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X UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended January 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number : 1-33338 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 77 Hot Metal Street , Pittsburgh , PA ( Address of principal executive offices ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 412 ) 432-3300 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value Trading Symbol ( s ) ΑΕΟ 13-2721761 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 15203-2329 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange YES > NO O YES □ NO > Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Sections 15 ( d ) of the Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to the filing requirements for at the past 90 days . YES > NO O Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . YES > NO O Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report > NO > Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . YES □ The aggregate market value of voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of August 1 , 2020 was $ 1,506,799,360 . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date : 166,700,832 Common Shares were outstanding at March 8 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated into Part III herein .