Thornton Leslie T. - 13 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp (PRDO)

Role: Director
Signature: Leslie T. Thornton by POA: Greg Jansen
Issuer symbol: PRDO
Transactions as of: 13 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: -$747,333
Form type: 4
Filing time: 13 Mar 2026, 18:00:06 UTC
Previous filing: 23 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Thornton Leslie T	Director	1750 E. GOLF ROAD, SUITE 350, SCHAUMBURG	Leslie T. Thornton by POA: Greg Jansen	13 Mar 2026	0001348352

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	PRDO	Common Stock	Options Exercise		+21,129	+35%	$5.96^*	82,290	13 Mar 2026	Direct
transaction	PRDO	Common Stock	Sale	$747,333	-21,129	-26%	$35.37	61,161	13 Mar 2026	Direct	F1, F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	PRDO	Non-Qualified Option (right to buy)	Options Exercise		-21,129	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	13 Mar 2026	Common Stock	21,129	$5.96	Direct

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $34.97 to $35.65. This price reported in Column 4 reflects the weighted average purchase prices. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide, upon written request, to the SEC staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction were effected.
F2	Includes 14,619 vested deferred stock units granted pursuant to Issuer's 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan, with each unit representing the right to receive one share of common stock upon Reporting Person's termination of service from Issuer. Also includes 5,155 unvested restricted stock units granted pursuant to Issuer's 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, with each unit representing the contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's common stock upon vesting.

Content

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $34.97 to $35.65. This price reported in Column 4 reflects the weighted average purchase prices. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide, upon written request, to the SEC staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction were effected.

Includes 14,619 vested deferred stock units granted pursuant to Issuer's 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan, with each unit representing the right to receive one share of common stock upon Reporting Person's termination of service from Issuer. Also includes 5,155 unvested restricted stock units granted pursuant to Issuer's 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, with each unit representing the contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's common stock upon vesting.