UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 6, 2018
CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota | 001-33140 | 41-1717955 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
225 South Sixth Street, 9th Floor,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(888) 227-3552
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 6, 2018, the Higher Learning Commission (the HLC), which is the regional accreditor of Capella University, a wholly owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company (Capella), notified Capella University that the HLC Board of Trustees (the HLC Board) voted at its June 28-29, 2018 meeting to approve the application filed by Capella University in connection with the previously announced merger pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 29, 2017, by and among Strayer Education, Inc. (Strayer), Capella and Sarg Sub Inc. (Merger Sub), whereby Capella would merge into Merger Sub and become a wholly owned subsidiary of Strayer (the Merger). As required by HLC policy and federal regulation, Capella University will host a focused visit by HLC within six months of the date the Merger closes.
The HLC approval satisfies one of the conditions to consummation of the Merger. The consummation of the Merger remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable law) of the remaining conditions to the Merger set forth in the Merger Agreement. It is anticipated that the Merger will close on or before August 1, 2018.
On July 9, 2018, Capella issued a press release announcing the HLC approval and the release of second quarter 2018 earnings results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
99.1 Press release dated July 9, 2018.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated July 9, 2018 |
Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains certain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Reform Act). Such statements may be identified by the use of words such as expect, estimate, assume, believe, anticipate, will, forecast, outlook, plan, project, or similar words and may include statements with respect to, among other things, the proposed Merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Strayer with and into Capella, including the expected timing of completion of the Merger; the anticipated benefits of the Merger, including estimated synergies; the combined companys plans, objectives and expectations; future financial and operating results; and other statements that are not historical facts. The statements are based on Strayers and Capellas current expectations and are subject to a number of assumptions, uncertainties and risks. In connection with the safe-harbor provisions of the Reform Act, Strayer and Capella have identified important factors that could cause Strayers or Capellas actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. The assumptions, uncertainties and risks include:
| the risk that the Merger may not be completed in a timely manner or at all due to the failure to satisfy conditions to completion of the Merger; |
| the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; |
| the outcome of any legal proceeding that may be instituted against Strayer, Capella and others following the announcement of the Merger; |
| the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the Merger; |
| the risk that the benefits of the Merger, including expected synergies, may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; |
| the risk that the Merger may not advance the combined companys business strategy and growth strategy; |
| the risk that the combined company may experience difficulty integrating Strayers and Capellas employees or operations; |
| the potential diversion of Strayers and Capellas managements attention resulting from the proposed Merger; and |
| other risks and uncertainties identified in Strayers and Capellas filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). |
Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Strayer and Capella undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Investors and security holders are urged to carefully review and consider each of Strayers and Capellas public filings with the SEC, including but not limited to their Annual Reports on Form 10-K, their proxy statements, their Current Reports on Form 8-K and their Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The documents filed by Strayer
with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at Strayers website at www.strayereducation.com, in the Investor Relations tab at the top of the page, or at the SECs website at www.sec.gov. These documents may also be obtained free of charge from Strayer by requesting them in writing to 2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, Herndon, VA 20171. The documents filed by Capella with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at Capellas website at http://www.capellaeducation.com, in the Investor Relations tab at the top of the page, or at the SECs website at www.sec.gov. These documents may also be obtained free of charge from Capella by requesting them in writing to 225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
In connection with the proposed Merger, on November 20, 2017, Strayer filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC which included a joint proxy statement of Strayer and Capella and a prospectus of Strayer. The registration statement was amended on December 4, 2017 and declared effective on December 8, 2017. On January 19, 2018 at their respective special meetings, Strayers stockholders approved the issuance of Strayer common stock and the amendment and restatement of Strayers charter, each in connection with the Merger, and Capella shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 29, 2017, by and among Strayer, Capella and Sarg Sub Inc. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF STRAYER AND CAPELLA ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER. Investors and security holders can obtain the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus free of charge from the SECs website or from Strayer or Capella as described above. The contents of the websites referenced above are not deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement or the joint proxy statement/prospectus.
No Offer or Solicitations
This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933.
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.
CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY | ||||||
Date: July 9, 2018 | By: | /s/ Renee L. Jackson | ||||
Renee L. Jackson | ||||||
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |