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EX-10.1 - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - Destination Maternity Corpdex101.htm
EX-10.3 - FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT - Destination Maternity Corpdex103.htm
EX-10.2 - FORM OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT - Destination Maternity Corpdex102.htm
EX-10.4 - EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - Destination Maternity Corpdex104.htm
EX-99.2 - PRESS RELEASE - Destination Maternity Corpdex992.htm
EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Destination Maternity Corpdex991.htm
EX-10.6 - RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT - Destination Maternity Corpdex106.htm
8-K - FORM 8-K - Destination Maternity Corpd8k.htm
EX-10.5 - AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - Destination Maternity Corpdex105.htm

Exhibit 99.3

 

  DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION
    
 

CONTACT:

   Judd P. Tirnauer
    

Senior Vice President &

Chief Financial Officer

     (215) 873-2278

For Immediate Release

DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION

DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

Philadelphia, PA, April 26, 2011 – Destination Maternity Corporation (Nasdaq: DEST), the world’s leading maternity apparel retailer, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.175 per share. The cash dividend will be payable June 28, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 7, 2011.

Destination Maternity Corporation is the world’s largest designer and retailer of maternity apparel. In the United States and Canada, as of March 31, 2011, Destination Maternity operates 2,375 retail locations, including 672 stores, predominantly under the tradenames Motherhood Maternity®, A Pea in the Pod®, and Destination Maternity®, and sells on the web through its DestinationMaternity.com and brand-specific websites. Destination Maternity also distributes its Oh Baby by Motherhood® collection through a licensed arrangement at Kohl’s® stores throughout the United States and on Kohls.com. In addition, Destination Maternity is expanding internationally and has exclusive store franchise and product supply relationships in India and the Middle East.

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The Company cautions that any forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) contained in this press release or made from time to time by management of the Company, including those regarding the continuation of the regular quarterly cash dividend, the trading liquidity of our common stock, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition, and various business initiatives, involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various important factors. The following factors, among others, in some cases have affected and in the future could affect the Company’s financial performance and actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements: the continuation of the economic recovery of the retail industry in general and of apparel purchases in particular, our ability to successfully manage our various business initiatives, the success of our international expansion, our ability to successfully manage and retain our leased department and licensed relationships and marketing partnerships, future sales trends in our existing store base and through the Internet, unusual weather patterns, changes in consumer spending patterns, raw material price increases, overall economic conditions and other factors affecting consumer confidence, demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for maternity apparel, expense savings initiatives, our ability to anticipate and respond to fashion trends and consumer preferences, unanticipated fluctuations in our operating results, the impact of competition and fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials and contracted products, availability of suitable store locations, continued availability of capital and financing, our ability to hire and develop senior management and sales associates, our ability to develop and source merchandise, our ability to receive production from foreign sources on a timely basis, potential stock repurchases, potential debt prepayments, the continuation of the regular quarterly cash dividend, the trading liquidity of our common stock, changes in market interest rates, war or acts of terrorism and other factors set forth in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or in materials incorporated therein by reference.