<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-16-108910.txt : 20160316
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-16-108910
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160131
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160316
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160316

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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Conforti Frank
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001486478

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		5
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22754
		FILM NUMBER:		161510648

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5000 SOUTH BROAD STREET
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19112
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        <footnote id="F1">Report of fiscal year-end holdings only.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This line item 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, 2016.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Vested 20% per year over a five year period beginning one year from August 26, 2009, the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The Stock Appreciation Right (&quot;SAR&quot;) entitles the reporting person, upon exercise, to the number of common shares with a fair market value on the exercise date equal to (i) the excess of the fair market value of a common share on the exercise date over the base price of $32.80, times (ii) the number of SAR shares exercised.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The SAR vested 50% on September 8, 2013, an additional 25% on September 8, 2014 and the remaining 25% on September 8, 2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Each Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit (&quot;PSU&quot;) represents a contingent right to receive one of the issuer's common shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The PSUs are eligible to vest on August 16, 2016, contingent on the continued employment of the reporting person through such date and the satisfaction of the requirement that the average closing price of the issuer's common shares be at least $35.00 during the six month period before the vesting date; provided, however, that the number of PSUs that vest is limited to the number of PSUs multiplied by five times the fair market value (&quot;FMV&quot;) of the issuer's common shares on the grant date, divided by the FMV of the issuer's common shares on the day before the applicable vesting date. This limitation caps the FMV of the award at five times the FMV of the award on the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The SAR entitles the reporting person, upon exercise, to the number of common shares with a fair market value on the exercise date equal to: (i) the excess of a common share's fair market value on the date of exercise over its fair market value on the date of grant, times (ii) the number of SAR shares exercised; provided, however, that the number of common shares is limited to the number of SARs multiplied by five times the fair market value of the issuer's common shares on the grant date, divided by the fair market value of the issuer's common shares on the day before the applicable vesting date. This limitation caps the fair market value of the award at five times the fair market value of the award on the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">The SAR vested 33.33% on May 22, 2015, 33.33% will vest on May 22, 2016, and 33.34% will vest on May 22, 2017, contingent on the continued employment of the reporting person through such dates.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">The footnote disclosure regarding the grant of PSUs differs from the disclosure in the reporting person's Form 4 filed on August 29, 2013 due to a typographical error in the prior filing.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">The PSUs are eligible to vest on August 27, 2018, 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 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, as well as on the average closing price of the issuer's common shares being greater than the grant date price; provided, however, that the number of PSUs that vest is limited to the number of PSUs multiplied by three times the FMV of the issuer's common shares on the grant date, divided by the FMV of the issuer's common shares on the day before the applicable vesting date.  The limitation caps the FMV of the award at three times the FMV of the award on the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">One-third of the total number of PSUs are eligible to vest on each of August 26, 2017, 2018 and 2019, contingent on the continued employment of the reporting person through such date, the satisfaction of certain performance measures relating to the issuer's compounded annual growth rate for operating profit for the fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, and the satisfaction of the requirement that the average closing price of the issuer's common shares be at least equal to the grant date price during the six month period before the applicable vesting date; provided, however, that on the three vesting dates, the number of PSUs that vest is limited to the number of PSUs multiplied by three times the FMV of the issuer's common shares on the grant date, divided by the FMV of the issuer's common shares on the day before the applicable vesting date.  This limitation caps the FMV of the award at three times the FMV of the award on the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F13">One-third of the total number of PSUs are eligible to vest on each of February 23, 2018, 2019 and 2020, contingent on the continued employment of the reporting person through such date, the satisfaction of certain performance measures relating to the issuer's average operating profit margin for the fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and the satisfaction of the requirement that the average closing price of the issuer's common shares during the six-month period before the applicable vesting date be at least equal to the grant price; provided, however, that on the three vesting dates, the number of PSUs that vest is limited to the number of PSUs multiplied by three times the FMV of the issuer's common shares on the grant date, divided by the FMV of the issuer's common shares on the day before the applicable vesting date.  This limitation caps the FMV of the award at three times the FMV of the award on the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F14">One-third of the total number of PSUs are eligible to vest on each of August 25, 2018, 2019 and 2020, contingent on the continued employment of the reporting person through such date, the satisfaction of certain performance measures relating to the issuer's average operating profit margin for the fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and the satisfaction of the requirement that the average closing price of the issuer's common shares during the six-month period before the applicable vesting date be at least equal to the grant date price; provided, however, that on the three vesting dates, the number of PSUs that vest is limited to the number of PSUs multiplied by three times the FMV of the issuer's common shares on the grant date, divided by the FMV of the issuer's common shares on the day before the applicable vesting date.  This limitation caps the number of shares that may be registered under the award at three times the FMV of the award on the grant date.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Frank Conforti</signatureName>
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