SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM 8-K Current report filing Filing Date: 2013-10-09 | Period of Report: 2013-10-09 SEC Accession No. 0001144204-13-054537 (HTML Version on secdatabase.com) FILER Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Mailing Address Business Address 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE CIK:1498301| IRS No.: 300641353 | State of Incorp.:DE SUFFERN NY 10901 SUFFERN NY 10901 Type: 8-K | Act: 34 | File No.: 333-168953 | Film No.: 131143058 845.369.4500 SIC: 5600 Apparel & accessory stores Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document 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 October 9, 2013 Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) _________________________ ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-11736 30-0641353 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer incorporation) Identification Number) 30 Dunnigan Drive Suffern, New York 10901 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (845) 369-4500 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) _________________________ Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c)) Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On October 9, 2013, Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (the “Company”) hosted an Investor Day and teleconference. The live teleconference, slide presentation and Supplemental Fact Sheet were available to the public through the Company’s website. A copy of the slide presentation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, the Supplemental Fact Sheet is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and the Notes to the Supplemental Fact Sheet are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.3, which are incorporated by reference herein. The furnished information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 27, 2013. The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K (including all Exhibits filed hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Slide presentation of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Investor Day held on October 9, 2013. 99.2 Supplemental Fact Sheet of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Investor Day presentation held on October 9, 2013. 99.3 Notes to Supplemental Fact Sheet. 2 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document 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. ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC. (Registrant) Date: October 9, 2013 By: /s/ Jay Levine Jay Levine Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) 3 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Investor Conference October 9, 2013 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Forward Looking Statements This presentation contains forward - looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 . Forward - looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from our forecasted results . Detailed information concerning those risks and uncertainties are readily available in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K and Quarterly Report on Form 10 - Q which have been filed with the U . S . Securities and Exchange Commission . 2 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Historical Financial Information Non - GAAP Financial Measures Where indicated, certain financial information herein has been presented on a non - GAAP basis . This basis adjusts for items that management believes are not indicative of the Company’s underlying operating performance . Reference should be made to the Company’s annual earnings releases for all periods for the nature of such adjustments and for a reconciliation of such non - GAAP measures to the Company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP . 3 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document INTRODUCTION VIDEO Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Investor Highlights David Jaffe President & CEO Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Vision “Serve our shareholders and create value by becoming a family of leading retail concepts with $10 billion in sales and top tier profitability.” 6 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Mission “Making people feel good about themselves.” 7 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Current Structure 8 8 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Unique Business Model 9 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Organization Structure 10 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Diversification 11 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Transition 12 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Investor Highlights • Diversified portfolio • Significant top line growth opportunities • Margin upside from shared services & synergies • Strong Balance Sheet & Cash Flow • Future opportunities 13 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Michael Rayden CEO, Justice Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Executives Present 15 Lece Lohr Executive Vice President Chief Merchandising Officer Rolando De Aguiar Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer Scott Bracale President Agency Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Our mission is to enhance tween’s self - esteem by providing them the “hot - est” fashion and lifestyle products, in a fun environment … all at a great value for mom! 16 Our Mission Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Our Positioning 17 More Fashionable Less Fashionable High Price Low Price Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Our FY14 Strategic Initiatives 18 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Our FY14 Strategic Initiatives • Brothers Brand Expansion • Ecommerce Sales Growth • Justice Sales Growth 19 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Brothers • Brothers Brand Expansion – Continue to add Brothers into Justice stores 20 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Brothers • Brothers Brand Expansion – Continue to add Brothers into Justice stores – Enhance Brothers apparel assortment and expand into accessories 21 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Brothers • Brothers Brand Expansion – Continue to add Brothers into Justice stores – Enhance Brothers apparel assortment and expand into accessories – Grow margin rates and dollars 22 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Brothers 23 Copyright © 2013 www.secdatabase.com.