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)

April 25, 2018 (April 24, 2018)

 

Laureate Education, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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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Item 1.01.                                        Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On April 24, 2018, Laureate Education, Inc. (the “Company”), and Exeter Street Holdings, LLC (the “Seller”) and University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, LLC (“USAHS”), both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with University of St. Augustine Acquisition Corp. (the “Purchaser”), an affiliate of Altas Partners LP.  Pursuant to the Agreement, the Purchaser will purchase from the Seller all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of USAHS.

 

The transaction value under the Agreement is $400.0 million, subject to customary closing adjustments, and the parties expect that the transaction will close in late 2018, subject to required regulatory approvals, including approvals by the U.S. Department of Education and the WASC Senior College and University Commission, and customary closing conditions.  For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, USAHS had $89.6 million in revenue, $30.5 million in operating income and $4.1 million in depreciation and amortization, and as of December 31, 2017 had approximately 2,900 students.

 

The Agreement will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2018.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes certain disclosures which contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, which involve risks and uncertainties.  You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “subject to,” “expect” or similar expressions that concern the Company’s strategy, plans or intentions.  Any statements we make relating to the closing date of the transaction described herein is a forward-looking statement.  Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions.  Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, which are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations are set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 under the caption “Risk Factors.”

 

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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/ Victoria Silbey
	Name:	Victoria Silbey
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

 

Date: April 25, 2018

 

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