UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington,~~WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

~~Current~~CURRENT ~~Report~~REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~ SECTION 13 orOR 15(d) OF THE

ofSECURITIES ~~the~~EXCHANGE ~~Securities~~ACT ~~Exchange~~OF ~~Act of~~ 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~August~~September 3111, 2018

CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in its ~~Charter~~charter)

Florida		1-8899, 333-148108, 333-175171		59-0940416
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Florida

~~2400~~(State ~~West~~or ~~Central~~other ~~Road~~jurisdiction of incorporation)

~~Hoffman~~Commission ~~Estates~~File Nos. 1-8899, ~~Illinois~~333-148108 ~~60192~~and 333-175171 59-0940416 (IRS Employer Identification Number)

~~(Address~~2400 ofWest ~~principal~~Central ~~executive offices~~Road, ~~including~~Hoffman ~~zip~~Estates, ~~code)~~Illinois 60192

(~~847)~~Address ~~765-1100~~of principal executive offices)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 765-1100

Not ~~Applicable~~applicable

(Former ~~name~~Name or ~~former~~Former ~~address~~Address, if ~~changed~~Changed ~~since~~Since ~~last~~Last ~~report~~Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 72.0102. ~~Regulation~~Results FDof ~~Disclosure~~Operations and Financial Condition.

On ~~or about May~~September 2311, 2018, ~~the~~Claire’s ~~Company~~Stores, ~~and~~Inc. ~~members~~(the of“Company”) anissued ada ~~hoc~~press ~~group~~release ofannouncing ~~its~~results ~~first~~for ~~lien debt (collectively,~~ the ~~“Ad Hoc First Lien Holders”)~~second ~~entered~~quarter ~~into~~of ~~confidentiality~~Fiscal ~~agreements~~2018 ~~(collectively,~~and ~~the~~certain ~~“Ad~~other ~~Hoc~~information. ~~First~~A ~~Lien~~copy ~~Group~~of ~~NDAs”).~~the ~~The~~press Adrelease ~~Hoc~~is ~~First~~being ~~Lien~~furnished ~~Group~~as ~~NDAs~~Exhibit 99.1 ~~expired~~to inthis ~~accordance~~Form ~~with~~8-K ~~their~~and ~~terms,~~is onincorporated ~~August 31,~~by ~~2018~~reference herein.

~~Pursuant~~The toinformation ~~the~~in Adthis ~~Hoc~~Form ~~First~~8-K ~~Lien~~and ~~Group NDAs,~~ the AdExhibit ~~Hoc~~attached ~~First~~hereto ~~Lien~~shall ~~Holders~~be ~~were~~deemed ~~provided~~“furnished” and ~~with~~not ~~confidential~~deemed ~~information~~“filed” ~~regarding~~for ~~the~~purposes ~~Company~~of ~~and~~Section 18 ~~its business. As~~ of ~~this date, all material non-public information provided by~~ the ~~Company~~Securities toExchange ~~the~~Act Adof ~~Hoc~~1934, ~~First~~as ~~Lien~~amended, ~~Holders~~or ~~party~~otherwise subject to the Adliabilities ~~Hoc~~of ~~First~~that ~~Lien~~section, ~~Group~~nor ~~NDAs~~shall ~~has~~it ~~been~~be ~~publicly~~deemed ~~disclosed~~incorporated ~~through~~by ~~the Company’s~~reference ~~public filings and disclosures with the United States Bankruptcy Court~~ in ~~Case~~any ~~No. 18-10584~~Company ~~(Bankr. D. Del.)~~ filing under the ~~caption In~~Securities reAct ~~Claire’s~~of ~~Stores~~1933, ~~Inc~~as amended.

~~Disclosure~~Item ~~Information~~9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information being furnished under Item 7.01 pursuant to this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (~~the “Exchange Act”~~d), Exhibits or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

2Exhibit 99.1 Claire’s Stores, Inc. Press Release dated September 11, 2018

~~SIGNATURE~~SIGNATURES

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

	Claire’s Stores, Inc.
		CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.
Date: September 4, 2018	By:	/s/ Scott E. Huckins
Date: September 12, 2018		By:	/s/ Scott Huckins
		Scott E. Huckins, Chief Financial Officer
			Scott Huckins Chief Financial Officer

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