(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-38002
52-1492296
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
78 SW 7th Street, Suite 900
Miami, FL33130
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(786) 209-3368
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.004 per share
LAUR
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
(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).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Laureate Education, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 25, 2022. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following items:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Elected nine (9) directors, each of whom shall hold office for a term of one year, expiring at the annual meeting in 2023, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The vote was as follows:
FOR
WITHHELD
BROKER NON-VOTES
Andrew B. Cohen
152,492,608
1,720,823
2,283,246
William L. Cornog
129,916,190
24,297,241
2,283,246
Pedro del Corro
152,509,187
1,704,244
2,283,246
Kenneth W. Freeman
152,406,691
1,806,740
2,283,246
Barbara Mair
153,175,726
1,037,705
2,283,246
George Muñoz
152,522,266
1,691,165
2,283,246
Dr. Judith Rodin
132,530,277
21,683,154
2,283,246
Eilif Serck-Hanssen
152,780,251
1,433,180
2,283,246
Ian K. Snow
132,391,508
21,821,923
2,283,246
Proposal 2: Non-binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The vote was as follows:
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
150,307,104
2,886,531
1,019,796
2,283,246
Proposal 3: For Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The vote was as follows:
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
154,259,071
305,873
1,931,733
0
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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.
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
By:
/s/ Leslie S. Brush
Name:
Leslie S. Brush
Title:
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Secretary
