Andrew Hurst - Aug 21, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp (PRDO)

Signature
Andrew H Hurst by POA: Jeff Wigfield
Stock symbol
PRDO
Transactions as of
Aug 21, 2023
Transactions value $
-$173,643
Form type
4
Date filed
8/22/2023, 04:15 PM
Previous filing
Aug 21, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction PRDO Common Stock Options Exercise $37.5K +7.5K +2.13% $5.00 360K Aug 21, 2023 Direct
transaction PRDO Common Stock Options Exercise $44.3K +7.5K +2.08% $5.90 368K Aug 21, 2023 Direct
transaction PRDO Common Stock Sale -$240K -15K -4.08% $15.98 353K Aug 21, 2023 Direct F1
transaction PRDO Common Stock Options Exercise $1.53K +306 +0.09% $5.00 353K Aug 22, 2023 Direct
transaction PRDO Common Stock Options Exercise $7.1K +1.2K +0.34% $5.90 354K Aug 22, 2023 Direct
transaction PRDO Common Stock Sale -$24.3K -1.51K -0.43% $16.11 353K Aug 22, 2023 Direct 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 $0 -7.5K -96.08% $0.00 306 Aug 21, 2023 Common Stock 7.5K $5.00 Direct F3
transaction PRDO Non-Qualified Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -7.5K -86.17% $0.00 1.2K Aug 21, 2023 Common Stock 7.5K $5.90 Direct F4
transaction PRDO Non-Qualified Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -306 -100% $0.00* 0 Aug 22, 2023 Common Stock 306 $5.00 Direct F3
transaction PRDO Non-Qualified Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -1.2K -100% $0.00* 0 Aug 22, 2023 Common Stock 1.2K $5.90 Direct F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

Transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $15.81 to $16.20. The price reported in Column 4 reflects the weighted average purchase price. 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 transactions were effected.
F2 Includes 215,280 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.
F3 On May 12, 2014 the Reporting Person was granted 22,806 non-qualified stock options. The option grant vested in four installments on June 14, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
F4 On March 6, 2015 the Reporting Person was granted 23,704 non-qualified stock options. The option grant vested in four installments on March 14, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Remarks:

The option exercise and sale reported on the Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on May 9, 2023.