American Eagle Outfitters Declares Special Cash Dividend of $1.50

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

announced that its board of directors declared a special cash dividend of $1.50 per share and a regular quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share. This marks the company's 33^rd consecutive quarterly dividend. The total cash dividend of $1.61 is payable on October 10, 2012, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 26, 2012.