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
April
15, 2010
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
THE
GYMBOREE CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
|
Delaware
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000-21250
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94-2615258
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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500 Howard Street, San Francisco,
CA
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94105
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|
(Address of
principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(415)
278-7000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
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provisions:
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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01 Regulation FD.
On April
15, 2010, during a presentation at the Telsey Advisory Group’s 2nd Annual
Consumer Conference in New York (the “TAG Conference”), Blair Lambert, COO, and
Jeffrey Harris, CFO, of The Gymboree Corporation (the “Company”) announced
earnings expectations in the range of $0.94 to $0.96 per diluted share for the
first fiscal quarter ending May 1, 2010. The Company had previously
announced earnings expectations in the range of $0.93 to $0.96 per diluted share
for the first fiscal quarter.
To listen
to a live broadcast of the Company’s presentation at the TAG Conference over the
Internet, please log on to www.gymboree.com, click on "Our Company" at the
bottom of the page, go to "Investor and Media Relations" and then "Conference
Calls & Webcasts." The webcast will be archived and available through April
29, 2010.
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.
| THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION | |||
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Dated: April
15, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Jeffrey P. Harris | |
| Name Jeffrey P. Harris | |||
| Title Chief Financial Officer | |||