---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-020095"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LAUR"
cik: "0000912766"
company_name: "LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T12:21:34.624346+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Laureate Education annual meeting results: all directors elected, say-on-pay approved; Cohen named Vice Chair

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected; Dr. Judith Rodin received ~101M for vs ~29.8M withheld.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed with ~124.5M for, ~4.7M against.
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor for FY2023 approved with ~141.7M for.
- Andrew B. Cohen, a director since 2013, appointed Vice Chair of the Board; remains Compensation Committee Chair.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-020095
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LAUR
- cik: 0000912766
- company_name: LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828023020095/0001628280-23-020095-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828023020095/laur-20230530.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. shareholders approved Non-binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-24 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-24
  source text: Proposal 2: Non-binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The vote was as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 124,545,759 4,650,949 1,609,575 13,375,606
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828023020095/0001628280-23-020095-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-24 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-24
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors Elected nine (9) directors, each of whom shall hold office for a term of one year, expiring at the annual meeting in 2024, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The vote was as follows: FOR WITHHELD Andrew B. Cohen 129,102,858 1,703,425 Pedro del Corro 129,085,928 1,720,355 Aristides de Macedo 130,329,430 476,853 Kenneth W. Freeman 127,475,450 3,330,833 Barbara Mair 130,017,191 789,092 George Muñoz 124,957,189 5,849,094 Dr. Judith Rodin 100,998,218 29,808,065 Eilif Serck-Hanssen 129,946,640 859,643 Ian K. Snow 125,919,477 4,886,806 Broker Non-Votes: 13,375,606 for each director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828023020095/0001628280-23-020095-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-05-24 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-24
  source text: Proposal 3: For Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The vote was as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 141,738,704 886,518 1,556,667 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828023020095/0001628280-23-020095-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.