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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DABAH EZRA (Last) (First) (Middle) 915 SECAUCUS ROAD (Street) SECAUCUS NJ 07094 (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 X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/18/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person 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, Par Value $.10	04/18/2006		M		20,000	A	$15.4	1,926,850	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	04/18/2006		S		4,000	D	$60.07	1,922,850	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	04/18/2006		S		5,000	D	$60.05	1,917,850	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	04/18/2006		S		11,000	D	$60	1,906,850	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.10								3,107,960(1)	I	By Trusts/Custodial Accounts
Common Stock, Par Value $.10								37,600	I	Spouse

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
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$15.4	04/18/2006		M			20,000	12/31/1997(2)	09/18/2007	Common Stock	20,000	$0	15,000(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes (i) 2,943,880 shares held by trusts for the benefit of Mr. Dabah's children of which Mr. Dabah's wife, Renee Dabah, shares voting control along with her mother, Raine Silverstein; (ii) 8,880 shares held by custodial accounts for the benefit of two of Mr. Dabah's children of which Mr. Dabah shares voting control along with his wife, Renee Dabah; (iii) 152,000 shares held by trusts for the benefit of Mr. Dabah's relatives of which Mr. Dabah shares voting control along with his mother in-law, Raine Silverstein; (iv) 2,400 shares held by trusts for the benefit of three of Mr. Dabah's children of which Mr. Dabah's wife, Renee Dabah, shares voting control along with her daughter, Eva Yagoda; and (v) 800 shares held by a trust for the benefit of Mr. Dabah's grandchild of which Mr. Dabah's wife, Renee Dabah, shares voting control along with her daugher, Joia Dabah.

2. 15,068 options became exercisable on September 18, 2000, and the remaining 4,932 options became exercisable on September 18, 2001.

3. Includes only those options with the same exercise price and the same grant date.

Remarks:

	Ezra Dabah (By Steven Balasiano as Attorney-in-fact)	04/20/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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