UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b) (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(b)/1/
Amendment No. 4
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
480074 10 3
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(CUSIP Number)
October 31, 2002
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[_] Rule 13d-1(c)
[_] Rule 13d-1(d)
/1/ 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).
(continued on following pages)
Page 1 of 16 Pages
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CUSIP No. 480074 10 3 13G Page 2 of 16 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warren E. Buffett
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2. (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4.
United States Citizen
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5.
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6.
OWNED BY 2,451,300
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8.
2,451,300
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.
2,451,300
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10.
[_]
Not Applicable
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.
1.9%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12.
IN
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CUSIP No. 480074 10 3 13G Page 3 of 16 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2. (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4.
Delaware Corporation
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5.
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6.
OWNED BY 2,451,300
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8.
2,451,300
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.
2,451,300
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10.
[_]
Not Applicable
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.
1.9%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12.
HC, CO
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CUSIP No. 480074 10 3 13G Page 4 of 16 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
OBH, Inc.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2. (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4.
Delaware Corporation
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5.
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6.
OWNED BY 2,451,300
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8.
2,451,300
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.
2,451,300
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10.
[_]
Not Applicable
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.
1.9%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12.
HC, CO
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CUSIP No. 480074 10 3 13G Page 5 of 16 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
National Indemnity Company
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2. (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4.
Nebraska Corporation
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5.
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6.
OWNED BY 2,451,300
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8.
2,451,300
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.
2,451,300
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10.
[_]
Not Applicable
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.
1.9%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12.
IC, CO
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CUSIP No. 480074 10 3 13G Page 6 of 16 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
GEICO Corporation
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2. (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4.
Delaware Corporation
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5.
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6.
OWNED BY 2,451,300
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8.
2,451,300
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.
2,451,300
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10.
[_]
Not Applicable
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.
1.9%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12.
HC, CO
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CUSIP No. 480074 10 3 13G Page 7 of 16 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Government Employees Insurance Company
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Maryland Corporation
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY 2,451,300
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
2,451,300
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
2,451,300
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
Not Applicable
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
1.9%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
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IC
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer
Jones Apparel Group
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
250 Rittenhouse Circle
Keystone Park
Bristol, PA 19007
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
Item 2(c). Citizenship
Warren E. Buffett
1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
United States Citizen
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
Delaware Corporation
OBH, Inc.
1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
Delaware Corporation
National Indemnity Company
3024 Harney Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
Nebraska Corporation
GEICO Corporation
1 Geico Plaza
Washington, DC 20076
Delaware Corporation
Government Insurance Employees Insurance Company
1 Geico Plaza
Washington, DC 20076
Maryland Corporation
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
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Item 2(e). CUSIP Number
480074 10 3
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [_] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act.
(b) [_] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
(c) [X] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act.
National Indemnity Company
Government Employees Insurance Company
(d) [_] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
(e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [X] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
GEICO Corporation
OBH, Inc.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Warren E. Buffett (an individual who may be deemed to control
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)
(h) [_] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act.
(i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act;
(j) [X] Group in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
See Exhibit A.
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Item 4. Ownership.
Warren E. Buffett
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
2,451,300
(b) Percent of class:
1.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
2,451,300
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
2,451,300
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
2,451,300
(b) Percent of class:
1.9%
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(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
2,451,300
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
2,451,300
OBH, Inc.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
2,451,300
(b) Percent of Class:
1.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
2,451,300
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
2,451,300
Page 11 of 16
National Indemnity Company
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
2,451,300
(b) Percent of Class:
1.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
2,451,300
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
2,451,300
GEICO Corporation
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
2,451,300
(b) Percent of Class:
1.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
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-0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
2,451,300
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
2,451,300
Government Employees Insurance Company
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
2,451,300
(b) Percent of Class:
1.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
2,451,300
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
2,451,300
Page 13 of 16
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 [x].
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.
See Exhibit A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
See Exhibit A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group
Not applicable
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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 this 11th day of November, 2002
/s/ Warren E. Buffett
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Warren E. Buffett
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. OBH, INC
By: /s/ Warren E. Buffett By: /s/ Warren E. Buffett
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Warren E. Buffett Warren E. Buffett
Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY GEICO CORPORATION
By: /s/ Warren E. Buffett By: /s/ Warren E. Buffett
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Warren E. Buffett Warren E. Buffett
Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Warren E. Buffett
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Warren E. Buffett
Chairman of the Board
Page 15 of 16
Exhibit A
MEMBERS OF FILING GROUP
PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
OBH, Inc.
Warren E. Buffett (an individual who may be deemed to control Berkshire Hathaway
Inc.)
RELEVANT SUBSIDIARIES THAT ARE INSURANCE COMPANIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION
3(a)(19) OF THE ACT.
National Indemnity Company
Government Employees Insurance Company
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