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o
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Rule
13d-1(b)
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x
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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o
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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CUSIP
No. 731572103
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
13-3695715
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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o
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(b)
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o
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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5.
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Sole
Voting Power
-0-
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6.
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Shared
Voting Power
1,320,396
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7.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
1,320,396
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,320,396
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
2.3%
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA,
PN
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CUSIP
No. 731572103
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
David
E. Shaw
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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o
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(b)
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o
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
United
States
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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5.
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Sole
Voting Power
-0-
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6.
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Shared
Voting Power
1,320,396
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7.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
1,320,396
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,320,396
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
2.3%
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
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Item
1.
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(a)
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Name
of Issuer:
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Polo
Ralph
Lauren
Corporation
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(b)
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Address
of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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650
Madison
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10022
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Item
2.
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(a)
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Name
of Person Filing:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
David
E. Shaw
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(b)
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Address
of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
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The
business address for each reporting person is:
120
W. 45th
Street, Tower 45, 39th
Floor
New
York, NY 10036
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(c)
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Citizenship:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under
the
laws of the state of Delaware.
David
E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of
America.
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(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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Class
A Common Stock, $0.01 par
value
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(e)
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CUSIP
Number:
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731572103
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Item
3.
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c),
check whether the person filing is a:
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Not
Applicable
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Item
4.
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Ownership
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As
of December 31, 2007:
(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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1,320,396
shares
This
is composed of (i)
1,009,945 shares in
the name of D. E. Shaw
Oculus Portfolios,
L.L.C., (ii) 218,951
shares in the name
of D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios,
L.L.C., (iii) 90,900
shares that D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios,
L.L.C. has the right
to acquire through
the exercise
of listed call options,
and (iv) 600 shares
under the management
of D. E.
Shaw Investment Management,
L.L.C.
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David
E. Shaw:
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1,320,396
shares
This
is composed of (i)
1,009,945 shares in
the name of D. E. Shaw
Oculus Portfolios,
L.L.C., (ii) 218,951
shares in the name
of D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios,
L.L.C., (iii) 90,900
shares that D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios,
L.L.C. has the right
to acquire through
the exercise
of listed call options,
and (iv) 600 shares
under the management
of D. E.
Shaw Investment Management,
L.L.C.
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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2.3%
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David
E. Shaw:
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2.3%
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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-0-
shares
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David
E. Shaw:
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-0-
shares
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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1,320,396
shares
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David
E. Shaw:
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1,320,396
shares
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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-0-
shares
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David
E. Shaw:
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-0-
shares
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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1,320,396
shares
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David
E. Shaw:
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1,320,396
shares
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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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 5 percent of the class of securities, check
the following
[X].
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
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Not
Applicable
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
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Not
Applicable
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group
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Not
Applicable
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group
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Not
Applicable
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Item
10.
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Certification
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By
signing below, each of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and
David E. Shaw certify that, to the best of such reporting
person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred
to above 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 such purposes or
effect.
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| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | ||
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| By: | /s/ Rochelle Elias | |
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Rochelle
Elias
Chief
Compliance Officer
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| David E. Shaw | ||
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| By: | /s/ Rochelle Elias | |
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Rochelle
Elias
Attorney-in-Fact
for David E. Shaw
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