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Janet Taake. Ms. Taake was named Chief Merchandising Officer in January 2014, after serving as Senior Vice
President – Merchandising since December 2008. Prior to joining Ulta Beauty, Ms. Taake was Senior Vice
President of Merchandising for Babies “R” Us from 2006 to 2008. From 2004 to 2006, Ms. Taake served as Vice
President and General Merchandise Manager – Home Fashions for Sears Corporation. From 1998 to 2006, she
served in various senior merchandise management roles with Mervyn’s (Target Corporation). Prior to 1998,
Ms. Taake served in senior merchandise management and buyer roles with various national and regional
retailers.
Part II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Market information
Our common stock has traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “ULTA” since
October 25, 2007. Our initial public offering was priced at $18.00 per share. The following table sets forth the
high and low sales prices for our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market during fiscal years 2014
and 2013:
Fiscal Year 2014 High Low
First quarter ...................................................... $104.30 $ 83.50
Second quarter .................................................... 97.11 84.79
Third quarter ..................................................... 121.56 92.45
Fourth quarter .................................................... 136.08 118.66
Fiscal Year 2013 High Low
First quarter ...................................................... $ 99.66 $73.96
Second quarter .................................................... 103.47 84.13
Third quarter ..................................................... 128.85 97.24
Fourth quarter .................................................... 131.50 80.93
Holders of the registrant’s common stock
The last reported sale price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on March 26, 2015 was
$150.01 per share. As of March 26, 2015, we had 49 holders of record of our common stock. Because many
shares of common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable to
estimate the total number of stockholders represented by these record holders.
Dividends
No cash dividends were declared on our common stock in 2014 or 2013 nor have any decisions been made to pay
a dividend in the foreseeable future. Our Board of Directors may determine future dividends after giving
consideration to our levels of profit and cash flow, capital requirements, current and future liquidity, restrictions
as part of our credit facility as well as financial and other conditions existing at the time.
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