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Perdoceo Education Corporation filings document a postsecondary education company reporting through academic institutions such as CTU, AIUS and USAHS. Form 8-K disclosures furnish press releases on quarterly and annual results, outlook updates, segment revenue, enrollment measures and capital-allocation actions including dividends and share repurchase authorizations.
Proxy and governance filings cover board matters, shareholder voting items, executive compensation and equity-award information. Other current reports address compensatory arrangements, including annual incentive plan terms tied to adjusted operating income and individual performance goals, providing formal disclosure of governance and pay practices for the company’s senior leadership structure.
Perdoceo Education Corp SVP Sunitha Araamudhu reported compensation-related stock activity, not open‑market trading. On March 14, 2026, she exercised 5,336 performance-based restricted stock units (PSUs) into common stock, as shown by a code M transaction.
The filing also reports four code F transactions totaling 7,068 shares of common stock surrendered back to the company to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units. Footnotes state the PSUs, granted on March 7, 2023, vested at 200% of their initial 5,336‑unit target based on performance, and that her holdings include 38,988 unvested restricted stock units under the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan.
Reporting person Todd Sherman Nelson reports the sale of 40,000 shares. The transaction occurred on 03/16/2026 and shows proceeds of $1,394,404.00. The filing identifies the securities as Performance Shares dated 03/14/2025 and lists Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC as the broker on NASDAQ.
PRDO reported an insider disposition: Todd Sherman Nelson sold 40,000 shares of Common Stock on 12/17/2025 for $1,176,808.00. The filing lists the securities as Performance Shares and identifies the broker as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.
Perdoceo Education Corp director Leslie T. Thornton exercised stock options and sold shares on the same day. Thornton exercised a non-qualified option for 21,129 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.96 per share and then sold 21,129 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $35.37 per share.
Following these transactions, Thornton directly owned 61,161 shares of common stock. This direct position includes 14,619 vested deferred stock units and 5,155 unvested restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of common stock upon the applicable settlement or vesting conditions.
Perdoceo Education director Dennis Chookaszian exercised stock options and increased his direct shareholdings. On March 12, 2026, he exercised 21,129 non-qualified options for common stock at an exercise price of $5.96 per share, receiving 21,129 common shares. Following the exercise, he directly holds 138,583 common shares and indirectly holds 7,000 shares through his spouse. In addition, his holdings include 14,619 vested deferred stock units granted under the 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan and 5,155 unvested restricted stock units under the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, each unit tied to one share of common stock upon termination or vesting.
Perdoceo Education Corporation approved a new 2026 Annual Incentive Plan (2026 AIP) for senior leaders, including executive officers. The plan is described as materially similar to the 2025 AIP.
Under the 2026 AIP, annual bonuses are driven 80% by company-wide adjusted operating income and 20% by individual goals. Hitting the target level of adjusted operating income corresponds to a 100% payout factor, with a required threshold level before any payout and a maximum payout of 200% of a participant’s AIP target value. Individual goals payouts are generally tied to adjusted operating income performance and can be adjusted to reflect each participant’s contribution to business objectives.
Kline John Robert reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Perdoceo Education Corp reported that SVP, AIU John Robert Kline received equity awards in the form of restricted stock units tied to the company’s common stock. On March 10, 2026 he was granted 7,811 time-based restricted stock units and 7,811 performance-based restricted stock units at no cash cost.
The time-based units vest in four equal installments on March 14 of 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030. The performance-based units have a target amount vesting on March 14, 2029, with the actual shares issued ranging from 0% to 200% of target depending on operating performance.
After these awards, Kline directly holds 91,490 shares of common stock, which the disclosure states includes 88,290 unvested restricted stock units under the company’s 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan. The transactions are compensation-related grants rather than open-market purchases.
Jansen Greg E. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Perdoceo Education Corp senior vice president and general counsel Greg E. Jansen received equity awards tied to the company’s common stock. On March 10, 2026, he was granted two awards of 9,480 units each at no cash cost.
One grant consists of time-based restricted stock units that vest in four equal installments on March 14, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, each unit representing the right to receive one share. The other is a performance-based restricted stock unit award with a target of 9,480 shares scheduled for March 14, 2029, with the actual shares issued ranging from 0–200% of target based on operating criteria.
Following these awards, Jansen holds 115,239 shares of common stock directly, which includes 92,110 unvested restricted stock units under the company’s 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, indicating these are compensation-related grants rather than open-market purchases.
Araamudhu Sunitha reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp senior vice president Sunitha Araamudhu received new equity awards in the form of restricted stock units. On March 10, 2026, she was granted 7,549 time-based restricted stock units that vest in four equal installments on March 14 of 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030. She also received 7,549 performance-based restricted stock units tied to operating targets, with a target vesting date of March 14, 2029; the actual shares issued can range from 0% to 200% of this target based on performance. Following these awards, her holdings include 49,989 unvested restricted stock units under the company’s 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan.