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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) June 24, 2004
Charming Shoppes, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Pennsylvania
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-07258 23-1721355
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
450 Winks Lane, Bensalem, PA 19020
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(215) 245-9100
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 24, 2004, the Company issued a press release in connection with its
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held June 24, 2004. The text of the press release
is as follows:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHARMING SHOPPES HOLDS 2004 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Bensalem, PA, June 24, 2004 - Charming Shoppes, Inc., (NASDAQ-CHRS), a leading
retail apparel chain specializing in women's plus-size apparel, today held the
2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at its corporate offices in Bensalem,
Pennsylvania.
At the meeting, shareholders approved the reelection of three directors, namely,
Joseph L. Castle, II, Dr. Pamela S. Lewis, and Katherine M. Hudson, for a
three-year term. Shareholders also approved the Company's proposed 2004 Stock
Award and Incentive Plan.
The Company also announced that Charming Shoppes recently received its corporate
governance quotient (CGQ) analysis from Institutional Shareholder Services
(ISS), which stated that Charming Shoppes' CGQ outperformed 91.7% of the
companies in the Russell 3000 and 92% of the companies in the retailing group.
Charming Shoppes, Inc. operates 2,237 stores in 48 states under the names LANE
BRYANT(R), FASHION BUG(R), FASHION BUG PLUS(R), and CATHERINES PLUS SIZES(R).
Please visit www.charmingshoppes.com for additional information about Charming
Shoppes, Inc.
CONTACT: Gayle M. Coolick
------- Director of Investor Relations
(215) 638-6955
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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.
CHARMING SHOPPES, INC.
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(Registrant)
Dated: June 25, 2004 By: /S/ ERIC M. SPECTER
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Name: Eric M. Specter
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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