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 9, 2019 

American Public Education, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	001-33810	01-0724376
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

111 W. Congress Street Charles Town, West Virginia	25414
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 304-724-3700

N/A

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value	APEI	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ¨

Item 8.01. Other Information.

On December 9, 2019, American Public Education, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its board of directors has authorized a program to repurchase up to an additional $25.0 million of shares of the Company’s common stock. The share repurchases are subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The repurchases may be made in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions. The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any shares, and repurchases may be commenced or suspended at any time based on market conditions and other factors that the Company deems appropriate.

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.

	American Public Education, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Richard W. Sunderland, Jr.
		Richard W. Sunderland, Jr.
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 9, 2019