Corinthian Colleges, 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):   August 18, 2006

Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 0-25283 33-0717312
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 400, Santa Ana, California   92707
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (714) 427-3000

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 August 18, 2006, Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it has received notice of an informal inquiry from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the Company’s historic stock option grants. The Company’s press release also announced that two shareholder derivative actions have been filed against certain current or former officers and directors of the Company, and against the Company as a nominal defendant, with respect to historic stock option grants. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The exhibits to this Current Report are listed in the Exhibit Index set forth elsewhere herein.





The exhibit furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date of this report and irrespective of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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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.

         
    Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
          
August 18, 2006   By:   Stan A. Mortensen
       
        Name: Stan A. Mortensen
        Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Text of press release of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. issued August 18, 2006.