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):
May 26, 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 May 26, 2004, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. ("Jones") issued a press release announcing that MSC Acquisition Corp., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Jones, had increased the price of its cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, together with the associated preferred stock purchase rights, of Maxwell Shoe Company Inc. to $22.50 per share in cash from $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 May 26, 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: May 26, 2004
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release of the Registrant dated May 26, 2004. |
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