A statement of changes in beneficial ownership for American Eagle Outfitters Inc director David M. Sable was filed on October 30, 2026, reporting a transaction dated October 28, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: David M. Sable, serving as a director of American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE:AEO)
  • Transaction: 307 share units acquired (transaction code A) on October 28, 2026, representing dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded share units
  • Price: The derivative security price is listed as $0.0000, reflecting the nature of dividend equivalent accruals
  • Post-transaction holdings: Sable beneficially owns 48,089 share units following the reported transaction, held directly
  • Settlement terms: According to the filing, share units become payable upon the reporting person's termination of service as a director
  • Signed by: Robert J. Tannous, Attorney-in-Fact, on October 30, 2026

Sable's Share Unit Accrual and Director Compensation at American Eagle Outfitters

American Eagle Outfitters Inc, a specialty apparel retailer trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AEO, filed a beneficial ownership change report covering director David M. Sable. The filing discloses an acquisition of 307 share units under Table II (derivative securities), with a transaction date of October 28, 2026. According to the filing, these units represent dividend equivalent rights accrued on share units previously awarded to Sable in his capacity as a director.

The filing notes that "each share unit has the economic equivalent of one share of common stock," and that the units are tied to Common Stock, without par value. The total of 48,089 share units beneficially owned following the transaction includes share units acquired pursuant to accrued dividend equivalent rights, as stated in the filing's explanation of responses. The units are held directly and are not currently exchangeable for shares; they become payable only upon the reporting person's termination of service as a director, as the filing expressly states.

No transactions in non-derivative securities (Table I) were reported in this filing. The filing was submitted by Robert J. Tannous as Attorney-in-Fact for Sable, and it was filed by one reporting person acting individually rather than as part of a group.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reported that director David M. Sable of American Eagle Outfitters Inc acquired 307 share units on October 28, 2026 via dividend equivalent rights accrual, bringing his total beneficially owned share units to 48,089. No cash consideration was paid for the units.