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):
May 19, 2011
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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On May 19, 2011, The Jones Group Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders.
(b) At that meeting, the stockholders elected all of the Company's nominees for director, ratified the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2011, approved an advisory resolution on executive compensation and approved future votes on executive compensation every year. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are as follows:
1. Election of Directors:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Wesley R. Card | 72,435,222 | 3,050,382 | 16,626 | 4,511,247 |
| Sidney Kimmel | 70,925,929 | 4,558,855 | 17,446 | 4,511,247 |
| Matthew H. Kamens | 59,240,614 | 16,246,320 | 15,296 | 4,511,247 |
| Gerald C. Crotty | 62,281,338 | 13,205,301 | 15,591 | 4,511,247 |
| Lowell W. Robinson | 64,960,097 | 10,526,608 | 15,525 | 4,511,247 |
| Donna F. Zarcone | 65,178,644 | 10,308,340 | 15,246 | 4,511,247 |
| Robert L. Mettler | 74,016,791 | 1,469,798 | 15,641 | 4,511,247 |
| Margaret H. Georgiadis | 64,983,633 | 10,503,251 | 15,346 | 4,511,247 |
2. Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm BDO USA, LLP:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 68,279,964 | 11,711,491 | 22,022 | 0 |
3. Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 57,344,307 | 16,017,870 | 2,140,053 | 4,511,247 |
4. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Votes on Executive Compensation:
| Every Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 68,314,631 | 362,308 | 4,693,253 | 2,132,038 | 4,511,247 |
(c) Not applicable.
(d) On May 19, 2011, following the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders, in light of the outcome of the stockholder vote, the Company's Board of Directors adopted a resolution providing that an advisory vote on executive compensation will be held annually until the next required vote on the frequency of such votes.
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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: May 20, 2011
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