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) March 15, 2007
THE
CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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0-23071
(Commission
File
Number)
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31-1241495
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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915
Secaucus Road, Secaucus, New Jersey, 07094
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(201)
558-2400
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
March
15, 2007, The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a
press release regarding the Company’s preliminary financial results for its
fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 3, 2007, as well as information
regarding certain fourth quarter expenses and write-offs, including a $9.4
million impairment charge relating to the write-down of fixed assets at 28
recently remodeled Disney Stores, which the Company’s Audit Committee has
approved in connection with the preparation of the financial statements to
be
included in the Company’s Form 10-K for fiscal 2006. The Company’s March 15,
2007 press release also provided updated guidance for fiscal year 2007 and
information regarding the Company’s discussions with The Walt Disney
Company.
A
copy of
the Company’s March 15, 2007 press release relating to the foregoing is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and is
incorporated in this Item 2.02 by reference.
The
information contained under this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly
set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The
following exhibits are furnished herewith:
99.1
Press release of The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. dated March 15,
2007
SIGNATURES
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.
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THE
CHILDREN’S
PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC. |
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| Dated:
March 15, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ SUSAN
RILEY |
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Name:
Susan Riley
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Title:
Executive Vice President, Finance and
Administration |