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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BAZZONE THOMAS M (Last) (First) (Middle) 8000 BENT BRANCH DRIVE (Street) IRVING TX 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) EVP - Specialty Businesses
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/31/2006
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock(1)	10/31/2006		D		1,830	D	$44(2)	0	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(1)	$26.67	10/31/2006		D			100,000	(3)	06/06/2009	Common Stock	100,000	(3)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(1)	$25.59	10/31/2006		D			25,000	(4)	08/05/2009	Common Stock	25,000	(4)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(1)	$37.96	10/31/2006		D			43,750	(5)	08/04/2010	Common Stock	43,750	(5)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This report relates to the exempt disposition of issuer securities by the reporting person pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger, dated as of June 30, 2006, among Bain Paste Mergerco, Inc., Blackstone Paste Mergerco, Inc., Bain Paste Finco, LLC, Blackstone Paste Finco, LLC and the issuer (the "Merger Agreement").

2. Disposed pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $44.00 per share.

3. This option to purchase issuer common stock (which provides for vesting of approximately one-third of the option on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant (6/07/2004)) was, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the excess (if any) of the $44.00 per share cash merger consideration over the exercise price per share of the option, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the option.

4. This option to purchase issuer common stock (which provides for vesting of approximately one-third of the option on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant (8/06/2004)) was, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the excess (if any) of the $44.00 per share cash merger consideration over the exercise price per share of the option, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the option.

5. This option to purchase issuer common stock (which provides for vesting of approximately one-third of the option on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant (8/05/2005)) was, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the excess (if any) of the $44.00 per share cash merger consideration over the exercise price per share of the option, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the option.

Remarks:

	/s/ Todd J. Thorson Todd J. Thorson, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas M. Bazzone	11/02/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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