U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Lauren Ralph
(Last) (First) (Middle)
650 Madison Avenue
(Street)
New York NY 10022
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement ( Month / Day / Year )
6/12/97
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
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X Officer (give title Other
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below)
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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6. If Amendment, Date or Original (Month/Year)
7. Individual or Join/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
1. Title of security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
(Inst.4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct (D) Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
(Inst. 5)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1473(8-92)
FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS,
CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exercisable and 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying
(Instr. 4) Expiration Date Derivative Security (Instr. 4)
(Month/Day/Year)
Amount or
Date Expiration Title Number of
Exercisable Date Shares
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Class A Common Stock Option (Right to Buy) 6/11/97 6/11/2007 Class A Common Stock 500,000
Class B Common Stock (1) Class A Common Stock 35,394,036
Class B Common Stock (1) Class A Common Stock 13,383,482 (4)
Class B Common Stock (1) Class A Common Stock 1,557,503 (4)
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4. Conversion or 5. Ownership 6. Nature of Indirect
Exercise Price of Form of Beneficial Ownership
Derivative Derivative (Instr. 5)
Security Security:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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$26.00 D
D
I (2)
I (3)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares of Class B Common Stock are immediately convertible into an equal
number of shares of Class A Common Stock.
(2) These securities are held by RL Holding, L.P., a limited partnership whose
sole general partner is RL Holding Group, Inc., a corporation controlled
by the Reporting Person.
(3) These securities are held by RL Family, L.P., a limited partnership of which
the Reporting Person is the sole general partner.
(4) The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of certain of these
securities.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
By: /s/ Ralph Lauren June 11, 1997
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
