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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-057814
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190228
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190228

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CARTERS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001060822
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	APPAREL & OTHER FINISHED PRODS OF FABRICS & SIMILAR MATERIAL [2300]
		IRS NUMBER:				133912933
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31829
		FILM NUMBER:		19644241

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PHIPPS TOWER
		STREET 2:		3438 PEACHTREE ROAD NE SUITE 1800
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326
		BUSINESS PHONE:		678-399-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PHIPPS TOWER
		STREET 2:		3438 PEACHTREE ROAD NE SUITE 1800
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CARTER HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980430
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 28, 2019 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Carter&#146;s, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-3912933</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Phipps Tower </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3438
Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1800 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30326 </B></P>
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obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see</I> General Instruction A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting material pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
chapter) or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
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growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Sean McHugh </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Vice
President&nbsp;&amp; Treasurer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">(678) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">791-7615</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Carter&#146;s, Inc. Announces Pricing of $500,000,000 Senior Notes Offering </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ATLANTA &#150; February&nbsp;28, 2019 &#150; Carter&#146;s, Inc. (&#147;Carter&#146;s&#148;) (NYSE: CRI) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary The
William Carter Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) has priced an offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.625% senior notes due 2027. The notes were priced at par. The offering is expected to close on March&nbsp;14, 2019, subject to
customary closing conditions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company intends to use the proceeds from this offering of notes to redeem in full its existing 5.25% senior notes due
2021 in accordance with their terms, to repay a portion of the indebtedness outstanding under its secured revolving credit facility and to pay related fees and expenses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The notes and the related guarantees are being offered and sold to persons reasonably believed to be &#147;qualified institutional buyers&#148; pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes and
the related guarantees have not been registered for sale under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act and applicable state laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or
any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Carter&#146;s, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Carter&#146;s, Inc. is the
largest branded marketer in North America of apparel exclusively for babies and young children. The Company owns the <I>Carter&#146;s</I> and <I>OshKosh</I> <I>B&#146;gosh</I> brands, two of the most recognized brands in the marketplace. These
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through more than 1,000 company-operated stores in the United States, Canada, and Mexico and online. The company&#146;s <I>Just One You </I>and <I>Genuine</I> <I>Kids</I> brands are available at
Target, its <I>Child</I> <I>of</I> <I>Mine</I> brand is available at Walmart, and its Simple Joys brand is available on Amazon. The company also owns <I>Skip</I> <I>Hop</I>, a global lifestyle brand for families with young children. Carter&#146;s is
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relating to the Company&#146;s intention to offer and sell, and apply the net proceeds from the offer and sale of, the notes. Such statements are based on current expectations only, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. Factors that could cause actual results to
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