| x | QUARTERLY
      REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
      1934 | 
| ¨ | TRANSITION
      REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
      1934 | 
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| PAGE | ||
| NUMBER | ||
| PART I. FINANCIAL
      INFORMATION | ||
| Item
      1. | Financial
      Statements | |
| Condensed
      Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||
| September
      30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited), and December 31, 2009 | 3 | |
| Condensed
      Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||
| for
      the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
      (Unaudited) | 4 | |
| Condensed
      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||
| for
      the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
    (Unaudited) | 5 | |
| Notes
      to the Interim Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for
      the Three-Month and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and
      2009 | 6
      –16 | |
| Item
      2. | Management's
      Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
      Operations | 17
      – 23 | 
| Item
      3. | Quantitative
      and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 24 | 
| Item
      4. | Controls
      and Procedures | 24 | 
| PART
      II.  OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| Item
      1. | Legal
      Proceedings | 25 | 
| Item
      1A. | Risk
      Factors | 25 | 
| Item
      2. | Unregistered
      Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 25 | 
| Item
      3. | Defaults
      Upon Senior Securities | 25 | 
| Item
      4. | Reserved | 25 | 
| Item
      5. | Other
      Information | 25 | 
| Item
      6. | Exhibits | 25 | 
| SIGNATURE | 26 | |
| September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | September 30, 2009 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
| CURRENT
      ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
| Cash
      and cash equivalents | $ | 3,965,906 | $ | 1,797,093 | $ | 4,002,909 | ||||||
| Trade
      receivables – net | 61,261,175 | 45,831,558 | 58,296,661 | |||||||||
| Other
      receivables | 1,319,589 | 1,476,643 | 1,598,829 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 62,913,777 | 55,420,467 | 68,065,444 | |||||||||
| Deferred
      income taxes | 1,490,601 | 1,475,695 | 2,173,391 | |||||||||
| Prepaid
      and refundable income taxes | - | - | 247,011 | |||||||||
| Prepaid
      expenses | 1,494,653 | 1,309,138 | 1,323,115 | |||||||||
| Total
      current assets | 132,445,701 | 107,310,594 | 135,707,360 | |||||||||
| FIXED
      ASSETS – net | 22,114,258 | 22,669,876 | 23,132,489 | |||||||||
| IDENTIFIED
      INTANGIBLES | 30,504,785 | 30,516,910 | 30,627,527 | |||||||||
| OTHER
      ASSETS | 1,896,914 | 2,892,683 | 3,304,123 | |||||||||
| TOTAL
      ASSETS | $ | 186,961,658 | $ | 163,390,063 | $ | 192,771,499 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES
      AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||||||||||
| CURRENT
      LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||
| Accounts
      payable | $ | 9,449,927 | $ | 6,781,534 | $ | 7,683,778 | ||||||
| Current
      maturities – long term debt | 508,376 | 511,870 | 503,841 | |||||||||
| Accrued
      expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Salaries
      and wages | 2,624,978 | 343,345 | 1,161,324 | |||||||||
| Co-op
      advertising | 63,222 | 460,190 | 795,147 | |||||||||
| Interest | 497,641 | 471,091 | 1,648,116 | |||||||||
| Income
      taxes payable | 2,280,900 | 26,242 | - | |||||||||
| Taxes
      - other | 490,978 | 440,223 | 387,817 | |||||||||
| Commissions | 541,389 | 487,340 | 341,903 | |||||||||
| Current
      portion of pension funding | 700,000 | 700,000 | - | |||||||||
| Other | 2,185,406 | 2,764,783 | 2,041,371 | |||||||||
| Total
      current liabilities | 19,342,817 | 12,986,618 | 14,563,297 | |||||||||
| LONG
      TERM DEBT – less current maturities | 52,910,608 | 55,079,776 | 82,940,392 | |||||||||
| DEFERRED
      INCOME TAXES | 9,060,211 | 9,071,639 | 9,558,761 | |||||||||
| DEFERRED
      PENSION LIABILITY | 3,735,674 | 3,589,875 | 3,919,603 | |||||||||
| DEFERRED
      LIABILITIES | 189,719 | 184,481 | 197,010 | |||||||||
| TOTAL
      LIABILITIES | 85,239,029 | 80,912,389 | 111,179,063 | |||||||||
| COMMITMENTS
      AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS'
      EQUITY: | ||||||||||||
| Common
      stock, no par value; | ||||||||||||
| 25,000,000
      shares authorized; issued and outstanding September 30, 2010 - 7,409,537;
      December 31, 2009 - 5,576,465 and September 30, 2009 -
      5,547,215 | 68,927,984 | 54,598,104 | 54,387,752 | |||||||||
| Accumulated
      other comprehensive loss | (2,947,290 | ) | (3,217,144 | ) | (2,982,564 | ) | ||||||
| Retained
      earnings | 35,741,935 | 31,096,714 | 30,187,248 | |||||||||
| Total
      shareholders' equity | 101,722,629 | 82,477,674 | 81,592,436 | |||||||||
| TOTAL
      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 186,961,658 | $ | 163,390,063 | $ | 192,771,499 | ||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
| NET
      SALES | $ | 74,760,244 | $ | 66,572,437 | $ | 186,062,284 | $ | 167,825,613 | ||||||||
| COST
      OF GOODS SOLD | 47,575,649 | 41,856,651 | 121,021,756 | 105,299,667 | ||||||||||||
| GROSS
      MARGIN | 27,184,595 | 24,715,786 | 65,040,528 | 62,525,946 | ||||||||||||
| SELLING,
      GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | 19,159,541 | 18,576,780 | 53,347,582 | 56,642,081 | ||||||||||||
| INCOME
      FROM OPERATIONS | 8,025,054 | 6,139,006 | 11,692,946 | 5,883,865 | ||||||||||||
| OTHER
      INCOME AND (EXPENSES): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest
      expense, net | (955,033 | ) | (1,955,485 | ) | (4,721,176 | ) | (5,665,905 | ) | ||||||||
| Other
      - net | 246,334 | 224,442 | 286,451 | 257,899 | ||||||||||||
| Total
      other - net | (708,699 | ) | (1,731,043 | ) | (4,434,725 | ) | (5,408,006 | ) | ||||||||
| INCOME  BEFORE
      INCOME TAXES | 7,316,355 | 4,407,963 | 7,258,221 | 475,859 | ||||||||||||
| INCOME
      TAX EXPENSE | 2,634,000 | 1,626,518 | 2,613,000 | 210,518 | ||||||||||||
| NET
      INCOME | $ | 4,682,355 | $ | 2,781,445 | $ | 4,645,221 | $ | 265,341 | ||||||||
| NET
      INCOME PER SHARE | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||
| WEIGHTED
      AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 7,407,409 | 5,547,215 | 6,522,058 | 5,546,993 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 7,422,194 | 5,547,215 | 6,541,192 | 5,546,993 | ||||||||||||
| Nine
      Months Ended | ||||||||
| September
      30, | ||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
| CASH
      FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net
      income | $ | 4,645,221 | $ | 265,341 | ||||
| Adjustments
      to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
      activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation
      and amortization | 4,209,421 | 4,772,894 | ||||||
| Deferred
      pension and other | 420,891 | 395,792 | ||||||
| Deferred
      income taxes | (26,334 | ) | 114,415 | |||||
| Loss
      on disposal of fixed assets | 14,038 | 7,169 | ||||||
| Stock
      compensation expense | 129,900 | 137,688 | ||||||
| Change
      in assets and liabilities | ||||||||
| Receivables | (15,272,563 | ) | 1,632,238 | |||||
| Inventories | (7,493,310 | ) | 2,236,730 | |||||
| Other
      current assets | (185,515 | ) | (39,487 | ) | ||||
| Other
      assets | 1,145,769 | 660,878 | ||||||
| Accounts
      payable | 2,740,554 | (2,140,244 | ) | |||||
| Accrued
      and other liabilities | 3,691,301 | 1,472,318 | ||||||
| Net
      cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (5,980,627 | ) | 9,515,732 | |||||
| CASH
      FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Purchase
      of fixed assets | (3,729,619 | ) | (3,997,487 | ) | ||||
| Investment
      in trademarks and patents | (23,118 | ) | (43,777 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds
      from sale of fixed assets | 24,860 | 25,058 | ||||||
| Net
      cash used in investing activities | (3,727,877 | ) | (4,016,206 | ) | ||||
| CASH
      FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Proceeds
      from revolving credit facility | 196,671,708 | 165,575,147 | ||||||
| Repayments
      of revolving credit facility | (169,463,530 | ) | (169,512,854 | ) | ||||
| Debt
      financing costs | (150,000 | ) | (1,512,500 | ) | ||||
| Repayments
      of long-term debt | (29,380,841 | ) | (357,723 | ) | ||||
| Issuance
      of common stock, net of issuance costs | 14,105,600 | - | ||||||
| Proceeds
      from exercise of stock options | 94,380 | - | ||||||
| Net
      cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 11,877,317 | (5,807,930 | ) | |||||
| INCREASE
      (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 2,168,813 | (308,404 | ) | |||||
| CASH
      AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 1,797,093 | 4,311,313 | ||||||
| CASH
      AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD | $ | 3,965,906 | $ | 4,002,909 | ||||
| 1. | INTERIM
      FINANCIAL REPORTING | 
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Net
      income | $ | 4,682,355 | $ | 2,781,445 | $ | 4,645,221 | $ | 265,341 | ||||||||
| Other
      comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Amortization
      of unrecognized transition obligation, service cost and net
      loss | 89,952 | 79,884 | 269,854 | 239,651 | ||||||||||||
| Total
      comprehensive income | $ | 4,772,307 | $ | 2,861,329 | $ | 4,915,075 | $ | 504,992 | ||||||||
| 2. | TRADE
      RECEIVABLES | 
| 3. | INVENTORIES | 
| September 30, | December 31, | September 30, | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2009 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Raw
      materials | $ | 10,641,734 | $ | 5,438,055 | $ | 7,685,583 | ||||||
| Work-in-process | 732,910 | 497,914 | 671,388 | |||||||||
| Finished
      goods | 51,586,413 | 49,522,542 | 59,764,173 | |||||||||
| Reserve
      for obsolescence or lower of cost or market | (47,280 | ) | (38,044 | ) | (55,700 | ) | ||||||
| Total | $ | 62,913,777 | $ | 55,420,467 | $ | 68,065,444 | ||||||
| 4. | SUPPLEMENTAL
      CASH FLOW INFORMATION | 
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
| September 30, | ||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
| Interest | $ | 3,763,729 | $ | 3,921,125 | ||||
| Federal,
      state and local income taxes, net of refunds | $ | 385,112 | $ | 269,546 | ||||
| Fixed
      asset purchases in accounts payable | $ | 79,373 | $ | 66,816 | ||||
| 5. | PER
      SHARE INFORMATION | 
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Weighted
      average shares outstanding | 7,407,409 | 5,547,215 | 6,522,058 | 5,546,993 | ||||||||||||
| Dilutive
      stock options | 14,785 | - | 19,134 | - | ||||||||||||
| Dilutive
      weighted average shares outstanding | 7,422,194 | 5,547,215 | 6,541,192 | 5,546,993 | ||||||||||||
| Anti-dilutive
      stock options/weighted average shares outstanding | 196,000 | 377,054 | 210,090 | 398,947 | ||||||||||||
| 6. | RECENT
      FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS | 
| 7. | INCOME
      TAXES | 
| 8. | INTANGIBLE
      ASSETS | 
| Gross | Accumulated | Carrying | ||||||||||
| September 30, 2010
    (unaudited) | Amount | Amortization | Amount | |||||||||
| Trademarks: | ||||||||||||
| Wholesale | $ | 27,243,578 | $ | - | $ | 27,243,578 | ||||||
| Retail | 2,900,000 | - | 2,900,000 | |||||||||
| Patents | 2,412,117 | 2,050,910 | 361,207 | |||||||||
| Customer
      relationships | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | - | |||||||||
| Total
      Identified Intangibles | $ | 33,555,695 | $ | 3,050,910 | $ | 30,504,785 | ||||||
| Gross | Accumulated | Carrying | ||||||||||
| December 31, 2009 | Amount | Amortization | Amount | |||||||||
| Trademarks: | ||||||||||||
| Wholesale | $ | 27,243,578 | $ | - | $ | 27,243,578 | ||||||
| Retail | 2,900,000 | - | 2,900,000 | |||||||||
| Patents | 2,388,999 | 2,015,667 | 373,332 | |||||||||
| Customer
      relationships | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | - | |||||||||
| Total
      Identified Intangibles | $ | 33,532,577 | $ | 3,015,667 | $ | 30,516,910 | ||||||
| Gross | Accumulated | Carrying | ||||||||||
| September 30, 2009
    (unaudited) | Amount | Amortization | Amount | |||||||||
| Trademarks: | ||||||||||||
| Wholesale | $ | 27,243,578 | $ | - | $ | 27,243,578 | ||||||
| Retail | 2,900,000 | - | 2,900,000 | |||||||||
| Patents | 2,353,319 | 1,919,371 | 433,948 | |||||||||
| Customer
      relationships | 1,000,000 | 950,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Total
      Identified Intangibles | $ | 33,496,897 | $ | 2,869,371 | $ | 30,627,526 | ||||||
| 2011 | $ | 46,008 | ||
| 2012 | 46,008 | |||
| 2013 | 46,008 | |||
| 2014 | 46,008 | |||
| 2015 | 46,008 | 
| 9. | CAPITAL
      STOCK | 
| Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||
| Options
      outstanding at January 1, 2010 | 335,250 | $ | 18.25 | |||||
| Issued | - | - | ||||||
| Exercised | (17,000 | ) | $ | 5.55 | ||||
| Forfeited | (69,000 | ) | $ | 18.81 | ||||
| Options
      outstanding at September 30, 2010 | 249,250 | $ | 18.96 | |||||
| Options
      exercisable at: | ||||||||
| January
      1, 2010 | 335,250 | $ | 18.25 | |||||
| September
      30, 2010 | 249,250 | $ | 18.96 | |||||
| Unvested
      options at January 1, 2010 | - | |||||||
| Granted | - | |||||||
| Vested | - | |||||||
| Forfeited | - | |||||||
| Unvested
      options at September 30, 2010 | - | |||||||
| 10. | RETIREMENT
      PLANS | 
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Service
      cost | $ | 19,977 | $ | 28,843 | $ | 59,931 | $ | 86,529 | ||||||||
| Interest | 161,677 | 151,455 | 485,031 | 454,363 | ||||||||||||
| Expected
      return on assets | (133,055 | ) | (121,614 | ) | (399,163 | ) | (364,841 | ) | ||||||||
| Amortization
      of unrecognized net loss | 71,854 | 61,785 | 215,560 | 185,357 | ||||||||||||
| Amortization
      of unrecognized transition obligation | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Amortization
      of unrecognized prior service cost | 18,098 | 18,098 | 54,294 | 54,294 | ||||||||||||
| Net
      pension cost | $ | 138,551 | $ | 138,567 | $ | 415,653 | $ | 415,702 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
| Discount
      rate | 5.91 | % | 6.00 | % | ||||
| Average
      rate of increase in compensation levels | 3.0 | % | 3.0 | % | ||||
| Expected
      long-term rate of return on plan assets | 8.0 | % | 8.0 | % | ||||
| 11. | SEGMENT
      INFORMATION | 
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
| NET
      SALES: | ||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale | $ | 59,396,157 | $ | 54,455,334 | $ | 135,805,817 | $ | 128,388,832 | ||||||||
| Retail | 11,112,373 | 11,477,763 | 35,044,935 | 37,537,253 | ||||||||||||
| Military | 4,251,714 | 639,340 | 15,211,532 | 1,899,528 | ||||||||||||
| Total
      Net Sales | $ | 74,760,244 | $ | 66,572,437 | $ | 186,062,284 | $ | 167,825,613 | ||||||||
| GROSS
      MARGIN: | ||||||||||||||||
| Wholesale | $ | 21,425,840 | $ | 19,453,302 | $ | 47,083,808 | $ | 44,611,073 | ||||||||
| Retail | 5,102,592 | 5,235,573 | 15,875,230 | 17,831,763 | ||||||||||||
| Military | 656,163 | 26,911 | 2,081,490 | 83,110 | ||||||||||||
| Total
      Gross Margin | $ | 27,184,595 | $ | 24,715,786 | $ | 65,040,528 | $ | 62,525,946 | ||||||||
| 12. | LONG-TERM
      DEBT | 
| 13. | FINANCIAL
      INSTRUMENTS | 
| 14. | RESTRUCTURING | 
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Liability | Liability | |||||||||||||||
| Beginning | Ending | |||||||||||||||
| Balance | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | Balance | |||||||||||||
| 12/31/2009 | Expense | Payments | 9/30/2010 | |||||||||||||
| Wholesale | ||||||||||||||||
| Severance
      and employee benefits | $ | 148,080 | $ | - | $ | 148,080 | $ | - | ||||||||
| Transition
      costs | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Facility
      exit costs | 31,475 | - | 31,475 | - | ||||||||||||
| Total
      Wholesale | $ | 179,555 | $ | - | $ | 179,555 | $ | - | ||||||||
| Retail | ||||||||||||||||
| Severance
      and employee benefits | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
| Transition
      costs | 36,091 | - | 36,091 | - | ||||||||||||
| Facility
      exit costs | 160,717 | - | 153,429 | 7,288 | ||||||||||||
| Total
      Retail | $ | 196,808 | $ | - | $ | 189,520 | $ | 7,288 | ||||||||
| Total | $ | 376,363 | $ | - | $ | 369,075 | $ | 7,288 | ||||||||
| Three
      Months Ended | Nine
      Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September
      30, | September
      30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Net
      Sales | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
| Cost
      Of Goods Sold | 63.6 | % | 62.9 | % | 65.0 | % | 62.7 | % | ||||||||
| Gross
      Margin | 36.4 | % | 37.1 | % | 35.0 | % | 37.3 | % | ||||||||
| Selling,
      General and Administrative Expenses | 25.6 | % | 27.9 | % | 28.7 | % | 33.8 | % | ||||||||
| Income
      From Operations | 10.8 | % | 9.2 | % | 6.3 | % | 3.5 | % | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT | EXHIBIT | |
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
| 31
      (a)* | Certification
      pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Chief
      Executive Officer. | |
| 31
      (b)* | Certification
      pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Chief
      Financial Officer. | |
| 32
      (a)+ | Certification
      pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
      the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Executive
      Officer. | |
| 32
      (b)+ | Certification
      pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
      the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Financial
      Officer. | 
|  | * | Filed
      with this report. | 
|  | + | Furnished
      with this report. | 
| Rocky
      Brands, Inc. | |
| Date:    October
      28, 2010 | /s/ James E. McDonald | 
| James
      E. McDonald, Executive Vice President and | |
| Chief
      Financial Officer* | 
| * | In
      his capacity as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr.
      McDonald is duly authorized to sign this report on behalf of the
      Registrant. |