Ball Robert J. 4

What Happened

• Robert J. Ball, EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF), was granted 5,786 restricted stock units (RSUs) on March 17, 2026. The grant is recorded at $0.00 per unit (a compensation award/derivative grant), meaning no cash was exchanged at grant.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-17; filing date: 2026-03-19 (appears timely).
• Securities granted: 5,786 restricted stock units (derivative award), price reported $0.00.
• Vesting: RSUs vest one‑third per year beginning on the first anniversary of the grant (three‑year vesting schedule). (Footnotes: each RSU converts to one common share upon vesting.)
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant.

Context

• RSU grants are compensation/retention awards and are not purchases or sales of stock; they convert to actual shares only as they vest. Such grants give the insider future upside aligned with shareholders but do not represent immediate market buying or selling.