SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Strategic Education Inc. (Amendment)
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| SCHEDULE 13D/A | |
| Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
| (Amendment No. 4)* | |
|
Strategic Education, Inc. | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
|
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
|
86272C103 | |
| (CUSIP Number) | |
| Philippe B. Pradel | |
| Inclusive Capital Partners, L.P. | |
| 1170 Gorgas Avenue | |
| San Francisco, CA 94129 | |
| Eleazer Klein, Esq. | |
| Adriana Schwartz, Esq. | |
| Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | |
| 919 Third Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10022 | |
|
(212) 756-2000 | |
| (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person | |
| Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) | |
|
March 14, 2024 | |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) | |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨
(Page 1 of 5 Pages)
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* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| CUSIP No. 86272C103 | SCHEDULE 13D/A | Page 2 of 5 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Inclusive Capital Partners, L.P. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS OO | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER 1,655,000 | |||
| 9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,655,000 | |||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,655,000 | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.7% | |||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, IA | |||
| CUSIP No. 86272C103 | SCHEDULE 13D/A | Page 3 of 5 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Jeffrey W. Ubben | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS OO | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER 1,655,000 | |||
| 9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,655,000 | |||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,655,000 | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.7% | |||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |||
| CUSIP No. 86272C103 | SCHEDULE 13D/A | Page 4 of 5 Pages |
The following constitutes Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned ("Amendment No. 4"). This Amendment No. 4 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 4 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 4 amends Items 5(a)-(c) and Item 6 as set forth below.
| Item 5. | INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER |
| Items 5 (a)-(c) of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated as follows: | |
| (a) | See rows (11) and (13) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D/A for the aggregate number of Shares and percentages of the Shares beneficially owned by each Reporting Person. The percentages used in this Schedule 13D/A are calculated based upon 24,606,513 Shares outstanding as of March 4, 2024, as reported in the Issuer's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 11, 2024. |
| (b) | See rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D/A for the number of Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition. |
| (c) | On March 14, 2024, the In-Cap Funds sold 410,000 Shares pursuant to a block trade with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at a price of $98.15 per Share. Other than as disclosed herein, no transactions in the Shares have been effected by the Reporting Persons in the past sixty (60) days. |
| Item 6. | CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER |
| Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following: | |
|
Mr. Slocum holds a total of 4,484 vested and unvested restricted stock units in consideration for his service on the board of directors of the Issuer.
Mr. Slocum is deemed to hold the restricted stock units for the benefit of the In-Cap Funds and indirectly for the benefit of In-Cap, and may, after vesting, if applicable, transfer the Shares directly to the In-Cap Funds. |
| CUSIP No. 86272C103 | SCHEDULE 13D/A | Page 5 of 5 Pages |
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: March 15, 2024
| Inclusive Capital Partners, L.P. | ||
| By: | /s/ Philippe B. Pradel | |
| Name: | Philippe B. Pradel | |
| Title: | Chief Compliance Officer | |
| /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben | ||
| JEFFREY W. UBBEN | ||