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Products classified as cosmetics (as defined in the Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FDC) Act) are not subject to pre-
market approval by the FDA, but the products and the ingredients must generally be safe and must be properly
manufactured and labeled. Certain products, such as sunscreens and acne treatments, are classified as OTC drugs,
and certain ingestible products, such as vitamins and minerals, are classified as dietary supplements. Both OTC
drugs and dietary supplements have specific ingredients, labeling and manufacturing requirements. The labeling
of these products is subject to the requirements of the FDC Act and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act.
Further, claims we make in advertising, including claims about the safety or efficacy of products, pricing claims
and environmental claims, are subject to regulation by the FTC and State AG’s who generally prohibit deceptive
practices.
The government regulations that most impact our day-to-day operations are the labor and employment and
taxation laws to which most retailers are typically subject. We are also subject to typical zoning and real estate
land use restrictions and typical advertising and consumer protection laws (both federal and state). Our salon
business is subject to state board regulations and state licensing requirements for our stylists and our salon
procedures.
In our store leases, we require our landlords to obtain all necessary zoning approvals and permits for the site to
be used as a retail site and we also ask them to obtain any zoning approvals and permits for our specific use (but
at times the responsibility for obtaining zoning approvals and permits for our specific use falls to us). We require
our landlords to deliver a certificate of occupancy for any work they perform on our buildings or the shopping
centers in which our stores are located. We are responsible for delivering a certificate of occupancy for any
remodeling or build-outs that we perform and are responsible for complying with all applicable laws in
connection with such construction projects or build-outs.
Employees
As of February 1, 2014, we employed approximately 6,900 people on a full-time basis and approximately 12,700
on a part-time basis. We have no collective bargaining agreements. We have not experienced any work stoppages
and believe we have good relationships with our employees.
Available Information
Our principal website address is www.ulta.com. We make available at this address under investor relations
(at http://ir.ulta.com), free of charge, our proxy statement, annual report to shareholders, annual report on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports as
soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.
Information available on our website is not incorporated by reference in and is not deemed a part of this
Form 10-K. In addition, our filings with the SEC may be accessed through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system at www.sec.gov. You may read and copy any filed document at the
SEC’s public reference rooms in Washington, D.C. at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call
the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference rooms. All statements made in any
of our securities filings, including all forward-looking statements or information, are made as of the date of the
document in which the statement is included, and we do not assume or undertake any obligation to update any of
those statements or documents unless we are required to do so by law.
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