X0303 4 2011-03-11 0 0000874016 JONES GROUP INC JNY 0001022713 CROTTY GERALD C WEICHERT ENTERPRISE LLC 1625 STATE ROUTE 10 MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950 1 0 0 0 Phantom Stock Units 0.00 2011-03-11 4 A 0 74.99 12.47 A Common Stock 74.99 18777.466 D Phantom stock units convert to the cash value of the Company's common stock on a one-for-one basis. These units represent dividend equivalents on deferred director's compensation under the Company's deferred compensation plan for outside directors. The units are settled in cash after the reporting person ceases to be a director of the Company. /s/Gerald C. Crotty 2011-03-14