Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Fran Horowitz to serve as Chief Executive Officer and as a Director
On January 30, 2017, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (the
Company) appointed Fran Horowitz to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective February 1, 2017. On that same day, Ms. Horowitz was also appointed to serve on the Board of the Company, effective
February 1, 2017. As a result of her appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Horowitz was designated as the Companys Principal Executive Officer for purposes of certifying and signing reports and statements of the Company as
required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Biographical and other information concerning Ms. Horowitz required to be disclosed under Item 5.02 of Form 8-K is set
forth in the Companys most recent definitive Proxy Statement, dated May 2, 2016, related to the Companys 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on May 2,
2016, and in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2016, and such information is incorporated from those filings into this Current Report on
Form 8-K by reference. Ms. Horowitz was also appointed to the Executive Committee of the Board.
Appointment of Joanne Crevoiserat to serve
as Chief Operating Officer
On January 30, 2017, the Board of the Company appointed Joanne C. Crevoiserat to serve as the Chief
Operating Officer of the Company, effective February 1, 2017. Ms. Crevoiserat will also continue in her role as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Biographical and other information concerning
Ms. Crevoiserat required to be disclosed under Item 5.02 of Form 8-K is set forth in the Companys most recent definitive Proxy Statement, dated May 2, 2016, related to the Companys 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
filed with the SEC on May 2, 2016, and in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2016, and such information is incorporated from those filings
into this Current Report on Form 8-K by reference.
The Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board will consider and make
recommendations regarding appropriate adjustments to the compensation of Ms. Horowitz and Ms. Crevoiserat, with such adjustments, if any, to be retroactive to such date as may be later determined by the Compensation and Organization
Committee. Since she serves as an officer of the Company, Ms. Horowitz will receive no additional compensation for services rendered as a director of the Company.