As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 8, 2011
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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31-1469076
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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6301 Fitch Path, New Albany, Ohio 43054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Amended and Restated Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Ronald A. Robins, Jr.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
6301 Fitch Path
New Albany, Ohio 43054
(614) 283-6500
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
With Copy To:
Elizabeth Turrell Farrar, Esq.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 East Gay Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
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):
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed
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Proposed
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Maximum
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Maximum
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Amount of
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Title of Securities
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Amount to be
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Offering Price
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Aggregate
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Registration
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to be Registered
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Registered (1)
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Per Share
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Offering Price
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Fee
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Class A Common
Stock, par value
$0.01 per share
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3,000,000 shares
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219,900,000
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Series A
Participating
Cumulative
Preferred Stock
Purchase Rights (3)
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(1)
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In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act), this Registration Statement on Form S-8 also covers an indeterminate number
of shares that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for delivery pursuant
to the Amended and Restated Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan)
in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan as the result of a stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other similar transaction or
adjustment affecting the Class A Common Stock of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (the Registrant) as
specified in such anti-dilution provisions.
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(2)
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c)
and 457(h) under the Securities Act and computed on the basis of the average of the high and
low sales prices for a share of Class A Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on July 28, 2011.
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(3)
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Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (the Rights) evidence the
right to purchase under certain conditions, one one-thousandth of a share of Series A
Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Registrant. The Registrant is required to
deliver .50 Right, subject to adjustment, with each share of Class A Common Stock that becomes
outstanding until the distribution date for the Rights, at which date the Rights will
commence trading separately from the shares of Class A Common Stock. Prior to the
distribution date, the Rights trade together with the Class A Common Stock. The value
attributable to the Rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the Class A Common
Stock.
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Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or
given to participants in the Amended and Restated Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2007 Long-Term Incentive
Plan (the Plan) as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the Commission) either as part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this Registration
Statement) or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities
Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been previously filed by Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (the
Registrant or the Company) with the Commission, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof:
(i)
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the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2011,
filed with the Commission on March 29, 2011 (the Annual Report);
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(ii)
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the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the quarterly period ended April 30,
2011, filed with the Commission on June 8, 2011;
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the Current Reports on Form 8-K (excluding any information furnished under Items 2.02 or
7.01 thereof) of the Registrant filed with the Commission on January 31, 2011, February 16,
2011, February 18, 2011, May 23, 2011 and June 17, 2011;
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the description of the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Class A Common
Stock), of the Registrant contained in the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended August 3, 2002, filed with the Commission on September 16, 2002, as
amended by the description of the Class A Common Stock contained in the Current Report on Form
8-K filed by the Registrant with the Commission on June 16, 2009 and the Current Report on
Form 8-K filed by the Registrant with the Commission on June 17, 2011, together with any
subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
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the description of the Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock Purchase Rights of
the Registrant contained in the Registrants Form 8-A/A (Amendment No. 5), dated November 3,
2009 and filed with the Commission on that date, amending the Registrants Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, dated July 21, 1998 and filed with the Commission on that date, as
previously amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated April 23, 1999 and filed with the
Commission on April 26, 1999, Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated September 19, 2001 and filed with
the Commission on that date, Amendment No. 3 thereto, dated August 6, 2003 and filed with the
Commission on that date, and Amendment No. 4 thereto, dated June 12, 2008 and filed with the
Commission on that date, together with any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
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All documents which may be filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section
13(a), Section 13(c), Section 14 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be made a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference, or contained in this Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in
any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
On behalf of the Registrant, the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, 52 East Gay
Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, will pass upon the validity of the issuance of the securities being
registered on this Registration Statement. As of July 6, 2011, members of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and
Pease LLP, and attorneys employed thereby or of counsel thereto, together with members of their
immediate families, owned an aggregate of 3,760 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Registrant.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Delaware General Corporation Law
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) provides that a corporation may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the corporations request as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another entity, against expenses, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the
action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe the persons conduct
was unlawful. In the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation, however, such
indemnification may only apply to expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the
defense or settlement of the action and no such indemnification may be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which that person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that an appropriate court determines that such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses the court deems proper. To the
extent that such person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any action,
suit or proceeding referred to above or any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation must
indemnify such person against the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection therewith..
Amended and Restated Bylaws
Article V of the Registrants Amended and Restated Bylaws provides as follows:
Section 5.01.
Indemnification
. (a) The corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless
any person (and the heirs, executors or administrators of such person) who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in, any threatened, pending, or completed action,
suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, his testator, or intestate is or was a
director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, or as a member of any committee or similar body, to the fullest extent permitted
by the laws of Delaware as they may exist from time to time. The right to indemnification conferred
in this Article V shall also include the right to be paid by the corporation the expenses incurred
in connection with any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the fullest extent
permitted by the laws of Delaware as they may exist from time to time.
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(b) The corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification to such
of the employees and agents of the corporation to such extent and to such effect as the Board of
Directors shall determine to be appropriate and authorized by the laws of Delaware as they may
exist from time to time.
Section 5.02.
Insurance
. The proper officers of the corporation, without further
authorization by the Board of Directors, may in their discretion purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent for
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability.
Section 5.03.
ERISA
. To assure indemnification under this Article V of all such
persons who are or were fiduciaries of an employee benefit plan governed by the Act of Congress
entitled Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, the
provisions of this Article V shall, for the purposes hereof, be interpreted as follows: an other
enterprise shall be deemed to include an employee benefit plan; the corporation shall be deemed to
have requested a person to serve as an employee of an employee benefit plan where the performance
by such person of his duties to the corporation also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves
services by, such person to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes
assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to said Act of Congress
shall be deemed fines; and action taken or omitted by a person with respect to an employee
benefit plan in the performance of such persons duties for a purpose reasonably believed by such
person to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to
be for a purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
Section 5.04.
Contractual Nature
. The foregoing provisions of this Article V shall be
deemed to be a contract between the corporation and each director and officer who serves in such
capacity at any time while this Article V is in effect. Neither any repeal or modification of this
Article V or, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of Delaware, any repeal or modification
of laws, shall affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts
then or theretofore existing or any action, suit or proceeding theretofore or thereafter brought
based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts.
Section 5.05.
Construction
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corporation include in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation
(including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its
separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors,
officers and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such
constituent corporation or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise or as a member of any committee or similar body shall stand in the same position
under the provisions of this Article V with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as
such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had
continued.
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
Article SIXTH of the Registrants Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides
as follows:
Section 4.
Elimination of Certain Personal Liability of Directors
. A director of
this Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of any fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware
Law.
Amended and Restated Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Section 3(c) of the Plan provides that the members of the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors of the Registrant (the Committee), any person acting pursuant to authority delegated
by the Committee, and any officer or employee of the Registrant or a subsidiary or affiliate acting
at the direction or on behalf of the Committee or a delegee shall not be personally liable for any
action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the
extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Registrant with respect to any
such action or determination.
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Directors and Officers Insurance Policies
The Registrant maintains insurance policies providing for indemnification of directors and
officers and for reimbursement to the Registrant for monies which it may pay as indemnity to any
director or officer, subject to the conditions and exclusions of the policies and specified
retention provisions.
Employment Agreement
Section 13 of the Employment Agreement, entered into as of December 19, 2008, between the
Registrant and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael S. Jeffries, provides as follows:
13. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees that if the Executive is made a party, or is threatened to be made a
party, to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(a Proceeding), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the
Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, member, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including
service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether or not the basis of the Proceeding is the
Executives alleged action in an official capacity while serving as a director, officer, member,
employee or agent, the Executive shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the
fullest extent legally permitted or authorized by the Companys certificate of incorporation or
bylaws or resolutions of the Companys Board of Directors or, if greater, by the laws of the State
of Delaware, against all cost, expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation,
attorneys fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or other liabilities or penalties and amounts
paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by the Executive in connection
therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to the Executive even if he has ceased to be
a director, member, employee or agent of the Company or other entity and shall inure to the benefit
of the Executives heirs, executors and administrators. The Company shall advance to the Executive
all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by him in connection with a Proceeding within 20
calendar days after receipt by the Company of a written request for such advance. Such request
shall include an undertaking by the Executive to repay the amount of such advance if it shall
ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses;
provided that the amount of such obligation to repay shall be limited to the after-tax amount of
any such advance except to the extent the Executive is able to offset such taxes incurred on the
advance by the tax benefit, if any, attributable to a deduction realized by him for the repayment.
(b) Neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, independent legal
counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any Proceeding
concerning payment of amounts claimed by the Executive under Section 13(a) above that
indemnification of the Executive is proper because he has met the applicable standard of conduct,
nor a determination by the Company (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or
stockholders) that the Executive has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a
presumption in any judicial proceeding that the Executive has not met the applicable standard of
conduct.
(c) The Company agrees to continue and maintain a directors and officers liability insurance
policy covering the Executive, until such time as actions against the Executive are no longer
permitted by law, with terms and conditions no less favorable than the most favorable coverage then
applying to any other senior level executive officer or director of the Company.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
The following documents are filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement:
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4.1
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. as filed with
the Delaware Secretary of State on August 27, 1996, incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
November 2, 1996 (File No. 001-12107)
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4.2
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Certificate of Designation of Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock of
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on July 21, 1998,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended January 30, 1999 (File No. 001-12107)
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4.3
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Certificate of Decrease of Shares Designated as Class B Common Stock as filed with the
Delaware Secretary of State on July 30, 1999, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3
to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 1999
(File No. 001-12107)
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4.4
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Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 16, 2011,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K
dated and filed on June 17, 2011 (File No. 001-12107)
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4.5
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Certificate regarding Approval of Amendment to Section 2.03 of Amended and Restated Bylaws of
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. by Stockholders of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. at Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on June 10, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed June 16, 2009 (File No. 001-12107)
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4.6
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Certificate regarding Approval of Addition of New Article IX of Amended and Restated Bylaws
by Board of Directors of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. on June 10, 2009, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed June
16, 2009 (File No. 001-12107)
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4.7
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (reflecting amendments through June
10, 2009), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrants Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 1, 2009 (File No. 001-12107)
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4.8
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Rights Agreement, dated as of July 16, 1998, between Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and First
Chicago Trust Company of New York, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the
Registrants Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated and filed July 21, 1998 (File No.
001-12107)
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4.9
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Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of April 21, 1999, between Abercrombie & Fitch
Co. and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2
to the Registrants Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-A dated April 23, 1999 and filed April 26, 1999
(File No. 001-12107)
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4.10
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Certificate of adjustment of number of Rights associated with each share of Class A Common
Stock, dated May 27, 1999, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registrants
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 1999 (File No.
001-12107)
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4.11
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Appointment and Acceptance of Successor Rights Agent, effective as of the opening of business
on October 8, 2001, between Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and National City Bank, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended August 4, 2001 (File No. 001-12107)
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4.12
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Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 11, 2008, to the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 16,
1998, between Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and National City Bank (as successor to First Chicago
Trust Company of New York), as Rights Agent, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.01
to the Registrants Form 8-A/A (Amendment No. 2), dated and filed June 12, 2008 (File No.
001-12107)
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4.13
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Appointment and Acceptance of Successor Rights Agent, effective as of the opening of business
on November 2, 2009, between Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, LLC (as successor to National City Bank), as Rights Agent, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registrants Form 8-A/A (Amendment No. 5), dated and filed
November 3, 2009 (File No. 001-12107)
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4.14
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Amended and Restated Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K dated and
filed on June 17, 2011 (File No. 001-12107)
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5.1
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Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP regarding the validity of securities being registered
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15.1
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Awareness Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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23.1
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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23.2
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Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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24.1
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Power of Attorney
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Item 9. Undertakings.
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(a)
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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(1)
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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(i)
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To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
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(ii)
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration
statement;
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(iii)
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To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
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provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
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(2)
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
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(3)
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To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
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(b)
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrants annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
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(c)
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to
a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New Albany, State of Ohio, on the 8th day of
August, 2011.
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ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO.
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By:
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/s/ Ronald A. Robins, Jr.
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Ronald A. Robins, Jr.
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated, on the 8th day of
August, 2011.
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Signature
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Title
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/s/ Michael S. Jeffries
Michael S. Jeffries
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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/s/ James B. Bachmann*
James B. Bachmann
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Director
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/s/ Lauren J. Brisky*
Lauren J. Brisky
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Director
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/s/ Michael E. Greenlees*
Michael E. Greenlees
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Director
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/s/ Archie M. Griffin*
Archie M. Griffin
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Director
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/s/ Kevin S. Huvane*
Kevin S. Huvane
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Director
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/s/ John W. Kessler*
John W. Kessler
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Director
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/s/ Elizabeth M. Lee*
Elizabeth M. Lee
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Director
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/s/ Jonathan E. Ramsden
Jonathan E. Ramsden
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Craig R. Stapleton*
Craig R. Stapleton
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Director
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The above-named directors of the Registrant sign this Registration Statement by Ronald A.
Robins, Jr., their attorney-in-fact, pursuant to the Power of Attorney signed by each of the
above-named directors, which Power of Attorney is filed with this Registration Statement on
Form S-8, all in the capacities indicated and on
August 8, 2011.
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By:
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/s/ Ronald A. Robins, Jr.
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Ronald A. Robins, Jr.
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Attorney-in-Fact
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8
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Location
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4.1
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Amended and Restated
Certificate of
Incorporation of
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. as
filed with the Delaware
Secretary of State on
August 27, 1996
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the Quarterly Report of
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
(the Registrant) on Form
10-Q for the quarterly
period ended November 2,
1996 (File No. 001-12107)
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4.2
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Certificate of Designation
of Series A Participating
Cumulative Preferred Stock
of Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
as filed with the Delaware
Secretary of State on July
21, 1998
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
the Registrants Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended January
30, 1999 (File No.
001-12107)
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4.3
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Certificate of Decrease of
Shares Designated as Class
B Common Stock as filed
with the Delaware Secretary
of State on July 30, 1999
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.3 to
the Registrants Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended July
31, 1999 (File No.
001-12107)
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4.4
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Certificate of Amendment of
the Amended and Restated
Certificate of
Incorporation of
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., as
filed with the Delaware
Secretary of State on June
16, 2011
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the Registrants Current
Report on Form 8-K dated
and filed on June 17, 2011
(File No. 001-12107)
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4.5
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Certificate regarding
Approval of Amendment to
Section 2.03 of Amended and
Restated Bylaws of
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. by
Stockholders of Abercrombie
& Fitch Co. at Annual
Meeting of Stockholders
held on June 10, 2009
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the Registrants Current
Report on Form 8-K dated
and filed June 16, 2009
(File No. 001-12107)
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4.6
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Certificate regarding
Approval of Addition of New
Article IX of Amended and
Restated Bylaws by Board of
Directors of Abercrombie &
Fitch Co. on June 10, 2009
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
the Registrants Current
Report on Form 8-K dated
and filed June 16, 2009
(File No. 001-12107)
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4.7
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Amended and Restated Bylaws
of Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
(reflecting amendments
through June 10, 2009)
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.6 to
the Registrants Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended
August 1, 2009 (File No.
001-12107)
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4.8
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Rights Agreement, dated as
of July 16, 1998, between
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and
First Chicago Trust Company
of New York
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 1 to
the Registrants
Registration Statement on
Form 8-A dated and filed
July 21, 1998 (File No.
001-12107)
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4.9
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Amendment No. 1 to Rights
Agreement, dated as of
April 21, 1999, between
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and
First Chicago Trust Company
of New York
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 2 to
the Registrants Amendment
No. 1 to Form 8-A dated
April 23, 1999 and filed
April 26, 1999 (File No.
001-12107)
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4.10
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Certificate of adjustment
of number of Rights
associated with each share
of Class A Common Stock,
dated May 27, 1999
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.6 to
the Registrants Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended July
31, 1999 (File No.
001-12107)
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Location
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4.11
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Appointment and Acceptance
of Successor Rights Agent,
effective as of the opening
of business on October 8,
2001, between Abercrombie &
Fitch Co. and National City
Bank
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.6 to
the Registrants Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended
August 4, 2001 (File No.
001-12107)
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4.12
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Amendment No. 2, dated as
of June 11, 2008, to the
Rights Agreement, dated as
of July 16, 1998, between
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and
National City Bank (as
successor to First Chicago
Trust Company of New York),
as Rights Agent
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.01
to the Registrants Form
8-A/A (Amendment No. 2),
dated and filed June 12,
2008 (File No. 001-12107)
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4.13
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Appointment and Acceptance
of Successor Rights Agent,
effective as of the opening
of business on November 2,
2009, between Abercrombie &
Fitch Co. and American
Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, LLC (as successor
to National City Bank), as
Rights Agent
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.6 to
the Registrants Form 8-A/A
(Amendment No. 5), dated
and filed November 3, 2009
(File No. 001-12107)
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4.14
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Amended and Restated
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
2007 Long-Term Incentive
Plan
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Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Registrants Current
Report on Form 8-K dated
and filed on June 17, 2011
(File No. 001-12107)
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5.1
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Opinion of Vorys, Sater,
Seymour and Pease LLP
regarding the validity of
securities being registered
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Filed herewith
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15.1
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Awareness Letter of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
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Filed herewith
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23.1
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Consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
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Filed herewith
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23.2
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Consent of Vorys, Sater,
Seymour and Pease LLP
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
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Filed herewith
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24.1
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Power of Attorney
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Filed herewith
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