Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Voith John F.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, INC [PERY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Golf Division
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3000 N.W. 107TH AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/22/2016
(Street)

MIAMI, FL 33172
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 04/22/2016   F   421 (1) D $ 19.25 42,639 (2) D  

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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 Appreciation Right $ 18.19             03/19/2013 03/18/2019 Common Stock 9,696   9,696 D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 28.38             04/11/2012 04/10/2018 Common Stock 6,261   6,261 D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 24.93             04/19/2011 04/18/2017 Common Stock 7,640   7,640 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Voith John F.
3000 N.W. 107TH AVENUE
MIAMI, FL 33172
      President, Golf Division  

Signatures

 /s/ Cory Shade by Power of Attorney   04/26/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) Represents shares withheld to pay taxes resulting from vesting of restricted shares.
(2) Includes (i) 3,819 restricted shares granted under the 2015 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), successor to the Second Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2005 Plan"), which vest over three years beginning April 20, 2017; (ii) 15,275 performance shares granted under the Plan, which vest up to 100% if certain performance goals are met and the Reporting Person is employed by the Company on the last day of fiscal 2019 (and the Reporting Person may be entitled to additional performance shares if the Company exceeds the performance goals); (iii) 3,116 restricted shares granted under the 2005 Plan, which vest over two years beginning April 22, 2017; (iv) 7,852 restricted shares granted under the 2005 Plan, which vest over two years beginning April 28, 2016; and (v) 3,320 restricted shares granted under the 2005 Plan, which vest on April 30, 2016.

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