Sec Form 13D Filing - INCLUSIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS L.P. filing for Strategic Education Inc. (STRA) - 2023-05-11

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
Strategic Education, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
86272C103
(CUSIP Number)
Philippe B. Pradel
Inclusive Capital Partners, L.P.
1170 Gorgas Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94129
Eleazer Klein, Esq.
Adriana Schwartz, Esq.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 756-2000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
May 9, 2023
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨

 

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* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Inclusive Capital Partners, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)		¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,847,260
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,847,260
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,847,260
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.5%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, IA

 

 

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Jeffrey W. Ubben
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)		¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,847,260
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,847,260
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,847,260
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.5%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

 

 

The following constitutes Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned ("Amendment No. 3"). This Amendment No. 3 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 3 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 3 amends Items 3 and 5(a)-(c) as set forth below.

 

Item 3.

SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

 

	Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:
	The source of funds used to acquire the Issuer's securities was the working capital of the In-Cap Funds. The aggregate purchase price of the Shares held by the In-Cap Funds was approximately $118,795,580.50.

 

Item 5.

INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

 

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(a)	See rows (11) and (13) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D/A for the aggregate number of Shares and percentages of the Shares beneficially owned by each Reporting Person. The percentages used in this Schedule 13D/A are calculated based upon 24,591,375 Shares outstanding as of April 14, 2023 as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 28, 2023.
(b)	See rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D/A for the number of Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition.
(c)	The transactions in the Shares effected during the past 60 days, which were all in the open market, are set forth in Schedule A, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date:  May 11, 2023
	Inclusive Capital Partners, L.P.
	By:	/s/  Philippe B. Pradel
	Name:	Philippe B. Pradel
	Title:	Chief Compliance Officer
	/s/  Jeffrey W. Ubben
	JEFFREY W. UBBEN

 

 

Schedule A

 

This Schedule sets forth information with respect to each purchase and sale of Shares effectuated by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days. All transactions were effectuated in the open market through a broker and all prices per share exclude commissions. The price reported in the column Price Per Share ($) is a weighted average price if a price range is indicated in the column Price Range ($). These Shares were purchased/sold in multiple transactions at prices between the price ranges below. The Reporting Persons will undertake to provide to the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased/sold at each separate price.

 

Trade Date	Shares Purchased (Sold)	Price Per Share ($)	Price Range ($)
5/4/2023	59,210	80.34	79.74 – 80.50
5/5/2023	15,701	82.00	81.92 – 82.00
5/8/2023	103,000	82.49	81.41 – 83.10
5/9/2023	100,000	81.75	80.90 – 83.00
5/10/2023	25,000	78.95	78.69 – 79.00
5/11/2023	25,000	79.26