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 11, 2019
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)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously announced, Career Education Corporation (the “Company”) is hosting an investor day today, April 11, 2019, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time in New York City which will include presentations by the Company’s management team, including Todd Nelson (CEO), Ashish Ghia (CFO), Andrew Hurst (SVP - Colorado Technical University) and John Kline (SVP - American InterContinental University). The investor day will be webcast live and can be accessed by all interested parties at www.careered.com in the Investor Relations section of the website. The investor day is expected to conclude at approximately 12:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The presentation materials that will be used for the investor day, which include estimated new and total student enrollments for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, have been posted on the Company’s website and are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and are incorporated herein by reference.
This information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall the information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K is listed in the “Exhibit Index” which is contained herein and incorporated by reference herein.
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Presentation materials to be used by the Company in connection with its April 11, 2019 investor day and webcast | |
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/ Ashish R. Ghia | |
| Ashish R. Ghia | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: April 11, 2019