================================================================================
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) FEBRUARY 03, 2006
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13057 13-2622036
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 318-7000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (SEE General Instruction A.2. below):
|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)
|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
================================================================================
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
The Company's press release, dated February 03, 2006, regarding its
announcement of the completion of the acquisition of Sun Apparel, Inc, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. holding the license for
the Polo Jeans business in the United States, and the settlement of all
outstanding litigation and claims with Jones and its subsidiaries and
affiliates is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
----------- -----------
99.1 Press release, dated February 03, 2006
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.
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION
Date: February 03, 2006 By: /s/ Tracey T. Travis
---------------------------------------
Name: Tracey T. Travis
Title: Senior Vice President of Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
-------------
99.1 Press release, dated February 03, 2006