SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
DABAH EZRA

(Last) (First) (Middle)
120 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES INC [ PLCE ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/19/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share 06/19/2008 S 50,000 D $37.49 4,935,710(1) I(1) See footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
DABAH EZRA

(Last) (First) (Middle)
120 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
DABAH RENEE

(Last) (First) (Middle)
120 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. This is a joint filing by Ezra Dabah and Renee Dabah (the "Reporting Persons"). On June 19, 2008, the Renee and Ezra Dabah Charitable Foundation, Inc. ("the Charitable Foundation") sold 50,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), on the open market at a price of $37.49. As a result, the Reporting Persons may no longer be deemed the direct beneficial owners of the 50,000 shares of Common Stock previously held by the Charitable Foundation. (cont'd in fn 2)
2. (cont'd from fn 1) As a result, the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owners of 4,935,710 shares of Common Stock, representing 16.9% of the total number of shares outstanding as of June 9, 2008. (cont'd in fn 3)
3. (cont'd from fn 2) Mr. Dabah (i) has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,556,250 of such shares (which includes 185,000 shares that are issuable upon the exercise of outstanding vested options), (ii) has shared power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of 2,879,360 of such shares held by Mr. Dabah and others, as custodians or trustees for Mr. Dabah's children and certain other family members, (iii) has shared power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of 376,000 of such shares held by Mr. Dabah and his wife in a joint account and (iv) may be deemed to have shared power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of 104,100 of such shares owned by Mr. Dabah's wife. (cont'd in fn 4)
4. (cont'd from fn 3) Mr. Dabah may also be deemed the beneficial owner of 20,000 shares of Common Stock held by The Dabah Children Charitable Foundation, Inc. (cont'd in fn 5)
5. (cont'd from fn 4) Mrs. Dabah (i) has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of 104,100 of such shares, (ii) has shared power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of 2,879,360 of such shares held by Mrs. Dabah and others, as custodians or trustees for Mrs. Dabah's children and certain other family members, (iii) has shared power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of 376,000 of such shares held by Mrs. Dabah and her husband in a joint account and (iv) may be deemed to have shared power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,556,250 of such shares (which includes 185,000 shares that are issuable to Mrs. Dabah's husband upon the exercise of vested stock options) owned by Mrs. Dabah's husband. (cont'd in fn 6)
6. (cont'd from fn 5) Mrs. Dabah may also be deemed the beneficial owner of 20,000 shares of Common Stock held by The Dabah Children Charitable Foundation, Inc. Ezra Dabah is the designated filer. The Reporting Persons are filing this joint Form 4 because they may be regarded as part of a group. However, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by other persons and disclaims membership in a group, and this filing shall not constitute an acknowledgement that the Reporting Persons are part of a group.
/s/ Ezra Dabah 06/20/2008
/s/ Renee Dabah 06/20/2008
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