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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 26, 2019

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
1-12107
 
31-1469076
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6301 Fitch Path
New Albany
Ohio
 
 
 
43054
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(614)
 
283-6500
 
 


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
ANF
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.





Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 26, 2019, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (the “Company”) issued a news release (the “Release”) reporting the Company's unaudited financial results for the third fiscal quarter and year-to-date period ended November 2, 2019. A copy of the Release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

In conjunction with the Release, the Company also made available additional unaudited quarterly financial information for each of the quarters in the fiscal year ended February 2, 2019, and the first three quarters in the fiscal year ending February 1, 2020, along with additional financial information for the year-to-date period ended November 2, 2019, and the fiscal years ended February 3, 2018, January 28, 2017, January 30, 2016. The additional financial information is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

In conjunction with the Release, the Company also made available an investor presentation of results for the third fiscal quarter and year-to-date period ended November 2, 2019. The presentation, which is available under the “Investors” section of the Company's website, located at corporate.abercrombie.com, is included as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company's management conducted a conference call on November 26, 2019 to review the Company's financial results for the third fiscal quarter and year-to-date period ended November 2, 2019. A copy of the transcript of the conference call is included as Exhibit 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

In conjunction with the Release, the Company also made available an infographic, which refers to these results for the third fiscal quarter ended November 2, 2019. The infographic is available under the “Investors” section of the Company's website, located at corporate.abercrombie.com.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) through (c) Not applicable

(d) Exhibits:

The following exhibits are included with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
 
 
 
99.2
 
 
 
 
99.3
 
 
 
 
99.4
 
 
 
 
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)






SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO.
 
 
 
 
Dated: November 27, 2019
By:
/s/ Scott Lipesky
 
 
 
Scott Lipesky
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer