{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-22-129894","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"APEI","cik":"0001201792","company_name":"AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC","filed_at":"2022-12-23T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:49.855773+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-20T23:15:09.797525+00:00","sec_items":["5.03","9.01"],"event_type":"other","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.2,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.2,"confidence":"high","headline":"American Public Education adopts amended bylaws effective December 22, 2022","bullets":["Board approved Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws effective December 22, 2022.","Amendments address Universal Proxy Rules and limit stockholder nominees to number of directors.","Refines advance notice provisions, requiring additional information and updates from nominating stockholders.","Adds exclusive forum provisions: Delaware Chancery Court for corporate law; federal courts for Securities Act claims.","Includes technical, ministerial, and clarifying changes conforming to Delaware General Corporation Law amendments."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-129894","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-129894.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-129894.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-129894.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1201792/000110465922129894/0001104659-22-129894-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1201792/000110465922129894/tm2233423d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-20T23:15:09.797525+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"d98d8a97ddcced2c71127bf79ca1013cffcb641b","claim":"AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC: Amended and restated bylaws to address universal proxy rules, limit stockholder nominees, refine advance notice provisions, address procedural matters, add forum selection provisions, and make other technical changes (effective 2022-12-22).","evidence_excerpt":"On December 22, 2022, in connection with a periodic review of the Company’s corporate governance documents, the adoption of rules relating to universal proxy cards (the “Universal Proxy Rules”), and changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Board approved amended and restated bylaws (as amended and restated, the “Bylaws”), effective immediately, that among other things: · address the Universal Proxy Rules, including requiring stockholders providing notice under the Universal Proxy Rules to provide the information required by and evidence of compliance with the rules; · limit the number of nominees proposed by a stockholder to the total number of directors to be elected at the meeting; · refine advance notice provisions, including requiring (i) additional information and representations from nominating or proposing stockholders and nominees and (ii) updates to nominating or proposing information to ensure it remains accurate; · address procedural matters such as adjournment a","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1201792/000110465922129894/0001104659-22-129894-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2022-12-22"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}