UNITED STATES
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT
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                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report  (Date of earliest event reported):     December 4, 2003
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                         ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                           1-10738                         13-3499319
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(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)                                           Identification No.)


                              142 West 57th Street
                            New York, New York 10019
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  (Address, including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)


                                (212) 541-3300
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           (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                Not Applicable
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                 (Former Names or Former Addresses, if Changed
                               Since Last Report)
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ITEM 7.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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             (c)    Exhibits.

                    99.1      Press Release issued by AnnTaylor Stores
                              Corporation on December 4, 2003.


ITEM 9.       REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
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              AnnTaylor Stores Corporation issued a Press Release, dated
December 4, 2003. A copy of the Press Release is appended to this report
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


                            SIGNATURES
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             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.



                                     ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
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                                     By:    /s/ Barbara K. Eisenberg
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                                            Barbara K. Eisenberg
Date:  December 4, 2003                     Senior Vice President,
                                            General Counsel and Secretary











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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.                       Description
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99.1       Press Release issued by AnnTaylor Stores Corporation on December 4,
           2003.






































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