Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 12, 2002
 

 
CHEROKEE INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-18640
 
95-4182437
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
6835 Valjean Avenue
Van Nuys, California 91406
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(818) 908-9868
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 


 
ITEM 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
 
In connection with the filing of the Form 10-Q, the Registrant has provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission the certifications below, as required by 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Cherokee Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
 
(i)  the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended August 3, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
(ii)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
By:
 
/s/    ROBERT MARGOLIS         

   
Robert Margolis
Chief Executive Officer
 
Dated: September 12, 2002
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Cherokee Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
 
(i)  the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended August 3, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
(ii)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
By:
 
/s/    CAROL GRATZKE        

   
Carol Gratzke
Chief Financial Officer
 
Dated: September 12, 2002
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
CHEROKEE INC.
    (registrant)
By:
 
/s/    CAROL GRATZKE        

   
Carol Gratzke
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: September 12, 2002

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