LAUREATE EDUCATION INC

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 30, 2024, Richard Buskirk, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Marcelo Cardoso, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Mexico, of Laureate Education, Inc. (the “Company”) were each granted special retention restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) with a grant date value of $2,000,000 and $3,000,000, respectively. One-third of these RSU awards are scheduled to vest on December 31, 2026, and the remaining two-thirds are scheduled to vest on December 31, 2027, with such vesting to be accelerated upon a change of control (as defined in the Plan) and upon termination without cause with vesting prorated for time employed over the three years after date of grant.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 30, 2024. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the items listed below: