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^*

JAFFEE DAVID R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THE DRESS BARN, INC.

30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE

(Street)

SUFFERN

10901

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DRESS BARN INC [ DBRN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/04/2010

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	03/04/2010		S		600	D	$27	5,125,564⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		93,624	D	$27	5,031,940⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		1,161	D	$27.005	5,030,779⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		14,484	D	$27.01	5,016,295⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		2,400	D	$27.015	5,013,895⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		22,584	D	$27.02	4,991,311⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		3,950	D	$27.025	4,987,361⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		6,497	D	$27.03	4,980,864⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		1,200	D	$27.035	4,979,664⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		1,800	D	$27.04	4,977,864⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		300	D	$27.045	4,977,564⁽¹⁾	D
Common	03/05/2010		S		1,400	D	$27.05	4,976,164⁽¹⁾	D

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)
Option to Buy	$7.56⁽²⁾							06/04/2003⁽⁴⁾	06/04/2012	Common	300,000		300,000	D
Options to Buy	$6.76⁽²⁾							12/09/2003⁽⁴⁾	12/09/2012	Common	300,000		300,000	D
Option To Buy	$11.84⁽³⁾							10/12/2006⁽⁴⁾	10/12/2015	Common	300,000		300,000	D
Option to Buy	$14.99⁽³⁾							09/18/2009⁽⁴⁾	09/18/2018	Common	250,000		250,000	D
Option To Buy	$17.67⁽³⁾							09/24/2010⁽⁵⁾	09/24/2019	Common	80,000		80,000	D
Option To Buy	$30⁽³⁾							12/09/2010⁽⁵⁾	12/09/2019	Common	150,000		150,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 3,622 shares of resticted stock awarded under the Company's Fiscal 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan and 25,800 shares of restricted stock awarded under the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan.

2. Granted under the Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan

3. Granted under the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan

4. Exercisable in five equal annual installments with the first installment on the date indicated.

5. Exercisable in four equal annual installments with the first installment on the date indicated.

Remarks:

	Mary Beth Riley, by power of attorney	03/08/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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