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*
MARGOLIS ROBERT

(Last) (First) (Middle)
6835 VALJEAN AVE

(Street)
VAN NUYS CA 91406

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHEROKEE INC [ CHKE ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/15/2005
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 794,733 D
Common Stock 150,000 I By Non-profit foundation
Common Stock 06/15/2005 06/15/2005 S 22,900 D $34.02 330,641 I By The Newstar Group (1)
Common Stock 06/16/2005 06/16/2005 S 30,641 D $34.31 300,000 I By The Newstar Group (1)
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:
Remarks:
(1) On June 15, 2005 Mr. Margolis sold 22,900 shares at an average price of $34.02, and on June 16, 2005 Mr. Margolis sold 30,641 shares at an average price of $34.31. The shares sold in both of these transactions were from the shares held by The Newstar Group, Inc., dba The Wilstar Group, of which Mr. Margolis is the sole shareholder. After these transactions, the number of shares held by The Newstar Group, Inc., dba The Wilstar Group totaled 300,000, and the shares held directly by Mr. Margolis totaled 794,733 (unchanged). These totals do not include the shares held by the Robert Margolis Foundation, Inc., a California non-profit foundation founded by Mr. Margolis. Mr. Margolis disclaims any beneficial ownership of, or pecuniary interest in, the shares held by the Foundation. This report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Margolis is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such shares for purposes of Section 16 or any other purposes.
Russell J. Riopelle under POA for Robert Margolis 07/12/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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