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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORP.
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(Name of Issuer)
CLASS A
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(Title of Class of Securities)
731572103
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(CUSIP Number)
Linda S. Martinson, Esq. (212) 583-2000
767 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10153
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
March 11, 1999
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
SEC 1746 (12-91)
Amendment Number 5 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 731572103 Page 2 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Baron Capital Group, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 11,852,400
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,852,400
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,852,400
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
35.2%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
Amendment Number 5 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 731572103 Page 3 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
BAMCO, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 10,360,000
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,360,000
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,360,000
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
30.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
Amendment Number 5 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 731572103 Page 4 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Baron Capital Management, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,492,400
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,492,400
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,492,400
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.4%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
Amendment Number 5 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 731572103 Page 5 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Baron Asset Fund
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 10,360,000
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,360,000
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,360,000
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
30.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV, OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
Amendment Number 5 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 731572103 Page 6 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Ronald Baron
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 11,852,400
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,852,400
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,852,400
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
35.2%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
Page 7 of 11 Pages
Item 1. Security and Issuer
(a) Name of Issuer:
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
650 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(c) Title and Class of Securities:
Class A
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a) Name:
Baron Capital Group, Inc. ('BCG')
BAMCO, Inc. ('BAMCO')
Baron Capital Management, Inc. ('BCM')
Baron Asset Fund ('BAF')
Ronald Baron
(b) Business Address:
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
(c) Present Principal Employment:
BCG: Holding company
BAMCO: Investment adviser
BCM: Investment adviser
BAF: Registered investment company
Ronald Baron: President: BCG, BAMCO, BCM; CEO OF BAF
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
(d) Record of Convictions:
No material change.
(e) Record of Civil Proceedings:
No material change.
(f) Citizenship:
No material change.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
BAMCO directed the purchase of 5,100 shares of the Issuer for
its investment advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price
of $103,719. Of these shares, 5,100 were acquired for the account
of BAF for an aggregate purchase price of $103,719. BCM directed
the purchase of 25,000 shares of the issuer for its investment
advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price of $497,263.
All of the shares were paid for by cash assets in the respective
clients' accounts and/or by margin borrowings pursuant to
standard margin agreements.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
No material change.
Page 8 of 11 Pages
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned:
BCG: 11,852,400 35.2%
BAMCO: 10,360,000 30.8%
BCM: 1,492,400 4.4%
BAF: 10,360,000 30.8%
Ronald Baron: 11,852,400 35.2%
(b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG: 0
BAMCO: 0
BCM: 0
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG: 11,852,400
BAMCO: 10,360,000
BCM: 1,492,400
BAF: 10,360,000
Ronald Baron: 11,852,400
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
BCG: 0
BAMCO: 0
BCM: 0
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
BCG: 11,852,400
BAMCO: 10,360,000
BCM: 1,492,400
BAF: 10,360,000
Ronald Baron: 11,852,400
*Reporting Persons may be deemed to share power to vote and
dispose of shares referred to herein as a result of control
relationships (BCG and Ronald Baron with respect to all of
the shares; BAMCO with respect to the BAF shares) and
pursuant to investment advisory relationships with advisory
clients. Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership
of the shares for which they share power.
#The percentages reported are with respect to Class A stock
only, which has one vote per share. The Issuer's Class B
stock has 10 votes per share, and the Issuer's Class C stock
has one vote per share, making the total combined
voting percentage for the Registrants hereunder equal to
2.4% of the combined voting power of the Issuer's
outstanding voting securities.
(c) A schedule of transactions effected in the last twenty days
is attached hereto.
Page 9 of 11 Pages
(d) Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
No material change.
(e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent:
Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer
No material change.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit 99 - 60 days of trading.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
Date: March 19, 1999
Baron Capital Group, Inc., BAMCO, Inc.,
Baron Capital Management, Inc. and
Baron Assert Fund
By:
/s/ Ronald Baron
_______________________________________
Ronald Baron, President
Ronald Baron, Individually
By:
/s/ Ronald Baron
_______________________________________
Ronald Baron
Transaction Schedule
From 01-18-99 To 03-18-99
Exec.
Date Acct ID Trans Qty Price
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01-19-99 bcm sell 10,000 21.8743
01-20-99 bcm sell 50,000 22.6998
02-03-99 bcm sell 10,000 21.5375
02-04-99 bcm sell 9,500 21.1500
02-04-99 bcm sell 5,500 21.0618
02-04-99 bamco sell 3,000 21.1500
02-04-99 bamco sell 2,000 21.0625
02-05-99 bcm sell 17,500 20.0293
02-05-99 bcm sell 7,500 20.0818
02-08-99 bcm sell 12,500 19.9438
02-08-99 bcm sell 7,500 19.8125
02-08-99 bamco sell 2,500 19.9438
02-08-99 bamco sell 2,500 19.8125
02-10-99 bamco buy 5,100 20.2770
02-22-99 bamco sell 10,000 20.3500
02-25-99 bcm sell 20,000 19.7830
03-04-99 bcm buy 25,000 19.8305
03-11-99 bamco sell 170,000 21.1250
03-11-99 bamco sell 15,000 21.1250
03-11-99 bamco sell 15,000 21.2500
03-12-99 bcm sell 4,000 20.7500
03-12-99 bcm sell 19,700 20.7500
03-12-99 bcm sell 5,000 20.7493
03-12-99 bamco sell 8,000 20.7493
03-12-99 bcm sell 62,500 20.7500
03-18-99 bcm sell 10,000 20.5000