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Under Armour, Inc.
1020 Hull Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
CONTACTS:
Investors:
Lance Allega
410.246.6810
Media:
Diane Pelkey
Tel: 410.246.5927
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UNDER ARMOUR ANNOUNCES NOMINATION OF
JERRI L. DEVARD TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Baltimore, MD (April 13, 2017) - Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA, UAA) today announced that Jerri L. DeVard has been nominated
for election to the company’s Board of Directors. Ms. DeVard’s election will be considered as part of the company’s slate of director
nominees at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 31, 2017.
Ms. DeVard has more than 30 years of extensive marketing and leadership experience at large global brands. Most recently, she served
as Chief Marketing Officer of The ADT Corporation, a leading provider of home and business security services. Prior to that, she was
Principal of DeVard Marketing Group, a firm specializing in advertising, branding, communications, as well as traditional, digital, and
multicultural marketing strategies. Ms. DeVard also served as Executive Vice President of Marketing for Nokia. Additionally, she held
senior marketing roles at Verizon Communications, Citibank, Revlon, Harrah’s Entertainment, the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and the
Pillsbury Company. Ms. DeVard is a graduate of Spelman College, where she also recently served as a member of the Board of
Trustees from 2005 to 2014. She received her MBA from the Atlanta University Graduate School of Business.
“We are thrilled that Jerri DeVard has agreed to stand for election to our Board of Directors,” said Kevin Plank, Under Armour’s
Chairman and CEO. “Jerri’s in-depth marketing, leadership and corporate board experience across such a wide variety of global brands
should serve as an invaluable asset to our Board of Directors as we continue to expand globally, deliver breakthrough innovations and
find new ways to connect with consumers around the world.”
“It has been inspiring to watch Under Armour grow and tell its story to athletes everywhere,” said Ms. DeVard. “I have been an avid
consumer of Under Armour products for many years and have always admired the passion that fuels the Brand, as well as its focus on
innovation and technology. I am honored to be nominated to the Under Armour Board of Directors, and I look forward to working with
the team as it writes the next chapter of that story.”
About Under Armour, Inc.
Under Armour, the originator of performance footwear, apparel and equipment, revolutionized how athletes across the world dress.
Designed to make all athletes better, the brand’s innovative products are sold worldwide to athletes at all levels. The Under Armour
Connected Fitness™ platform powers the world’s largest digital health and fitness community through a suite of applications: UA
Record, MapMyFitness, Endomondo and MyFitnessPal. The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland. For further
information, please visit the Company’s website at www.uabiz.com.
Under Armour has two classes of publicly traded common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange: Class C stock trades under
the ticker symbol “UA” and Class A stock trades under the ticker symbol “UAA”. For more information about Under Armour’s stock,
please visit the Company’s Investor Relations website at http://www.uabiz.com/investors.cfm.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Under Armour, Inc. has filed a proxy statement and proxy cards with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in
connection with the solicitation of proxies from Under Armour stockholders in connection with its 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 31, 2017. UNDER ARMOUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ
SUCH PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS) AND ACCOMPANYING PROXY
CARDS IN THEIR ENTIRETY AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Investors and stockholders may obtain the proxy statement and other materials filed by Under Armour in connection with its 2017
Annual Meeting of Stockholders free of charge at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov), at the Company’s website
(http://www.uabiz.com), or by writing to Under Armour, Inc., 2601 Port Covington Dr., Baltimore, Maryland 21230, Attn: Corporate
Secretary.
Under Armour and its directors, nominees and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
Under Armour’s stockholders with respect to the proposals to be considered at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Information
regarding the names, affiliations, and direct or indirect interests (by security holdings or otherwise) of these individuals is set forth in
the proxy statement and the other documents filed with the SEC.
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