FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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 *

KENT HARLAN M 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

rue21, inc. [ RUE ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O THE YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC.,, 16 YANKEE CANDLE WAY 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

10/10/2013
(Street)

SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA 01373
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   10/10/2013     D (1)    2384   D $42.00   (1) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options   $28.76   10/10/2013     D   (2)       12500      (2) 5/29/2022   Common Stock   12500   $13.24   (2) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among rue21, inc., Parent, and Rhodes Merger Sub, Inc., dated as of May 23, 2013 (the "Merger Agreement"), on the effective date of the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the "Merger"), each of these restricted stock units was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $42.00.
( 2)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the effective date of the Merger, each of these Stock Options, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment representing the excess of $42.00 over the exercise price of the Stock Option.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KENT HARLAN M
C/O THE YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC.,
16 YANKEE CANDLE WAY
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA 01373 		X



Signatures
/s/ Stacy Siegal, Attorney-in-Fact 10/11/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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