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): March 3, 2015
Career 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):
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On March 3, 2015, Career Education Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release describing the Company’s financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference. Following the issuance of the press release, the Company will host a conference call and webcast on which its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 will be discussed. The presentation materials that will be used for the call and webcast have been posted on the Company’s website and are attached as Exhibit 99.2.
The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press release of the Company dated March 3, 2015 reporting the Company’s financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 | |
| 99.2 | Presentation materials used by the Company in connection with its March 3, 2015 earnings conference call and webcast | |
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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.
| CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Reid E. Simpson | |
Reid E. Simpson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: March 3, 2015
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press release of the Company dated March 3, 2015 reporting the Company’s financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 | |
| 99.2 | Presentation materials used by the Company in connection with its March 3, 2015 earnings conference call and webcast | |
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