Form 8-K

 

 

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 31, 2018

 

 

Career Education Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-23245   36-3932190

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

231 North Martingale Road

Schaumburg, IL

  60173
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 781-3600

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 31, 2018 and the following matters were voted on at that meeting:

 

(1) The Company’s stockholders voted as follows to elect nine directors to the Company’s Board of Directors:

 

Directors:

   Votes For:      Against:      Abstain:      Broker Non-Votes:  

Dennis H. Chookaszian

     51,377,442        1,068,793        3,913        7,767,951  

Kenda B. Gonzales

     52,314,601        131,212        4,335        7,767,951  

Patrick W. Gross

     51,370,443        1,077,419        2,286        7,767,951  

William D. Hansen

     52,285,982        159,547        4,619        7,767,951  

Gregory L. Jackson

     52,198,849        246,920        4,379        7,767,951  

Thomas B. Lally

     51,869,155        578,707        2,286        7,767,951  

Todd S. Nelson

     51,950,151        498,083        1,914        7,767,951  

Leslie T. Thornton

     51,892,537        553,764        3,847        7,767,951  

Richard D. Wang

     52,235,152        210,661        4,335        7,767,951  

 

(2) The Company’s stockholders approved, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the executive compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

Votes For:

  

Against:

  

Abstain:

  

Broker Non-Votes:

41,857,640

   10,584,540    7,968    7,767,951

 

(3) The Company’s stockholders voted as follows to ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

Votes For:

  

Against:

  

Abstain:

  

Broker Non-Votes

60,135,955

   80,730    1,414    0


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.

 

CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey D. Ayers

  Jeffrey D. Ayers
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: June 1, 2018