CARTERS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 1, 2010

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CARTERS INC (CRI)
CIK: 0001060822
Period of Report: 2010-02-18

Reporting Person: Fitzgerald Lisa (EVP Brand Leader)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	20000	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (Right to Purchase)	$28.04	2020-02-16	Common Stock (40000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: These restricted shares, granted at no cost to the reporting person, are subject to restrictions that lapse in four equal annual installments beginning on February 16, 2011.

F2: These time-vesting options are exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on February 16, 2011.