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):
February 8, 2012

 

THE JONES 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.)
  1411 Broadway
New York, New York  10018
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
  (212) 642-3860
(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:

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 8, 2012, The Jones Group Inc. (the "Company") notified Richard Dickson, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer - Branded Businesses, that the Company had elected to extend the term of Mr. Dickson's employment agreement until December 31, 2014.  The current term of the agreement was to expire on December 31, 2013, but pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company had the option to extend the term for an additional 12-month period. 

Mr. Dickson's employment agreement with the Company and an amendment thereto were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K on February 4, 2010 and February 8, 2011, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.  Except for the term extension, the terms of Mr. Dickson's employment agreement, as amended, remain unchanged.

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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 
     Ira M. Dansky
     Executive Vice President,
     General Counsel and Secretary

 Date: February 8, 2012

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