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)

July 27, 2021 (July 21, 2021)

Laureate Education, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38002	52-1492296
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

650 South Exeter Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(410) 843-6100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.004 per share	LAUR	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
		Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   o

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 21, 2021, Laureate Education, Inc. (“Laureate”) and Adtalem Global Education Inc. (“Purchaser”) entered into a waiver and amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2020 (as amended, the “Agreement”). Under the Amendment, Laureate and Purchaser agreed (i) that the U.S. Department of Education notification dated June 23, 2021 to Walden University (the “DOE Notification”) meets the definition of a DOE Preacquisition Response (as defined in the Agreement) and (ii) to waive any right to terminate the Agreement under sections 7.01(b)(iii) or 7.01(c)(ii) thereof in respect of the DOE Notification. Laureate also agreed to provide additional indemnification to Purchaser from and after the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.

The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
2.1	Waiver and Amendment to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and between Adtalem Global Education Inc. and Laureate Education, Inc., dated as of July 21, 2021.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
By:	/s/ Leslie S. Brush
Name:	Leslie S. Brush
Title:	Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Secretary

Date: July 27, 2021

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