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*
OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90071

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Maidenform Brands, Inc. [ MFB ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/22/2005
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 $0.01 per share 07/22/2005 S 4,125,000(1)(2)(3) D $17 0 I See(1)(2)
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 reporting person, Oaktree Capital Management, LLC ("Oaktree"), is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, acting as the general partner of OCM Opportunities Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Opps II") and as the investment manager of a third party separate account (the "Separate Account" and, together with Opps II, the "OCM Funds"). Prior to transaction reported herein, Opps II was the direct beneficial owner of 4,042,500 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. Prior to transaction reported herein, the Separate Account was the direct beneficial owner of 82,500 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.
2. As general partner and investment manager, under applicable securities laws, Oaktree may have been deemed the beneficial owner of the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock then held by the OCM Funds. Oaktree, however, disclaimed beneficial ownership of these shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
3. The reporting person is a limited liability company, the members of which are Howard S. Marks, Bruce A. Karsh, David Kirchheimer, Sheldon M. Stone, D. Richard Masson, Larry W. Keele, Stephen A. Kaplan, Russel S. Bernard, Kevin L. Clayton, John B. Frank, OCM Equity Participation Plan, L.P. and OCM Equity Participation Plan II, L.L.C. Each of such persons may have been deemed a beneficial owner of the securities reported as sold herein by virtue of such status as members of the reporting person. Except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein, each such person disclaimed beneficial ownership of the shares reported as sold herein and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that such person was the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Form 4.
Oaktree Capital Management, LLC /s/ Kenneth Liang, Managing Director 07/22/2005
/s/ Lisa Arakaki, Vice President, Legal 07/22/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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