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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):
May 7, 2024 (May 6, 2024)
Laureate Education, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-38002 | | 52-1492296 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
PMB 1158, 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 715
Miami, FL 33131
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
786-209-3368
(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 |
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).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Effective May 6, 2024, Laureate Education, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with each of Snow Phipps Group, LLC, Snow Phipps Group, L.P., Snow Phipps Group (B), L.P., Snow Phipps Group (Offshore), L.P., Snow Phipps Group (RPV), L.P. and SPG Co-Investment, L.P. (each, a “Seller and together, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase an aggregate of 2,114,928 shares of the Company’s common stock from the Sellers at a purchase price of $14.64 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $30,958,422 (the “Purchase Price”). These shares will be repurchased as part of the Company’s existing $100 million share repurchase program that was previously announced on February 22, 2024. Following this purchase, there will be approximately $36.1 million of authorization remaining under the Company's $100 million share repurchase program.
SIGNATURE
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.
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| LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Leslie S. Brush |
| Name: | Leslie S. Brush |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
Date: May 7, 2024