0001193125-12-168263.txt : 20120418 0001193125-12-168263.hdr.sgml : 20120418 20120418153757 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-168263 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120417 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120418 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120418 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000880059 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200] IRS NUMBER: 251119571 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34466 FILM NUMBER: 12765887 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 SIXTH AVENUE CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15222 BUSINESS PHONE: 4125620900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 SIXTH AVE CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15222 8-K 1 d336630d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

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): April 18, 2012 (April 17, 2012)

 

 

Education Management Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   001-34466   25-1119571

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

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.):

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 

Item 8.01. – Other Events

On April 17, 2012, the plaintiffs in the securities class action lawsuit captioned Gaer v. Education Management Corp., et. al, voluntarily withdrew their appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) of the dismissal of the lawsuit by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania with prejudice in September 2011. The lawsuit alleged violations of certain federal securities laws by Education Management Corporation (the “Company”) and the other defendants in the case in connection with the Company’s initial public offering and subsequent press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Court entered an Order dismissing the appeal with prejudice on April 18, 2012.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a) None.

 

(b) None.

 

(c) None.

 

(d) None.

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/ J. Devitt Kramer

  J. Devitt Kramer
  Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Dated: April 18, 2012