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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

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Market Information and Dividends

Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “LULU” and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “LLL.” The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low closing sale prices (adjusted to account for our two-for-one stock split that became legally effective July 1, 2011) of our common stock reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market for the last two fiscal years:

Common Stock Price (Nasdaq Global Select Market)
HighLow
Fiscal Year Ending February 3, 2013
Fourth Quarter$77.19$65.87
Third Quarter$77.99$53.35
Second Quarter$80.30$54.40
First Quarter$77.06$63.13
Fiscal Year Ending January 29, 2012
Fourth Quarter$64.12$43.61
Third Quarter$62.15$44.80
Second Quarter$63.76$41.54
First Quarter$51.08$34.34

As of February 3, 2013, there were approximately 398 holders of record of our common stock.

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We anticipate that we will retain all of our available funds for use in the operation and expansion of our business. Any future determination as to the payment of cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, operating results, current and anticipated cash needs, plans for expansion and other factors that our board of directors considers to be relevant. In addition, financial and other covenants in any instruments or agreements that we enter into in the future may restrict our ability to pay cash dividends on our common stock.

Stock Performance Graph

The graph set forth below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock between February 3, 2008 (the date of our fiscal year end five years ago) and February 3, 2013, with the cumulative total return of (i) the S&P 500 Index and (ii) S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index(1), over the same period. This graph assumes the investment of $100 on February 3, 2008 in the closing sale price our common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index and assumes the reinvestment of dividends, if any.

The comparisons shown in the graph below are based on historical data. We caution that the stock price performance showing in the graph below is not necessarily indicative of, nor is it intended to forecast, the potential future performance of our common stock. Information used in the graph was obtained from the Nasdaq Stock Market website, a source believed to be reliable, but we are not responsible for any errors or omissions in such information.

(1)The previously compared, S&P Retail Index is no longer published at February 3, 2013.
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3-Feb-081-Feb-0931-Jan-1030-Jan-1129-Jan-1203-Feb-13
lululemon athletica inc$100.00$19.48$80.92$196.62$367.45$388.88
S&P 500 Index$100.00$59.19$76.96$91.47$94.33$108.44
S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index$100.00$50.63$93.94$127.05$178.78$163.65

Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities

The following table provides information regarding our Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) repurchases of our common stock, on a post-split basis, during the fourteen week period ended February 3, 2013:

Period(1)Total Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2)Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(2)
October 29, 2012 – November 25, 20126,349$69.706,3495,538,071
November 26, 2012 – December 30, 20126,14173.936,1415,531,930
December 31, 2012 – February 3, 201310,00768.3810,0075,521,923
Total22,49722,497
(1)Monthly information is presented by reference to our fiscal months during our fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.
(2)Our ESPP was approved by our Board of Directors and stockholders in September 2007. All shares purchased under the ESPP will be purchased on the Toronto Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or such other stock exchange as we may designate from time to time). Unless our Board of Directors terminates the ESPP earlier, the ESPP will continue until all shares authorized for purchase under the ESPP have been purchased. The maximum number of shares available for issuance under the ESPP is 6,000,000.
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