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):
March 23, 2004
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)
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 23, 2004, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. ("Jones") issued a press release announcing, among other things, the commencement of a tender offer by MSC Acquisition Corp., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Jones, for all the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of Maxwell Shoe Company Inc. at a price of $20.00 per share in cash. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 7. Exhibits
99.1 | Press Release of the Registrant dated March 23, 2004. |
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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: March 23, 2004
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release of the Registrant dated March 23, 2004. |
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