Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Trolaro Kevin Michael

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/25/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. [ASNA]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC., 933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Int. Principal Acct. Officer /

(Street)

MAHWAH, NJ 07430

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common	5469	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common	169	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common	335	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common	836	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units ⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common	2414	⁽³⁾	D
Option To Buy ⁽¹⁾	6/19/2014	6/19/2020	Common	2500	$17.67	D
Option To Buy ⁽¹⁾	9/25/2014	9/25/2020	Common	2000	$19.91	D
Option To Buy ⁽¹⁾	9/23/2015	9/23/2021	Common	2000	$14.12	D
Option To Buy ⁽¹⁾	9/29/2016	9/29/2022	Common	3702	$13.48	D
Option To Buy ⁽⁶⁾	9/21/2017	9/21/2023	Common	7396	$5.56	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Granted under the Company's 2010 Incentive Stock Plan.
(2)	On Septemnber 25, 2013, the reporting person was granted 667 restricted stock units, vesting in four annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(3)	Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(4)	On Septmber 23, 2014, the reporting person was granted 667 restricted stock units, vesting in four annual installments begininng on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(5)	On September 29, 2015, the reporing person was granted 1,253 restricted stock units, vesting in three annual installments begininng on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(6)	Granted under the Company's 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(7)	On September 21, 2016, the reporting person was granted 2,414 restricted stock units, vesting in three annual installments begininng on the first anniversary of the grant date.

Remarks:
EXHIBIT LIST: EX-24: Power of Attorney Kevin Trolaro

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Trolaro Kevin Michael C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC. 933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD MAHWAH, NJ 07430			Int. Principal Acct. Officer

Signatures
Mary Beth Riley, Power of Attorney		8/31/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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