FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Teffner Carrie W. 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. [ ASNA ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Interim Executive Chair
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC., 933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

5/1/2019
(Street)

MAHWAH, NJ 07430
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common                  0   D  
 

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units   (1)   (2) 5/1/2019     A      533898         (3) (4)   (3) (4) Common   533898   $0   533898   D  
 
Options to Buy   (1) $1.17   5/1/2019     A      750000         (3) (4)   (3) (4) Common   750000   $0   750000   D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Granted under the Company's 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(2)  Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3)  Subject to the grantee's continued employment or service as a member of the Board from the grant date through the applicable vesting date: 25% of each of the Restrcted Stock Units ("RSUs") and Non-Qualified Stock Options ("NQSOs") will be eligible to vest if the closing price of the Company's common stock equals or exceeds $3.00 per share for a 20-consecutive trading day period on or prior to the third anniversay of the grant date (the "$3 Hurdle"); an additional 25% of each of the RSUs and NQSOs will be eligible to vest if the closing price of the Company's common stock equals or exceeds $5 per share for a 20-consecutive trading day period on or prior to the third anniversary of the grant date (the "$5 Hurdle"); and the remaining 50% of each of the RSUs and NQSOs will be eligible to vest if the closing price of the Company's common stock equals or exceeds $7 per share for a 20-consecutive trading day period on or prior to the third annivesary of the grant date (the "$7 Hurdle" and
(4)  together with the $3 Hurdle and $5 Hurdle, the "Hurdles"); provided, however, if a Hurdle is actually achieved prior the the second anniverary of the grant date, the portion of the RSUs and NQSOs related to the Hurdle that was actually achieved prior to the second anniverary of the grant date will vest on the second anniversary of the the grant date, subject to the grantee's continued employment or service as a member of the Board from the grant date through the second anniversary of the grant date. Any portion of the RSUs and NQSOs for which the applicable Hurdle is not actually achieved by the third anniversary of the grant date will be forfeited for no consideration.

Remarks:
Note: Footnotes 3 and 4 is one footnote due to the length of the explanation.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Teffner Carrie W.
C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.
933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD
MAHWAH, NJ 07430 		X
Interim Executive Chair

Signatures
Mary Beth Riley, Power of Attorney 5/3/2019
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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