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):
August 16, 2002
JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 1-10746
(Commission File Number) | 06-0935166
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
250 Rittenhouse Circle
Bristol, PA 19007
(Address of principal executive offices)
(215) 785-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 7. Exhibits
| 99.1 | Registrant's Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
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| 99.2 | Registrant's Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
Pursuant to Commission Order No. 4-460, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. each delivered to the Commission on August 16, 2002 statements under oath regarding facts and circumstances relating to certain of Jones Apparel Group's Exchange Act filings. The statements are attached herein as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
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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
Wesley R. Card
Chief Operating and Financial Officer |
Date: August 16, 2002
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Registrant's Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
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| 99.2 | Registrant's Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings |
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