8-K

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): July 20, 2011

ANN INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-10738	13-3499319
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7 Times Square

New York, New York 10036

(Address, including Zip Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

(212) 541-3300

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Names or Former Addresses, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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.

ANN INC. (the “Company”) issued a Press Release announcing the election of Michael C. Plansky to the Company’s Board of Directors on July 20, 2011. Mr. Plansky was also appointed to its Audit Committee. Mr. Plansky will participate in the Company’s previously disclosed standard non-employee director compensation arrangements. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release issued by ANN INC. on July 20, 2011.

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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.

		ANN INC.
Date: July 20, 2011	By:	/s/ Barbara K. Eisenberg
		Barbara K. Eisenberg
		Executive Vice President,
		General Counsel and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by ANN INC. on July 20, 2011.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ANN INC. ELECTS MICHAEL C. PLANSKY

TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NEW YORK, NY, July 20, 2011 – ANN INC. (NYSE: ANN) today announced that Michael C. Plansky has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Mr. Plansky, 61, brings 35 years of experience at KPMG LLP where he served in a variety of senior leadership positions until his retirement in 2010. From 2005-2009, he was the National Partner in Charge, Risk Management – Audit, and Regional Risk Management Partner, serving on the firm’s Professional Practice Committee and having responsibility for oversight of risk management for the Americas region. Mr. Plansky also served as the firm’s Ombudsman and a member of its Legal and Compliance Committee and Management Review Panel. Earlier in his tenure, he held the roles of Lead Audit Engagement Partner, SEC Reviewing Partner and National Director of the firm’s Consumer Products Practice, serving a broad range of global public companies.

Mr. Plansky was also an Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Ron Hovsepian, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, said, “We are pleased to welcome Michael Plansky to ANN INC.’s Board and look forward to his involvement and contributions. Michael’s extensive accounting background, including his expertise in audit and risk management, will be invaluable, and he brings deep experience in the consumer products industry.”

The appointment of Mr. Plansky increases the size of the ANN INC. Board to 10 members, nine of whom are independent.

About ANN INC.

ANN INC. is the parent Company of Ann Taylor and LOFT, two of the leading women’s specialty retail fashion brands in the United States. The Company operates 923 Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Factory, LOFT and LOFT Outlet stores in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as of April 30, 2011, as well as online at AnnTaylor.com and LOFT.com. Visit ANNINC.com for more information (NYSE: ANN).

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Investor Contact:	Press Contact:
Judith Lord	Catherine Fisher
Vice President, Investor Relations	Vice President, Corporate Communications
ANN INC.	ANN INC.
212-541-3300 ext. 3598	212-541-3300 ext. 2199