SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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December 6, 1999
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(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-10738 13-3499319
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
142 West 57th Street
New York, New York, 10019
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(Address, including Zip Code, of Registrants' Principal Executive
Offices)
(212) 541-3300
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(Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Following is an unaudited consolidated balance sheet for
AnnTaylor Stores Corporation (the "Company") as of October 30,
1999, that corrects the unaudited balance sheet as of the same
date that was included in the Company's third quarter earnings
press release issued to the public on November 16, 1999, and in
the prospectus dated November 23, 1999 that is part of Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the
Company and AnnTaylor, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 23, 1999 (Registration Nos. 333-86955 and
333-86955-01).
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ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
October 30, 1999
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(unaudited, in thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents................ $ 50,467
Accounts receivable, net................. 77,244
Merchandise inventories.................. 165,334
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 29,673
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Total current assets................... 322,718
Property and equipment, net.................. 171,440
Goodwill, net ............................... 311,419
Deferred financing costs, net ............... 5,661
Other assets................................. 3,568
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Total assets........................... $814,806
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable......................... $ 65,672
Accrued expenses......................... 59,398
Current portion of long-term debt........ 1,282
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Total current liabilities.............. 126,352
Long-term debt............................... 114,072
Other liabilities............................ 13,341
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.0068 par value;
120,000,000 shares authorized;
31,554,120 shares issued................ 214
Additional paid-in capital............... 469,276
Retained earnings........................ 121,813
Deferred compensation on restricted stock (3,057)
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588,246
Less treasury stock, 715,948 shares,
at cost................................ (27,205)
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Total stockholders' equity.......... 561,041
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity........................... $814,806
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
By: /s/ Barry Erdos
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Barry Erdos
Executive Vice President - CFO
Date: December 6, 1999
