X0305 4 2012-03-29 0 0001168213 AEROPOSTALE INC ARO 0000906079 JOHNSON THOMAS P C/O AEROPOSTALE, INC. 112 W 34TH ST NEW YORK NY 10120 1 1 0 0 CEO Common Stock 2012-03-29 4 A 0 45245 A 397938 D Common Stock 2012-03-29 4 F 0 21483 22.01 D 376455 D Common Stock 2012-03-30 4 S 0 40000 21.5812 D 336455 D Pursuant to the Issuer's compensation program; these are performance based shares of the Issuers common stock issued to the Reporting Person on March 29, 2012. 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 related to the March 29, 2012 vesting of performance based shares of the issuer's common stock. Included in these shares are 21,277 restricted shares of common stock that vest on March 14, 2013, 63,830 restricted shares of Common Stock that vest on March 14,2013, and 69,606 restricted shares of Common Stock that vest on March 27,2015. /s/ Joseph Pachella as attorney-in-fact for Thomas P. Johnson 2012-04-02