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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 8, 2018

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.)

8620 Spectrum Center Blvd. San Diego, California
 
92123
(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)

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Item 5.07.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 8, 2018, Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), at which the Company's stockholders (i) elected Andrew S. Clark, Teresa S. Carroll and Kirsten M. Marriner as Class III directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018. These proposals are more fully described in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2018. As of March 13, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 27,157,986 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, a total of 22,917,642 shares of the Company's common stock were represented in person or by proxy. The final voting results with respect to each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of three Class III directors, Andrew S. Clark, Teresa S. Carroll and Kirsten M. Marriner, for a three-year term to expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
Name
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Andrew S. Clark
 
19,140,973
 
662,807
 
3,113,862
Teresa S. Carroll
 
19,152,469
 
651,311
 
3,113,862
Kirsten M. Marriner
 
19,152,060
 
651,720
 
3,113,862
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
22,895,904
 
18,282
 
3,456
 
3,113,862






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.

Date: May 10, 2018
 
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Diane L. Thompson
 
 
Name:  Diane L. Thompson
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel