UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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

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

~~Date~~ of ~~Report~~the ~~(Date~~Securities ofExchange ~~earliest~~Act ~~event~~of ~~reported):~~1934 ~~September 14, 2018~~

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 12, 2018

CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.

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

Florida

Florida

1-8899, 333-148108, 333-175171

59-0940416

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

~~(State~~2400 orWest ~~other~~Central ~~jurisdiction~~Road ~~of incorporation)~~

1-8899, 333-148108, 333-175171		59-0940416
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192

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

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

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

Not 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 ~~(see General Instruction A.2. below)~~:

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Item 78.01. ~~Regulation~~Other ~~FD Disclosures~~Events.

On October 12, 2018, Claire’s Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) isand ~~furnishing~~certain ~~schedules~~of ~~containing~~its ~~certain~~subsidiaries ~~supplemental~~successfully completed their financial ~~information~~restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 (the “Emergence”), as their Third Amended Plan of ~~and for~~Reorganization, which was previously confirmed by the ~~three~~United ~~and~~States ~~six~~Bankruptcy ~~months~~Court ~~ended~~for ~~August~~the 4District of Delaware, ~~2018~~went into ~~respecting~~effect. ~~(i) Claire’s~~The ~~(Gibraltar)~~Company ~~Holdings~~issued ~~Limited~~a ~~and~~press ~~its~~release ~~subsidiaries,~~announcing ~~and~~the ~~(ii) CLSIP~~Emergence, ~~Holdings~~a ~~LLC~~copy ~~and~~of ~~CLSIP~~which ~~LLC~~is ~~that~~being ~~has~~furnished ~~been~~as ~~provided~~Exhibit 99.1 to ~~lenders~~this ofForm ~~these~~8-K ~~entities~~and ~~under~~is ~~existing credit~~incorporated ~~agreements~~herein by reference.

The information ~~furnished~~in ~~pursuant to~~ this ~~Item~~Form ~~7.01~~8-K and the Exhibit attached ~~exhibit~~hereto shall ~~not~~ be deemed “furnished” and not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, ~~except~~ as ~~shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing~~amended.

~~Item~~The 9Company is a voluntary filer under the rules of the Exchange Act.01 ~~Financial~~In ~~Statements~~connection with the completion of the Company’s financial restructuring and ~~Exhibits~~the Emergence, the Company will cease its voluntary reporting with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act as of October 12, 2018.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 ~~Schedules~~Claire’s ofStores, ~~Supplemental~~Inc. ~~Financial~~Press ~~Information~~Release asdated ofOctober ~~August 4~~12, 2018

~~SIGNATURES~~EXHIBIT INDEX

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.


Exhibit No.		Description

Ex. 99.1		Claire’s Stores, Inc. Press Release dated October 12, 2018

	CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.
Date: September 14, 2018	By:	/s/ Scott Huckins
		Name: Scott Huckins
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

SIGNATURE

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.

Claire’s Stores, Inc.

Date: October 12, 2018

/s/ Scott E. Huckins

Scott E. Huckins, Chief Financial Officer

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