EXHIBIT 10.4


                             CHARMING SHOPPES, INC.

                           PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT


     Agreement dated as of June 2, 2005, between CHARMING SHOPPES, INC. (the
"Company") and Steven A. Lightman (the "Employee").

It is agreed as follows:

1. Grant of Performance Shares; Consideration; Employee Acknowledgments.

     (a) The Company hereby confirms the grant to Employee of restricted stock
units ("Performance Shares") with respect to 30,000 shares of the Company's
common stock, par value $0.10 per share ("Shares"), subject to restrictions as
set forth herein. The Performance Shares are granted as of the date of this
Performance Share Agreement (the "Date of Grant"). The number of Performance
Shares set forth in this Section 1(a) is the target award of Performance Shares
(the "Target Shares"). The actual number of Shares that will vest and be
distributed pursuant to this Performance Share Agreement (the "Agreement") shall
depend on the Company's achievement of the performance goals described in
Section 3(c) below or the satisfaction of other conditions described in Section
3(b) or 3(d) of this Agreement.

     (b) Employee shall be required to pay no cash consideration for the grant
of the Performance Shares, but Employee's performance of services to the Company
from the Date of Grant to the date of issuance of the Shares, and his agreement
to abide by the terms set forth in this Agreement, and any Rules and Regulations
promulgated by the Committee for administration of this Agreement, shall be
deemed to be consideration for this grant of Performance Shares. Employee
acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Performance Shares are nontransferable as
provided in Section 3(a) hereof, (ii) the Performance Shares are subject to
forfeiture in the event of Employee's termination of employment in certain
circumstances, as specified in Section 3(b) hereof or to the extent that the
performance goals specified in Section 3(c) below are not met, and (iii) sales
of Shares following vesting (and, if deferred, any later settlement) of the
Performance Shares will be subject to the Company's policies regulating trading
by employees, including any applicable "blackout" or other designated periods in
which sales of Shares are not permitted.

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         THE DATE OF GRANT OF THESE PERFORMANCE SHARES IS: June 2, 2005
                             GRANT NUMBER: _________



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2. Acceptance of Award; Administrator.

     Employee hereby accepts the grant of Performance Shares, acknowledges
receipt of this Agreement, and agrees to be bound by all the terms and
provisions hereof (as presently in effect or hereafter amended), and by all
decisions and determinations of the Board or the Compensation and Stock Option
Committee of the Board (the "Committee"). The number and type of Performance
Shares (including the number and type of Target Shares) are subject to
adjustment by the Committee to reflect any large, special and non-recurring
dividend or other distribution, recapitalization, forward or reverse split,
stock dividend, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination,
repurchase, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution or similar corporate
transaction or event that affects the stock, in an appropriate manner.

3. Restrictions on Performance Shares.

     (a) Restrictions Generally. Until the Shares vest in accordance with
Section 3(b), 3(c), or 3(d), the following restrictions (the "Restrictions")
shall apply to the Performance Shares: (1) Employee shall have no right to sell,
transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise encumber or dispose of the Performance
Shares (except for transfers and forfeitures to the Company); and (2) the
Performance Shares shall be subject to the risk of forfeiture as set forth in
Section 3(b) and 3(c). Employee shall be entitled to receive dividend and
distribution equivalents with respect to the Performance Shares in accordance
with Section 4. Employee shall not have any rights of a shareholder of the
Company, including the right to vote, with respect to Performance Shares, until
actual Shares are issued to Employee upon vesting of the Shares.

     (b) Termination of Employment; Forfeiture. Unless otherwise determined by
the Committee, if Employee's employment terminates and immediately thereafter he
or she is not an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (a
"Termination"), and such Termination is for any reason other than due to death,
"Disability," Termination by Employee for "Good Reason," or involuntary
termination by the Company for reasons other than "Cause," the Performance
Shares as to which Restrictions have not lapsed at or before such Termination
shall be forfeited at the time of such Termination. Accordingly, Employee's
voluntary Termination (other than for Good Reason) or Termination by the Company
for Cause will result in all Performance Shares which remain subject to
Restrictions being immediately forfeited. Vesting and forfeiture terms
applicable to other Terminations are as follows:

          (i) Death or Disability. In the event of Employee's Termination due to
     death or Disability, all Restrictions on the Target Shares shall lapse at
     the time of such Termination (i.e., none of the Target Shares will be
     forfeited).

          (ii) Termination Not for Cause or for Good Reason. In the event of
     Employee's Termination due to involuntary termination by the Company for
     reasons other than "Cause" or by Employee for "Good Reason," all
     Restrictions on the Target Shares shall lapse at the time of such
     Termination (i.e., none of the Target Shares will be forfeited).



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          (iii) Definition of "Cause," "Good Reason" and "Disability." For
     purposes of this Agreement, "Cause," "Good Reason" and "Disability" shall
     have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Employment Agreement by and
     between the Company and Employee dated as of May 18, 2005 (the "Employment
     Agreement").

     (c) Vesting Based on Performance Goals.

          (i) Vesting Date. Unless the Performance Shares vest earlier under
     Section 3(b) or 3(d), the Performance Shares shall vest on February 2, 2008
     (the "Vesting Date"), subject to Employee's continued employment with the
     Company or a subsidiary through the Vesting Date and subject to the
     Company's achievement of the performance goals described in subsection (ii)
     below.

          (ii) Performance Goals. Except as provided in Section 3(b) or 3(d),
     the number of Shares that shall be vested pursuant to this Agreement shall
     depend on the Company's achievement of the following performance goals over
     the Performance Period. The Performance Period is the period beginning
     January 31, 2005 and ending February 2, 2008. The number of Shares that
     vest at the end of the Performance Period shall be determined based on the
     Company's Cumulative Free Cash Flow for the Performance Period, as follows:

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        Cumulative Free Cash Flow for                    Percentage of
              Performance Period                    Target Shares That Vest
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       Minimum:  At least $107,000,000                         50%
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       Target:       $134,000,000                             100%
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       Maximum: $161,000,000 or more                          200%
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     The percentage of Target Shares that shall vest will be interpolated
     between each of the measuring points, and the number of vested Shares shall
     be rounded up to the next highest whole Share. Free Cash Flow shall be
     calculated by the Committee using the definition and methodology set forth
     on the attached Exhibit A. The foregoing notwithstanding, the performance
     goals, including the minimum, target and maximum levels of Cumulative Free
     Cash Flow for the Performance Period, shall be subject to adjustment as
     described in Section 2.

          (iii) Calculation of Vested Shares. At the end of the Performance
     Period, the Committee shall determine whether and to what extent the
     performance goals have been met and that all other material conditions have
     been satisfied, and the resulting number of Performance Shares that shall
     be vested for the Performance Period. The Committee shall certify its
     conclusions in writing. Except as described in Section 3(b) or 3(d),
     Employee must be employed by the Company on the Vesting Date in order for
     Employee to receive payment with respect to the Performance Shares. If the
     Performance Shares vest at less than 100% of the Target Shares, the
     Performance Shares that do not vest shall be forfeited as of the Vesting
     Date. If the Performance Shares vest at more than 100% of the Target
     Shares, the number of Performance Shares shall be increased to the vested
     amount as of the Vesting Date, but Performance Shares in excess of the
     vested amount will no longer be earnable hereunder. The Company shall
     distribute Shares to Employee equal to the vested Performance Shares, free
     of the Restrictions, not later than 30 days after receipt by the Company of
     the audit opinion of its



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     independent auditors with respect to the Company's annual financial
     statements for the last fiscal year of the Performance Period, and in any
     event not later than 60 days after the Vesting Date.

          (iv) Coordination with Sections 3(b) and 3(d). If a Termination as
     described in Section 3(b) or a Change of Control as described in Section
     3(d) occurs before the end of the Performance Period, the vesting of the
     Performance Shares shall be determined pursuant to Section 3(b) or 3(d),
     whichever is applicable. If no Termination or Change of Control occurs
     before the end of the Performance Period, the vesting of the Performance
     Shares shall be determined pursuant to the achievement of performance goals
     under this Section 3(c).

     (d) Acceleration of Vesting on Change of Control. In the event of a Change
of Control of the Company or Crosstown at a time that Employee is employed by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or simultaneously with Employee's
Termination, Shares equal to the Target Shares shall vest immediately prior to
the Change of Control and shall be distributed free of the Restrictions
effective as of the Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change
of Control" of the Company shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 6(b) the Employment Agreement, and a "Change of Control" of Crosstown
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(d) the Employment
Agreement.

     (e) Delivery of Certificates. Upon vesting of Performance Shares under any
provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to Employee one
or more certificates representing the vested Shares, or shall cause such Shares
to be delivered to a broker or bank which maintains an account for Employee or
Employee's designee, for deposit to such account, or shall make delivery of such
Shares by other reasonable means determined by the Committee.

     4. Dividend and Distribution Equivalents.

     The Company shall credit to a bookkeeping account on its records for
Employee an amount equal to all dividends and distributions on the Target Shares
which would otherwise be payable to the Employee if the Target Shares
represented actual Shares, when, as, and if declared and paid on Shares. The
accumulated amounts equivalent to dividends and distributions shall be deferred
and shall be payable to the Employee when, as and if the Performance Shares vest
under Section 3 in the same proportion that the number of Performance Shares
that vest bears to the number of Target Shares. Payment shall be made on the
date on which the vested Shares are issued as described in the applicable
provision of Section 3. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all
amounts equivalent to dividends and distributions referred to in the immediately
preceding sentence, other than equivalents to regular quarterly cash dividends
(if any), shall be deemed reinvested in additional Performance Shares at the
Fair Market Value of Shares on the date when such dividends and distributions
would be paid on Shares and such additional Performance Shares shall be subject
to the same Restrictions as apply to the original Performance Shares. As
provided above, these additional Performance Shares shall vest in the same
proportion that the number Performance Shares that vest bears to the total
number of Target Shares. No interest will be credited on any cash amount (if
any) of dividends payable at the time of vesting.



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     5. Tax Withholding.

     Employee agrees to remit to the Company and any subsidiary, and authorizes
the Company and any subsidiary to deduct from any payment to be made to Employee
hereunder or otherwise to be paid by the Company if such remittance has not been
made, any amount that federal, state, local, or foreign tax law requires to be
withheld with respect to distribution of the Shares and the dividend and
distribution amounts described in Section 4. Unless otherwise determined by the
Board or Committee, unless the Employee has made other arrangements satisfactory
to the Company to provide for payment of mandatory withholding taxes in advance
of the payment date (by such deadline as the Company may specify), the Company
will withhold, at the applicable income tax withholding rate, from the number of
vested Shares a number of whole Shares up to but not exceeding that number which
has a Fair Market Value nearest to but not exceeding the minimum amount of
federal, state and local taxes required to be withheld as a result of the
payment. The Employee may elect such other methods of satisfying such
withholding obligation as may be permitted under rules and regulations adopted
by the Committee and in effect at the time of payment, which may include the
surrender of Shares of the Company's common stock owned separately by Employee.
In the case of the withholding or surrender of Shares to pay withholding taxes,
the Shares withheld or the Shares surrendered will be valued at the Fair Market
Value determined in accordance with procedures for valuing Shares as set forth
in rules and regulations adopted by the Committee and otherwise in effect at the
time of lapse of such risks of forfeiture.

     6. Deferred Compensation Plan.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Employee is eligible for and elects to
defer any of the Performance Shares pursuant to the Charming Shoppes Variable
Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives, or a successor plan (the "Deferred
Compensation Plan"), the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan shall govern
the timing of payment of vested Shares and dividend and distribution amounts.
The Company and Employee acknowledge and agree that if any provisions of this
Agreement are subject to section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), the Company and Employee may take such actions as they
mutually deem appropriate to modify the terms of this Agreement so as to comply
with section 409A of the Code. In addition, other provisions of this Agreement
notwithstanding, (i) if the timing of any distribution hereunder would result in
Employee's constructive receipt of income relating to the Performance Shares
prior to such distribution, the date of distribution will be the earliest date
after the specified date of distribution that distribution can be effected
without resulting in such constructive receipt; and (ii) any rights of Employee
or retained authority of the Company with respect to Performance Shares
hereunder shall be automatically modified and limited to the extent necessary so
that Employee will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of income
relating to the Performance Shares prior to the distribution and so that
Employee shall not be subject to any penalty under Code section 409A.



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7. Miscellaneous.

     This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators,
and successors of the parties. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the Performance Shares granted hereby, and
supersedes any prior agreements or documents with respect to such Performance
Shares. No amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination of
this Agreement which may impose any additional obligation upon the Company or
materially and adversely affect the rights of Employee with respect to the
Performance Shares shall be valid unless in each instance such amendment,
alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination is expressed in a
written instrument duly executed in the name and on behalf of the Company (if
subject to such an additional obligation) and by Employee (if Employee's rights
are materially and adversely affected).

CHARMING SHOPPES, INC.


BY:______________________________________
(Authorized Officer)

EMPLOYEE:


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Attachment: Exhibit A: Cumulative Free
Cash Flow















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                                   EXHIBIT A



                            CUMULATIVE FREE CASH FLOW


              Performance Period - Fiscal Years 2006, 2007 and 2008



                 Three Year Cumulative Free Cash Flow* at Target

                                  $134,000,000



         *        The Three Year Cumulative Free Cash Flow means the aggregate
                  amount of Free Cash Flow** for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007
                  and 2008.

         **       "Free Cash Flow" means Net Cash provided by Operating
                  Activities*** (Adjusted for one-time non-recurring cash
                  charges in accordance with generally accepted accounting
                  principles consistently applied) minus (the sum of Investment
                  in Capital Assets*** (excluding purchases of Assets in
                  connection with an acquisition of a business) plus Purchases
                  of Assets under Capital Leases***).

         ***      As defined and recorded in the Company's Consolidated
                  Statement of Cash Flows for each of the three fiscal years
                  ended in the Performance Period.

Note: The minimum, target and maximum performance levels shall be adjusted
upward in the event that the Company consummates an acquisition of a catalog
operation or similar business which includes the purchase of assets that
comprise all or part of the $40 million amount budgeted in the Company's
three-year financial plan, as a use of cash that would reduce free cash flow,
for the internal development of a catalog operation or similar business. In such
event, the Committee shall determine the amount of this adjustment based on its
good faith assessment of the amount of free cash flow that would otherwise have
been committed to purchase comparable assets in support of the Company's catalog
operation or similar business.