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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): January 11, 2010
 
 
THE DRESS BARN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Connecticut
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
0-11736
 
06-0812960
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
     
30 Dunnigan Drive, Suffern, New York
 
10901
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (845) 369-4500
     
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.


On January 11, 2010, The Dress Barn, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release raising its Fiscal Year 2010 diluted earnings per share guidance.  A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
 
Description
 99.1
 
Press Release dated January 11, 2010.
 
 

 
SIGNATURE


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 thereunto duly authorized.


THE DRESS BARN, INC.
(Registrant)


Date: January 11, 2010




/s/ Armand Correia                  
Armand Correia
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)




EXHIBIT INDEX


 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 99.1
 
Press Release dated January 11, 2010.