SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
COLE NEIL

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.
1450 BROADWAY

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10018

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC. [ ICON ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/02/2006
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/02/2006(1) J(2) 400,000(2) D(2) (2) 415,200 D
Common Stock 20,000 I As custodian for children(3)
Common Stock 15,194 I By 401(k) Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. On June 2, 2006, the reporting person learned facts indicating the shares were improperly sold (as described in footnote 2) in 2005. Since such time, and through the date of filing of this report, the reporting person learned additional facts confirming the improper sale.
2. In April and June 2005, the reporting person borrowed funds pursuant to loan agreements and pledged and delivered an aggregate of 400,000 shares of the issuer's common stock (the "Escrow Shares") to an attorney designated as escrow agent by the lender. In April 2006, the reporting person initiated prepayment of the loans, as permitted by the loan agreements, and subsequently, in June 2006, obtained information that without the reporting person's knowledge and in the absence of any default, the Escrow Shares were improperly released from the purported escrow account and sold by the escrow agent in 2005. The reporting person is continuing to investigate this matter.
3. The filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission that the person filing this Statement is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended), the beneficial owner of the common stock of the issuer reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person as custodian for his children.
/s/ Neil Cole 06/15/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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