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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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Suffern, New York 10901<BR>
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Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved a two-for-one common stock split payable on April 3,
2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 20, 2012. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit
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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.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>NEWS RELEASE </I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 27pt 0pt 0.5in; text-align: center"><B>ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.
ANNOUNCES TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.4in 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>SUFFERN, NY &ndash; March
8, 2012 - </B>Ascena Retail Group, Inc<FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">. <B>(NASDAQ - ASNA) </B></FONT>announced that the Board
of Directors today declared a two-for-one stock split of its common stock. Stockholders of record as of March 20, 2012 will receive
one additional share of common stock for each share of common stock they own on that date. The additional shares will be distributed
on April 3, 2012. The Company had 76,885,796 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 7, 2012. The Company expects the
adjusted number of shares outstanding and adjusted per-share stock price to be reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market, effective April
4, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.4in 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Elliot S. Jaffe, Chairman of
the Board, commented, <I>&ldquo;</I>We are pleased to take this action as a result of our strong operating results and solid stock
price performance. This is our Company&rsquo;s sixth stock split since our 1983 initial public offering and is intended to make
Ascena&rsquo;s shares more accessible as well as increasing our stockholder base and market liquidity. Today&rsquo;s action reflects
our belief in the long-term strategy of our Company and underscores our ongoing commitment to enhancing stockholder value.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 27pt 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">Ascena Retail Group, Inc. is a leading national specialty
retailer of apparel for women and tween girls, operating through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the <B>dressbarn</B>, <B>maurices
</B>and <B>Justice</B> brands. The Company operates through its subsidiaries over 2,500 stores throughout the United States, Puerto
Rico and Canada.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 27pt 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt"><B>dressbarn </B>offers casual, career and special occasion
fashion apparel and accessories at value prices for women ages 35-55, operating 825 stores in 47 states. <B>maurices</B> offers
casual and career apparel and accessories at value prices to the fashion-conscious woman, ages 17-34 with a 20-something attitude,
and operates 803 stores in 44 states. <B>Justice </B>offers trend-right apparel and accessories at value prices for tween girls
ages 7-14 and operates 917 stores in 46 states, Puerto Rico and Canada.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 27pt 0pt 0">For more information, visit www.ascenaretail.com, www.dressbarn.com,
www.maurices.com and www.shopjustice.com.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: justify">Investor Relations</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0">(845) 369-4600</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0">James Palczynski</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0">(203) 682-8229</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0">jp@ircinc.com</TD></TR>
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