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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 26, 2022

 

Perdoceo Education Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

0-23245

 

36-3932190

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

231 N. Martingale Rd., Schaumburg, IL

 

60173

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 781-3600

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

PRDO

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).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 


 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Perdoceo Education Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 26, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the following matters were voted on:

 

(1)The Company’s stockholders voted as follows to elect ten directors to the Company’s Board of Directors:

 

Directors:

Votes For:

Against:

Abstain:

Broker Non-Votes:

Dennis H. Chookaszian

51,242,485

2,093,382

912,107

6,324,886

Kenda B. Gonzales

53,373,260

802,396

72,318

6,324,886

Patrick W. Gross

52,088,302

1,553,851

605,821

6,324,886

William D. Hansen

52,059,688

1,580,452

607,834

6,324,886

Andrew H. Hurst

53,174,120

1,004,428

69,426

6,324,886

Gregory L. Jackson

51,605,144

2,036,608

606,222

6,324,886

Thomas B. Lally

51,935,976

1,705,886

606,112

6,324,886

Todd S. Nelson

52,661,432

1,517,004

69,538

6,324,886

Leslie T. Thornton

47,423,765

6,217,724

606,485

6,324,886

Alan D. Wheat

52,903,535

1,271,147

73,292

6,324,886

 

(2)

The Company’s stockholders approved, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the executive compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

Votes For:

Against:

Abstain:

Broker Non-Votes:

53,100,819

1,013,466

133,689

6,324,886

 

(3)

The Company’s stockholders voted as follows to ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

Votes For:

Against:

Abstain:

Broker Non-Votes

60,475,548

92,514

4,798

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.

 

PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Greg E. Jansen

 

 

Greg E. Jansen

 

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

 

 

Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:

 

May 31, 2022

 

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