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 13, 2014
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36166 | 27-1566372 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 222 Berkeley Street Boston, MA |
02116 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(617) 351-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
As previously disclosed, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (the “Company”) issued a press release on May 8, 2014 reporting its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014 and, as a result, the “lock-up” restrictions in the agreements that each of the selling stockholders in the Company’s initial public offering entered into with the underwriters for the initial public offering have been automatically extended under the terms of such lock-up agreements. As a result, the lock-up restrictions applicable to the selling stockholders in the Company’s initial public offering will now expire as of May 26, 2014.
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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.
| HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ William F. Bayers | |
| Name: | William F. Bayers | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
Dated: May 13, 2014
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