SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                  FORM 10-Q/A


[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended May 4, 2002
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                                       OR

[_]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________


                         Commission file number 1-8344


                              LIMITED BRANDS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                      Delaware                                 31-1029810
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         (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)

Three Limited Parkway, P.O. Box 16000, Columbus, Ohio            43216
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      (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (614) 415-7000
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                             Yes [X]       No [_]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

     Common Stock, $.50 Par Value               Outstanding at May 31, 2002
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                                                     521,192,074 Shares




INTRODUCTORY NOTE

     Part II, Item 4 (Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders) of
     the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 4, 2002 ("Form 10-Q") of
     Limited Brands, Inc. ("Limited Brands") has been amended to include
     information in connection with a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on
     March 11, 2002 and a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on March 20,
     2002. No other information included in the Form 10-Q has been amended or
     updated.



Item 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     Limited Brands held a Special Meeting of Stockholders on March 11, 2002.
     The matter voted upon was a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to
     4:00 p.m. on March 20, 2002 at Limited Brands' offices at Three Limited
     Parkway, Columbus, Ohio. Of the 312,405,290 shares present in person or
     represented by proxy at the meeting, 308,090,294 shares were voted for the
     proposal, 428,056 shares were voted against the proposal, and 3,886,940
     shares abstained from voting with respect to the proposal.

     Limited Brands held a Special Meeting of Stockholders on March 20, 2002.
     The matter voted upon was a proposal to approve the issuance of shares of
     Common Stock of Limited Brands as may be necessary to effect Limited
     Brands' offer to exchange shares of Common Stock of Limited Brands for all
     of the outstanding shares of Intimate Brands, Inc. ("Intimate Brands")
     Class A Common Stock and subsequent merger of Intimate Brands into a
     wholly-owned subsidiary of Limited Brands. Of the 344,055,996 shares
     present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, 339,506,197
     shares were voted for the proposal, 590,211 shares were voted against the
     proposal, and 3,959,588 shares abstained from voting with respect to the
     proposal.





                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                   LIMITED BRANDS, INC.
                                      (Registrant)

                                        By /s/ V. Ann Hailey
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                                           V. Ann Hailey,
                                           Executive Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer*

Date:  June 19, 2002

*Ms. Hailey is the principal financial officer and has been duly authorized to
sign on behalf of the Registrant.