UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

FORM 8-K

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 20, 2010
 


LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
1-7848
13-2728690
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)
File Number)
Identification No.)


19 West 44 th Street, New York, New York
10036
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(212) 972-9700
 


Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8−K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01. 
Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 20, 2010, Lazare Kaplan International Inc. issued a press release announcing that in a federal lawsuit filed on Monday, May 17, 2010, it sued various Lloyds of London syndicates and European insurers for $640 million in damages arising out of the disappearance of diamonds that were insured by the defendants, including consequential damages. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information set forth herei n is not deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K.

 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
Description

99.1
Press Release dated May 20, 2010
 

 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
  LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL INC.  
       
Date: May 20, 2010
By:
/s/ William H. Moryto  
    William H. Moryto,  
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  
                 
 
 
 
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