Coursera, Inc. filings document material events, operating and financial results, shareholder letters, governance matters and capital-structure disclosures for the online learning platform. Recent Form 8-K disclosures include quarterly and annual results, material agreements, shareholder voting matters, risk-factor categories and other public-company reporting items.
The company’s filings also record board and executive-officer matters, including chief financial officer and treasurer appointments, principal financial and accounting officer designations, and related compensation arrangements. These disclosures sit alongside information about Coursera’s Consumer and Enterprise business, credential catalog, institutional learning relationships and Delaware public benefit corporation status.
Baillie Gifford & Co, an investment adviser based in Scotland, has filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 14,590,942 Coursera common shares as of December 31, 2025. This indicates a sizable passive stake above the 5 percent reporting threshold.
Baillie Gifford has sole voting power over 9,165,973 shares and sole dispositive power over all 14,590,942 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The shares are held by Baillie Gifford and its investment adviser subsidiaries on behalf of institutional investment clients, and the filing certifies the holdings are in the ordinary course of business, not to influence control of Coursera.
Coursera, Inc. filed a current report to note that it released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. The company issued both a press release and a detailed shareholder letter on February 5, 2026 to present these results.
These materials are included as exhibits to the report but are furnished rather than filed, which means they are not automatically incorporated into other securities law filings unless specifically referenced later.
Coursera, Inc. President & CEO Gregory M. Hart, who also serves as a director, reported a tax-related share withholding on common stock. On February 3, 2026, 185,653 shares were withheld by Coursera at $5.86 per share to cover his tax liability from restricted stock unit vesting. After this withholding, he beneficially owned 1,687,518 shares of Coursera common stock. The footnote clarifies this was not an open-market sale by Hart.
The Vanguard Group reports beneficial ownership of 16,116,748 shares of Coursera Inc. common stock, representing 9.68% of the class as of the event date. Vanguard has shared voting power over 1,192,502 shares and shared dispositive power over all 16,116,748 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power.
The shares are held for Vanguard’s clients in the ordinary course of business, and its clients have rights to dividends and sale proceeds. Vanguard states the holdings are not intended to change or influence control of Coursera. Vanguard also notes an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026, after which certain subsidiaries may report beneficial ownership separately.
Coursera, Inc. reported that its Board of Directors has designated Michael Foley, the company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and principal financial officer, to also serve as its principal accounting officer effective January 3, 2026. This means Foley will now oversee both the financial and accounting functions.
The company stated that Foley will not receive any additional compensation for taking on the principal accounting officer role. It also noted that there are no arrangements or understandings with other persons related to this designation, no family relationships with any director or executive officer, and no related‑party transactions requiring disclosure under Regulation S‑K.
A shareholder of COUR has filed a Rule 144 notice to sell 3,352 shares of common stock on the NYSE through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. The filing lists an aggregate market value of $27,268.52 for these shares and notes that the issuer has 166,400,000 shares of this class outstanding. The shares were acquired on 05/09/2025 via an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) purchase from the issuer, paid in cash. The approximate planned sale date is 12/18/2025. By signing, the shareholder represents that they are not aware of any material adverse, nonpublic information about the issuer’s current or prospective operations.
A holder has filed a notice of proposed sale under Rule 144 to sell 12,202 shares of the issuer’s common stock. The planned sale, with an aggregate market value of $99,263.27, is to be executed through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on the NYSE, with an approximate sale date of 12/18/2025. These shares were acquired on 02/15/2024 via restricted stock vesting as compensation from the issuer, and there were 166,400,000 common shares outstanding.
Coursera agreed to acquire Udemy in an all-stock merger, giving each Udemy share 0.800 Coursera share. Udemy will merge into a Coursera subsidiary and is expected to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Coursera if the transaction closes, with Udemy stockholders receiving cash instead of fractional Coursera shares.
The combined board is expected to have nine directors, six from Coursera and three from Udemy, while Coursera’s current chairman and chief executive officer remain in place. Closing depends on approvals from Udemy and Coursera stockholders, NYSE listing of the new Coursera shares, antitrust and other regulatory clearances, and an effective Form S-4. The merger agreement provides reciprocal $40,500,000 termination fees and $8.0 million expense reimbursements in specified circumstances, and is supported by voting agreements from significant stockholders holding about 26% of Udemy’s and 12% of Coursera’s outstanding common stock.
Coursera, Inc. reports that Michele M. Meyers, its Vice President of Accounting, Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, has resigned effective January 2, 2026.
She notified the company of her decision on December 12, 2025, in order to pursue another opportunity. Coursera states that her resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the company regarding its operations, policies or procedures.
Coursera, Inc. reported an insider stock sale by an officer who serves as SVP and General Counsel. On 12/15/2025, the officer disposed of 8,078 shares of Coursera common stock at a price of $8.17 per share, reported as a code "S" transaction.
After this sale, the officer beneficially owns 237,828 shares of Coursera common stock, held directly. The filing notes that the transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 4, 2025, and the form was filed for one reporting person.