AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC.

2005 STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLAN

As adopted March 8, 2005, and
as amended on: August 15, 2006 (Section 11(c)),

November 13, 2006 (for stock split), and

December 22, 2008 (Sections 7(b), 8(c), 9(a), 9(e) and 11(c) re 409A)

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1. Purpose 1

2. Definitions 1

3. Administration 3

4. Stock Subject to Plan 3

5. Eligibility; Per-Person Award Limitations 4

6. Specific Terms of Awards 5

7. Performance Awards, Including Annual Incentive Awards 7

8. Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards 9

9. Change of Control 10

10. Additional Award Forfeiture Provisions 12

11. General Provisions 14

AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC.

2005 STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purpose. The purpose of this 2005 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to aid American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the "Company"), in attracting, retaining, motivating and rewarding employees and non-employee directors of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, to provide for equitable and competitive compensation opportunities, to recognize individual contributions and reward achievement of Company goals, and promote the creation of long-term value for stockholders by closely aligning the interests of Participants with those of stockholders. The Plan authorizes stock-based and cash-based incentives for Participants.

2. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined in Section 1 above and elsewhere in the Plan, the following capitalized terms used in the Plan have the respective meanings set forth in this Section:

(a) "Annual Incentive Award" means a type of Performance Award granted to a Participant under Section 7(c) representing a conditional right to receive cash, Stock or other Awards or payments, as determined by the Committee, based on performance in a performance period of one fiscal year or a portion thereof.

(b) "Annual Limit" shall have the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

(c) "Award" means any Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock granted as a bonus or in lieu of another award, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock-Based Award, Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award, together with any related right or interest, granted to a Participant under the Plan.

(d) "Beneficiary" means the legal representatives of the Participant's estate entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive the benefits under a Participant's Award upon a Participant's death, provided that, if and to the extent authorized by the Committee, a Participant may be permitted to designate a Beneficiary, in which case the "Beneficiary" instead will be the person, persons, trust or trusts (if any are then surviving) which have been designated by the Participant in his or her most recent written and duly filed beneficiary designation to receive the benefits specified under the Participant's Award upon such Participant's death. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, any designation of a Beneficiary other than a Participant's spouse shall be subject to the written consent of such spouse.

(e) "Board" means the Company's Board of Directors.

(f) "Cause" shall have the meaning defined in any employment agreement or severance agreement between the Participant and the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate then in effect or, if no such agreement is then in effect, "Cause" shall mean (i) the Participant's willful and continued failure substantially to perform the duties of his or her position after notice and opportunity to cure; (ii) any willful act or omission by the Participant constituting dishonesty, fraud or other malfeasance, which in any such case is demonstrably injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) an act that constitutes misconduct resulting in a restatement of the Company's financial statements due to material non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement within the meaning of Section 304 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; or (iv) a felony conviction in a court of law under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate conducts business which materially impairs the value of the Participant's service to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act shall be deemed "willful" unless effected by the Participant not in good faith and without a reasonable belief that such action or failure to act was in or not opposed to the Company's best interests, and no act or failure to act shall be deemed "willful" if it results from any incapacity of the Participant due to physical or mental illness.

(g) "Change in Control" and related terms have the meanings specified in Section 9.

(h) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. References to any provision of the Code or regulation thereunder shall include any successor provisions and regulations, and reference to regulations includes any applicable guidance or pronouncement of the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service.

(i) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, the composition and governance of which is established in the Committee's Charter as approved from time to time by the Board and subject to the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange or such other primary exchange on which the Stock is traded (the "Listing Requirements"), and other corporate governance documents of the Company. No action of the Committee shall be void or deemed to be without authority due to the failure of any member, at the time the action was taken, to meet any qualification standard set forth in the Committee Charter or this Plan. The full Board may perform any function of the Committee hereunder except to the extent limited under the Listing Requirements, in which case as used in this Plan the term "Committee" shall refer to the Board.

(j) "Covered Employee" means an Eligible Person who is a Covered Employee as specified in Section 11(j).

(k) "Disability" means a permanent and total disability within the meaning of Code section 409A(2)(C), provided that in the case of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the Committee in its discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability exists in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by the Committee from time to time.

(l) "Dividend Equivalent" means a right, granted under this Plan, to receive cash, Stock, other Awards or other property equal in value to all or a specified portion of the dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock.

(m) "Effective Date" means the effective date specified in Section 11(q).

(n) "Eligible Person" has the meaning specified in Section 5.

(o) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. References to any provision of the Exchange Act or rule (including a proposed rule) thereunder shall include any successor provisions and rules.

(p) "Fair Market Value" means the fair market value of Stock, Awards or other property as determined in good faith by the Committee or under procedures established by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of Stock shall be the closing sale price per share of Stock reported on a consolidated basis for securities listed on the principal stock exchange or market on which Stock is traded on the day as of which such value is being determined or, if there is no sale on that day, then on the last previous day on which a sale was reported. Fair Market Value relating to the exercise price or base price of any Non-409A Option or SAR shall conform to requirements so as to exempt them from Code Section 409A.

(q) "409A Awards" means Awards that constitute a deferral of compensation under Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder. "Non-409A Awards" means Awards other than 409A Awards. Although the Committee retains authority under the Plan to grant Options, SARs and Restricted Stock on terms that will qualify those Awards as 409A Awards, Options, SARs exercisable for Stock, and Restricted Stock are intended to be Non-409A Awards unless otherwise expressly specified by the Committee.

(r) "Full-Value Award" means Awards relating to Stock where the value of such Award includes the intrinsic value of the Stock on the date of grant, which generally is Awards other than Options or SARs. References to a "Full-Value Award" under a Preexisting Plan mean an award of a type that would be a Full-Value Award if granted under the Plan.

(s) "Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means any Option designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section 422 and qualifying thereunder.

(t) "Option" means a right, granted under this Plan, to purchase Stock.

(u) "Other Stock-Based Awards" means Awards granted to a Participant under Section 6(h).

(v) "Participant" means a person who has been granted an Award under the Plan which remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an Eligible Person.

(w) "Performance Award" means a conditional right, granted to a Participant under Sections 6(i) and 7, to receive cash, Stock or other Awards or payments.

(x) "Preexisting Plans" means each of the following Company plans: the 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

(y) "Restricted Stock" means Stock granted under this Plan which is subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.

(z) "Restricted Stock Unit" or "RSU" means a right, granted under this Plan, to receive Stock or other Awards or a combination thereof at the end of a specified deferral period.

(aa) "Retirement" means, in the case of an Employee, a Termination of Service by reason of the Employee's retirement at or after his or her having achieved a combination of years of age and years of employment by the Company or any Affiliate which equal or exceed 70 years, or such other combination of age and years of service as may be fixed from time to time by the Committee. With respect to a Consultant, no Termination of Service shall be deemed to be on account of "Retirement." With respect to a Nonemployee Director,"Retirement" means termination of service on the Board with the consent of the remaining Directors.

(z) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in effect and applicable to Participants, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(aa) "Stock" means the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and any other equity securities of the Company that may be substituted or resubstituted for Stock pursuant to Section 11(c).

(bb) "Stock Appreciation Rights" or "SAR" means a right granted to a Participant under Section 6(c).

3. Administration.

(a) Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full and final authority, in each case subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan, to select Eligible Persons to become Participants; to grant Awards; to determine the type and number of Awards, the dates on which Awards may be exercised and on which the risk of forfeiture or deferral period relating to Awards shall lapse or terminate, the acceleration of any such dates, the expiration date of any Award, whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid, in cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, and other terms and conditions of, and all other matters relating to, Awards; to prescribe documents evidencing or setting terms of Awards (such Award documents need not be identical for each Participant), amendments thereto, and rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan and amendments thereto; to construe and interpret the Plan and Award documents and correct defects, supply omissions or reconcile inconsistencies therein; and to make all other decisions and determinations as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Decisions of the Committee with respect to the administration and interpretation of the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons interested in the Plan, including Participants, Beneficiaries, transferees under Section 11(b) and other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant, and stockholders. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Board shall perform the functions of the Committee for purposes of granting Awards under the Plan to non-employee directors.

(b) Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. The Committee may act through subcommittees, including for purposes of perfecting exemptions under Rule 16b-3 or qualifying Awards under Code Section 162(m) as performance-based compensation, in which case the subcommittee shall be subject to and have authority under the charter applicable to the Committee, and the acts of the subcommittee shall be deemed to be acts of the Committee hereunder, provided that any such subcommittee intended to qualify Awards under Code Section 162(m) shall be made up solely of two or more outside directors within the meaning of Treasury Reg. 1.162-27(e)(3). The Committee may delegate to officers or managers of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Committee may determine, to the extent (i) that such delegation will not result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d) for Awards granted to Participants subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company and will not cause Awards intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m) to fail to so qualify, and (ii) permitted under Section 157 and other applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

(c) Limitation of Liability. The Committee and each member thereof, and any person acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Committee, shall be entitled, in good faith, to rely or act upon any report or other information furnished by any executive officer, other officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee, any person acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Committee, and any officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee or a delegee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.

4. Stock Subject To Plan.

(a) Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery. The total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for delivery in connection with Awards under the Plan shall be (i) eighteen million shares, plus (ii) the number of shares that, immediately prior to the Effective Date, remain available for new awards under the Preexisting Plans plus (iii) the number of shares subject to awards under the Preexisting Plans which become available in accordance with Section 4(b) after the Effective Date; provided, however, that the total number of shares with respect to which ISOs may be granted shall not exceed the number specified under clause (i) above. The shares available under this Section 4(a) shall consist of two designated "share pools," of which one ("Pool 1") shall be available for Full-Value Awards and the other ("Pool 2") shall be available for Awards relating to Stock that are not Full-Value Awards. Pool 1 shall consist of six million shares plus shares added to Pool 1 under clause (iii) above, and Pool 2 shall consist of all other shares available under the Plan; provided, however, that the Committee may increase Pool 1 above its existing limit by reducing the shares available in Pool 2 by two shares for each share added to Pool 1 (which shall have the net effect of reducing the total number of shares available under the Plan) The total number of shares available and the shares designated for Pool 1 and Pool 2 are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11(c). Any shares of Stock delivered under the Plan shall consist of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.

(b) Share Counting Rules. The Committee may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards) and make adjustments in accordance with this Section 4(b). For purposes of Pool 1, shares shall be counted against those reserved to the extent such shares have been delivered and are no longer subject to a risk of forfeiture. Accordingly, (i) to the extent that a Full-Value Award under the Plan or a Preexisting Plan is canceled, expired, forfeited, settled in cash, settled by issuance of fewer shares than the number underlying the award, or otherwise terminated without delivery of shares to the Participant, the shares retained by or returned to the Company will be available under the Plan and Pool 1; and (ii) shares that are withheld from such an award or separately surrendered by the Participant in payment of the exercise price or taxes relating to such an award shall be deemed to constitute shares not delivered to the Participant and will be available under the Plan and Pool 1. The Committee may determine that Full-Value Awards may be outstanding that relate to more shares than the aggregate remaining available under Pool 1 so long as such Awards will not in fact result in delivery and vesting of shares in excess of the number then available under Pool 1. For purposes of Pool 2, shares shall be counted against those reserved to the full extent of the shares underlying the non-Full-Value Award under the Plan or a Preexisting Plan, except that, to the extent such a non-Full-Value Award expires or is forfeited, the shares retained by the Company will be available again under the Plan and Pool 2. To the extent that a SAR under the Plan or a Preexisting Plan is settled in cash or settled by issuance of fewer shares than the number underlying the award, the shares retained by or returned to the Company will be available under the Plan and Pool 2. In addition, in the case of any Award granted in assumption of or in substitution for an award of a company or business acquired by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate or with which the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate combines, shares issued or issuable in connection with such substitute Award shall not be counted against the number of shares reserved under the Plan

5. Eligibility; Per-Person Award Limitations.

(a) Eligibility. Awards may be granted under the Plan only to Eligible Persons. For purposes of the Plan, an "Eligible Person" means an employee of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, including any executive officer or non-employee director of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, and any person who has been offered employment by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, provided that such prospective employee may not receive any payment or exercise any right relating to an Award until such person has commenced employment with the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate. An employee on leave of absence may be considered as still in the employ of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate for purposes of eligibility for participation in the Plan. For purposes of the Plan, a joint venture in which the Company or a subsidiary has a substantial direct or indirect equity investment shall be deemed an affiliate, if so determined by the Committee. Holders of awards granted by a company or business acquired by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, or with which the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate combines, are eligible for grants of substitute awards granted in assumption of or in substitution for such outstanding awards previously granted under the Plan in connection with such acquisition or combination transaction.

(b) Per-Person Award Limitations. In each calendar year during any part of which the Plan is in effect, an Eligible Person may be granted Awards intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m) under each of Section 6(b), 6(c), 6(d), 6(e), 6(f), 6(g) or 6(h) relating to up to his or her Annual Limit (such Annual Limit to apply separately to the type of Award authorized under each specified subsection, except that the limitation applies to Dividend Equivalents under Section 6(g) only if such Dividend Equivalents are granted separately from and not as a feature of another Award). A Participant's Annual Limit, in any year during any part of which the Participant is then eligible under the Plan, shall equal six million shares plus the amount of the Participant's unused Annual Limit relating to the same type of Award as of the close of the previous year, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11(c). In the case of an Award which is not valued in a way in which the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence would operate as an effective limitation satisfying applicable law (including Treasury Regulation 1.162-27(e)(4)), an Eligible Person may not be granted Awards authorizing the earning during any calendar year of an amount that exceeds the Eligible Person's Annual Limit, which for this purpose shall equal $4,000,000.00 plus the amount of the Eligible Person's unused cash Annual Limit as of the close of the previous year (this limitation is separate and not affected by the number of Awards granted during such calendar year subject to the limitation in the preceding sentence). For this purpose, (i) "earning" means satisfying performance conditions so that an amount becomes payable, without regard to whether it is to be paid currently or on a deferred basis or continues to be subject to any service requirement or other non-performance condition, and (ii) a Participant's Annual Limit is used to the extent an amount or number of shares may be potentially earned or paid under an Award, regardless of whether such amount or shares are in fact earned or paid.

(c) Limits on Non-Employee Director Awards. Non-employee directors may be granted any type of Award under the Plan (with the exception of ISOs), but the aggregate number of shares that may be delivered in connection with Awards granted to non-employee directors shall be ten percent of the total reserved under the Plan, and in each calendar year during any part of which the Plan is in effect, a non-employee director may be granted Awards relating to no more than 30,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11(c).

6. Specific Terms Of Awards.

(a) General. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Sections 11(e) and 11(k)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of employment or service by the Participant and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. The Committee shall retain full power and discretion with respect to any term or condition of an Award that is not mandatory under the Plan, subject to Section 11(k). The Committee shall require the payment of lawful consideration for an Award to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and may otherwise require payment of consideration for an Award except as limited by the Plan.

(b) Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

(c) Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee is authorized to grant SAR's to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

(d) Restricted Stock. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

(e) Restricted Stock Units. The Committee is authorized to grant RSUs to Participants, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(f) Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations. The Committee is authorized to grant Stock as a bonus, or to grant Stock or other Awards in lieu of obligations of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate to pay cash or deliver other property under the Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements, subject to such terms as shall be determined by the Committee.

(g) Dividend Equivalents. The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to a Participant, which may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in connection with another Award. The Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Stock, Awards, or other investment vehicles, and subject to restrictions on transferability, risks of forfeiture and such other terms as the Committee may specify.

(h) Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock or factors that may influence the value of Stock, including, without limitation, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Stock, purchase rights for Stock, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or business units thereof or any other factors designated by the Committee, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of Stock or the value of securities of or the performance of specified subsidiaries or affiliates or other business units. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Stock delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 6(h) shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, notes, or other property, as the Committee shall determine. Cash awards, as an element of or supplement to any other Award under the Plan, may also be granted pursuant to this Section 6(h).

(i) Performance Awards. Performance Awards, denominated in cash or in Stock or other Awards, may be granted by the Committee in accordance with Section 7.

7. Performance Awards, Including Annual Incentive Awards.

(a) Performance Awards Generally. Performance Awards may be denominated as a cash amount, number of shares of Stock, or specified number of other Awards (or a combination) which may be earned upon achievement or satisfaction of performance conditions specified by the Committee. In addition, the Committee may specify that any other Award shall constitute a Performance Award by conditioning the right of a Participant to exercise the Award or have it settled, and the timing thereof, upon achievement or satisfaction of such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee. The Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions, except as limited under Sections 7(b) and 7(c) in the case of a Performance Award intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m).

(b) Performance Awards Granted to Covered Employees. If the Committee determines that a Performance Award to be granted to an Eligible Person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of Code Section 162(m), the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Award shall be contingent upon achievement of a preestablished performance goal and other terms set forth in this Section 7(b).

(c) Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees. The Committee may grant an Annual Incentive Award to an Eligible Person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee. Such Annual Incentive Award will be intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of Code Section 162(m), and its grant, exercise and/or settlement shall be contingent upon achievement of preestablished performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 7(c).

(d) Written Determinations. Determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount potentially payable in respect of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards, the level of actual achievement of the specified performance goals relating to Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards, and the amount of any final Performance Award and Annual Incentive Award shall be recorded in writing in the case of Performance Awards intended to qualify under Section 162(m). Specifically, the Committee shall certify in writing, in a manner conforming to applicable regulations under Section 162(m), prior to settlement of each such Award granted to a Covered Employee, that the performance objective relating to the Performance Award and other material terms of the Award upon which settlement of the Award was conditioned have been satisfied.

8. Certain Provisions Applicable To Awards.

(a) Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards. Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any subsidiary or affiliate, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate; provided, however, that a 409A Award may not be granted in tandem with a Non-409A Award. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or awards may be granted either as of the same time as or a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards. Subject to Sections 11(k) and (l), the Committee may determine that, in granting a new Award, the in-the-money value or fair value of any surrendered Award or award or the value of any other right to payment surrendered by the Participant may be applied to reduce the exercise price of any Option, grant price of any SAR, or purchase price of any other Award.

(b) Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee, subject to the express limitations set forth in Sections 6(b)(ii), 6(c)(ii) and 8 or elsewhere in the Plan.

(c) Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals. Subject to the terms of the Plan (including Sections 11(k) and (l)) and any applicable Award document, payments to be made by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis. The settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Stock in connection with such settlement, in the discretion of the Committee, subject to Sections 11(k) and (l). Subject to Section 11(k), installment or deferred payments may be required by the Committee (subject to Section 11(e)) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee ; provided, however, that no election deferral will be permitted if it would make a Non-409A Award become subject to Code Section 409A . Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents or other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Stock. In the case of any 409A Award that is vested and no longer subject to a risk of forfeiture (within the meaning of Code Section 83), such Award will be distributed to the Participant, upon application of the Participant, if the Participant has had an unforeseeable emergency within the meaning of Code Sections 409A(a)(2)(A)(vi) and 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii), in accordance with Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii).

(d) Limitation on Vesting of Certain Awards. Subject to Section 10, Restricted Stock will vest over a minimum period of three years except in the event of a Participant's death, disability, or retirement, or in the event of a Change in Control or other special circumstances. The foregoing notwithstanding, (i) Restricted Stock as to which either the grant or vesting is based on, among other things, the achievement of one or more performance conditions generally will vest over a minimum period of one year except in the event of a Participant's death, disability, or retirement, or in the event of a Change in Control or other special circumstances, and (ii) up to 5% of the shares of Stock authorized under the Plan may be granted as Restricted Stock without any minimum vesting requirements. For purposes of this Section 8(d), (i) a performance period that precedes the grant of the Restricted Stock will be treated as part of the vesting period if the participant has been notified promptly after the commencement of the performance period that he or she has the opportunity to earn the Award based on performance and continued service, and (ii) vesting over a three-year period or one-year period will include periodic vesting over such period if the rate of such vesting is proportional (or less rapid) throughout such period.

9. Change in Control.

(a) Effect of "Change in Control" on Non-Performance Based Awards. In the event of a "Change in Control," the following provisions shall apply to non-performance based Awards, including Awards as to which performance conditions previously have been satisfied or are deemed satisfied under Section 9(b), unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the Award document:

(b) Effect of "Change in Control" on Performance-Based Awards. In the event of a "Change in Control," with respect to an outstanding Award subject to achievement of performance goals and conditions, such performance goals and conditions shall be deemed to be met or exceeded if and to the extent so provided by the Committee in the Award document governing such Award or other agreement with the Participant, to the maximum extent permitted under Section 409A in the case of 409A Awards.

(c) Definition of "Change in Control." A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the Effective Date, there shall have occurred any of the following:

(d) Definition of "409A Ownership/Control Change." A "409A Ownership/Control Change" shall be deemed to have occurred if a Change in Control occurs which constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v).

(e) Definition of "Change in Control Price." The "Change in Control Price" means an amount in cash equal to the higher of (i) the amount of cash and fair market value of property that is the highest price per share paid (including extraordinary dividends) in any transaction triggering the Change in Control or any liquidation of shares following a sale of substantially all assets of the Company, or (ii) the highest Fair Market Value per share at any time during the 30 -day period preceding and 30 -day period following the Change in Control.

(f) Termination of Employment After Change in Control Negotiations Have Commenced. For purposes of this Section 9, a termination of a Participant's employment by the Company without Cause after the commencement of negotiations with a potential acquirer or business combination partner will be deemed to be a termination of employment immediately after a Change in Control if such negotiations result in a transaction constituting a Change in Control within 24 months of the commencement date of such negotiations.

10. Additional Award Forfeiture Provisions.

(a) Forfeiture of Options and Other Awards and Gains Realized Upon Prior Option Exercises or Award Settlements. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, each Award granted hereunder, other than Awards granted to non-employee directors, shall be subject to the following additional forfeiture conditions, to which the Participant, by accepting an Award hereunder, agrees. If any of the events specified in Section 10(b)(i), (ii), or (iii) occurs (a "Forfeiture Event"), all of the following forfeitures will result:

(b) Events Triggering Forfeiture. The forfeitures specified in Section 10(a) will be triggered upon the occurrence of any one of the following Forfeiture Events at any time during the Participant's employment by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate and resulting in his or her termination of employment, or during the one-year period following termination of such employment:

(c) Agreement Does Not Prohibit Competition or Other Participant Activities. Although the conditions set forth in this Section 10 shall be deemed to be incorporated into an Award, a Participant is not thereby prohibited from engaging in any activity, including but not limited to competition with the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Rather, the non-occurrence of the Forfeiture Events set forth in Section 10(b) is a condition to the Participant's right to realize and retain value from his or her compensatory Options and Awards, and the consequence under the Plan if the Participant engages in an activity giving rise to any such Forfeiture Event are the forfeitures specified herein. The Company and the Participant shall not be precluded by this provision or otherwise from entering into other agreements concerning the subject matter of Sections 10(a) and 10(b) and those other provisions shall not be affected by this Agreement.

(d) Committee Discretion. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part the Company's right to forfeiture under this Section, but no such waiver shall be effective unless evidenced by a writing signed by the chief executive officer of the Company. In addition, the Committee may impose additional conditions on Awards, by inclusion of appropriate provisions in the document evidencing or governing any such Award.

11. General Provisions.

(a) Compliance with Legal and Other Requirements. The Company may, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee and subject to Section 11(k), postpone the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of other benefits under any Award until completion of such registration or qualification of such Stock or other required action under any federal or state law, rule or regulation, listing or other required action with respect to any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Stock or other securities of the Company are listed or quoted, or compliance with any other obligation of the Company, as the Committee may consider appropriate, and may require any Participant to make such representations, furnish such information and comply with or be subject to such other conditions as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of other benefits in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, listing requirements, or other obligations. The foregoing notwithstanding, in connection with a Change in Control, the Company shall take or cause to be taken no action, and shall undertake or permit to arise no legal or contractual obligation, that results or would result in any postponement of the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of benefits under any Award or the imposition of any other conditions on such issuance, delivery or payment, to the extent that such postponement or other condition would represent a greater burden on a Participant than existed on the 90th day preceding the Change in Control.

(b) Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries. No Award or other right or interest of a Participant under the Plan shall be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of such Participant to any party (other than the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof), or assigned or transferred by such Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to a Beneficiary upon the death of a Participant, and such Awards or rights that may be exercisable shall be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative, except that Awards and other rights (other than ISOs and SARs in tandem therewith) may be transferred to one or more transferees during the lifetime of the Participant, and may be exercised by such transferees in accordance with the terms of such Award, but only if and to the extent such transfers are permitted by the Committee, subject to any terms and conditions which the Committee may impose thereon (which may include limitations the Committee may deem appropriate in order that offers and sales under the Plan will meet applicable requirements of registration forms under the Securities Act of 1933 specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission), and provided further, that no transfer for value or consideration will be permitted without the prior approval of the Company's stockholders. A Beneficiary, transferee, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award document applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

(c) Adjustments. In the event that any large, special and non-recurring dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash or property other than Stock), recapitalization, forward or reverse split, Stock dividend, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution or other similar corporate transaction or event affects either (A) the Stock available to be issued under the Plan but not yet subject to an award such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate, or (B) in the case of any outstanding Award, necessary in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of the Participant, then in either event the Committee shall, in an equitable manner as determined by the Committee, adjust any or all of (i) the number and kind of shares of Stock which may be delivered in connection with Awards granted thereafter, including the number of shares available in Pool 1 and Pool 2, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Stock by which annual per-person Award limitations are measured under Section 5, including the share limits applicable to non-employee director Awards under Section 5(c), (iii) the number and kind of shares of Stock subject to or deliverable in respect of outstanding Awards and (iv) the exercise price, grant price or purchase price relating to any Award. Such adjustments will be made in a manner so as to avoid (i) converting a Non-409A Award into a 409A Award and (ii) causing a 409A Award to violate the provisions of Code Section 409A. In addition, the Committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards (including Performance Awards and performance goals and any hypothetical funding pool relating thereto) in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, events described in the preceding sentence, as well as acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and assets) affecting the Company, any subsidiary or affiliate or other business unit, or the financial statements of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, tax rates and regulations or business conditions or in view of the Committee's assessment of the business strategy of the Company, any subsidiary or affiliate or business unit thereof, performance of comparable organizations, economic and business conditions, personal performance of a Participant, and any other circumstances deemed relevant; provided that no such adjustment shall be authorized or made if and to the extent that the existence of such authority (i) would cause Options, SARs, or Performance Awards granted under the Plan to Participants designated by the Committee as Covered Employees and intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder to otherwise fail to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder, or (ii) would cause the Committee to be deemed to have authority to change the targets, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.162-27(e)(4)(vi), under the performance goals relating to Options or SARs granted to Covered Employees and intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder.

(d) Tax Provisions.

(e) Changes to the Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or the Committee's authority to grant Awards under the Plan without the consent of stockholders or Participants; provided, however, that any amendment to the Plan shall be submitted to the Company's stockholders for approval not later than the earliest annual meeting for which the record date is at or after the date of such Board action if such stockholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation or the rules of the New York Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed or quoted, or if such amendment would materially increase the number of shares reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, and the Board may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other amendments to the Plan to stockholders for approval; and provided further, that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any outstanding Award (for this purpose, actions that alter the timing of federal income taxation of a Participant will not be deemed material unless such action results in an income tax penalty on the Participant). Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary, without the prior approval of the Company's stockholders, no option or stock appreciation right may be amended to reduce the price per share of the shares subject to such option or the exercise price of such stock appreciation right, as applicable, below the option price or exercise price as of the date the option or stock appreciation right is granted. In addition, no option or stock appreciation rights maybe granted in exchange for, or in connection with, the cancellation or surrender of an option, stock appreciation right or other award having a higher option or exercise price. With regard to other terms of Awards, the Committee shall have no authority to waive or modify any such Award term after the Award has been granted to the extent the waived or modified term would be mandatory under the Plan for any Award newly granted at the date of the waiver or modification.

(f) Right of Setoff. The Company or any subsidiary or affiliate may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, deduct from and set off against any amounts the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate may owe to the Participant from time to time, including amounts payable in connection with any Award, owed as wages, fringe benefits, or other compensation owed to the Participant, such amounts as may be owed by the Participant to the Company, including but not limited to amounts owed under Section 10(a), although the Participant shall remain liable for any part of the Participant's payment obligation not satisfied through such deduction and setoff. By accepting any Award granted hereunder, the Participant agrees to any deduction or setoff under this Section 11(f).

(g) Unfunded Status of Awards; Creation of Trusts. The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant or obligation to deliver Stock pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company; provided that the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and deposit therein cash, Stock, other Awards or other property, or make other arrangements to meet the Company's obligations under the Plan. Such trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the "unfunded" status of the Plan unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of each affected Participant.

(h) Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements, apart from the Plan, as it may deem desirable, including incentive arrangements and awards which do not qualify under Code Section 162(m), and such other arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

(i) Payments in the Event of Forfeitures; Fractional Shares. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a forfeiture of an Award with respect to which a Participant paid cash consideration, the Participant shall be repaid the amount of such cash consideration. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

(j) Compliance with Code Section 162(m). It is the intent of the Company that Options and SARs granted to Covered Employees and other Awards designated as Awards to Covered Employees subject to Section 7 shall constitute qualified "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of allocation of an Award. Accordingly, the terms of Sections 7(b), (c), and (d), including the definitions of Covered Employee and other terms used therein, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder. The foregoing notwithstanding, because the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Participant will be a Covered Employee with respect to a performance period that has not yet been completed, the term Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to a specified performance period. If any provision of the Plan or any Award document relating to a Performance Award that is designated as intended to comply with Code Section 162(m) does not comply or is inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 162(m) or regulations thereunder, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements, and no provision shall be deemed to confer upon the Committee or any other person discretion to increase the amount of compensation otherwise payable in connection with any such Award upon attainment of the applicable performance objectives.

(k) Certain Limitations on Awards to Ensure Compliance with Section 409A. For purposes of this Plan, references to an Award term or event (including any authority or right of the Company or a Participant) being "permitted" under Section 409A mean, for a 409A Award, that the term or event will not cause the Participant to be liable for payment of interest or a tax penalty under Section 409A and, for a Non-409A Award, that the term or event will not cause the Award to be treated as subject to Section 409A. Other provisions of the Plan notwithstanding, the terms of any 409A Award and any Non-409A Award, including any authority of the Company and rights of the Participant with respect to the Award, shall be limited to those terms permitted under Section 409A, and any terms not permitted under Section 409A shall be automatically modified and limited to the extent necessary to conform with Section 409A. For this purpose, other provisions of the Plan notwithstanding, the Company shall have no authority to accelerate distributions relating to 409A Awards in excess of the authority permitted under Section 409A, any distribution subject to Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) (separation from service) to a "key employee" as defined under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), shall not occur earlier than the earliest time permitted under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), and any authorization of payment of cash to settle a Non-409A Award shall apply only to the extent permitted under Section 409A for such Award.

(l) Certain Limitations Relating to Accounting Treatment of Awards. Other provisions of the Plan notwithstanding, the Committee's authority under the Plan (including under Sections 8(c), 11(c) and 11(d)) is limited to the extent necessary to ensure that any Option or other Award that the Committee has intended to be subject to "Equity" accounting is satisfied under SFAS No. 123(R) and shall not become subject to "Liability" accounting solely due to the existence of such authority, unless the Committee specifically determines that the Award shall remain outstanding despite such Liability accounting. This provision shall cease to be effective if and at such time as the Company does not account for equity compensation under SFAS No. 123(R).

(m) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan, any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Award document shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable provisions of federal law.

(n) Awards to Participants Outside the United States. The Committee may modify the terms of any Award under the Plan made to or held by a Participant who is then resident or primarily employed outside of the United States in any manner deemed by the Committee to be necessary or appropriate in order that such Award shall conform to laws, regulations, and customs of the country in which the Participant is then resident or primarily employed, or so that the value and other benefits of the Award to the Participant, as affected by foreign tax laws and other restrictions applicable as a result of the Participant's residence or employment abroad shall be comparable to the value of such an Award to a Participant who is resident or primarily employed in the United States. An Award may be modified under this Section 11(n) in a manner that is inconsistent with the express terms of the Plan, so long as such modifications will not contravene any applicable law or regulation or result in actual liability under Section 16(b) for the Participant whose Award is modified.

(o) Limitation on Rights Conferred under Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person or Participant the right to continue as an Eligible Person or Participant or in the employ or service of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate to terminate any Eligible Person's or Participant's employment or service at any time (subject to the terms and provisions of any separate written agreements), (iii) giving an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan or to be treated uniformly with other Participants and employees, or (iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until the Participant is duly issued or transferred shares of Stock in accordance with the terms of an Award or an Option is duly exercised. Except as expressly provided in the Plan and an Award document, neither the Plan nor any Award document shall confer on any person other than the Company and the Participant any rights or remedies thereunder.

(p) Severability; Entire Agreement. If any of the provisions of this Plan or any Award document is finally held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable (whether in whole or in part), such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, and the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby; provided, that, if any of such provisions is finally held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable because it exceeds the maximum scope determined to be acceptable to permit such provision to be enforceable, such provision shall be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to modify such scope in order to make such provision enforceable hereunder. The Plan and any Award documents contain the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations and warranties between them, whether written or oral with respect to the subject matter thereof.

(q) Plan Effective Date and Termination. The Plan shall become effective if, and at such time as, the stockholders of the Company have approved it by the affirmative votes of the holders of a majority of the voting securities of the Company present, or represented, and entitled to vote on the subject matter at a duly held meeting of stockholders (provided that the total vote cast on the proposal represents over 50% in interest of all securities entitled to vote on the proposal). Upon such approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company, no further awards shall be granted under the Preexisting Plans, but any outstanding awards under the Preexisting Plans shall continue in accordance with their terms. Unless earlier terminated by action of the Board of Directors, the authority of the Committee to make grants under the Plan shall terminate on the date that is ten years after the latest date upon which stockholders of the Company have approved the Plan, and the Plan will remain in effect until such time as no Stock remains available for delivery under the Plan and the Company has no further rights or obligations under the Plan with respect to outstanding Awards under the Plan.

(r) Retirement, Death or Disability. In the event of a termination of employment due to death, Disability or Retirement, then:

(James V. O'Donnell)

THIS AGREEMENT is by and between American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. ("Company") and James V. O'Donnell ("Executive"), and is effective as of the date it has been fully executed by both parties.

Company agrees to continue to employ Executive as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") through fiscal 2009 and as a non-executive employee in fiscal 2010, and Executive hereby accepts this offer and agrees to serve Company subject to the general supervision, advice and direction of Company's Chairman ("Chairman") and Board of Directors ("Board"), and upon the following terms and conditions:

1. Position and Duties .

1.1.1. Executive shall be employed as Company's CEO through fiscal 2009, with such authority and duties as are customary for this position, including, without limitation: supervising and managing all aspects of the Company's businesses; direct responsibility for each of the Company's brands; finding a new leader to head the Company's Martin & Osa brand and assisting in the leadership of the Martin & Osa brand until a new leader is in place; further developing, refining and implementing the Company's strategic growth plans; and assisting the Board in its plans for a CEO successor. Executive shall have overall responsibility for Company's domestic and international operations and shall perform such other services and duties as the Chairman or Board may from time to time designate.

1.1.2. Executive agrees to devote his full business time, best efforts, and undivided attention to the business and affairs of Company through fiscal 2009, except for any vacations, illness, or disability. Executive shall not engage in any other businesses that would interfere with his duties, provided that nothing contained herein is intended to limit Executive's right to make passive investments in the securities of publicly-owned companies or other businesses which will not interfere or conflict with his duties hereunder. Executive may, with the prior written consent of the Chairman, sit on the boards of other businesses, provided that they are not direct competitors or vendors.

1.1.3. Executive will be employed on a part time basis as a non-executive employee during fiscal 2010 until January 29, 2011-the date Executive's employment with Company terminates-unless sooner terminated as provided herein. During fiscal 2010, Executive will provide advice and service for up to 33 days per fiscal quarter from time to time as requested by the Chairman or the Board, including, without limitation, participation in the strategic planning process, and assisting the Board in the evaluation of various aspects of Company operations and performance.

1.2. Executive agrees that he shall at all times observe and be bound by all rules, policies, practices, and resolutions heretofore or hereafter adopted in writing by the Company which are generally applicable and provided to Company's officers and employees and which do not otherwise conflict with this Agreement.

1.3. Company shall indemnify Executive in the performance of his duties and responsibilities and advance expenses in connection therewith to the same extent as other senior executives and officers. Such rights shall not be subject to arbitration under paragraph 6.

2. Term . This Agreement shall terminate at the end of the Company's 2010 fiscal year on January 29, 2011, unless sooner terminated as provided herein or unless otherwise extended by the mutual written agreement of both parties.

3. Compensation .

3.1. Base Salary . Company shall increase Executive's annual base salary from its current level of $1,000,000 per year to: $1,350,000 per year effective for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2008 ("fiscal 2007"), $1,475,000 per year effective for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 ("fiscal 2008"), and $1,600,000 per year effective for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010 ("fiscal 2009") as compensation for his services hereunder through fiscal 2009 and $500,000 per year effective for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2011 ("fiscal 2010"), payable in equal installments in accordance with Company's payroll practices for executive employees. Executive agrees to defer pursuant to Company's Deferred Compensation Plan the following amounts of base salary for the calendar years indicated: $350,000 in 2007; $475,000 in 2008; and $600,000 in 2009. The Compensation and Stock Option Committee (the "Committee") of the Board may increase Executive's base salary at its discretion.

3.2. Cash Bonus .

3.2.1. Incentive Bonus . Executive will be eligible to receive an annual incentive bonus targeted at 120% of his base salary, under the Company's Management Incentive Plan" ("the Bonus Plan") for fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2007, increasing to 125% for fiscal 2008 and for fiscal 2009. Executive will not be eligible to receive an annual incentive bonus for fiscal 2010 The Bonus Plan conditions the payment of this annual performance bonus based on achievement of pre-determined performance goals set forth in writing and based on objective measurements all established by the Committee. The Committee must verify that the performance goals and other material terms are met prior to payment. It is the parties' intention that the Bonus Plan be adopted and administered in a manner that enables Company to deduct for federal income tax purposes to the maximum extent possible the amount of any annual incentive bonus. The incentive bonus determined to be due, if any, will be paid within 120 calendar days after the close of Company's fiscal year and completion of an outside audit by Company's then current outside audit firm.

3.2.2. Long Term Incentive Bonus . Executive is eligible to receive a long term incentive bonus under the Company Long Term Incentive Bonus Plan, which has been established under the Bonus Plan or any successor plan (the "LTI Plan"). For each fiscal year through and including fiscal 2009, there shall be credited to Executive's LTI bonus account under the LTI Plan (the "LTI Account") an amount equal to a portion of his base salary for such fiscal year multiplied by a percentage factor that shall be (a) targeted at fifty percent of his targeted annual incentive bonus percentage for such fiscal year determined under paragraph 3.2.1 and (b) not greater than one hundred percent of his targeted annual incentive bonus percentage for such fiscal year, the actual amount of such factor to be set by the Committee based on achievement of pre-determined goals set forth in writing and based on objective measurements. The Committee must verify that the performance goals and other material terms have been met prior to crediting the LTI Account. Executive will not be eligible to receive a long term incentive bonus contribution to his account under the LTI Plan for fiscal 2010. Executive will receive payment of: (a) one-third of the amount in the LTI Account on the first business day of each fiscal year beginning in fiscal 2008; and (b) the entire remaining amount in the LTI Account on death, disability or termination of employment. It is the Company's intention that the LTI Plan be adopted and administered in a manner that enables Company to deduct for federal income tax purposes all amounts paid pursuant to the LTI Plan.

3.3. Stock .

3.3.1. Stock Grant . The Chairman shall recommend to the Committee that Executive receive three annual grants of restricted stock during the term of this Agreement, one ,for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008 and 2009 in each case equal to the number of shares of Company's common stock equal to $8,250,000 divided by the closing sale price on the day prior to the grant date, with each grant made pursuant to and subject to all terms and conditions set forth in Company's 2005 Stock Award and Incentive Plan ("the Stock Plan"). No award of restricted stock will be made for fiscal 2010. Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Plan, the Committee will condition the vesting of this restricted stock based on achievement of pre-determined performance goals set forth in writing and based on objective measurements all established by the Committee. The Committee must verify that the performance goals and other material terms are met prior to vesting. It is the parties' intention that the Stock Plan be adopted and administered in a manner that enables Company to deduct for federal income tax purposes to the maximum extent possible the value of all restricted stock grants. The delivery of restricted stock earned, if any, will be made within 120 calendar days after the close of Company's fiscal year and completion of an outside audit by Company's then current outside audit firm. Any awards of restricted stock outstanding at the time of a "change of control," as that term is defined in section 9(c) of the Stock Plan, shall vest immediately upon the change of control.

3.3.2. Stock Options . The Chairman shall recommend to the Committee that Executive receive three grants of stock options during the term of this Agreement, the first in fiscal 2006, the second in fiscal 2007 and the third in fiscal 2008, with each grant made pursuant to and subject to all terms and conditions set forth in the Stock Plan. No option grant will be made for fiscal 2010. The fiscal 2006 grant shall be made the date this Agreement is executed and shall be for the number of shares of Company's common stock with a grant date value equal to $4,945,000 based on the method used by the Company for computing stock option expense for financial statement purposes and with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date as defined in the Stock Plan. The fiscal 2007 grant shall be made on the date in spring 2007 that other executive officers of Company receive their annual stock option grants and shall be for the number of shares of Company's common stock with a grant date value equal to $2,967,000 based on the method used by the Company for computing stock option expense for financial statement purposes and with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date as defined in the Stock Plan. The fiscal 2008 grant shall be made on the date in spring 2008 that other executive officers of Company receive their annual stock option grants and shall be for the number of shares of Company's common stock with a grant date value equal to $1,978,000 based on the method used by the Company for computing stock option expense for financial statement purposes and with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date as defined in the Stock Plan. Each option shall vest and be exercisable as to one third of the amount of the grant on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date or, if earlier, any balance upon Executive's termination of employment and shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (a) one year after the termination of Executive's employment, or (b) seven years from the grant date.

3.4. Vacation . During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to vacation commensurate with other senior executives. The dates of said vacations shall be mutually agreed upon by Company's Chairman and Executive.

3.5. Car . During the term of this Agreement, Company will provide Executive with a luxury automobile. Any amount included in Executive's W-2 wages relative to this car shall be grossed up for tax purposes. (The term " grossed up" as used in this Agreement refers to a payment to Executive in an amount that, after reduction for any income or excise taxes due, is equal to the net amount payable. Such payment shall be made no later than the December 31 of the taxable year after Executive's taxable year in which Executive remits the related taxes. )

3.6. Business Expenses . Company shall pay, advance or reimburse Executive for all normal and reasonable business-related expenses incurred by Executive during the term of this Agreement , including travel expenses, incurred in the performance of his duties on the same basis as paid to other senior executives. Company shall furnish Executive with company credit cards provided to other senior executives for use solely in the performance of his duties. The amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a taxable year of the Executive shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year.

3.7. Taxes . The compensation provided to Executive hereunder shall be subject to any withholdings and deductions required by any applicable tax laws.

3.8. Benefit Plans . During the term of this Agreement, Executive is entitled to participate in any deferred compensation or other employee benefit plans, including any profit sharing or 401(k) plans; group life, health, hospitalization and disability insurance plans; deferred compensation plans; discount privileges; incentive bonus plans (unless otherwise specified herein for fiscal 2010); and other employee welfare benefits made available generally to, and under the same terms as, Company's executives.

4. Executive's Obligations .

4.1. Confidential Information . Executive agrees that during and after his employment, any "confidential information" as defined below shall be held in confidence and treated as proprietary to Company. Executive agrees not to use or disclose any confidential information except to promote and advance the business interests of Company. Executive agrees that upon his separation from employment, for any reason whatsoever, he shall not take or copy, and shall immediately return to Company, any documents that constitute or contain confidential information. "Confidential information" includes, but is not limited to, any confidential data, figures, projections, estimates, pricing data, customer lists, buying manuals or procedures, distribution manuals or procedures, other policy and procedure manuals or handbooks, supplier information, tax records, personnel histories and records, information regarding sales, information regarding properties and any other confidential information regarding the business, operations, properties or personnel of Company which are disclosed to or learned by Executive as a result of his employment, but shall not include his personal personnel records. Confidential information shall not include any information that (i) Executive possessed prior to his first performing services for Company; (ii) becomes a matter of public knowledge thereafter through sources independent of Executive; (iii) is disclosed by Company without restriction on its use; or (iv) is required to be disclosed by law or governmental order or regulation.

4.2. Solicitation .

4.2.1. Employees . Executive agrees that during his employment and for two years after the end of his employment, for any reason, he shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit Company's employees to leave their employment; he shall not employ or seek to employ them; and, he shall not cause or induce any of Company's competitors to solicit or employ Company's employees.

4.2.2. Third Parties . Executive agrees that during his employment and for two years following the end of his employment, for any reason, he shall not, either directly or indirectly, recruit, solicit or otherwise induce or influence any customer, supplier, sales representative, lender, lessor or any other person having a business relationship with Company to discontinue or reduce the extent of such relationship except in the course of his duties pursuant to this Agreement and with the good faith objective of advancing Company's business interests.

4.3. Noncompetition . Executive agrees that for a period of two years following the end of his employment, for any reason, he shall not, either directly or indirectly, accept employment with, act as a consultant to, or otherwise perform the same services (which shall be determined regardless of job title) for any business that directly competes with Company's business, which is understood to be the design, manufacture and retail sale (including Internet sales) of specialty clothing, accessories, shoes, and related items or any other line of business the Company becomes involved in prospectively by virtue expansion, acquisition and/or joint venture.

4.4. Cooperation .

4.4.1. With Company . Executive agrees to cooperate with Company during the course of all third-party proceedings arising out of Company's business about which Executive has knowledge or information. Such proceedings may include, but are not limited to, internal investigations, administrative investigations or proceedings, and lawsuits (including pre-trial discovery). For purposes of this paragraph, cooperation includes, but is not limited to, Executive's making himself available for interviews, meetings, depositions, hearings, and/or trials without the need for subpoena or assurances by Company, providing any and all documents in his possession that relate to the proceeding, and providing assistance in locating any and all relevant notes and/or documents.

4.4.2. With Third Parties . Executive agrees to communicate with, or give statements to, third parties relating to any matter about which Executive has knowledge or information as a result of his employment only to the extent that it is Executive's good faith belief that such communication or statement is in Company's business interests.

4.4.3. With Media . Executive agrees to communicate with, or give statements to, any member of the media (print, television or radio) relating to any matter about which Executive has knowledge or information as a result of his employment only to the extent that it is Executive's good faith belief that such communication or statement is in Company's business interests.

4.5. Remedies . Executive agrees that any disputes under this paragraph shall not be subject to arbitration. If Executive breaches this paragraph, the damage will be substantial, although difficult to quantify, and money damages may not afford Company an adequate remedy; therefore, if Employee breaches or threatens to breach this paragraph, Company shall be entitled, in addition to other rights and remedies, to specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable relief to prevent or restrain such conduct.

5. Termination and Related Benefits .

5.1. Death . This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon Executive's death, and Company shall pay his estate, any base salary earned by Executive, and any rights or benefits that have vested, including the Retirement Benefit (as hereinafter defined). In addition, Company shall pay Executive's estate, any declared but unpaid bonus that, but for Executive's death, would otherwise have been payable to Executive.

5.2. Permanent Disability . Upon Executive's permanent disability, Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately with written notice. For these purposes, permanent disability shall mean that Executive fails to perform his duties on a full-time basis for a period of more than 90 calendar days during any 12-month period, due to a physical or mental disability or infirmity. If this Agreement is terminated due to Executive's permanent disability, Company shall pay Executive any base salary earned and any rights or benefits that have vested, including the Retirement Benefit. In addition, Company shall pay Executive any declared but unpaid bonus that, but for Executive's disability, would otherwise have been payable to Executive. Such payments shall be made in the time and manner specified in Section 5.7 of this Agreement.

5.3. Retirement Benefit . Upon termination of Executive's employment with the Company, Company shall pay to Executive, or in the event of Executive's death to his estate, a retirement benefit in an amount equal to Executive's total cash compensation (base salary plus any annual incentive bonus) for the highest compensated fiscal year of the prior six fiscal years, provided that the amount of any annual incentive bonus shall be limited for purpose of this calculation to no more than the annual incentive bonus target percent and not any amount earned above such target percent (the "Retirement Benefit"). Because Executive will have earned a retirement benefit under his prior employment agreement on February 3, 2007, upon any termination of Executive's employment for any reason after February 3, 2007, the Retirement Benefit will be at least $2,200,000.00. If Executive retires on or after January 29, 2011, then, subject to Section 5.8 of this Agreement, the Retirement Benefit shall be payable over five years in one hundred and thirty (130) equal bi-weekly installments on the same schedule as the Company's payroll beginning with the first pay period after termination of Executive's employment. If Executive retires before January 29, 2011, the Retirement Benefit shall be paid in the manner provided under Section 5.7 of this Agreement.

5.4. Termination By Company Without Cause . The Company shall have the right, in addition to its rights set forth below in paragraph 5.5, to terminate this Agreement during its term, for any reason, upon 30 days' written notice to Executive. Company may, in its sole discretion, require Executive to cease active employment immediately. In the event of such a termination, Company shall have only the following obligations:

1. Pay Executive severance in an amount equal to one year of Executive's then current base salary (the "Severance Payment") in the manner provided under Section 5.7 of this Agreement .
   
2. Pay Executive the Retirement Benefit in the manner provided under Section 5.7 of this Agreement .
3. Pay Executive any annual incentive bonus to the extent that the performance goals established at the time of grant are met for the fiscal year during which termination occurred, even though Executive was not employed for the entire fiscal year.
   
4. Outstanding stock options held by Executive shall vest and shall be exercisable for one year after the date of termination.
5. Restricted stock awards outstanding at the time of the termination and not previously forfeited shall vest to the extent that the performance goals established at the time of grant are met for the fiscal year during which termination occurred, even though Executive was not employed for the entire fiscal year.
6. Pay Executive the LTI Account in the manner provided under Section 5.7 of this Agreement .

5.5. Termination by Company For Cause . Company may terminate this Agreement during its term if it has "cause" to do so. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "cause" means the following:

Failure to meet performance targets and measures shall not constitute "cause" as that term is used herein. Executive may have an opportunity to be heard by the Board prior to a termination for cause. For purposes of this paragraph, Executive's acts or omissions shall be considered "willful" if done without a good faith, reasonable belief that such act or omission was in Company's best interest. In the event of termination for cause, Company shall pay Executive any base salary earned and any rights or benefits that have vested, including any declared but unpaid bonus. Otherwise, Company's obligations hereunder cease on Executive's last day of active employment.

5.6. Early Retirement . Executive may terminate this Agreement by electing early retirement at any time by giving at least 60 calendar days' written notice of his intention to retire to Company's Chairman, which Company may accept immediately. In the event of Executive's early retirement, Company will have no further obligations or liability hereunder to Executive, except as provided herein, including the right of Executive to exercise stock options for a period of one year, to payout of the LTI Account, and to receive the Retirement Benefit in the manner provided under Section 5.7 of this Agreement .

5.7. Payments Due Upon a Termination Before January 29, 2011. In the event of any termination of Executive's employment under this Agreement prior to January 29, 2011, Executive (or his estate) shall be paid any unpaid portion of his salary that has accrued by virtue of his employment during the period prior to termination, and any unpaid, declared bonus, together with any unpaid business expenses properly incurred under this Agreement prior to termination. Such amounts shall be paid within 15 days of the date of termination, unless otherwise provided herein. Executive (or his estate) shall also have the right to exercise stock options for a period of one year, and Executive shall receive payout of the LTI Account, any Severance Payment owed to Executive, and the Retirement Benefit in a lump sum within 30 days of the termination, except as otherwise provided under Section 5.8 of this Agreement .

5.8. Timing of Payments . Notwithstanding anything in any subsection of this Section 5 to the contrary, if, when Executive's employment with Company terminates, Company believes that any payments under this Agreement will result in additional tax or interest to Executive under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the guidance promulgated there under ("Code Section 409A"), Company may suspend the payments to Executive under this Section 5 of amounts due within the first six months after the termination date. If Company suspends any payments, it will aggregate and pay these amounts to Executive on the earliest of (a) the date that is six months and one day after the termination date, (b) the date of the Executive's death, or (c) any earlier date that does not result in such additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A.

6. Arbitration . Unless stated otherwise herein, the parties agree that arbitration shall be the sole and exclusive remedy to redress any dispute, claim or controversy involving the interpretation of this Agreement or the terms, conditions or termination of this Agreement or the terms, conditions or termination of Executive's employment with Company. The parties intend that any arbitration award shall be final and binding and that a judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction and enforcement may be had according to its terms. This paragraph shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

6.1. Arbitration shall be held in Pittsburgh, PA, and shall be conducted by a retired federal judge or other qualified arbitrator mutually agreed upon by the parties in accordance with the Voluntary Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The parties shall have the right to conduct discovery pursuant the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; provided, however, that the Arbitrator shall have the authority to establish an expedited discovery schedule and cutoff and to resolve any discovery disputes. The Arbitrator shall not have jurisdiction or authority to change any provision of this Agreement by alterations of, additions to or subtractions from the terms hereof. The Arbitrator's sole authority in this regard shall be to interpret or apply any provision(s) of this Agreement. The Arbitrator shall be limited to awarding compensatory damages, including unpaid wages or benefits, but shall have no authority to award punitive, exemplary or similar-type damages.

6.2. Any claim or controversy not sought to be submitted to arbitration, in writing, within 120 days of when it arose shall be deemed waived and the moving party shall have no further right to seek arbitration or recovery with respect to such claim or controversy.

6.3. The arbitrator shall be entitled to award expenses, including the costs of the proceeding, and reasonable counsel fees.

6.4. The parties hereby acknowledge that since arbitration is the exclusive remedy, neither party has the right to resort to any federal, state or local court or administrative agency concerning breaches of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein in paragraph 6, and that the decision of the Arbitrator shall be a complete defense to any suit, action or proceeding instituted in any federal, state or local court before any administrative agency with respect to any arbitrable claim or controversy.

7. General Provisions .

7.1. The parties agree that the covenants and promises set forth in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and continue in full force and effect for the time periods set forth therein.

7.2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 6.2 above, failure to insist upon strict compliance with any term hereof shall not be considered a waiver of any such term.

7.3. This Agreement, along with any other document or policy or practice referenced herein (which are collectively referred to as "Agreement" herein), contain the entire agreement of the parties regarding Executive's employment and supersede any prior written or oral agreements or understandings relating to the same. No modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by or on behalf of both parties.

7.4. If Executive's employment terminates, for any reason whatsoever, he shall immediately tender his written resignation from the Board, if applicable, which resignation the Chairman may or may not accept.

7.5. Executive represents and warrants to Company that he is not now under, or bound to be under in the future, any obligation to any person, firm or corporation which is or would be inconsistent or in conflict with this Agreement, or that would prevent, limit, or impair in any way the performance of his obligations hereunder.

7.6. Once signed by both parties, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, and assigns of the parties.

7.7. This Agreement is intended to be performed in accordance with, and only to the extent permitted by, all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. If any provisions of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall, for any reason and to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity and unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, all of which shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.

7.8. The validity, construction, and interpretation of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without reference to the Pennsylvania choice of law rules.

7.9. Any written notice required or permitted hereunder shall be mailed, certified mail (return receipt requested) or hand-delivered, addressed to Company's Chairman at Company's then principal office, or to Executive at the most recent home address. Notices are effective upon receipt.

7.10. The rights of Executive under this Agreement shall be solely those of an unsecured general creditor of Company.

7.11. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be a part of or control or affect the meaning of any provision hereof.

7.12. To the extent that any provisions of this Agreement do not comply with Code Section 409A, which would cause Executive to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, such terms of the Agreement shall be deemed to be modified, to the extent reasonably possible to do so, and applied by Company in a manner to be consistent with Code Section 409A.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and delivered this Agreement consisting of eleven pages.