Explanatory Note
This Registration Statement on Form8-A is being filed by Zovio Inc, a Delaware corporation formerly known as Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (the “Registrant”), in connection with the registration of its Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the transfer of the listing of its Common Stock to the Nasdaq Global Select Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. The Common Stock had previously been registered and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The description of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Registrant, contained in the section entitled “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement onForm S-1 (FileNo. 333-156408), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2008, as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), is hereby incorporated by reference herein. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that are subsequently filed are hereby also incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.