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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 * BRITT ANITA D   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) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 3000 N.W. 107TH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/20/2016 (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 04/20/2016   A   13,453 (1) A $ 0 30,637 (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

7,660

7,660

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 4.53

03/17/2012

03/16/2019

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 28.38

04/11/2012

04/10/2018

Common Stock

4,944

4,944

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 24.93

04/19/2011

04/18/2017

Common Stock

6,036

6,036

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BRITT ANITA D 3000 N.W. 107TH AVENUE MIAMI, FL 33172			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Anita D. Britt		04/22/2016
**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 (i) 4,485 shares of restricted stock granted under the Issuer's 2015 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), the successor to the Second Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2005 Plan"), which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on April 20, 2017; and (ii) 8,968 shares of performance stock granted under the Plan, which vest up to 100% provided that certain performance goals have been achieved and the Reporting Person is still an employee of the Company as of the last day of fiscal 2019. With respect to the grant in (ii), the Reporting Person may be entitled to additional performance stock if the Company exceeds the performance goals.
(2)	Includes (i) 4,485 shares of restricted stock granted under the Plan, which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on April 20, 2017; (ii) 8,968 shares of performance stock granted under the Plan, which vest up to 100% provided that certain performance goals have been achieved and the Reporting Person is still an employee of the Company as of the last day of fiscal 2019; (iii) 3,294 shares of restricted stock granted under the 2005 Plan, 1,098 shares of which vest on April 22, 2016, and 2,196 shares of which vest in two equal annual installments commencing on April 22, 2017; (iv) 5,532 shares of restricted stock granted under the 2005 Plan, which vest in two equal annual installments commencing on April 28, 2016; and (v) 2,339 shares of restricted stock granted under the 2005 Plan, which vest on April 30, 2016. With respect to the grant in (ii), the Reporting Person may be entitled to additional performance stock if the Company exceeds the performance goals.

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