UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2006

THE YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Massachusetts	001-15023	04 259 1416
(State or Other Juris-	(Commission	(IRS Employer
diction of Incorporation	File Number)	Identification No.)


16 Yankee Candle Way
South Deerfield, Massachusetts				01373
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 665-8306

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, dated July 25, 2006

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On July 25, 2006, The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an asset purchase agreement with Candle Acquisition Co. (d/b/a Illuminations) (“Illuminations”), pursuant to which the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of Illuminations, including assets and liabilities related to the ownership and operation of certain Illuminations retail stores and the consumer direct business of Illuminations, for $22.0 million in cash (subject to certain adjustments as described in the asset purchase agreement).

The foregoing description of the asset purchase agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the asset purchase agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The purchase price was determined as a result of arms’-length negotiations between the Company and Illuminations.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)		Exhibits

		See Exhibit Index attached hereto.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	THE YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC.
Date: July 31, 2006	By:	/s/ Craig W. Rydin
		Craig W. Rydin
		Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Asset Purchase Agreement, dated July 25, 2006, between The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. and Candle Acquisition Co. (d/b/a “Illuminations”)

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