SEC FORM 4

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^*

Cohen Eran

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

450 WEST 33RD STREET - 5TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10001

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
New York & Company, Inc. [ NWY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP, Chief Marketing Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/28/2013

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/28/2013		M		200,000⁽¹⁾	A	$3.27	230,000	D
Common Stock	05/28/2013		D		114,737⁽²⁾	D	$5.7	115,263	D
Common Stock	05/28/2013		F		35,146⁽³⁾	D	$5.7	80,117	D
Common Stock	05/28/2013		S		26,061	D	$5.7	54,056⁽⁴⁾	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Appreciation Rights	$3.27	05/28/2013		M			200,000⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁶⁾	10/25/2020	Common Stock	200,000	$0	250,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock received upon exercise of stock appreciation rights ("SARs").

2. Represents disposition of shares to the Company deemed to occur upon the exercise of the SARs.

3. Represents a transaction involving a disposition to the Company of equity securities to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon exercise of SARs.

4. Includes 24,056 shares of common stock and 30,000 shares of previously awarded restricted stock that vests on April 16, 2015.

5. Each SAR represents the right to receive a payment measured by the increase in the fair market value of one share of common stock from the date of grant of the SAR to the date of exercise of the SAR. The stock price of the Company's common stock on May 28, 2013, the date of exercise, was $5.70.

6. The SARs vested on the following dates: 100,000 SARs on October 25, 2011 and 100,000 SARs on October 25, 2012. Each SAR represents the right to receive a payment measured by the increase in the fair market value of one share of common stock from the date of grant of the SAR to the date of exercise of the SAR. Upon exercise the SARs will be settled in stock.

	Linda Gormezano, attorney-in-fact /s/ Linda Gormezano	05/30/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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