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 *
  Pershing John E
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/04/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ascena Retail Group, Inc. [ASNA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUJP, INC., 933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Human Resources
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MAHWAH, NJ 07430		 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
Option To Buy 09/20/2013 09/20/2022 Common 25,000 $ 20.79 D  
Option To Buy 09/25/2014 09/25/2020 Common 25,000 $ 19.91 D  
Option To Bujy 09/23/2015 09/23/2021 Common 25,000 $ 14.12 D  
Option To Buy 09/21/2012 09/21/2021 Common 20,000 $ 13.135 D  
Option To Buy 03/09/2012 03/09/2021 Common 12,500 $ 15.545 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)   (2)   (2) Common 1,250 (3) $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)   (4)   (4) Common 56,000 (3) $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)   (5)   (5) Common 6,000 (3) $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Pershing John E
C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUJP, INC.
933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD
MAHWAH, NJ 07430		       EVP, Human Resources  

Signatures

Mary Beth Riley, Power of Attorney 03/06/2015
**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) Restricted stock units issued under the Company's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) On March 9, 2011, the reporting person was granted 5,000 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(3) Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Ascena common stock.
(4) On January 27, 2012, the reporting person was granted 80,000 restricted stock units, vesting as follows: 8,000 shares on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date, 12,000 shares on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, 16,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, and 28,000 shares on the sixth anniversary date of the grant.
(5) On March 4, 2015, the reporting person was granted 6,000 restricted stock units, vesting in two equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

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