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): March 9, 2004
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 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
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AnnTaylor Stores Corporation held an earnings conference call on
Tuesday, March 9, 2004. A copy of the transcript of the call is attached to
this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information included herein and in Exhibit 99.1 is being
furnished under Item 12 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by
reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such
filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
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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: March 9, 2004 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 Transcript of AnnTaylor Stores Corporation earnings conference
call held on Tuesday, March 9, 2004.
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