1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
| 901 WEST WALNUT HILL LANE | |
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ZALE CORP
[ZLC] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) | Director | | 10% Owner | | X | Officer (give title below) | | Other (specify below) | | EVP, Chief Sourcing Officer |
|
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/03/2009 |
4. If Amendment, Date of 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
Common Stock
| | | | | | | |
47,496
|
D
| |
|
Common Stock
| | | | | | | |
5,253
|
I
|
401k
|
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 | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
|
Stock Options (right to buy)
| $
5.02
| 11/03/2009 | | A | |
48,000
| | 11/03/2010 | 11/03/2019 |
Common Stock
|
48,000
|
$
0
|
48,000
|
D
| |
|
Stock Options (right to buy)
| $
26.14
| | | | | | | 09/16/2009 | 09/16/2018 |
Common Stock
|
56,000
| |
56,000
|
D
| |
|
Stock Options (right to buy)
| $
21.29
| | | | | | | 11/14/2008 | 11/14/2017 |
Common Stock
|
55,000
| |
55,000
|
D
| |
|
Stock Options (right to buy)
| $
27.89
| | | | | | | 09/14/2007 | 09/14/2016 |
Common Stock
|
10,000
| |
10,000
|
D
| |
|
Stock Options (right to buy)
| $
27.24
| | | | | | | 08/29/2007 | 08/29/2016 |
Common Stock
|
15,000
| |
15,000
|
D
| |
|
Stock Options (right to buy)
| $
24.1
| | | | | | | 05/05/2007 | 05/05/2016 |
Common Stock
|
25,000
| |
25,000
|
D
| |
|
Stock Options (right to buy)
| $
27.52
| | | | | | | 09/06/2006 | 09/06/2015 |
Common Stock
|
10,000
| |
10,000
|
D
| |
|
Stock Options (right to buy)
| $
26.33
| | | | | | | 01/10/2006 | 01/10/2015 |
Common Stock
|
10,000
| |
10,000
|
D
| |
|
Stock Options (right to buy)
| $
27.44
| | | | | | | 07/21/2005 | 07/21/2014 |
Common Stock
|
10,000
| |
10,000
|
D
| |
|
Stock Options (right to buy)
| $
23.23
| | | | | | | 07/22/2004 | 07/22/2013 |
Common Stock
|
8,524
| |
8,524
|
D
| |
| /s/ Gil Hollander | 11/05/2009 |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * 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).
|
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see Instruction 6 for procedure. |
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