X0202 4 2007-03-12 0 0001168213 AEROPOSTALE INC ARO 0000906079 JOHNSON THOMAS P C/O AEROPOSTALE, INC. 112 W34TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10120 0 1 0 0 Exec. Vice President and COO Common Stock 2007-03-12 4 S 0 1521 38.40 D 55229 D Pursuant to a previous election by the reporting person, this sale of Common Stock was made for the purpose of satisfying the reporting person's tax liability relating to the March 12, 2007 vesting of restricted shares of the issuer's Common Stock. Included in these shares are 4,200 restricted shares of Common Stock that vest on March 9, 2008, 7500 restricted shares of Common Stock that vest on April 4, 2009, and 13,866 restricted shares of Common Stock that vest on February 1, 2010. \s\ Joseph Pachella as attorney-in-fact for Thomas P. Johnson 2007-03-14