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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-03-034153.txt : 20031204
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20031204172835
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-03-034153
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20031202
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031204

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GLADSTEIN GARY S
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001186204

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-14657
		FILM NUMBER:		031038589

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
		STREET 2:		888 SEVENTH AVE 3300
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10106

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BANK JOS A CLOTHIERS INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000920033
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES [5600]
		IRS NUMBER:				363189198
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0130

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 HANOVER PIKE
		CITY:			HAMPSTEAD
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21074
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4102392700
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            <rptOwnerName>GLADSTEIN GARY S</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10106</rptOwnerZipCode>
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ble><footnotes><footnote id="F1">The options reported herein were part of 20,000 options granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to an Option Agreement effective as of March 14, 2003. The Option Agreement has been amended and restated to provide, inter alia, that 5,000 of such options, which were scheduled to vest on January 1, 2004, shall instead vest on December 2, 2003. The remaining 15,000 options, all of which have been forfeited to the Company, were scheduled to vest in three equal tranches of 5,000 shares each on January 1, 2005, 2006 and 2007.</footnote><footnote id="F2">The Reporting Person forfeited to the Company 15,000 options with an exercise price of $23.15 per share. The Company issued to the Reporting Person 15,000 options with an exercise price of $38.48 per share.</footnote></footnotes><ownerSignature><signatureName>Gary S. Gladstein</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-12-04</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>



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