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| EX-3 - EXHIBIT 3.1 - JONES GROUP INC | exhibit3_1.htm |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-KCURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 23, 2012
THE JONES GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-10746 (Commission File Number) |
06-0935166 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1411 Broadway New York, New York 10018 (Address of principal executive offices) |
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| (212) 642-3860
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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| Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report |
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On March 23, 2012, the Board of Directors of The Jones Group Inc. (the "Company") approved amendments to Section 3.12(B), Section 5.11 and Section 5.11(A) of the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws (the "By-laws"), effective as of April 5, 2012. Those sections were amended to substitute the Secretary of the Company for the President of the Company as the officer to receive notices by stockholders proposing to nominate a candidate for director or to bring other business before a meeting of stockholders.
The foregoing description of the amendments to the By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the By-laws, as amended, which are filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated By-Laws. |
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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.
| THE JONES GROUP INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ Ira M. Dansky |
Date: March 23, 2012
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated By-Laws. |