-----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, IObbt9h/wZwBxxCpXQ9o5CXSZomLLz9OmEUV0QQBE563lcWvHq/zzMjibo6ri7Wi ZT9jCVDXo9f9jtY2HJEmjg== 0000903343-01-500003.txt : 20010209 0000903343-01-500003.hdr.sgml : 20010209 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903343-01-500003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010208 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DRESS BARN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000717724 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES [5621] IRS NUMBER: 060812960 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-35085 FILM NUMBER: 1527894 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 DUNNIGAN DR CITY: SUFFERN STATE: NY ZIP: 10901 BUSINESS PHONE: 8453694600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE CITY: SUFFERN STATE: NY ZIP: 10901 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JAFFE ELLIOT S CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000903343 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 147162207 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 DUNNIGAN DR STREET 2: C/O DRESS BARN CITY: SUFFERN STATE: NY ZIP: 10901 BUSINESS PHONE: 9143694500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 DUNNIGAN DR STREET 2: C/O DRESS BARN CITY: SUFFERN STATE: NY ZIP: 10901 SC 13G 1 ej13g1200-1.txt SCHEDULE 13-G CUSIP No.261570105 13G Page 1 of 6 Pages SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ___________)* The Dress Barn, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 261570105 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) as of December 31, 2000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ X ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No.261570105 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Elliot S. Jaffe ###-##-#### ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Connecticut ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 3,828,666 SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 6 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 34,310 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 3,828,666 PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 34,310 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,862,976 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 20.8% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No.261570105 13G Page 3 of 6 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer The Dress Barn Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 30 Dunnigan Drive Suffern, NY 10901 ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 2. Item 2(a).Name of Person Filing: Elliot S. Jaffe Item 2(b).Address of Principal Business Office: 30 Dunnigan Drive Suffern, New York 10901 Item 2(c). Citizenship: United States Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.05 per share. Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 261570105 ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 3. Not Applicable ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No.261570105 13G Page 4 of 6 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 4. Ownership (a). Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31, 2000: 3,862,976 (1) (2) (b). Percent of Class as of December 31, 2000: (1) (2) (c). Number of shares at to which such person has as of December 31, 2000: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,828,666 (1) (ii) shared power to vote of to direct the vote: 34,310 (2) (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 3,828,666 (1) (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 34,310 (2) ____________________________________ (1) Includes 173,336 shares (0.9%) owned directly by Elliot S. Jaffe and 3,655,330 shares (19.9%) owned by The Jaffe FLP Voting Trust, a Connecticut limited partnership (the "Partnership"). Elliot S. Jaffe has sole power to vote and dispose of the shares owned by the Partnership. (2) Includes 34,310 shares owned by The Jaffe Family Foundation, a New York not-for-profit corporation (the "Foundation"). Elliot S. Jaffe shares the power to vote and dispose of the shares owned by the Foundation. Elliot S. Jaffe disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the Foundation. ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No.261570105 13G Page 5 of 6 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Not applicable ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. The Partnership owns 3,655,330 shares (19.9%) of common stock of The Dress Barn, Inc. (See Item 4). The partnership agreement of the Partnership provides that all income, gains and distributions of the Partnership (which could include dividends and the proceeds from the sale of such shares) must be allocated among the partners of the Partnership pro rata in accordance with their ownership interests in the Partnership. Elliot S. Jaffe is trustee of three trusts, one for the benefit of Elise Jaffe, one for the benefit of David Jaffe and one for the benefit of Richard Jaffe. The Foundation owns 34,310 shares of the shares of the common stock of The Dress Barn, Inc. (See Item 4.) Elliot S. Jaffe shares the power to direct the receipt of dividends from the proceeds from the sale of such shares. In terms of the right to receive dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of such shares, the purpose of the Foundation is to make charitable contributions. ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 10. Certification Not applicable ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No.261570105 13G Page 6 of 6 Pages SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 8, 2001 Date /S/ Elliot S. Jaffe Signature -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----