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Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) $25.5M Shareholder Settlement

D. Delaware
Court
1:20-cv-00639
Case number
05 Jan 2018
Class period Start
27 Jan 2020
Class period End
19 Sept 2024
Claim deadline
Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) agreed to settle $25.5M with shareholders to end claims over Grand Canyon University spin-off.


Outline

Back in 2019, Grand Canyon Education was accused of secretly managing Grand Canyon University while falsely claiming that GCU was a separate, independent non-profit organisation. Following the disclosure, $LOPE significantly fell, and GCE faced a lawsuit from investors.

Timeline
  • September 9, 2019: Citron Research published "GCE is the Educational Enron", accusing GCE of financial manipulation.
  • November 6, 2019: GCE received a letter from the DOE denying GCU’s non-profit status.
  • November 7, 2019: After this became public, $LOPE fell 4%.
  • January 28, 2020: Citron Research published another report accusing GCE of financial issues. GCE’s stock dropped 8%.
  • May 12, 2020: GCE faced a lawsuit from investors.
Background

In July 2018, Grand Canyon Education announced that Grand Canyon University would become a separate non-profit organisation and that GCE would provide services to it.

However, in September 2019, Citron Research published a report titled "GCE is the Educational Enron," accusing GCE of financial manipulation.

The report claimed that Grand Canyon was using a "captive non-reporting subsidiary" to “dump expenses and liabilities while receiving a disproportionate amount of revenue at inflated margins in order to artificially inflate the stock price”.

On November 6, 2019, GCE received a letter from the DOE denying GCU’s application for non-profit status. This denial indicated that GCU was not operating independently as a non-profit.

On November 7, 2019, after the DOE's letter became public, $LOPE declined by 4%.

In January 2020, Citron Research released another report stating that Grand Canyon University was still controlled by Grand Canyon Education. Following this report, $LOPE dropped 8%.

After these reports, in May 2020, the City of Hialeah Employees' Retirement System filed a lawsuit against GCE, alleging that the company had misled investors about GCU's non-profit status and its financial practices.

What can investors expect now?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) agreed to settle $25.5M with shareholders to end claims over Grand Canyon University spin-off.

If you were damaged due to this situation, you can file for a payout and get your share of the settlement. You can check if you are eligible and other details in the FAQ section below.
Case Status
Accepting Claims
Alleged Offence
Misleading Statements
Financial Misrepresentation
Failure to Disclose
Omissions
Suspected Party
Directors
Management
Security Type
Stocks
Trade Direction
Long
Payout per Share
0.69
Plaintiffs
Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado, Oakland County Employees’ Retirement System, Oakland County Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association Trust
Attorneys
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Barrack, Rodos & Bacine
Defendants
Brian E. Mueller, Daniel E. Bachus
Administrator
JND Legal Administration
Exclusion deadline
01 August 2024
Objection deadline
01 August 2024
Hearing deadline
22 August 2024
Trades matching type
FIFO
+$25,500,000
Cash Settlement Amount

Grand Canyon Education Inc

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administrat...

    Ticker
    LOPE.US
    ISIN
    US38526M1062
    CIK
    1434588
    Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Industry
    Education & Training Services
    Country
    USA
    Address
    2600 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 85017