13G Filing: Okumus Fund Management and Express Inc. (EXPR)

CUSIP No.

30219E103

1.

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

Ahmet H. Okumus

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

Republic of Turkey

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

5.

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6.

SHARED VOTING POWER

4,272,371

7.

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8.

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

4,272,371

9.

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

4,272,371

10.

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

[_]

11.

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.4%

12.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

IN

CUSIP No.

30219E103

Item 1.

(a).

Name of Issuer:

Express, Inc.

(b).

Address of issuer’s principal executive offices:

1 Express Drive

Columbus, Ohio 43230

Item 2.

(a).

Name of person filing:

Okumus Fund Management Ltd.

Okumus Opportunistic Value Fund, Ltd.

Ahmet H. Okumus

(b).

Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:

Okumus Fund Management Ltd.

767 Third Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10017

Okumus Opportunistic Value Fund, Ltd.

Craigmuir Chambers
P.O. Box 71
Road Town, Tortola

VG 1110
British Virgin Islands

Ahmet H. Okumus

c/o Okumus Fund Management Ltd.

767 Third Avenue, 35th Floor

New York, NY 10017

(c).

Citizenship:

Okumus Fund Management Ltd. – Cayman Islands exempted company

Okumus Opportunistic Value Fund, Ltd. – British Virgin Islands business company

Ahmet H. Okumus – Republic of Turkey

(d).

Title of class of securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(e).

CUSIP No.:

30219E103