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)
November 5, 2020
Laureate Education, Inc.
(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.) |
650 South Exeter Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(410) 843-6100
(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 |
| Class A 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).
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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On November 5, 2020, Laureate Education, Inc. (the “Company”) issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the earnings release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated in this Item 2.02 by reference.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 5, 2020, the Company made available on the investor relations section of its website its Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Presentation (the “Presentation”). A copy of the Presentation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Earnings Release issued by Laureate Education, Inc. on November 5, 2020. | |
| 99.2 | Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Presentation. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
The information contained in Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
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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/ Jean-Jacques Charhon | |
| Name: | Jean-Jacques Charhon | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: November 5, 2020
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