UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 1529, 2018

THE BON-TON STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania		0-19517		23-2835229
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2801 E. Market Street, York, Pennsylvania 17402

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

717-757-7660

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 17.01 ~~Entry~~ Regulation ~~into~~FD ~~a Material Definitive Agreement~~Disclosure.

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OnThe ~~January 16, 2018, the~~ Company, ~~the~~has ~~Issuer,~~not ~~and~~yet ~~the~~reached ~~other~~an ~~obligors~~agreement ~~under~~on ~~the~~mutually ~~Second~~acceptable ~~Amended~~terms and ~~Restated~~conditions ~~Loan~~with ~~and~~the ~~Security~~noteholders ~~Agreement,~~party ~~dated~~to asthe ofnon-disclosure ~~March~~agreement ~~21,~~with ~~2011 (~~the ~~“Loan~~Company ~~and~~regarding ~~Security Agreement”), entered into~~ a ~~Forbearance~~potential ~~Agreement~~restructuring ~~(the~~transaction. There ~~“Loan~~are ~~Forbearance~~no ~~Agreement”)~~assurances ~~with~~that the ~~lenders~~Company ~~thereunder,~~and ~~Bank~~such ofnoteholders ~~America,~~will ~~N.A.,~~come asto ~~agent,~~an ~~and~~agreement ~~Bank~~on ofthe ~~America~~terms ~~and~~of ~~Wells~~a ~~Fargo~~restructuring ~~Bank,~~transaction. In ~~National~~accordance ~~Association,~~with ~~as co-collateral agents (collectively,~~ the ~~“Lender~~terms ~~Parties”). Pursuant~~of to the ~~Loan~~non-disclosure ~~Forbearance~~agreement ~~Agreement,~~that the ~~Lender~~Company ~~Parties~~entered ~~have~~into ~~agreed,~~with ~~until~~such ~~January 26~~noteholders, ~~2018,~~the toCompany ~~forbear~~agreed ~~from taking any action~~ to ~~enforce~~publicly ordisclose ~~exercise~~the ~~any~~material ~~rights~~terms ~~and~~of ~~remedies under~~ the ~~Loan~~potential ~~and~~restructuring ~~Security~~transaction ~~Agreement~~being negotiated with ~~respect~~such ~~to the Specified Default~~noteholders. ~~The~~In ~~Loan~~connection ~~Forbearance~~therewith, ~~Agreement~~the isCleansing ~~subject~~Materials toinclude ~~customary~~the material terms ~~and~~of ~~conditions. The~~a ~~forbearance~~potential ~~period~~restructuring ~~under~~transaction. ~~the~~The ~~Loan~~previously announced Forbearance Agreement ~~will~~between ~~be automatically extended to February 4, 2018 if~~ the ~~forbearance~~Company ~~period~~and ~~under~~certain ~~the~~noteholders ~~Second~~expired ~~Lien~~on ~~Forbearance~~January ~~Agreement is extended to such date~~26, ~~and~~2018 ~~may~~in beaccordance ~~further extended~~ with ~~the~~its ~~consent of the parties~~terms.

The ~~press~~information ~~release~~set ~~announcing~~forth ~~the~~under ~~forbearance~~this ~~agreements~~Item is7.01, ~~attached~~including ~~hereto~~the Cleansing Materials attached as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		~~Press~~Cleansing ~~Release issued January 16, 2018~~Materials

SIGNATURES

Pursuant 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.

	The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Michael G. Culhane
		Michael G. Culhane
		Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer

Dated: January 1629, 2018

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