0001144204-12-014533.txt : 20120313 0001144204-12-014533.hdr.sgml : 20120313 20120313142048 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-12-014533 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120308 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20120313 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120313 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ascena Retail Group, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001498301 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES [5600] IRS NUMBER: 300641353 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-168953 FILM NUMBER: 12686734 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE CITY: SUFFERN STATE: NY ZIP: 10901 BUSINESS PHONE: 845.369.4500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE CITY: SUFFERN STATE: NY ZIP: 10901 8-K 1 v305719_8k.htm 8-K

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

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 8, 2012
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

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ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	0-11736	30-0641353
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation)		Identification Number)

30 Dunnigan Drive
Suffern, New York 10901
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(845) 369-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 8, 2012, Armand Correia, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (the “Company”), gave one year’s advance notice to the Board of Directors of the Company of his retirement as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Correia, age 66, has been employed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since 1991 and has held the position of Executive Vice President since 2009.

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.

	ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.

Date: March 13, 2012	By:	/s/ David R. Jaffe
		Name: David R. Jaffe Title: President and Chief Executive Officer