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): May 21, 2009
THE
CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrants as Specified in Their Charters)
(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)
(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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 21, 2009, The Children’s Place
Retail Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release containing results
for the Company's first quarter ended May 2, 2009. 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 first quarter ended May
2, 2009. 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
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Press
release, dated May 21, 2009 (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: May
21, 2009 |
THE
CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES,
INC. |
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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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