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):     May 20, 2004
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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 5.       OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
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              On May 20, 2004, AnnTaylor Stores Corporation issued a press
release. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 7.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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              (c)   Exhibits.

                    99.1    Press Release issued by AnnTaylor Stores
                            Corporation on May 20, 2004.




                                   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:  May 20, 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       Press Release issued by AnnTaylor Stores Corporation on
           May 20, 2004.






































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