-----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, QpBfbg8No/rw3JXHGS6xu1RPwp52LlhVXND1BVDLfoTDoD4sViqONHBOtWJNQPYU vZi4tbpWSKyaHB08LuU9TQ== 0000019353-04-000125.txt : 20040625 0000019353-04-000125.hdr.sgml : 20040625 20040625153425 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000019353-04-000125 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040624 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20040625 FILER: 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: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-07258 FILM NUMBER: 04882113 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 8-K 1 jun248k.txt JUNE 24, 2004 PRESS RELEASE 8-K ================================================================================ 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. ---------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Pennsylvania ------------ (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 000-07258 23-1721355 --------- ---------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 450 Winks Lane, Bensalem, PA 19020 ---------------------------- ----- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (215) 245-9100 -------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable -------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ 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 1 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. ---------------------- (Registrant) Dated: June 25, 2004 By: /S/ ERIC M. SPECTER ------------------------ Name: Eric M. Specter Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----