SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ROULEAU R MICHAEL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

8000 BENT BRANCH DRIVE

(Street)

IRVING

75063

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MICHAELS STORES INC [ MIK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/13/2005

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/13/2005		M		50,000	A	$10.4375	176,157	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		2,100	D	$41.99	174,057	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		7,700	D	$41.98	166,357	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		1,200	D	$41.97	165,157	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		200	D	$41.96	164,957	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		300	D	$41.95	164,657	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		1,200	D	$41.93	163,457	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		3,300	D	$41.92	160,157	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		3,200	D	$41.91	156,957	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		2,600	D	$41.9	154,357	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		1,100	D	$41.89	153,257	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		1,400	D	$41.88	151,857	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		1,100	D	$41.87	150,757	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		600	D	$41.86	150,157	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		200	D	$41.85	149,957	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		100	D	$41.84	149,857	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		500	D	$41.83	149,357	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		300	D	$41.81	149,057	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		21,300	D	$41.8	127,757	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		400	D	$41.79	127,357	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		500	D	$41.78	126,857	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		500	D	$41.77	126,357	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		100	D	$41.76	126,257	D
Common Stock	06/13/2005		S		100	D	$41.74	126,157⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock								12,187⁽²⁾	I	By 401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$10.4375	06/13/2005		M			50,000	⁽³⁾	07/27/2005	Common Stock	50,000	$0.00	100,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The amount reported consists entirely of 25,343 shares of Michaels Stores, Inc. common stock acquired by the reporting person under the Michaels Stores, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Employees Stock Purchase Plan (also known as the ESPP), based on a plan statement issued by the ESPP's administrator as of April 29, 2005.

2. The reported amount is held by a stock fund under the Michaels Stores, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan (also known as the 401(k) Plan) assumed to be fully invested in Michaels Stores, Inc. common stock, based on a plan statement issued by the 401(k) Plan administrator as of May 31, 2005 as an estimate of the total number of shares that would be available to the reporting person if such holdings were liquidated on that date.

3. Exercise of stock options pursuant to original grant to the reporting person on July 28, 2000 of options under the Michaels Stores, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan to purchase 400,000 shares of Michaels Stores, Inc. common stock (adjusted to give effect to a two-for-one stock split to stockholders of record as of the close of business on each of November 12, 2001 and September 27, 2004). The options associated with this grant vest in three annual installments beginning on July 28, 2001. After giving effect to the transaction that is the subject of this report, 100,000 options remain outstanding under this grant, all of which are currently vested.

Remarks:

	/s/ Todd J. Thorson Todd J. Thorson, Attorney-in-Fact for R. Michael Rouleau, President and Chief Executive Officer	06/15/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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