Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
report (Date of earliest event reported):
November
20, 2008
THE
CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
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(Exact
Name of Registrants as Specified in Their Charters)
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Delaware
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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0-23071
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31-1241495
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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915
Secaucus Road, Secaucus, New Jersey
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07094
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(201)
558-2400
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Not
Applicable
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see
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Instruction A.2. below):
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240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
November 20, 2008, The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (the “Company”)
issued a press release containing results for the Company's third and fiscal
year-to-date ended November 1, 2008. A copy of the press release is being
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The
information in this report is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form
8-K,
insofar as it discloses historical information regarding the Company's results
of operations and financial condition as of, and for the third quarter and
fiscal year-to-date ended November 1, 2008. In accordance with General
Instructions B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form
8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except
as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.
Forward
Looking Statements
This
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, contains forward-looking
statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements typically are
identified by use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “estimate” and similar words, although some forward-looking
statements are expressed differently. Forward-looking statements represent
our
management’s judgment regarding future events. Although the Company believes
that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove
to be correct. All statements other than statements of historical fact included
in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. The Company
cannot guarantee the accuracy of the forward-looking statements, and you should
be aware that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those
contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors,
including the statements under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the
Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statement and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
99.1 |
Press
release, dated November 20, 2008, issued by the Company regarding
results
for its third quarter and fiscal year-to-date ended November 1, 2008
(Exhibit 99.1 is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form
8-K).
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
November 20, 2008
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THE CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES,
INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Susan
J.
Riley
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Name: |
Susan J. Riley |
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Title:
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Executive Vice President, Finance and
Administration
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