UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
SPECTER, ERIC M.
450 WINKS LANE
BENSALEM, PA 19020
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHARMING SHOPPES, INC. (CHRS)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
March 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock (1) 01/31/00 A V 9,000 A $0.0000 (1) D
Common Stock 02/10/00 F V 845 D $7.6250 D
Common Stock 03/24/00 M 5,000 A $4.5000 D
Common Stock 03/24/00 F 336 D $5.6875 23,819 D
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option $4.5000 03/24/00 M 5,000 (3) 03/29/91 03/29/00
(right to buy)(2)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $6.8125 01/31/00 A V 66,000 (5) 01/31/01 01/31/10
(right to buy)(4)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option 03/24/00 Common Stock 5,000 3,500 D
(right to buy)(2)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 01/31/00 Common Stock 66,000 66,000 D
(right to buy)(4)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Employee restricted stock award granted under Charming Shoppes, Inc. 1993 Employees' Stock Incentive Plan, for no consideration
other than services, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(2)
Employee stock option granted under Charming Shoppes, Inc. 1990 Employees' Stock Incentive Plan, for no consideration other than
services, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(3)
Option becomes exercisable for 25% of the underlying shares annually, beginning on the dated indicated. These options are
scheduled to expire on March 29, 2000.
(4)
Employee stock option granted under Charming Shoppes, Inc. 1993 Employees' Stock Incentive Plan, for no consideration other
than services, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(5)
Option becomes exercisable for 20% of the underlying shares annually, beginning on the date indicated.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ ERIC M. SPECTER
DATE
