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| 1.   | Grant of Restricted      Stock Units; Consideration; Employee    Acknowledgments. |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| 2.   | Incorporation of Plan      and Deferred Compensation Plan by  Reference. |
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| 3.   | Restrictions on      Restricted Stock Units. |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------|

| Vesting Date |   | Restricted      Stock Units for Whichthe Restricted Period  Lapses |
|--------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |   |                                                               |
|         |   |                                                               |
|         |   |                                                               |
|         |   |                                                               |

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| 4.   | Employee’s Account,      Dividend Equivalents andAdjustments. |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| 5.   | Change of      Control. |
|----------------|-------------------------|

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| 6.   | Settlement. |
|----------------|-------------|

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|   | (A) | Employee      has a separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation      § 1.409A-1(h)). |
|--------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | (B) | A      distribution of shares is triggered by the separation from service (but      not due to death).  Distributions upon Termination due to      disability or Termination not for Cause could be subject to this rule in      some cases. |
|--------|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | (C) | Employee      is a “key employee” (as defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to      paragraph (5) thereof).  The Company will determine status of      “key employees” annually, under administrative procedures applicable to      all Section 409A plans. |
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|   | (D) | The      Company’s stock is publicly traded on an established securities market or      otherwise.                                                                                                                                                                                         |

|   |   |
|--------|--------|

|   | (E) | Any      delayed payment shall be made on the date six months after separation from      service. |
|--------|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | (F) | During      the six-month delay period, accelerated distribution will be permitted in      the event of Employee’s death and for no other reason (including no      acceleration upon a Change in Control) except to the extent permitted      under Section 409A. |
|--------|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | (G) | Any      payment that is not triggered by a separation from service, or is      triggered by a separation from service but would be made more than six      months after separation (without applying this six-month delay rule),      shall be unaffected by the six-month delayrule. |
|--------|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|   | (A) | If      any distribution is delayed by operation of this Change in Control rule,      the distribution shall be made at the earliest permissible time or event      thereafter that could trigger a distribution under Code Section 409A      (subject to the six-month delay rule if  applicable). |
|--------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | (B) | No      accelerated distribution upon a Change in Control (even if otherwise      permitted under this Change in Control rule) applies to a distribution      delayed by application of the six-month delay  rule. |
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| CHARMING      SHOPPES, INC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| BY:      ______________________                                                                 |
| Colin      D. Stern                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Employee      Vice President                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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