-----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, S7EAPwj5IWtVxizKwKLqPFqT3Xd2mTRYIlcq5oAuQTyMQ8j8m5fgbI3uN71L03rE tvWw66klG23HlPeaK8127w== 0000717724-06-000121.txt : 20061208 0000717724-06-000121.hdr.sgml : 20061208 20061208155509 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000717724-06-000121 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061207 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061208 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061208 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: JAFFE ELLIOT S CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000903343 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-11736 FILM NUMBER: 061265757 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 8453694500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 DUNNIGAN DR STREET 2: C/O DRESS BARN CITY: SUFFERN STATE: NY ZIP: 10901 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0202 4 2006-12-07 0000717724 DRESS BARN INC DBRN 0000903343 JAFFE ELLIOT S C/O THE DRESS BARN, INC. 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE SUFFERN NY 10901 1 1 1 0 Chairman Common 2006-12-07 4 M 0 60000 6.76 A 408344 D Common 2006-12-07 4 S 0 29700 24.50 D 378644 D Common 2006-12-07 4 S 0 9837 24.53 D 368807 D Common 2006-12-07 4 S 0 463 24.55 D 368344 D Common 235256 I See Footnote (2) Common 14621320 I See Footnote (3) Option To Buy 11.84 2006-10-12 2015-10-12 Common 240000 240000 D Option To Buy 6.76 2006-12-07 4 M 0 60000 0 D 2003-12-09 2012-12-09 Common 60000 120000 D Includes shares of restricted stock granted on March 7, 2005 pursuant to the Company's Stock Incentive Plan. Shares are held by Roslyn Jaffe, Mr. Jaffe's wife, Mr. Jaffe disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares Shares are held by The Jaffe FLP Voting Trust (the "Trust") of which Mr. Jaffe is trustee. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that Mr. Jaffe is for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of the equity securities owned by the Trust. Granted under the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. Exerciasable in five equal annual installments with the first installment on the date indicated Granted under the Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan. Mary Beth Riley, by power of attorney 2006-12-08 EX-24 2 ejaffepofa.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/ Elliot S. Jaffe



   Printed Name:  Elliot S. Jaffe

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