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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 8, 2020

ULTA BEAUTY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33764

38-4022268

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1000 Remington Blvd., Suite 120

Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440

(Address of principal executive offices and ZIP code) 

(630) 410-4800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 C.F.R. §230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

ULTA

The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company     

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 8, 2020, Ulta Beauty, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Mary Dillon, the Company’s chief executive officer, has elected to indefinitely forgo her base salary.

Item 8.01  Other Events.

On April 8, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing further updates to its operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of continued store closures in North America, the Company has made the decision to temporarily furlough many store and salon associates effective April 19, 2020. In addition, please see the information contained in Item 5.02 above. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)   Exhibits.

The exhibit listed in the Exhibit Index below is being filed herewith.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1

  

Press release issued by Ulta Beauty, Inc. on April 8, 2020.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ULTA BEAUTY, INC.

Dated: April 8, 2020

By:

/s/ Jodi J. Caro

Jodi J. Caro

General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary