8-K

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 14, 2020 (May 11, 2020)

Laureate Education, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

650 South Exeter Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(410) 843-6100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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.

The 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Laureate Education, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 11, 2020. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following items:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

Elected eleven (11) directors, each of whom shall hold office for a term of one year, expiring at the annual meeting in 2021, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal:

Proposal 2: Non-binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say-On-Pay”)

Approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in the Company’s Proxy Statement (“Say on Pay”) for the Annual Meeting. There were 956,888,965 votes cast for the proposal, 4,017,709 votes cast against the proposal, 859,325 abstentions and 1,216,038 broker non-votes.

Proposal 3: For Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. There were 961,666,112 votes cast for the appointment, 457,589 votes cast against the appointment, 858,336 abstentions and no broker non-votes.

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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.

Date: May 14, 2020

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