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

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                FEBRUARY 3, 2007
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                        Date of Report (Date of earliest
                                 event reported)

                            THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

            Delaware                   000-21250               94-2615258
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)               File No.)           Identification No.)

       500 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA                      94105
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

                                 (415) 278-7000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 1.01    ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

         On February 7, 2007, The Gymboree Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), entered into a Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Fifth
Amendment"), dated as of February 7, 2007, by and between the Company and
certain of its subsidiaries and Bank of America, N.A. The Fifth Amendment amends
certain terms of the Credit Agreement dated as of August 11, 2003, as previously
amended by the Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated December 3,
2004, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated July 27, 2005, the Third
Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated March 30, 2006, and the Fourth Amendment to
Credit Agreement, dated July 5, 2006, (collectively, the "Credit Agreement").
Among other things, the Fifth Amendment amends the Credit Agreement by
permitting the Company to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its
capital stock for cash in an aggregate amount of up to $50,000,000 under certain
circumstances.

         The foregoing summary of the Fifth Amendment is qualified in its
entirety by the terms of the Fifth Amendment, which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 10.74 and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 2.02    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On February 8, 2007, The Gymboree Corporation issued a press release
announcing certain financial information for the five-week and fourth fiscal
quarter periods ended February 3, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (d)    EXHIBITS.

             Exhibit No.   Description
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               10.74       Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated February
                           7, 2007.

               99.1        Press release of The Gymboree Corporation issued
                           February 8, 2007.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         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.

                                             THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION


Dated: February 8, 2007                      By:    /s/ BLAIR W. LAMBERT
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                                             Name:  Blair W. Lambert
                                             Title: Chief Operating Officer and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description
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10.74         Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated February 7, 2007.

99.1          Press release of The Gymboree Corporation issued February 8, 2007.

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