UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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 10, 2016

THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	000-21250	94-2615258
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

500 Howard Street,

San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of Principal Executive Office, Including Zip Code)

(415) 278-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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 8.01 Other Events.

On May 10, 2016, The Gymboree Corporation (the “Company”) announced the early tender results and initial settlement for its previously announced cash tender offer for the maximum aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 9.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”) that can be purchased for $40.0 million (excluding accrued interest on the Notes, which will also be paid) (the “Tender Offer”). The Tender Offer is scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on May 23, 2016, unless extended by the Company in its sole discretion. The consummation of the Tender Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum amount of Notes being tendered but is conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal, each dated April 26, 2016, which have been sent to holders of the Notes.

A copy of the press release announcing the early tender results and initial settlement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this Current Report does not constitute an offer to purchase, the solicitation of an offer to purchase or a solicitation of tenders or consents with respect to the Notes.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

No.	Description
99.1	Press release of The Gymboree Corporation dated May 10, 2016.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION
Date: May 10, 2016	By:	/s/ Andrew North
		Name:	Andrew North
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

No.	Description
99.1	Press release of The Gymboree Corporation dated May 10, 2016.