A&F’s Comment on the Resolution of Riam Dean’s Claim

As to the Judgment of the Employment Tribunal, released 11 August, 2009, David Cupps, General Counsel of abercrombie and fitch said, “We are pleased that the Tribunal found that abercrombie and fitchFdid not discriminate against Ms. Dean on grounds of her disability and also found that A&F provided Ms. Dean with the accommodation she requested. While the Tribunal did make a finding of failure to accommodate and harassment, that finding was based on the events of a single day - - events which were not at all representative of Ms. Dean’s abercrombie and fitch overall employment with A&F. We continue to believe that these events resulted from a misunderstanding that could have been avoided by better communication on the part of both parties.

We were happy to employ Ms. Dean, and we have always been, abercrombie and fitch and will continue to be, supportive of the rights of disabled individuals.”