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ABERCROMBIE FITCH CO DE

For the period ended Aug 3, 2024. Filed Sep 6, 2024.

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Aug 3, 2024 · Filed Sep 6, 2024

ANF$152.81+2.2%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

  1. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Financial statement impact

The following table provides share-based compensation expense and the related income tax impacts for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023:

Thirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)August 3, 2024July 29, 2023August 3, 2024July 29, 2023
Share-based compensation expense$9,233$11,559$20,596$19,647
Income tax benefits associated with share-based compensation expense recognized1,2401,0792,5182,083

The following table provides discrete income tax benefits and charges related to share-based compensation awards during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023:

Thirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)August 3, 2024July 29, 2023August 3, 2024July 29, 2023
Income tax discrete benefits realized for tax deductions related to the issuance of shares$2,778$325$17,332$1,442
Income tax discrete charges realized upon cancellation of stock appreciation rights———(101)
Total income tax discrete benefits related to share-based compensation awards$2,778$325$17,332$1,341

The following table provides the amount of employee tax withheld by the Company upon the issuance of shares associated with restricted stock units vesting and the exercise of stock appreciation rights for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023:

Thirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)August 3, 2024July 29, 2023August 3, 2024July 29, 2023
Employee tax withheld upon issuance of shares (1)$2,052$410$67,225$18,769

(1) Classified within financing activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Restricted stock units

The following table provides the summarized activity for restricted stock units for the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024:

Service-based RestrictedStock UnitsPerformance-based RestrictedStock UnitsMarket-based RestrictedStock Units
Number of UnderlyingSharesWeighted-Average GrantDate Fair ValueNumber of UnderlyingSharesWeighted-Average GrantDate Fair ValueNumber of UnderlyingSharesWeighted-Average GrantDate Fair Value
Unvested at February 3, 20241,886,085$27.12521,212$30.03260,619$43.90
Granted234,497122.6753,775120.5626,895180.71
Adjustments for performance achievement——150,44632.1075,22750.34
Vested(828,274)24.75(300,892)32.10(150,454)50.34
Forfeited(56,716)33.84————
Unvested at August 3, 2024 (1)1,235,592$46.61424,541$40.76212,287$58.95

(1)Unvested shares related to restricted stock units with performance-based and market-based vesting conditions are reflected at 100% of their target vesting amount in the table above. Unvested shares related to restricted stock units with performance-based and market-based vesting conditions can be achieved from zero up to 200% of their target vesting amount.

The following table provides the unrecognized compensation cost and the remaining weighted-average period over which these costs are expected to be recognized for restricted stock units as of August 3, 2024:

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.162024 2Q Form 10-Q
Service-based RestrictedStock UnitsPerformance-based RestrictedStock UnitsMarket-based RestrictedStock Units
Unrecognized compensation cost (in thousands)$48,233$19,172$7,105
Remaining weighted-average period cost is expected to be recognized (years)1.31.41.4

The following table provides additional information pertaining to restricted stock units for the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023:

Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)August 3, 2024July 29, 2023
Service-based restricted stock units:
Total grant date fair value of awards granted$28,766$25,315
Total grant date fair value of awards vested20,50017,663
Performance-based restricted stock units:
Total grant date fair value of awards granted6,4836,300
Total grant date fair value of awards vested9,659—
Market-based restricted stock units:
Total grant date fair value of awards granted4,8604,576
Total grant date fair value of awards vested7,57416,040

The following table provides the weighted-average assumptions used for market-based restricted stock units in the Monte Carlo simulation during the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023:

Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
August 3, 2024July 29, 2023
Grant date market price$120.56$28.36
Fair value180.7141.20
Price volatility59%63%
Expected term (years)2.92.9
Risk-free interest rate4.3%4.6%
Dividend yield——
Average volatility of peer companies51.866.0
Average correlation coefficient of peer companies0.48660.5295

Stock appreciation rights

The following table provides the summarized stock appreciation rights activity for the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024:

Number ofUnderlyingSharesWeighted-AverageExercise PriceAggregateIntrinsic Value (in thousands)Weighted-AverageRemainingContractual Life (years)
Outstanding at February 3, 202425,600$29.29
Exercised(25,600)29.29
Forfeited or expired——
Outstanding at August 3, 2024—$—$—0.0
Stock appreciation rights exercisable at August 3, 2024—$—$—0.0

As of August 3, 2024, no stock appreciation rights remain outstanding.

The following table provides additional information pertaining to stock appreciation rights exercised during the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2024 and July 29, 2023:

(in thousands)August 3, 2024July 29, 2023
Total grant date fair value of awards exercised$267$115
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.172024 2Q Form 10-Q
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