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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. 1)*
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)
December 16, 1998
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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 3 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 310,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 11,641,900
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 310,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,641,900
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,951,900
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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)
35.5%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
Amendment Number 3 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 10,403,000
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,403,000
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,403,000
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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)
30.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
Amendment Number 3 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 310,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,238,900
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 310,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,238,900
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,548,900
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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)
4.6%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
Amendment Number 3 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 10,175,000
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,175,000
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,175,000
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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)
30.2%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV, OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
Amendment Number 3 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 310,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 11,641,900
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 310,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,641,900
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,951,900
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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)
35.5%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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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
Ronald Baron owns no shares of the issuer directly. BAMCO directed
the purchase of 10,403,000 shares of the Issuer for its investment
advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price of $266,202,859.
Of these shares,10,175,000 were acquired for the account of BAF for
an aggregate purchase price of $260,722,910. BCM directed the
purchase of 1,238,900 shares of the issuer for its investment
advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price of $31,306,174.
And BCM also purchased 310,000 shares of the issuer for two
investment partnerships for an aggregate price of $7,090,979. 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.
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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned:
BCG: 11,951,900 35.5%
BAMCO: 10,403,000 30.9%
BCM: 1,548,900 4.6%
BAF: 10,175,000 30.2%
Ronald Baron: 11,951,900 35.5%
(b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG: 310,000
BAMCO: 0
BCM: 310,000
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron: 310,000
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG: 11,641,900
BAMCO: 10,403,000
BCM: 1,238,900
BAF: 10,175,000
Ronald Baron: 11,641,900
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
BCG: 310,000
BAMCO: 0
BCM: 310,000
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron: 310,000
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
BCG: 11,641,900
BAMCO: 10,403,000
BCM: 1,238,900
BAF: 10,175,000
Ronald Baron: 11,641,900
*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 forty-nine days
is attached hereto.
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(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 - 49 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: December 17, 1998
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 10-29-98 To 12-16-98
Exec.
Date Acct ID Trans Qty Price
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10-29-98 bamco buy 10,000 21.3175
10-30-98 bamco buy 25,000 21.0000
11-02-98 bamco buy 25,000 23.0835
11-04-98 bamco buy 10,500 23.4788
11-04-98 bamco buy 5,500 23.8750
11-04-98 bcm buy 9,000 23.4788
11-04-98 bcm buy 4,500 23.8750
11-05-98 bamco buy 24,000 20.2448
11-10-98 bamco buy 40,000 19.0000
11-11-98 bamco buy 40,500 18.7120
11-12-98 bamco buy 24,500 18.7886
11-12-98 bamco buy 100 18.7886
11-17-98 bamco buy 38,700 18.1387
11-18-98 bamco buy 11,200 18.8722
11-19-98 bamco buy 25,100 19.8613
11-20-98 bcm sell 25,000 19.8868
11-23-98 bcm sell 5,000 20.3743
11-24-98 bcm sell 15,000 19.8639
11-25-98 bcm sell 15,000 19.3661
11-27-98 bamco buy 3,000 19.4792
11-30-98 bcm buy 6,500 19.2500
11-30-98 bcm sell 5,000 18.5619
11-30-98 bamco buy 650 19.0529
12-01-98 bcm sell 10,000 18.2188
12-03-98 bcm sell 10,000 18.3750
12-10-98 bamco buy 9,000 17.2500
12-10-98 bamco buy 23,600 17.5122
12-10-98 bcm buy 5,000 17.5625
12-10-98 bamco buy 3,000 17.5122
12-10-98 bamco buy 1,000 17.2500
12-11-98 bamco buy 50,000 17.2625
12-15-98 bamco buy 17,400 16.6379
12-16-98 bamco buy 75,000 16.3138