SC 13G 1 sc13g_021103.txt SCHEDULE 13G DATED 2/10/03 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 THE WARNACO GROUP, INC. ............................................................................... (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ............................................................................... (Title of Class of Securities) 934390402 ............................................................................... (CUSIP Number) February 4, 2003 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [x] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 934390402 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Names of Reporting Persons.....................THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).................................Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member Of a Group (See Instructions) [ ] (a) [ ] (b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC Use Only ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Citizenship or Place of Organization............................CANADA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (5) Sole Voting Power............................4,407,211 Number of Shares ------------------------------------------------------------ Beneficially Owned (6) Shared Voting Power..................................0 by Each ------------------------------------------------------------ Reporting Person (7) Sole Dispositive Power ......................4,407,211 with ------------------------------------------------------------ (8) Shared Dispositive Power.............................0 ------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person.......................................................4,407,211 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares...[ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) ...............9.79% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) ........................CO 2 Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: The Warnaco Group, Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 90 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: The Bank of Nova Scotia ("Scotiabank") (b) Address of Principal Business Offices or, if none, Residence: The Bank of Nova Scotia Attention: Group Compliance 44 King Street West Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 1H1 (c) Citizenship: Organized under the laws of Canada (d) Title of Class of Securities Common stock (e) CUSIP Number: 934390402 Item 3. Filing Category Not applicable Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount beneficially owned:................................4,407,211 (b) Percent of class:.........................................9.79% (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote........... 4,407,211 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote......... 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of ................................. 4,407,211 (iv) Shared Power to dispose of direct the disposition of.................................. 0 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not applicable. 3 Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not Applicable 4 Item 10. Certification By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 10, 2003 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA By: /s/ David Smith --------------- Name: David Smith Title: Vice-President, Group Compliance 5