PRDO submitted a Form 144 notice for proposed sales of Common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on 03/18/2026. The filing lists 22,869 Performance Shares and 10,402 Restricted Stock as securities to be sold, each dated 03/14/2026, executed via NASDAQ broker arrangements.
Perdoceo Education President and CEO Todd S. Nelson reported several equity transactions in the company’s common stock. On March 14, performance-based restricted stock units granted on March 7, 2023 vested at 200% of the 73,140 target PSUs, increasing his shareholdings through a derivative exercise. On the same date, he surrendered 91,787 shares to the company to cover tax withholding obligations tied to vesting. He then executed open-market sales of 40,000 shares at a weighted average of about $34.86 on March 16 and 11,346 shares at $35.00 on March 17, all under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following these transactions, he directly holds 432,368 common shares, including 297,899 unvested restricted stock units.
Perdoceo Education senior vice president John Robert Kline reported compensation-related stock activity involving performance and time-based equity awards. On 2026-03-14, he exercised a performance-based award, acquiring 16,926 shares of common stock as previously granted performance stock units. In several separate entries that same day, a total of 18,887 common shares were surrendered at $35.78 per share to cover tax withholding obligations, rather than being sold in the open market. One line in the filing shows direct ownership of 72,603 common shares after these tax-withholding dispositions, indicating a substantial remaining stake. Footnotes also note 56,065 unvested restricted stock units outstanding under Perdoceo’s 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, each representing the contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
Perdoceo Education Corp's Principal Accounting Officer, Michele A. Peppers, reported equity compensation activity in company common stock. Performance-based restricted stock units granted on March 7, 2023 vested at 200% of the 4,728-share target based on the issuer's achievement of performance criteria.
In connection with this vesting, Peppers acquired shares through the vesting event and then surrendered an aggregate of 6,464 shares of common stock at $35.78 per share to the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations. Following these tax-withholding dispositions, she directly beneficially owns 45,020 shares of common stock and continues to hold 20,435 unvested restricted stock units that may settle into additional shares over time.
Perdoceo Education SVP and CIO David C. Czeszewski reported compensation-related stock activity involving performance-based restricted stock units and tax withholding. On March 14, 2026, an additional 9,094 shares of common stock were delivered upon vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted on March 7, 2023, after the issuer achieved performance high enough for the award to vest at 200% of the original target grant.
To cover tax obligations triggered by these vestings, a total of 11,380 shares of common stock were surrendered back to the company at $35.78 per share through multiple transactions coded "F," which are tax-withholding dispositions rather than open-market sales. Czeszewski also continues to hold 30,121 unvested restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of common stock if vesting conditions are met.
Perdoceo Education senior vice president and general counsel Greg E. Jansen reported equity compensation activity in company common stock. On March 14, 2026, performance-based restricted stock units granted on March 7, 2023 vested at 200% of the 16,914-share target, resulting in additional shares being issued.
In connection with this vesting, Jansen surrendered an aggregate 19,025 shares back to the company at $35.78 per share to cover tax withholding obligations, a non-market “F” code disposition. After these transactions, he directly holds 96,214 shares of common stock and still has 59,841 unvested restricted stock units outstanding.
Perdoceo Education senior vice president Elise Baskel reported equity compensation activity involving company common stock. On March 14, 2026, performance-based restricted stock units granted on March 7, 2023 vested at 200% of the 16,838-share target, reflecting achievement of specified performance criteria.
In connection with this vesting and other restricted stock unit vestings, a total of 21,334 shares of common stock were surrendered back to the company at $35.78 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations, recorded in five separate F-code transactions. These are tax-related dispositions, not open-market sales. After the transactions, Baskel directly holds 66,452 shares of common stock, which include 55,982 unvested restricted stock units that can convert into shares in the future if vesting conditions are met.
Perdoceo Education senior vice president of campus operations Julia A. Leeman reported compensation-related stock activity. She exercised performance-based restricted stock units into 3,832 shares of common stock, recorded at a transaction price of $35.78 per share.
To cover tax withholding on these vestings, she surrendered a total of 4,690 shares back to the issuer through four F-code transactions, also at $35.78 per share. After these entries, she directly holds 29,407 common shares and has 15,590 unvested restricted stock units outstanding. These are not open-market trades but routine equity award vesting and tax payments.
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.
Perdoceo Education Corp CFO Ashish R. Ghia reported equity compensation activity and related tax withholding in company stock. On March 14, 2026, performance-based restricted stock units granted on March 7, 2023 vested at 200% of the original 27,290-unit target, reflecting achievement of the issuer’s performance criteria. In connection with this vesting, a total of 34,464 shares of common stock were surrendered to the issuer at $35.78 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations, a non-market, code F disposition.
After these transactions, Ghia directly held 161,672 shares of Perdoceo common stock. Footnote disclosure states this position includes 108,185 unvested restricted stock units under the company’s 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, each representing the contingent right to receive one share of common stock. The filing reflects compensation vesting and tax payments rather than open-market buying or selling.