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 12, 2010

 

BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-34272

 

59-3551629

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification
No.)

 

13500 Evening Creek Drive North, Suite 600
San Diego, California

 

92128

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(858) 668-2586

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

None

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

 

On May 12, 2010, we held our 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which the stockholders (1) elected Ryan Craig and Robert Hartman as Class I directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and (2) ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.

 

The final voting results on these matters were as follows:

 

Proposal 1 - Election of two Class I directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Ryan Craig

 

48,301,581

 

1,393,479

 

2,253,047

 

Robert Hartman

 

49,228,388

 

466,672

 

2,253,047

 

 

Proposal 2 - Ratification of selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010:

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstained

 

 

 

51,588,742

 

358,957

 

408

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 14, 2010

 

Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daniel J. Devine

 

 

Name:  Daniel J. Devine

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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