Sec Form 4 Filing - COLE NEIL @ ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC. - 2015-03-05

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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, 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
COLE NEIL
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC. [ ICON]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO and President
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC., 1450 BROADWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
03/05/2015
(Street)
NEW YORK, NY10018
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 03/05/2015 A( 1 ) 227,687 A $ 0 2,231,160 ( 2 ) D
Common Stock 03/05/2015 F( 3 ) 144,711 D $ 34.11 2,086,449 ( 2 ) D
Common Stock 10,000 I As custodian for children ( 4 )
Common Stock 15,194 I By 401(K) Plan
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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
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)
1 0. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: 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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
COLE NEIL
C/O ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.
1450 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY10018
X CEO and President
Signatures
/s/ Neil Cole 03/09/2015
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )These represent shares underlying Performance Stock Units ("PSUs") that were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement with the issuer and a related PSU Agreement. On March 5, 2015 these shares were determined to have been earned and they vested on such date.
( 2 )Includes 1,181,684 unissued shares underlying RSUs that were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the terms of his 2008 employment agreement with the issuer and a related RSU Agreement.
( 3 )Represents surrender of shares to the issuer in payment of tax liability incident to the vesting of restricted stock.
( 4 )The filing of this Statement shall not be construed to mean that the reporting person is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended), the beneficial owner of the common stock of the issuer reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person as custodian for his children.

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