UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) January 17, 2006

NS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Kentucky	1-9838	61-0985936
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

530 West Ninth Street, Newport, Kentucky 41071
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (859) 292-6809

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

NS Group, Inc. plans to present the following materials in the form of a slide show presentation and/or printed charts to various institutional and individual investors beginning January 18, 2006. The slide show presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report and the exhibit attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)

Exhibits

99.1

Slide show presentation first presented by NS Group, Inc. to investors beginning January 18, 2006

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.


		NS GROUP, INC.

January 17, 2006		By: /s/ Thomas J. Depenbrock

		Thomas J. Depenbrock
		Vice President — Finance, Treasurer and Chief
		Financial Officer

NS GROUP INC 8-K