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) June 4, 2019

 

 

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
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Shares, par value $.0001 per share   URBN   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 4, 2019, Urban Outfitters, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected each of the Company’s ten nominees for director to serve a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2020, (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2020 and (iii) approved, in an advisory, non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. No action was taken with respect to the shareholder proposal regarding supply chain transparency described in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting as neither the proponent, nor a representative qualified under state law to present the proposal on behalf of the proponent, attended the meeting to present such proposal. The results of the voting on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

1. Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors.

 

Nominee

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-
Vote
 

Edward N. Antoian

     85,829,903        175,627        193,538        3,911,826  

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

     83,950,895        2,056,132        192,041        3,911,826  

Harry S. Cherken, Jr.

     60,542,219        25,463,523        193,326        3,911,826  

Scott Galloway

     85,834,031        172,560        192,477        3,911,826  

Margaret A. Hayne

     84,018,310        1,989,054        191,074        3,911,826  

Richard A. Hayne

     85,589,111        294,886        315,071        3,911,826  

Elizabeth Ann Lambert

     85,666,239        340,381        192,448        3,911,826  

Joel S. Lawson III

     85,257,912        748,081        193,075        3,911,826  

Wesley McDonald

     85,827,920        177,885        193,263        3,911,826  

Todd R. Morgenfeld

     85,828,247        182,205        188,616        3,911,826  

2. Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal Year 2020.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

89,517,921   394,834   198,139   0

3. Proposal No. 3: Advisory, non-binding vote to approve executive compensation.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

84,339,272   1,651,958   207,838   3,911,826


Item 8.01.

Other Events.

Board Committees

Following the Annual Meeting, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) reconstituted the membership of its Board committees to replace vacancies created as a result of certain Board members not standing for reelection and to assign appropriate committee responsibilities to the two new directors. The following table reflects the new Board positions:

 

     Edward N.
Antoian
   Sukhinder
Singh
Cassidy
   Harry S.
Cherken,
Jr.
   Scott
Galloway
   Margaret
A. Hayne
   Richard A.
Hayne
   Elizabeth
Ann
Lambert
   Joel S.
Lawson III
   Wesley
McDonald
   Todd R.
Morgenfeld

Chairman of the Board

                  X            

Lead Independent Director

   X                           

Committee Memberships

                             

Audit

   X                      Chair    X    X

Compensation and Leadership Development

                     X       X    Chair

Nominating and Governance

      Chair    X             X         

Innovation

      X       Chair    X               

Share Repurchase Program

On June 4, 2019, the Board approved a share repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of 20 million of the Company’s common shares, from time to time at the Company’s 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 6,333,957 shares remaining as of June 4, 2019 under its previous share repurchase program authorized by the Board in August 2017, pursuant to which the Company has repurchased 8,068,196 shares year-to-date as of June 4, 2019.


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: June 6, 2019     By:  

/s/ Francis J. Conforti

      Francis J. Conforti
      Chief Financial Officer