-----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, KIRTnsp//93rdHQpsCAMEJesYwbQx3XY464y8eTXtTSG4pUYDsICbhtOKc6cq8Lb Y38QqK/lYh91am+ggWDohg== 0001209191-05-047227.txt : 20050914 0001209191-05-047227.hdr.sgml : 20050914 20050914170210 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-05-047227 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050908 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050914 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050914 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JONES APPAREL GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000874016 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WOMEN'S, MISSES', AND JUNIORS OUTERWEAR [2330] IRS NUMBER: 060935166 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 250 RITTENHOUSE CIRCLE STREET 2: KEYSTONE PK CITY: BRISTOL STATE: PA ZIP: 19007 BUSINESS PHONE: 2157854000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 250 RITTENHOUSE CIRCLE CITY: BRISTOL STATE: PA ZIP: 19007 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sotos Efthimios P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001338615 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10746 FILM NUMBER: 051084925 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 212-642-3860 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1411 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 3 1 doc3.xml FORM 3 SUBMISSION X0202 3 2005-09-08 0 0000874016 JONES APPAREL GROUP INC JNY 0001338615 Sotos Efthimios P JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC. 1411 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10018 0 1 0 0 EVP-Treasurer, Strat/Fin Plan Common Stock 667 D Common Stock 3000 D Common Stock 1333 D Common Stock 10000 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 42.17 1999-06-15 2007-05-16 Common Stock 501 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 67.85 1999-06-15 2006-07-31 Common Stock 250 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 27.75 2009-09-27 Common Stock 8000 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 29.1875 2010-12-18 Common Stock 15000 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 31.26 2011-12-03 Common Stock 15000 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 34.89 2011-01-05 Common Stock 7500 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 37.06 2012-01-03 Common Stock 10000 D This amount reflects restricted stock granted to the reporting person, pursuant to the terms of the Jones Apparel Group, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting restrictions lapse as to one-third of the shares on December 9 of each of 2005, 2006 and 2007. This amount reflects restricted stock granted to the reporting person, pursuant to the terms of the Jones Apparel Group, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting restrictions lapse as to one-third of the shares beginning on the first day immediately following the end of the trading restrictions imposed by the Company on the reporting person with respect to the public announcement of fourth quarter financial results for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006. This amount reflects restricted stock granted to the reporting person, pursuant to the terms of the Jones Apparel Group, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting restrictions lapse on the second business day immediately following the Company's public announcement of fourth quarter financial results for the year 2007. Vested in five equal annual installments beginning on 9/27/2000. Vests in five equal annual installments beginning on 12/18/2001. Vests in five equal annual installments beginning on 12/3/2002. Vests in five equal annual installments beginning on 1/05/2005. Vests in five equal annual installments beginning on the second business day immediately following the Company's public announcement of fourth quarter financial results for the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively. Efthimios P. Sotos 2005-09-14 EX-99.3_101092 2 attachment.htm EX-99 DOCUMENT POWER OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

    Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Ira M. Dansky and Wesley R. Card, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)  prepare, execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;
(2)  prepare and execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(3)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(4)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

    The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

    This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 13th day of September, 2005.

/s/Efthimios P. Sotos
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Efthimios P. Sotos
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