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) May 24, 2016

 

 

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):

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 24, 2016, Urban Outfitters, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders (i) elected each of the Company’s nine nominees for Director to serve a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2017, (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2017 and (iii) approved the shareholder proposal regarding proxy access. The results of the voting were as follows:

1. Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors.

 

Directors

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Vote
 

Edward N. Antoian

     103,456,532         1,373,233         10,382         3,902,889   

Scott A. Belair

     64,244,606         40,587,191         8,350         3,902,889   

Harry S. Cherken, Jr.

     65,145,661         39,684,627         9,859         3,902,889   

Scott Galloway

     103,910,825         921,171         8,151         3,902,889   

Margaret A. Hayne

     96,332,513         8,402,307         105,327         3,902,889   

Richard A. Hayne

     98,312,765         6,348,304         179,078         3,902,889   

Elizabeth Ann Lambert

     102,994,871         1,837,157         8,119         3,902,889   

Joel S. Lawson III

     98,057,739         6,772,625         9,783         3,902,889   

Robert H. Strouse

     92,932,839         11,897,684         9,624         3,902,889   

2. Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal Year 2017.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Vote

108,503,471   229,605   9,960   0

3. Proposal No. 3: Shareholder proposal regarding proxy access.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Vote

66,678,942   38,140,755   20,450   3,902,889


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: May 27, 2016     By:  

/s/ Francis J. Conforti

      Francis J. Conforti
      Chief Financial Officer
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