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): February 4,
2010
THE
CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
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(Exact
Name of Registrants as Specified in Their
Charters)
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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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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area
Code)
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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Check 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 General
Instruction A.2. below):
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240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02 Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
February 4, 2010, The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (the “Company”)
issued a press release containing the Company's sales results for the four-week
period and the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010 and providing a preliminary
estimated range of earnings per share for the quarter and fiscal year ended
January 30, 2010. 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 fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year-to-date ended
January 30, 2010. 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 the
Company’s 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.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press
release, dated February 4, 2010, issued by the Company (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: February
4, 2010
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THE
CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES,
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By:
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/s/ Susan
J. Riley |
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Name:
Susan J. Riley |
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Title: Executive
Vice President, Finance and Administration |
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