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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fifty - two weeks ended January 30 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission file number 0-23071 THE CHILDRENS PLACE , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 500 Plaza Drive Secaucus , New Jersey ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common Stock , $ 0.10 par value Name of each exchange on which registered : Nasdaq Global Select Market Trading Symbol : PLCE Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None . to 31-1241495 ( 201 ) 558-2400 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) ( I.R.S. employer identification number ) Accelerated filer 07094 ( Zip Code ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes □ No = Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( Section 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Non - accelerated filer ■ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S - K is not contained herein and will not be contained , to the best of the registrant's knowledge , in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K or any amendment to this Form 10 - K . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer " , " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " , and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ No 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of common stock held by non - affiliates was $ 357,415,785 at the close of business on August 1 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's fiscal 2020 second fiscal quarter ) based on the closing price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market . For purposes of this disclosure , shares of common stock held by persons who hold more than 10 % of the outstanding shares of common stock and shares held by executive officers and directors of the registrant have been excluded because such persons may be deemed affiliates . This determination of executive officer or affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date : Common Stock , par value $ 0.10 per share , outstanding at March 24 , 2021 : 14,611,118 . Documents Incorporated by Reference : Portions of The Children's Place , Inc. Definitive Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 12 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III .