American Eagle Outfitters 2008 Annual Report Download

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
¥ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2009
OR
nTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 1-33338
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
No. 13-2721761
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
77 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA
(Address of principal executive offices)
15203-2329
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
[phone]
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Shares, $0.01 par value
(Title of class)
New York Stock Exchange
(Name of each exchange on which registered)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. YES ¥NO n
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Sections 15(d) of the
Act. YES nNO ¥
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for at
the past 90 days. YES ¥NO n
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. n
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer,
or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting
company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¥Accelerated filer nNon-accelerated filer nSmaller reporting company n
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). YES nNO ¥
The aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of
August 2, 2008 was $2,443,983,683.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest
practicable date: 206,380,486 Common Shares were outstanding at March 13, 2009.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Part III — Proxy Statement for 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, in part, as indicated.