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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 6, 2006
JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.
Pennsylvania (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-10746 (Commission File Number) |
06-0935166 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
250 Rittenhouse Circle Bristol, PA 19007 (Address of principal executive offices) |
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(215) 785-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report |
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This Amendment is being filed to correct a typographical error in footnote 2.
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
In connection with its annual review of executive compensation, on March 6, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. set the compensation of the executive officers who will be included as named executive officers (as defined in Regulation S-K Item 402(a)(3)) in the proxy statement for the Company's 2006 annual meeting of stockholders to be held in May 2006 (the "Proxy Statement"), as set forth in the table below. The 2006 base salaries for the named executive officers were not increased from their respective 2005 base salaries.
Executive Officer |
2006 Base Salary |
2005 Cash Bonus |
2006 Restricted Stock Grant (1) |
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Peter
Boneparth President and Chief Executive Officer |
$2,500,000 | $1,200,000 | 50,000 shares | |
Sidney
Kimmel Chairman |
$1,200,000 | - | - | |
Wesley
R. Card Chief Operating and Financial Officer (2) |
$1,100,000 | $600,000 | 25,000 shares | |
Rhonda
J. Brown President and Chief Executive Officer, Footwear, Accessories and Retail Group |
$1,300,000 | $250,000 | 10,000 shares | |
Ira M.
Dansky Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
$650,000 | $375,000 | 5,000 shares |
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(1) | Grants are effective March
6, 2006. Vesting restrictions lapse as to all of the shares on the
second business day immediately following the Company's public
announcement of its fourth quarter financial results for the year
2008, provided that
the Company achieves certain performance targets. |
(2) | On March 8, 2006, Mr. Card became Chief Operating Officer and Efthimios P. Sotos was named Chief Financial Officer. |
The Company intends to provide additional information concerning compensation of the named executive officers in the Proxy Statement.
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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.
JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ Efthimios P. Sotos |
Date: March 9, 2006
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