UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
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 23, 2001
JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania | 1-10746 | 06-0935166 |
250 Rittenhouse Circle
Bristol, PA 19007
(Address of principal executive offices)
(215) 785-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On January 23, 2001, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that it planned to make a private offering of $300 million to $350 million of 20-year, senior zero coupon debt securities which would be convertible into shares of the Registrant's Common Stock. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 20.1.
Item 7. Exhibits
20.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated January 23, 2001.
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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/ Wesley R. Card |
Date: January 23, 2001
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 20.1 | Press Release of the Registrant dated January 23, 2001. |
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