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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): June 3, 2021

 

 

2U, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

 

 

DELAWARE
(STATE OF INCORPORATION)

 

001-36376   26-2335939
(COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER)
  (IRS EMPLOYER
ID. NUMBER)

 

7900 Harkins Road

Lanham, MD

  20706
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)   (ZIP CODE)

(301) 892-4350

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

 

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share   TWOU   The 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 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of 2U, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time. As of the close of business on April 9, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 74,404,008 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding, with each share entitled to one vote. The holders of 65,507,971 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2021. The voting result for each of the proposals is as follows:

Proposal 1

The stockholders voted upon and elected four Class I directors, nominated by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, to serve on the Board until the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death resignation or removal, with the following vote results:

 

Director

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Paul A. Maeder

  40,987,279   16,923,745   7,596,947

Christopher J. Paucek

  41,493,429   16,417,595   7,596,947

Gregory K. Peters

  34,279,059   23,631,965   7,596,947

Robert M. Stavis

  41,248,972   16,662,052   7,596,947

Proposal 2

The stockholders voted upon and approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, with the following vote results:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

54,837,519

  2,988,552   84,953   7,596,947

Proposal 3

The stockholders voted upon and ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year, with the following vote results:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

65,336,133

  123,750   48,088   0

Proposal 4

The stockholders voted upon and approved a stockholder proposal to elect each director annually, with the following vote results:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

56,297,339

  1,331,965   215,549   7,662,938


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.

 

    2U, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Paul S. Lalljie

    Name:   Paul S. Lalljie
Date: June 4, 2021     Title:   Chief Financial Officer