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Table of Contents
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
May 11, 2012
TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS:
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (the "Company") will be held at the home office of the
Company located at 6301 Fitch Path, New Albany, Ohio 43054, on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, for the following
purposes:
1. To elect three directors, each to serve for a term of one year to expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
2. To approve the advisory resolution on executive compensation.
3. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending February 2, 2013.
4. To re-approve the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Incentive Compensation Performance Plan.
Your Board of Directors recommends that you vote "FOR" the election of the director nominees listed in the Company's Proxy Statement for
the Annual Meeting under the section captioned "PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS", "FOR" the advisory resolution to approve
executive compensation, "FOR" the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013 and "FOR" the re-approval of the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Incentive
Compensation Performance Plan.
If you were a stockholder of record, as shown by the transfer books of the Company, at the close of business on April 25, 2012, you will be entitled to
receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.
To obtain directions to our home office in order to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, please call our Investor Relations telephone number at
(614) 283-6500. Directions to our home office may also be found on our website (www.abercrombie.com) on the "Investors" page under the "Directions To
A&F" link.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Michael S. Jeffries
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THE ACCOMPANYING FORM OF PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE
PROVIDED AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING.
ALTERNATIVELY, SUBMIT YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONICALLY.
PLEASE SEE THE PROXY STATEMENT AND FORM OF PROXY FOR DETAILS ABOUT ELECTRONIC VOTING. IF YOU LATER
DECIDE TO REVOKE YOUR PROXY FOR ANY REASON, YOU MAY DO SO IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED
PROXY STATEMENT. IF YOU HOLD YOUR SHARES THROUGH AN ACCOUNT WITH A BROKERAGE FIRM, BANK OR OTHER
NOMINEE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS YOU RECEIVE FROM THE HOLDER OF RECORD TO VOTE YOUR SHARES.
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