0001209191-13-051035.txt : 20131106 0001209191-13-051035.hdr.sgml : 20131106 20131106174016 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-13-051035 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20131104 FILED AS OF DATE: 20131106 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131106 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JONES 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: 1411 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126423860 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1411 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: JONES APPAREL GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MITAROTONDA JAMES A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001254583 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10746 FILM NUMBER: 131197655 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2013-11-04 0 0000874016 JONES GROUP INC JNY 0001254583 MITAROTONDA JAMES A C/O BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 17TH FL. NEW YORK NY 10019 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2013-11-04 4 J 0 682300 D 0 I by Barington Companies Investors, LLC Common Stock 10323 D Common Stock 737300 I by Barington SPV I, L.P. Common Stock 585000 I by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. Hartz Capital Investments, LLC ("Hartz") elected to terminate an investment advisory agreement between Hartz and Barington Companies Investors, LLC ("BCI"), effective November 4, 2013. See Footnote 3 for more information on the investment advisory agreement. As a result of the termination, BCI no longer manages an investment account on behalf of Hartz and therefore no longer may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of The Jones Group Inc. held in the Hartz investment account. Not applicable. The Reporting Person is the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp., which is the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., which is the majority member of BCI. Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between BCI and Hartz that terminated effective November 4, 2013, BCI managed an investment account on behalf of Hartz and may have been deemed to share with Hartz beneficial ownership of the shares of The Jones Group Inc. held in the Hartz investment account. The Reporting Person disclaimed beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person was the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. The Reporting Person is the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp., which is the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., which is the majority member of BCI. BCI is the general partner of Barington SPV I, L.P. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. The Reporting Person is the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp., which is the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., which is the majority member of BCI. BCI is the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. /s/James A. Mitarotonda 2013-11-06