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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

Market Information

Our common stock has traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “Ulta” since October 25, 2007. Our initial public offering was priced at $18.00 per share. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices for our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market during fiscal years 2010 and 2009:

Fiscal Year 2010HighLow
First quarter$25.36$17.29
Second quarter26.1821.24
Third quarter32.3322.18
Fourth quarter37.8530.41
Fiscal Year 2009HighLow
First quarter$8.75$4.29
Second quarter11.568.36
Third quarter17.4410.25
Fourth quarter21.6115.14

Holders of the Registrant’s Common Stock

The last reported sale price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on March 24, 2011 was $47.84 per share. As of March 24, 2011, we had 141 holders of record of our common stock. Because many shares of common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of stockholders represented by these record holders.

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Dividends

No cash dividends have been declared on our common stock to date nor have any decisions been made to pay a dividend in the foreseeable future. We evaluate our dividend policy on a periodic basis. Any dividend we might declare in the future would be subject to the applicable provisions of our credit agreement, which currently limits our ability to pay cash dividends.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

None.

Sales of Unregistered Securities

None.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table provides information about Ulta common stock that may be issued under our equity compensation plans as of January 29, 2011.

**Number of Securities ****Number of Securities **
**to be Issued Upon ****Weighted-Average ****Remaining Available **
**Exercise of ****Exercise Price of ****for Future Issuance **
**Outstanding Options, ****Outstanding Options, ****Under Equity **
Plan CategoryWarrants and RightsWarrants and RightsCompensation Plans
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders5,035,871$16.55712,730
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders———
Total5,035,871$16.55712,730
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Stock Performance Graph

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.

Set forth below is a graph comparing the cumulative total stockholder return on Ulta’s common stock with the NASDAQ Global Select Market Composite Index (NQGS) and the S&P Retail Index (RLX) for the period covering Ulta’s first trading day on October 25, 2007 through the end of Ulta’s fiscal year ended January 29, 2011. The graph assumes an investment of $100 made at the closing of trading on October 25, 2007, in (i) Ulta’s common stock, (ii) the stocks comprising the NQGS, and (iii) stocks comprising the RLX. 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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