SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )
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Liz Claiborne, Inc.
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[LIZ CLAIBORNE, INC. LOGO]
1441 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018
April 26, 2002
Dear Stockholder:
As you know, we will be holding our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 16,
2002. On the reverse side of this letter is a supplement to the March 29, 2002
proxy statement that we previously sent you concerning the Annual Meeting.
If you have not yet voted, or have already voted and would like to change your
vote, we strongly urge you to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card as
soon as possible to ensure that your vote is received in time to be counted at
the Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
LIZ CLAIBORNE, INC.
SUPPLEMENT TO CORRECT PROXY STATEMENT
DATED MARCH 29, 2002
The Company's Proxy Statement, dated March 29, 2002 delivered to each
stockholder of record as of March 20, 2002 (the "Record Date") is hereby
supplemented to correct the number of shares of Common Stock, par value $1 per
share, outstanding on the Record Date. The correct number is 106,171,206 shares,
rather than the 105,560,247 shares originally reported. Based on the corrected
number, the percentages of the outstanding Common Stock beneficially owned by
the entities listed under the heading "Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial
Owners" on page 16 of the Proxy Statement are as follows:
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PERCENTAGE OF
OUTSTANDING
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER COMMON STOCK
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AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle............................ 14.43%
AXA Assurances vie Mutuelle
AXA Conseil vie Assurance Mutuelle
AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle
AXA
AXA Financial, Inc.
FMR Corp.................................................... 12.64%
Edward C. Johnson, 3rd
Abigail P. Johnson
Fidelity Management & Research Company
American Century Investment Management, Inc................. 5.84%
American Century Mutual Funds, Inc.
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