RTW Retailwinds (RTW) Form 4 New York & Company / GREGORY J SCOTT ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SCOTT GREGORY J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

330 W. 34TH STREET

9TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
New York & Company, Inc. [ NWY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/14/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/14/2017		A		6,211(1)	A	$1.63	233,771	D
Common Stock	08/14/2017		A		6,211(2)	A	$0	239,982(3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The securities consist of deferred stock units (DSU's) acquired under the New York & Company, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan. The DSU's convert on a one-for-one basis into shares of the issuer's common stock subsequent to the earlier of the reporting person's previously elected payment date or termination of services as an employee. The currently issued DSU's were issued in payment of a portion of the reporting person's fiscal Spring 2017 cash bonus equal to the fair market value on the date of grant.

2. The securities consist of deferred stock units (DSU's) acquired under the New York & Company, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan. The DSU's convert on a one-for-one basis into shares of the issuer's common stock subsequent to the earlier of the reporting person's previously elected payment date or termination of services as an employee. In accordance with the Company's Management Stock Purchase Plan, the Company matches the amount of cash incentive compensation the reporting person deferred with additional unvested deferred stock units equal to the fair market value on the date of grant, which vest three years from the date of grant.

3. Includes 127,560 shares of common stock; 6,211 vested deferred stock units; 6,211 deferred stock units which vest on August 31, 2020; and 100,000 shares of restricted stock which vest on August 25, 2017.

	Linda Gormezano, attorney-in-fact /s/ Linda Gormezano	08/21/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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