Edgar Filing: CHARMING SHOPPES INC

Form 8-K May 11, 2007

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): May 11, 2007

CHARMING SHOPPES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

PENNSYLVANIA	000-07258	23-1721355
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)


450 WINKS LANE, BENSALEM, PA	19020
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (215) 245-9100

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.

On May 11, 2007, Charming Shoppes, Inc. (the “Company”) issued $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior convertible notes due 2014 (the “Notes”) pursuant to the exercise in full of the over-allotment option granted by the Company to the initial purchasers in connection with its offering of Notes, which closed on April 30, 2007 (the “Offering”). The Notes were issued pursuant to the indenture dated as of April 30, 2007 between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2007. The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company, will pay interest semiannually at a rate of 1.125% per annum, and mature on May 1, 2014.

Holders of the Notes may convert their notes based on an initial conversion rate of 65.0233 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equal to an initial conversion price of approximately $15.38 per share) only under the following circumstances: (1) during specified periods, if the price of the Company’s common stock reaches specified thresholds; (2) if the trading price of the Notes is below a specified threshold; (3) at any time after November 15, 2013, or (4) upon the occurrence of certain corporate transactions. The initial conversion rate will be adjusted for certain events. The Company presently intends to satisfy any conversion of the Notes with cash up to the principal amount of the Notes and, with respect to any excess conversion value, with shares of the Company’s common stock. However, the Company does have the option, at any time before November 15, 2013, to irrevocably elect to satisfy its conversion obligations entirely in shares of its common stock.

The Notes are not redeemable at the Company’s option. Holders of the Notes do not have the right to require the Company to repurchase their Notes prior to maturity except in connection with the occurrence of certain fundamental change transactions. The Notes may be accelerated upon an event of default as described in the Indenture and will be accelerated upon bankruptcy, insolvency, appointment of a receiver, and similar events with respect to the Company.

In connection with the Offering, as previously reported on the Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2007, the Company entered into certain convertible note hedge and warrant transactions. As a result of the exercise in full of the initial purchasers’ over-allotment option, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock covered by the warrant transactions increased from 17,068,616 to 18,775,478.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information included in Item 1.01 above regarding the Indenture and the Notes is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information included in Item 1.01 above regarding the Indenture, the Notes and the warrant transactions is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

The Company offered and sold the Notes to the initial purchasers in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The initial purchasers then sold the Notes to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Notes and the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

The warrants were issued by the Company in a private placement in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 11, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the issuance of the Notes in connection with the initial purchasers’ exercise of their over-allotment option. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. The Notes and the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release dated May 11, 2007 announcing the closing of the issuance of the Notes in connection with the initial purchasers’ exercise of their over-allotment option.

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.

	CHARMING SHOPPES, INC.
	(Registrant)

Date: May 16, 2007	/S/ERIC M. SPECTER
	Eric M. Specter
	Executive Vice President
	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release dated May 11, 2007 announcing the closing of the issuance of the Notes in connection with the initial purchasers’ exercise of their over-allotment option.