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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): December 13, 2012
Apollo Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Arizona | 0-25232 | 86-0419443 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
4025 S. Riverpoint Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona |
85040 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (480) 966-5394
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:
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) | Departure of Director and Officer |
On December 13, 2012, Dr. John G. Sperling, the founder and Executive Chairman of Apollo Group, Inc. (the Company), notified the Company of his decision to retire as a director and an officer, effective December 31, 2012. Dr. Sperling, who is 91 years old, has served the Company as a director and in various executive capacities since founding the Company in 1972. In connection with Dr. Sperlings retirement and the termination of his employment agreement, we expect to agree to provide various additional retirement and severance benefits, which have not yet been finalized. Dr. Sperling has been conferred the honorary title of Chairman Emeritus of the Company, effective December 31, 2012.
Changes in Board Leadership
On December 13, 2012, Peter Sperling, formerly Apollos Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors (the Board), was elected Chairman of the Board, and Terri C. Bishop, Apollos Executive Vice President, Integrated Academic Strategies and Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and a director, was elected Vice Chairman of the Board. These elections will be effective December 31, 2012.
(d) | Election of Director |
On December 13, 2012, the Companys Board appointed Matthew Carter, Jr. to fill a vacancy on the Board, effective December 13, 2012. With the appointment of Mr. Carter, the Board contains ten independent members. Mr. Carter was also appointed to serve on the Boards Finance Committee and Audit Committee.
Mr. Carter will participate in the cash and equity compensation programs provided to and upon the same terms as our other non-employee directors. These cash and equity compensation programs are more fully described under Director Compensation in our Information Statement on Form 14C filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 2011, which description is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by this reference. In accordance with those programs, Mr. Carter received, at the time of his December 13, 2012 appointment to the Board, a pro-rated equity award for the balance of the 2013 fiscal year comprised of (i) an option grant covering 2,847 shares of the Companys Class A common stock with an exercise price of $21.40 per share and (ii) a restricted stock unit award covering an additional 6,231 shares of the Companys Class A common stock. Both components will vest upon his continuation in Board service through August 31, 2013. In addition, we have entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Carter on substantially the same terms as for our other non-employee directors that obligates us to indemnify him in his capacity as a director to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Section 7 Regulation FD
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 13, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the retirement of Dr. John G. Sperling as a director and an officer, the election of Peter Sperling as Chairman of the Board, the election of Terri L. Bishop as Vice Chairman of the Board, and the appointment of Matthew Carter, Jr. to the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are provided herewith:
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
99.1 | Text of press release issued by Apollo Group, Inc. dated December 13, 2012. |
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.
Apollo Group, Inc. | ||||||
December 13, 2012 | By: | /s/ Brian L. Swartz | ||||
Name: Brian L. Swartz | ||||||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Text of press release issued by Apollo Group, Inc. dated December 13, 2012. |