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Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers
−Removed: The following table sets forth repurchases of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2019:
+Added: The following table sets forth repurchases of our common stock during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020:
purchased (1)
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November 1, 2020 to November 28, 2020
−Removed: December 1, 2019 to December 28, 2019
−Removed: December 29, 2019 to February 1, 2020
−Removed: 13 weeks ended February 1, 2020
−Removed: (1) There were 681,458 shares repurchased as part of our publicly announced share repurchase program during the 13 weeks ended February 1, 2020, and there were 700 shares transferred from employees in satisfaction of minimum statutory tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock during the period.
−Removed: (2) On March 14, 2019, we announced our 2019 share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to $875.0 million of the Company’s common stock.
−Removed: The 2019 share repurchase program did not have an expiration date but provided for suspension or discontinuation at any time.
−Removed: As of February 1, 2020, $214.6 million remained available under the $875.0 million 2019 share repurchase program.
−Removed: On March 12, 2020, we announced the 2020 share repurchase program.
−Removed: For additional information on the 2020 share repurchase program see Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements, “Subsequent event.”
+Added: November 29, 2020 to December 26, 2020
+Added: December 27, 2020 to January 30, 2021
+Added: 13 weeks ended January 30, 2021
+Added: (1) There were 147,824 shares repurchased as part of our publicly announced share repurchase program during the 13 weeks ended January 30, 2021 and there were 413 shares transferred from employees in satisfaction of minimum statutory tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock during the period.
+Added: (2) On March 12, 2020, we announced our 2020 share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to $1.6 billion of the Company’s common stock.
+Added: As of January 30, 2021 , $1.5 billion remained available under the $1.6 billion 2020 share repurchase program, which does not have an expiration date but which may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Recent sales of unregistered securities
Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans
−Removed: The following table provides information about Ulta Beauty common stock that may be issued under our equity compensation plans as of February 1, 2020:
+Added: The following table provides information about Ulta Beauty common stock that may be issued under our equity compensation plans as of January 30, 2021:
Number of securities
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The following performance graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.
−Removed: Set forth below is a graph comparing the cumulative total stockholder return on Ulta Beauty’s common stock with the NASDAQ Global Select Market Composite Index (NQGS) and the S&P Retail Index (RLX) for the period covering January 31, 2015 through the end of Ulta Beauty’s fiscal year ended February 1, 2020.
−Removed: The graph assumes an investment of $100 made at the closing of trading on January 31, 2015 in (i) Ulta Beauty’s common stock, (ii) the stocks comprising the NQGS and (iii) stocks comprising the RLX.
+Added: Set forth below is a graph comparing the cumulative total stockholder return on Ulta Beauty’s common stock with the NASDAQ Global Select Market Composite Index (NQGS), the S&P 500, and the S&P 500 Retailing/RLX (Industry Group, SP500-2550) for the period covering January 30, 2016 through the end of Ulta Beauty’s fiscal year ended January 30, 2021.
+Added: The graph assumes an investment of $100 made at the closing of trading on January 30, 2016 in (i) Ulta Beauty’s common stock, (ii) the stocks comprising the NQGS, (iii) the stocks comprising the S&P 500 and (iv) the stocks comprising the S&P 500 Retailing/RLX (Industry Group, SP500-2550).
+Added: As Ulta Beauty is a part of the S&P 500, pursuant to the rules of the SEC, the S&P 500 is included in the graph below.
All values assume reinvestment of the full amount of all dividends, if any, into additional shares of the same class of equity securities at the frequency with which dividends are paid on such securities during the applicable time period.
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Company / Index
+Added: S&P 500 Retailing (RLX)
Selected Financial Data
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Fiscal year ended (1)
−Removed: (In thousands, except per share and per square foot data)
−Removed: Income statement:
+Added: (In thousands, except per share and per square foot data and number of stores)
+Added: Statement of operations:
Cost of sales
Selling, general and administrative expenses
+Added: Impairment, restructuring and other costs
Pre-opening expenses
Operating income
−Removed: Interest income, net
+Added: Interest expense (income), net
Income before income taxes
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Other operating data:
−Removed: Comparable sales increase (5)
+Added: Comparable sales (5)
Number of stores end of year
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Income tax expense in fiscal 2018 reflects the lower federal tax rate for the entire fiscal year.
−Removed: (5) Comparable sales increase reflects sales for stores beginning on the first day of the 14 th month of operation.
+Added: (5) Comparable sales reflects sales for stores beginning on the first day of the 14 th month of operation.
Remodeled stores are included in comparable sales unless the store was closed for a portion of the current or comparable prior year.
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Compared sentence by sentence after normalising whitespace, quotation marks, case and digits, so re-formatting and restated figures do not read as changed language. Wording changes appear as one removal and one addition. The current filing and the prior one are authoritative.