Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Masciantonio Ronald James
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Destination Maternity Corp [DEST] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, CAO & General Counsel
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION, 456 NORTH FIFTH STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/16/2012
(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/16/2012   A   4,190 A $ 0 20,801 (1) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 17.06               (2) 08/07/2016 Common Stock 2,000   2,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 3.515               (3) 11/19/2018 Common Stock 1,600   1,600 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 11.89               (4) 01/29/2020 Common Stock 18,000   18,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 22.13               (5) 03/03/2021 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 14.51               (6) 11/18/2021 Common Stock 9,764   9,764 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 19.89 11/16/2012   A   10,325     (7) 11/16/2022 Common Stock 10,325 $ 0 10,325 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Masciantonio Ronald James
C/O DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION
456 NORTH FIFTH STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123		       EVP, CAO & General Counsel  

Signatures

 Ronald J. Masciantonio   11/20/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Includes 10,001 shares of unvested restricted stock, including 400 shares from the November 19, 2008 grant of 2,000 shares, and 6,400 shares from the March 3, 2011 grant of 8,000 shares, which grants each vest in equal annual installments over a five (5) year period, and 3,201 shares from the November 18, 2011 grant of 4,267 shares, which grant vests in annual installments over a four (4) year period beginning on November 18, 2012 as follows: 1,066 shares vested on November 18, 2012, and 1,067 shares vest on each of November 18, 2013, November 18, 2014, and November 18, 2015. Also includes 4,190 shares of restricted stock issued to the Reporting Person by the Issuer on November 16, 2012, which shares vest in annual installments over a four (4) year period beginning on November 16, 2013 as follows: 1,047 shares vest on each of November 16, 2013 and November 16, 2015, and 1,048 shares vest on each of November 16, 2014 and November 16, 2016.
(2) The options were fully vested and exercisable on August 7, 2011.
(3) On November 19, 2008, options to purchase 4,000 shares were granted to the Reporting Person by the Issuer. The options vest and are exercisable in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on November 19, 2009. 800 of the remaining outstanding November 19, 2008 options are unvested.
(4) On January 29, 2010, options to purchase 30,000 shares were granted to the Reporting Person by the Issuer. The options vest and are exercisable in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on January 29, 2011. All of the remaining outstanding January 29, 2010 options are unvested.
(5) On March 3, 2011, options to purchase 15,000 shares were granted to the Reporting Person by the Issuer. The options vest and are exercisable in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on March 3, 2012. 3,000 of the March 3, 2011 options are vested and 12,000 are unvested.
(6) On November 18, 2011, options to purchase 9,764 shares were granted to the Reporting Person by the Issuer. The options vest and are exercisable in four (4) equal annual installments beginning on November 18, 2012. 2,441 of the November 18, 2011 options are vested and 7,323 are unvested.
(7) On November 16, 2012, options to purchase 10,325 shares were granted to the Reporting Person by the Issuer. The options vest and are exercisable in four (4) annual installments beginning on November 16, 2013 as follows: 2,581 options vest on each of November 16, 2013, November 16, 2014, and November 16, 2015, and 2,582 options vest on November 16, 2016. All November 16, 2012 options are unvested.

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