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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): December 12, 2005
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EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania 000-21363 25-1119571
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
210 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 562-0900
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):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 ( c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c ))
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ITEM 8.01. - OTHER EVENTS.
On December 12, 2005, Education Management Corporation (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing that The Art Institute of Dallas has been placed on
probation by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools (the "Commission"). A copy of the Company's press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained therein is
incorporate by reference.
The information contained in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and it shall not 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 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated December 12, 2005 announcing that The
Art Institute of Dallas has been placed on probation by the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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.
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Robert T. McDowell
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Robert T. McDowell
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: December 13, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated December 12, 2005 announcing that The Art
Institute of Dallas has been placed on probation by the
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools