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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 29, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 4Ballot items
  • 392Asset managers
  • 1,979Fund votes
  • June 26, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of June 26, 2026: 4 items on American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 29, 2026: 1 elected · 3 approved.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

These tallies are American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 29, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held June 26, 2026
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Jay L. Schottenstein 121,484,51718,267,83041,285 --12,071,823 87%Elected—
2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 ("Proposal 2") 143,082,5048,647,896135,055 ---- 94%Approved—
3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the fiscal 2025 compensation of the Company's named executive officers ("Proposal 3"); and 135,053,3474,601,755138,530 --12,071,823 97%Approved—
4. To approve an amendment and restatement of the 2023 Plan to increase the number of authorized shares thereunder ("Proposal 4") 134,900,2874,853,75539,588 --12,071,825 97%Approved—

Source: American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 29, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 392 asset managers that disclosed a American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Jay L. Schottenstein

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

87% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 87%
FOR: 121,484,517AGAINST: 18,267,830
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Class I Director: Jay L. Schottenstein

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jay L. Schottenstein”): 121,484,517 for, 18,267,830 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 : Votes regarding the election of Jay L. Schottenstein as a Class I director were as follows: Based on the votes set forth above, Jay L. Schottenstein was duly elected to serve as a Class I director until the Company's 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.”
Support: 87% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 100 asset managers below reported 65,615,350 for, 3,762,703 against, 5,966 abstained, 112,356 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 65,615,350AGAINST: 3,762,703ABSTAIN: 5,966NOT VOTED: 112,356
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Class I Director: Jay L. Schottenstein” at American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard18,772,036210 00For
BlackRock17,589,8830 00For
American Century6,004,8620 00For
Fidelity5,465,2400 00For
Dimensional03,178,595 00Against
State Street2,609,569147 00For
Capitol Series Trust2,020,9000 00For
TIAA1,811,5920 00For
Charles Schwab1,774,9890 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS926,8000 00For
SEI653,7340 00For
WisdomTree542,1100 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds487,0360 00For
JPMorgan483,6630 00For
Prudential/PGIM338,929121,284 00Mixed
Victory Capital425,7140 00For
Jackson National363,15244,268 00Mixed
First Trust379,3410 00For
Equitable350,7190 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC256,7970 00For
Columbia Threadneedle240,1570 00For
Lincoln Financial217,27617,810 00Mixed
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC224,6930 00For
RBB FUND, INC.0218,091 00Against
Invesco213,6390 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

2. 4. To approve an amendment and restatement of the 2023 Plan to increase the number of authorized shares thereunder…

Official resultCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 134,900,287AGAINST: 4,853,755
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approve an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2023 Stock Award and Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares thereunder.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“4. To approve an amendment and restatement of the 2023 Plan to increase the number of authorized shares thereunder ("Proposal 4")”): 134,900,287 for, 4,853,755 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the votes set forth above, the amendment and restatement of the 2023 Plan was approved.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Amend Omnibus Stock Plan” (2 managers, 8,662 for, 112,356 not voted).

The 100 asset managers below reported 69,025,711 for, 225,248 against, 5,966 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 69,025,711AGAINST: 225,248ABSTAIN: 5,966
Largest asset managers voting on “Approve an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2023 Stock Award and Incentive Plan to increase the numb” at American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard18,719,96852,278 00For
BlackRock17,589,8830 00For
American Century6,004,8620 00For
Fidelity5,465,2400 00For
Dimensional3,178,5950 00For
State Street2,605,9093,807 00For
Capitol Series Trust2,020,9000 00For
TIAA1,811,5920 00For
Charles Schwab1,774,9890 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS926,8000 00For
SEI646,3947,340 00For
WisdomTree542,1100 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds487,0360 00For
JPMorgan483,6630 00For
Prudential/PGIM460,2130 00For
Victory Capital425,7140 00For
Jackson National407,4200 00For
First Trust379,3410 00For
Equitable350,7190 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC256,7970 00For
Columbia Threadneedle240,1570 00For
Lincoln Financial235,0860 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC224,6930 00For
RBB FUND, INC.218,0910 00For
Invesco213,6390 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

3. 3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the fiscal 2025 compensation of the Company's named executive officers ("Proposal…

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 19 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 135,053,347AGAINST: 4,601,755
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 392 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Fiscal 2025 compensation of the Company's named executive officers ("Say-on-Pay" vote).

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the fiscal 2025 compensation of the Company's named executive officers ("Proposal 3"); and”): 135,053,347 for, 4,601,755 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the votes set forth above, the fiscal 2025 compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved on an advisory, non-binding basis.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 98 asset managers voting on “Approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Fiscal 2025 compensation of the Company's named executive offic” at American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard18,772,19549 10For
BlackRock17,589,8830 00For
American Century6,004,8620 00For
Fidelity5,465,2400 00For
Dimensional3,178,5950 00For
State Street2,609,569147 00For
Capitol Series Trust2,020,9000 00For
TIAA1,811,5920 00For
Charles Schwab1,774,9890 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS926,8000 00For
SEI653,7340 00For
WisdomTree542,1100 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds487,0360 00For
JPMorgan483,6630 00For
Prudential/PGIM460,2130 00For
Victory Capital425,7140 00For
Jackson National407,4200 00For
First Trust379,3410 00For
Equitable350,7190 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC256,7970 00For
RBB FUND, INC.242,0160 00For
Columbia Threadneedle240,1570 00For
Lincoln Financial235,0860 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC224,6930 00For
Invesco213,6390 00For

Fund voting reports, all 98 managers: 69,411,739 for, 16,284 against, 5,967 abstained, 112,404 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 317 asset managers voting on “Approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Fiscal 2025 compensation of the Company's named executive offic” at American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock6,914,6701,168 00For
American Century6,275,7860 00For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP4,095,2190 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3,901,8440 00For
State Street3,189,08630,954 00For
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.2,959,4200 00For
Allianz02,351,946 00Against
Charles Schwab1,945,8550 00For
Nuveen1,886,2890 00For
DE Shaw1,703,1160 00For
Boston Partners1,613,0050 00For
J. Goldman & Co LP1,549,6650 00For
Fidelity1,539,6610 00For
Vanguard1,314,8300 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS1,250,2010 00For
SEI1,242,7000 00For
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT1,238,3040 00For
Northern Trust1,121,1404,758 00For
OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/1,018,7550 00For
Dimensional974,3440 00For
Fisher Asset Management, LLC925,3230 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp897,3570 00For
Prudential/PGIM763,8010 00For
AQR641,6050 00For
SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP567,2813,150 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 317 managers: 62,068,702 for, 3,444,184 against, 2,932 abstained, 175 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

4. 2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 143,082,504AGAINST: 8,647,896
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 ("Proposal 2")”): 143,082,504 for, 8,647,896 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the votes set forth above, the selection of EY as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 was duly ratified.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 100 asset managers below reported 69,072,959 for, 183,907 against, 5,966 abstained, 112,356 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 69,072,959AGAINST: 183,907ABSTAIN: 5,966NOT VOTED: 112,356
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for” at American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard18,743,08429,161 00For
BlackRock17,589,8830 00For
American Century6,004,8620 00For
Fidelity5,465,2400 00For
Dimensional3,178,5950 00For
State Street2,608,3951,321 00For
Capitol Series Trust2,020,9000 00For
TIAA1,811,5920 00For
Charles Schwab1,774,9890 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS926,8000 00For
SEI646,3947,340 00For
WisdomTree542,1100 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds487,0360 00For
JPMorgan483,6630 00For
Prudential/PGIM460,2130 00For
Victory Capital425,7140 00For
Jackson National407,4200 00For
First Trust379,3410 00For
Equitable350,7190 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC256,7970 00For
Columbia Threadneedle240,1570 00For
Lincoln Financial235,0860 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC224,6930 00For
RBB FUND, INC.218,0910 00For
Invesco213,6390 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

Largest American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 167,573,333 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Fiscal 2025 compensation of the Company's named…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 11.20%
2BlackRock 10.50%
3American Century 3.58%
4Fidelity 3.26%
5Dimensional 1.90%
6State Street 1.56%
7Capitol Series Trust 1.21%
8TIAA 1.08%
9Charles Schwab 1.06%
10OBERWEIS FUNDS 0.55%
Institutional-manager reports: top American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Fiscal 2025 compensation of the Company's named…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 4.13%
2American Century 3.75%
3ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2.44%
4GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.33%
5State Street 1.92%
6FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.77%
7Allianz 1.40%
8Charles Schwab 1.16%
9Nuveen 1.13%
10DE Shaw 1.02%

Reported American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 14.93% 13F
Vanguard Group 10.98% 13F
Jay L. Schottenstein 7.93% 13D
Dimensional Fund Advisors 5.53% 13F
State Street 3.96% 13F
Goldman Sachs 3.48% 13F
D.E. Shaw 2.69% 13F
FMR LLC 2.61% 13G
Geode Capital 2.31% 13F
Morgan Stanley 1.30% 13F

Percentages above are of 167,573,333 shares outstanding, as reported by American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated June 2, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s 10-Q dated June 2, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held June 26, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 392 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,979 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Fiscal 2025 compensation of the Company's named… — American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 97% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2026.

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