-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TQ1R82w+ma19QwQLSdhpmJD2jUhmLoZsAhZ66f4cIq313ijyDmgf0An31Ye4Rnjr uQp+puHRBa6tMaQ5WVLEGQ== 0000734072-97-000046.txt : 19970115 0000734072-97-000046.hdr.sgml : 19970115 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000734072-97-000046 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970114 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHARMING SHOPPES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000019353 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES [5621] IRS NUMBER: 231721355 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-33215 FILM NUMBER: 97505293 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 WINKS LANE CITY: BENSALEM STATE: PA ZIP: 19020 BUSINESS PHONE: 2152459100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 WINKS LANE CITY: BENSALEM STATE: PA ZIP: 19020 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIONEERING MANAGEMENT CORP /ADV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000734072 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 131961193 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 60 STATE ST CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 8008211239 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 60 STATE STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PIONEERING MANAGEMENT CORP /ADV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930824 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G CHARMING SHOPPES, INC. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 0 ) CHARMING SHOPPES, INC. (Name of Issuer) Common (Title of Class of Securities ) 161133103 (CUSIP NUMBER) 1) Name of Reporting SS or IRS Identification Pioneering Management Nos. of Above Persons Corporation 2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) of A Member of Group (See Instructions) (b) X 3) SEC Use Only 4) Citizenship of Place of Organization Number of (5) Sole Voting Power 5631500 Shares Beneficially Owned (6) Shared Voting Power 0 by Each Reporting Person With (7) Sole Dispositive 85000 Power (8) Shared Dispositive 5546500 Power 9) Aggregate Amount Bene- 5631500 ficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 10) Check if the aggregate Amount in Row (9) Ex- clude Certain Shares (See Instructions) 11) Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row 9. 5.37% 12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA Item 1(a) Name of Issuer. CHARMING SHOPPES, INC. Item 1(b) Address of User's Principal Executive Office's Mr. Eric M. Specter Chief Financial Officer CHARMING SHOPPES, INC. 450 Winks Lane Bensalem, PA 19020 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing. Pioneering Management Corporation Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 Item 2(c) Citizenship: State Of Delaware - Pioneering Management Corporation. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities. Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number. 161133103 Item 3 The person filing this statement pursuant to Rule 13-1(b) or 13d-2 is: (a) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned 5631500 (b) Percent of Class 5.37% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 5631500 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct vote 0 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct disposition of 85000 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition 5546500 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Inapplicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Inapplicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported On By the Parent Holding Company. Inapplicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Inapplicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group. Inapplicable. Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transactions having such purposes or effect. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and believe, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. January 14, 1997 Date /s/ William H. Keough Signature William H. Keough, Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasure Type Name and Title -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----