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OMB Number 3235-0362
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[X] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BERGGRUEN NICHOLAS
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Alpha Investment Management
499 Park Avenue, 24th Floor
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(Street)
New York New York 10022
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TARRANT APPAREL GROUP (NASDAQ: TAGS)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December 1999
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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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 Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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5. 6.
4. Amount of Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Securities ship
Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7.
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at End Direct Nature of
2. 3. ----------------------------- of Issuer's (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction Transaction (A) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date Code Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (Instr. 8) (D) & 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 08/27/99 P 1,000 A $15
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Common Stock 09/01/99 P 1,600 A $15
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Common Stock 09/03/99 P 5,000 A $15.50
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Common Stock 09/08/99 P 4,000 A $14.75 11,600 I (1)
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(1) All of such shares were purchased and are held of record by Alexander Enterprise; Mr. Berggruen is the investment advisor to
Alexander Enterprise. Mr. Berggruen disclaims any beneficial interest in such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest.
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* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(over)
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FORM 5 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- 4. or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Trans- of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date action (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Year (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ (Instr. ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) 8) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option $14.50 09/07/99 A 20,000 (2) 09/07/09 Common 20,000 20,000 D
(right to buy) Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
(2) The options first become exercisable in four equal installments of 5,000 shares on the first four anniversary dates of the grant
date.
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/s/ Nicholas Berggruen February 14, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Alternatively, this Form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission in
electronic format at the option of the reporting person pursuant to Rule
101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.
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