Laureate Education, Inc. - Form 10-K - Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

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Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Laureate Education, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. The report includes the registrant’s legal and contact information, securities registered and trading symbols, filer status checkmarks under applicable SEC rules, and key issuer disclosures such as market value and outstanding shares as of specified dates. It also references incorporation of the definitive proxy statement into Part III and provides the Index listing items and page ranges.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages323

Reading Time13 h 34 min

AccessFree to download

Part I

Item 1. Business

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 2. Properties

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Part II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8. Financial Statements

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

Part III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Part IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

Signatures

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ☒ Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 OR ☐ Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to . Commission File Number: 001-38002 Laureate Education, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 52-1492296 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 650 S. Exeter Street, Baltimore, Maryland (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 843-6100 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: | Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | | --- | --- | --- | | Class A common stock, par value $0.004 per share | LAUR | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Nasdaq Global Select Market | Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files) . Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U. S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) . Yes ☐ No ☒ As of June 30, 2020,(the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter), the aggregate market value of the Class A common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $1.119 billion (based on the closing price of the registrant's Class A common stock on that date as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market) . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Class Outstanding at February 12, 2021 Class A common stock, par value $0.004 per share Class B common stock, par value $0.004 per share 108,169,831 shares 90,790,449 shares Documents Incorporated by Reference The registrant incorporates b

FAQs

What SEC form and reporting period does the document cover?

It is filed as Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

Which company and securities information are provided in the filing header?

The registrant is Laureate Education, Inc., and it lists registered securities including Class A common stock (trading symbol LAUR) and the exchange Nasdaq Global Select Market.

How does the filing reference other required documents and the report structure?

It incorporates by reference the definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting into Part III of the Form 10-K and includes an Index that lists the items across Parts I–IV.

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