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Table of Contents
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
6301 Fitch Path
New Albany, Ohio 43054
(614) 283-6500
PROXY STATEMENT
Dated May 11, 2012
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held On June 14, 2012
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING
When and where will the Annual Meeting of Stockholders be held?
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (the "Annual Meeting") will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.,
Eastern Daylight Saving Time, at our home office located at 6301 Fitch Path, New Albany, Ohio 43054. The purposes of the Annual Meeting are set forth in
the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders to which this Proxy Statement is attached. All references in this Proxy Statement to the "Company," "we," "us,"
or "Abercrombie & Fitch" refer to Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Why am I receiving these proxy materials?
We are providing these proxy materials to holders of shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") for use at the Annual Meeting. These proxy
materials were first sent or given on or about May 11, 2012 to holders of the Company's Common Stock as of the close of business on April 25, 2012 (the
"Record Date").
What is included in these proxy materials?
These proxy materials include:
• our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012 ("Fiscal 2011");
• the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
• this Proxy Statement; and
• a form of proxy solicited by the Board for use at the Annual Meeting.
Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?
The only shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting are shares of Common Stock, with each share entitling the holder of record to one vote. To be
able to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting, the records of the Company must show that you held your shares as of the close of business on the Record
Date. At the close of business on the Record Date, there were 84,841,792 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
If I am a registered stockholder, how do I vote?
You may ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting by completing, signing, dating and promptly returning the accompanying form of proxy. A
return envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States, has been provided for your use. Alternatively, you may give voting instructions
electronically via the Internet or by using the toll-free telephone number stated on the form of proxy. The deadline for stockholders to transmit voting
instructions electronically via the Internet or telephonically is 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on June 13, 2012. The Internet and telephone voting
procedures are designed to authenticate
stockholders' identities, to allow stockholders to give their voting instructions and to confirm that stockholders'
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