Laureate Education Inc (LAUR)

Vertiv Holdings, Lumentum Holdings, Coherent, and EchoStar Set to Join S&P 500; Others to Join S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600March 6, 2026 6:39 PM
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NEW YORK, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") will make the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices:
NAPCO Security Technologies Inc. (NASD: NSSC) will replace Alexander & Baldwin Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Friday, March 13. An investor group comprised of MW Group and funds affiliated with DivcoWest and Blackstone Real Estate is acquiring Alexander & Baldwin in a deal that is expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions.The following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 will take effect before the market opens on Monday, March 23, as part of the quarterly rebalance. The changes ensure that each index is more representative of its market–capitalization range. The companies being removed from the S&P SmallCap 600 are no longer representative of the small–cap market space.Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:Effective
DateIndex Name       ActionCompany NameTickerGICS SectorMar 13, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionNAPCO Security Technologies NSSC Information Technology Mar 13, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionAlexander & Baldwin  ALEX Real EstateMar 23, 2026S&P 100AdditionMicron TechnologyMU Information Technology Mar 23, 2026S&P 100AdditionLam ResearchLRCX Information Technology Mar 23, 2026S&P 100AdditionApplied MaterialsAMAT Information Technology Mar 23, 2026S&P 100AdditionGE VernovaGEV Industrials Mar 23, 2026S&P 100DeletionPayPal HoldingsPYPL Financials Mar 23, 2026S&P 100DeletionAmerican Intl GroupAIG Financials Mar 23, 2026S&P 100DeletionMetlifeMET Financials Mar 23, 2026S&P 100DeletionTargetTGT Consumer Staples Mar 23, 2026S&P 500AdditionVertiv HoldingsVRTIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P 500AdditionLumentum Holdings LITEInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P 500AdditionCoherentCOHRInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P 500AdditionEchoStarSATSCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P 500DeletionMatch Group MTCHCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P 500DeletionMolina HealthcareMOHHealth CareMar 23, 2026S&P 500DeletionLamb Weston Holdings LWConsumer StaplesMar 23, 2026S&P 500DeletionPaycom Software PAYCIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionSolstice Advanced Materials SOLSMaterialsMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionSiTime SITMInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionMoog MOG.AIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionInterDigital IDCCInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionVicor VICRIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionCareTrust REIT CTREReal EstateMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionLumentum Holdings LITEInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionCoherent COHRInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionEchoStar SATSCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionZoomInfo Technologies GTMCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionASGN ASGNInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionKemper KMPRFinancialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionMatch Group MTCHCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionMolina HealthcareMOHHealth CareMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionLamb Weston Holdings LWConsumer StaplesMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionPaycom Software PAYCIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionVSE VSECIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionArgan AGXIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionRithm Capital RITMFinancialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionLyft LYFTIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionLaureate Education LAURConsumer DiscretionaryMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionLife Time Group Holdings LTHConsumer DiscretionaryMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionLife360 LIFInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionSphere EntertainmentSPHRCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionZoomInfo Technologies GTMCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionASGNASGNInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionKemper KMPRFinancialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionSolstice Advanced Materials SOLSMaterialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionSiTimeSITMInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionMoog MOG.AIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionInterDigital IDCCInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionVicor CorpVICRIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionCareTrust REIT CTREReal EstateMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionDave & Buster's Entertainment PLAYConsumer DiscretionaryMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionSunCoke Energy SXCMaterialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionAH Realty Trust AHRTReal EstateMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionSummit Hotel Properties INNReal EstateMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionKKR Real Estate Finance Trust KREFFinancialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionBloomin' Brands BLMNConsumer DiscretionaryMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionMyriad Genetics MYGNHealth CareMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionCars.com CARSCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionANGI ANGICommunication ServicesABOUT S&P DOW JONES INDICESS&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/.FOR MORE INFORMATION:S&P Dow Jones Indices
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“LAUREATE EDUCATION TO HOST ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP MEETINGS AT UPCOMING CONFERENCES IN JANUARY
December 16 2021 - 04:15PM
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) (the "Company") today announced that its management team will host one-on-one and small group meetings at the Morgan Stanley Virtual 14th Annual Latin America Executive Conference taking place virtually on January 12-14, 2022 and the Santander 26th Annual Latin American Conference taking place virtually on January 18-20, 2022.

Conference participation is by invitation only and registration is mandatory. For more information on the conferences or to schedule a one-on-one or small group meeting with the Company's management, please contact a Morgan Stanley or Santander representative.

About Laureate Education, Inc.

Laureate Education, Inc. operates five universities across Mexico and Peru, enrolling more than 350,000 students in high-quality undergraduate, graduate, and specialized degree programs through campus-based and online learning. Our universities have a deep commitment to academic quality and innovation, strive for market-leading employability outcomes, and work to make higher education more accessible. At Laureate, we know that when our students succeed, countries prosper, and societies benefit. Learn more at laureate.net.

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“4:33p ET 12/14/2021 - PR Newswire
LAUREATE EDUCATION ANNOUNCES INCREASE TO SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) (the "Company") today announced that its board of directors approved an increase in the Company's existing share repurchase program, from $500 million to $600 million, to acquire shares of the Company's Common Stock. The Company has repurchased approximately $435 million of shares under the authorization to-date.

The Company expects to finance the additional $100 million of repurchases with cash on-hand or from its revolving credit facility, or a combination thereof. The Company also expects to complete the repurchase program in the first half of 2022, dependent on market conditions.
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600 million dollar buyback… beautiful…

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$LAUR Laureate Education Announces Special Cash Distribution


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Sep 15, 2021, 16:10 ET

BALTIMORE, Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) (the "Company") today announced that its board of directors (the "Board") approved a plan of partial liquidation (the "Plan") in connection with the previously disclosed sale of Walden e-Learning LLC (the "Sale"). Pursuant to the Plan, the gross proceeds from the Sale, less expenses related to the Sale, will be distributed to the Company's stockholders before the end of calendar year 2022. Notwithstanding the adoption of the Plan, the Company expects to continue operating as a going concern and a publicly traded company.

The Company also announced today that, after the adoption of the Plan, the Board approved the payment of a special cash distribution (the "Distribution") pursuant to the Plan equal to $7.01 per each share of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.004 per share, and Class B common stock, par value $0.004 per share, to each holder of record of the common stock on October 6, 2021. The Distribution is scheduled to be paid on October 29, 2021. Based on the current number of shares outstanding, the aggregate amount of the Distribution is expected to be approximately $1.29 billion.

Gross proceeds from the Sale include $74 million held in escrow and approximately $84 million of restricted cash related to collateralized regulatory obligations associated with activities of the divested business. In accordance with the Plan, upon release of escrow amounts and restricted cash, the Company intends to subsequently distribute to stockholders any net proceeds from such amounts in the form of special distributions before the end of calendar year 2022.

Summary of Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to the Receipt of the Distribution

The Distribution will be taxable to holders of Company common stock. The Company will treat the Distribution as a partial liquidation for federal income tax purposes as the Company obtained a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service that, in summary, provides that the Distribution will be treated as a distribution in partial liquidation. As a result, each holder of Company common stock that is not a corporation (for this purpose any stock held by a partnership, estate or trust will be treated as if it were actually held proportionately by its partners or beneficiaries) (a non-corporate shareholder) will be treated as having a portion of their Company common shares redeemed and will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the cash received by them in the Distribution and their adjusted tax basis in the Company common stock deemed to have been exchanged therefor. Each corporate shareholder generally will be required to treat the Distribution as a dividend for federal income tax purposes to the extent of the Company's current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for federal income tax purposes).

All holders of Company common stock should consult their own tax advisors to determine the particular tax consequences to them of the Distribution, including the applicability and effect of any U.S. federal, state, local, non-U.S. and other tax laws.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain statements which contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which involve risks and uncertainties. You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "intends," "plans," "estimates" or "anticipates" or similar expressions that concern our strategy, plans or intentions. In particular, statements regarding the impact of the Distribution and the amount, timing, process, tax treatment and impact of any future special distributions under the Plan represent forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, which are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2021, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed and to be filed with the SEC and other filings made with the SEC.

About Laureate Education, Inc.

Laureate Education, Inc. operates five universities across Mexico and Peru, enrolling more than 350,000 students in high-quality undergraduate, graduate, and specialized degree programs through campus-based and online learning. Our universities have a deep commitment to academic quality and innovation, strive for market-leading employability outcomes, and work to make higher education more accessible. At Laureate, we know that when our students succeed, countries prosper, and societies benefit. Learn more at laureate.net.

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