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 10, 2017
BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34272 | 59-3551629 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
8620 Spectrum Center Blvd. San Diego, California | 92123 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(858) 668-2586
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 10, 2017, Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), at which the Company's stockholders (i) elected Dale Crandall and Ryan Craig as Class II directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017, (iii) approved the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, (iv) approved on an advisory, non-binding basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as presented in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting and (v) approved on an advisory, non-binding basis a frequency of "every three years" for the stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation. These proposals are more fully described in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2017. As of March 15, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 28,446,167 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, a total of 26,997,217 shares of the Company's common stock were represented in person or by proxy. The final voting results with respect to each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of two Class II directors, Dale Crandall and Ryan Craig, for a three-year term to expire at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Dale Crandall | 22,603,834 | 1,601,955 | 2,791,428 | |||
Ryan Craig | 23,313,295 | 892,494 | 2,791,428 | |||
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
26,762,046 | 230,002 | 5,169 | — | ||||
Proposal 3 - Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2009 Stock Incentive Plan:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
12,310,561 | 11,890,089 | 5,139 | 2,791,428 | ||||
Proposal 4 - Approval on an advisory, non-binding basis of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as presented in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
24,023,928 | 176,005 | 5,856 | 2,791,428 | ||||
Proposal 5 - Approval on an advisory, non-binding basis of the frequency of the stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation:
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | ||||
9,258,422 | 2,965 | 14,940,060 | 4,342 | ||||
In light of the outcome of the vote with respect to Proposal 5 above, the Company's Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers once every three years until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation is required pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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.
Date: May 16, 2017 | Bridgepoint Education, Inc. | |
By: | /s/ Diane L. Thompson | |
Name: Diane L. Thompson | ||
Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||