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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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20-3356009
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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3300 West Camelback Road |
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Phoenix, Arizona |
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85017 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common stock, par value $0.01 per share |
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.
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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-150876.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Item 1. Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (the Registrant) registers hereunder its common stock,
$0.01 par value per share (the Common Stock). A description of the Registrants Common
Stock and a description of the anti-takeover effects of the Registrants Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws are incorporated herein by reference
to the section captioned Description of Capital Stock in the Registrants Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (File No. 333-150876 as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the Commission) on May 13, 2008, as amended (the Registration Statement), and
in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement to be filed separately by the Registrant
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which
prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits
Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required
to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on The NASDAQ Stock Market
LLC, and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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Date: November 14, 2008 |
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Grand Canyon Education, Inc. |
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By:
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/s/ Daniel E. Bachus
Daniel E. Bachus
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Chief Financial Officer |
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