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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001019056-22-000668"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LINC"
cik: "0001286613"
company_name: "LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP"
filed_at: "2022-11-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T11:33:07.421202+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln Educational Services converts all 12,700 Series A Preferred shares to 5.38M common shares

## Summary
- Converted 12,700 shares of Series A Preferred into 5,381,360 common shares at 4.23729 per preferred share.
- Eliminates $1.2 million in annual preferred dividend payments, simplifying capital structure.
- CEO Scott Shaw says conversion provides additional resources for strategic initiatives.
- All rights to receive future dividends on preferred stock terminated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001019056-22-000668
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LINC
- cik: 0001286613
- company_name: LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP
- filed_at: 2022-11-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1286613/000101905622000668/0001019056-22-000668-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1286613/000101905622000668/lincoln_8k.htm

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