Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 5, 2012
THE CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-23071
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31-1241495
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey
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07094
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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On January 5, 2012, The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing updated earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of its 2011 fiscal year ending January 28, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press Release, dated January 5, 2012.
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Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements relating to the Company’s positioning, and forecasts regarding store openings, sales, gross margins and earnings per diluted share from continuing operations. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially. Some of these risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the “Risk Factors” section of its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2011. Included among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially are the risk that the Company will be unsuccessful in gauging fashion trends and changing consumer preferences, the risks resulting from the highly competitive nature of the Company’s business and its dependence on consumer spending patterns, which may be affected by a further downturn in the economy or by other factors such as increases in the cost of gasoline and food, and the risk that the cost of raw materials or energy prices will increase beyond current expectations or that the Company is unable to offset cost increases through value engineering or price increases. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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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.
Date: January 5, 2012
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THE CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Jane Elfers |
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Jane Elfers |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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