NT 11-K 1 l89253ant11-k.txt ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. NT 11-K 1 ------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number: 3235-0058 Washington, D.C. 20549 Expires: January 31, 2002 Estimated average burden FORM 12b-25 hours per response 2.50 ------------------------------------------- SEC FILE NUMBER NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING 333-60203 ------------------------------------------- CUSIP NUMBER (CHECK ONE): [ ] FORM 10-K [ ] FORM 20-F [X] FORM 11-K [ ] FORM 10-Q N/A [ ] FORM N-SAR ------------------------------------------- For the Period Ended: December 31, 2000 -------------------------------- [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F [ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR For the Transition Period Ended: ---------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTHING IN THIS FORM SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THE COMMISSION HAS VERIFIED ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates: ________________________________________________________________________________ PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan ________________________________________________________________________________ Full Name of Registrant ________________________________________________________________________________ Former Name if Applicable 6301 Fitch Path ________________________________________________________________________________ Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number) New Albany, Ohio 43054 ________________________________________________________________________________ City, State and Zip Code PART II - RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c) If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (check box if appropriate) (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense; (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report or transition [X] report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. PART III - NARRATIVE State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period. ________________________________________________________________________________ Please see Attachment Sheet for Part III -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO (ATTACH EXTRA SHEETS IF NEEDED) RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER. 2 PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION (1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification Michael J. Stevenson 614 283-6672 --------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- (Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number) (2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s). [X] Yes [ ] No ________________________________________________________________________________ (3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? [ ] Yes [X] No If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made. ________________________________________________________________________________ ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Date: July 2, 2001 By: /s/ Seth R. Johnson ----------------- ---------------------------------------------- Printed Name: Seth R. Johnson ------------------------------------ Title: Chairman of the Benefits Administrative ------------------------------------------- Committee ------------------------------------------ -2- 3 Attachment Sheet for Part III of Form 12b-25 of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan --------------------------------------------------- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ("ANF"), the sponsor of the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan (the "Plan"), began the implementation of a new payroll accounting system in October of 2000. In the course of compiling various account information in respect of Plan participants for purposes of preparing the Plan's 2000 fiscal year end reports and financial statements, ANF discovered that in the process of converting to the new payroll accounting system, inaccurate participant account information had been compiled. Such inaccuracies have been discovered in both the files compiled by ANF's internal staff and the files compiled by third party administrators interfacing with the new payroll accounting system. The nature and extent of the inaccuracies has necessitated manual validation of the account information for all of the participants and former participants in the Plan before the preparation of the Plan's 2000 fiscal year end financial statements can be completed.