ABERCROMBIE & FITCH : ACHIEVES PERFECT SCORE FOR 12TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN 2018 CORPORATE EQUALITY INDEX

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ABERCROMBIE&FITCHCO.ACHIEVESPERFECTSCOREFOR12thCONSECUTIVE YEARINTHEHUMANRIGHTSCAMPAIGN2018CORPORATEEQUALITYINDEX COMPANYISDESIGNATEDASABESTPLACETOWORKFORLGBTQEQUALITY 

New Albany, Ohio-December 21, 2017-Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF), a global retailer of casual luxury apparel and accessories under the Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister and abercrombie kids brands, proudly announced today that it received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index.Thecompanyhasachievedthistopratingsince2007.

 "AtAbercrombie&FitchCo.,diversityandinclusioniswoventhroughourbusiness,andwestrivetoensure thateveryassociateandcustomerfeelsincluded,respectedandsupported.Weareproudtohaveachieved aperfectscoreontheHumanRightsCampaign'sCorporateEqualityIndex,forthe12thconsecutiveyearand wearelookingforwardtocontinuedprogressacrossourdiversityeffortsasweheadinto2018,"saidFran Horowitz,ChiefExecutiveOfficerofAbercrombie&FitchCo.  The2018CEIratedmorethan1,000businessesinthereport,whichevaluatesLGBTQrelatedpoliciesand practices including nondiscrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender inclusivehealthcarebenefits,competencyprogramsandpublicengagementwiththeLGBTQcommunity.

 Formoreinformationonthe2018CorporateEqualityIndex,ortodownloadafreecopyofthereport,visitwww.hrc.org/cei.

    AboutAbercrombie&FitchCo.

Abercrombie&FitchCo.(NYSE:ANF)isaleading,globalspecialtyretailerofapparelandaccessoriesforMen,Women andKidsthroughthreerenownedbrands.For125years,theiconicAbercrombie&Fitchbrandhasoutfitted innovators,explorersandentrepreneurs.Today,thebrandreflectstheupdatedattitudeofthe21to24yearold customer,whileremainingtruetoitsheritageofcreatingexpertlycraftedproductswithaneffortless,Americanstyle. TheHollisterbrandepitomizestheliberatingandcarefreespiritoftheendlessCaliforniasummerfortheteenmarket. abercrombiekidscreatessmart,playfulapparelforchildrenages514,celebratingthewideeyedwonderof childhood.

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Thebrandsshareacommitmenttoofferingproductsofenduringqualityandexceptionalcomfortthatallow consumersaroundtheworldtoexpresstheirownindividualityandstyle.TheCompanyoperatesapproximately900 storesunderthesebrandsacrossNorthAmerica,Europe,AsiaandtheMiddleEast,aswellastheecommercesiteswww.abercrombie.comandwww.hollisterco.com.

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MediaContact: IanBailey Abercrombie&Fitch (614)2836192Public_Relations@anfcorp.com 

InvestorContact: BrianLogan Abercrombie&Fitch (614)2836877Investor_Relations@anfcorp.com  