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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 9, 2005
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13057 13-2622036
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 318-7000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On August 9, 2005, Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (the "Company")
reported its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2005. A
copy of the press release issued by the Company concerning the foregoing is
furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying
exhibit, is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor
shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general
incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth
by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
Not applicable
(b) Pro forma financial information.
Not applicable
(c) Exhibits.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press release, dated August 9, 2005
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION
Date: August 9, 2005 By: /s/ Tracey T. Travis
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Name: Tracey T. Travis
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 Press release, dated August 9, 2005