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TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF ABERCROMBIE & FITCH:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated state-
ments of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of Abercrombie & Fitch and its subsidiaries at February 3, 2001 and January 29,
2000, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in
the period ended February 3, 2001 (on pages 18 to 29) in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States, which require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and signifi-
cant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Columbus, Ohio
February 20, 2001
Abercrombie & Fitch
6301 Fitch Path, New Albany, Ohio 43054
[phone]
www.abercrombie.com
ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for
10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 30, 2001 at Hyatt Capital Square at Columbus City Center,
Legislative Rooms A & B, 75 E. State Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING
New York Stock Exchange (Trading Symbol “ANF”),
commonly listed in newspapers as AberFit.
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Columbus, Ohio
INVESTOR RELATIONS
For further information on Abercrombie & Fitch, additional copies of this report,
Form 10-K or other financial information, contact:
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Abercrombie & Fitch
P.O. Box 182168
Columbus, Ohio 43218
You may also contact us by sending an e-mail to [email protected]
or by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company’s web site.
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.
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH
Initial Public Offering: September 26, 1996
Number of Associates: 13,900
Approximate Shareholder Base: 65,000
Abercrombie &Fitch
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS CORPORATE INFORMATION
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