Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   December 12, 2011

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-31923 86-0226984
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
16220 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona   85254
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   623-445-9500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 12, 2011, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. received a request from Representative Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, requesting copies of compensation agreements for our senior executives. Separately, Representative Cummings announced that similar letters were sent to 13 for-profit schools as part of an effort to determine if the compensation of senior executives is appropriately tied to the performance of the students educated by the schools.

As a publicly-traded company, we report detailed information about executive compensation in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the exhibits to our annual reports on Form 10-K and in our definitive information statements on Schedule 14A, all of which are publicly available. We believe that a substantial portion of the requested information is included in these filings. We intend to cooperate fully with Representative Cummings to provide any necessary additional information.





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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.

         
    Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
          
December 13, 2011   By:   /s/ Eugene S. Putnam, Jr.
       
        Name: Eugene S. Putnam, Jr.
        Title: President and Chief Financial Officer