Dallas, Texas 8/15/2009 3:41:16 AM
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Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) Publicizes Unaudited Results

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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) recently reported unaudited second quarter results which reflected a net loss of $26.7 million and a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.30 for the thirteen weeks ended August 1, 2009, compared to net income of $77.8 million and net income per diluted share of $0.87 for the thirteen weeks ended August 2, 2008. The unaudited results also reflect a loss before income taxes of $19.8 million for the thirteen weeks ended August 1, 2009, which includes pre-tax charges of $24.4 million associated with the closure of RUEHL operations

 

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.175 per share on the Class A Common Stock of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. payable on September 15, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 28, 2009.

 

Mike Jeffries, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., said: "We continued to be confronted with very challenging conditions during the second quarter. We believe we are doing the right things to address those challenges and improve our domestic business. In the meantime, we remain very encouraged by our prospects for international growth."

 

During the quarter, the Company opened the first Epic Hollister flagship store, in New York, as well as two Hollister mall-based stores in the United Kingdom and one domestic Abercrombie store.

The Company remains on track to open three international flagship stores in Fiscal 2009 including Abercrombie & Fitch and Abercrombie in Milan and Abercrombie & Fitch in Tokyo.

Internationally, the Company remains on track to open ten mall-based stores in Fiscal 2009, including one Abercrombie store in Canada and seven Hollister stores in the United Kingdom. The Company also expects to open Hollister mall-based stores, one in Germany and one in Italy.  Domestically, the Company plans to open nine mall-based stores in Fiscal 2009, including two Abercrombie stores, four Hollister stores, one Gilly Hicks store and two outlet stores.

 

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