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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Sportswear Holdings Limited
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
Craigmuir Chambers, P.O. Box 71
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(Street)
Road Town Tortola, British Virgin Islands
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
May 8, 1998
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person (if an Entity)
(Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Tommy Hilfiger Corporation (Symbol TOM)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ X ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5)
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Ordinary Shares, par 6,142,186 I Sportswear Holdings Limited, a British
value $.01 per share Virgin Islands corporation, owns 70% of
("Ordinary Shares") the capital stock of AIHL Investment Group
Limited, a British Virgin Islands
corporation. AIHL Investment Group Limited
owns 97% of the capital stock of
Blackwatch Investments Limited, a British
Virgin Islands corporation.Blackwatch
Investments Limited owns 100% of the
capital stock of Pepe Jeans London
Corporation, a British Virgin Islands
corporation. Pepe Jeans London Corporation
is the record owner of 9,045,930 Ordinary
Shares.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Securities Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
SPORTSWEAR HOLDINGS LIMITED
By: /s/ Lawrence S. Stroll 5/14/98
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Name: Lawrence S. Stroll Date
Title: Vice President and Managing Director
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