UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2011 (December 19, 2011)
| ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-12107 | 31-1469076 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 6301 Fitch Path, New Albany, Ohio 43054 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 283-6500
| Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 19, 2011, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (the “Court”), after a duly-noticed hearing, entered a final order (1) approving the proposed settlement submitted to the Court by the parties to the derivative litigation pending before the Court and (2) dismissing with prejudice all claims contained in the 2005 derivative cases.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) through (c): Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits:
The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Order and Final Judgment Approving Stockholder Derivative Action Settlement | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. | ||||||
| Dated: December 21, 2011 | By: | /s/ Ronald A. Robins, Jr. | ||||
| Ronald A. Robins, Jr. | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated December 21, 2011
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Order and Final Judgment Approving Stockholder Derivative Action Settlement | |
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