Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) EVP awarded 70,522 shares; 34,832 withheld for taxes

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) executive Samir Desai reported a stock award and related tax withholding. On this Form 4, he received a grant of 70,522 shares of Class A Common Stock as compensation, at a stated price of $0.00 per share.

On the same date, 34,832 shares were disposed of at $89.76 per share to cover tax obligations, a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, Desai directly owns 99,625 shares of Class A Common Stock.

Insider Trade Summary

2 transactions reported

Mixed 2 txns

Insider Desai Samir

Role EVP;Chief Digital&Tech Officer

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Class A Common Stock	70,522	$0.00	--
Tax Withholding	Class A Common Stock	34,832	$89.76	$3.13M

Holdings After Transaction: Class A Common Stock — 134,457 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

Key Figures

Stock grant: 70,522 shares Tax-withholding shares: 34,832 shares Tax-withholding price: $89.76 per share +1 more

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Stock grant 70,522 shares Grant of Class A Common Stock to EVP Samir Desai

Tax-withholding shares 34,832 shares Shares disposed of to cover tax obligations

Tax-withholding price $89.76 per share Price for shares used to satisfy tax liability

Shares owned after transactions 99,625 shares Direct ownership of Class A Common Stock following Form 4 events

Key Terms

Class A Common Stock, grant/award acquisition, tax-withholding disposition, Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities

4 terms

Class A Common Stock financial

"security_title: "Class A Common Stock""

Class A common stock is a category of a company’s shares that carries a specific set of ownership rights—most commonly defined voting power and claims on dividends—set out in the company’s charter. For investors it matters because the class determines how much influence you have over corporate decisions, the share’s likely dividend and trading behavior, and how it compares in value to other share classes, like choosing a particular seat with different privileges at the company’s decision-making table.

grant/award acquisition financial

"transaction_action: "grant/award acquisition""

tax-withholding disposition financial

"transaction_action: "tax-withholding disposition""

A tax-withholding disposition is an event or transaction—such as selling or transferring securities, exercising options, or receiving compensation—that triggers a requirement to hold back part of the payment and remit it to tax authorities. It matters to investors because it reduces the cash they receive immediately and can change the timing and amount of taxable income, like a cashier taking a portion of your sale proceeds to pay taxes before you get the rest.

Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities financial

"transaction_code_description: "Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities""

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Desai Samir

(Last) (First) (Middle)

6301 FITCH PATH

(Street)

NEW ALBANY OHIO 43054

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/ [ ANF ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	EVP;Chief Digital&Tech Officer

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/26/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	03/26/2026		A		70,522	A	$0.0000	134,457	D
Class A Common Stock	03/26/2026		F		34,832	D	$89.76	99,625	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	Robert J. Tannous, Attorney-in-Fact	03/30/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

FAQ

What did ANF executive Samir Desai report in this Form 4 filing for Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)?

Samir Desai reported a stock-based compensation event. He received a grant of 70,522 shares of Class A Common Stock and had 34,832 shares withheld to cover tax obligations, leaving him with 99,625 directly owned shares after the transactions.

How many Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) shares were granted to Samir Desai in this filing?

The filing shows a grant of 70,522 shares of ANF Class A Common Stock to Samir Desai. This was coded as a grant or award acquisition, reflecting equity compensation rather than an open-market purchase of shares on an exchange.

Why were 34,832 ANF shares disposed of in Samir Desai’s Form 4 for Abercrombie & Fitch?

The 34,832 ANF shares were disposed of to satisfy tax obligations related to the stock award. The transaction used code F, which indicates payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities, not a discretionary open-market sale by the executive.

What is Samir Desai’s ANF share ownership after these Form 4 transactions?

After the reported transactions, Samir Desai directly owns 99,625 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Class A Common Stock. This figure reflects the new equity grant of 70,522 shares minus 34,832 shares withheld for taxes, as disclosed in the Form 4.

Were Samir Desai’s ANF transactions in this Form 4 open-market buys or sells?

The Form 4 does not show open-market buys or sells. It reports a grant of 70,522 shares as equity compensation and a tax-withholding disposition of 34,832 shares, which is a mechanistic transfer to cover taxes rather than a voluntary market trade.