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 5, 2018

 

 

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)

 

 

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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 l2b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

On June 5, 2018, 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 nine nominees for director to serve a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2019, (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019 and (iii) approved, in an advisory, non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the voting were as follows:

1. Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors.

 

Nominee

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Vote
 

Edward N. Antoian

     96,011,764        399,092        209,435        3,554,273  

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

     95,729,063        681,840        209,388        3,554,273  

Harry S. Cherken, Jr.

     63,601,214        32,810,294        209,545        3,553,511  

Scott Galloway

     96,251,378        159,377        209,536        3,554,273  

Robert L. Hanson

     96,221,817        189,039        209,435        3,554,273  

Margaret A. Hayne

     94,185,529        2,226,026        208,735        3,554,274  

Richard A. Hayne

     95,822,594        512,497        285,200        3,554,273  

Elizabeth Ann Lambert

     95,732,863        677,811        209,616        3,554,274  

Joel S. Lawson III

     93,814,459        2,597,098        208,734        3,554,273  

2. Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal Year 2019.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

99,532,105   430,017   211,680   762

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

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

95,259,905   1,014,551   345,834   3,554,274


Item 8.01. Other Events.

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

 

    Edward N.
Antoian
  Sukhinder
Singh
Cassidy
  Harry S.
Cherken,
Jr.
  Scott
Galloway
  Robert L.
Hanson
  Margaret
A. Hayne
  Richard A.
Hayne
  Elizabeth
Ann
Lambert
  Joel S.
Lawson III

Chairman of the Board

              X    

Lead Independent Director

  X                

Committee Memberships

                 

Audit

  X         X         Chair

Compensation and Leadership Development

    X       Chair       X  

Nominating and Governance

    Chair   X           X  

Innovation

        Chair     X      


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 11, 2018     By:  

/s/ Francis J. Conforti

      Francis J. Conforti
      Chief Financial Officer