UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
       
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D)
 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
November 14, 2005
   
THE CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
0-23071
 
 31-1241495
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer ID
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Number)

915 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, New Jersey
07094
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code:
(201)558-2400
   
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Base Salary

On November 14, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. approved an increase in the annual base salary of Mario Ciampi, Senior Vice President, to $500,000.
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     
  THE CHILDREN’S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Steven Balasiano
 
Name: Steven Balasiano
 
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative
Officer
 
Dated: November 17, 2005
 
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