Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  JOHNS DAVID L
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/19/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ascena Retail Group, Inc. [ASNA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC., 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP & CIO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SUFFERN, NY 10901		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units   (1)   (1) Common 15,000 $ 0 D  
Restricted Share Units   (2)   (2) Common 40,000 $ 0 D  
Option to Buy (3) 03/27/2014 03/27/2020 Common 20,000 $ 18.35 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
JOHNS DAVID L
C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.
30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE
SUFFERN, NY 10901		       SVP & CIO  

Signatures

Mary Beth Riley, Attorney In Fact 06/28/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Per employment agreement, restricted share units issued under the Company's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan. The units vest in two equal installments on March 27, 2014 and March 27, 2015.
(2) Per employment agreement, restricted share units issued under the Company's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan. These units vest in six installments, 10% on March 27, 2104, 10% on March 27, 2015, 10% on March 27, 2016, 15% on March 27, 2017, 20% on March 27, 2018, and 35% on March 27, 2019.
(3) Per employment agreement, issued under the Company's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.

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