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)
 

 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
0-23071
(Commission File
Number)
31-1241495
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
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.
 
     
  THE CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: March 15, 2007 By:   /s/ SUSAN RILEY
 
Name: Susan Riley
  Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration