As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2016 | |||||||
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) | |||||||
Delaware | 31-1469076 | ||||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
6301 Fitch Path, New Albany, Ohio 43054 | |||||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | |||||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan for Directors (Full Title of the Plan) Robert E. Bostrom Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate 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. |
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | o |
Non-accelerated filer | o(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | o |
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE | |||||
Title of Securities to be Registered | Amount to be Registered (1) | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Amount of Registration Fee | |
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 350,000 shares | $18.74 (2) | $6,559,000 | $661 |
(1) | 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 additional shares that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance and delivery pursuant to the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan for Directors (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. |
(2) | 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 June 10, 2016. |
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Part I | INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS | 1 | |
Part II | INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT | 1 | |
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference | 1 | ||
Item 4. Description of Securities | 2 | ||
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel | 2 | ||
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers | 2 | ||
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed | 4 | ||
Item 8. Exhibits | 4 | ||
Item 9. Undertakings | 5 | ||
SIGNATURES | 7 | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX | 9 |
(i) | the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016, filed with the Commission on March 28, 2016; |
(ii) | the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2016, filed with the Commission on June 6, 2016; |
(iii) | the Current Reports on Form 8-K (excluding any information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 thereof) of the Registrant filed with the Commission on February 22, 2016, April 8, 2016, May 5, 2016, May 23, 2016, May 24, 2016 and June 16, 2016; and |
(iv) | 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 Registrant’s 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, the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant with the Commission on June 17, 2011, the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant with the Commission on November 21, 2011, and the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant with the Commission on January 28, 2014, together with any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
4.1 | 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 Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended November 2, 1996 (File No. 001-12107). |
4.2 | 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 Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 1999 (File No. 001-12107). |
4.3 | 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 Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 1999 (File No. 001-12107). |
4.4 | 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 Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on June 17, 2011 (File No. 001-12107). |
4.5 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., reflecting amendments through the date of this Registration Statement, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 30, 2011 (File No. 001-12107). [This document represents the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. in compiled form incorporating all amendments. This compiled document has not been filed with the Delaware Secretary of State.] |
4.6 | 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 Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed June 16, 2009 (File No. 001-12107). |
4.7 | 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 Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed June 16, 2009 (File No. 001-12107). |
4.8 | Certificate regarding Approval of Amendments to Sections 1.09 and 2.04 of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. by Board of Directors of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. on November 15, 2011, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed November 21, 2011 (File No. 001-12107). |
4.9 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reflecting amendments through the date of this Registration Statement, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 29, 2011 (File No. 001-12107). [This document represents the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. in compiled form incorporating all amendments.] |
4.10 | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan for Directors. |
5.1 | Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP regarding the validity of securities being registered. |
23.1 | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
23.2 | Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
24.1 | Powers of Attorney of Directors and Certain Executive Officers of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. |
(a) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
(ii) | 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% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; |
(iii) | 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; |
(2) | 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. |
(3) | 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. |
(b) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s 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 plan’s 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. |
(c) | 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. |
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. | ||
By: | /s/ Robert E. Bostrom | |
Robert E. Bostrom | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Signature | Title | |
/s/ Arthur C. Martinez* | Executive Chairman of the Board and Director | |
Arthur C. Martinez | ||
/s/ James B. Bachmann* | Director | |
James B. Bachmann | ||
/s/ Bonnie R. Brooks* | Director | |
Bonnie R. Brooks | ||
/s/ Terry L. Burman* | Director | |
Terry L. Burman | ||
/s/ Joanne C. Crevoiserat | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Interim Principal Executive Officer; Principal Financial Officer; and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
Joanne C. Crevoiserat | ||
/s/ Sarah M. Gallagher* | Director | |
Sarah M. Gallagher | ||
/s/ Michael E. Greenlees* | Director | |
Michael E. Greenlees | ||
/s/ Archie M. Griffin* | Director | |
Archie M. Griffin | ||
/s/ Charles R. Perrin* | Director | |
Charles R. Perrin | ||
/s/ Stephanie M. Shern* | Director | |
Stephanie M. Shern |
Signature | Title | |
/s/ Craig R. Stapleton* | Director | |
Craig R. Stapleton |
* | The above-named directors of the Registrant sign this Registration Statement by Robert E. Bostrom, their attorney-in-fact, pursuant to the Power of Attorney signed by each of the above-named directors, which Powers of Attorney are filed with this Registration Statement on Form S-8, all in the capacities indicated and on June 16, 2016. |
By: | /s/ Robert E. Bostrom |
Robert E. Bostrom | |
Attorney-in-Fact |
Exhibit No. | Description | Location | ||
4.1 | 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 Quarterly Report of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended November 2, 1996 (File No. 001-12107) | ||
4.2 | 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 Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 1999 (File No. 001-12107) | ||
4.3 | 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 Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 1999 (File No. 001-12107) | ||
4.4 | 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 Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on June 17, 2011 (File No. 001-12107) | ||
4.5 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., reflecting amendments through the date of this Registration Statement | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 30, 2011 (File No. 001-12107) [This document represents the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. in compiled form incorporating all amendments. This compiled document has not been filed with the Delaware Secretary of State.] | ||
4.6 | 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 Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed June 16, 2009 (File No. 001-12107) | ||
4.7 | 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 Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed June 16, 2009 (File No. 001-12107) | ||
4.8 | Certificate regarding Approval of Amendments to Sections 1.09 and 2.04 of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. by Board of Directors of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. on November 15, 2011 | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed November 21, 2011 (File No. 001-12107) |
Exhibit No. | Description | Location | ||
4.9 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reflecting amendments through the date of this Registration Statement | Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 29, 2011 (File No. 001-12107) [This document represents the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. in compiled form incorporating all amendments.] | ||
4.10 | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan for Directors | Filed herewith | ||
5.1 | Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP regarding the validity of securities being registered | Filed herewith | ||
23.1 | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | Filed herewith | ||
23.2 | Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | Filed herewith | ||
24.1 | Powers of Attorney of Directors and Certain Executive Officers of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | Filed herewith |