Form 13G
AMMEND#
STOCK_NAME Ann Taylor Stores
CLASS Common
CUSIP 036115103
PAID
P1
APP_NAME
Gardner Lewis Asset Management
SSN
23-2778393
ADDRESS
285 Wilmington - West Chester Pike Chadds Ford, PA 19317
SOLE VOTING
1,124,200
SHARED VOTING
22,200
SOLE DISPOSE
1,285,400
SHARED DISPOSE
0
BENEFICIALLY
1,285,400
PERCENT
5.1%
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
STOCK_NAME
Ann Taylor Stores
STOCK_ADDRESS
142 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
NAME_OF_PERSON
Gardner Lewis Asset Management, L.P.
ADDRESS_OF_BUS
285 Wilm. - W. Chester Pike Chadds Ford, PA 19317
CITIZEN
USA
CLASS_OF_STOCK
Common
CUSIP
036115103
BROKER
BANK
INSURANCE
INVESTMENT
BROKER
X
BROKER
PARENT
GROUP
BENEFICIALLY
1,285,400
PERCENT
5.1%
SOLE
1,124,200
SHARED
22,200
SOLE_DISPOSE
1,285,400
SHARED_DISPOSE
0
DATE
02/13/97
NAME
W. Whitfield Gardner
TITLE
Chairman and CEO
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