Exhibit 99.1

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of the Urban Outfitters 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) on Form 11-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Richard Hayne, President of Urban Outfitters, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that (1) the Form 11-K of the Plan for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 (the “Form 11-K”), fully complies with requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and (2) the information contained in the Form 11-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Plan.

Date: June 27, 2003

By:	/s/    RICHARD A. HAYNE
	Richard A. Hayne President (Principal Executive Officer)

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Additionally, a signed original of this certification required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.