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): August 23, 2007

THE CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware
0-23071
31-1241495
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission File
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
Number)
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)

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:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 23, 2007 we issued a press release announcing preliminary financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended August 4, 2007, provided guidance for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2007 and updated guidance for fiscal year 2007. In addition, the Company provided an update regarding (a) its License Agreement with The Walt Disney Company, (b) when it anticipates becoming current with its quarterly and annual filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and (c) its compliance with the Nasdaq listing requirements and possible delisting.
 
A copy of our 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

(a)
Financial Statements of Business Acquired: Not applicable

(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information: Not applicable

(c)
Exhibits:

99.1
Press Release dated August 23, 2007.

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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.
 
 		  
 		  
 
  By:   /s/ Susan Riley
 
Name: Susan Riley
  Title:  Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration 

Dated: August 23, 2007
 
 
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