-----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, D+xjrfEZGjGQtphQYtkg78fLwbKEJQrUFOwjR0LzSvFTtByuVs1Uka8106NMKuY5 uVf49fvDII/RuPyFt523rg== 0000717724-06-000119.txt : 20061206 0000717724-06-000119.hdr.sgml : 20061206 20061206150611 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000717724-06-000119 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061206 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061206 ISSUER: 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 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 DUNNIGAN DR CITY: SUFFERN STATE: NY ZIP: 10901 BUSINESS PHONE: 8453694600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE STREET 2: C/O VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE CITY: SUFFERN STATE: NY ZIP: 10901 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEXLER GENE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001200534 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-11736 FILM NUMBER: 061259975 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 178 EAB PLAZA CITY: UNIONDALE STATE: NY ZIP: 11556 BUSINESS PHONE: 845 369-4810 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O THE DRESS BARN, INC. STREET 2: 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE CITY: SUFFERN STATE: NY ZIP: 10901 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0202 4 2006-12-06 0000717724 DRESS BARN INC DBRN 0001200534 WEXLER GENE C/O THE DRESS BARN, INC. 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE SUFFERN NY 10901 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common 2006-12-06 4 S 0 844 24.61 D 9156 D Common 2006-12-06 4 S 0 100 24.62 D 9056 D Common 2006-12-06 4 S 0 989 24.63 D 8067 D Common 2006-12-06 4 S 0 67 24.64 D 8000 D Options To Buy 11.84 2006-10-12 2015-10-12 Common 80000 80000 D Option To Buy 23.30 2007-11-29 2016-11-29 Common 4000 4000 D Includes restricted stock granted under the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. Granted under the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. Exercisable in five equal annual installments with the first installment on the date indicated. Mary Beth Riley, by power of attorney 2006-12-06 EX-24 2 wexlerpofa.htm 
POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Armand Correia, Gene Wexler and Mary Beth Riley, and each of them acting or signing alone, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



 (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of The Dress Barn, Inc. (the "Company"), any and all reports required to be filed by the undersigned in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



 (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 or other required report and timely file such report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



 (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to this Power of Attorney, shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that no such attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is hereby assuming, nor is the Company hereby assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file reports under Section 16 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 29th day of November, 2006.





   Signature: /s/ Gene Wexler



   Printed Name:  Gene Wexler
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