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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001018840
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/
001-12107
6301 FITCH PATH
NEW ALBANY
OH
43054
6142836500
Horowitz Fran
Officer
Director
Class A
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
900 Salem Street
Smithfield
RI
02917
17883
716594.97
50064986
08/09/2023
NYSE
Class A
03/21/2018
Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
17883
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Compensation
N
Fran Bonadies 2020 Living Trust
6301 Fitch Path
New Albany
OH
43054
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07/10/2023
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Fran Bonadies 2020 Living Trust
6301 Fitch Path
New Albany
OH
43054
Class A
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Fran Bonadies 2020 Living Trust
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New Albany
OH
43054
Class A
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Fran Bonadies 2020 Living Trust
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New Albany
OH
43054
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OH
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OH
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New Albany
OH
43054
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08/09/2023
03/02/2023
/s/Wade Moss, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Fran Horowitz Bonadies