ANNTAYLOR INC
10-Q, 1998-09-15
WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES
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                          UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                
                            
                            FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
 x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


          For the quarterly period ended August 1, 1998
                                
                               OR
                                
     TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION  13  OR  15(d)  OF  THE
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     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                
                 
                 
                 Commission file number 1-11980
                                
                         
                         
                         ANNTAYLOR, INC.
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     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
      
      
         Delaware                                   51-0297083
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(State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)


  142 West 57th Street, New York, NY                       10019
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(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)
                                
                         
                         
                         (212) 541-3300
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      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
   
   
   Indicate  by  check mark whether registrant (1)  has  filed  all
reports  required  to  be  filed by Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months  (or
for  such shorter period that the registrant was required  to  file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes  x    No      .
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  Indicate  the  number  of  shares outstanding  of  each  of  the
issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.

                                         Outstanding as of
          Class                           August 27, 1998
  -----------------------------         -------------------
  Common Stock, $1.00 par value                  1
   
   
   The  registrant  meets  the  conditions  set  forth  in  General
Instruction  H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is  therefore  filing
this form with the reduced disclosure format.


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                       INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
                                
                                
                                
                                
  
  
                                                              Page No. 
                                                              -------
  PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     Item 1.   Financial Statements
               Condensed Consolidated Statements of 
                 Operations for the Quarters and 
                 Six Months Ended August 1, 1998 
                 and August 2, 1997..............................  3
               Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at
                 August 1, 1998 and January 31, 1998.............  4
               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                 for the Six Months Ended August 1, 1998 and
                 August 2, 1997..................................  5
               Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial 
                 Statements......................................  6
          
     Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results
                of Operations....................................  9
  
  PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
     
     Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..................12

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                  PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                
                                
Item 1.   Financial Statements
                                
                                
                                
                         ANNTAYLOR, INC.
         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Quarters and Six Months Ended August 1, 1998 and August 2, 1997
                           (unaudited)
                                
                                      Quarters Ended        Six Months Ended
                                  ---------------------   --------------------
                                  August 1,   August 2,   August 1,  August 2,
                                     1998        1997        1998       1997
                                  ---------   ---------   ---------  ---------
                                            
                                              (in thousands)

Net sales......................... $223,393   $184,999     $421,563  $382,063
Cost of sales.....................  118,459     99,645      215,295   198,073
                                    -------    -------      -------   -------

Gross profit......................  104,934     85,354      206,268   183,990
Selling, general and 
  administrative expenses.........   84,289     73,733      165,418   150,370
Amortization of goodwill..........    2,760      2,760        5,520     5,520
                                    -------    -------      -------   -------

Operating income..................   17,885      8,861       35,330    28,100
Interest expense..................    4,247      5,027        8,974    10,573
Other expense, net................       57         25          237       275
                                    -------    -------      -------   -------

Income before income taxes 
  and extraordinary loss..........   13,581      3,809       26,119    17,252
Income tax provision..............    6,537      2,824       12,656     9,792
                                    -------    -------      -------   -------
Income before extraordinary loss..    7,044        985       13,463     7,460
Extraordinary loss (net of income 
  tax benefit of $130,000)........      ---       (173)         ---      (173)
                                    -------    -------      -------   -------   
Net income........................ $  7,044   $    812     $ 13,463  $  7,287
                                    =======    =======      =======   =======   
      
      
      
                                
 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                         ANNTAYLOR, INC.
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
               August 1, 1998 and January 31, 1998
                                
                                
                                        August 1, 1998   January 31, 1998
                                        --------------   ----------------
                                          (unaudited)
                                                  (in thousands)
                             ASSETS
Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents...............  $ 44,206        $ 31,369
   Accounts receivable, net................    60,867          60,211
   Merchandise inventories                    113,454          97,234
   Prepaid expenses and other current 
     assets................................    24,085          21,291
                                              -------         -------
     Total current assets..................   242,612         210,105
Property and equipment, net................   142,282         139,610
Goodwill, net..............................   325,219         330,739
Deferred financing costs, net..............     3,169           1,258
Other assets...............................     3,073           1,949
                                              -------         -------
     Total assets..........................  $716,355        $683,661
                                              =======         =======
                                
              LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities
   Accounts payable........................  $ 55,974        $ 38,185
   Accrued expenses........................    49,422          48,620
   Current portion of long-term debt.......     1,169           1,119
                                              -------         -------
     Total current liabilities.............   106,565          87,924
Long-term debt.............................   104,558         105,157
Other liabilities..........................    11,024          10,082
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholder's equity
   Common stock, $1.00 par value; 
     1,000 shares authorized;
      1 share issued and outstanding.......         1               1
   Additional paid-in capital..............   446,133         445,886
   Retained earnings.......................    48,074          34,611
                                              -------         -------
        Total stockholder's equity.........   494,208         480,498
                                              -------         -------        
        Total liabilities and 
          stockholder's equity.............  $716,355        $683,661
                                              =======         =======           
                                
                                
                                
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                         ANNTAYLOR, INC.
         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
   For the Six Months Ended August 1, 1998 and August 2, 1997
                           (unaudited)
                                                      Six Months Ended
                                               ------------------------------
                                               August 1, 1998  August 2, 1997
                                               --------------  --------------
                                                       (in thousands)
Operating activities:
 Net income........................................ $ 13,463      $  7,287
 Adjustments to reconcile net income 
   to net cash provided by operating 
   activities:
   Extraordinary loss..............................      ---           303
   Provision for loss on accounts receivable.......      748           909
   Depreciation and amortization...................   14,340        13,976
   Amortization of goodwill........................    5,520         5,520
   Non-cash interest...............................      618           775
   Amortization of deferred compensation...........      266           530
   Loss on disposal of property and equipment......      249           191
   (Increase) decrease in:
     Receivables...................................   (1,404)        4,484
     Merchandise inventories.......................  (16,220)       11,382
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets.....   (2,794)        1,311
   Increase (decrease) in:
     Accounts payable..............................   17,789         7,046
     Accrued expenses..............................      802         1,955
     Other non-current assets and liabilities, net.     (184)        1,037
                                                     -------       -------
 Net cash provided by operating activities.........   33,193        56,706
Investing activities:
 Purchases of property and equipment...............  (17,259)      (14,000)
                                                     -------       ------- 
 Net cash used by investing activities.............  (17,259)      (14,000)
Financing activities:
 Net repayments under term loan....................      ---       (24,500)
 Term loan prepayment penalty......................      ---          (184)
 Payments on mortgage..............................     (549)         (141)
 Parent company activity...........................      (19)          845
 Payment of deferred financing costs...............   (2,529)          ---
                                                     -------       ------- 
 Net cash used by financing activities.............   (3,097)      (23,980)
                                                     -------       -------
Net increase in cash...............................   12,837        18,726
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period.....   31,369         7,025
                                                     -------       -------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period........... $ 44,206      $ 25,751
                                                     =======       =======
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
 Cash paid during the period for interest.......... $  9,161      $ 10,103
                                                     =======       =======
 Cash paid during the period for income taxes...... $ 17,019      $ 12,682
                                                     =======       =======     
                                
                                
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                         ANNTAYLOR, INC.
      NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           (unaudited)


1. Basis of Presentation
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   The  condensed consolidated financial statements of AnnTaylor,
Inc.  (the  "Company")  are unaudited  but,  in  the  opinion  of
management,  contain  all adjustments  (which  are  of  a  normal
recurring  nature)  necessary  to present  fairly  the  financial
position,  results of operations and cash flows for  the  periods
presented.     All   significant   intercompany   accounts    and
transactions have been eliminated.
   
   The results of operations for the 1998 interim period shown in
this  report  are  not necessarily indicative of  results  to  be
expected for the fiscal year.
   
   The  January  31,  1998 condensed consolidated  balance  sheet
amounts   have   been   derived  from  the   previously   audited
consolidated balance sheet of the Company.
   
   Certain  fiscal 1997 amounts have been reclassified to conform
to the 1998 presentation.
   
   Detailed footnote information is not included for the  periods
ended   August  1,  1998  and  August  2,  1997.   The  financial
information  set forth herein should be read in conjunction  with
the  Notes  to  the  Company's Consolidated Financial  Statements
contained in the Company's 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


2. Long-Term Debt
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   The  following summarizes long-term debt outstanding at August
1, 1998:

                                            (in thousands)

      8-3/4% Notes..........................   $100,000
      Mortgage..............................      5,727
                                                -------
         Total debt.........................    105,727
      Less current portion..................      1,169
                                                -------
         Total long-term debt...............   $104,558
                                                =======


   On June 30, 1998, the Company entered into a new $150,000,000
senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility")
with Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association and a
syndicate of lenders.  This facility replaced the Company's

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then-existing  $122,000,000  bank  credit  agreement   that   was
scheduled  to expire in July 1998 and also resulted in  the  non-
renewal  by  the  Company's sourcing division of its  $50,000,000
credit facility and in the non-renewal by AnnTaylor Funding,  Inc
of  a  $40,000,000  accounts  receivable  facility.   The  Credit
Facility  will  be  used  by  the Company  for  the  issuance  of
commercial and standby letters of credit and to provide revolving
loans for other general corporate purposes.
   
   Loans  outstanding under the Credit Facility at any  time  may
not  exceed  $50,000,000.   Maximum availability  for  loans  and
letters  of  credit under the Credit Facility is  governed  by  a
monthly   borrowing  base,  determined  by  the  application   of
specified  advance rates against certain eligible assets.   Based
on  this calculation, the maximum amount available for loans  and
letters of credit under the Credit Facility at August 1, 1998 was
approximately  $130,000,000.  Commercial and standby  letters  of
credit  outstanding under the Credit Facility at August  1,  1998
were   approximately  $68,000,000,  and  there  were   no   loans
outstanding.   The  outstanding loan balance is  required  to  be
reduced  to zero for the thirty-day period commencing  January  1
each year.
   
   Amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility bear interest at
a  rate  equal to, at the Company's option, the Bank  of  America
Base  Rate, or Eurodollar Rate, plus a margin ranging from  0.25%
to 1.00% and from 1.25% to 2.00%, respectively.  In addition, the
Company is required to pay the lenders a quarterly commitment fee
on  the unused revolving loan commitment amount at a rate ranging
from 0.375% to 0.5% per annum.  Fees for outstanding commercial and
standby letters range from 0.625% to 1.0% and from 1.25% to 2.0%,
respectively.
   
   The  Credit  Facility contains financial and other  covenants,
including  limitations  on indebtedness, liens,  investments  and
capital   expenditures,  restrictions  on  dividends   or   other
distributions   to  stockholders  and  maintenance   of   certain
financial  ratios including specified levels of net  worth.   For
Fiscal  1998, the capital expenditure limit is $52,000,000.   For
Fiscal  1999,  capital expenditures are limited to a  maximum  of
$55,000,000,  subject to reduction based on 1998 available  cash,
as defined, and comparable store sales results.
   
   The lenders have been granted a pledge of the common stock  of
the  Company  and  certain of its subsidiaries,  and  a  security
interest  in  substantially  all other  tangible  and  intangible
assets,  including  accounts receivable,  trademarks,  inventory,
store   furniture   and  fixtures,  of  the   Company   and   its
subsidiaries,  as  collateral for performance  of  the  Company's
obligations under the Credit Facility.


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   The  Credit Facility matures on June 30, 2000 and includes  an
automatic one-year extension, contingent upon the satisfaction of
certain  conditions.   In  addition, the  commitments  under  the
Credit  Facility terminate on February 16, 2000  unless  the  8-3/4%
Subordinated  Notes due 2000 are refinanced on or prior  to  such
date with the proceeds of subordinated debt or capital stock, the
terms and conditions of which are reasonably satisfactory to  the
Requisite Lenders under the Credit Facility.
   
   
3.  Change in Accounting Principle
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   Effective February 1, 1998, the Company elected to change  its
method  of  inventory  valuation from the retail  method  to  the
average cost method.  The Company believes the cost method  is  a
preferable method for matching the cost of merchandise  with  the
revenues  generated.  The cumulative effect  of  this  accounting
change  as  of February 1, 1998 was immaterial, and therefore  no
disclosure  is noted on the condensed consolidated  statement  of
operations for the six months ended August 1, 1998.   It  is  not
possible to determine the effect of the change on income  in  any
previously reported fiscal periods.
   
   
4.  Subsequent Event
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   On  August  13, 1998, the Company declared a dividend  to  its
sole  stockholder, AnnTaylor Stores Corporation  ("ATSC"),  of  a
promissory  note in the original principal amount of $100,625,000
(the  "Dividend  Note").  The Dividend Note  was  issued  by  the
Company  on  August 28, 1998 and has interest and  payment  terms
substantially  similar  to  the  terms  of  the  8-1/2%  Convertible
Subordinated  Debentures Due 2016 (the "Convertible  Debentures")
that were issued in 1996 by ATSC to AnnTaylor Finance Trust.  The
Dividend Note was declared in order to (1) relieve the Company of
the   administrative  burden  associated  with   declaring   cash
dividends to ATSC quarterly, which has been necessary in order to
provide ATSC with funds sufficient to meet its quarterly interest
payment  obligations  on  the  Convertible  Debentures,  and  (2)
enhance financial reporting, by more closely associating the debt
obligation  with the entity that was the ultimate beneficiary  of
the  cash  received upon the creation of debt.  ATSC has  pledged
the  Dividend  Note  to  the  lenders as  collateral  for  ATSC's
guarantee  of the Company's performance of its obligations  under
the Credit Facility.
      
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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
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Results of Operations
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                                           Six Months Ended
                                        ----------------------
                                        August 1,    August 2,
                                           1998        1997
                                        ---------    ---------
Number of Stores:
Open at beginning of period..............   324         309
Opened during period.....................    20           9
Expanded during period*..................     3           1
Closed during period.....................     2           8
Open at end of period....................   342         310
Type of Stores Open at End of Period:
   Ann Taylor stores.....................   293         268
   Ann Taylor Factory Stores.............    14          14
   Ann Taylor Loft stores................    35          27
   Ann Taylor Studio stores..............   ---           1

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*      Expanded  stores are excluded from comparable store  sales
       for the first year following expansion.



Six Months ended August 1, 1998 Compared to Six Months ended August 2, 1997
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   The  Company's  net  sales in the first  six  months  of  1998
increased  to  $421,563,000 from $382,063,000 in  the  first  six
months  of  1997,  an  increase of $39,500,000  or  10.3%.   This
increase  is  attributable to the opening of new stores  and  the
expansion of existing stores, and an increase in comparable store
sales  of 2.2%.  The increase in comparable store sales  for  the
six-month period was a result of the increase in comparable store
sales  in the second quarter of 1998 principally attributable  to
positive  customer  reaction  to  the  Company's  second  quarter
merchandise  offerings and assortment, and  a  successful  summer
sale  event,  offset  in part by a decrease in  comparable  store
sales  in  the  first  quarter of  1998.   As  described  in  the
Company's  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the  first  quarter,
management believes that the decrease in first quarter comparable
store  sales  was  attributable to lower customer  acceptance  of
certain of the Company's first quarter merchandise offerings,  as
well  as  to an acceleration of the Company's end-of-Fall  season
clearance sale, held in February of the prior year, to January in
1998 (which is part of fourth quarter 1997).

   
   Gross  profit as a percentage of net sales increased to  48.9%
in  the  first  six months of 1998 from 48.2% in  the  first  six
months of 1997.

   
   Selling, general and administrative expenses represented 39.2%
of  net sales, in the first six months of 1998, compared to 39.4%
of  net sales, in the first six months of 1997.  The decrease  in
selling,  general and administrative expenses as a percentage  of

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net  sales  was primarily attributable to increased  leverage  on
fixed  expenses resulting from increased comparable store  sales,
partially  offset by an increase in the provision for  management
performance   bonus   expense  and  an  increase   in   marketing
expenditures in support of the Company's strategic initiatives to
enhance the Ann Taylor brand.

   As a result of the foregoing, the Company had operating income
of  $35,330,000, or 8.4% of net sales, in the first six months of
1998, compared to operating income of $28,100,000, or 7.4% of net
sales, in the first six months of 1997.  Amortization of goodwill
was  $5,520,000 in each of the first six months of 1998 and 1997.
Operating  income, without giving effect to goodwill amortization
in  either  year, was $40,850,000, or 9.7% of net sales,  in  the
1998  period and $33,620,000, or 8.8% of net sales, in  the  1997
period.

   Interest  expense was $8,974,000 in the first  six  months  of
1998  and  $10,573,000  in the first six  months  of  1997.   The
decrease   in  interest  expense  is  attributable   to   reduced
outstanding indebtedness in the first six months of 1998 compared
to the first six months of 1997.

   The  income tax provision was $12,656,000, or 48.5% of  income
before  income taxes, in the 1998 period, compared to $9,792,000,
or 56.8% of income before income taxes and extraordinary loss, in
the  1997 period.  The effective income tax rate for both periods
differed  from  the  statutory rate  primarily  because  of  non-
deductible goodwill amortization.  Without giving effect to  such
non-deductible  goodwill  amortization, the  Company's  effective
income tax rate was 40% of income before income taxes in the 1998
period, compared to 43% in the 1997 period.  This decrease in the
effective income tax rate resulted primarily from an increase  in
the  amount  of  income earned outside the United States  by  the
Company's non-U.S. sourcing subsidiaries.

   On  July 2, 1997 the Company used available cash to prepay the
outstanding  balance  of a $24,500,000 term  loan  due  September
1998.  This loan repayment resulted in an extraordinary charge to
earnings in Fiscal 1997 of $173,000, net of income tax benefit.

   As  a  result  of the foregoing factors, the Company  had  net
income  of  $13,463,000, or 3.2% of net sales, for the first  six
months  of 1998, compared to net income of $7,287,000 or 1.9%  of
net sales, for the first six months of 1997.


Year 2000 Status
- ----------------
   
   The  Company has been conducting a comprehensive review of its
computer  systems  to  identify those  that  could  be  adversely
affected  by the "Year 2000 issue" (which refers to the inability
of many computer systems to process accurately dates

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later   than   December   31,  1999),  and   is   developing   an
implementation plan to remediate or replace affected systems on a
timely  basis.   Equipment  and other non-information  technology
systems that use microchips or other embedded technology, such as
certain  conveyor  systems at the Company's distribution  center,
will  also  be  tested  for  Year 2000 compliance.   The  Company
expects  to complete remediation of its material systems  by  the
end  of  the second quarter of 1999.  The Company believes  that,
with  the  modifications of existing software and conversions  to
new  software  that the Company plans to implement  in  1998  and
1999,  the  Year  2000 issue will not pose significant  operating
problems  for  the Company's computer systems.  The Company  also
intends  to  develop  a contingency plan to  permit  its  primary
operations  to continue if such modifications and conversions  of
its systems are not completed on a timely basis.
   
   The  Company is communicating with key manufacturers, vendors,
banks  and  other  third parties with whom it does  business,  to
obtain  information  regarding  their  state  of  readiness  with
respect  to  the  Year 2000 issue.  Failure of third  parties  to
remediate  Year 2000 issues affecting their respective businesses
on  a  timely basis, or to implement contingency plans sufficient
to  permit  uninterrupted continuation of their businesses in the
event  of  a  failure  of their systems, could  have  a  material
adverse   effect  on  the  Company's  business  and  results   of
operations.  Assessment of third party Year 2000 readiness is
expected to be substantially completed in early 1999.  The Company
will develop eontingency plans based on the results of this
assessment.  The Company may not be able to compensate adequately
for business interruption caused by certain third parties. 
Potential risks include suspension or significant curtailment of
services by banks, utilities or common carriers, or at ports.
   
   The  total  cost to the Company of addressing  the  Year 2000
issue with respect to its own computer systems has not been,  and
is  not  anticipated  to be, material to the Company's  financial
position or results of operations in any given year.  These costs
and  the  timing for management's completion of Year  2000  issue
modification and testing processes are based on management's best
estimates,  which were derived utilizing numerous assumptions  of
future  events, including the continued availability  of  certain
resources,  third  party modification plans  and  other  factors.
However, there can be no assurance that these estimates  will  be
achieved,  and  actual  costs and ultimate  timing  could  differ
materially from those presently contemplated.
   
   The  Securities  and  Exchange Commission  recently  issued  a
statement   regarding  disclosure  of  Year   2000   issues   and
consequences  by  public companies (Release  No.  33-7558).   The
Company is reviewing its Year 2000 disclosures in the context  of
this  guidance and will update its disclosures, if necessary,  to
conform to such guidance, commencing with the Company's Quarterly
Report  on  Form 10-Q for the third fiscal quarter ended  October
31, 1998.

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Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)      Exhibits:
      
           10.1.3     Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated
                        Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 1998,
                        between   the  Company,  Bank  of   America
                        National   Trust  and  Savings  Association
                        ("Bank   of   America")  and  Fleet   Bank,
                        National   Association.   Incorporated   by
                        reference   to   Exhibit  10.2.3   to   the
                        Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of  ATSC  for
                        the  Quarter ended August 1, 1998 filed  on
                        September 14, 1998.
           
           10.26      Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 1998
                        among   the   Company,  Bank  of   America,
                        Citicorp  USA ("Citicorp") and First  Union
                        National  Bank, as Co-Agents, the financial
                        institutions  from  time  to   time   party
                        thereto, BancAmerica Robertson Stephens, as
                        Arranger,   and   Bank   of   America,   as
                        Administrative   Agent.   Incorporated   by
                        reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Quarterly
                        Report on Form 10-Q of ATSC for the Quarter
                        ended August 1, 1998 filed on September 14,
                        1998.
           
           10.26.1    Trademark Security Agreement, dated  as  of
                        June 30, 1998, made by the Company in favor
                        of   Bank  of  America,  as  Administrative
                        Agent.    Incorporated  by   reference   to
                        Exhibit 10.28.1 to the Quarterly Report  on
                        Form  10-Q  of  ATSC for the Quarter  ended
                        August 1, 1998 filed on September 14, 1998.
           
           10.26.2    Guaranty,  dated as of June 30, 1998,  made
                        by  ATSC  in  favor of Bank of America,  as
                        Administrative   Agent.   Incorporated   by
                        reference   to  Exhibit  10.28.2   to   the
                        Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of  ATSC  for
                        the  Quarter ended August 1, 1998 filed  on
                        September 14, 1998.
           
           10.26.3    Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as  of
                        June  30,  1998, made by ATSC in  favor  of
                        Bank  of America, as Administrative  Agent.
                        Incorporated   by  reference   to   Exhibit
                        10.28.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-
                        Q  of ATSC for the Quarter ended August  1,
                        1998 filed on September 14, 1998.

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           10.26.4    Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as  of
                        June 30, 1998, made by the Company in favor
                        of   Bank  of  America,  as  Administrative
                        Agent.    Incorporated  by   reference   to
                        Exhibit 10.28.4 to the Quarterly Report  on
                        Form  10-Q  of  ATSC for the Quarter  ended
                        August 1, 1998 filed on September 14, 1998.
           
           10.26.5    Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of  June  30,
                        1998,   made   by  AnnTaylor   Distribution
                        Services, Inc. in favor of Bank of America,
                        as  Administrative Agent.  Incorporated  by
                        reference   to  Exhibit  10.28.5   to   the
                        Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of  ATSC  for
                        the  Quarter ended August 1, 1998 filed  on
                        September 14, 1998.
           
           27         Financial Data Schedule
           
           
      (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:
      
                  None.

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                           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 thereunto duly authorized.
   
                                   AnnTaylor, Inc.



Date:    September 14, 1998        By: /s/  J. Patrick Spainhour
      -----------------------          --------------------------
                                            J. Patrick Spainhour
                                             Chairman and Chief
                                             Executive Officer





Date:    September 14, 1998        By: /s/  Walter J. Parks
      ------------------------        ---------------------------
                                            Walter J. Parks
                                       Senior Vice President -
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                         and Treasurer




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