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 *
  LEE JOHN
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/25/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHARMING SHOPPES INC [CHRS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
450 WINKS LANE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP - Chief Accounting Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BENSALEM, PA 19020		 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 Stock 28,817
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
Stock Appreciation Rights (right to buy) (1) 04/01/2011(2) 03/31/2015 Common Stock 3,152 $ 5 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights (right to buy) (1) 03/23/2011(3) 03/22/2016 Common Stock 12,700 $ 1.57 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights (right to buy) (1) 04/05/2011(4) 04/04/2017 Common Stock 6,112 $ 5.18 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 10/15/2004 10/15/2011 Common Stock 1,000 $ 5.1 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 10/15/2005(5) 10/15/2011 Common Stock 6,000 $ 6.29 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LEE JOHN
450 WINKS LANE
BENSALEM, PA 19020		       VP - Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

JOHN LEE 06/25/2010
**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) Stock appreciation rights ("SAR") exercisable for stock, granted for no consideration other than services. The grant is exempt under Rule 16b-3(d).
(2) The SAR will become exercisable as to one-third of the underlying shares on the date indicated and each of the following two anniversaries of the dated indicated, subject to acceleration and early expiration in the event of certain terminations of employment.
(3) The SAR will become exercisable as to 40% of the underlying shares on the date indicated and 30% on each of the following two anniversaries of the date indicated, subject to acceleration and early expiration in the event of certain terminations of employment or if the awards are not assumed in a change of control.
(4) The SAR will become exercisable as to 25% of the underlying shares on the date indicated and each of the following three anniversaries of the date indicated, subject to acceleration and early expiration in the event of certain terminations of employment or if the awards are not assumed in a change of control.
(5) Option became exercisable for 3,000 shares on the dated indicated and 3,000 shares on the first anniversary of the date indicated.

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