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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):
January
14, 2008
JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.
Pennsylvania (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-10746 (Commission File Number) |
06-0935166 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1411 Broadway New York, New York 10018 (Address of principal executive offices) |
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(212) 642-3860
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Not Applicable Former name or former address, if changed since last report |
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:
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CFR 230.425)
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240.14a-12)
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ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 14, 2008, Frits van Paasschen notified Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (the "Company") of his decision not to stand for re-election to the Company's Board of Directors at its 2008 Annual Stockholders Meeting. Mr. van Paasschen advised the Company that his decision resulted from the heightened time and travel demands attending his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., a position he assumed in September 2007.
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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/ Ira M. Dansky |
Date: January 18, 2008
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