UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14A
(RULE
14a-101)
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE
14A INFORMATION
PROXY
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT
NO. )
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Preliminary
Proxy Statement.
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Confidential,
For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2)).
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Definitive
Proxy Statement.
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Definitive
Additional Materials.
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Soliciting
Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-12.
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CHARMING
SHOPPES, INC.
(Name
of registration as specified in its charter)
Payment
of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box)
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computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i) (1) and
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PROXY
COMMUNICATION STATEMENT:
Charming
Shoppes, Inc. and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection
with
the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company plans
to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in
connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Annual
Meeting. Information concerning persons who may be considered
participants in the solicitation of the Company’s shareholders under the rules
of the SEC is set forth in public filings filed by the Company with the SEC,
including its proxy statement relating to its 2007 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, and will be set forth in its proxy statement relating to its
2008
Annual Meeting of Shareholders. These documents may be (currently or
when filed with the SEC) obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov and the Company’s website at
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=106124&p=irol-sec or
MacKenzie Partners at 1-800-322-2885 or via email at
proxy@mackenziepartners.com.
Dear
Associates:
Yesterday,
Charming Shoppes issued a press release, indicating that we have commenced
a
lawsuit against two hedge funds, which operate under the name The Charming
Shoppes Full Value Committee. Please CLICK HERE
[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=106124&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1116872&highlight=]
to read the release on charming.com.
Our
Board
of Directors and management team are committed to acting in the best interest
of
the Company and all of its stakeholders. This lawsuit was filed to prevent
the hedge fund group from violating the securities laws and to ensure that
our
shareholders receive complete and accurate information about this group and
their plans and intentions.
As
we
have said in the past, the industry is facing challenging times, but we are
confident in our direction for Charming Shoppes. We must continue to build
our brands and provide our customers with superior products in order to create
value, both for our shareholders and customers.
Last,
I
would like to remind you about our procedures for responding to outside
inquiries. If you receive any calls from the media, analysts or investors,
please forward them to Gayle Coolick, Director of Investor Relations, at (215)
638-6955 or e-mail gayle.coolick@charming.com.
On
behalf
of your Board and management team, I would like to thank you for your continued
support.
Sincerely,
Dorrit
J.
Bern
Chairman,
CEO and President
PROXY
COMMUNICATION STATEMENT:
Charming
Shoppes, Inc. and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection
with
the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company plans
to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in
connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Annual
Meeting. Information concerning persons who may be considered
participants in the solicitation of the Company’s shareholders under the rules
of the SEC is set forth in public filings filed by the Company with the SEC,
including its proxy statement relating to its 2007 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, and will be set forth in its proxy statement relating to its
2008
Annual Meeting of Shareholders. These documents may be (currently or
when filed with the SEC) obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov and the Company’s website at
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=106124&p=irol-sec or
MacKenzie Partners at 1-800-322-2885 or via email at
proxy@mackenziepartners.com.