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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * COLE NEIL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC. [ICON] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO and President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1450 BROADWAY, 4TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2011 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10018 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 09/01/2011   M   125,000 A $ 2.3 1,842,979 D   Common Stock 09/01/2011   S   120,600 (1) D $ 18.9089 (2) 1,722,379 D   Common Stock 09/01/2011   S   4,400 (1) D $ 19.5029 (3) 1,717,979 D   Common Stock 09/02/2011   M   50,000 A $ 2.3 1,767,979 D   Common Stock 09/02/2011   S   48,720 (1) D $ 17.9201 (4) 1,719,259 D   Common Stock 09/02/2011   S   1,280 (1) D $ 18.4477 (5) 1,717,979 (6) D   Common Stock               20,000 I As custodian for children (7) Common Stock               15,194 I By 401(K) Plan

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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

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 2.3

09/01/2011

M

125,000

10/26/2001

10/26/2011

Common Stock

125,000

$ 0

50,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 2.3

09/02/2011

M

50,000

10/26/2001

10/26/2011

Common Stock

50,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COLE NEIL 1450 BROADWAY, 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10018	X		CEO and President

Signatures

/s/ Neil Cole		09/06/2011
**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)	The reported sales transactions were executed pursuant to a Sales Plan with a brokerage firm under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Cole's 10b5-1 plan was implemented because of the short duration remaining on previously granted ten-year stock options covered by the 10b5-1 plan and applies only to options that expire by their terms on or before May 22, 2012.
(2)	The reported sales transactions were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $18.45 to $19.45. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide, upon request, to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were affected.
(3)	The reported sales transactions were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $19.46 to $19.55. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide, upon request, to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were affected.
(4)	The reported sales transactions were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $17.40 to $18.40. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide, upon request, to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were affected.
(5)	The reported sales transactions were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $18.41 to $18.49. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide, upon request, to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were affected.
(6)	Includes 1,181,684 unissued shares underlying RSUs that were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the terms of his 2008 employment agreement with the issuer and a related RSU Agreement.
(7)	The filing of this Statement shall not be construed to mean that the reporting person is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended), the beneficial owner of the common stock of the issuer reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person as custodian for his children.

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