SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pellegrini Alexandre De Souza

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O APAX PARTNERS, L.P.
601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 53RD FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/12/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
rue21, inc. [ RUE ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
11/12/2009
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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 13,999,999(1) I By SKM Funds(1)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Owned by SKM Equity Fund II, L.P. and SKM Investment Fund II (together, the "SKM Funds"). SKM Equity Fund II, L.P. directly beneficially owns 13,725,490 shares of Common Stock and SKM Investment Fund II directly beneficially owns 274,509 shares of Common Stock. The Reporting Person may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in Saunders Karp & Megrue Partners, LLC, the general partner of each of SKM Investment Fund II and SKM Partners, L.P., which is the general partner of SKM Equity Fund II, L.P. However, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks:
/s/ Alexandre De Souza Pellegrini 05/27/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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