Form 8-K

 

 

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) November 16, 2010

 

 

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 St, Philadelphia PA   19112-1495
(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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4))

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 16, 2010, Urban Outfitters, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 10,000,000 additional shares of the Company’s common stock, from time-to-time, subject to prevailing market conditions. This authorization supplements the Company’s existing share repurchase program, approved by the Board of Directors on February 28, 2006, which authorized the Company to purchase up to 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

There are 491,533 shares of the original authorization of 8,000,000 shares currently available under the 2006 share repurchase plan.

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) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1   Press Release, dated November 16, 2010.

 

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: November 16, 2010     By:  

/s/ Glen T. Senk

      Glen T. Senk
      Chief Executive Officer

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1   Press Release, dated November 16, 2010.