<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-11-017892.txt : 20110314
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110314174835
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-11-017892
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110131
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110314
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110314

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wurtzburger Wendy
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001485470

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		5
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22754
		FILM NUMBER:		11686542

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5000 SOUTH BROAD STREET
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19112

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			URBAN OUTFITTERS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000912615
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-FAMILY CLOTHING STORES [5651]
		IRS NUMBER:				232003332
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5000 SOUTH BROAD STREET
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19112
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2154545500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5000 SOUTH BROAD STREET
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19112
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 5 ~ JANUARY 31, 2011
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        <footnote id="F1">This line reports the balance of shares in the Profit Sharing Trust after covering certain administrative costs of the Trustee as of the plan statement date of January 31, 2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Report of fiscal year-end holdings only.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Vested 100% on 01/31/2005.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Options vest in their entirety on January 18, 2006.  All common shares acquired upon exercise of these options are required to be held by the Reporting Person until 11/18/10.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Vesting 20% per year over a five year period beginning one year from August 19, 2008, the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Vesting 20% per year over a five year period beginning one year from August 26, 2009, the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The Stock Appreciation Right (&quot;SAR&quot;) entitles the reporting person, upon exercise, to the number of shares of common stock with a fair market value on the exercise date equal to: (i) the excess of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the exercise date over the base price of $32.80, times (ii) the number of SAR shares exercised.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The SAR vests 50% on September 8, 2013, an additional 25% on September 8, 2014 and the remaining 25% on September 8, 2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Each Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit (&quot;PSU&quot;) represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">The PSUs are eligible to vest on April 1, 2015, contingent on the continued employment of the reporting person through such date and the satisfaction of certain performance measures relating to the issuer's compounded annual growth rate for operating profit for the fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, as well as the average closing price of the issuer's common stock during fiscal year 2015.</footnote>
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