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  0001595988
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000919012
  AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC
  001-33338
  77 HOT METAL STREET
  PITTSBURGH
  PA
  15203
  4124323300
  Foyle Jennifer M.
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  26440
  652076.45
  197156524
  03/20/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  05/23/2019
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  5366
  05/23/2019
  Compensation
  Common
  06/06/2019
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  4132
  06/06/2019
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  16942
  03/01/2022
  Compensation
  N
  Jennifer Foyle
  77 Hot Metal Street
  Pittsburgh
  PA
  15203-2329
  Common
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