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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-090682
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160328
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160328
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160328

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Childrens Place, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001041859
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-FAMILY CLOTHING STORES [5651]
		IRS NUMBER:				311241495
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23071
		FILM NUMBER:		161533011

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 PLAZA DRIVE
		CITY:			SECAUCUS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07094
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2015582400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 PLAZA DRIVE
		CITY:			SECAUCUS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07094

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970702
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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DC 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>CURRENT
REPORT</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">
</FONT>to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"> S</FONT>ecurities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 28, 2016</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">THE CHILDREN&rsquo;S
PLACE, INC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">Delaware</P>

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of Incorporation)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.5in; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">(201)
558-2400</P>

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Area Code)</P>

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Since Last Report)</P>

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Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR &#9;240.14d-2(b))</P>

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to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR &#9;240.13e-4(c))</P>

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of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On March 28, 2016,
upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;)
of The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), the Board appointed John E. Bachman as a director of the Company
and as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Bachman will serve as a Class I director, holding office until the annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company to be held on May 25, 2016. The Board has determined that Mr. Bachman is an independent director within
the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market, and that
he qualifies as an &ldquo;audit committee financial expert&rdquo; as defined in the SEC Regulation S-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Bachman
is 60 years old. Prior to his retirement in 2015, Mr. Bachman was a partner at the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(&ldquo;PwC&rdquo;). At PwC, Mr. Bachman served for six years as the Operations Leader of the firm&rsquo;s U.S. Assurance Practice
with full operational and financial responsibility for this $4 billion line of business, which included the firm&rsquo;s audit
and risk management practices. Prior to this operational role, Mr. Bachman served for three years as the firm&rsquo;s Strategy
Leader where he was responsible for strategic planning across business units, geographies and industries. Mr. Bachman also served
as an audit partner for 26 years for companies in the industrial manufacturing, financial services, publishing, healthcare and
other industries. Mr. Bachman received an MBA from the Harvard University Graduate Business School.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">There is
no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Bachman and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Bachman was appointed as
a director of the Company. Mr. Bachman will be eligible to participate in all non-management director compensation plans
and arrangements available to the Company&rsquo;s other independent directors. Accordingly, on the date of his appointment as
a director, Mr. Bachman was granted time-based restricted stock units under the Company&rsquo;s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan
(the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;) representing 1,030 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock, par value $0.10 per share, which
shares are deliverable to Mr. Bachman on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A copy of the press
release announcing the appointment of Mr. Bachman as a Class I director of the Company is attached to this Current Report on Form
8-K as Exhibit 99.1.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Press Release, dated March 28, 2016, issued by the Company regarding the Company&rsquo;s appointment
of Mr. Bachman as a member of the Board.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;March 28, 2016</TD>
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    <TD><B>THE CHILDREN&rsquo;S PLACE, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Jane Elfers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Jane Elfers</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>The
Children&rsquo;s Place APPOINTS JOHN E. BACHMAN<BR>
TO ITS BOARD OF DirectorS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.25in 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Former Operations Leader
of PricewaterhouseCoopers&rsquo; U.S. </B><BR>
<B>Assurance Practice, PwC Strategy Leader and Audit Partner </B><BR>
<B>Will Further Enhance the Board</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>SECAUCUS, N.J. &ndash; March 28, 2016
--</B> <B>The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc.</B> (<B>Nasdaq: PLCE</B>), the largest pure-play children&rsquo;s specialty apparel
retailer in North America, today announced it has appointed John E. (&ldquo;Jeb&rdquo;) Bachman to the Company&rsquo;s Board of
Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Bachman will serve as an independent Class I Director and will stand for election at the
2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Bachman qualifies as an &ldquo;audit committee financial expert&rdquo; under applicable
SEC rules and will serve on the audit committee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Mr. Bachman,
60, was a partner at the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP until his retirement in 2015. At PwC, Mr. Bachman served
for six years as the Operations Leader of the firm&rsquo;s U.S. Assurance Practice. In this role, Mr. Bachman had full operational
and financial responsibility for the $4 billion business, which included the firm&rsquo;s audit and risk management practices.
Prior to this role, Mr. Bachman served for three years as PwC&rsquo;s Strategy Leader where he was responsible for strategic planning
across business units, geographies and industries. Mr. Bachman also served as an audit partner for 26 years for companies in a
number of business sectors. Mr. Bachman received an MBA from the Harvard University Graduate Business School.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Jeb
brings a broad strategic and operational skillset and significant expertise in auditing and risk management to The Children's Place,&rdquo;
said Norman Matthews, Chairman of the Board. &ldquo;We look forward to working with him as the Company continues to deliver on
its strategic initiatives.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>About The Children's Place, Inc.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Children&rsquo;s Place is the largest
pure-play children&rsquo;s specialty apparel retailer in North America. The Company designs, contracts to manufacture, sells at
retail and wholesale, and licenses to sell fashionable, high-quality merchandise at value prices, primarily under the proprietary
&ldquo;The Children&rsquo;s Place,&rdquo; &ldquo;Place&rdquo; and &ldquo;Baby Place&rdquo; brand names. As of January 30, 2016,
the Company operated 1,069 stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, an online store at <U>www.childrensplace.com</U>,
and had 102 international points of distribution open and operated by its six franchise partners in 16 countries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>This Press Release may contain forward-looking
statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not
limited to statements relating to the Company&rsquo;s strategic initiatives and adjusted net income per diluted share. Forward-looking
statements typically are identified by use of terms such as &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo;
&ldquo;project,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate&rdquo; and similar words, although some
forward-looking statements are expressed differently.</I> <I>These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's current
expectations and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance
to differ materially. Some of these risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including in the &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; section of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January
30, 2016. Included among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially are the
risk that the Company will be unsuccessful in gauging fashion trends and changing consumer preferences, the risks resulting from
the highly competitive nature of the Company&rsquo;s business and its dependence on consumer spending patterns, which may be affected
by weakness in the economy that continues to affect the Company&rsquo;s target customer, the risk that the Company&rsquo;s strategic
initiatives to increase sales and margin are delayed or do not result in anticipated improvements, the risk that the cost of raw
materials will increase beyond current expectations or that the Company is unable to offset cost increases through value engineering
or price increases, and the uncertainty of weather patterns. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions
to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events. </I></P>

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<B>Contact:</B> Robert Vill, Group Vice President, Finance, (201) 453-6693</P>

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