BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC. (NYSE:BPI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC. (NYSE:BPI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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 to Section
14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


About BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC. (NYSE:BPI)

Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (Bridgepoint) is a provider of postsecondary education services. The Company’s academic institutions include Ashford University and University of the Rockies, which offer associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs online, as well as at the campuses located in Iowa and Colorado, respectively. Bridgepoint’s institutions conduct ongoing faculty and student assessment processes, and provide a range of student services. The Company is also developing Constellation, Waypoint Outcomes and mobile application technology. The Company has approximately 49,160 students enrolled in its institutions. The Company’s institutions offer approximately 1,850 courses, over 80 degree programs and approximately 150 specializations. Its institutions offer programs and specialization areas through the University of the Rockies’ two schools: the School of Organizational Leadership and the School of Professional Psychology.

BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC. (NYSE:BPI) Recent Trading Information

BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC. (NYSE:BPI) closed its last trading session up +0.02 at 15.03 with 331,205 shares trading hands.