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1.
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON.
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY).
The
Clark Estates, Inc.
13-5524538
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2.
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a) o
(b) x
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3.
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New
York
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NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5.
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
2,018,446
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6.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
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7.
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE VOTING POWER
2,018,446
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8.
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE VOTING POWER
0
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9.
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,018,446
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10.
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CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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¨
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11.
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.75%
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12.
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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| Item 1(a). |
Name
of Issuer:
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Charming
Shoppes, Inc.
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| Item 1(b). |
Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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3750
State Road
Bensalem,
PA 19020
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| Item 2(a). |
Name
of Person Filing:
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The
Clark Estates, Inc.
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| Item 2(b). |
Address
of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
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One
Rockefeller Plaza
31st
Floor
New
York, New
York 10020
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| Item 2(c). |
Citizenship:
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New
York
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| Item 2(d). |
Title
of Class of Securities:
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Common
Stock
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| Item 2(e). |
CUSIP
Number:
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161133103
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| Item 3. |
If
This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), 13d-2(b) or (c), Check
Whether the Person Filing is
a:
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| (a) | o |
Broker
or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act.
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| (b) | o |
Bank
as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
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| (c) | o |
Insurance
company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act.
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| (d) | o |
Investment
company as defined under Section 8 of the Investment Company
Act.
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| (e) | o |
An
investment adviser in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
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| (f) | o |
An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
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| (g) | o |
A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
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| (h) | o |
A
savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance
Act.
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| (i) | o |
A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company
under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act.
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| (j) | o |
Group,
in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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Not
Applicable.
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Item
4.
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Ownership:
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(a)
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Amount
beneficially owned: 2,018,446
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Percent
of class: 1.75%
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| (c) |
Number
of shares as to which such person has:
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| (i) |
Sole
power to vote or to direct the
vote: 2,018,446
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| (ii) |
Shared
power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
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| (iii) |
Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 2,018,446
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| (iv) |
Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 0
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If
this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of a class of securities, check the following
x.
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
The
securities as to which this Schedule is filed by The Clark Estates, Inc.,
in its capacity as investment adviser, are owned of record by clients of
The Clark Estates, Inc. Those clients have the right to
receive, or the power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, such securities. No such client is
known to have such right or power with respect to more than five percent
of this class of
securities.
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
Not Applicable.
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable.
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
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Item
10.
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Certifications.
By
signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
or effect.
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Dated: February
16, 2010
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THE
CLARK ESTATES, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Kevin
S. Moore
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Name:
Kevin S. Moore
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Title:
President
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