Filing of Certain Prospectuses and Communications in Connection With Business Combination Transactions (425)
2018年7月10日 - 7:04PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
Filed by Capella Education Company
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
Deemed filed under Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Subject Company: Capella Education Company
Commission File No. 001-33140
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July 9, 2018
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Higher Learning Commission Approves Capella-Strayer Merger
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Capella employees,
I am pleased to confirm that we have received notice that our regional accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, has approved the change of ownership of
Capella University in connection with the merger between our parent company, Capella Education Company, and Strayer Education, Inc., the parent company of Strayer University, to form Strategic Education, Inc.
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This approval was a key step of the merger process and we now expect the merger to close on or before August 1, 2018.
Id like to extend my sincere appreciation to the many peopleboth at Capella and Strayerwho compiled, negotiated, and reviewed the 1200
page application and were interviewed by the site visit team. Thanks for your contributions toward this very positive outcome.
Sincerely,
Dick Senese, PhD, LP
University President
Bcc: *Capella All
Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains certain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Reform
Act). Such statements may be identified by the use of words such as expect, estimate, assume, believe, anticipate, will, forecast, outlook,
plan, project, or similar words and may include statements with respect to, among other things, the proposed merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Strayer with and into Capella, including the expected timing of completion of
the merger; the anticipated benefits of the merger, including estimated synergies; the combined companys plans, objectives and expectations; future financial and operating results; and other statements that are not historical facts. The
statements are based on Strayers and Capellas current expectations and are subject to a number of assumptions, uncertainties and risks. In connection with the safe-harbor provisions of the Reform Act, Strayer and Capella have identified
important factors that could cause Strayers or Capellas actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. The assumptions, uncertainties and risks include:
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the risk that the merger may not be completed in a timely manner or at all due to the failure to satisfy certain conditions (including obtaining required regulatory and educational agency approvals) to completion of the
merger;
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the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement;
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the outcome of any legal proceeding that may be instituted against Strayer, Capella and others following the announcement of the merger;
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the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the merger;
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the risk that the benefits of the merger, including expected synergies, may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected;
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the risk that the merger may not advance the combined companys business strategy and growth strategy;
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the risk that the combined company may experience difficulty integrating Strayers and Capellas employees or operations;
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the potential diversion of Strayers and Capellas managements attention resulting from the proposed merger; and
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other risks and uncertainties identified in Strayers and Capellas filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Strayer and Capella undertake no obligation to update or revise
forward-looking statements.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Investors and security holders are urged to carefully review and consider each of Strayers and Capellas public filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC), including but not limited to their Annual Reports on Form
10-K,
their proxy statements, their Current Reports on Form
8-K
and
their Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q.
The documents filed by Strayer with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at Strayers website at www.strayereducation.com, in the Investor Relations tab
at the top of the page, or at the SECs website at www.sec.gov. These documents may also be obtained free of charge from Strayer by requesting them in writing to 2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, Herndon, VA 20171. The documents filed by Capella
with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at Capellas website at
http://www.capellaeducation.com
, in the Investor Relations tab at the top of the page, or at the SECs website at www.sec.gov. These documents may also
be obtained free of charge from Capella by requesting them in writing to 225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
In connection
with the proposed transaction, on November 20, 2017, Strayer filed a registration statement on Form
S-4
with the SEC which included a joint proxy statement of Strayer and Capella and a prospectus of
Strayer. The registration statement was amended on December 8, 2017. On January 19, 2018 at their respective special meetings, Strayers stockholders approved the issuance of Strayer common stock and the amendment and restatement of
Strayers charter, each in connection with the merger, and Capella shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 29, 2017, by and among Strayer, Capella and Sarg Sub Inc. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT
DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF STRAYER AND CAPELLA ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders can obtain the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus
free of charge from the SECs website or from Strayer or Capella as described above. The contents of the websites referenced above are not deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement or the joint proxy
statement/prospectus.
No Offer or Solicitations
This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any sale of
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a
prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933.
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