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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;<font SIZE="5">UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>
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<p align="center">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>

<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
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<p align="center"><font SIZE="5">Form 8-K</font></p>

<p ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT<br>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<br>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</p>
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<p align="center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <br>
December 14, 2000</p>

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<p align="center"><font SIZE="5">JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.</font><br>
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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    <td WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" align="center"><p ALIGN="CENTER">Pennsylvania<br>
    (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</td>
    <td WIDTH="30%" VALIGN="TOP" align="center"><p ALIGN="CENTER">1-10746<br>
    (Commission File Number)</td>
    <td WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="TOP" align="center"><p ALIGN="CENTER">06-0935166<br>
    (IRS Employer Identification No.)</td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">250 Rittenhouse Circle<br>
Bristol, PA 19007<br>
(Address of principal executive offices)</p>

<p align="center">(215) 785-4000 <br>
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</p>

<p>&lt;PAGE&gt; 2</p>

<p>Item 5. Other Events.</p>

<p>On December 14, 2000, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York in White Plains gave final approval to the previously-reported 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, resolving allegations that Nine West engaged in
violations of the antitrust laws by coercing retailers to adhere to resale prices of its
products.</p>

<p>At the same time, the court dismissed without prejudice the related purported class
action brought by individual purchasers of Nine West shoes that was also pending in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The dismissal will be
with prejudice in 30 days if no appeal is taken from the court's final approval of the
settlement agreement with the Attorneys General. The Company anticipates that the related
purported class actions pending in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York and the
District of Columbia state courts will also be dismissed with prejudice at the end of the
30-day period.</p>

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<p align="center">2</p>

<p>&lt;PAGE&gt; 3&nbsp;</p>
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<p ALIGN="center">SIGNATURES</b></p>

<p>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.</p>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</p>
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    <td width="50%">JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.<br>
    (Registrant)<p>By: <u>/s/ Wesley R. Card</u><br>
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wesley R. Card<br>
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Financial Officer</td>
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<p>Date: December 14, 2000</p>

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Form 8-K
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):
December 14, 2000
JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-10746
(Commission File Number)
06-0935166
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
250 Rittenhouse Circle
Bristol, PA 19007
(Address of principal executive offices)
(215) 785-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On December 14, 2000, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York in White Plains gave final approval to the previously-reported 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, resolving allegations that Nine West engaged in
violations of the antitrust laws by coercing retailers to adhere to resale prices of its
products.
At the same time, the court dismissed without prejudice the related purported class
action brought by individual purchasers of Nine West shoes that was also pending in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The dismissal will be
with prejudice in 30 days if no appeal is taken from the court's final approval of the
settlement agreement with the Attorneys General. The Company anticipates that the related
purported class actions pending in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York and the
District of Columbia state courts will also be dismissed with prejudice at the end of the
30-day period.
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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
Wesley R. Card
Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 14, 2000
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