As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2002
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): August 13, 2002
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 001-13057 13-2622036
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (IRS Employer
incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 318-7000
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Written Statement from the Chief Executive Officer, dated
August 13, 2002.
99.2 Written Statement from the Chief Financial Officer, dated
August 13, 2002.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On August 13, 2002, in accordance with Order No. 4-460 of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, sworn statements were submitted to the
Securities and Exchange Commission by the principal executive officer and the
principal financial officer of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation. Copies of each
sworn statement are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this report.
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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.
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION
By: /s/ Edward W. Scheuermann
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Name: Edward W. Scheuermann
Title: Secretary
Dated: August 13, 2002
EXHIBIT 99.1
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[Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation Letterhead]
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
650 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
August 13, 2002
Jonathan G. Katz
Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20549
Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances
Relating to Exchange Act Filings
I, Ralph Lauren, state and attest that:
(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the
covered reports (as defined below) of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
(the "Company"), and, except as corrected or supplemented in a
subsequent covered report:
o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material
fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in
the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy
materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and
o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of
the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case
of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of
the date on which it was filed).
(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the
Company's audit committee.
(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed
on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":
o The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
30, 2002 of the Company;
o all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all
definitive proxy materials of the Company filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the filing of
the Form 10-K identified above; and
o any amendments to any of the foregoing.
/s/ Ralph Lauren
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Ralph Lauren
Chief Executive Officer
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation Subscribed and sworn to
August 13, 2002 before me this 13th day of
August, 2002.
/s/ Elwira Terebka
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires: April 26, 2003
EXHIBIT 99.2
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[Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation Letterhead]
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
650 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
August 13, 2002
Jonathan G. Katz
Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20549
Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances
Relating to Exchange Act Filings
I, Gerald M. Chaney, state and attest that:
(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the
covered reports (as defined below) of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
(the "Company"), and, except as corrected or supplemented in a
subsequent covered report:
o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material
fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in
the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy
materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and
o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of
the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case
of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of
the date on which it was filed).
(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the
Company's audit committee.
(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed
on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":
o The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
30, 2002 of the Company;
o all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all
definitive proxy materials of the Company filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the filing of
the Form 10-K identified above; and
o any amendments to any of the foregoing.
/s/ Gerald M. Chaney
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Gerald M. Chaney
Chief Financial Officer
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation Subscribed and sworn to
August 13, 2002 before me this 13th day of
August, 2002.
/s/ Elwira Terebka
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires: April 26, 2003