UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549  
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 2, 2016
  BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-34272
 
59-3551629
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
13500 Evening Creek Drive North
San Diego, California
 
92128
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
  (858) 668-2586
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
  None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K/A”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K of Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2016 (the “Original Form 8-K”), which reported the election of Kenneth I. Juster to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). Pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, this Form 8-K/A is being filed solely to provide information called for in Item 5.02(d)(3) of Form 8-K that had not been determined at the time of filing of the Original Form 8-K.
Item 5.02.      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 2, 2016, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board (the “Nominating and Governance Committee”), appointed Kenneth I. Juster to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) and as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee, effective immediately.
In accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation program, Mr. Juster will receive (i) an annual retainer of $7,500 in connection with his service on the Compensation Committee and (ii) an annual retainer of $5,000 in connection with his service on the Nominating and Governance Committee. The foregoing amounts are in addition to the compensation Mr. Juster is entitled to receive for his service on the Board, as previously disclosed in the Original Form 8-K.





SIGNATURES
 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 4, 2016
 
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Diane L. Thompson
 
 
Name:  Diane L. Thompson
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel


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