1.	BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016 have been prepared in accordance with the requirements for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X, and accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted. See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended January 28, 2017 for Destination Maternity Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Destination Maternity”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for additional disclosures including a summary of the Company’s accounting policies.

In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods presented. Since the Company’s operations are seasonal, the interim operating results of the Company may not be indicative of operating results for the full year. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

The Company operates on a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Saturday nearest January 31 of each year. References to the Company’s fiscal 2017 refer to the 53-week fiscal year, or periods within such fiscal year, which began January 29, 2017 and will end February 3, 2018. References to the Company’s fiscal 2016 refer to the 52-week fiscal year, or periods within such fiscal year, which began January 31, 2016 and ended January 28, 2017.

On December 19, 2016 the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Orchestra-Prémaman S.A. (“Orchestra”), a société anonyme organized under the laws of France, and US OP Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orchestra, to complete a proposed business combination (the “Merger”). On July 27, 2017 the Company, Orchestra, and certain other affiliates of Orchestra entered into a Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement and various ancillary agreements entered into in connection with and in contemplation of the Merger.