may acquire or make investments in businesses or products in the future, and such acquisitions may entail numerous integration risks and impose costs on us, including:

difficulties in assimilating acquired operations or products, including the loss of key employees from acquired businesses;

diversion of management’s attention from our core business;

adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers;

risks of entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience;

dilutive issuances of equity securities;

incurrence of substantial debt;

	·	assumption of contingent liabilities;
	·	incurrence of significant amortization expenses related to intangible assets and the potential impairment of acquired assets; and

incurrence of significant immediate write-offs.

Our failure to successfully complete the integration of any acquired business could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

We are dependent upon Messrs. Jean Madar and Philippe Benacin, and the loss of their services could harm our business.

Jean Madar, our Chief Executive Officer, and Philippe Benacin, our President and Chief Executive Officer of Inter Parfums, S.A., are responsible for day-to-day operations as well as major decisions. Termination of their relationships with us, whether through death, incapacity or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and we cannot assure you that qualified replacements can be found. We maintain key man insurance on the life of Mr. Benacin ($3.6 million) and are seeking to acquire a nominal amount of key man insurance on the life of Mr. Madar. However, we cannot assure you that we would be able to retain suitable replacements for either Mr. Madar or Mr. Benacin.

Our reliance on third party manufacturers could have a material adverse effect on us.

We rely on outside sources to manufacture our fragrances and cosmetics. The failure of such third party manufacturers to deliver either components or finished goods on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on our business. Although we believe there are alternate manufacturers available to supply our requirements, we cannot assure you that current or alternative sources will be able to supply all of our demands on a timely basis. We do not intend to develop our own manufacturing capacity. As these are third parties over which we have little or no control, the failure of such third parties to provide components or finished goods on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

Our reliance on third party distributors could have a material adverse effect on us.

We sell a substantial percentage of our prestige fragrances through independent distributors specializing in luxury goods. Given the growing importance of distribution, we have begun to modify our distribution model by the formation of joint ventures or company owned subsidiaries within key markets. We have little or no control over third party distributors and the failure of such third parties to provide services on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. In addition, if we replace existing third party distributors with new third party distributors or with our own distribution arrangements, then transition issues could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

The loss of or disruption in our distribution facilities could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

We currently have one distribution facility in Paris and one in New Jersey. The loss of one or both of those facilities, as well as the inventory stored in those facilities, would require us to find replacement facilities and assets. In addition, terrorist attacks, or weather conditions, such as natural disasters, could disrupt our distribution operations. If we cannot replace our distribution capacity and inventory in a timely, cost-efficient manner, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

The international character of our business renders us subject to fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates and international trade tariffs, barriers and other restrictions.

A portion of our European operations’ net sales (approximately 34% in 2008) are sold in U.S. dollars. In an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange fluctuations, we engage in a program of cautious hedging of foreign currencies to minimize the risk arising from operations. Despite such actions, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates for the U.S. dollar, particularly with respect to the Euro, could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. Possible import, export, tariff and other trade barriers, which could be imposed by the United States, other countries or the European Union might also have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our business is subject to governmental regulation, which could impact our operations.

Fragrances and fragrance related products must comply with the labeling requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act as well as the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act and their regulations. Some of our color cosmetic products may also be classified as a “drug”. Additional regulatory requirements for products which are “drugs” include additional labeling requirements, registration of the manufacturer and the semi-annual update of a drug list.

Our fragrances and fragrance related products that are manufactured in France are subject to certain regulatory requirements of the European Union, but as of the date of this report, we have not experienced any material difficulties in complying with such requirements.

However, we cannot assure you that, should we develop or market fragrances and fragrance related products with different ingredients, or should existing regulations or requirements be revised, we would not in the future experience difficulty in complying with such requirements, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We may become subject to possible liability for improper comparative advertising or “Trade Dress.”

Brand name manufacturers and sellers of brand name products may make claims of improper comparative advertising or trade dress (packaging) with respect to the likelihood of confusion between some of our mass market products and those of brand name manufacturers and sellers. They may seek damages for loss of business or injunctive relief to seek to have the use of the improper comparative advertising or trade dress halted. However, we believe that our displays and packaging constitute fair competitive advertising and are not likely to cause confusion between our products and others. Further, we have not experienced to any material degree, any of such problems to date.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2. Properties

United States Operations

Use	Location	Approximate Size	Term Expires	Other Information
Office Space-corporate headquarters and United States operations	551 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.	11,000 square feet	February 28, 2013
Distribution center	60 Stults Road Dayton, NJ	140,000 square feet	October 31, 2010
Men’s Spa	Unit C2, 300 West 14th Street, New York, N.Y.	4,500 square feet	October 31, 2009	Option exercised for 5 year term

European Operations

Use	Location	Approximate Size	Term Expires	Other Information
Office Space-Paris corporate headquarters and European operations	4 Rond Point Des Champs Elysees Ground and 1st Fl. Paris, France	571 square meters	March 2013	Lessee has early termination right every 3 years on 6 months notice

Office Space-Paris corporate headquarters and European operations	4 Rond Point Des Champs Elysees 4th Fl. Paris, France	540 square meters	June 2014	Lessee has early termination right every 3 years on 6 months notice

Office Space-Paris corporate headquarters and European operations	4 Rond Point Des Champs Elysees 5th Fl- left Paris, France	155 square meters	March 2013	Lessee has early termination right on 3 months notice

Office Space-Paris corporate headquarters and European operations	4 Rond Point Des Champs Elysees 6th Fl-Right Paris, France	157 square meters	March 2013	Lessee has early termination right every 3 years on 6 months notice

Office Space-Paris corporate headquarters and European operations	4 Rond Point Des Champs Elysees 2nd Fl Paris, France	544 square meters	September 2017	Lessee has early termination right every 3 years on 6 months notice

Office Space-Paris corporate headquarters and European operations	4 Rond Point Des Champs Elysees 6th Fl Paris, France	60 square meters	September 2017	Lessee has early termination right every 3 years on 6 months notice

Office Space- Paris Accounting and Legal	39 avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 2nd Floor Paris, France	360 square meters	December 2014	Lessee has early termination right every 3 years on 6 months notice

Men’s Spa	48 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, Paris, France	116 square meters	June 2011	Lessee has early termination right every 3 years on 6 months notice

Inter Parfums, S.A. has an agreement with Sagatrans, S.A. for warehousing and distribution services through September 2011. Fees are calculated based upon a percentage of sales, which are customary in the industry. Minimum future lease payments range from 2.8 million euro in 2008 increasing to 3.0 million euro in 2011.

We believe our office and warehouse facilities are satisfactory for our present needs and those for the foreseeable future.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

We are not a party to any material lawsuits.

Item 4. Submissions Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders

Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5. Market For Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The Market for Our Common Stock

Our company's common stock, $.001 par value per share, is traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “IPAR”. The following table sets forth in dollars, the range of high and low closing prices for the past two fiscal years for our common stock.

Fiscal 2008	High Closing Price		Low Closing Price
Fourth Quarter		13.88		5.04
Third Quarter		17.08		12.12
Second Quarter		19.96		14.00
First Quarter		14.92		9.03

Fiscal 2007	High Closing Price		Low Closing Price
Fourth Quarter		14.19		11.83
Third Quarter		19.45		13.63
Second Quarter		18.21		13.42
First Quarter		17.64		10.95

As of February 24, 2009 the number of record holders, which include brokers and broker's nominees, etc., of our common stock was 57. We believe there are in excess of approximately 3400 beneficial owners of our common stock.

Corporate Performance Graph

The following graph compares the performance for the periods indicated in the graph of our common stock with the performance of the Nasdaq Market Index and the average performance of a group of the company’s peer corporations consisting of: Alberto-Culver, Avon Products Inc., Bare Escentuals, Inc., Blyth Inc., CCA Industries, Inc., Colgate-Palmolive Co., Elizabeth Arden, Inc., Estee Lauder Cosmetics, Inc., Inter Parfums, Inc., Kimberly Clark Corp., Natural Health Trends, Parlux Fragrances Inc., Physicians Formula Holdings, Procter & Gamble, Revlon, Inc., Spectrum Brands, Inc., Stephan Company, Summer Infant, Inc., and United Guardian, Inc. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock and each index was $100 at the beginning of the period indicated in the graph, and that all dividends were reinvested.

Below is the list of the data points for each year that corresponds to the lines on the above graph.

	12/03	12/04	12/05	12/06	12/07	12/08

Inter Parfums, Inc.	100.00	70.88	80.80	87.06	82.27	53.38
NASDAQ Composite	100.00	110.08	112.88	126.51	138.13	80.47
Peer Group	100.00	112.32	114.06	130.59	150.80	126.46

Dividends

In December 2006, our board of directors increased our cash dividend from $.107 to $.133 per share per annum, payable $.033 on a quarterly basis. In December 2007 and again in December 2008, our board of directors authorized the continuation of our cash dividend of $.133 per share per annum, payable $.033 on a quarterly basis. The first cash dividend for 2009 of $.033 per share is payable on April 15, 2009 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2009.

Our Certificate of Incorporation provides for the requirement of unanimous approval of the members of our board of directors for the declaration or payment of dividends, if the aggregate amount of dividends to be paid by us and our subsidiaries in any fiscal year is more than thirty percent (30%) of our annual net income for the last completed fiscal year, as indicated by our consolidated financial statements.

Sales of Unregistered Securities

The following sets forth certain information as to the sales of unregistered securities, including options granted to purchase our common stock during the last quarter of the last fiscal year and through the date of this report, which were not registered under the Securities Act. In each of the transactions, we granted options to our non-employee directors, who are all deemed our affiliates. The 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. Each option holder agreed that, if the option is exercised, the option holder would purchase his common stock for investment and not for resale to the public. Also, we provide all option holders with all reports we file with the SEC and press releases issued by us.

On February 2, 2009, we granted options to purchase an aggregate of 4,000 shares for a five-year period at the exercise price of $6.148 per share, the fair market value on the date of grant, to 5 directors under our 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. Such options vest 25% each year over a 4 year period on a cumulative basis.

Repurchases of Our Common Stock

For each of the three (3) months during the fourth quarter of 2008, we repurchased the following shares of our common stock:

Month	Number of Shares

October 2008		0

November 2008		0

December 2008		468,137

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following selected financial data have been derived from our financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with those financial statements, including the related footnotes.

	Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands except per share data)	2008		2007		2006		2005		2004

Income Statement Data:

Net Sales	$	446,124	$	389,560	$	321,054	$	273,533	$	236,047

Cost of Sales		191,915		160,137		143,855		115,827		113,988

Selling, General and Administrative		202,264		181,224		141,074		126,353		89,516

Operating Income		51,009		47,331		36,125		31,353		32,543

Income Before Taxes and Minority Interest		46,434		47,276		37,135		31,724		31,638

Net Income		23,765		23,817		17,742		15,263		15,703

Net Income per Share:
Basic	$	. 78	$	.78	$	.58	$	.51	$	.55
Diluted	$	.77	$	.76	$	.58	$	.50	$	.51
Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic		30,621		30,666		30,486		30,117		28,808
Diluted		30,778		31,004		30,853		30,731		30,741

Depreciation and Amortization	$	9,925	$	8,031	$	5,347	$	4,513	$	3,988

	As at December 31,
(In thousands except per share data)	2008		2007		2006		2005		2004

Balance Sheet And Other Data:

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	$	42,404	$	90,034	$	71,047	$	59,532	$	40,972

Working Capital		174,126		178,560		138,547		131,084		129,866

Total Assets		425,137		446,052		333,045		240,910		230,485

Short-Term Bank Debt		13,981		7,217		6,033		989		748

Long-Term Debt (including current portion)		41,043		59,733		10,769		13,212		19,617

Stockholders’ Equity		204,201		192,660		155,272		127,727		126,509

Dividends per Share	$	0.133	$	0.133	$	0.107	$	0.107	$	0.08

Item 7. Management's Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operation

Overview

We operate in the fragrance business, and manufacture, market and distribute a wide array of fragrances and fragrance related products. We manage our business in two segments, European based operations and United States based operations. Our prestige fragrance products are produced and marketed by our European operations through our 75% owned subsidiary in Paris, Inter Parfums, S.A., which is also a publicly traded company as 25% of Inter Parfums, S.A. shares trade on the Euronext. Prestige cosmetics and prestige skin care products represent less than 3% of consolidated net sales.

We produce and distribute our prestige products primarily under license agreements with brand owners and prestige product sales represented approximately 87% of net sales in 2008. We have built a portfolio of brands, which include Burberry, Lanvin, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paul Smith, S.T. Dupont, Christian Lacroix, Quiksilver/Roxy and Nickel whose products are distributed in over 120 countries around the world. Burberry is our most significant license, as sales of Burberry products represented 56%, 54% and 57% of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In addition, sales of our Lanvin brand products represented 13%, 12% and 13% of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Our specialty retail and mass-market fragrance and fragrance related products are marketed through our United States operations and represented 13% of sales in 2008. These products are sold under trademarks owned by us or pursuant to license or other agreements with the owners of the Gap, Banana Republic, New York & Company, Brooks Brothers, bebe and Jordache trademarks.

Historically, seasonality has not been a major factor for our company. However, with the commencement of operations in 2007 of our four majority-owned European distribution subsidiaries and our growing specialty retail product lines, sales are more concentrated in the second half of the year.

We grow our business in two distinct ways. First, we grow by adding new brands to our portfolio, either through new licenses or out-right acquisitions of brands. Second, we grow through the introduction of new products and supporting new and established products through advertising, merchandising and sampling as well as phasing out existing products that no longer meet the needs of our consumers. The economics of developing, producing, launching and supporting products influence our sales and operating performance each year. Our introduction of new products may have some cannibalizing effect on sales of existing products, which we take into account in our business planning.

Our business is not capital intensive, and it is important to note that we do not own manufacturing facilities. We act as a general contractor and source our needed components from our suppliers. These components are received at one of our distribution centers and then, based upon production needs, the components are sent to one of several third party fillers which manufacture the finished good for us and ship it back to our distribution center.

As with any business, many aspects of our operations are subject to influences outside our control. These factors include the effect of the current financial crisis and therefore the potential for further deterioration in consumer spending and consumer debt levels, as well as the continued availability of favorable credit sources and capital market conditions in general. The recent economic challenges and uncertainties in a number of countries where we do business, including the United States, has begun to impact on our business. This financial crisis is global in scale and has negatively affected consumer demand, which is having an adverse impact on our distributors and our retail customers. These events have led distributors and retailers to carry less inventory than usual and have resulted in changes in their ordering patterns for the products that we sell. Although the impact of this financial crisis did not have a material impact in 2008, its effect in 2009 is expected to be challenging for us.

We are reviewing our plans and taking actions to mitigate the impact of these conditions. Advertising and promotional budgets are being adjusted to align our spending with anticipated sales. In addition, we are implementing cost saving initiatives to right size our staff and maintain long-term profitable growth. As part of our strategy, we plan to continue to make investments behind fast-growing markets and channels to grow market share. While our business strategies are designed to strengthen our company over the long-term, we believe the uncertainty about future market conditions, consumer spending patterns and the financial strength of some of our customers, combined with the fact that distributors and retailers are carrying less inventory, will negatively affect our net sales and operating results.

In addition to the ongoing global financial crisis, our reported net sales have been negatively impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates caused by the dramatic strengthening of the U.S. dollar during the fourth quarter of 2008. If the current exchange rates persist or the U.S. dollar continues to strengthen, there will be a continuing adverse impact on our net sales in 2009. However, earnings are less affected by a strengthening dollar because over 30 percent of net sales of our European operations are denominated in U.S dollars, while all costs of our European operations are incurred in euro. Our company addresses certain financial exposures through a controlled program of risk management that includes the use of derivative financial instruments. We primarily enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to reduce the effects of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. As a result of the dramatic strengthening of the U.S. dollar during the fourth quarter of 2008, we entered into $90 million of foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge approximately 80% of our 2009 sales expected to be invoiced in U.S. dollars.

Recent Important Events

bebe Stores, Inc.

In July 2008, we entered into an exclusive six year worldwide agreement with bebe Stores, Inc. under which we will design, manufacture and supply fragrance, bath and body products and color cosmetics for company-owned bebe stores in the United States and Canada as well as select specialty and department stores worldwide.

Gap and Banana Republic International

In April 2008, we expanded our current relationship with Gap Inc. with the signing of a licensing agreement for international distribution of personal care products through Gap and Banana Republic stores as well as select specialty and department stores outside the United States, including duty-free and other travel related retailers. The agreement is effective through December 31, 2011.

Brooks Brothers

In November 2007, we entered into exclusive agreements with Retail Brand Alliance, Inc., d/b/a/ Brooks Brothers (“Brooks Brothers”) under which we design, manufacture and supply personal care products for men and women sold at Brooks Brothers locations in the United States as well as a licensing agreement covering Brooks Brothers stores and specialty retail and department stores outside the United States, including duty free and other travel-related retailers.

Lanvin

In July 2007, we acquired the worldwide rights to the Lanvin brand names and international trademarks listed in Class 3 from Jeanne Lanvin, S.A. (“Lanvin”). Among other items, Class 3 of the international classification of trademarks goods and services include: soaps, perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics and hair lotions. We paid €22 million (approximately $29.7 million) in cash for the brand names and trademarks and simultaneously terminated our existing license agreement. In addition, Lanvin has the right to repurchase the brand names and trademarks in 2025 for the greater of €70 million or one times the average of the annual sales for the years ending December 31, 2023 and 2024.

Prior to this acquisition, the amount paid to secure the license agreement with Lanvin was being amortized over the life of the license agreement. At June 30, 2007, that intangible asset, net of accumulated amortization aggregated €13.2 million. The €22 million paid in July 2007 for the brand names and trademarks together with the carrying value related to the license agreement represents the total cost of acquiring the brand names and trademarks.

New York & Company

In April 2007, we entered into an exclusive agreement with New York & Company, Inc. under which we design and manufacture personal care products sold at the New York & Company retail locations and on their website. We are responsible for product development, formula creation, packaging and manufacturing while New York & Company is responsible for marketing and selling in its stores.

Van Cleef & Arpels

In September 2006, we entered into an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Van Cleef & Arpels Logistics SA, for the creation, development and distribution of fragrance and related bath and body products under the Van Cleef & Arpels brand and related trademarks. The agreement runs through December 31, 2018. As an inducement to enter into this license agreement we paid, in January 2007, €18 million (approximately $23.4 million) to Van Cleef & Arpels Logistics S.A., and we agreed to purchase existing inventory held by YSL Beauté, the former licensee. The license agreement became effective on January 1, 2007.

Quiksilver

In March 2006, we entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Quiksilver, Inc. for the creation, development and distribution of fragrance, suncare, skincare and related products under the Roxy and Quiksilver brands. The agreement runs through 2017.

Discussion of Critical Accounting Policies

We make estimates and assumptions in the preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions. We believe the following discussion addresses our most critical accounting policies, which are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations. These accounting policies generally require our management’s most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

The judgments used by management in applying critical accounting policies could be affected by a further and prolonged general deterioration in the economic environment, which could negatively influence future financial results and availability of continued financing. Specifically, subsequent evaluations of our accounts receivables, inventories, and deferred tax assets in light of the factors then prevailing, could result in significant changes in our allowance and reserve accounts in future periods which in turn could generate significant additional charges. Similarly, the valuation of certain intangible assets could be negatively impacted by prolonged and severely depressed market conditions thus leading to the recognition of impairment losses. The following is a brief discussion of the more critical accounting policies that we employ.

Revenue Recognition

We sell our products to department stores, perfumeries, specialty retailers, mass-market retailers, supermarkets and domestic and international wholesalers and distributors. Sales of such products by our domestic subsidiaries are denominated in U.S. dollars and sales of such products by our foreign subsidiaries are primarily denominated in either Euros or U.S. dollars. Accounts receivable reflect the granting of credit to these customers. We generally grant credit based upon our analysis of the customer’s financial position as well as previously established buying patterns. We recognize revenues when merchandise is shipped and the risk of loss passes to the customer. Net sales are comprised of gross revenues less returns, trade discounts and allowances.

Sales Returns

Generally, we do not permit customers to return their unsold products. However, on a case-by-case basis we occasionally allow customer returns. We regularly review and revise, as deemed necessary, our estimate of reserves for future sales returns based primarily upon historic trends and relevant current data. We record estimated reserves for sales returns as a reduction of sales, cost of sales and accounts receivable. Returned products are recorded as inventories and are valued based upon estimated realizable value. The physical condition and marketability of returned products are the major factors we consider in estimating realizable value. Actual returns, as well as estimated realizable values of returned products, may differ significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from our estimates, if factors such as economic conditions, inventory levels or competitive conditions differ from our expectations.

Promotional Allowances

We have various performance-based arrangements with certain retailers. These arrangements primarily allow customers to take deductions against amounts owed to us for product purchases. The costs that our company incurs for performance based arrangements, shelf replacement costs and slotting fees are netted against revenues on our company’s consolidated statement of income. Estimated accruals for promotions and advertising programs are recorded in the period in which the related revenue is recognized. We review and revise the estimated accruals for the projected costs for these promotions. Actual costs incurred may differ significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from estimates if factors such as the level and success of the retailers’ programs or other conditions differ from our expectations.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is principally determined by the first-in, first-out method. We record adjustments to the cost of inventories based upon our sales forecast and the physical condition of the inventories. These adjustments are estimates, which could vary significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from actual requirements if future economic conditions or competitive conditions differ from our expectations.

Equipment and Other Long-Lived Assets

Equipment, which includes tools and molds, is recorded at cost and is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets. Changes in circumstances such as technological advances, changes to our business model or changes in our capital spending strategy can result in the actual useful lives differing from our estimates. In those cases where we determine that the useful life of equipment should be shortened, we would depreciate the net book value in excess of the salvage value, over its revised remaining useful life, thereby increasing depreciation expense. Factors such as changes in the planned use of equipment, or market acceptance of products, could result in shortened useful lives.

Long-lived assets, including trademarks, licenses, goodwill and other rights, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of any such asset may not be recoverable. For intangible assets with finite lives, if the sum of the undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value, then we recognize an impairment loss, measured as the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. The estimate of undiscounted cash flows is based upon, among other things, certain assumptions about expected future operating performance. Our estimates of undiscounted cash flows may differ from actual cash flows due to, among other things, economic conditions, changes to our business model or changes in consumer acceptance of our products. In those cases where we determine that the useful life of long-lived assets should be shortened, we would depreciate the net book value in excess of the salvage value (after testing for impairment as described above), over the revised remaining useful life of such asset thereby increasing amortization expense.

Derivatives

We account for derivative financial instruments in accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended, which establish accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. This statement also requires the recognition of all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and that they be measured at fair value.

We currently use derivative financial instruments to hedge certain anticipated transactions and interest rates, as well as receivables denominated in foreign currencies. We do not utilize derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Hedge effectiveness is documented, assessed and monitored by employees who are qualified to make such assessments and monitor the instruments. Variables that are external to us such as social, political and economic risks may have an impact on our hedging program and the results thereof.

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. Tax benefits recognized are reduced by a valuation allowance where it is more likely than not that the benefits may not be realized.

Results of Operations

Net Sales

	Years ended December 31,
	2008		% Change			2007		% Change			2006
	(in millions)

European based product sales	$	386.4		17	%	$	330.8		22	%	$	270.1
United States based product sales		59.7		1	%		58.8		15	%		51.0
Total net sales	$	446.1		15	%	$	389.6		21	%	$	321.1

Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased 15% to $446.1 million. For the year ended December 31, 2007, net sales were up 21%. At comparable foreign currency exchange rates, net sales rose 12% and 15% for 2008 and 2007, respectively. The weakness of the US dollar relative to the euro gave rise to the difference between constant dollar and reported net sales in 2008 and 2007.

European based prestige product sales, which were up 22% in 2007, grew an additional 17% in 2008. Burberry fragrances continued to drive sales growth with an increase of 18% (14% in local currency) aggregating $248 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, respectively, as compared to $210 million for the corresponding period of the prior year. In 2008, the increase in Burberry fragrance sales was the result of the successful launch of Burberry The Beat. With no major Burberry launches in 2007 other than seasonal additions, Burberry fragrance also performed well and sales reached $210 million, up 10% in local currency.

Two additional major product launches, Van Cleef & Arpels Feerie and Jeanne Lanvin, contributed to top line growth in 2008. We began operations pursuant to our exclusive, worldwide license with Van Cleef & Arpels in January 2007. Sales of products under the Van Cleef & Arpels brand aggregated $30.9 million in 2008 as compared to $16.3 million in 2007. With respect to Lanvin, after significant growth in 2006 and no major new product launches in 2007, sales of Lanvin fragrances reached $46 million in 2007. In 2008, aided by the launch of the new Jeanne Lanvin fragrance, Lanvin fragrance sales increased 25% to $57 million, as compared to 2007.

With no new product launches in 2008, Paul Smith fragrance sales were disappointing, registering a decline of 20% as compared to 2007. Paul Smith is a regional brand with a high concentration of sales in Western Europe, especially the United Kingdom. We believe that the difficult economic situation in that region, combined with no new product launches, contributed to the sales decline. In 2007, Paul Smith fragrance sales were basically unchanged from 2006 levels.

Despite the challenging economic environment, European based prestige product sales, which increased slightly in North America, showed strong growth in Eastern Europe (up 28%), Middle East (up 30%), South America (up 23%) and Asia (up 11%) in local currency for the year ended December 31, 2008, as compared to the prior year.

We are preparing for a very active 2009 new product launch schedule for European-based operations which began in January with the global rollout of the men’s version of Burberry The Beat. We also have a new Paul Smith fragrance for men, and a Lanvin L’Homme Sport line, with tennis star, Rafael Nadel as its spokesperson. The Quiksilver signature fragrance for men is also in our rollout schedule, as is a limited edition, high-end women’s fragrance for the Van Cleef & Arpels brand.

With respect to our United States specialty retail and mass market products, net sales were up an additional 1% in 2008 after rising 15% in 2007 and 49% in 2006. After launching products for Banana Republic’s North American stores in 2006, in May 2007, over 150 Gap Body stores in the United States and Canada unveiled more than 70 new bath and body products we created for them. The bath and body line was followed in August 2007 by new Gap eau de toilette products and men’s fragrance and grooming products. All product lines were rolled out to approximately 200 Gap stores in August 2007 and approximately 300 additional Gap stores in October 2007.

In addition to continuing to sell in 2008 products initially rolled out in 2007, United States based product sales in 2008 also reflects international distribution of Gap and Banana Republic products. In 2008, we expanded our relationship with Gap Inc. with the signing of a licensing agreement for international distribution of personal care products through Gap and Banana Republic stores as well as select specialty and department stores outside the United States, including duty-free and other travel related retailers. The agreement is effective through December 31, 2011.

Through the first nine months of 2008 United States specialty retail and mass-market product net sales were up 18%, as compared to the corresponding period in 2007, as a steady domestic business combined with a new and vibrant international business to drive increased sales. However, for the three months ended December 31, 2008 United States specialty retail and mass-market product net sales declined 24%, as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year. The 2007 fourth quarter launch of a complete line of bath and beauty products to over 500 New York & Company stores generated pipeline sales of approximately $3.7 million creating a very difficult comparison for the fourth quarter of 2008. In addition, a portion of sales by our United States operations are direct to retailer and it was our level of sales to these customers where we first saw the effect of the global financial crisis as discussed above. The recent economic challenges and uncertainties in the United States, has begun to impact our business. This financial crisis has negatively affected consumer demand, which is having an adverse impact on our retail customers. These events have led retailers to carry less inventory than usual and has resulted in changes in their ordering patterns for the products that we sell.

New product introductions are also in the works for our other specialty retail partners. In November 2008, we shipped the Brooks Brothers New York collection for men and women to Brooks Brothers U.S. stores and international distribution is scheduled for 2009. In addition, a new fragrance introduction for the spring of 2009, called Black Fleece is in the works, In July 2008, we entered into an exclusive six year worldwide agreement with bebe Stores, Inc. under which we will design, manufacture and supply fragrance, bath and body products and color cosmetics for company-owned bebe stores in the United States and Canada as well as select specialty and department stores worldwide. Our signature bebe fragrance will be unveiled at bebe stores in the U.S. in August followed by worldwide distribution in the third quarter of 2009. While we have discontinued the bath and body program for New York & Company stores, we plan to introduce a new fragrance for New York & Company in the second half of 2009.

Sales of mass market fragrance products have been in a decline for several years. We have no plans to discontinue sales to this market which aggregated approximately $21 million and $24 million in 2008 and 2007, respectively, and contributes significantly to our United States based operations. We have and will however, continue to consolidate our product offerings.

In addition, we are actively pursuing other new business opportunities. However, we cannot assure you that any new licenses, acquisitions or specialty retail agreements will be consummated.

Gross Profit Margins

	Years ended December 31,
	2008			2007			2006
	(in millions)

Net sales	$	446.1		$	389.6		$	321.1
Cost of sales		191.9			160.2			143.9
Gross margin	$	254.2		$	229.4		$	177.2
Gross margin as a percent of net sales		57	%		59	%		55	%

Gross profit margins were 57% in 2008, 59% in 2007 and 55% in 2006. The decline is primarily the effect the decline of the US dollar against the euro has on our European based product sales to United States customers. Sales to these customers are denominated in dollars while our costs are incurred in euro.

Although gross margins from individual product families have remained relatively consistent, sales of products from our European based prestige fragrances have always generated significantly higher gross profit margins than sales of our United States based specialty retail and mass market products. Fluctuations in sales product mix between our European operations and our United States operations had a small mitigating effect on the 2008 decline in gross margin. Sales from United States operations grew 1% while sales from European operations grew 17% in 2008, as compared to 2007.

For 2007, approximately 75% of the gross profit margin as a percentage of sales increase, as compared to 2006, is the result of the commencement of operations of our newly established majority-owned European distribution subsidiaries. The balance of the increase is a result of product sales mix within our United States based operations, as specialty retail product sales generate a higher gross margin than mass market product sales.

Generally, we do not bill customers for shipping and handling costs and such costs, which aggregated $6.2 million in both 2008 and 2007 and $5.5 million in 2006 are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of income. As such, our company’s gross profit may not be comparable to other companies which may include these expenses as a component of cost of goods sold.

Selling, General & Administrative Expense

	Years ended December 31,
	2008			2007			2006
	(in millions)

Selling, general & administrative	$	202.3		$	181.2		$	141.1
Selling, general & administrative as a percent of net sales		45	%		47	%		44	%

Selling, general and administrative expense increased 12% for the year ended December 31, 2008, as compared to 2007 and 28% for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to 2006. As a percentage of sales selling, general and administrative expense was 45%, 47% and 44% for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Two major components of selling, general and administrative expense are promotion and advertising expenditures and royalty expense. Promotion and advertising aggregated $65.8 million, $58.5 million and $46.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Royalty expense aggregated $37.3 million, $35.6 million and $31.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for 2008 and 2007 also includes approximately $13 million and $12 million, respectively, in servicing fees related to the operations of our majority-owned European distribution subsidiaries which commenced operations in 2007.

We review goodwill and trademarks with indefinite lives for impairment at least annually, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The goodwill relates to our Nickel skin care business which is primarily a component of our European based operations. In performing our annual review of the recoverability of the carrying amount of goodwill, we determined that Nickel product sales, although up slightly in 2008 as compared to 2007, continue to be lower than we originally anticipated. Therefore, the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeded fair value determined by comparison to prices of comparable businesses resulting in impairment losses of $0.9 million in both 2008 and 2007.

Income from operations increased 8% to $51.0 million in 2008, as compared to $47.3 million in 2007. In 2007, income from operations increased 31% to $47.3 million, as compared to $36.1 million in 2006. Operating margins aggregated 11.4%, 12.1% and 11.3% for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Interest expense aggregated $4.9 million, $3.7 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. We use the credit lines available to us, as needed, to finance our working capital needs as well as our financing needs for acquisitions. We entered into an €18 million and a €22 million long-term credit facility in January and September 2007, respectively, to finance payments required for the Van Cleef & Arpels license agreement and the acquisition of the Lanvin trademarks. In connection with certain debt facilities, we entered into swap transactions. These derivative instruments are recorded at fair value and changes in fair value are reflected in the consolidated statements of income. As a result of the steep decline in interest rates during the fourth quarter of 2008, we recorded a charge to interest expense of $0.8 million relating to the change in the fair value of interest rate swaps.

Foreign currency gains or (losses) aggregated ($1.4) million, ($0.2) million and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. We enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to manage exposure related to certain foreign currency commitments. As a result of the dramatic strengthening of the U.S. dollar during our fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, we entered into $90 million of foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge approximately 80% of our 2009 sales expected to be invoiced in U.S. dollars. Hedge effectiveness excludes the portion of the fair value of the foreign currency forward exchange contract attributable to the change in spot-forward difference which is reported in current period earnings. As of December 31, 2008, the Company recorded a charge of $0.8 million relating to the change in spot-forward difference.

Our effective income tax rate was 35.1%, 35.5% and 35.6% for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Our effective tax rates differ from statutory rates due to the effect of state and local taxes and tax rates in foreign jurisdictions which are slightly higher than those in the United States. In 2008, 2007 and 2006, valuation allowances of $0.8 million, $0.2 million and $0.8 million have been provided against certain foreign net operating loss carryforwards, as future profitable operations from certain foreign subsidiaries might not be sufficient to realize the full amount of net operating loss carryforwards recognized. In 2008, one of those foreign subsidiaries, Nickel S.A. was merged into Inter Parfums, S.A. As a result of the merger we recognized the utilization of certain foreign operating loss carryforwards for which valuation allowances had previously been recorded. As a result, the 2008 tax provision has been reduced by a benefit of approximately $0.7 million.

We did not experience any significant changes in tax rates, and none were expected in jurisdictions where we operate.

Net Income and Earnings per Share

	Years ended December 31,
	2008		2007		2006
	(In thousands except per share data)

Net income	$	23,765	$	23,817	$	17,742
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.78	$	0.78	$	0.58
Diluted	$	0.77	$	0.76	$	0.58
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic		30,621		30,666		30,486
Diluted		30,778		31,004		30,853

Net income was unchanged and aggregated $23.8 million in both 2008 and 2007. In 2007 net income increased 16% to $23.8 million, as compared to $17.7 million in 2006. Net margins aggregated 5.4%, 6.1% and 5.5% for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Diluted earnings per share aggregated $0.77, $0.76 and $0.58 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Weighted average shares outstanding aggregated 30.6 million, 30.7 million and 30.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. On a diluted basis, average shares outstanding were 30.8 million, 31.0 million and 30.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our financial position remains strong. At December 31, 2008, working capital aggregated $174 million and we had a working capital ratio of 2.3 to 1. Cash and cash equivalents aggregated $42 million.

Our short-term financing requirements are expected to be met by available cash on hand at December 31, 2008, cash generated by operations and short-term credit lines provided by domestic and foreign banks. The principal credit facilities for 2009 consist of a $15.0 million unsecured revolving line of credit provided by a domestic commercial bank and approximately $45.0 million in credit lines provided by a consortium of international financial institutions. As of December 31, 2008, short-term borrowings aggregated $14.0 million.

In 2007, we financed the acquisition of the worldwide rights to the Lanvin brand names and international trademarks and the license for the Van Cleef & Arpels brand and related trademarks by entering into five-year credit agreements. The long-term credit facilities provides for principal and interest to be repaid in 20 quarterly installments. As of December 31, 2008, total long-term debt including current maturities aggregated $41.0 million.

In December 2007, we acquired an additional 1.2% interest in IPSA, our majority owned French subsidiary, from its minority shareholders for approximately $6.3 million in cash. An additional 3.6% interest was acquired in 2008 for approximately $18.5 million in cash. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method and brings our ownership interest in Inter Parfums, S.A. to approximately 75%.

Cash provided by (used-in) operating activities aggregated ($6.4) million, $38.5 million and $13.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Inventories increased 22% and accounts receivables increased 7% in 2008 as compared to 2007, while sales for the same period increased 15%. Inventories are built to support projected sales including new product launches. The significant decline in accounts payable and accrued expenses reflects a portion of the 2007 inventory buildup which was paid for in 2008.

The 2007 significant inventory build up was required to support the debut of the newest Burberry fragrance family, Burberry Beat, which we began shipping to customers in the first quarter of 2008. The effect on cash flow from operations in 2007 was minimal as this increase was offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses. Overall, changes in working capital items had a minimal effect on 2007 cash flow from operations. Net income as adjusted for non cash items, including depreciation and amortization and minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary, resulted in substantial positive operating cash flow for the year.

In addition to the acquisition of minority interests mentioned above, cash flows used in investing activities in 2008 also reflects payments of approximately $3.8 million for capital items. Our business is not capital intensive as we do not own any manufacturing facilities. We typically spend between $2.0 and $3.0 million per year on tools and molds, depending on our new product development calendar. The balance of capital expenditures is for office fixtures, computer equipment and industrial equipment needed at our distribution centers. Capital expenditures in 2009 are expected to be in the range of $3.0 million to $4.0 million, considering our 2009 launch schedule.

Cash flows used in investing activities in 2007 reflects $58.7 million in payments required in connection with our acquisition of the Van Cleef & Arpels license agreement, the Lanvin trademarks and other intangible assets. The proceeds from long-term debt facilities entered into in connection with these acquisitions are reflected in financing activities. In 2007 we also received net proceeds of approximately $13 million from the sale of short-term investments which was used to finance our working capital needs and approximately $2.4 million was spent for capital items.

In February 2008, the board of directors of the Company authorized a stock repurchase program whereby the Company is authorized to repurchase a maximum of 500,000 shares of its common stock in the open market. In February 2008, 194,286 shares of the Company’s common stock were repurchased at an average price of $11.30 per common share. In June 2008, the board of directors authorized a reset of the stock repurchase program whereby the Company was authorized to repurchase a maximum of 500,000 shares of its common stock in the open market. In December 468,137 shares of the Company’s common stock was repurchased at an average price of $5.92 per common share and the board of directors authorized an additional 1 million to be potentially purchased pursuant to the stock repurchase program. Under the current program, as of December 31, 2008 the Company is authorized to repurchase up to 1,031,863 additional shares of the Company’s common stock.

In December 2008, our board of directors authorized a continuation of our cash dividend of $0.133 per share, aggregating approximately $4.0 million per annum, payable $.033 per share on a quarterly basis. Our next cash dividend of $.033 per share is to be paid on April 15, 2009 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2009. Dividends paid, including dividends paid once per year to minority stockholders of Inter Parfums, S.A., aggregated $5.8 million, $5.5 million and $4.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The cash dividends paid in 2008 represented a small part of our cash position and the dividends for 2009 are not expected to have any significant impact on our financial position.

We believe that funds generated from operations, supplemented by our present cash position and available credit facilities, will provide us with sufficient resources to meet all present and reasonably foreseeable future operating needs.

Inflation rates in the U.S. and foreign countries in which we operate did not have a significant impact on operating results for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Contractual Obligations

The following table sets for a schedule of our contractual obligations over the periods indicated in the table, as well as our total contractual obligations ($ in thousands).

Contractual Obligations	Payments due by period
	Total		Less than 1 year		Years 2-3		Years 4-5		More than 5 years
Long-Term Debt	$	41,000	$	13,400	$	23,000	$	4,600
Capital Lease Obligations
Operating Leases	$	27,100	$	7,100	$	13,000	$	4,300	$	2,700
Purchase obligations(1)	$	1,306,500	$	137,700	$	293,400	$	313,900	$	561,500
Other Long-Term Liabilities Reflected on the Registrant's Balance Sheet under GAAP
Total	$	1,374,600	$	158,200	$	329,400	$	322,800	$	564,200

(1)

Consists of purchase commitments for advertising and promotional items, minimum royalty guarantees, including fixed or minimum obligations, and estimates of such obligations subject to variable price provisions. Future advertising commitments were estimated based on planned future sales for the license terms that were in effect at December 31, 2008, without consideration for potential renewal periods and do not reflect the fact that our distributors share our advertising obligations.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

General

We address certain financial exposures through a controlled program of risk management that primarily consists of the use of derivative financial instruments. We primarily enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts in order to reduce the effects of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. We do not engage in the trading of foreign currency forward exchange contracts or interest rate swaps.

Foreign Exchange Risk Management

We periodically enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge exposure related to receivables denominated in a foreign currency and to manage risks related to future sales expected to be denominated in a foreign currency. We enter into these exchange contracts for periods consistent with our identified exposures. The purpose of the hedging activities is to minimize the effect of foreign exchange rate movements on the receivables and cash flows of Inter Parfums, S.A., our French subsidiary, whose functional currency is the Euro. All foreign currency contracts are denominated in currencies of major industrial countries and are with large financial institutions, which are rated as strong investment grade.

All derivative instruments are required to be reflected as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet measured at fair value. Generally, increases or decreases in fair value of derivative instruments will be recognized as gains or losses in earnings in the period of change. If the derivative is designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge, then the changes in fair value of the derivative instrument will be recorded in other comprehensive income.

Before entering into a derivative transaction for hedging purposes, we determine that the change in the value of the derivative will effectively offset the change in the fair value of the hedged item from a movement in foreign currency rates. Then, we measure the effectiveness of each hedge throughout the hedged period. Any hedge ineffectiveness is recognized in the income statement.

As a result of the dramatic strengthening of the U.S. dollar during our fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, we entered into $90 million of foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge approximately 80% of our 2009 sales expected to be invoiced in U.S. dollars. Hedge effectiveness excludes the portion of the fair value of the foreign currency forward exchange contract attributable to the change in spot-forward difference which is reported in current period earnings. As of December 31, 2008, the Company recorded a charge of $0.8 million relating to the change in spot-forward difference. At December 31, 2008, we had foreign currency contracts in the form of forward exchange contracts in the amount of approximately U.S. $128 million, GB pounds 3.7 million, and Japanese yen 95.8 million which have varying maturities of less than a year except for U.S. $21 million which have maturities of 13 to 16 months. We believe that our risk of loss as the result of nonperformance by any of such financial institutions is remote.

Interest Rate Risk Management

We mitigate interest rate risk by continually monitoring interest rates, and then determining whether fixed interest rates should be swapped for floating rate debt, or if floating rate debt should be swapped for fixed rate debt. We have entered into two (2) interest rate swaps to reduce exposure to rising variable interest rates. The first swap, entered into in 2004, effectively exchanged the variable interest rate of 0.6% above the three month EURIBOR to a variable rate based on the 12 month EURIBOR rate with a floor of 3.25% and a ceiling of 3.85%. The remaining balance owed pursuant to this facility is €4.8 million. The second swap entered into in September 2007 on €22 million of debt, effectively exchanged the variable interest rate of 0.6% above the three month EURIBOR to a fixed rate of 4.42%. These derivative instruments are recorded at fair value and changes in fair value are reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The required financial statements commence on page F-1.

Supplementary Data

Quarterly Data (Unaudited)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

(In Thousands Except Per Share Data)

	1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter		Full Year

Net Sales	$	123,163	$	99,078	$	123,531	$	100,352	$	446,124

Gross Profit		74,088		55,974		67,325		56,822		254,209

Net Income		8,708		3,772		6,188		5,097		23,765
Net Income per Share:
Basic	$	.28	$	.12	$	.20	$	.17	$	.78
Diluted	$	.28	$	.12	$	.20	$	.17	$	.77
Average Common Shares
Outstanding:
Basic		30,722		30,627		30,632		30,504		30,621
Diluted		30,809		30,914		30,886		30,504		30,778

Quarterly Data (Unaudited)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(In Thousands Except Per Share Data)

	1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter		Full Year

Net Sales	$	85,120	$	82,764	$	102,320	$	119,356	$	389,560

Gross Profit		51,933		48,149		60,066		69,275		229,423

Net Income		5,793		3,749		5,660		8,615		23,817
Net Income per Share:
Basic	$	.19	$	.12	$	.18	$	.28	$	.78
Diluted	$	.19	$	.12	$	.18	$	.27	$	.76
Average Common Shares
Outstanding:
Basic		30,654		30,656		30,656		30,647		30,666
Diluted		30,930		31,087		31,018		30,932		31,004

Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on their review and evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that material information relating to our Company and its consolidated subsidiaries would be made known to them by others within those entities, so that such material information is recorded, processed and reported in a timely manner, particularly during the period in which this annual report on Form 10-K was being prepared, and that no changes were required at this time.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The management of Inter Parfums, Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the company. With the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008.

Our independent auditor, Mazars LLP, a registered public accounting firm, has issued its report on its audit of our internal control over financial reporting. This report appears below.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Board of Directors and Shareholders

Inter Parfums, Inc.

We have audited Inter Parfums, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Inter Parfums, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of the changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Inter Parfums, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Inter Parfums, Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008 and our report dated March 11, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Mazars LLP

New York, New York

March 11, 2009

Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures.

Not Applicable.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers Of the Registrant

Executive Officers and Directors

As of the date of this report, our executive officers and directors were as follows:

Name		Position
Jean Madar		Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Inter Parfums, Inc. and Director General of Inter Parfums, S.A.
Philippe Benacin		Vice Chairman of the Board, President of Inter Parfums, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Inter Parfums, S.A.
Russell Greenberg		Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Philippe Santi		Director, Executive Vice President and Director General Delegué, Inter Parfums, S.A.
Francois Heilbronn		Director
Jean Levy		Director
Robert Bensoussan-Torres		Director
Serge Rosinoer		Director
Patrick Choël		Director
Hugues de la Chevasnerie		Director of Burberry Fragrances, Inter Parfums, S.A.
Frederic Garcia-Pelayo		Director of the Luxury and Fashion division of Inter Parfums, S.A.
Axel Marot		Director of Production & Logistics, Inter Parfums, S.A.
Henry B. (“Andy”) Clarke		President of Specialty Retail Division, Inter Parfums USA, LLC

Our directors will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and thereafter until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. Messrs. Jean Madar and Philippe Benacin have a verbal agreement or understanding to vote their shares in a like manner. As Messrs. Madar and Benacin beneficially own more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Inter Parfums’ common stock, Inter Parfums is considered a “controlled company” under the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

With the exception of Mr. Benacin, the officers are elected annually by the directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors. There are no family relationships between executive officers or directors of our Company.

Board of Directors

Our board of directors has the responsibility for establishing broad corporate policies and for the overall performance of our Company. Although certain directors are not involved in day-to-day operating details, members of the board of directors are kept informed of our business by various reports and documents made available to them. Our board of directors held 19 meetings (or executed consents in lieu thereof), including meetings of committees of the full board of directors during 2008, and all of the directors attended at least 75% of the meetings (or executed consents in lieu thereof) of the full board of directors and committees of which they were a member.

During 2008 our board of directors initially consisted of eleven (11) directors. During October 2008 Mr. Jean Cailliau stepped down from our board for personal reasons, and during January 2009 Mr. Joseph A. Caccamo stepped down from our board for personal reasons. Neither director had any disputes or disagreements with our company. Our board of directors presently consists of nine (9) directors, with a majority of independent directors.

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct, and we agree to provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of our Code of Business Conduct. Any person who requests a copy of our Code of Business Conduct should provide their name and address in writing to: Inter Parfums, Inc., 551 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10176, Att.: Shareholder Relations. In addition, our Code of Conduct is also maintained on our website, at www.interparfumsinc.com.

During 2008 our board of directors had the following standing committees:

Audit Committee – The Audit Committee has the sole authority and is directly responsible for, the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the independent accountants employed by our company which prepare or issue an audit report for our company. During 2008, the Audit Committee consisted of Messrs. Heilbronn, Levy and Choël.

The Audit Committee does not have a member who is an “Audit Committee Financial Expert” as such term is defined under the applicable rules and regulations. However, as the result of the background, education and experience of the members of the Audit Committee, our board of directors believes that such committee members are fully qualified to fulfill their obligations as members of the Audit Committee.

Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committee – The Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committee oversees the compensation of our company’s executives and administers our company’s stock option plans. During 2008, the members of such committee consisted of Messrs. Heilbronn, Levy and Choël. We presently do not have a separate charter for our Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committee.

Our board of directors does not maintain a standing nominating committee or a committee performing similar functions. In view of the agreement and understanding of Messrs. Jean Madar and Philippe Benacin who beneficially own more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Inter Parfums’ common stock and have agreed to vote their shares in a like manner, our board of directors does not believe it necessary for our company to have such a committee. Also as a “controlled company” under the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, we are exempt from the nominating committee requirements. During 2008, our board of directors as a group agreed to nominate the same members of the board who had served the prior year.

Business Experience

The following sets forth biographical information as to the business experience of each executive officer and director of our company for at least the past five years.

Jean Madar

Jean Madar, age 48, a Director, has been the Chairman of the Board since our company’s inception, and is a co-founder of our company with Mr. Philippe Benacin. From inception until December 1993 he was the President of our company; in January 1994 he became Director General of Inter Parfums, S.A., our company’s subsidiary; and in January 1997 he became Chief Executive Officer of our company. Mr. Madar was previously the managing director of Inter Parfums, S.A., from September 1983 until June 1985. At such subsidiary, he had the responsibility of overseeing the marketing operations of its foreign distribution, including market research analysis and actual marketing campaigns. Mr. Madar graduated from The French University for Economic and Commercial Sciences (ESSEC) in 1983.

Philippe Benacin

Mr. Benacin, age 50, a Director, has been the Vice Chairman of the Board since September 1991, and is a co-founder of our company with Mr. Madar. He was elected the Executive Vice President in September 1991, Senior Vice President in April 1993, and President of the Company in January 1994. In addition, he has been the President of Inter Parfums, S.A. for more than the past five years. Mr. Benacin graduated from The French University for Economic and Commercial Sciences (ESSEC) in 1983.

Russell Greenberg

Mr. Greenberg, age 52, the Chief Financial Officer, was Vice-President, Finance when he joined the Company in June 1992; became Executive Vice President in April 1993; and was appointed to our board of directors in February 1995. He is a certified public accountant licensed in the State of New York, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. After graduating from The Ohio State University in 1980, he was employed in public accounting until he joined our company in June 1992.

Philippe Santi

Philippe Santi, age 47 and a Director since December 1999, is the Director General Delegué – Executive Vice President of Inter Parfums, S.A. Mr. Santi, who is a is a Certified Accountant and Statutory Auditor in France, has been the Chief Financial Officer of Inter Parfums, S.A. since February 1995. Prior to February 1995, Mr. Santi was the Chief Financial Officer for Stryker France and an Audit Manager for Ernst and Young.

Francois Heilbronn

Mr. Heilbronn, age 48, a Director since 1988, an independent director and a member of the Audit Committee and the Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committee, is a graduate of Harvard Business School with a Master of Business Administration degree and is currently the managing partner of the consulting firm of M.M. Friedrich, Heilbronn & Fiszer. He was formerly employed by The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. from 1988 through 1992 as a manager. Mr. Heilbronn graduated from Institut D' Etudes Politiques De Paris in June 1983. From 1984 to 1986, he worked as a financial analyst for Lazard Freres & Co.

Jean Levy

Jean Levy, age 76, a Director since August 1996, an independent director and a member of the Audit Committee and the Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committee, worked for twenty-seven years at L'Oreal, and was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cosmair, the exclusive United States licensee of L'Oreal, from 1983 through June 1987. In addition, he is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi Beaute (France). For the more than the past five years, Mr. Levy has been an independent advisor as well as a consultant for economic development to local governments in France. A graduate of l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, he also attended Yale Graduate School and was a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship. He was also a Professor at l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. He was formerly a director of Zannier Group and Escada Beaute Worldwide and Rallye, S.A. In addition, Mr. Levy was also a director (Chairman of the Board until October 2001) of Financière d'Or, and its subsidiary, Histoire d'Or which is in the retail jewelry business. Mr. Levy was formerly a consultant to Ernst & Young, Paris through 2004. He is currently a board member of Price Minister, an internet based retailer located in Paris.

Robert Bensoussan-Torres

Robert Bensoussan-Torres, age 51, has been a Director since March 1997, and also is an independent director. Mr. Bensoussan is the co-founder of Sirius Equity, a retail and branded luxury goods investment company. In November 2001, he became the Chief Executive Officer of Jimmy Choo Ltd., a luxury shoe and ready to wear accessory company. In 2007 Jimmy Choo Ltd. was sold to a private equity firm. From 1999 to December 2000, he was the Managing Director of Gianfranco Ferre fashion group, based in Milano, Italy. Previously Mr. Bensoussan-Torres was a Director of Towers Consulting Europe, Ltd. Towers Consulting Europe, Ltd. is a consulting company based in London, which specializes in strategic advise in connection with mergers and acquisitions in the luxury goods business. Mr. Bensoussan-Torres was the Chief Executive Officer of Christian Lacroix, Paris, a subsidiary of LVMH Group, from February 1993 until May 1998. Christian Lacroix is a French Haute Couture House and has activities in the field of apparel, accessories and fragrances. From December 1990 through January 1993 he was based in Munich, Germany, as the International Sales Director of The Escada Group.

Serge Rosinoer

Mr. Rosinoer, age 78, was appointed to our board of directors in December 2000, as an independent director. Mr. Rosinoer has devoted most of his career to the personal care, cosmetics and fragrance industry. Mr. Serge Rosinoer is presently the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Clarins SA. In 1978, Mr. Rosinoer joined the Clarins Group as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer where he was largely responsible for its rapid international expansion. As COO, then CEO since 1978, Mr. Rosinoer oversaw the transformation of Clarins into a major force in cosmetics, skin care and fragrance, with annual sales of approximately 600 million Euro and more than 4,000 employees. He retired from active duty in June of 2000, but continues to serve on the board of directors of Clarins. Earlier in his career he was President of Parfums Corday. He also held senior level executive positions at Max Factor, where he had full supervision of that cosmetics company’s European production and sales. Mr. Rosinoer has served several terms as President of the French Prestige Cosmetics Association and currently serves as Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur de la France.

Patrick Choël

Mr. Choël, age 65, was appointed to the board of directors in June 2006 as an independent director, and is a member of both the Audit Committee and the Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committee. Mr. Choël is the manager of Université 82, a business consultant and advisor. For approximately 10 years, through March 2004, Mr. Choël worked as the President and CEO of two divisions of LVMH, first the LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics Division, which included such well known brands as Parfums Christian Dior, Guerlain, and Parfums Givenchy, among others, and later, Parfums Christian Dior, a leading world-wide prestige beauty/fragrances business. Prior to such time, for approximately 30 years, he work at various executive positions at Unilever, including President and CEO of Elida Fabergé France and President and CEO of Chesebrough Pond’s USA.

Hugues de la Chevasnerie

Hugues de la Chevasnerie, age 40, became the Director of Burberry Fragrances in December 2006. Prior to joining Burberry Fragrances, Mr. Chevasnerie was from February 2002 the Vice President of International Marketing, Davidoff & Chloé, at Coty Inc. From 1994 to 2002, he held various positions at LVMH- Parfums Christian Dior, including Group Head for Men’s Perfumes from 1999 to 2002.

Frederic Garcia-Pelayo

Frederic Garcia-Pelayo, age 50, became the Director of the Luxury and Fashion division of Inter Parfums, S.A. in March 2005. He was previously the Director of Marketing and Distribution for Perfume and Cosmetics for Inter Parfums, S.A. and was named Executive Vice President in 2004. Previously Mr. Garcia-Pelayo was the Director of Export Sales of Inter Parfums, S.A. from September 1994. Prior to September 1994, Mr. Garcia-Pelayo was the Export Manager for Benetton Perfumes for seven (7) years.

Axel Marot

Axel Marot, age 35, was the Supply Chain Manager when he joined Inter Parfums, S.A. in 2003 and has been the Director of Operations for Inter Parfums, S.A. since January 2005. Prior to joining Inter Parfums, S.A., Mr. Marot was a Supply Chain Manager for Nestlé.

Andy Clarke

Henry B. “Andy” Clarke, age 48, was appointed as President of Inter Parfums USA, LLC – Specialty Retail Division in January 2008, which presently encompasses fragrance and personal care products produced for Gap, Banana Republic, New York & Company, Brooks Brothers and bebe. Mr. Clarke has been employed by our company since 2001. Prior to joining the Company Mr. Clarke had spent seventeen years in the beauty business in various capacities.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Based solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any amendments to such forms furnished to us, and written representations from various reporting persons furnished to us, we are not aware of any reporting person who has failed to file the reports required to be filed under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on a timely basis, except for each of Messrs. Benacin and Madar, who each filed one Form 4, 15 days late in October 2008 reporting one sale of 61 shares.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The following table sets forth a summary of all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to, our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer, and each of the 3 most highly compensated executive officers of our Company whose compensation exceeded $100,000 per annum for services rendered in all capacities to our Company and its subsidiaries during fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. For all compensation related matters disclosed in this Item 11, all amounts paid in euro have been converted to US dollars at the average rate of exchange in each year.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary ($)		Bonus ($)		Stock Awards ($)		Option Awards ($)		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)		Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)		All Other Compensation ($)			Total ($)

Jean Madar,	2008		400,000		-0-		-0-		98,000		-0-		-0-		-0-			498,000
Chief Executive Officer	2007		400,000		100,000		-0-		124,000		-0-		-0-		429,750	1		1,053,750
	2006		400,000		-0-		-0-		252,000		-0-		-0-		2,974,944	2		3,626,944

Russell Greenberg, Chief	2008		435,000		35,000		-0-		37,000		-0-		-0-		48,214	3		555,214
Financial Officer	2007		405,000		43,100		-0-		98,000		-0-		-0-		246,590	4		792,690
	2006		375,000		30,000		-0-		167,000		-0-		-0-		304,214	5		876,214

Philippe Benacin, President of	2008		324,489		229,258		-0-		98,000		-0-		11,757		227,485	6		890,989
Inter Parfums, Inc. and Chief	2007		263,750		170,000		-0-		124,000		-0-		10,610		523,299	7		1,091,659