SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Aaron Sammy

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.
512 SEVENTH AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10018

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/ [ GIII ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/23/2014
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share 10/23/2014 A 51,898(1) A $0 271,850 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The above-named person will be entitled to receive these shares of our common stock only if the performance conditions in clauses (a) and either (b)(1) or (b)(2) set forth below are satisfied: (a) the average closing price per share of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market over a twenty consecutive trading day period (i) during the two years beginning on the date of grant is at least $82.00 (which is 10% above the closing price on October 22, 2014 (the "Reference Date"), the date prior to the date of the Compensation Committee meeting) or (ii) during the following three years after the date of grant is at least $85.72 (which is 15% above the closing price on the Reference Date) and either (b)(1) (i) the amount of our net income per share on a fully diluted basis as reported in our audited financial statements ("Net Income Per Share") for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2016 or January 31, 2017 is at least 10% greater than the amount of our Net Income Per Share for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2015 (the "2016/2017 Amount"), (ii) if the net income-based performance objective in clause (b)(1) (i) is not satisfied, our Net Income Per Share for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018 is at least 5% greater than the 2016/2017 Amount (the "2018 Amount"), or (iii) if the net income-based performance objective in clause (b)(1) (i) or (ii) is not satisfied, our Net Income Per Share for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019 is at least 5% greater than the 2018 Amount, or (b)(2) the average closing price per share of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market over a twenty consecutive trading day period (i) during the two years beginning on the date of grant is at least $89.45 (which is 20% above the closing price on the Reference Date) or (ii) during the following three years after the date of grant is at least $93.18 (which is 25% above the closing price on the Reference Date) (clauses (a) and (b) together, the "Performance Conditions"). In addition, the right to receive these shares of common stock will become vested in four equal annual installments on each of October 5, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 (the "Time Vesting Condition").
/s/ Sammy Aaron 10/27/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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