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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):
June 2, 2000
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Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 1-10746 06-0935166
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
250 Rittenhouse Circle, Bristol, Pennsylvania 19007
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(215) 785-4000
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events
On June 2, 2000, the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York in White Plains gave preliminary approval to the
previously-announced settlement agreement by the Company and its subsidiary,
Nine West Group Inc., with the Attorneys General of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the
Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (the "States"), resolving allegations that
Nine West engaged in violations of the antitrust laws by coercing retailers
to adhere to resale prices of its products. The States will notify the
class members of the settlement of the action. A hearing is scheduled for
December 14, 2000, at which time the court will hear any objection to the
settlement and will decide whether to give the agreement final approval.
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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
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Wesley R. Card
Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 7, 2000
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