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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Effective March 8, 2007, our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “AEO.” Prior to that time,
our stock was traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under thesymbol “AEOS.” The following table sets
forth therange of high and lowsales prices of the common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market
during the periods indicated. As of March 15, 2007, there were 808 stockholders of record. However, when
including associates who own shares through our employeestock purchase plan, and others holding shares in
broker accounts under street name, we estimate the stockholderbase at approximately 70,000. The following
information reflects the December 2006 three-for-two stock split.
Market Price Cash Dividends per
Common Share
For the Quarters Ended High Low
February 3, 2007 $34.80 $29.43 $0.075
October 28, 2006 $31.50 $20.61 $0.075
July 29, 2006 $24.10 $20.07 $0.075
April 29, 2006 $21.85 $16.57 $0.050
January 28, 2006 $17.96 $12.97 $0.050
October 29, 2005 $22.40 $13.55 $0.050
July 30, 2005 $22.69 $17.04 $0.050
April 30, 2005 $20.30 $16.52 $0.033
During Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2006, we paid quarterly dividends as shown in the table above. The payment of
future dividends is at the discretion of our BoardofDirectors (the “Board”) and is based on future earnings, cash
flow, financial condition, capital requirements, changes in U.S. taxation andother relevant factors. It is
anticipated that any future dividends paid will be declared on aquarterly basis.
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Performance Graph
Thefollowing Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be
filed with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporatedbyreference into any future filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except totheextent that we
specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.
The following graph compares the changesinthe cumulative total return to holders of our common stock with
that of the NASDAQ Stock Market—U.S. Composite Indexandourcurrent andformer peer groups as described
below. The comparison of the cumulative total returns for each investment assumes that $100 was invested in our
common stock and therespective index on February 2, 2002 and includes reinvestment of all dividends. The
plotted points are basedonthe closing price on the last trading day of the fiscal year indicated.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
Among American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., The NASDAQ Composite Index,
The S&P Apparel Retail Index and Peer Group Index(1)
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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. NASDAQ Composite
S & P Apparel Retail Peer Group
2/2/02 2/1/03 1/31/04 1/29/05 1/28/06 2/3/07
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 100.00 66.20 75.11 200.27 213.12 400.65
NASDAQ Composite 100.00 67.71 106.18 110.50 128.60 128.35
S&P Apparel Retail 100.00 88.46 116.36 140.85 133.53 153.63
Peer Group 100.00 94.02 144.09 192.38 218.34 235.34
(1) For Fiscal 2006, we established acustom peer group that consists of the following companies:
Abercrombie &Fitch Co., Aeropostale, Inc., AnnTaylor Stores Corp., Chico’s FAS, Inc., Childrens Place
Retail Stores, Inc., Coach, Inc., Coldwater Creek, Inc., Gap, Inc., Hot Topic, Inc., J. Crew Group, Inc.,
Limited Brands, Inc., New York &Company, Inc., Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc., Quicksilver, Inc.,
Talbots, Inc.,and Urban Outfitters, Inc. Prior to Fiscal 2006, we compared our cumulative total return to the
published Standard &Poor’s Apparel Retail Index. We believe that the newcustom peer group provides a
more representative sample of organizations in our corebusiness and therefore will provide amore
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