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

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REPORT</B></FONT><BR>
<B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of</B><BR>
<B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>30 Dunnigan Drive</B><BR>
<B>Suffern, New York 10901</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(845) 369-4500</B><BR>
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<B>_________________________</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On December 11, 2012, Ascena Retail Group,
Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;). At the Annual Meeting,
the following items were voted upon: (1) the election of two directors to serve on the board of directors for three-year terms
and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) a proposal to consider the approval, by non-binding vote, of the
compensation paid to the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers during fiscal 2012, known as the &ldquo;say-on-pay&rdquo; proposal;
(3) to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company&rsquo;s 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended; and (4) the ratification
of the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&rsquo;s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal
year ending July 27, 2013. The voting results at the Annual Meeting, with respect to each of the matters described above, were
as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">1.&#9;The two directors were elected based upon the following
votes:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Withheld</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">4,806,563</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">6,318,886</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">3,709,395</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">6,318,886</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The compensation paid to the Company&rsquo;s
named executive officers </FONT>during fiscal 2012<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">, known as the &ldquo;say-on-pay&rdquo;
proposal, was approved, by non-binding vote, based upon the following votes:</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">139,360,895</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">109,011</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">6,318,886</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The amendment and restatement of the Company&rsquo;s 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, was
approved based on the following votes:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">107,072,091</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">114,436</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">6,318,886</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&rsquo;s Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending July 27, 2013 was ratified based upon the following votes:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 31%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">148,182,777</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">2,334,190</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">41,536</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 COLSPAN="2">ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Date: December 12, 2012 &#9;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ Jay Levine</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Jay Levine<BR>Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and
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Corporate Controller <BR>
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