UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
SPECTER, ERIC M.
450 WINKS LANE
BENSALEM, PA 19020
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHARMING SHOPPES, INC. (CHRS)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
9/23/02
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
EVP - Chief Financial Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Common Stock 09/23/02 M 29,243 A $3.93750 D Direct
Common Stock 09/23/02 F 16,243 D $7.08900 D Direct
Common Stock 09/23/02 M 15,000 A $3.93750 D Direct
Common Stock 09/23/02 S 15,000 D $7.10000 D Direct
Common Stock 09/23/02 M 15,000 A $3.93750 D Direct
Common Stock 09/23/02 S 15,000 D $7.07000 D Direct
Common Stock 09/23/02 S 10,250 D $7.16000 D Direct
Common Stock 09/23/02 S 2,750 D $7.10000 42,519 D Direct
Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $3.93750 09/23/02 M 29,243 02/23/97 (1) 02/23/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $3.93750 09/23/02 M 15,000 02/23/97 (1) 02/23/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $3.93750 09/23/02 M 15,000 02/23/97 (1) 02/23/06
(right to buy)
Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Non-Qualified Stock Option 09/23/02 Common Stock 29,243 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 09/23/02 Common Stock 15,000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 09/23/02 Common Stock 15,000 40,757 D Direct
(right to buy)
Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Option becomes exercisable for 20% of the underlying shares, annually, beginning on the date indicated.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ SPECTER, ERIC M.
DATE 09/25/02