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): January 25, 2007
Career Education Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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0-23245 |
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36-3932190 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
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of Incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
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2895 Greenspoint Parkway, Suite 600, Hoffman Estates, IL |
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60169 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (847) 781-3600
(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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 25, 2007, Career Education Corporation (“the Registrant”) issued a press release to announce that it acquired Istituto Marangoni, a world-renowned post-secondary fashion and design school with locations in Milan, London, and Paris. The purchase price was approximately $40 million. A copy of the Registrant’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in Item 8.01 to this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Description of Exhibits |
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99.1 |
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Press release of the Registrant dated January 25, 2007, reporting the acquisition of Istituto Marangoni. |
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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.
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CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Patrick K. Pesch |
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Patrick K. Pesch |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Assistant Secretary |
Dated: January 29, 2007
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit |
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Description of Exhibits |
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99.1 |
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Press release of the Registrant dated January 25, 2007, reporting the acquisition of Istituto Marangoni. |
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