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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by American Public Education, Inc. (the “Company”) on September 2, 2021 (the “Initial Form 8-K”) relating to the completed acquisition of Rasmussen, LLC by the Company.
This Amendment amends the Initial Form 8-K to include the historical financial statements and pro forma financial information required by Items 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) of Form 8-K and should be read in conjunction with the Initial Form 8-K.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (a) | Financial Statements of Business Acquired |
Audited consolidated balance sheets of Rasmussen as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Rasmussen as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference.
| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information |
Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company and Rasmussen as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 and incorporated herein by reference.
| (d) | Exhibits |
* Exhibits and schedules to this agreement have been omitted as permitted under Item 601 of Regulation S-K and will be furnished supplementally upon request to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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.
| American Public Education, Inc. | |||
| Date: | November 17, 2021 | By: | /s/ Richard W. Sunderland, Jr. |
| Richard W. Sunderland, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||