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 10, 2009
THE PRINCETON REVIEW, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-32469 | | 22-3727603 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
111 Speen Street, Suite 550
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 663-5050
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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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| ITEM 2.02 | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. |
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of The Princeton Review, Inc. (the “Company”) dated March 12, 2009, announcing certain financial results for the Company’s fiscal period ended December 31, 2008.
The information set forth under this “Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the exhibit attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On March 10, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase in the annual base salary of Stephen C. Richards, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to $325,000 per year and an increase in his target bonus for 2009 to 100% of his annual base salary.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
| | 99.1 | Press release dated March 12, 2009. |
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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.
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| | | | THE PRINCETON REVIEW, INC. |
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| Dated: March 12, 2009 | | | | | | |
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| | | | /s/ Neal S. Winneg |
| | | | Name: | | Neal S. Winneg |
| | | | Title: | | Executive Vice President |
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