Form 11-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 333-60203
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Savings and Retirement Plan
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
6301 Fitch Path
New Albany, Ohio 43054
Index to Exhibit on page 16
REQUIRED INFORMATION
The following financial statements and supplemental schedule for the Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Savings and Retirement Plan are being filed herewith:
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Audited Financial Statements: |
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Supplemental Schedule: |
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The following exhibit is being filed herewith: |
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Exhibit 23.01 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors of
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and the
Benefit Plans Committee of the Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Savings and Retirement Plan:
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008,
and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then
ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control
over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plans
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and
the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial
statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held at end of year as of
December 31, 2009 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of
the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of
Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plans management.
The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the
basic 2009 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ Ary Roepcke Mulchaey, P.C.
Columbus, Ohio
June 23, 2010
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2009 and 2008
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2009 |
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2008 |
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ASSETS: |
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Investments, at fair value |
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$ |
108,326,892 |
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70,486,310 |
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Cash |
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24,527 |
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15,502 |
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Receivable for contributions: |
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Employer |
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5,401,576 |
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11,714,388 |
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Participants |
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384,630 |
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359,598 |
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Total receivable for contributions |
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5,786,206 |
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12,073,986 |
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Accrued earnings |
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NET ASSETS REFLECTING INVESTMENTS
AT FAIR VALUE |
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114,137,625 |
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82,575,824 |
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Adjustment from fair value to contract
value for fully benefit-responsive
investment contracts |
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264,061 |
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733,992 |
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS |
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114,401,686 |
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83,309,816 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
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ADDITIONS: |
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Investment income (loss): |
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Net appreciation (depreciation) in
fair value of
investments |
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19,673,546 |
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(31,610,715 |
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Mutual funds earnings |
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1,894,061 |
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2,693,160 |
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Common collective trusts earnings |
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232,400 |
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501,476 |
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Interest |
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99,475 |
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96,018 |
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Dividends |
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12,045 |
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11,778 |
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Total investment income (loss) |
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21,911,527 |
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(28,308,283 |
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Contributions: |
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Employer |
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10,599,601 |
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16,786,277 |
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Participants |
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10,335,665 |
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10,401,433 |
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Rollovers |
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197,539 |
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576,581 |
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Total contributions |
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21,132,805 |
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27,764,291 |
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Total additions |
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43,044,332 |
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(543,992 |
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DEDUCTIONS: |
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Distributions to participants |
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11,867,086 |
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5,643,793 |
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Administrative expenses |
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85,376 |
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55,731 |
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Total deductions |
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11,952,462 |
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5,699,524 |
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Net increase (decrease) |
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31,091,870 |
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(6,243,516 |
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Net assets available for benefits: |
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Beginning of year |
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83,309,816 |
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89,553,332 |
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End of year |
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114,401,686 |
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83,309,816 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
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Description of the plan |
General
The Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan (the Plan), originally effective July
1, 1998, and amended and restated in its entirety effective October 1, 2007, is a defined
contribution plan covering certain employees of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (the Employer).
Employees are eligible to participate in the Plan if they are at least 21 years of age and have
completed a year of employment with 1,000 or more hours of service.
Effective March 1, 2005, the Abercrombie & Fitch Company Stock Fund was frozen as an investment
option under the Plan, including exchanges in, contributions, and loan repayments. Subsequent to
the start of the freeze period, any participant contributions that were elected to go to the
Abercrombie & Fitch Company Stock Fund were invested in the Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio.
The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should
refer to the Plan document and Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the
Plans provisions. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.
Contributions
Employers Contributions:
The Employer may provide a discretionary, non-elective employer contribution on behalf of
eligible active participants, who completed 1,000 hours of service during the Plan year and who
were employed on the last day of the Plan year. In 2009, the employer contribution was 2.5% of
annual compensation up to the Social Security wage base and 4% of annual compensation thereafter.
In 2008, the employer contribution was 5% of annual compensation up to the Social Security wage
base and 8% of annual compensation thereafter.
The annual amount of compensation of each participant that is eligible for consideration under
the Plan is limited to the maximum amount permitted under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal
Revenue Code. The annual compensation limits for the Plan years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
were $245,000 and $230,000, respectively.
The Employer provides a matching contribution of 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of
the participants voluntary contributions.
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Participants Voluntary Contributions:
A participant may elect to make a voluntary tax-deferred contribution of 1% to 50% of his or her
annual compensation up to the maximum permitted under Section 402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code
adjusted annually ($16,500 for 2009). This voluntary tax-deferred contribution may be limited by
Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.
If a participant will be age 50 or older as of the end of a calendar year, they may elect to make
catch-up contributions in that year. Catch-up contributions are deferral contributions in
excess of the limits discussed above and any other limit prescribed by law. Catch-up
contributions could not exceed $5,500 and $5,000 for 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Rollover contributions are assets transferred to the Plan by participants who receive
distributions from other qualified plans. These contributions are not entitled to any employer
matching contributions.
Investment Options
Participants direct the investment of both their own and the Employers contributions into
various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers twenty-three mutual
funds and a common collective trust as investment options.
Participant Accounts
Each participants account is credited with the participants contributions and allocations of 1)
the Employers contributions, 2) investment earnings, and 3) administrative expenses. Allocations
are based on the participants contributions or account balances, as appropriate. A participant
is entitled to the benefit that can be provided from the participants vested account.
Vesting
Participants are fully and immediately vested for voluntary contributions, the employer matching
contributions (for contributions made after April 13, 2003) and rollover contributions. A summary
of vesting percentages in the Employers matching contributions (for contributions made prior to
April 13, 2003) and the Employers discretionary non-elective contributions are as follows:
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One year, but less than two years |
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Two years, but less than three years |
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Three years, but less than four years |
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60 |
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Four years, but less than five years |
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80 |
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Five years or more |
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100 |
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Payment of Benefits
The full value of a participants account becomes payable upon retirement, disability or death.
Upon termination of employment for any other reason, a participants account, to the extent
vested, becomes payable. Those participants with vested account balances greater than $5,000 have
the option of leaving their accounts invested in the Plan until age 65. Those participants with
vested account balances between $1,000 and $5,000 who have not elected to either have such
distribution paid to them or to an eligible retirement plan shall be rolled over to an individual
retirement account with a properly accredited and regulated financial institution.
All benefits will be paid as a lump-sum distribution. Those
participants holding shares of the Employers common stock will have the option of receiving such
amounts in whole shares of the Employers common stock and cash for any fractional shares.
Participants have the option of having their benefit paid directly to an eligible retirement plan
specified by the participant.
A participant who is fully vested in his or her account and who has participated in the Plan for
at least five years may obtain an in-service withdrawal from certain accounts based on the
percentage amounts designated by the Plan. A participant may also request a hardship distribution
from certain accounts due to an immediate and heavy financial need based on the terms of the
Plan.
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Participant Loans
Participants are permitted to borrow from their account the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the
vested balance of their account, with a minimum loan amount of $1,000. All loans become due and
payable in full upon a participants termination of employment with the employer. The borrowing
constitutes a separate earmarked investment of the participants account. Interest on the
borrowing is based on the customary rate for similar loans within the geographic area in which
the Plan is administered.
Amounts allocated to participants withdrawn from the plan
The vested portion of net assets available for benefits allocated to participants withdrawn from
the Plan was $126,459 and $139,112 as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Forfeitures
Forfeitures are used to reduce the Employers contributions. Forfeitures of $1,431,438 and
$702,157 were used to reduce contributions for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Expenses
Administrative expenses may be paid by the Plan unless the Employer elects to pay such expenses.
Substantially all administrative expenses of the Plan for 2009 and 2008 were paid by the Employer
except for loan administration fees, which are allocated to the borrowing participants account,
distribution processing fees, as well as certain other investment fees.
Brokerage fees, transfer taxes, and other expenses incurred in connection with the investment of
the Plans assets will be added to the cost of such investments or deducted from the proceeds
thereof, as the case may be.
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Summary of accounting policies |
Basis of presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting,
including investment valuation and income recognition.
Estimates
The Plan prepares its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America, which requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for plan benefits at the
date of the financial statements and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits during
the reporting period and, when applicable, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Staff Position
157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability
Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly (FSP 157-4).
FSP 157-4 amended FASB Statement No. 157 (codified as Accounting Standards Codification (ASC)
820 (ASC 820)) to provide additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and
level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly
decreased in relation to its
normal market activity. FSP 157-4 also provided additional guidance on circumstances that may
indicate that a transaction is not orderly and on defining major categories of debt and equity
securities to comply with the disclosure requirements of ASC 820. The Plan adopted the guidance
in FSP 157-4 for the reporting period ended December 31, 2009. Adoption of FSP 157-4 did not
have a material effect on the Plans net assets available for benefits or its changes in net
assets available for benefits.
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In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance included in ASC Subtopic 855, Subsequent
Events, which incorporates guidance on subsequent events into authoritative accounting
literature and clarifies the time following the balance sheet date that must be considered for
subsequent events disclosures in the financial statements. The adoption of this guidance, which
requires
disclosure of the date through which subsequent events have been reviewed, did not change the
Plans procedures for reviewing subsequent events. In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting
Standards Update (ASU) 2010-9 to amend ASC Subtopic 855, Subsequent Events, to not require
disclosure of the date through which management evaluated subsequent events in the financial
statements for either originally issued financial statements or reissued financial statements
for SEC registrants.
In June 2009, the FASB issued ASC Subtopic 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which
reorganizes the thousands of U.S. GAAP pronouncements into roughly 90 accounting topics and
displays all topics using a consistent structure. It also includes relevant SEC guidance that
follows the same topic structure in separate sections in the Codification. The adoption of this
guidance did not impact the Plan since the Codification is not intended to change or alter
existing U.S. GAAP.
In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-12, Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate
Net Asset Value per Share (or its Equivalent). ASU 2009-12 amended ASC 820 to allow entities to
use net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent), as a practical expedient, to measure
fair value when the investment does not have a readily determinable fair value and the net asset
value is calculated in a manner consistent with investment company accounting. The Plan adopted
this guidance in ASU 2009-12 for the reporting period ended December 31, 2009 and has utilized
the practical expedient to measure the fair value of investments within the scope of this
guidance based on the investments NAV. In addition, as a result of adopting ASU 2009-12, the
Plan has provided additional disclosures regarding the nature and risks of investments within
the scope of this guidance. Refer to Note 4 for these disclosures. Adoption of ASU 2009-12 did
not have a material effect on the Plans net assets available for benefits or its changes in net
assets available for benefits.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value
Measurements. ASU 2010-06 amended ASC 820 to clarify certain existing fair value disclosures
and required a number of additional disclosures. The guidance in ASU 2010-06 clarified that
disclosures should be presented separately for each class of assets and liabilities to be
presented. ASU 2010-06 also clarified the requirement for entities to disclose information
about both the valuation techniques and inputs used in estimating Level 2 and Level 3 fair value
measurements. In addition, ASU 2010-06 introduced new requirements to disclose the amounts (on
a gross basis) and reasons for any significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 of the fair
value hierarchy and present information regarding purchases, sales, issuances and settlements of
Level 3 assets and liabilities on a gross basis. With the exception
of the requirement to present changes in Level 3 measurements on a
gross basis, which is delayed until 2011, the guidance in
ASU 2010-06 becomes effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Plan
management is currently evaluating the effect that the provisions of ASU 2010-06 will have on
the Plans financial statements.
Risks
The Plan provides for the various investment options as described in Note 1. Any investment is
exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risk. These risks could result
in a material effect on participants account balances and the amounts reported in the statements
of net assets available for benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for
benefits.
Investment valuation and income recognition
The Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the Plans
investments as well as the adjustment from fair value to contract value for the fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts. The Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for
Benefits are prepared on a contract value basis for the fully benefit-responsive investment
contracts. Contract value represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals
and administrative expenses.
The Plans assets are measured at fair value. Refer to Note 3 for additional information
regarding the Plans fair value measurements.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded
on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments
Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is recorded in the accompanying
statements of changes in net assets available for benefits as net appreciation (depreciation) in
fair value of investments.
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Benefit payments
Benefits are recorded when paid.
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Fair Value Measurements |
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, provides the framework for measuring fair value. That framework
provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The
three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described as follows:
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Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities
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Level 2 inputs are other than quoted market prices included within Level 1 that
are observable for assets or liabilities, directly or indirectly. |
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Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable. |
The three levels of the hierarchy and the distribution of the
Plans financial assets for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:
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Assets Measured at Fair Value as of December 31, 2009 |
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Total |
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Mutual Funds: |
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Target Date |
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29,694,845 |
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$ |
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29,694,845 |
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Large Growth |
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14,764,657 |
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14,764,657 |
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Mid Cap |
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10,596,191 |
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10,596,191 |
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International |
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9,012,949 |
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9,012,949 |
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Bond |
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8,360,438 |
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8,360,438 |
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Small Cap |
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5,759,280 |
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5,759,280 |
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Other |
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13,936,669 |
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13,936,669 |
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Total Mutual Funds |
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92,125,029 |
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92,125,029 |
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co.,
Class A Common Stock |
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592,423 |
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592,423 |
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Common Collective Trust |
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14,200,511 |
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14,200,511 |
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Participant Loans |
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1,408,929 |
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1,408,929 |
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Investments, at fair value |
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$ |
92,717,452 |
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$ |
14,200,511 |
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$ |
1,408,929 |
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$ |
108,326,892 |
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Assets Measured at Fair Value as of December 31, 2008 |
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Total |
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co.,
Class A Common Stock |
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$ |
403,373 |
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403,373 |
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Mutual Funds |
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55,098,238 |
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55,098,238 |
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Common Collective Trust |
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13,607,060 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,607,060 |
|
Participant Loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,377,639 |
|
|
|
1,377,639 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments, at fair value |
|
$ |
55,501,611 |
|
|
$ |
13,607,060 |
|
|
$ |
1,377,639 |
|
|
$ |
70,486,310 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The assets or liabilitys fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest
level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize
the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been
no changes in methodologies used at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
Mutual funds are classified as a level 1 asset and are stated at fair value as determined by
quoted market price, which represents the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year
end. Common stocks are valued as determined by quoted market price and classified as a level 1
asset. The common collective trusts fair value has been determined by the trustee sponsoring
the common collective trust by dividing the trusts net assets at fair value by its units
outstanding at the valuation dates and is classified as a level 2 asset.
10
The common collective trust invests in assets, typically fixed income securities or bond funds
and may include derivative instruments such as futures and swap agreements. The common
collective trust also enters into wrap contracts issued by third parties and invests in cash
equivalents represented in shares in a money market fund. The fair value of the net assets
within the trust are determined by 1) the quoted market price, when available; 2) investments in
wrap contracts are valued using a discounted cash flow model that considers recent fee bids as
determined by recognized dealers, discount rate, and the duration of the underlying portfolio
securities; and 3) underlying debt securities are valued at the most recent bid prices in the
market which the security is normally traded when quotations are readily available. When quotes
are not available, the trustee values the assets through the use of valuation matrices that
incorporate both dealer-supplied valuations and valuation models. If prices are not readily
available, or if the security has been materially affected by events occurring after the close
of the market, that security may be valued by another method the Trustee believes accurately
reflects fair value. The Plan has no contractual obligation to further invest in this fund.
There are restrictions as to the redemption of this investment as stated in Note 8.
Participant loans are classified as a level 3 asset and are valued based on remaining unpaid
principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest, which approximates fair value. The
following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plans level 3 assets
for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participant Loans |
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Beginning balance |
|
$ |
1,377,639 |
|
|
$ |
999,883 |
|
Purchases, sales, issuances,
and settlements (net) |
|
|
31,290 |
|
|
|
377,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance |
|
$ |
1,408,929 |
|
|
$ |
1,377,639 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table presents balances as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 for the Plans investment
options. Investments that represent five percent or more of the Plans net assets are separately
identified.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Investments at fair value as determined by: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted market price: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A |
|
$ |
592,423 |
|
|
$ |
403,373 |
|
Mutual funds: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity Diversified International Fund |
|
|
9,012,949 |
|
|
|
5,328,216 |
|
Fidelity Contrafund |
|
|
8,681,932 |
|
|
|
5,140,659 |
|
PIMCO Total Return Fund |
|
|
8,360,438 |
|
|
|
6,443,370 |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund |
|
|
7,119,944 |
|
|
|
3,854,580 |
* |
Artisan Mid Cap Fund |
|
|
6,277,410 |
|
|
|
3,259,710 |
* |
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund |
|
|
6,082,725 |
|
|
|
3,580,747 |
* |
Fidelity Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund |
|
|
5,863,550 |
|
|
|
4,162,058 |
* |
Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund |
|
|
5,770,209 |
|
|
|
1,917,310 |
* |
Other |
|
|
34,955,872 |
|
|
|
21,411,588 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total mutual funds |
|
|
92,125,029 |
|
|
|
55,098,238 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total quoted market price |
|
|
92,717,452 |
|
|
|
55,501,611 |
|
Estimated fair value: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participant loans |
|
|
1,408,929 |
|
|
|
1,377,639 |
|
Common collective trust fund: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio |
|
|
14,200,511 |
|
|
|
13,607,060 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total estimated fair value |
|
|
15,609,440 |
|
|
|
14,984,699 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments at fair value |
|
$ |
108,326,892 |
|
|
$ |
70,486,310 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Shown for comparative purposes only. |
11
Net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of the Plans investments (including
investments bought, sold, and held during the year) for the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008 is set forth below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Investments at fair value as determined
by: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted market price: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
|
$ |
208,057 |
|
|
$ |
(947,277 |
) |
Mutual funds |
|
|
19,465,489 |
|
|
|
(30,663,438 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
19,673,546 |
|
|
$ |
(31,610,715 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Employer by a letter dated December
6, 2005 that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of
the Internal Revenue Code. Subsequent to this determination by the Internal Revenue Service, the
Plan was amended. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to
maintain its qualification. The Committee believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with
the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan, as amended, is
qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.
A Committee, the members of which are appointed by the Board of Directors of the Employer, administers the Plan.
Although the Employer has not expressed any intent to do so, the Employer has the right under the
Plan to discontinue their contributions at any time. The Employer has the right at any time, by
action of its Board of Directors, to terminate the Plan subject to provisions of ERISA. Upon Plan
termination or partial termination, participants will become fully vested in their accounts.
The declaration of trust for the Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio (the Fund) contains the
following restrictions:
|
a. |
|
Upon notification from the Employer of its intention to totally or partially
withdraw from the Fund a waiting period of one year is required prior to liquidation
provided, however, that the trustee of the Fund at its own discretion completes the
withdrawal prior to the one year period. |
|
b. |
|
Upon a participants request for an exchange to a competing fund (money market
funds or certain other types of fixed income funds) transferred amounts must be held in a
non-competing investment option for 90 days before subsequent transfers to a competing
fund can occur. |
|
c. |
|
The trustee of the Fund may defer completing any withdrawal under a or b above
where doing so immediately might adversely affect the Funds portfolio. |
As of December 31, 2009, the Employer has not requested a total or partial withdrawal.
Fidelity Management Trust Company, trustee of the Plan and its subsidiaries and affiliates,
maintain and manage certain investments of the Plan for which the Plan was charged.
The Employer provides certain administrative services to the Plan at no charge. The cost of
providing these services and the payment of these costs by the Employer, which is a
party-in-interest, constitute exempt party-in-interest transactions under ERISA.
Holdings of $592,423 and $403,373 of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. common shares were held by the Plan
at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
12
(10) |
|
Reconciliation of financial statements to Form 5500 |
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial
statements to Form 5500:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets available for benefits per the
financial statements |
|
$ |
114,401,686 |
|
|
$ |
83,309,816 |
|
Adjustment from contract value to fair value
for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts |
|
|
(264,061 |
) |
|
|
(733,992 |
) |
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants |
|
|
(126,459 |
) |
|
|
(139,112 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500 |
|
$ |
114,011,166 |
|
|
$ |
82,436,712 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following is a reconciliation of the net increase in net assets available for benefits per
the financial statements to Form 5500:
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in assets per the financial statements |
|
$ |
31,091,870 |
|
Net investment income difference between
fair value and contract value: |
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2009 |
|
|
(264,061 |
) |
At December 31, 2008 |
|
|
733,992 |
|
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants: |
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2009 |
|
|
(126,459 |
) |
At December 31, 2008 |
|
|
139,112 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per Form 5500 |
|
$ |
31,574,454 |
|
|
|
|
|
The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements
to Form 5500:
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements |
|
$ |
11,867,086 |
|
Deemed distributions of participant loans |
|
|
(21,804 |
) |
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants: |
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2009 |
|
|
126,459 |
|
At December 31, 2008 |
|
|
(139,112 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Benefits paid to participants per Form 5500 |
|
$ |
11,832,629 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on Form 5500 for benefits claims that
have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31, but not yet paid as of that
date.
On April 26,
2010, the Plan was amended and restated in its entirety (the “2010
Restatement”). This 2010 Restatement incorporates various regulatory
changes generally applicable to qualified plans such as the Plan that became
effective since the date the Plan was previously restated in 2007. The Benefits
Plan Committee does not believe that the 2010 Restatement will have a material
impact on the benefits provided under the Plan. The Plan, as amended by the
2010 Restatement, has been submitted to the Internal Revenue Service for a
determination that the Plan satisfies the federal income tax requirements
generally applicable to qualified retirement plans such as the Plan.
13
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Savings and Retirement Plan
EIN #31-1469076 Plan #001
Schedule H Line 4i
Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
investment including |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
maturity date, rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b) |
|
of interest, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identity of issuer, |
|
collateral, |
|
|
|
|
|
(e) |
|
|
|
borrower, lessor, or |
|
par or maturity |
|
(d) |
|
|
Current |
|
(a) |
|
similar party |
|
value |
|
Cost ** |
|
|
Value |
|
* |
|
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A |
|
Common stock 16,995 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
592,423 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Diversified International Fund |
|
Mutual fund 321,891 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,012,949 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Contrafund |
|
Mutual fund 148,969 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,681,932 |
|
|
|
PIMCO Total Return Fund |
|
Mutual fund 774,115 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,360,438 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 994,406 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,119,944 |
|
|
|
Artisan Mid Cap Fund |
|
Mutual fund 245,595 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,277,410 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund |
|
Mutual fund 160,283 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,082,725 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund |
|
Mutual fund 148,708 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,863,550 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 681,253 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,770,209 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2050 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 554,866 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,633,133 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Balanced Fund |
|
Mutual fund 270,840 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,430,942 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Value Fund |
|
Mutual fund 75,848 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,318,781 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 330,372 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,146,166 |
|
|
|
Allianz NFJ Small Cap Value Fund |
|
Mutual fund 161,762 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,744,782 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2035 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 256,723 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,633,982 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Equity Income Fund |
|
Mutual fund 64,440 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,522,168 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 195,800 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,425,960 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Small Cap Independence Fund |
|
Mutual fund 144,720 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,014,498 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom Income Fund |
|
Mutual fund 104,284 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,120,009 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 103,180 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,072,036 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 82,393 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,030,731 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2015 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 56,547 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
589,217 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2000 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 22,192 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
251,879 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Freedom 2005 Fund |
|
Mutual fund 2,152 shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,588 |
|
* |
|
Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio |
|
Common collective trust 14,464,572 units |
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,200,511 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Participant Loans |
|
Interest 5.50% 9.25% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,408,929 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Represents a party-in-interest. |
|
** |
|
Cost information omitted investment is part of an individual account plan that a
participant or beneficiary directed with respect to assets allocated to his or her account. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
14
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other
persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
|
|
Date: June 23, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ Kevin Flatley
|
|
|
|
Kevin Flatley |
|
|
|
Vice President Compensation and Benefits
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. |
|
15
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO.
SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 11-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
INDEX TO EXHIBIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
|
Page No. |
|
|
23.01 |
|
|
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
|
|
17 |
|
16