Edgar Filing: NOSTRA KATZ JEANETTE

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

NOSTRA KATZ JEANETTE

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/ [GIII]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD., 512 SEVENTH AVENUE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/15/2009

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10018

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 ⁽¹⁾

04/15/2009

20,000 ⁽²⁾

04/15/2010⁽³⁾

04/15/2013⁽⁴⁾

Common Stock

20,000

$ 0

20,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NOSTRA KATZ JEANETTE C/O G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD. 512 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018			President

Signatures

Jeanette Nostra-Katz		04/17/2009
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
(2)	Maximum number of restricted stock units that may vest.
(3)	The restricted stock units will vest (a) only if the average closing price per share of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market is $6.93 or higher over a twenty consecutive trading day period occurring between April 15, 2009 and April 14, 2013 (b) in equal annual increments of 25% and (c) only if the Reporting Person remains employed by or continues to provide services to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. The vesting conditions are further described in a Form 8-K filed by G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. on or about April 21, 2009.
(4)	If the restricted stock units do not vest by the fourth anniversary of the date of grant, they will be canceled.

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