UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 30, 2010
THE TALBOTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   1-12552   41-1111318
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
One Talbots Drive, Hingham, Massachusetts   02043
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (781) 749-7600
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 8.01 Other Events
     On March 30, 2010, The Talbots, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it is extending its exchange offer in which the Company is offering to exchange each outstanding warrant (“BPW Warrants”) to acquire shares of common stock of BPW Acquisition Corp. (“BPW”) for shares of Company common stock or warrants to acquire shares of Company common stock, subject to the election and proration procedures described in the prospectus/offer to exchange, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2010. The exchange offer is being extended until 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 30, 2010, unless further extended by the Company. Holders of BPW Warrants must tender their BPW Warrants prior to the expiration date if they wish to participate in the exchange offer. The exchange offer was previously scheduled to expire at 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 29, 2010. Approximately 30.4 million BPW Warrants (including approximately 2.0 million BPW Warrants subject to guarantees of delivery), or approximately 86.9% of BPW Warrants issued in its initial public offering, had been tendered as of 6:00 p.m. on March 29, 2010. The minimum condition to consummation of the exchange offer is the tender of 90% of BPW Warrants issued in its initial public offering.
     A copy of the Company’s press release dated March 30, 2010 announcing its intention to extend the expiration of the exchange offer is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
     The exhibits listed below are filed herewith.
     (d) Exhibits
         
  99.1    
Press Release issued by The Talbots, Inc. dated March 30, 2010.

 

 

SIGNATURES
     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 the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  THE TALBOTS, INC.
  		 
Dated: March 30, 2010  By:   /s/ Richard T. O’Connell, Jr.    
    Name:   Richard T. O’Connell, Jr.   
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Real Estate, Legal, Store Planning & Design and Construction, and Secretary   

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release issued by The Talbots, Inc. dated March 30, 2010.

 

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