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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
731572 10 3
(CUSIP Number)
DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[_] Rule 13d-1(b)
[_] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 731572 10 3 SC 13G PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
Ralph Lauren
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
23,070,453 (representing 21,620,453 shares of
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
immediately convertible into an equal number of
NUMBER OF shares of Class A Common Stock, and options
representing the right to acquire 1,450,000
shares of Class A Common Stock)
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SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
20,998,828 (representing (i) 1,557,503 shares
of Class B Common Stock owned by RL Family,
L.P., a partnership of which Mr. Lauren is the
BENEFICIALLY sole general partner, (ii) 10,756,171 shares of
Class B Common Stock owned by RL Holding, L.P.,
a partnership controlled by RL Holding Group,
Inc., a corporation wholly owned by Mr. Lauren,
OWNED (iii) 26,272 shares of Class B Common Stock
owned by RL Holding Group, Inc., (iv) 4,658,882
shares of Class B Common Stock held
by certain grantor annuity trusts established
BY EACH for the benefit of Mr. Lauren's issue and for
various trusts of which Mr. Lauren is a
grantor and Mr. Farah is the trustee, (v)
3,029,637 shares of Class B Common Stock held
by certain grantor annuity trusts established
REPORTING by Ricky Lauren, Mr. Lauren's wife, of which
Ms. Lauren and Mr. Farah are the trustees and
(vi) 970,363 shares held by Ms. Lauren, each
of the shares of Class B Common stock in (i)
PERSON through (vi) above, par value $.01 per share,
immediately convertible into an equal number
of shares of Class A Common Stock)
WITH
The foregoing reflects a distribution of
660,740 shares of Class B Common Stock on
December 17, 2007 of one of the grantor
retained annuity trusts to a successor trust
for the benefit of the reporting person's issue
and for various trusts of which the reporting
person is a grantor. The reporting person was
a trustee of the terminating grantor retained
annuity trust. The reporting person is not a
trustee of the successor trust.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
23,070,453 (representing 21,620,453 shares of
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
immediately convertible into an equal number
of shares of Class A Common Stock, and options
representing the right to acquire 1,450,000
shares of Class A Common Stock)
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
20,998,828 (representing (i) 1,557,503 shares
of Class B Common Stock owned by RL Family,
L.P., a partnership of which Mr. Lauren is the
sole general partner, (ii) 10,756,171 shares of
Class B Common Stock owned by RL Holding, L.P.,
a partnership controlled by RL Holding Group,
Inc., a corporation wholly owned by Mr. Lauren,
(iii) 26,272 shares of Class B Common Stock
owned by RL Holding Group, Inc., (iv) 4,658,882
shares of Class B Common Stock held by certain
grantor annuity trusts established for the
benefit of Mr. Lauren's issue and for various
trusts of which Mr. Lauren is a grantor and Mr.
Farah is the trustee. Mr. Lauren is not a
trustee of such trusts, (v) 3,029,637 shares of
Class B Common Stock held by certain grantor
annuity trusts established by Ricky Lauren, Mr.
Lauren's wife, of which Ms. Lauren and Mr.
Farah are the trustees and (vi) 970,363 shares
held by Ms. Lauren, each of the shares of Class
B Common stock in (i) through (vi) above, par
value $.01 per share, immediately convertible
into an equal number of shares of Class A
Common Stock)
The foregoing reflects a distribution of
660,740 shares of Class B Common Stock on
December 17, 2007 of one of the grantor
retained annuity trusts to a successor trust
for the benefit of the reporting person's issue
and for various trusts of which the reporting
person is a grantor. The reporting person was
a trustee of the terminating grantor retained
annuity trust. The reporting person is not a
trustee of the successor trust.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH EPORTING PERSON
44,069,281 (representing 42,619,281 shares of Class B Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share, immediately convertible into an equal
number of shares of Class A Common Stock, and options representing
the right to acquire 1,450,000 shares of Class A Common Stock)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
43.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP NO. 731572 10 3 SC 13G PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
RL Holding, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 10,756,171 (representing 10,756,171 shares of
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
OWNED immediately convertible into an equal number of
shares of Class A Common Stock)
BY EACH ------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10,756,171 (representing 10,756,171 shares of
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
immediately convertible into an equal number of
shares of Class A Common Stock)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,756,171 (representing 10,756,171 shares of Class B Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share, immediately convertible into an equal
number of shares of Class A Common Stock)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.6%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP NO. 731572 10 3 SC 13G PAGE 4 OF 8 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
RL Holding Group, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES 10,782,443 (representing 10,782,443 shares of
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
BENEFICIALLY immediately convertible into an equal number of
shares of Class A Common Stock, including
OWNED 10,756,171 shares of Class B Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share, immediately convertible
BY EACH into an equal number of shares of Class A
Common Stock, owned by RL Holding, L.P.)
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 0
WITH ------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,782,443 (representing 10,782,443 shares of
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
immediately convertible into an equal number of
shares of Class A Common Stock, including
10,756,171 shares of Class B Common Stock , par
value $.01 per share, immediately convertible
into an equal number of shares of Class A
Common Stock, owned by RL Holding, L.P.)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,782,443 (representing 10,782,443 shares of Class B Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share, immediately convertible into an equal
number of shares of Class A Common Stock, including 10,756,171
shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
immediately convertible into an equal number of shares of Class A
Common Stock, owned by RL Holding, L.P.)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.6%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP NO. 731572 10 3 SC 13G PAGE 5 OF 8 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
RL Family, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 1,557,503 (representing 1,557,503 shares of
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
OWNED immediately convertible into an equal number of
shares of Class A Common Stock)
BY EACH ------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,557,503 (representing 1,557,503 shares of
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
immediately convertible into an equal number of
shares of Class A Common Stock)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,557,503 (representing 1,557,503 shares of Class B Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share, immediately convertible into an equal
number of shares of Class A Common Stock)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
1.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP NO. 731572 10 3 SC 13G PAGE 6 OF 8 PAGES
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ITEM 1
(A) NAME OF ISSUER
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
(B) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
650 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022
ITEM 2
(A) NAME OF PERSON FILING
(i) Ralph Lauren
(ii) RL Holding, L.P.
(iii) RL Holding Group, Inc.
(iv) RL Family, L.P.
(B) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE
c/o Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, 650 Madison Avenue,
New York, New York 10022
(C) CITIZENSHIP
(i) Ralph Lauren -- United States of America
(ii) RL Holding, L.P. -- Delaware
(iii) RL Holding Group, Inc. -- Delaware
(iv) RL Family, L.P. -- Delaware
(D) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(E) CUSIP NUMBER
731572 10 3
ITEM 3 IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TOSS.SS.240.13D-1(B) OR
240.13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [_] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of
the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o)
(b) [_] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c)
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(c) [_] Insurance Company as defined in section
3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c)
(d) [_] Investment Company registered under section 8
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C. 80a-8)
(e) [_] Investment adviser in accordance with ss.
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
(f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in
accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section
3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1813)
(i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the
definition of an investment company under
section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)
(j) [_] Group, in accordance with ss.
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
ITEM 4 OWNERSHIP
See responses to Items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11 of Cover Pages.
ITEM 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
IF THIS STATEMENT IS BEING FILED TO REPORT THE FACT THAT AS OF
THE DATE HEREOF THE REPORTING PERSON HAS CEASED TO BE THE
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE CLASS OF
SECURITIES, CHECK THE FOLLOWING [ ].
ITEM 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
PERSON
Not applicable
ITEM 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON
Not applicable
ITEM 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Not applicable
ITEM 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not applicable
ITEM 10 CERTIFICATIONS
Not applicable
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CUSIP NO. 731572 10 3 SC 13G PAGE 8 OF 8 PAGES
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: February 14, 2008
/s/ Ralph Lauren
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RALPH LAUREN
RL HOLDING, L.P.
By: RL Holding Group, Inc.,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Ralph Lauren
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Name: Ralph Lauren
Title: Chairman
RL HOLDING GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Ralph Lauren
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Name: Ralph Lauren
Title: Chairman
RL FAMILY, L.P.
By: /s/ Ralph Lauren
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Name: Ralph Lauren
Title: General Partner