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): February 1, 1999
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-13144 36-2061311
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
5975 Castle Creek Parkway North Drive
P.O. Box 50466
Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-0466
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (317) 594-9499
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
The Company repurchased 1,500,000 shares of its common stock on
February 1, 1999 (the "Stock Repurchase") from ITT Corporation, a
subsidiary of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. ("Starwood"),
for an aggregate purchase price of $49,087,500. The Stock Repurchase
occurred concurrently with the closing of an underwritten public
offering of 7,950,000 shares of the Company's common stock, all of
which were owned by ITT Corporation (the "Offering").
The Company funded the Stock Repurchase from its cash and cash
equivalents and marketable debt securities. Pursuant to the Stock
Repurchase Agreement between the Company and ITT Corporation, the per
share purchase price was equal to the public offering price per share,
less underwriting discounts and commissions.
Prior to the Offering, ITT Corporation owned 35% of the Company's
outstanding common stock and two of the Company's Directors, Barry S.
Sternlicht and Merrick R. Kleeman, were affiliated with ITT
Corporation. Mr. Sternlicht serves as chairman and chief executive
officer and a director of Starwood. Mr. Sternlicht is also the
general manager of Starwood Capital Group, L.L.C., which, together
with its affiliates and Mr. Sternlicht, beneficially owns
approximately 5.9% of the outstanding units of Starwood common stock
and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Class B shares of beneficial interest.
Mr. Kleeman is a managing director of Starwood Capital Group, L.L.C.
Effective immediately upon the closing of the Offering and the Stock
Repurchase, four of the ten members of the Company's Board of
Directors tendered their resignations. The departing Board members,
all of whom were elected in February 1998 upon the recommendation of
Starwood, include Tony Coehlo, Robin Josephs, Merrick R. Kleeman and
Barry S. Sternlicht.
The press release issued by the Company dated February 1, 1999,
reporting the Stock Repurchase, the Offering and the resignations, is
incorporated herein by reference and filed with this report as Exhibit
99.1.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
Not applicable.
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(b) Pro forma financial information.
Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
The list of exhibits set forth in the Index to Exhibits on page
S-2 is incorporated herein by reference.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
ITT Educational Services, Inc.
Date: February 2, 1999
By: /s/ CLARK D. ELWOOD
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Clark D. Elwood, Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Text of Press Release issued by the Company dated
February 1, 1999.
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