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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RONKIN JOEL B (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC. 2400 SW 145 AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR (Street) MIRAMAR FL 33027 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ELIZABETH ARDEN INC [ RDEN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, GM - North America
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/03/2012
	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, $.01 Par Value	12/30/2011		G(1)	V	550	D	$0	130,261	D
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	02/03/2012		M		6,250	A	$11.33	136,511	D
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	02/03/2012		S(2)		6,250	D	$39	130,261	D
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	02/06/2012		M		10,000	A	$13.04	140,261	D
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	02/06/2012		S(3)		9,800	D	$38.17(4)	130,461	D
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	02/06/2012		S(3)		200	D	$39.115(5)	130,261(6)	D
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value								500	I	thru Trust(7)

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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.33	02/03/2012		M			6,250	03/22/2003(8)	03/22/2012	Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	6,250	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.04	02/06/2012		M			10,000	06/25/2003(9)	06/25/2013	Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	10,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Gift to Donor-advised Charitable Fund.

2. Cashless exercise and sale of a stock option expiring on March 22, 2012, pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 7, 2011.

3. Cashless exercise and sale of a stock option expiring on June 25, 2013.

4. Reflects the weighted average price of 9,800 shares of common stock of the Issuer sold by the Reporting Person in multiple transactions on February 6, 2012 with the sale price ranging from $37.92 to $38.85 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

5. Reflects the weighted average price of 200 shares of common stock of the Issuer sold by the Reporting Person in multiple transactions on February 6, 2012 with the sale price ranging from $39.11 to $39.12 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

6. Total includes 12,700 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of service-based restricted stock units that will vest in equal thirds over a three-year period on the dates that are two business days following the public announcement of the Issuer's financial results for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, 2013 and 2014 (each a "Vesting Date"), but only if the Reporting Person is still employed with the Issuer on the applicable Vesting Date.

7. Shares of common stock held in a trust, of which Mr. Ronkin is the Trustee, for the benefit of one of Mr. Ronkin's children.

8. Stock option vested in three installments on March 22, 2003, March 22, 2004 and March 22, 2005.

9. Stock option vested in three installments on June 25, 2004, June 25, 2005 and June 25, 2006.

	JOEL B. RONKIN	02/07/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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