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):

October 21, 2008

 

bebe stores, inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

400 Valley Drive

Brisbane, CA 94005

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(415) 715-3900

 

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):

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01  Other Events.

 

Our Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program of up to $30 million of our common stock.

 

The press release relating to this program is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)		Exhibits
	99.1.	Press Release dated October 21, 2008.

 

SIGNATURE

 

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

 

Date: October 21, 2008

 

	bebe stores, inc.
	/s/ Walter Parks
	Walter Parks, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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