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~~WASHINGTON,~~UNITED DCSTATES ~~20549~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~FORM~~Washington, ~~8-K~~D.C. 20549

~~CURRENT~~FORM ~~REPORT~~8-K ~~Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~CURRENT ofREPORT Pursuant ~~Report~~to Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of ~~Earliest~~the Securities ~~event~~Exchange ~~reported): July 12,~~Act ~~2006~~of 1934

~~THE~~Date ~~YANKEE~~of ~~CANDLE~~Report ~~COMPANY~~(Date of earliest event reported): July 25, ~~INC.~~ 2006

~~(Exact~~THE ~~name~~YANKEE ofCANDLE ~~registrant~~COMPANY, ~~as specified in its charter)~~INC.

MASSACHUSETTS		001-15023		04 259 1416
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

16 YANKEE CANDLE WAY SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01373 (Address of principal executive office and zip code)


Massachusetts	001-15023	04 259 1416
(State or Other Juris-	(Commission	(IRS Employer
diction of Incorporation	File Number)	Identification No.)

(413) 665-8306 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


16 Yankee Candle Way
South Deerfield, Massachusetts				01373
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

~~Check~~Registrant’s ~~the~~telephone ~~appropriate~~number, ~~box~~including ~~below~~area ifcode: ~~the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions~~ (~~see General Instruction A.2. below~~413): 665-8306

oNot ~~Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)~~Applicable

o(Former ~~Soliciting~~Name ~~material~~or ~~pursuant~~Former toAddress, ~~Rule~~if ~~14a-12~~Changed ~~under~~Since ~~the~~Last ~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12~~Report)

oCheck ~~Pre~~the appropriate box below if the Form 8-~~commencement~~K ~~communications~~filing ~~pursuant~~is intended to ~~Rule~~simultaneously ~~14d-2(b)~~satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the ~~Exchange~~following ~~Act~~provisions (17see ~~CFR~~General ~~240~~Instruction A.~~14d-~~2. (bbelow)):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2 1.0201. ~~Results~~Entry ofinto ~~Operations~~a ~~and~~Material Definitive Agreement Item 9.01. Financial ~~Condition~~ Statements and Exhibits SIGNATURE EXHIBIT INDEX EX-2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, dated July 25, 2006

OnTable July 12, 2006, The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting preliminary financial results for the second quarter ended July 1, 2006. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Contents

~~The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit~~Item ~~99.~~1).01. ~~shall~~Entry ~~not~~into bea ~~deemed~~Material ~~“filed”~~Definitive ~~for purposes~~Agreement of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

~~Item~~ On July 925, 2006, The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.01 ~~Financial~~(the ~~Statements~~“Company”) entered into an asset purchase agreement with Candle Acquisition Co. (d/b/a Illuminations) (“Illuminations”), pursuant to which the Company acquired certain assets and ~~Exhibits~~liabilities of Illuminations, including assets and liabilities related to the ownership and operation of certain Illuminations retail stores and the consumer direct business of Illuminations, for $22.0 million in cash (subject to certain adjustments as described in the asset purchase agreement).

~~(c)~~The foregoing description of the asset purchase agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the asset purchase agreement, which is filed as Exhibit ~~Exhibits:~~2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The ~~following~~purchase ~~exhibit~~price ~~relating~~was todetermined ~~Item 2.02~~as ~~shall~~a beresult ~~deemed~~of toarms’-length benegotiations ~~furnished,~~between the Company and ~~not~~Illuminations. ~~filed:~~

99Item 9.~~1 Press Release issued by The Yankee Candle Company, Inc~~01. onFinancial ~~July 12,~~Statements ~~2006.~~and Exhibits

~~SIGNATURES~~ (d) Exhibits See Exhibit Index attached hereto.

PursuantTable to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Contents

	THE YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC.
	/s/ Bruce H. Besanko
Date: July 12, 2006	By: Bruce H. Besanko
	Senior Vice President, Finance andChief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

SIGNATURE

~~EXHIBIT~~ Pursuant ~~INDEX~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit No.		Description
	THE YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC.
99.1		Press Release issued by The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. on July 12, 2006.
Date: July 31, 2006	By:	/s/ Craig W. Rydin
		Craig W. Rydin
		Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Asset Purchase Agreement, dated July 25, 2006, between The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. and Candle Acquisition Co. (d/b/a “Illuminations”)

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OnTable July 12, 2006, The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting preliminary financial results for the second quarter ended July 1, 2006. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Contents

PursuantTable to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Contents

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