-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LmgAtxIC0tpmEZ4EBxHANhyWBD4xLjWa2cPEmzw+5ptiJD3V/DGzBsGk4x9w/vy+ gfvCnTVq3E3MK4RNEluKNg== 0000922423-99-000919.txt : 19990802 0000922423-99-000919.hdr.sgml : 19990802 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000922423-99-000919 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990730 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLE KENNETH PRODUCTIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000921691 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOOTWEAR, (NO RUBBER) [3140] IRS NUMBER: 133131650 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-49181 FILM NUMBER: 99673809 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 152 WEST 57TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122651500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 152 WEST 57TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLAIBORNE LIZ INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000352363 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WOMEN'S, MISSES', AND JUNIORS OUTERWEAR [2330] IRS NUMBER: 132842791 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1441 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123544900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1441 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 SCHEDULE 13G INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 193294105 (CUSIP Number) July 20, 1999 --------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |_| Rule 13d-1(b) |X| Rule 13d-1(c) |_| Rule 13d-1(d) Page 1 of 6 Pages SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 193294105 Page 2 of 6 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Liz Claiborne, Inc. 132842791 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER 5) SOLE VOTING POWER OF 1,000,000 SHARES ------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY None EACH ------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,000,000 WITH ------------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,000,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 12% CUSIP No. 193294105 Page 3 of 6 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 152 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Liz Claiborne, Inc./1/ Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 1441 Broadway New York, New York 10018 Item 2(c). Citizenship: Delaware Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Class A Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 193294105 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss.240.13D-1(B), or 240.13D-2(B) or (C), check whether the person filing is a: (a) |_| Broker or Dealer Registered Under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o) (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) (c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) - --------------------------- /1/ Liz Claiborne, Inc. anticipates that it will hold the shares of Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. through its wholly-owned subsidiary, LCI Investments, Inc. CUSIP No. 193294105 Page 4 of 6 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (d) |_| Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8) (e) |_| Investment Adviser in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (f) |_| Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) |_| Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (h) |_| Savings Association as defined in ss.3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) (i) |_| Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under ss.3(c)(15) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3) (j) |_| Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J) If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. |X| Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,000,000* (b) Percent of class: 12% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,000,000* (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,000,000* (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None * Liz Claiborne, Inc. ("LCI") and Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. ("KCI") have entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 20, 1999, whereby LCI has agreed on the terms and conditions set forth therein to purchase such shares of Class A Common Stock from KCP. The closing of the transaction is subject to the fulfillment of the closing conditions as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable. CUSIP No. 193294105 Page 5 of 6 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purposes or effect. CUSIP No. 193294105 Page 6 of 6 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. July 30, 1999 LIZ CLAIBORNE, INC. By: /s/ Nicholas J. Rubino ----------------------------- /s/ Nicholas J. Rubino Title: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----