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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): February 8, 2006
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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):
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ITEM 2.02. --RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On February 8, 2006, Education Management Corporation issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2005. A copy
of the February 8, 2006 press release is attached hereto as an exhibit and
incorporated herein by reference.
The information included 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 (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such a filing.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) None.
(b) None.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated February 8, 2006
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: February 8, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated February 8, 2006