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    Abercrombie & Fitch

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    ... of Income 18 Consolidated Balance Sheets 19 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity 20 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 21 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 22 Report of Independent Accountants 30 Corporate Information 31 Corporate Officers and Board of Directors 32 7

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    ... basics of running a retail business. Producing the absolute highest quality goods defines much of who we are. We are also working to ensure that the quality our consumers find in our clothing carries into the experiences they have in our stores, with our catalogs and magazine and online. In short...

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    ... Return on Average Assets Capital Expenditures Long-Term Debt Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) Comparable Store Sales Increase Retail Sales Per Average Gross Square Foot Stores and Associates at End of Year Total Number of Stores Open Gross Square Feet Number of Associates *Fifty-three week fiscal...

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    ... store sales increase of 3%. Comparable store increases were driven by men's pants and knits while the women's knit business was very strong. The Company's catalogue, the A&F Quarterly, a catalogue/magazine, and the Company's website accounted for 3.4% of net sales in the fourth quarter of 1999...

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    ... point-of-sale equipment, merchandise and non-merchandise procurement and business and accounting management. The Company also procures its merchandise, supplies and certain services from a vast network The Limited completed a tax-free exchange offer to establish the Company as an independent...

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    ... January 29, 2000 January 30, 1999 Cash and Equivalents Marketable Securities Accounts Receivable Inventories Other Total Current Assets Property and Equipment, Net Deferred Income Taxes Other Assets Total Assets Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Current Liabilities Basic Diluted $147,908 45...

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    ... Co. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Abercrombie & Fitch Co. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Common Stock Retained Earnings (Deficit) Treasury Stock, at Average Cost Total Shareholders' Equity (Thousands) Cash Flows from Operating Activities 1999 $149,604 27,721 5,212 (31...

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    ... paid for via cash, credit card or gift certificate redemption. Catalogue and e-commerce sales are recorded upon shipment of merchandise. In the fourth quarter of 1999, the Company changed its accounting for gift certificates. Under the new method, the Company establishes a liability upon the sale...

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    ...,300 (216) 103,084 1997 102,100 (78) 102,022 cost, consisted of (thousands): 1999 1998 following (thousands): 1999 Rent and landlord charges Estimated cost to complete store construction Compensation and benefits Deferred revenue Catalogue and advertising costs Taxes, other than income Other Total...

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    ...reflects activity through the completion of the Exchange Offer. (Thousands) Mast and Gryphon purchases Capital expenditures Inbound and outbound transportation Corporate charges Store leases and other occupancy, net Distribution center, IT and home office expenses Centrally managed benefits Interest...

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    ... fourth quarter of 1999, the Company changed its accounting for gift certificates. Under the new method, the Company establishes a liability upon the sale of a gift certificate. The liability is reduced when the gift certificate is redeemed and the customer takes possession of the merchandise. The...

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    ...STOCK TRANSFER AGENT, REGISTRAR AND DIVIDEND AGENT First Chicago Trust Company of New York, a division of EquiServe P .O. Box 2500, Jersey City, New Jersey 07303. INFORMATION REQUESTS Please call (614) 577-6500 or write Investor Relations & Corporate Communications at the Corporate Offices address...

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    ... Senior Vice President - Stores LESLEE K. O'NEILL Senior Vice President - Planning and Allocation BOARD OF DIRECTORS MICHAEL S. JEFFRIES Design: Shahid & Company Photography: Bruce Weber Printing: Superior Graphics Chairman and Chief Executive Officer GEORGE FOOS Management Consultant RUSSELL...

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