Form 8-K - Current report

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):

March 6, 2024 (March 5, 2024)

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.)

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)

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:

☐ 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))

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).

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

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective March 5, 2024, Laureate Education, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with each of ILM Investments Limited Partnership, Torreal Sociedad de Capital Riesgo S.A., Pedro del Corro García-Lomas, Ana Gómez Cuesta and José Diaz-Rato Revuelta (each, a “Seller” and together, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase an aggregate of 2,606,507 shares of the Company’s common stock from the Sellers at a purchase price of $12.62 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $32,894,118 (the “Purchase Price”). This repurchase is pursuant to the Company’s existing $100 million share repurchase program that was previously announced on February 22, 2024.

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.


			LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.


			By:			/s/ Leslie S. Brush
			Name:			Leslie S. Brush
			Title:			Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

Date: March 6, 2024

Cover Page	Mar. 06, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.004 per share
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Mar. 06, 2024
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Registrant Name	Laureate Education, Inc.
Entity File Number	001-38002
Entity Tax Identification Number	52-1492296
Entity Address, Address Line One	PMB 1158, 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 715
Entity Address, City or Town	Miami
Entity Address, State or Province	FL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	33131
City Area Code	786
Local Phone Number	209-3368
Written Communications	false
Trading Symbol	LAUR
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000912766