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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - URBAN OUTFITTERS INC | d882191dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 26, 2015
URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Pennsylvania | 000-22754 | 23-2003332 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5000 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA | 19112 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (215) 454-5500
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On February 26, 2015, Urban Outfitters, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of 20 million of the Company’s common shares, from time to time at its discretion, subject to market conditions and at prevailing market prices. The Company may utilize various methods to effect the repurchases, which could include open market repurchases, negotiated block transactions or accelerated share repurchases, some of which may be effected through Rule 10b5-1 plans under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This program is in addition to the Company’s right to repurchase 2.3 million shares remaining as of February 26, 2015 under its previous share repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors on May 27, 2014.
Reference is made to the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 26, 2015. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: February 26, 2015 | By: | /s/ Francis J. Conforti | ||||||
| Francis J. Conforti | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 26, 2015. | |