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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * NEAL RALPH   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP [CBK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec VP - Store Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) 2400 XENIUM LANE NORTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/12/2005 (Street) PLYMOUTH, MN 55441 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 04/08/2005   M   28,377 A $ 1.4074 151,636 D   Common Stock 04/08/2005   S   38,377 D $ 17.712 113,259 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1) (5)

$ 1.4074

04/08/2005

M

28,377

03/27/1999

03/27/2008

Common Stock

28,377

$ 1.4074

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2) (5)

$ 7.7778

07/27/2001

07/27/2010

Common Stock

121,654

121,654

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (3) (5)

$ 21.4667

01/07/2003

01/07/2012

Common Stock

180,000

180,000

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (4)

$ 18.33

01/06/2005

01/06/2014

Common Stock

135,000

135,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NEAL RALPH 2400 XENIUM LANE NORTH PLYMOUTH, MN 55441			Exec VP - Store Operations

Signatures

Ralph C. Neal		04/12/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On March 27, 1998, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 341,720 shares of common stock. The option vests in five equal annual installments beginning March 27, 1999.
(2)	On July 27, 2000, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 168,750 shares of common stock. The option vests in five equal annual installments beginning on July 27, 2001.
(3)	On January 7, 2002, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 180,000 shares of common stock. The option vests in four annual installments beginning on January 7, 2003.
(4)	On January 6, 2004, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 135,000 shares of common stock. The option vests in three annual installments beginning on January 6, 2005.
(5)	On December 14, 1999, July 11, 2000, February 12, 2001, December 12, 2001, and August 27, 2003, the Company effected 3-for-2 stock splits. The above amounts and prices reflect the effect of the stock splits.

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