American Eagle Outfitters Inc DEFA14A, filed Apr 21, 2021
American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
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AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC.
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AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC.
Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held Virtually June 3, 2021
at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Savings Time
STOCKHOLDERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE.
To the Stockholders of AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC.:
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. will be held on June 3, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time via the internet. As a Registered Holder, you may vote your shares at the Annual Meeting by first registering at http://viewproxy.com/ae/2021/htype.asp and then using your Virtual Control Number below. Your registration must be received by 11:59 PM EDT May 31, 2021. On the day of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, if you have properly registered, you will log in using the password you received via email in your registration confirmation and follow instructions to vote your shares. Please have your Virtual Control Number with you during the meeting in order to vote. Further instructions on how to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders are contained in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND THE ANNUAL MEETING.”
Voting Items
| 1. | Proposal One. Election of Directors. |
01 Janice E. Page 02 David M. Sable 03 Noel J. Spiegel
| 2. | Proposal Two. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public |
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2022.
| 3. | Proposal Three. Hold an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers. |
IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3.
The Securities and Exchange Commission rules permit us to make our proxy materials available to our stockholders via the Internet.
Material for this Annual Meeting and future meetings may be requested by one of the following methods:
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AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC.
77 Hot Metal Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
The following proxy materials are available for you to review at:
http://viewproxy.com/ae/2021.
• Fiscal 2020 Form 10-K
• Proxy Statement
ACCESSING YOUR PROXY MATERIALS ONLINE
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You must reference your control number to vote by internet or request a hard copy.
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Internet and telephone voting is available through 11:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on June 2, 2021.
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