NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNY) today announced that it has successfully obtained a $1 billion 5-year revolving bank credit facility which extends to June 15, 2009. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. were Joint Lead Arrangers for the facility. Other titled roles included Citibank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank as Syndication Agents, Wachovia Bank, National Association as Administrative Agent, and Bank of America, N.A., SunTrust Bank and Barclays Bank PLC as Documentation Agents. The facility was broadly syndicated with a total of 26 banks and other financial institutions participating. It will primarily be used for working capital, letters of credit and other general corporate purposes.

Wesley R. Card, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, stated, "We are very pleased with the overwhelming support of so many outstanding financial institutions. Combined with an existing revolving credit facility which extends to June 10, 2006, and was voluntarily reduced from $700 million to $500 million, Jones Apparel Group has $1.5 billion of committed bank credit that provides us with substantial financial flexibility as we continue to pursue our multi-brand, multi-channel diversification strategy."

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (http://www.jny.com), a Fortune 500 company, is a leading designer and marketer of branded apparel, footwear and accessories. The Company's nationally recognized brands include Jones New York, Evan- Picone, Norton McNaughton, Gloria Vanderbilt, Erika, l.e.i., Energie, Nine West, Easy Spirit, Enzo Angiolini, Bandolino, Napier, Judith Jack, Kasper, Anne Klein, Albert Nipon and LeSuit. The Company also markets apparel under the Polo Jeans Company brand licensed from Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, costume jewelry under the Tommy Hilfiger brand licensed from Tommy Hilfiger Corporation and the Givenchy brand licensed from Givenchy Corporation, and footwear and accessories under the ESPRIT brand licensed from Esprit Europe, B.V. For more than 30 years, the Company has built a reputation for excellence in product quality and value, and in operational execution.

Certain statements herein are "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements represent the Company's expectations or beliefs concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties, including the strength of the economy and the overall level of consumer spending, the performance of the Company's products within the prevailing retail environment, and other factors which are set forth in the Company's 2003 Form 10-K and in all filings with the SEC made by the Company subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE  Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Wesley R. Card, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, or Anita
Britt, Executive Vice President Finance of Jones Apparel Group,
+1-215-785-4000/
    /Web site:  http://www.jny.com /
    (JNY)

CO:  Jones Apparel Group, Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; J.P. Morgan
     Securities Inc.; Citibank, N.A.; JPMorgan Chase Bank; Wachovia Bank,
     National Association; Bank of America, N.A.; SunTrust Bank; Barclays
     Bank PLC
ST:  New York
IN:  FAS TEX FIN
SU:  FNC

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