UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)



☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020



☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-36376

~~001-36376~~

2U, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

~~26-2335939~~

26-2335939

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7900 Harkins Road

Lanham,

20706

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(~~301~~) (301) 892-4350

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

~~Title of each class:~~

~~Trading Symbol(s):~~

~~Name of each exchange on which registered:~~

Common stock, $0.001 par value per share

TWOU

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

As of July ~~26, 2019,~~28, 2020, there were ~~63,334,891~~64,403,712 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION					4

~~PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION~~Item 1.			Financial Statements	4

~~Item 1.~~	~~Financial Statements~~	4

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, ~~2019~~2020 (unaudited) and December 31, ~~2018~~2019					4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~2019					5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~2019					6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~2019					78

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)					89

Item 2.			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	2428

Item 3.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	4042

Item 4.			Controls and Procedures	4143

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION					4244

Item 1.			Legal Proceedings	4244

Item 1A.			Risk Factors	4244

Item 2.			Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	4749

Item 3.			Defaults Upon Senior Securities	4749

Item 4.			Mine Safety Disclosures	4749

Item 5.			Other Information	4749

Item 6.			Exhibits	4850

Signatures					4952

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, ~~and~~ which are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “objective,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue” and “ongoing,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our expectations of the future, about which we cannot be certain. Factors ~~which~~that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to:

•trends in the higher education market and the market for online education, and expectations for growth in those markets;

•the acceptance, adoption and growth of online learning by colleges and universities, faculty, students, employers, accreditors and state and federal licensing bodies;

•the impact of competition on our industry and innovations by competitors;

•our ability to comply with evolving regulations and legal obligations related to data privacy, data protection and information security;

•our expectations about the potential benefits of our cloud-based software-as-a-service ~~or SaaS,~~ technology and technology-enabled services to university clients and students;

•our dependence on third parties to provide certain technological services or components used in our platform;

~~our ability to meet the anticipated launch dates of our graduate programs, short courses and boot camps;~~

•our expectations about the predictability, visibility and recurring nature of our business model;

•our ability to meet the anticipated launch dates of our degree programs, short courses and boot camps;

•our ability to acquire new university clients and expand our ~~graduate~~degree programs, short courses and boot camps with existing university clients;

•our ability to successfully integrate the operations of ~~Get Educated International Proprietary Limited, or GetSmarter, and~~our acquisitions, including Trilogy, ~~Education Services, Inc., or Trilogy,~~to achieve the expected benefits of ~~the~~our acquisitions and manage, expand and grow the combined company;

•our ability to refinance our indebtedness on attractive terms, if at all, to better align with our focus on profitability;

•our ability to service our substantial indebtedness and comply with the ~~financial~~covenants and ~~other restrictive covenants~~conversion obligations contained in the ~~credit agreement~~Indenture (as defined below) governing our convertible senior ~~secured term loan~~notes and the Credit Agreement (as defined below) governing our revolving credit facility;

•our ability to generate sufficient future operating cash flows from recent acquisitions to ensure related goodwill is not impaired;

•our ability to execute our growth strategy in the international, undergraduate and non-degree alternative markets;

•our ability to continue to ~~acquire~~recruit prospective students for our ~~graduate programs, short courses and boot camps;~~offerings;

•our ability to ~~affect~~maintain or increase student retention rates in our ~~graduate~~degree programs;

•our ability to attract, hire and retain qualified employees;

•our expectations about the scalability of our cloud-based platform;

~~our expectations regarding future expenses in relation to future revenue;~~

•potential changes in regulations applicable to us or our university clients; ~~and~~

•our expectations regarding the amount of time our cash balances and other available financial resources will be sufficient to fund our ~~operations.~~operations;

•the impact and cost of stockholder activism;

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•the impact of any natural disasters or public health emergencies, such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic;

•our expectations regarding the effect of the capped call transactions and regarding actions of the option counterparties and/or their respective affiliates; and

•other factors beyond our control.

You should refer to the risks described in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, as amended and supplemented by Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for a discussion of important factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. As a result of these factors, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will prove to be accurate. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “2U,” ~~“Company,~~“our company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to 2U, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

2U, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


	June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018				June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
	(unaudited)							(unaudited)
Assets							Assets
Current assets							Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	218,723		$	449,772		Cash and cash equivalents	$	194,803	$	170,593
Restricted cash	14,761			—			Restricted cash	18,228		19,276
Investments	—			25,000
Accounts receivable, net	71,578			32,636			Accounts receivable, net	71,580		33,655
Prepaid expenses and other assets	43,136			14,272			Prepaid expenses and other assets	40,378		37,424
Total current assets	348,198			521,680			Total current assets	324,989		260,948
Property and equipment, net	57,464			52,299			Property and equipment, net	55,066		57,643
Right-of-use assets	36,463			—			Right-of-use assets	49,813		43,401
Goodwill	488,747			61,852			Goodwill	406,340		418,350
Amortizable intangible assets, net	339,269			136,605			Amortizable intangible assets, net	320,559		333,075
University payments and other assets, non-current	61,606			34,918			University payments and other assets, non-current	75,793		73,413
Total assets	$	1,331,747		$	807,354		Total assets	$	1,232,560	$	1,186,830
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity							Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities							Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	66,468		$	27,647		Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	84,541	$	65,381
Accrued compensation and related benefits	21,472			23,001			Accrued compensation and related benefits	29,090		21,885
Deferred revenue	54,600			8,345			Deferred revenue	77,071		48,833
Lease liability	6,277			—			Lease liability	8,484		7,320
Other current liabilities	10,329			9,487			Other current liabilities	13,785		12,535
Total current liabilities	159,146			68,480			Total current liabilities	212,971		155,954
Long-term debt	245,451			3,500			Long-term debt	263,129		246,620
Deferred tax liabilities, net	6,440			6,949			Deferred tax liabilities, net	2,424		5,133
Lease liability, non-current	58,924			—			Lease liability, non-current	73,592		66,974
Other liabilities, non-current	737			23,416			Other liabilities, non-current	1,073		899
Total liabilities	470,698			102,345			Total liabilities	553,189		475,580
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)							Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders’ equity							Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 63,231,376 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019; 57,968,493 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018	63			58
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, NaN issued							Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, NaN issued	—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 64,300,599 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020; 63,569,109 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019							Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 64,300,599 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020; 63,569,109 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019	64		63
Additional paid-in capital	1,161,321			957,631			Additional paid-in capital	1,306,483		1,197,379
Accumulated deficit	(293,692		)	(244,166		)	Accumulated deficit	(605,661)		(479,388)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(6,643		)	(8,514		)	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(21,515)		(6,804)
Total stockholders’ equity	861,049			705,009			Total stockholders’ equity	679,371		711,250
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,331,747		$	807,354		Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,232,560	$	1,186,830

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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2U, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,							Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018				2020		2019		2020		2019
Revenue	$	135,461		$	97,423		$	257,695		$	189,711		Revenue	$	182,687	$	135,461	$	358,166	$	257,695
Costs and expenses													Costs and expenses
Curriculum and teaching	13,308			6,007			20,009			10,314			Curriculum and teaching	26,256		13,308		46,734		20,009
Servicing and support	23,993			17,297			44,167			32,530			Servicing and support	30,294		23,993		60,827		44,167
Technology and content development	26,043			15,235			45,837			29,075			Technology and content development	37,307		26,043		72,817		45,837
Marketing and sales	89,749			58,376			166,710			111,434			Marketing and sales	98,341		89,749		197,556		166,710
General and administrative	28,408			22,480			51,431			44,349			General and administrative	39,554		28,408		83,207		51,431
Total costs and expenses	181,501			119,395			328,154			227,702			Total costs and expenses	231,752		181,501		461,141		328,154
Loss from operations	(46,040		)	(21,972		)	(70,459		)	(37,991		)	Loss from operations	(49,065)		(46,040)		(102,975)		(70,459)
Interest income	1,814			912			4,163			1,254			Interest income	154		1,814		667		4,163
Interest expense	(2,424		)	(27		)	(2,479		)	(54		)	Interest expense	(6,518)		(2,424)		(12,011)		(2,479)
Other expense, net	(13		)	(825		)	(383		)	(1,220		)
Loss on debt extinguishment													Loss on debt extinguishment	(11,671)		—		(11,671)		—
Other income (expense), net													Other income (expense), net	570		(13)		(1,701)		(383)
Loss before income taxes	(46,663		)	(21,912		)	(69,158		)	(38,011		)	Loss before income taxes	(66,530)		(46,663)		(127,691)		(69,158)
Income tax benefit	18,691			3,565			19,632			4,793			Income tax benefit	363		18,691		1,418		19,632
Net loss	$	(27,972	)	$	(18,347	)	$	(49,526	)	$	(33,218	)	Net loss	$	(66,167)	$	(27,972)	$	(126,273)	$	(49,526)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(0.46	)	$	(0.33	)	$	(0.83	)	$	(0.62	)	Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(1.03)	$	(0.46)	$	(1.98)	$	(0.83)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	60,516,662			54,981,192			59,334,246			53,840,582			Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	64,075,405		60,516,662		63,850,869		59,334,246
Other comprehensive loss													Other comprehensive loss
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0 for all periods presented	2,243			(14,178		)	1,871			(9,546		)	Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0 for all periods presented	1,404		2,243		(14,711)		1,871
Comprehensive loss	$	(25,729	)	$	(32,525	)	$	(47,655	)	$	(42,764	)	Comprehensive loss	$	(64,763)	$	(25,729)	$	(140,984)	$	(47,655)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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2U, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(unaudited, in thousands, except share amounts)


																				Common Stock										Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital				Accumulated Deficit				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Stockholders’ Equity					Shares					Amount
	Shares	Amount
Balance, December 31, 2018	57,968,493	$	58				$				957,631								$	(244,166	)	$	(8,514	)		$	705,009
Balance, December 31, 2019																		Balance, December 31, 2019		63,569,109					$	63		$	1,197,379	$	(479,388)	$	(6,804)	$	711,250
Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement of restricted stock units, net of withholdings																		Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement of restricted stock units, net of withholdings		96,683					1			(1)		—		—		—
Exercise of stock options	211,506	—		1,928				—				—			1,928			Exercise of stock options		37,275					—			384		—		—		384
Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement of restricted stock units, net of withholdings	9,319	—		—				—				—			—
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		9,584				—				—			9,584			Stock-based compensation expense		—					—			20,870		—		—		20,870
Net loss	—	—		—				(21,554		)		—			(21,554		)	Net loss		—					—			—		(60,106)		—		(60,106)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—	—		—				—				(372		)	(372		)	Foreign currency translation adjustment		—					—			—		—		(16,115)		(16,115)
Balance, March 31, 2019	58,189,318	$	58	$	969,143			$	(265,720	)		$	(8,886	)	$	694,595
Balance, March 31, 2020																		Balance, March 31, 2020		63,703,067					$	64		$	1,218,632	$	(539,494)	$	(22,919)	$	656,283
Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement of restricted stock units, net of withholdings																		Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement of restricted stock units, net of withholdings		355,506					—			(463)		—		—		(463)
Exercise of stock options	85,539	—		452				—				—			452			Exercise of stock options		158,453					—			1,441		—		—		1,441
Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement of restricted stock units, net of withholdings	348,418	—		(2,558		)		—				—			(2,558		)
Issuance of common stock in connection with business combination, net of offering costs	4,608,101	5		184,317				—				—			184,322
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan																		Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan		83,573					—			1,771		—		—		1,771
Equity component of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs																		Equity component of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs		—					—			114,551		—		—		114,551
Purchases of capped calls in connection with convertible senior notes																		Purchases of capped calls in connection with convertible senior notes		—					—			(50,540)		—		—		(50,540)
Stock-based compensation expense	—			9,967				—				—			9,967			Stock-based compensation expense		—					—			21,091		—		—		21,091
Net loss	—	—		—				(27,972		)		—			(27,972		)	Net loss		—					—			—		(66,167)		—		(66,167)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—	—		—				—				2,243			2,243			Foreign currency translation adjustment		—					—			—		—		1,404		1,404
Balance, June 30, 2019	63,231,376	$	63	$	1,161,321			$	(293,692	)		$	(6,643	)	$	861,049
Balance, June 30, 2020																		Balance, June 30, 2020		64,300,599					$	64		$	1,306,483	$	(605,661)	$	(21,515)	$	679,371

Common Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Capital

Accumulated
Deficit

Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Shares Amount
Balance, December 31, 2017 52,505,856
$ 53
$ 588,289
$ (205,836 ) $ 5,326
$ 387,832
Exercise of stock options 186,049
—
2,120
—
—
2,120
Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement of restricted stock units, net of withholdings 154,111
—
(1,002 ) —
—
(1,002 )
Stock-based compensation expense —
—
7,122
—
—
7,122
Net loss —
—
—
(14,871 ) —
(14,871 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment —
—
—
—
4,632
4,632
Balance, March 31, 2018 52,846,016
$ 53
$ 596,529
$ (220,707 ) $ 9,958
$ 385,833
Exercise of stock options 315,482
—
2,673
—
—
2,673
Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement of restricted stock units, net of withholdings 320,753
—
(2,405 ) —
—
(2,405 )
Issuance of common stock in connection with a public offering of common stock, net of offering costs 3,833,334
4
330,858
—
—
330,862
Stock-based compensation expense —
—
9,009
—
—
9,009
Net loss —
—
—
(18,347 ) —
(18,347 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment —
—
—
—
(14,178 ) (14,178 )
Balance, June 30, 2018 57,315,585
$ 57
$ 936,664
$ (239,054 ) $ (4,220 ) $ 693,447

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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2U, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)

(unaudited, in thousands, except share amounts)


	Common Stock					Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance, December 31, 2018	57,968,493	$	58	$	957,631	$	(244,166)	$	(8,514)	$	705,009
Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement of restricted stock units, net of withholdings	9,319	—		—		—		—		—
Exercise of stock options	211,506	—		1,928		—		—		1,928
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		9,584		—		—		9,584
Net loss	—	—		—		(21,554)		—		(21,554)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		(372)		(372)
Balance, March 31, 2019	58,189,318	$	58	$	969,143	$	(265,720)	$	(8,886)	$	694,595
Issuance of common stock in connection with business combination, net of offering costs	4,608,101	5		184,317		—		—		184,322
Issuance of common stock in connection with settlement of restricted stock units, net of withholdings	348,418	—		(2,558)		—		—		(2,558)
Exercise of stock options	85,539	—		452		—		—		452
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		9,967		—		—		9,967
Net loss	—	—		—		(27,972)		—		(27,972)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		2,243		2,243
Balance, June 30, 2019	63,231,376	$	63	$	1,161,321	$	(293,692)	$	(6,643)	$	861,049

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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2U, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, in thousands)


	Six Months Ended June 30,							Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018				2020		2019
Cash flows from operating activities							Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(49,526	)	$	(33,218	)	Net loss	$	(126,273)	$	(49,526)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:							Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Non-cash interest expense							Non-cash interest expense	5,675		520
Depreciation and amortization expense	24,351			14,783			Depreciation and amortization expense	47,470		24,351
Stock-based compensation expense	19,551			16,131			Stock-based compensation expense	41,961		19,551
Non-cash lease expense	5,264			—			Non-cash lease expense	7,299		5,264
Bad debt expense	993			—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Provision for credit losses							Provision for credit losses	1,267		993
Loss on debt extinguishment							Loss on debt extinguishment	11,671		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets and liabilities acquired:							Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets and liabilities acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	(25,548		)	(35,932		)	Accounts receivable, net	(39,521)		(25,548)
Payments to university clients	(20,060		)	(8,923		)	Payments to university clients	4,354		(20,060)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(8,796		)	(3,705		)	Prepaid expenses and other assets	(8,774)		(8,796)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	18,081			10,207			Accounts payable and accrued expenses	19,606		18,081
Accrued compensation and related benefits	(5,964		)	(1,998		)	Accrued compensation and related benefits	7,383		(5,964)
Deferred revenue	15,849			24,086			Deferred revenue	28,843		15,849
Other liabilities, net	(23,056		)	(2,854		)	Other liabilities, net	(9,299)		(23,056)
Other	912			1,221			Other	1,694		392
Net cash used in operating activities	(47,949		)	(20,202		)	Net cash used in operating activities	(6,644)		(47,949)
Cash flows from investing activities							Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of a business, net of cash acquired	(387,815		)	—			Purchase of a business, net of cash acquired	(949)		(387,815)
Additions of amortizable intangible assets	(32,430		)	(40,039		)	Additions of amortizable intangible assets	(32,497)		(32,430)
Purchases of property and equipment	(8,139		)	(5,124		)	Purchases of property and equipment	(4,254)		(8,135)
Purchase of equity interests	(5,000		)	—
Purchase of investments							Purchase of investments	—		(5,000)
Proceeds from maturities of investments	25,000			—			Proceeds from maturities of investments	—		25,000
Advances made to university clients	(100		)	(100		)	Advances made to university clients	—		(100)
Advances repaid by university clients	200			—			Advances repaid by university clients	275		200
Other	4			—
Net cash used in investing activities	(408,280		)	(45,263		)	Net cash used in investing activities	(37,425)		(408,280)
Cash flows from financing activities							Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs	—			330,862
Proceeds from debt							Proceeds from debt	371,708		243,726
Payments on debt							Payments on debt	(250,409)		—
Payment of debt issuance costs							Payment of debt issuance costs	(3,419)		(1,953)
Purchases of capped calls in connection with issuance of convertible senior notes							Purchases of capped calls in connection with issuance of convertible senior notes	(50,540)		—
Prepayment premium on extinguishment of senior secured term loan facility							Prepayment premium on extinguishment of senior secured term loan facility	(2,528)		—
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,380			4,793			Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,825		2,380
Proceeds from debt	243,726			—
Tax withholding payments associated with settlement of restricted stock units	(2,558		)	(3,407		)	Tax withholding payments associated with settlement of restricted stock units	(464)		(2,558)
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan share purchases							Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan share purchases	1,771		—
Payments for acquisition of amortizable intangible assets	(1,283		)	—			Payments for acquisition of amortizable intangible assets	—		(1,283)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(1,953		)	—
Net cash provided by financing activities	240,312			332,248			Net cash provided by financing activities	67,944		240,312
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(371		)	(1,319		)	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(713)		(371)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(216,288		)	265,464
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash							Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	23,162		(216,288)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	449,772			223,370			Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	189,869		449,772
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	233,484		$	488,834		Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	213,031	$	233,484

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

1. Organization

2U, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a leading provider of education technology ~~company that well-recognized~~for nonprofit colleges and ~~universities trust to bring them into~~universities. The Company builds, delivers, and supports more than 435 digital and in-person educational offerings, including graduate and undergraduate degrees, professional certificates, boot camps, and short courses, across the digital age. The Company’s comprehensive platform of tightly integrated technology and services provides the digital infrastructure universities need to attract, enroll, educate and support students at scale. With the Company’s platform, students can pursue their education anytime, anywhere, without quitting their jobs or moving; and university clients can improve educational outcomes, skills attainment and career prospects for a greater number of students.Career Curriculum Continuum.

The Company has ~~two~~2 reportable segments: the Graduate Program Segment and the Alternative Credential ~~Segment (formerly known as the Short Course Segment).~~Segment. The Company’s Graduate Program Segment ~~provides~~includes the technology and services provided to ~~well-recognized~~ nonprofit colleges and universities ~~primarily in the United States,~~ to enable the online delivery of degree programs. Students enrolled in these programs are generally seeking an undergraduate or graduate ~~programs.~~degree of the same quality they would receive on campus. The Company’s Alternative Credential Segment ~~provides short form non-degree offerings, such as~~includes the premium online short courses and technical, skills-based boot camps ~~to working professionals around the world~~provided through relationships with ~~leading~~nonprofit colleges and universities. In the first quarter of 2019, we elected to change the name of this segment from Short Course to Alternative Credential because we believe the name, Alternative Credential, more accurately describes this segment as we expand ourStudents enrolled in these offerings ~~along the~~are generally working professionals seeking career ~~curriculum continuum. Refer to Note 12 for further information about the Company’s segments.~~advancement through skills attainment.

On May 22, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Trilogy, a workforce accelerator that prepares adult learners for high-growth careers in the digital economy. The acquisition will expand 2U’s university portfolio and deepen relationships across both 2U’s and Trilogy’s partners to make education more accessible for lifelong learners. The results of Trilogy’s operations are included in the Alternative Credential Segment. Refer to Note 3 for further information about the acquisition of Trilogy.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which include the assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of the Company have been prepared in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information; (ii) the instructions to Form 10-Q; and (iii) the guidance of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for financial statements required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ~~(“SEC”~~(the “SEC”). As permitted under such rules, certain notes and other financial information normally required by U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented herein. The Company’s results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~2019 may not be indicative of the Company’s future results. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~2019. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, ~~2018~~2019 was derived from the audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP on an annual reporting basis.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of ~~the~~ condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported herein. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Significant estimates and assumptions are inherent in the analysis and the measurement of provisions for credit losses, acquired intangible assets, the recoverability of goodwill and deferred tax assets. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis.

~~2U, Inc.~~Accounts Receivable, Contract Assets and Liabilities

~~Notes~~ Balance sheet items related to ~~Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)~~

~~(unaudited)~~

~~2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)~~

~~Restricted Cash~~

~~The Company maintains restricted cash as collateral for standby letters~~contracts consist of ~~credit for the Company’s leased office facilities~~accounts receivable, net and ~~in connection with the~~ deferred ~~government grant obligations.~~

~~Investments~~

The Company’s investments within current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets relate to certificates of deposit with original maturities between three months and one year. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had a $25.0 million certificate of deposit included in investments that qualified as a Level 1 fair value measurement asset and was stated at cost, which approximated fair value. This certificate of deposit matured in the first quarter of 2019.

~~Revenue Recognition~~

~~The Company generates substantially all of its~~ revenue from contractual arrangements, with either its university clients or students, to provide a comprehensive platform of tightly integrated technology and technology-enabled services that support its offerings.

~~Performance Obligations~~

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.

The Graduate Program Segment derives revenue primarily from contractually specified percentages of the amounts the Company’s university clients receive from their students in 2U-enabled graduate programs for tuition and fees, less credit card fees and other specified charges the Company has agreed to exclude in certain university contracts. The Company’s contracts with university clients in this segment typically have initial terms of 10 to 15 years and have a single performance obligation, as the promises to provide a platform of tightly integrated technology and services that university clients need to attract, enroll, educate and support students are not distinct within the context of the contracts. The single performance obligation is delivered as the university clients receive and consume benefits, which occurs ratably over a series of academic terms. The amounts received from university clients over the term of the arrangement are variable in nature in that they are dependent upon the number of students that are enrolled in the program within each academic term. These amounts are allocated to and are recognized ratably over the related academic term, defined as the period beginning on the first day of classes through the last. Revenue is recognized net of an allowance, which is established for the Company’s expected obligation to refund tuition and fees to university clients.

The Alternative Credential Segment derives revenue primarily from contracts with students for the tuition and fees paid to enroll in, and progress through, the Company’s short courses and boot camps. The Company’s short courses run between six and 16 weeks, while boot camps run between 12 and 24 weeks. In this segment, the Company’s contracts with students include the delivery of the educational and related student support services and are treated as either a single performance obligation or multiple performance obligations, depending upon the offering being delivered. All performance obligations are satisfied ratably over the same presentation period, which is defined as the period beginning on the first day of the course through the last. The Company recognizes the gross proceeds received from the students enrolled and shares contractually specified amounts received from students with the associated university client, for providing items such as certification and content, as required. These amounts are recognized as curriculum and teaching costs on the Company’s condensed consolidated ~~statements~~balance sheets. Included in accounts receivable, net are trade accounts receivable, which are comprised of ~~operations~~billed and ~~comprehensive loss.~~unbilled revenue. Accounts receivable, net is stated at amortized cost net of provision for credit losses. The Company’s ~~contracts with university clients in this segment~~methodology to measure the provision for credit losses requires an estimation of loss rates based upon historical loss experience adjusted for factors that are ~~typically shorter~~relevant to determining the expected collectability of accounts receivable. Some of these factors include current market conditions, delinquency trends, aging behavior of receivables and ~~less restrictive than the Company’s contracts with university clients in the Graduate Program Segment.~~credit and liquidity quality indicators for industry groups, customer classes or individual customers.

~~Business Combinations~~

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(unaudited)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

The Company’s estimates are reviewed and revised periodically based on the ongoing evaluation of credit quality indicators. Historically, actual write-offs for uncollectible accounts have not significantly differed from prior estimates. The Company recognizes unbilled revenue when revenue recognition occurs in advance of billings. Unbilled revenue is recognized in the Graduate Program Segment because billings to university clients do not occur until after the academic term has commenced and final enrollment information is available. The Company’s unbilled revenue represents contract assets. Unbilled accounts receivable is recognized in the Alternative Credential Segment once the presentation period commences for amounts to be invoiced to students under installment plans that are paid over the same presentation period.

The ~~purchase price of an acquisition is allocated to~~following table presents the assets acquired, including intangible assets, and liabilities assumed, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred. The excess of the cost of an acquired entity, net of the amounts assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, is recognized as goodwill. The net assets and results of operations of an acquired entity are includedchange in provision for credit losses on the Company’s consolidated ~~financial statements from~~balance sheets for the ~~acquisition date.~~period indicated:


	Provision for Credit Losses
	(in thousands)
Balance as of January 1, 2020	$	1,330
Current period provision	1,267
Amounts written off	(46)
Balance as of June 30, 2020	$	2,551

~~Equity Interests~~

AsDeferred revenue represents the excess of ~~June 30, 2019, the Company had a $5.0 million investment~~amounts billed or received as compared to amounts recognized in an education technology company recorded within university payments and other assets, non-current on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. This investment does not have a readily determinable fair value, and is accounted for as a cost method investment, which is subject to fair value remeasurement upon the occurrence of an observable event.

~~Marketing and Sales Costs~~

The majority of the marketing and sales costs incurred by the Company are directly related to acquiring students for its university clients’ graduate programs, with lesser amounts related to acquiring students for its short courses and boot camps and marketing and advertising efforts related to the Company’s own brand. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, costs related to the Company’s marketing and advertising efforts of its own brand were not material. All such costs are expensed as incurred and reported in marketing and sales expenserevenue on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive ~~loss.~~

Asloss as of ~~June 30, 2019~~the end of the reporting period, and ~~December 31, 2018,~~such amounts are reflected as a current liability on the ~~Company had $25.7 million and $10.3 million, respectively, of accrued marketing costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on its~~Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

~~Leases~~

~~For~~ The Company generally receives payments from Graduate Program Segment university clients early in each academic term and from Alternative Credential Segment students, either in full upon registration for the course or in full before the end of the course based on a payment plan, prior to completion of the service period. These payments are recorded as deferred revenue until the services are delivered or until the Company’s ~~operating leases,~~obligations are otherwise met, at which time revenue is recognized.

Convertible Senior Notes

In April 2020, the Company issued 2.25% convertible senior notes due May 1, 2025 (the “Notes”) in an ~~assessment is performed~~aggregate principal amount of $380 million, including the exercise by the initial purchasers of an option to ~~determine if an arrangement is~~purchase additional Notes, in a ~~lease at inception. Right-of-use~~private offering. Refer to Note 8 for more information regarding the Notes.

The Notes are accounted for in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“~~ROU”~~FASB”) ~~assets represent~~Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (“ASC 470-20”). Pursuant to ASC 470-20, issuers of certain convertible debt instruments, such as the ~~Company’s right~~Notes, that have a net settlement feature and may be settled wholly or partially in cash upon conversion are required to ~~use an underlying asset~~separately account for the ~~lease term~~liability (debt) and ~~lease liabilities represent~~equity (conversion option) components of the ~~Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising~~instrument. The carrying amount of the liability component of the instrument is computed by estimating the fair value of a similar liability without the conversion option using a market-based approach. The amount of the equity component is then calculated by deducting the fair value of the liability component from the ~~lease. Operating lease ROU assets~~principal amount of the instrument. The difference between the principal amount and ~~lease liabilities are recognized at~~ the ~~lease commencement date~~liability component represents a debt discount that is amortized to interest expense over the term of the Notes using the effective interest rate method. The equity component is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification. In accounting for the issuance costs related to the Notes, the allocation of issuance costs incurred between the liability and equity components was based on their relative values.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the information necessary to determine the rate implicit in the Company’s leases is not readily available, the Company determines its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any prepaid lease payments made, less lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company does not have any finance leases for any periods presented.

The Company has elected, as an accounting policy for its leases of real estate, to account for lease and non-lease components in a contract as a single lease component. In addition, the recognition requirements are not applied to leases with a term of 12 months or less. Rather, the lease payments for short-term leases are recognized on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Variable payments that depend on an index or a rate are initially measured using the index or rate at the lease commencement date. Such variable payments are included in the total lease payments when measuring the lease liability and ROU asset. The Company will only remeasure variable payments that depend on an index or a rate when the Company is remeasuring the lease liability due to anyFASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the ~~following occurring: (i)~~Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU is intended to provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, to ease the ~~lease is modified~~potential accounting and financial reporting burden associated with the ~~modification is not accounted for~~expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. This ASU may be applied as ~~a separate contract, (ii) a contingency, upon which some or all~~ of the ~~variable lease payments~~beginning of any interim period that ~~will be paid over the remainder~~includes its effective date (i.e., March 12, 2020) through

Table of the lease term are based, is resolved, (iii) there is a change in lease term, (iv) there is a change in the probability of exercising a purchase option or (v) there is a change in the amount probable of being owed under residual value guarantees. Until the lease liability is remeasured due to one of the aforementioned events, additional payments for an increase in the index or rate will be recognized in the period in which they are incurred. Variable payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are excluded from the measurement of the lease liability and recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. TheContents

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(unaudited)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

December 31, 2022. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

~~Company will remeasure its lease payments when~~ In January 2020, the ~~contingency underlying such variable payments is resolved such that some or all~~FASB issued ASU No. 2020-01, Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815. ASU No. 2020-01 was issued to clarify the interaction of the ~~remaining payments become fixed.~~ accounting for equity securities under ASC 321 and investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting in ASC 323 and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options accounted for under ASC 815. With respect to the interactions between ASC 321 and ASC 323, the amendments clarify that an entity should consider observable transactions that require it to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting when applying the measurement alternative in ASC 321, immediately before applying or discontinuing the equity method of accounting. The update regarding forward contracts and purchased options is not applicable as the Company does not have any forward contracts or purchased options. The amendments in this ASU are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. The Company is evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

~~Long-Lived Asset Additions~~

~~During the six months ended June 30,~~ In December 2019, the ~~Company had capital asset additions~~FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, as part of ~~$41.7 million in property and equipment and capitalized technology and content development, $1.2 million of which consisted of non-cash capital expenditures. Due~~its initiative to extended payment terms associated with the timing of cash capital expenditures made more than 90 days after the date of purchase, $1.3 million of these additions was classified as cash flows from financing activitiesreduce complexity in the accounting standards. The amendments in the ASU include removal of certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 related to recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intraperiod tax allocation and calculating income taxes in an interim period. The ASU also clarifies and simplifies other aspects of the accounting for income taxes, including the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on its condensed consolidated ~~statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019.~~

~~During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had capital asset additions of $55.2 million in property~~financial statements and ~~equipment and capitalized technology and content development, of which $10.0 million consisted of non-cash capital expenditures, primarily~~ related ~~to the acquisition of certain long-lived assets for which a liability was accrued.~~

~~Debt Issuance Costs~~

Debt issuance costs are incurred as a result of entering into certain borrowing transactions and are presented as a reduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Debt issuance costs are amortized over the term of the associated debt instrument. The amortization of debt issuance costs is included as a component of interest expense on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. If the Company extinguishes debt prior to the end of the underlying instrument’s full term, some or all of the unamortized debt issuance costs may need to be written off, and a loss on extinguishment may need to be recognized. Refer to Note 7 for further information about the Company’s debt.

~~Recent Accounting Pronouncements~~

disclosures.

In April 2019, the ~~Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)~~FASB issued ~~Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)~~ASU No. 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments. ASU No. 2019-04 provides corrections,updates and clarifications to the previously issued updates of ASU No. 2016-01, ASU No. 2016-13 and ASU No. 2017-12. Various areas of the ~~Accounting Standards Codification~~ASC wereimpacted by the update. This standard follows the effective dates of the previously issued ASUs, unless an entity has already early adopted theprevious ASUs, in which case the effective date will vary according to each specific ASU adoption. As the Company has adopted ASU No. 2016-01, the amendments related to ASU No. 2016-01 are effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. As the Company has not yet adopted ASU No. 2016-13, the amendments related to ASU No. 2016-13 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Refer below for further discussion of ASU No. 2016-13. The Company ~~is evaluating the impact that~~adopted the amendments related to ASU Nos. ~~2016-13~~2016-01 and ~~2016-01 will have on its consolidated financial position and related disclosures. The amendments to ASU No. 2017-12 are not applicable to the Company.~~

~~In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15,~~ ~~Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract~~, which requires customers in cloud computing arrangements that are service contracts to follow the internal-use software guidance in ASC 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets or expense as incurred. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company early adopted this ASU on July 1, 2018 under the prospective method. As a result of adopting this standard, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had balances of $1.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of capitalized implementation costs incurred to integrate the software associated with its cloud computing arrangements, within university payments and other assets, non-current on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Such capitalized costs are subject to amortization over the remaining contractual term of the associated cloud computing arrangement, with a useful life of between three to five years. The Company did not incur a material amount of such amortization for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

~~2U, Inc.~~

~~Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)~~

~~(unaudited)~~

~~2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)~~

~~In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-09,~~ ~~Codification Improvements~~, which clarifies and corrects unintended applications of guidance, and makes improvements to several Accounting Standards Codification topics. The applicable amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted this ASU2016-13 on January 1, ~~2019.~~2020 under the modified retrospective transition method, with the exception of the amendments related to equity securities without readily determinable fair values for which an entity elects the measurement alternative, which have been adopted prospectively. Adoption of ~~this standard~~these amendments did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

~~In June 2018, the FASB issued~~ Refer below for further discussion of ASU No. ~~2018-07,~~ ~~Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which simplifies the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees.~~2016-13. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2019. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

~~In January 2017, the FASB issued~~to ASU No. ~~2017-04,~~ ~~Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment~~, which eliminates step two from the goodwill impairment test and requires an entity to recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, up2017-12 are not applicable to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company early adopted this ASU on January 1, 2019. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.Company.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. Subsequently, the FASB has issued the following standards related to ASU No. 2016-13: ASU No. 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, ASU No. 2019-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief; ASU No. 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments; and ASU No. 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses. ASU No. 2016-13 requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for most financial assets held at the reporting date based on an expected loss model, which includes historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Entities will now use forward-looking information to better form their credit loss estimates. ASU No. 2016-13 also requires enhanced disclosures to help financial statement users better understand assumptions used in estimating expected credit losses. The amendments in these ASUs are effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that the new guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

~~In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,~~ ~~Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes ASC 840,~~ ~~Leases (Topic 840). The ASU introduces a model for lessees requiring most leases to be reported on the balance sheet. The~~ Company adopted this ASU and the related amendments on January 1, ~~2019~~2020 under the modified retrospective transition method, which resulted in no cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company’s financial results for periods ending after January 1, 2019 are presented in accordance with the requirements of Topic 842, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with Topic 840.

Upon adoption, the Company elected to not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less, as permitted by the short-term lease practical expedient. In transition, the Company also applied the package of practical expedients that permit entities to not reassess (i) whether expired or existing contracts contain a lease under the new standard, (ii) the lease classification for expired or existing leases, or (iii) whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would qualify for capitalization under the new standard. The Company also applied the practical expedient that permits a lessee to account for lease and non-lease components in a contract as a single lease component. In addition, the Company did not use hindsight during transition.

Upon adoption, the Company recorded ROU assets of approximately $34 million, which have been reduced for accrued rent, and the remaining balance of any lease incentives upon transition, and also recorded corresponding current and non-current lease liabilities for its operating leases of approximately $5 million and $58 million, respectively, on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, the condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity or the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Refer to Note 6 for more information about the Company’s lease-related obligations.

~~2U, Inc.~~

~~Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)~~

~~(unaudited)~~

3. Business Combination

On May 22, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Trilogy pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of April 7, 2019 (the “Merger Agreement”), for a net purchase price of ~~$607.6~~$608.6 million in cash and stock ~~consideration.~~consideration, subject to final adjustments related to working capital and indebtedness. These final adjustments to the purchase price were paid in the first quarter of 2020. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company has issued

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3. Business Combination (Continued)

restricted stock units for shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to certain employees and officers of Trilogy. These awards were issued pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, are subject to future service requirements and will primarily vest over an 18-month period. In addition, a portion of the purchase price held in escrow ~~will be~~was recognized as compensation expense in the third quarter of 2019 as ~~it is subject to future~~the service requirements of certain key employees ~~for an 18-month period.~~was determined to be fulfilled. The net assets and results of operations of Trilogy are included inon the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements within the Alternative Credential Segment as of May 22, 2019.

~~The following table reflects the Company’s provisional valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Trilogy as of the date of the acquisition:~~

Estimated Average Useful Life (in years) Purchase Price Allocation
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 35,509
Current assets 29,989
Property and equipment, net 2,417
Other non-current assets 6,291
Amortizable intangible assets:
Developed technology 3 48,096
Developed content 4 48,050
University client relationships 10 84,150
Trade names and domain names 5 7,100
Goodwill 425,525
Current liabilities (57,055 )
Non-current liabilities (22,429 )
$ 607,643

The Company’s provisional valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is preliminary and the fair values recorded were based upon preliminary estimates, assumptions and other information compiled by management, and are subject to change (which could be significant) within the measurement period of up to one year from the acquisition date. As of June 30, 2019, the Company is awaiting information to finalize the valuation, primarily related to the recording of intangible assets, the related deferred taxes and the final amount of residual goodwill.

The goodwill balance is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce, expanded market opportunities and operating synergies anticipated upon the integration of the operations of 2U and Trilogy. The goodwill resulting from the acquisition is not expected to be tax deductible.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information below is presented for illustrative purposes and does not purport to represent what the results of operations would actually have been if the business combination occurred as of the ~~dates~~date indicated or what the results would be for any future periods. The following table presents the Company’s unaudited pro forma combined revenue, pro forma combined net loss and pro forma combined net loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, ~~and 2018~~ as if the acquisition of Trilogy had occurred on January 1, ~~2018:~~2019:


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019		Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Pro forma revenue	$	157,865	$	311,174
Pro forma net loss	(52,805)		(110,169)
Pro forma net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(0.87)	$	(1.86)

4. Goodwill and Amortizable Intangible Assets

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets for the periods indicated.


	Graduate Program Segment		Alternative Credential Segment		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	—	$	418,350	$	418,350
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		(12,010)		(12,010)
Balance as of June 30, 2020	$	—	$	406,340	$	406,340

The carrying amount of goodwill in the Alternative Credential Segment included accumulated impairment charges of $70.4 million as of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

The following table presents the components of amortizable intangible assets, net on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of each of the dates indicated.


		June 30, 2020										December 31, 2019
	Estimated Average Useful Life (in years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
	(in thousands)
Capitalized technology	3-5	$	153,588	$	(57,710)	$	95,878	$	142,712	$	(41,106)	$	101,606
Capitalized content development	4-5	187,936		(70,492)		117,444		167,758		(54,736)		113,022
University client relationships	9-10	105,810		(16,570)		89,240		110,344		(12,419)		97,925
Trade names and domain names	5-10	25,315		(7,318)		17,997		26,462		(5,940)		20,522
Total amortizable intangible assets, net		$	472,649	$	(152,090)	$	320,559	$	447,276	$	(114,201)	$	333,075

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~~3. Business Combination (Continued)~~

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Pro forma revenue $ 157,865
$ 114,933
$ 311,174
$ 224,455
Pro forma net loss (52,805 ) (50,299 ) (110,169 ) (103,978 )
Pro forma net loss per share, basic and diluted $ (0.87 ) $ (0.91 ) $ (1.86 ) $ (1.93 )

4. Goodwill and Amortizable Intangible Assets (Continued)

~~The table below summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:~~

Graduate
Program Segment
Alternative
Credential Segment
Total
(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2018 $ —
$ 61,852
$ 61,852
Goodwill recognized in connection with business combination —
425,525
425,525
Foreign currency translation adjustments —
1,370
1,370
Balance as of June 30, 2019 $ —

$ 488,747

$ 488,747

~~Amortizable intangible assets, net consisted of the following as of:~~

June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018

Estimated
Average Useful
Life (in years)

Gross
Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net
Carrying
Amount

Gross
Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net
Carrying
Amount
(in thousands)
Capitalized technology 3-5 $ 130,904
$ (24,148 ) $ 106,756
$ 68,291
$ (16,945 ) $ 51,346
Capitalized content development 4-5 146,530
(39,715 ) 106,815
79,725
(31,662 ) 48,063
University client relationships 9-10 110,283
(6,742 ) 103,541
25,616
(4,269 ) 21,347
Trade names and domain names 5-10 26,335
(4,178 ) 22,157
18,793
(2,944 ) 15,849
Total amortizable intangible assets, net $ 414,052
$ (74,783 ) $ 339,269
$ 192,425
$ (55,820 ) $ 136,605

The amounts presented in the table above include ~~$41.0~~$29.5 million and ~~$40.3~~$30.7 million of in process capitalized technology and content development as of June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively. ~~Amortizable~~

The Company recorded amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets ~~recognized in connection with the acquisition~~ of ~~Trilogy consisted of developed technology of $48.1 million, developed content of $48.1 million, university client relationships of $84.2~~$20.8 million and ~~trade names~~$11.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and ~~domain names~~2019, respectively. The Company recorded amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets of ~~$7.1~~$41.0 million and ~~are included~~$18.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The following table presents the estimated future amortization expense of the Company’s amortizable intangible assets placed in ~~the balances presented in the table above~~service as of June 30, ~~2019.~~2020.


	Future Amortization Expense
	(in thousands)
Remainder of 2020	$	40,377
2021	76,013
2022	60,367
2023	42,876
2024	25,533
Thereafter	45,933
Total	$	291,099

~~During 2018,~~

5. Accrued Expenses

The following table presents the ~~Company acquired certain third-party technologies to enhance~~components of accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Company’s ~~platform, which is~~condensed consolidated balance sheets as of each of the dates indicated.

~~referred to as the 2U Operating System, or 2UOS, for aggregate consideration of $9.5 million.~~


	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Accrued university and instructional staff compensation	$	21,402	$	23,419
Accrued marketing costs	26,900		22,055
Accrued transaction, integration and restructuring-related costs*	1,894		4,459
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	34,345		15,448
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	84,541	$	65,381

*As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, accrued transaction, integration and restructuring-related costs included 0 and $0.5 million, respectively, related to an employee termination benefits reserve for organizational restructuring.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, expense related to the Company’s marketing and advertising efforts of its own brand were not material.

In response to COVID-19, various government programs have been announced to provide financial relief for affected businesses. Most significantly, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, which was enacted in the United States on March 27, 2020, the Company ~~has a remaining obligation~~is allowed to ~~pay~~defer payment of the ~~seller $0.7 million by~~employer’s share of Social Security taxes incurred from March 2020 through December 31, ~~2019.~~2020. The Company currently estimates the amount of payroll taxes subject to deferred payment is approximately $3.9 million, which has been reflected within accrued compensation and related benefits on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2020.

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~~4. Goodwill and Amortizable Intangible Assets (Continued)~~

The Company recorded amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets of $11.9 million and $5.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company recorded amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets of ~~$18.9 million and $10.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.~~

~~As of June 30, 2019, the estimated future amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets placed in service is as follows (in thousands):~~

Remainder of 2019 $ 34,686
2020 66,574
2021 60,942
2022 46,898
2023 29,140
Thereafter 59,986
Total $ 298,226

5.6. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Contingencies

~~From time to time, the~~ The Company ~~may become~~is involved in various claims and legal proceedings ~~or be subject to claims (e.g., related to regulatory, employment or indirect tax matters)~~arising in the ordinary course of ~~its~~ business. The Company accrues a liability when a loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. While the Company does not ~~presently involved in~~expect that the ultimate resolution of any ~~legal proceeding or subject to~~existing claims ~~that,~~and proceedings (other than the specific matter described below, if ~~determined adversely to it, would~~decided adversely), individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its ~~business, operating~~financial position, an unfavorable outcome in some or all of these proceedings could have a material adverse impact on the results ~~financial condition~~of operations or cash ~~flows. Accordingly,~~flows for a particular period. This assessment is based on the Company’s current understanding of relevant facts and circumstances. With respect to current legal proceedings, the Company does not believe ~~that~~ it is ~~reasonably possible that~~probable a material loss exceeding amounts already recognized ~~may have~~has been incurred as of the date of the balance sheets presented herein. As such, the Company’s view of these matters is subject to inherent uncertainties and may change in the future.

In re 2U, Inc., Securities Class Action

On August 7 and 9, 2019, Aaron Harper and Anne M. Chinn filed putative class action complaints against the Company, Christopher J. Paucek, the Company’s CEO, and Catherine A. Graham, the Company’s former CFO, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, based upon allegedly false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business prospects and financial projections. The district court transferred the cases to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, consolidated them under docket number 8:19-cv-3455 (D. Md.), and appointed Fiyyaz Pirani as the lead plaintiff in the consolidated action. On July 30, 2020, Mr. Pirani filed a consolidated class action complaint (“CAC”), adding Harsha Mokkarala, the Company’s former Chief Marketing Officer, as a defendant.The CAC also asserts claims under Sections 11, 12(A)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, against Mr. Paucek, Ms. Graham, members of the Company’s Board of Directors, and the Company’s underwriters, based on allegations related to the Company’s secondary stock offering on May 23, 2018.The proposed class consists of all persons who acquired the Company’s securities between February 26, 2018 and July 30, 2019. The deadline for the defendants to file a motion to dismiss is September 29, 2020.

The Company believes that the claims are without merit and it intends to vigorously defend against these claims. However, due to the complex nature of the legal and factual issues involved, the outcome of this matter is not presently determinable.

Stockholder Derivative Suit

On April 30, 2020, Richard Theis filed a stockholder derivative complaint purportedly on behalf of the Company and against Christopher J. Paucek, the Company’s CEO, Catherine A. Graham, the Company’s former CFO, and the Company’s board of directors in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, with docket number 20-cv-3360. The complaint alleges claims for breaches of fiduciary duty, insider sales and misappropriation of information, unjust enrichment, and violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act based upon allegedly false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business prospects and financial projections. On July 22, 2020, the court entered a joint stipulation staying the case pending resolution of the securities class action. Due to the complex nature of the legal and factual issues involved, the outcome of this matter is not presently determinable.

Marketing and Sales Commitments

Certain of the agreements entered into between the Company and its university clients in the Graduate Program Segment require the Company to commit to meet certain staffing and spending investment thresholds related to marketing and sales activities. In addition, certain of the agreements in the Graduate Program Segment require the Company to invest up to ~~agreed upon~~agreed-upon levels in marketing the programs to achieve specified program performance. The Company believes it is currently in compliance with all such commitments.

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6. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

Future Minimum Payments to University Clients

Pursuant to certain of the Company’s contracts in the Graduate Program Segment, the Company has made, or is obligated to make, payments to university clients in exchange for contract extensions and various marketing and other rights. As of June 30, ~~2019,~~2020, the future minimum payments due to university clients ~~has~~have not materially changed relative to the amounts provided in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~

2019.

Contingent Payments

The Company has entered into agreements with certain of its university clients in the Graduate Program Segment under which the Company would be obligated to make future minimum payments in the event that certain program metrics are not achieved on an annual basis. The Company recognizes any estimated contingent payments under these agreements as contra revenue over the period in which they relate, and records a liability in other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

~~As of June 30, 2019, the~~The Company ~~had~~has entered into an ~~obligation~~agreement to make an ~~additional~~ investment in an education technology company ~~of up to $10.0~~with $5.0 million outstanding, upon demand by the investee.

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~~Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)~~

~~(unaudited)~~

6.7. Leases

The Company leases ~~office~~ facilities under ~~non-cancelable~~non-cancellable operating leases primarily in the United States, South Africa, the United Kingdom ~~Canada~~ and ~~Hong Kong.~~Canada. The Company’s operating leases have remaining lease terms of between one to 11 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to five years, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within one year. These options to extend the terms of the Company’s operating leases were not deemed to be reasonably certain of exercise as of lease commencement and are therefore not included in the determination of their respective ~~non-cancelable~~non-cancellable lease terms. The future lease payments due under ~~non-cancelable~~non-cancellable operating lease arrangements contain fixed rent increases over the term of the lease. The Company also leases office equipment under ~~non-cancelable~~non-cancellable leases. The Company did not have any subleases as of June 30, ~~2019.~~2020.

~~As of December 31, 2018,~~ The following table presents the ~~future minimum lease payments for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancellable lease terms in excess of one year were as follows (in thousands):~~

2019 $ 12,941
2020 14,020
2021 13,900
2022 13,633
2023 13,959
Thereafter 68,347
Total future minimum lease payments $ 136,800

~~The~~ components of lease expense ~~consisted~~on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for each of the ~~following for the period presented:~~periods indicated.


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Operating lease expense	$	3,721	$	2,714	$	7,341	$	5,336
Short-term lease expense	121		154		234		390
Variable lease expense	1,211		1,091		2,671		2,005
Total lease expense	$	5,053	$	3,959	$	10,246	$	7,731

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
(in thousands)
Operating lease expense $ 2,714
$ 5,336
Short-term lease expense 154
390
Variable lease expense 1,091
2,005
Total lease expense $ 3,959
$ 7,731

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7. Leases (Continued)

As of June 30, ~~2019,~~2020, for the Company’s operating leases, the weighted-average remaining lease term was ~~8.4~~7.6 years and the weighted-average discount rate was ~~12.9%~~11.8%. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $8.3 million and $5.9 ~~million.~~million, respectively.

The following table presents the maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of the date indicated.


	June 30, 2020
	(in thousands)
Remainder of 2020	$	8,834
2021	17,088
2022	16,354
2023	16,063
2024	15,603
Thereafter	52,166
Total lease payments	126,108
Less: imputed interest	(44,032)
Total lease liability	$	82,076

As of June 30, ~~2019, the maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):~~

Remainder of 2019 $ 7,030
2020 13,606
2021 12,536
2022 11,648
2023 11,387
Thereafter 51,934
Total lease payments 108,141
Less: imputed interest (42,940 )
Total lease liability $ 65,201

~~As of June 30, 2019,~~2020, the Company has additional operating leases for ~~office~~ facilities that have not yet commenced with future minimum lease payments of approximately ~~$95.6~~$66.3 million. These operating leases will commence during fiscal years ~~2019~~2020 through 2021, with lease terms of between ~~two~~four to ~~twelve~~12 years.

8. Debt

The following table presents the components of outstanding long-term debt on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of each of the dates indicated.


	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Convertible senior notes	$	380,000	$	—
Senior secured term loan facility	—		250,000
Deferred government grant obligations	3,500		3,500
Other borrowings	1,798		998
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(121,557)		(7,238)
Total debt	263,741		247,260
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(612)		(640)
Total long-term debt	$	263,129	$	246,620

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8. Debt (Continued)

~~7. Debt~~

The ~~Company’s outstanding~~Company believes the carrying value of its long-term debt ~~was~~approximates the fair value of the debt as ~~follows:~~

June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
(in thousands)
Term loan $ 250,000
$ —
Deferred government grant obligations 3,500
3,500
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs (8,049 ) —
Long-term debt $ 245,451
$ 3,500

Asthe terms and interest rates approximate the market rates, other than the convertible senior notes, which had an estimated fair value of $565.7 million as of June 30, ~~2019 and December 31, 2018,~~2020. Each of the Company’s long-term debt instruments were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

Convertible Senior Notes

In April 2020, the Company ~~had no current~~issued the Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $380 million, including the exercise by the initial purchasers of an option to purchase additional Notes, in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The net proceeds from the offering of the Notes were approximately $369.6 million after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts, commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.

The Notes are governed by an indenture (the “Indenture”) between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020. The Notes will mature on May 1, 2025, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. The interest expense related to the Notes for each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, including amortization of the debt discount and debt issuance costs, was $5.0 million. The associated effective interest rate of the Notes for each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 was approximately 10.3%.

The Notes are the senior, unsecured obligations of the Company and are equal in right of payment with the Company’s senior unsecured indebtedness, senior in right of payment to the Company’s indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the Notes, effectively subordinated to the Company’s senior secured indebtedness (including the Loans (as defined below)), to the extent of the value of the collateral securing that indebtedness, and structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, and (to the extent the Company is not a holder thereof) preferred equity, if any, of the Company’s subsidiaries.

In accounting for the issuance of the Notes, the Company separated the Notes into liability and equity components. The carrying amount of the liability component was calculated using a discount rate of 10.3%, which was determined by measuring the fair value of a similar debt instrument that does not have an associated convertible feature. The carrying amount of the equity component representing the conversion option, excluding debt issuance costs, was $117.8 million and was determined by deducting the fair value of the liability component from the par value of the Notes. The equity component is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification. The excess of the principal amount of the liability component over its carrying amount, or the debt discount, is amortized to interest expense at an annual effective interest rate over the contractual term of the Notes.

Holders may convert their Notes at their option in the following circumstances:

•during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on September 30, 2020 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock, exceeds 130% of the conversion price for each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter;

•during the 5 consecutive business days immediately after any 10 consecutive trading day period (such 10 consecutive trading day period, the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock on such trading day and the conversion rate on such trading day;

•upon the occurrence of certain corporate events or distributions on the Company’s common stock, as provided in the Indenture;

•if the Company calls such Notes for redemption; and

•at any time from, and including, November 1, 2024 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date.

The initial conversion rate for the Notes is 35.3773 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $28.27 per share of the Company’s common stock, and is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events as set forth in the Indenture. Upon

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8. Debt (Continued)

conversion, the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at the Company’s election. Upon the occurrence of a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture), the Company will in certain circumstances increase the conversion rate for a specified period of time.

In addition, upon the occurrence of a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture), holders of the Notes may require the Company to repurchase their Notes at a cash repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

The Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after May 5, 2023 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, but only if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price on (i) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends the related redemption notice, and (ii) the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends such notice. In addition, calling any Note for redemption will constitute a “make-whole fundamental change” with respect to that Note, in which case the conversion rate applicable to the conversion of that Note will be increased in certain circumstances if such Note is converted after it is called for redemption. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes.

In connection with the Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Capped Call Transactions”) with certain counterparties. The Capped Call Transactions are generally expected to reduce potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap, based on the cap price of the Capped Call Transactions. The cap price of the Capped Call Transactions is initially $44.34 per share. The cost of the Capped Call Transactions was approximately $50.5 million.

In April 2020, the Company used a portion of ~~long-term debt.~~

the proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay in full all amounts outstanding, and discharge all obligations in respect of, the Term Loan (as defined below). The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for working capital or other general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, potential acquisitions and strategic transactions.

Credit Agreement

On ~~May 22, 2019,~~June 25, 2020, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain other lenders party thereto that provides for $50 million in revolving loans (the “Loans”). The Credit Agreement allows for incremental borrowings from time to time in an aggregate amount for all such incremental amounts not to exceed (i) the lesser of (x) $50 million and (y) an amount such that the aggregate principal amount of the lenders’ commitments under the revolving credit facility does not exceed $100 million, plus (ii) certain specified prepayments of indebtedness, plus (iii) an unlimited amount subject to satisfaction of a leverage ratio based compliance test.

The Loans mature on December 26, 2023 and bear interest, at the Company’s option, at variable rates based on (i) a customary base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75% or (ii) an adjusted LIBOR rate (with a floor of 0.00%) for the interest period relevant to such borrowing plus an applicable margin of 3.75%.

The Credit Agreement contains customary conditions to borrowing, events of default and covenants, including covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness, grant liens, make investments and acquisitions, pay dividends, repurchase equity interests in the Company and enter into affiliate transactions and asset sales. The Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants that require the Company to (i) maintain minimum liquidity and minimum consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) through the Company’s fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2021 and (ii) not exceed certain maximum leverage and fixed charge ratios for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending after (but not including) December 31, 2021 through the maturity date.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s borrowing capacity was $50.0 million and 0 amounts were outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

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(unaudited)

8. Debt (Continued)

Senior Secured Term Loan Facility

The Company had a credit agreement with Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain other lenders party thereto that ~~provides~~provided for a $250 million senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan”). ~~Subject to certain exceptions,~~On April 23, 2020, the Company repaid its $250 million Term Loan ~~under the Credit Agreement may be increased or new term loans may be established~~ in ~~an amount not to exceed (i) $50 million~~full, plus ~~(ii) the amount~~accrued interest of ~~certain prepayments made by~~$1.3 million. In addition, the Company ~~plus (iii) an unlimited amount, subject to~~recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $11.7 million, consisting of a write-off of previously capitalized deferred financing costs of $9.2 million and a prepayment premium of $2.5 million, and terminated the achievement of either a certain First Lien LQA University Segment Revenue Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or a certain First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), as applicable.

The Term Loan matures on May 22, 2024 and bear interest, at the Company’s option, at variable rates based on (i) a customary alternative base rate (with a floor of 2.00%) plus an applicable margin of 4.75% or (ii) an adjusted LIBOR rate (with a floor of 1.00%) for the interest period relevant to such borrowing plus an applicable margin of 5.75%. During each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company incurred interest expense of $2.4 million in connection with the Credit Agreement.

~~Comerica Line of Credit~~

~~Effective in the second quarter of 2019, the Company terminated its $25.0 million revolving line of~~ credit agreement ~~and letters of credit~~ with ~~Comerica Bank. No amounts were outstanding under this credit agreement as of June 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018.~~

Owl Rock Capital Corporation.

Deferred Government Grant Obligations

The Company has a total of ~~two~~2 outstanding conditional loan agreements with Prince George’s County, Maryland and the State of Maryland for an aggregate amount of $3.5 million, each bearing an interest rate of 3% per annum. These agreements are conditional loan obligations that may be forgiven provided that the Company attains certain conditions related to employment levels at 2U’s Lanham, Maryland headquarters. The conditional loan with the State of Maryland has a maturity date of December 31, 2026, and the conditional loan with Prince George’s County ~~Maryland~~ has a maturity date of June 22, 2027. On July 1, 2020, the Company amended its conditional loan agreement with Prince George’s County to extennd the date on which the Company must comply with the employment level thresholds. The interest expense related to these loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 ~~and 2018 is~~was immaterial.

~~Letters of Credit~~

~~Certain of the Company’s operating lease agreements entered into prior to June 30, 2019 require security deposits in the form of cash or an unconditional, irrevocable letter of credit.~~ As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the ~~Company has entered into standby letters of credit totaling $14.0 million as security deposits for the applicable leased facilities and in connection~~Company’s combined accrued interest balance associated with the deferred government grant ~~obligations.~~obligations was $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(unaudited)

8.9. Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax provisions for all periods consist of federal, state and foreign income taxes. The income tax provisions for the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~2019 were based on estimated full-year effective tax rates, including the mix of income for the period between higher-taxed and lower-taxed jurisdictions, after giving effect to significant items related specifically to the interim periods, and loss-making entities for which it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be realized.

The Company’s effective tax rate was approximately ~~40%~~1% and ~~16%~~40% for the three months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018,~~2019, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate was approximately ~~28%~~1% and ~~13%~~28% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, ~~and 2018,~~ respectively. ~~A one-time~~The Company’s tax benefit of ~~approximately $19.3~~$1.4 million ~~related to the acquisition of Trilogy is included in the Company’s income tax benefit~~ for the ~~three and~~ six months ended June 30, 2019. This benefit relates to the reversal of the Company’s tax valuation allowance that was no longer needed as a result of recognizing an additional net deferred tax liability due to the acquisition of Trilogy. Excluding the one-time tax benefit, the Company’s tax expense was $0.6 million and tax benefit of 0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively,2020 related to losses generated by operations and the amortization of acquired intangibles in the Alternative Credential Segment that are expected to be realized through future reversing taxable temporary differences. The Company’s tax benefit of $19.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 related to the reversal of its tax valuation allowance that was no longer needed as a result of recognizing an additional net deferred tax liability due to the acquisition of Trilogy. The Company expects to continue to recognize a tax benefit in the future for the Alternative Credential Segment to the extent that this segment continues to generate pre-tax losses while carrying deferred tax liabilities that are in excess of deferred tax assets. To date, the Company has not been required to pay U.S. federal income taxes because of current and accumulated net operating losses.

9.10. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

On May 22, 2018 the Company sold 3,833,334 shares of its common stock to the public, including 500,000 shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option, and received net proceeds of $330.9 million. The Company will use the net proceeds from this public offering of common stock for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including expenditures for marketing, technology and content development, in connection with new offering launches and growing existing offerings, as well as strategic acquisitions of, or investments in, complementary products, technologies, solutions or businesses.

As of June 30, ~~2019,~~2020, the Company was authorized to issue 205,000,000 total shares of capital stock, consisting of 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of June 30, ~~2019,~~2020, there were 64,300,599 shares of common stock outstanding, and the Company had reserved a total of ~~14,586,404~~26,638,801 of its authorized shares of common stock for future issuance as follows:



~~Outstanding stock options~~		~~4,325,728~~	Shares Reserved for Future Issuance
~~Possible future issuance under 2014 Equity Incentive Plan~~		~~7,916,599~~
Outstanding restricted stock units	~~1,407,748~~3,534,193
~~Available for future issuance under 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan~~Outstanding performance restricted stock units		~~936,329~~1,831,648
Outstanding stock options		4,132,718
Reserved for convertible senior notes		17,140,242
Total shares of common stock reserved for future issuance		~~14,586,404~~26,638,801

Stock-Based Compensation

The ~~shares available for future issuance increased by 2,896,365 and 2,625,292 on January 1, 2019 and 2018, respectively, pursuant to the automatic share reserve increase provision under~~Company maintains two stock-based compensation plans: the Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”)~~. The Company has not declared or paid cash dividends on its common stock to date.~~

~~10. Stock-Based Compensation~~

The Company provides equity-based compensation awards to employees, independent contractors and directors as an effective means for attracting, retaining and motivating such individuals. The Company maintains two share-based compensation plans: the 2014 Plan and the 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan” and together with the 2014 Plan, the “Stock Plans”). Upon the effective date of the 2014 Plan in January 2014, the Company ceased using the 2008 Plan to grant new equity ~~awards and began using~~awards. The shares available for future issuance under the 2014 Plan increased by 3,175,011 and 2,896,365 on January 1, 2020 and 2019, respectively, pursuant to the automatic share reserve increase provision in the 2014 Plan.

The Company also has a 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”).During the six months ended June 30, 2020, an aggregate of 83,573 shares of the Company’s common stock were purchased in accordance with the ESPP. Net proceeds from the issuance of these shares was $1.8 million. As of June 30, 2020, 729,391 shares remained available for ~~grants~~purchase under the ESPP.

The following table presents stock-based compensation expense related to the Stock Plans and the ESPP, contained on the following line items on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of ~~new equity awards.~~operations and comprehensive loss for each of the periods indicated.

~~Stock-Based Compensation Expense~~

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~~10. Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)~~

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock-based awards, as well as the 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, is included in the following line items on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss:

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
(in thousands)
Curriculum and teaching $ 5
$ 5
$ 8
$ 7
Servicing and support 1,834
1,320
3,503
2,192
Technology and content development 1,648
1,075
3,504
1,786
Marketing and sales 1,487
718
2,743
1,207
General and administrative 4,993
5,891
9,793
10,939
Total stock-based compensation expense $ 9,967
$ 9,009

$ 19,551

$ 16,131

~~Stock Options~~

~~The following is a summary of the stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2019:~~

10. Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)

Number of
Options

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price per
Share
Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2018 4,057,788
$ 27.23
Granted 592,339
71.16
Exercised (297,045 ) 8.01
Forfeited (27,354 ) 66.31
Expired —
—
Outstanding balance as of June 30, 2019 4,325,728
34.31
Exercisable as of June 30, 2019* 2,937,882
18.99


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Curriculum and teaching	$	58	$	5	$	191	$	8
Servicing and support	3,642		1,834		7,570		3,503
Technology and content development	2,936		1,648		6,105		3,504
Marketing and sales	1,853		1,487		5,086		2,743
General and administrative	12,602		4,993		23,009		9,793
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	21,091	$	9,967	$	41,961	$	19,551


*	~~As of June 30, 2019, the aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable was $62.8 million and such shares had a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 5.01 years.~~

Restricted Stock Units

~~Under the~~The 2014 Plan provides for the ~~Company grants~~issuance of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to ~~the Company’s directors~~employees and certain non-employees. RSUs generally vest over a three- or four-year period. The following table presents a summary of the Company’s ~~employees, and grants~~RSU activity for the period indicated.


	Number of Units	Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2019	2,281,142	$	40.49
Granted	1,865,348	20.11
Vested	(476,317)	52.61
Forfeited	(135,980)	32.13
Outstanding balance as of June 30, 2020	3,534,193	$	28.42

Performance Restricted Stock Units

The 2014 Plan provides for the issuance of performance restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) to employees and certain non-employees. PRSUs generally include both service conditions and market conditions related to total shareholder return targets relative to that of companies comprising the Russell 3000 Index. The following table presents a summary of the Company’s ~~employees. The terms of these grants under the 2014 Plan, including the vesting periods, are determined by the Company’s board of directors or the compensation committee, or a subcommittee thereof.~~

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company granted 186,433 PRSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $11.5 million to certain of its employees. These PRSU awards are generally subject to vesting over periods of approximately one or two years, based on the Company achieving pre-determined consolidated revenue and adjusted EBITDA performance targets for the 2019 fiscal year. The PRSU award agreements provide that the quantity of units subject to vesting may range from 100% to 0% of the granted quantities, depending on the achievement of performance targets. The expense recognized each period is dependent upon the Company’s estimate of the number of shares that will ultimately be issued.

~~The following is a summary of RSU and~~ PRSU activity for the ~~six months ended June 30, 2019:~~period indicated.


	Number of Units	Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2019	1,413,773	$	28.12
Granted	653,879	22.46
Vested	(444)	64.51
Forfeited	(235,560)	52.91
Outstanding balance as of June 30, 2020	1,831,648	$	22.90

Stock Options

The Stock Plans provide for the issuance of stock options to employees and certain non-employees. Stock options issued under the Stock Plans generally are exercisable for periods not to exceed 10 years and generally vest over four years. The following table presents a summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the period indicated.

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~~10. Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)~~

Number of
Units

Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2018 1,139,045
$ 52.47
Granted 717,502
68.22
Vested (393,245 ) 41.24
Forfeited (55,554 ) 63.03
Outstanding balance as of June 30, 2019 1,407,748
63.22

10. Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)


	Number of Options	Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2019	4,373,895	$	34.24	5.88	$	28,736
Granted	8,597	19.61
Exercised	(195,728)	9.32
Forfeited	(22,294)	57.38
Expired	(31,752)	41.11
Outstanding balance as of June 30, 2020	4,132,718	35.22		5.54	58,683
Exercisable as of June 30, 2020	3,162,499	$	25.87	4.72	$	57,663

The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $11.48 and $32.71 per share, respectively.

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $4.4 million and $13.2 million, respectively.

The total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested stock options as of June 30, 2020 was $26.5 million and will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.60 years.

11. Net Loss per Share

Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share for all periods presented because the effects of potentially dilutive items were ~~anti-dilutive,~~antidilutive, given the Company’s net loss. The following table presents a summary of the securities that have been excluded from the calculation of weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding because the effect is ~~anti-dilutive~~antidilutive for each of the ~~three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:~~periods indicated.

Three and Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019 2018
Stock options 4,325,728
4,659,638
Restricted stock units 1,407,748
1,280,627


	Three and Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020	2019
Stock options	4,132,718	4,325,728
Restricted stock units	3,534,193	1,208,112
Performance restricted stock units	1,831,648	199,636
Shares related to convertible senior notes	3,432,837	—
Total antidilutive securities	12,931,396	5,733,476

~~Basic~~ The following table presents the calculation of the Company’s basic and diluted net loss per share ~~is calculated as follows:~~ for each of the periods indicated.


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Numerator (in thousands):
Net loss	$	(66,167)	$	(27,972)	$	(126,273)	$	(49,526)
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted	64,075,405		60,516,662		63,850,869		59,334,246
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(1.03)	$	(0.46)	$	(1.98)	$	(0.83)

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Numerator (in thousands):

Net loss $ (27,972 ) $ (18,347 ) $ (49,526 ) $ (33,218 )
Denominator:

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted 60,516,662
54,981,192
59,334,246
53,840,582
Net loss per share, basic and diluted $ (0.46 ) $ (0.33 ) $ (0.83 ) $ (0.62 )

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(unaudited)

12. Segment and Geographic Information

The Company has ~~two~~2 reportable segments: the Graduate Program Segment and the Alternative Credential ~~Segment (formerly known as~~Segment. The Company’s reportable segments are determined based on (i) financial information reviewed by the ~~Short Course Segment).~~chief operating decision maker, the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), (ii) internal management and related reporting structure, and (iii) the basis upon which the CEO makes resource allocation decisions. The Company’s Graduate Program Segment ~~provides~~includes the technology and services provided to ~~well-recognized~~ nonprofit colleges and universities ~~primarily in the United States,~~ to enable the online delivery of ~~graduate~~degree programs. The Company’s Alternative Credential Segment ~~provides short form non-degree offerings such as~~includes the premium online short courses and technical skills-based boot camps ~~to working professionals around the world~~provided through relationships with ~~leading~~nonprofit colleges and universities.

Graduate Program Segment

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, one university client accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated revenue, contributing $18.8 million, or approximately 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenue. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, one university client accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated revenue, ~~accounting for~~contributing $21.2 million, ~~which equaled 16%~~or approximately 16 % of the Company’s consolidated revenue.

For the ~~three~~six months ended June 30, ~~2018, three~~2020, one university ~~clients each~~client accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated revenue, ~~as follows: $20.4~~contributing $36.3 million, ~~$13.1 million and $10.2 million, which equaled 21%, 13% and~~or approximately 10% of the Company’s consolidated ~~revenue, respectively.~~

revenue. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, one university client accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated revenue, ~~accounting for~~contributing $43.8 million, ~~which equaled~~or approximately 17% of the Company’s consolidated revenue. ~~For the six months ended June 30, 2018, three university clients each accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated revenue,~~

~~2U, Inc.~~

~~Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)~~

~~(unaudited)~~

~~12. Segment and Geographic Information (Continued)~~

~~as follows: $41.1 million, $26.5 million, and $19.8 million, which equaled 22%, 14%, and 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenue, respectively.~~

As of June 30, ~~2019,~~2020, one university client accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable, net balance, ~~accounting for $15.0~~contributing $15.2 million, ~~which equaled~~or approximately 21% of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable, net balance. As of December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, two university clients each accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable, net balance, ~~as follows: $11.9~~contributing $6.1 million and ~~$11.8~~$4.9 million, ~~which equaled 36%~~or approximately 18% and ~~36%~~15% of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable, net balance, respectively.

Alternative Credential Segment

For the three and six months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018,~~2019, there were no customers or individual university clients that had associated offerings that accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated revenue. In addition, as of June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, no customers had accounts receivable, net balances that accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable, net balance, as customers are individual students or third parties paying on their behalf, rather than university clients.

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, offerings associated with one university client accounted for 10% or more of the segment’s revenue, contributing $9.2 million, or approximately 14% of the segment’s revenue. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, offerings associated with two university clients each accounted for 10% or more of the segment’s revenue, and when combined, accounted for approximately 37% of the segment’s revenue.

For the ~~three~~six months ended June 30, ~~2018,~~2020, offerings associated with ~~three~~one university ~~clients each~~client accounted for 10% or more of the segment’s revenue, ~~and when combined, accounted for~~contributing $17.1 million, or approximately ~~83%~~14% of the segment’s revenue.

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, offerings associated with three university clients each accounted for 10% or more of the segment’s revenue, and when combined, accounted for approximately 56% of the segment’s revenue. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, offerings associated with three university clients each accounted for 10% or more of the segment’s revenue, and when combined, accounted for approximately 83% of the segment’s revenue.

Segment Performance

The following table ~~summarizes~~presents financial information regarding each of the Company’s reportable segment’s results of operations for each of the periods ~~presented:~~indicated.

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
(in thousands)
Revenue by segment*

Graduate Program Segment $ 101,403
$ 81,209
$ 205,577
$ 161,768
Alternative Credential Segment 34,058
16,214
52,118
27,943
Total revenue $ 135,461

$ 97,423

$ 257,695

$ 189,711

Segment profitability**

Graduate Program Segment $ (8,049 ) $ (5,905 ) $ (7,339 ) $ (6,179 )
Alternative Credential Segment (6,926 ) 350
(10,842 ) (898 )
Total segment profitability $ (14,975 )
$ (5,555 )
$ (18,181 )
$ (7,077 )

Segment profitability margin***

Graduate Program Segment (7.9 )% (7.3 )% (3.6 )% (3.8 )%
Alternative Credential Segment (20.3 ) 2.2
(20.8 ) (3.2 )
Total segment profitability margin (11.1 )
(5.7 )
(7.0 )
(3.7 )


*	~~The Company has excluded immaterial amounts of intersegment revenues from the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.~~

~~2U, Inc.~~

~~Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)~~

~~(unaudited)~~

~~12. Segment and Geographic Information (Continued)~~

The Company defines segment profitability as net income or net loss, as applicable, before net interest income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, foreign currency gains or losses, acquisition-related gains or losses, deferred revenue fair value adjustments, transaction costs (including, as applicable, advisory fees and integration and restructuring expenses) and stock-based compensation expense. Some or all of these items may not be applicable in any given reporting period.


~~***~~	~~The Company defines segment profitability margin as segment profitability as a percentage of the respective segment’s revenue.~~

~~The following table reconciles net loss to total segment profitability:~~

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
(in thousands)
Net loss $ (27,972 ) $ (18,347 ) $ (49,526 ) $ (33,218 )
Adjustments:
Interest income (1,814 ) (912 ) (4,163 ) (1,254 )
Interest expense 2,424
27
2,479
54
Foreign currency loss 13
825
383
1,220
Depreciation and amortization expense 14,653
7,408
24,351
14,783
Income tax benefit (18,691 ) (3,565 ) (19,632 ) (4,793 )
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment 3,352
—
3,352
—
Transaction costs 3,093
—
5,024
—
Stock-based compensation expense 9,967
9,009
19,551
16,131
Total adjustments 12,997
12,792
31,345
26,141
Total segment profitability $ (14,975 ) $ (5,555 ) $ (18,181 ) $ (7,077 )

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~~The Company’s total assets by segment are as follows:~~

June 30,
2019 December 31,
2018
(in thousands)
Total assets

Graduate Program Segment $ 558,135
$ 702,827
Alternative Credential Segment 773,612
104,527
Total assets $ 1,331,747

$ 807,354

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(unaudited)

12. Segment and Geographic Information (Continued)


	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
	(dollars in thousands)
Revenue by segment*
Graduate Program Segment	$	115,685		$	101,403		$	234,142		$	205,577
Alternative Credential Segment	67,002			34,058			124,024			52,118
Total revenue	$	182,687		$	135,461		$	358,166		$	257,695

Segment profitability**
Graduate Program Segment	$	4,703		$	(8,049)		$	11,163		$	(7,339)
Alternative Credential Segment	(6,790)			(6,926)			(17,554)			(10,842)
Total segment profitability	$	(2,087)		$	(14,975)		$	(6,391)		$	(18,181)

Segment profitability margin***
Graduate Program Segment	4.1		%	(7.9)		%	4.8		%	(3.6)		%
Alternative Credential Segment	(10.1)			(20.3)			(14.2)			(20.8)
Total segment profitability margin	(1.1)		%	(11.1)		%	(1.8)		%	(7.0)		%

*The Company has excluded immaterial amounts of intersegment revenues from the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

** The Company defines segment profitability as net income or net loss, as applicable, before net interest income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, foreign currency gains or losses, deferred revenue fair value adjustments, transaction costs, integration costs, restructuring-related costs, stockholder activism costs, impairment charges, losses on debt extinguishment, and stock-based compensation expense. Some or all of these items may not be applicable in any given reporting period.

*** The Company defines segment profitability margin as segment profitability as a percentage of the respective segment’s revenue.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(unaudited)

12. Segment and Geographic Information (Continued)

The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company’s net loss to total segment profitability for each of the periods indicated.


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Net loss	$	(66,167)	$	(27,972)	$	(126,273)	$	(49,526)
Adjustments:
Net interest expense (income)	6,364		610		11,344		(1,684)
Foreign currency (gain) loss	(570)		13		1,701		383
Income tax benefit	(363)		(18,691)		(1,418)		(19,632)
Depreciation and amortization expense	23,985		14,653		47,470		24,351
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	—		3,352		—		3,352
Transaction and integration costs	359		3,093		1,083		5,024
Restructuring-related costs	196		—		484		—
Stockholder activism costs	1,347		—		5,586		—
Stock-based compensation expense	21,091		9,967		41,961		19,551
Loss on debt extinguishment	11,671		—		11,671		—
Total adjustments	64,080		12,997		119,882		31,345
Total segment profitability	$	(2,087)	$	(14,975)	$	(6,391)	$	(18,181)

The following table presents the Company’s total assets by segment as of each of the dates indicated.


	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Total assets
Graduate Program Segment	$	560,137	$	507,187
Alternative Credential Segment	672,423		679,643
Total assets	$	1,232,560	$	1,186,830

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(unaudited)

12. Segment and Geographic Information (Continued)

Trade Accounts Receivable and Contract Liabilities

The following table presents the Company’s trade accounts receivable and contract liabilities in each segment ~~are~~ as ~~follows:~~of each of the dates indicated.


	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Trade accounts receivable
Graduate Program Segment accounts receivable	$	17,185	$	3,454
Graduate Program Segment unbilled revenue	27,777		12,123
Alternative Credential Segment accounts receivable	29,158		19,408
Provision for credit losses	(2,540)		(1,330)
Total trade accounts receivable	$	71,580	$	33,655

Contract liabilities
Graduate Program Segment deferred revenue	$	15,112	$	2,210
Alternative Credential Segment deferred revenue	61,959		46,623
Total contract liabilities	$	77,071	$	48,833

June 30,
2019 December 31,
2018
(in thousands)
Trade accounts receivable

Graduate Program Segment accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 for all periods presented $ 30,829
$ 31,110
Graduate Program Segment unbilled revenue* 24,779
265
Alternative Credential Segment accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $993 and $257 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively 15,969
982
Total trade accounts receivable $ 71,577
$ 32,357

Contract liabilities

Graduate Program Segment deferred revenue $ 11,560
$ 2,864
Alternative Credential Segment deferred revenue 43,040
5,481
Total contract liabilities $ 54,600

$ 8,345


*	~~Unbilled revenue represents contract assets.~~

For the Graduate Program Segment, no revenue recognized during each of the three months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~2019 was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of each ~~year, respectively.~~respective year. Revenue recognized in this segment during the six months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~2019 that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of each year was $2.2 million and $2.4 million, ~~and $2.5 million,~~ respectively.

For the Alternative Credential Segment, no revenue recognized during the three months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018 was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of each year, respectively. Revenue recognized during the six months ended June 30,~~ 2019 ~~and 2018~~ that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of each year was ~~$5.4~~$12.2 million and ~~$4.5~~0, respectively. Revenue recognized in this segment during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of each year was $46.6 million and $5.4 million, respectively.

Contract Acquisition Costs

The Graduate Program Segment had $0.5 million and ~~$0.3~~$0.5 million of net capitalized contract acquisition costs recorded primarily within university payments and other assets, non-current on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company capitalized $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of such costs and did not record a material amount of associated amortization expense in the Graduate Program Segment in either period. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company capitalized $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of such costs and did not record a material amount of associated amortization expense in the Graduate Program Segment in either period.

Geographical Information

The Company’s non-U.S. revenue ~~which~~ is based ~~upon~~on the currency of the country in which the university client primarily ~~operates,~~operates. The Company’s non-U.S. revenue was ~~$11.1~~$17.2 million and ~~$9.8~~$11.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, ~~and 2018, respectively, and was sourced entirely from the Alternative Credential Segment’s operations outside of the U.S.~~respectively. The Company’s non-U.S. revenue ~~which is based upon the currency of the country in which the university client primarily operates,~~ was ~~$18.9~~$30.0 million and ~~$17.2~~$18.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, ~~and 2018, respectively, and~~respectively. Substantially all of the Company’s non-U.S. revenue for each of the aforementioned periods was

sourced ~~entirely~~ from the Alternative Credential Segment’s operations outside of the U.S. The Company’s long-lived tangible assets in non-U.S. countries as of June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and December 31, ~~2018~~2019 totaled ~~approximately~~$1.8 million and $2.7 million, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(unaudited)

13. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The Company’s cash interest payments, net of amounts capitalized, were $6.2 million and $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company’s accrued but unpaid capital expenditures were $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes to those statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~2019. Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)~~, as amended.~~. The words or phrases “would be,” “will allow,” “intends to,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” or similar expressions, or the negative of such words or phrases, are intended to identify “forward-looking statements.” We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause or contribute to these differences, including those discussed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ~~or “SEC.”~~(the “SEC”). Statements made herein are as of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q with the SEC and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, we do not undertake, and we specifically disclaim, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences, developments, unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statement.

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to ~~the “we”,~~“we,” “us” or “our” refer to 2U, Inc., together with its subsidiaries. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February ~~26, 2019.~~28, 2020.

Overview

~~Our Business~~

We are a leading provider of education technology ~~company that well-recognized~~for nonprofit colleges and ~~universities trust to bring them into~~universities. We build, deliver, and support more than 435 digital and in-person educational offerings, including graduate degrees, undergraduate degrees, professional certificates, boot camps, and short courses, across the ~~digital age.~~ Career Curriculum Continuum. Together with our university clients, we have positively transformed the lives of more than 245,000 students.

Our comprehensive platform of tightly integrated technology and services provides the digital infrastructure that universities need to attract, enroll, educate and support students at scale. With our platform, students can pursue their education anytime, anywhere, without quitting their jobs or moving; and university clients can ~~improve~~provide broader access to their educational offerings, thereby improving outcomes, skills attainment and career prospects for a greater number of students.

We have two reportable segments: the Graduate Program Segment and the Alternative Credential Segment.

~~Our~~In our Graduate Program Segment, ~~provides~~we provide the technology and services to ~~well-recognized~~ nonprofit colleges and universities ~~primarily in the United States~~ to enable the online delivery of ~~graduate~~degree programs. ~~We target students~~Students enrolled in these programs are generally seeking ~~a full~~an undergraduate or graduate degree of the same quality they would receive ~~on-campus.~~on campus.

~~Our~~In our Alternative Credential Segment, ~~provides short form non-degree offerings such as~~we provide premium online short courses and technical, skills-based boot camps ~~to working professionals around the world~~ through relationships with ~~leading~~nonprofit colleges and universities. ~~We target working professionals~~Students enrolled in these offerings are generally seeking ~~career advancement~~to reskill or upskill through ~~skills attainment.~~ shorter duration, lower-priced offerings that are relevant to the needs of industry and society.

COVID-19 Update

In March 2020, the ~~first~~World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic and, as of the date of this report, COVID-19 continues to spread around the world. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken several steps to ensure the continuity of our business, to provide unique solutions to our university clients, and to ensure the health and safety of our employees in the current environment. For example, we have:

•shifted our global workforce to work-from-home arrangements other than essential personnel;

•shifted boot camp offerings and other campus-based experiences from physical classrooms to online;

•modified our course production capability into a “Studio-in-a-Box” approach, which allows faculty to record asynchronous content directly in their home or office with virtual assistance from our course designers;

•provided training to our university clients’ campus-based faculty on best practices for successful online teaching through No Back Row^® PRO; and

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•offered new solutions for existing and new clients, including 2UOS Essential and 2UOS Plus, which provide continuity and support for university clients to conduct classes online.

During the second quarter of ~~2019,~~2020 we ~~elected~~experienced increasing demand from prospective and current university clients as universities planned for the Fall 2020 academic term, which we expect to ~~change~~begin having an impact on our results of operations in 2021. For example, we recently signed agreements with Amherst College and Simmons University to transform their on-campus courses into online learning experiences beginning in the ~~name~~Fall 2020 academic term. We believe that COVID-19 will continue to accelerate university adoption of ~~this segment from Short Course to Alternative Credential because~~online education and that, over the longer term, online programs will constitute a larger portion of universities’ overall offerings.

During the second quarter of 2020 we ~~believe the name, Alternative Credential, more accurately describes this segment as we expand~~also experienced increasing demand for our offerings ~~along~~from prospective students, which we expect to continue for the ~~career curriculum continuum.~~foreseeable future. Given the lag between enrollment and revenue in much of our portfolio, we expect this higher demand to have an increasing impact on our results of operations beginning in 2021.

~~Our core strategy is to launch graduate programs, short courses and boot camps with~~While we have observed increasing demand from new and existing university clients ~~to increase student enrollments across our portfolio~~and from prospective students during the second quarter of ~~offerings and to expand our non-degree offerings along~~2020, we cannot estimate the ~~career curriculum continuum. We are also committed to continuously improving our platform to deliver high-quality university and student experiences and outcomes at scale.~~

~~We face several key challenges in executing~~impact of COVID-19 on these demand trends, our business ~~strategy. Overall, the online education marketplace has expanded rapidly in recent years. While increased acceptance~~or economic conditions generally. For a discussion of online education by universities and students presents significant opportunities for us, it also presents a challenge for our business, particularly in the Graduate Program Segment. As the number of online graduate programs expands, there is more competitionadditional risks related to enroll students generally. Further, with more graduate program options available, and with students typically having a preference to enroll in online programs offered by universities located in their region, students may choose a local option rather than making an enrollment decision based solely on factors such as program quality and university brand strength. We also face increased competition from companies that

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~~provide platforms that compete with some of the capabilities of our platform and universities increasingly want solutions for a wider range of programs.~~

COVID-19, see Part II, Item 1.A. “Risk Factors” below.

Our Business Model and Components of Operating Results

The key elements of our business model and components of our operating results are described below.

Revenue Drivers

~~Revenue~~

~~Our~~In our Graduate Program Segment, ~~derives~~we derive substantially all of our revenue ~~primarily~~ from revenue-share arrangements with our university clients under which we receive a contractually specified ~~percentages~~percentage of the amounts students pay them to enroll in degree programs. In our ~~university clients receive~~Alternative Credential Segment, we derive substantially all of our revenue from ~~their students in 2U-enabled graduate programs for~~ tuition and fees less credit card fees and other specified charges that we have agreed to exclude in certain university contracts. Our contracts with university clients in this segment typically have initial terms of 10 to 15 years.

~~Our Alternative Credential Segment derives revenue primarily~~ from ~~contracts with~~ students ~~for the tuition and fees paid to enroll in, and progress through,~~taking our short courses and boot camps. ~~We recognize~~Revenue in each segment is primarily driven by the gross proceeds received from the students enrolled and share contractually specified amounts received from students with the associated university client, for providing items such as certification and content, as required. These amounts are recognized as curriculum and teaching costs on our condensed consolidated statementsnumber of ~~operations and comprehensive loss. Our contracts with university clients in this segment are typically shorter and less restrictive than our contracts with university clients~~student enrollments in our ~~Graduate Program Segment.~~offerings and the prices of those offerings.

Operating Expense

Marketing and Sales ~~Costs~~

Our most significant ~~cost in each fiscal period~~expense relates ~~primarily~~ to ~~student acquisition~~marketing and sales activities to attract students to our offerings across both of our segments. This includes the cost of ~~online advertising~~Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing and ~~demand generation,~~Social Media Optimization, as well as ~~cash~~personnel and ~~non-cash compensation and benefit costs (including stock-based compensation)~~personnel-related expense for our marketing ~~analytics~~ and ~~admissions application counseling personnel.~~recruiting teams.

~~We have the primary responsibility for identifying qualified students for~~In our graduate programs, short courses and boot camps, generating potential student interest and driving applications to our offerings. The number of students who enroll in our graduate programs, short courses and boot camps in any given period is significantly dependent on the amount we have spent on these student acquisition activities in prior periods.

Graduate Program Segment,

~~We typically identify prospective students for~~ our graduate programs between three months and two or more years before they ultimately enroll. For the students currently enrolled in our graduate programs and those who have graduated, the average time from our initial contact with that student to enrollment was approximately eight months. Based on the student retention rates and patterns we have observed in our graduate programs, we estimate that, for our current graduate programs, the average time from a graduate program student’s initial enrollment to graduation will be approximately two years.

Although most of our university clients’ graduate programs span multiple academic terms and, therefore, generate continued revenue beyond the term in which initial enrollments occur, we expect that we will need to continue to incur significant marketing and sales expense ~~for existing graduate~~in any period generates student enrollments eight months later, on average. We then generate revenue as students progress through their programs, ~~going forward to generate~~which generally occurs over a ~~continuous pipeline of new enrollments. For new graduate programs, we begin incurring marketing and sales costs as early as nine months prior to the classes beginning.~~

two-year period following initial enrollment. Accordingly, our marketing and sales expense in any period is an investment ~~we make~~ to generate revenue in future periods. Likewise, revenue generated in any period is largely attributable to the investment made in student acquisition activities in earlier periods. Because marketing and sales expense in any period is almost entirely unrelated to revenue generated in that period,Therefore, we do not believe it is meaningful to directly compare the two. We believe that the total revenue we will receive over time related to students who enroll in our graduate programs as a result of current period marketing and sales expense, will be significantly greater as a multiple of that current period expense than is implied by the multiple of current period revenue to current period marketing and sales ~~expense as expressed~~expense. Further, in ~~our financial statements. Further,~~this segment we believe that our marketing and sales expense in future periods will generally decline as a percentage of the revenue reported in those same periods as our revenue base from returning students in existing programs increases.

~~We continually manage~~In our marketing and sales expense to ensure that, across our portfolio of offerings, our cost to acquire students for these offerings is appropriate for our business model. We use a ratio of attrition adjusted lifetime revenue

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of a student, or LTR, to the total cost to acquire that student, or TCA, as the measure of our marketing efficiency and to determine how much we are willing to spend to acquire an additional student for any offering. The LTR to TCA ratio may vary across offerings depending on the nature of the offering, where that offering is in its lifecycle and whether we enable the same or similar offerings at other universities.

Alternative Credential Segment,

~~We typically begin incurring marketing and sales costs approximately three months prior to each short course presentation, and~~ our short courses run between six and 16 weeks. With respect to our boot camps, we typically begin incurring marketing and sales costs approximately three months prior to launching a cohort, and those offerings run between 12 and 24 weeks. As our short courses and boot camps often straddle two fiscal quarters based on the timing of the course start, the marketing and sales expense in any period ~~is a combination of investments we make to~~generates student enrollments as much as 24 weeks later, on average. We then generate revenue as students progress through their courses, which typically occurs over a two- to six-month period following initial enrollment.

Curriculum and Teaching

Curriculum and teaching expense consists primarily of amounts due to universities for licenses to use their brand names and other trademarks in ~~the current and subsequent periods. Likewise, revenue generated in any period is attributable to investments made in student acquisition activities in the prior and current periods.~~

~~As the majority of~~connection with our short course and boot camp student enrollments are attributable to discrete marketing efforts for each short course presentation or boot camp launch, we expect that we will need to continue to incur significant marketing and sales expense for each new and recurring short course presentation and boot camp launch going forward to generate a continuous pipeline of new enrollments.

~~Other Costs and Expenses~~

~~Our other costs and expenses consist of the following:~~

~~Curriculum and teaching.~~ ~~Curriculum and teaching costs are associated with our Alternative Credential Segment and primarily relate to amounts due to our university clients, which~~offerings. The payments are based on contractually specified percentages of the ~~gross proceeds associated with our short courses~~tuition and ~~boot camps for providing content and certifying courses.~~fees we receive from students in those offerings. Curriculum and teaching ~~costs~~expense also ~~include amounts paid to compensate~~includes personnel and personnel-related expense for our short course ~~facilitators~~ and boot camp ~~instructors related to the delivery of educational services to enrolled students.~~instructional staff.

Servicing and ~~support.~~Support

Servicing and support ~~costs consist~~expense consists primarily of ~~cash~~personnel and ~~non-cash compensation and benefit costs (including stock-based compensation) related to~~personnel-related expense associated with the management and operations of our ~~graduate programs, short courses and boot camps, providing support for our SaaS technology,~~educational offerings, as well as supporting students ~~enrolled in our offerings~~ and faculty members. ItServicing and support expense also includes ~~software licensing, telecommunications, technical~~costs to support ~~and other costs related to providing access to and support for~~ our platform, ~~for our university clients and students. In addition, servicing and support includes costs to~~ facilitate in-program field placements and student immersions, and ~~other student enrichment experiences, as well as costs to~~ assist ~~our university clients~~ with ~~their state~~ compliance requirements.

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Technology and ~~content development.~~Content Development

Technology and content development ~~costs consist~~expense consists primarily of ~~cash~~personnel and ~~non-cash compensation and benefit costs (including stock-based compensation) and outsourced services costs related to~~personnel-related expense associated with the ongoing improvement and maintenance of our platform, ~~and the developed content for our graduate programs, short courses and boot camps. It also includes the associated amortization expense related to capitalized technology and content development,~~ as well as hosting and licensing costs. Technology and ~~other costs associated with maintaining our platform in a cloud environment~~content expense also includes the amortization of capitalized technology and ~~support for our internal infrastructure.~~content.

General and ~~administrative.~~Administrative

General and administrative ~~costs consist~~expense consists primarily of ~~cash~~personnel and ~~non-cash compensation and benefit costs (including stock-based compensation)~~personnel-related expense for ~~employees in~~ our centralized functions, including executive ~~administrative,~~management, legal, finance, ~~and accounting, legal, communications and~~ human resources, ~~functions. It~~and other departments that do not provide direct operational services. General and administrative expense also includes ~~external legal, accounting and other~~ professional fees and other corporate ~~costs such as insurance and travel that are not related to another function.~~

expense.

Net Interest Income (Expense)

~~Interest~~Net interest income ~~is derived~~(expense) consists primarily of interest expense from our long-term debt and interest ~~received on~~income from our cash and cash equivalents. Interest expense ~~consists primarily of~~also includes the ~~accrued interest and~~ amortization of debt issuance ~~costs associated with~~costs.

Loss on Debt Extinguishment

Loss on debt extinguishment consists of amounts recorded related to the retirement of our ~~long-term~~ debt ~~and line of credit.~~obligations.

Other Income (Expense), Net ~~interest~~

Other income (expense) ~~reflects the aggregation~~, net primarily consists of ~~interest income~~foreign currency gains and ~~interest expense.~~

losses.

Income Taxes

Our income tax provisions for all periods consist of U.S. federal, state and foreign income taxes. Our effective tax rate for the period is based on a mix of higher-taxed and lower-taxed jurisdictions.

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Results of Operations

~~Second Quarter 2019 Highlights~~

~~Revenue was $135.5 million, an increase of 39.0% from $97.4 million in the second quarter of 2018.~~

~~Net loss was $(28.0) million, or $(0.46) per share, compared to $(18.3) million, or $(0.33) per share, in the second quarter of 2018.~~

~~Adjusted EBITDA loss* was $(15.0) million, compared to $(5.6) million in the second quarter of 2018.~~

~~We launched seven new graduate programs and ten new short courses.~~


*	Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure not in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. For more information about adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, to adjusted EBITDA, see the section below titled “Adjusted EBITDA.”

Consolidated Operating Results

Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~

2019

The following table ~~sets forth~~presents selected condensed consolidated statement of operations data for each of the periods indicated.


	Three Months Ended June 30,																Three Months Ended June 30,
	2019					2018					Period-to-Period Change						2020						2019						Period-to-Period Change
	Amount			Percentage of Revenue		Amount			Percentage of Revenue		Amount			Percentage			Amount		Percentage of Revenue		Amount		Percentage of Revenue		Amount		Percentage
	(dollars in thousands)																(dollars in thousands)
Revenue	$	135,461		100.0	%	$	97,423		100.0	%	$	38,038		39.0	%	Revenue	$	182,687	100.0	%	$	135,461	100.0	%	$	47,226	34.9	%
Costs and expenses																Costs and expenses
Curriculum and teaching	13,308			9.8		6,007			6.2		7,301			121.6		Curriculum and teaching	26,256		14.4		13,308		9.8		12,948		97.3
Servicing and support	23,993			17.7		17,297			17.8		6,696			38.7		Servicing and support	30,294		16.6		23,993		17.7		6,301		26.3
Technology and content development	26,043			19.2		15,235			15.6		10,808			70.9		Technology and content development	37,307		20.4		26,043		19.2		11,264		43.2
Marketing and sales	89,749			66.3		58,376			59.9		31,373			53.7		Marketing and sales	98,341		53.8		89,749		66.3		8,592		9.6
General and administrative	28,408			21.0		22,480			23.1		5,928			26.4		General and administrative	39,554		21.7		28,408		21.0		11,146		39.2
Total costs and expenses	181,501			134.0		119,395			122.6		62,106			52.0		Total costs and expenses	231,752		126.9		181,501		134.0		50,251		27.7
Loss from operations	(46,040		)	(34.0	)	(21,972		)	(22.6	)	(24,068		)	109.5		Loss from operations	(49,065)		(26.9)		(46,040)		(34.0)		(3,025)		6.6
Interest income	1,814			1.3		912			0.9		902			98.8		Interest income	154		0.1		1,814		1.3		(1,660)		(91.5)
Interest expense	(2,424		)	(1.8	)	(27		)	0.0		(2,397		)	*		Interest expense	(6,518)		(3.6)		(2,424)		(1.8)		(4,094)		168.8
Other expense, net	(13		)	0.0		(825		)	(0.8	)	812			(98.4	)
Loss on debt extinguishment																Loss on debt extinguishment	(11,671)		(6.4)		—		—		(11,671)		*
Other income (expense), net																Other income (expense), net	570		0.3		(13)		0.0		583		*
Loss before income taxes	(46,663		)	(34.5	)	(21,912		)	(22.5	)	(24,751		)	113.0		Loss before income taxes	(66,530)		(36.5)		(46,663)		(34.5)		(19,867)		42.6
Income tax benefit	18,691			13.8		3,565			3.7		15,126			424.3		Income tax benefit	363		0.2		18,691		13.8		(18,328)		(98.1)
Net loss	$	(27,972	)	(20.7	)%	$	(18,347	)	(18.8	)%	$	(9,625	)	52.5		Net loss	$	(66,167)	(36.3)	%	$	(27,972)	(20.7)	%	$	(38,195)	136.5	%

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*			~~Not meaningful for comparative purposes.~~

~~The following table sets forth the revenue by segment for each of the periods indicated.~~

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*	~~The Company has excluded immaterial amounts of intersegment revenues from the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.~~

*Not meaningful for comparative purposes.

Revenue. Revenue for the three months ended June 30, ~~2019 was~~2020 increased $47.2 million, or 34.9%, to $182.7 million as compared to $135.5 million anin 2019. This increase ~~of $38.0 million, or 39.0%, from $97.4 million for the same period of 2018.~~was driven by a 14.1% increase in Graduate Program Segment revenue and a 96.7% increase in Alternative Credential Segment revenue. The increase in revenue from the Alternative Credential Segment includes incremental revenue of $24.7 million from Trilogy, which we acquired in May 2019.

Revenue from our Graduate Program Segment increased ~~by $20.2~~$14.3 million, or ~~24.9%. This increase was~~14.1%, primarily ~~driven by~~due to growth in full course equivalent (“FCE”) enrollments of ~~8,632,~~6,962, or ~~28.3%~~17.8%, ~~and~~ partially offset by a decrease in the average revenue per ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollment, from ~~$2,658~~$2,588 to ~~$2,588.~~$2,507. We expect to continue to see a decline in average revenue per FCE enrollment in this segment due to increasing enrollments in our undergraduate offerings.

Revenue from our Alternative Credential Segment ~~revenue~~ increased ~~by $17.8~~$32.9 million, or ~~110.1%. This increase was~~96.7%, primarily ~~driven by our acquisition of Trilogy, which contributed~~due to ~~the~~ growth in ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments of ~~4,440,~~7,773, or ~~54.0%~~61.4%, ~~and, to a lesser extent,~~as well as an increase in the average revenue per ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollment, from ~~$1,972~~$2,955 to ~~$2,955. Fluctuations~~$3,279. These increases were primarily due to the addition of 2,149 incremental FCE enrollments from Trilogy.

Curriculum and Teaching. Curriculum and teaching expense increased $13.0 million, or 97.3%, to $26.3 million as compared to $13.3 million in ~~foreign currency exchange rates~~2019. This increase was primarily due to a $9.6 million increase in university and instructional staff compensation expense from the addition of Trilogy boot camps. The remaining increase was primarily due to a $3.4 million increase in university and instructional staff compensation expense from short courses.

Servicing and Support. Servicing and support expense increased $6.3 million, or 26.3%, to $30.3 million as compared to $24.0 million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to a $4.3 million increase in personnel and personnel-related expense to serve a greater number of students and faculty. The remaining increase was primarily due to a $3.9 million addition of servicing and support expense from Trilogy boot camps. These increases were partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease in travel and related expense due to cost efficiencies and the impact of COVID-19.

Technology and Content Development. Technology and content development expense increased $11.3 million, or 43.2%, to $37.3 million as compared to $26.0 million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to a $6.5 million addition of technology and content development expense from Trilogy boot camps. The remaining increase was primarily due to a $3.5 million increase in amortization expense and a $2.7 million increase in personnel and personnel-related expense. These increases were partially offset by a $1.6 million decrease in travel and related expense due to cost efficiencies and the impact of COVID-19.

Marketing and Sales. Marketing and sales expense increased $8.6 million, or 9.6%, to $98.3 million as compared to $89.7 million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to a $12.1 million increase in marketing and sales expense from the addition of Trilogy boot camps. The remaining increase was primarily due to a $1.2 million increase in direct marketing costs. These increases were partially offset by a $3.5 million decrease in travel and related expense due to cost efficiencies and the impact of COVID-19, and a $2.1 million decrease in personnel and personnel-related expense.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense increased $11.2 million, or 39.2%, to $39.6 million as compared to $28.4 million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to a $12.4 million increase in personnel and personnel-related expense and a $1.5 million increase in restructuring-related and stockholder activism expense. The remaining increase was primarily due to a $2.4 million addition of general and administrative expense from Trilogy boot camps. These increases were partially offset by a $2.7 million decrease in transaction and integration-related expense and a $1.7 million decrease in travel and related expense due to cost efficiencies and the impact of COVID-19.

Net Interest Income (Expense). Net interest expense was $6.4 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The net interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due to our $380 million aggregate principal amount of 2.25% convertible senior notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) and our $250 million senior secured term loan facility (“Term Loan”). The net interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019 ~~from those prevailing in the same period~~was primarily due to our Term Loan, partially offset by interest earned on our cash balances.

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Loss on ~~revenue.~~Debt Extinguishment.

~~Curriculum~~ Loss on debt extinguishment was $11.7 million and ~~Teaching.~~ ~~Curriculum and teaching costs~~zero for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, ~~were $13.3 million, an increase of $7.3 million, or 121.6%, from $6.0 million for the same period of 2018.~~respectively. This ~~increase was primarily due to higher curriculum and teaching costs, which was driven by boot camps offered through Trilogy. The remainder of the~~ increase was due to ~~an increase~~the write-off of deferred financing costs and fees paid in connection with the ~~number~~extinguishment of ~~short courses taken~~our Term Loan in ~~our Alternative Credential Segment.~~April 2020.

~~Servicing~~Other Income (Expense), Net. Other income (expense), net was $0.6 million and ~~Support.~~ ~~Servicing and support costs~~$(13) thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, ~~were $24.0 million, an increase of $6.7 million, or 38.7%, from $17.3 million for the same period of 2018.~~respectively. This ~~increase~~change was primarily due to ~~a $5.7 million increase~~fluctuations in ~~cash and non-cash compensation and benefit costs, as we increased~~foreign currency rates impacting our ~~headcount~~operations in ~~servicing and support by 78%, which includes~~ the impact of our acquisition of Trilogy and in order to serve a growing number of students and faculty in existing and new offerings. Additionally, $1.0 million of the increase primarily related to higher travel, rent and other servicing and support costs.Alternative Credential Segment.

~~Technology and Content Development.~~Income Tax Benefit ~~Technology and content development costs for~~. For the three months ended June 30, ~~2019 were $26.0~~2020, we recognized a tax benefit of $0.4 million, ~~an increase of $10.8 million, or 70.9%, from $15.2 million for the same period of 2018.~~and our effective tax rate was approximately 1%. This ~~increase~~tax benefit was due ~~in part~~ to ~~a $5.8 million increase related to higher amortization expense associated with capitalized technology~~net operating losses and ~~content development, which includes~~ the ~~impact~~reversal of taxable temporary differences of the acquisition of Trilogy. Additionally, the increase included $2.8 million of higher cash and non-cash compensation and benefit costs (net of amounts capitalized for technology and content development), as we increased our headcount in technology and content development by 106%, including the impact of our acquisition of Trilogy and in order to support the scaling of existing offerings, and the launching of new offerings. The remainder of the increase related to $2.2 million of other net costs to support and maintain our internal software applications.

~~Marketing and Sales.~~ Marketing and sales costs for the three months ended June 30, 2019 were $89.7 million, an increase of $31.3 million, or 53.7%, from $58.4 million for the same period of 2018, which includes the impact of the acquisition of Trilogy. This increase was primarily due to higher direct internet marketing costs of $19.8 million as we increased our student acquisition activities to drive enrollmentsacquired intangibles in our offerings. Additionally, the increase included $8.0 million of higher cash and non-cash compensation and benefit costs, as we increased our headcount in marketing and sales by 64%, in order to drive enrollment and revenue growth in existing and new offerings and $1.2 million of higher depreciation and amortization expense. The remaining $2.3 million of the increase related to higher other marketing and sales costs.

~~General and Administrative.~~ General and administrative costs for the three months ended June 30, 2019 were $28.4 million, an increase of $5.9 million, or 26.4%, from $22.5 million for the same period of 2018. This increase was primarily due to $3.1 million of transaction costs associated with the acquisition of Trilogy and a $2.8 million increase related to higher travel, cash and non-cash compensation and benefit costs, and other net costs due to the acquisition of Trilogy.

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~~Net Interest Income (Expense).~~ In the three months ended June 30, 2019, we incurred net interest expense of $0.6 million, compared to net interest income of $0.9 million in the same period of 2018. This change of $1.5 million was primarily driven by an increase in interest expense of $2.2 million related to our term loan and $0.2 million related to the amortization of debt issuance costs, partially offset by higher interest income of $0.9 million as a result of a higher cash balance from our May 2018 public offering of common stock.

~~Other Expense, Net.~~ Alternative Credential Segment. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, we ~~incurred other expense, net, of $13 thousand, compared to $825 thousand in the same period of 2018.~~

~~Income Tax Benefit~~. The tax benefit for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were based on estimated full-year effective tax rates, including the mix of income for the period between higher-taxed and lower-taxed jurisdictions, after giving effect to significant items related specifically to the interim periods, and loss-making entities for which it is not more likely than not thatrecognized a ~~tax benefit will be realized.~~

~~Our effective tax rate was approximately 40% and 16% for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our~~ tax benefit of $18.7 million, ~~for the three months ended June 30, 2019 includes a one-time tax benefit related to the acquisition of Trilogy. This one-time benefit~~which primarily relates to the reversal of our tax valuation allowance that was no longer needed as a result of recognizing an additional net deferred tax liability due to the acquisition of Trilogy. ~~Excluding the one-time~~We expect to continue to recognize a tax benefit ~~our tax expense related to losses generated by operations and the amortization of acquired intangibles in~~for our Alternative Credential Segment to the extent that ~~are expected~~this segment continues to ~~be realized through future reversing taxable temporary differences.~~generate pre-tax losses while carrying a net deferred tax liability. To date, we have not been required to pay U.S. federal income taxes because of our current and accumulated net operating losses.

Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~

2019

The following table ~~sets forth~~presents selected condensed consolidated statement of operations data for each of the periods indicated.

Six Months Ended June 30,
2019 2018 Period-to-Period Change
Amount Percentage of Revenue Amount Percentage of Revenue Amount Percentage
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue $ 257,695
100.0 % $ 189,711
100.0 % $ 67,984
35.8 %
Costs and expenses
Curriculum and teaching 20,009
7.8
10,314
5.4
9,695
94.0
Servicing and support 44,167
17.1
32,530
17.1
11,637
35.8
Technology and content development 45,837
17.8
29,075
15.3
16,762
57.6
Marketing and sales 166,710
64.7
111,434
58.7
55,276
49.6
General and administrative 51,431
20.0
44,349
23.4
7,082
16.0
Total costs and expenses 328,154
127.4
227,702
119.9
100,452
44.1
Loss from operations (70,459 ) (27.4 ) (37,991 ) (19.9 ) (32,468 ) 85.5
Interest income 4,163
1.6
1,254
0.7
2,909
*
Interest expense (2,479 ) (1.0 ) (54 ) —
(2,425 ) *
Other expense, net (383 ) (0.1 ) (1,220 ) (0.6 ) 837
(68.6 )
Loss before income taxes (69,158 ) (26.9 ) (38,011 ) (19.8 ) (31,147 ) 81.9
Income tax benefit 19,632
7.6
4,793
2.5
14,839
309.6
Net loss $ (49,526 ) (19.3 ) $ (33,218 ) (17.3 ) $ (16,308 ) 49.1


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020						2019						Period-to-Period Change
	Amount		Percentage of Revenue		Amount		Percentage of Revenue		Amount		Percentage
	(dollars in thousands)
Revenue	$	358,166	100.0	%	$	257,695	100.0	%	$	100,471	39.0	%
Costs and expenses
Curriculum and teaching	46,734		13.0		20,009		7.8		26,725		133.6
Servicing and support	60,827		17.0		44,167		17.1		16,660		37.7
Technology and content development	72,817		20.3		45,837		17.8		26,980		58.9
Marketing and sales	197,556		55.2		166,710		64.7		30,846		18.5
General and administrative	83,207		23.2		51,431		20.0		31,776		61.8
Total costs and expenses	461,141		128.7		328,154		127.4		132,987		40.5
Loss from operations	(102,975)		(28.7)		(70,459)		(27.4)		(32,516)		46.1
Interest income	667		0.2		4,163		1.6		(3,496)		(84.0)
Interest expense	(12,011)		(3.4)		(2,479)		(1.0)		(9,532)		384.6
Loss on debt extinguishment	(11,671)		(3.3)		—		—		(11,671)		*
Other expense, net	(1,701)		(0.5)		(383)		(0.1)		(1,318)		344.1
Loss before income taxes	(127,691)		(35.7)		(69,158)		(26.9)		(58,533)		84.6
Income tax benefit	1,418		0.4		19,632		7.6		(18,214)		(92.8)
Net loss	$	(126,273)	(35.3)	%	$	(49,526)	(19.3)	%	$	(76,747)	155.0	%


*	*Not meaningful ~~for comparative purposes.~~

~~The following table sets forth the revenue by segment~~ for ~~each of the periods indicated.~~

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Revenue. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, ~~2019 was~~2020 increased $100.5 million, or 39.0%, to $358.2 million as compared to $257.7 million anin 2019. This increase ~~of $68.0 million, or 35.8%, from $189.7 million for the same period of 2018.~~was driven by a 13.9% increase in Graduate Program Segment revenue and a 138.0% increase in Alternative Credential Segment revenue. The increase in revenue from the Alternative Credential Segment includes incremental revenue of $60.1 million from Trilogy, which we acquired in May 2019.

Revenue from our Graduate Program Segment increased ~~by $43.8~~$28.6 million, or ~~27.1%. This increase was~~13.9%, primarily ~~driven by~~due to growth in ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments of ~~18,374,~~13,184, or ~~30.5%~~16.8%, partially offset by a decrease in the average revenue per ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollment, from ~~$2,682~~$2,612 to ~~$2,612.~~$2,548. We expect to continue to see a decline in average revenue per FCE enrollment in this segment in the future due to increasing enrollments for our undergraduate offerings.

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Revenue from our Alternative Credential Segment ~~revenue~~ increased ~~by $24.2~~$71.9 million, or ~~86.5%~~138.0%, ~~from $27.9 million for the same period of 2018. This increase was~~ primarily ~~driven by our acquisition of Trilogy, which contributed~~due to ~~the~~ growth in ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments of ~~6,038,~~15,314, or ~~42.4%~~75.6%, ~~and, to a lesser extent,~~as well as an increase in the average revenue per ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollment, from ~~$1,964~~$2,738 to ~~$2,738. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates for~~$3,486. These increases were primarily due to the ~~six months ended June 30, 2019~~addition of 5,678 incremental FCE enrollments from ~~those prevailing in the same period of 2018, did not have a material impact on revenue.~~

Trilogy.

Curriculum and ~~Teaching.~~Teaching. Curriculum and teaching ~~costs for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were~~expense increased $26.7 million, or 133.6%, to $46.7 million as compared to $20.0 million ~~an increase of $9.7 million, or 94.0%, from $10.3 million for the same period of 2018.~~in 2019. This increase was primarily due to ~~higher curriculum~~a $22.2 million increase in university and ~~teaching costs, which was driven by~~instructional staff compensation expense from the addition of Trilogy boot ~~camps offered through Trilogy.~~camps. The ~~remainder of the~~remaining increase was primarily due to ana $4.6 million increase in ~~the number of~~university and instructional staff compensation expense from short ~~courses taken in our Alternative Credential Segment.~~courses.

Servicing and ~~Support.~~Support. Servicing and support ~~costs for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were~~expense increased $16.6 million, or 37.7%, to $60.8 million as compared to $44.2 million ~~an increase of $11.6 million, or 35.8%, from $32.5 million for the same period of 2018, which includes the impact of the acquisition of Trilogy.~~in 2019. This increase was primarily due to a $9.7 million increase in ~~cash~~personnel and ~~non-cash compensation and benefit costs, as we increased our headcount in servicing and support by 83%,~~personnel-related expense to serve a ~~growing~~greater number of students and ~~faculty in existing and new offerings.~~faculty. The remaining ~~$1.9~~increase was primarily due to a $9.4 million addition of servicing and support expense from Trilogy boot camps. These increases were partially offset by a $2.3 million decrease in travel and related expense due to cost efficiencies and the impact of COVID-19.

Technology and Content Development. Technology and content development expense increased $27.0 million, or 58.9%, to $72.8 million as compared to $45.8 million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to a $16.8 million addition of technology and content development expense from Trilogy boot camps. The remaining increase was primarily due to a $7.3 million increase in amortization expense and a $4.8 million increase in personnel and personnel-related expense. These increases were partially offset by a $1.6 million decrease in travel and related expense due to cost efficiencies and the impact of COVID-19.

Marketing and Sales. Marketing and sales expense increased $30.9 million, or 18.5%, to $197.6 million as compared to $166.7 million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to a $31.7 million increase in marketing and sales expense from the addition of Trilogy boot camps. The remaining increase was primarily due to a $4.0 million increase in direct marketing costs. These increases were partially offset by a $3.7 million decrease in travel and related expense due to cost efficiencies and the impact of COVID-19, and a $1.6 million decrease in personnel and personnel-related expense.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense increased $31.8 million, or 61.8%, to $83.2 million as compared to $51.4 million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to a $22.1 million increase in personnel and personnel-related expense. The remaining increase was primarily due to a $14.3 million addition of general and administrative expense from Trilogy boot camps. In addition, $6.1 million of the increase related to ~~higher rent,~~restructuring-related and stockholder activism expense. These increases were partially offset by a $3.9 million decrease in transaction and integration-related expense, and a $2.7 million decrease in travel and ~~other servicing~~related expense due to cost efficiencies and ~~support costs.~~the impact of COVID-19.

~~Technology~~Net Interest Income (Expense). Net interest income (expense) was $(11.3) million and ~~Content Development.~~ ~~Technology and content development costs~~$1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, ~~were $45.8 million, an increase of $16.7 million, or 57.6%, from $29.1 million~~respectively. The net interest expense for the ~~same period of 2018. This increase~~six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due to ~~a $7.6 million increase related to higher amortization expense associated with capitalized technology~~our Term Loan and content development, which includes the impact of the acquisition of Trilogy, as well as $2.7 million of higher hosting and licensing costs due to the larger number of courses that have been developed and the continued maintenance of our platform in a cloud environment. Additionally, there was a $4.8 million increase in cash and non-cash compensation and benefit costs (net of amounts capitalized for technology and content development), as we increased our headcount in technology and content development by 106%, including the impact of the acquisition of Trilogy and to support the scaling of existing offerings and the launching of new offerings.Notes. The ~~remainder of the increase related to $1.6 million of other~~ net ~~costs to support and maintain our internal software applications.~~

~~Marketing and Sales.~~ ~~Marketing and sales costs~~interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 ~~were $166.7 million, an increase of $55.3 million, or 49.6%, from $111.4 million for the same period of 2018, which includes the impact of the acquisition of Trilogy. This increase~~ was primarily due to ~~higher direct internet marketing costs of $36.8 million to drive enrollments in~~interest earned on our ~~offerings. Additionally, the increase included $13.3 million of higher~~ cash ~~and non-cash compensation and benefit costs, as we increased our headcount in marketing and sales~~balances, partially offset by ~~69%, to drive enrollment and revenue growth in existing and new offerings and $1.4 million of higher depreciation and amortization expense. The remaining increase~~interest related to ~~$3.8~~our Term Loan.

Loss on Debt Extinguishment. Loss on debt extinguishment was $11.7 million ~~of higher other marketing~~ and ~~sales costs.~~

~~General and Administrative.~~ ~~General and administrative costs~~zero for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, ~~were $51.4~~respectively. This increase was due to the write-off of deferred financing costs and fees paid in connection with the extinguishment of our Term Loan in April 2020.

Other Expense, Net. Other expense, net was $1.7 million ~~an increase of $7.1 million, or 16.0%, from $44.3~~and $0.4 million for the ~~same period of 2018.~~six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. This increase was primarily due to ~~$5.0 million of transaction costs associated with~~fluctuations in foreign currency rates impacting our operations in the ~~acquisition of Trilogy and a $2.1 million increase related to higher rent, professional fees, and other net costs due to the acquisition of Trilogy.~~Alternative Credential Segment.

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~~Net Interest~~ Income ~~(Expense)~~Tax Benefit. InFor the six months ended June 30, ~~2019,~~2020, we ~~earned~~recognized a tax benefit of $1.4 million, and our effective tax rate was approximately 1%. This tax benefit was due to net ~~interest income~~operating losses and the reversal of ~~$1.7 million, compared to $1.2 million~~taxable temporary differences of the acquired intangibles in ~~the same period of 2018. This decrease of $0.5 million was primarily driven by higher interest income of $2.9 million as a result of a higher cash balance from~~ our May 2018 public offering of common stock, partially offset by an increase in interest expense of $2.2 million related to our term loan and $0.2 million related to the amortization of debt issuance costs.

~~Other Income (Expense), Net.~~ Alternative Credential Segment. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, we ~~incurred other expense, net, of $0.4 million, compared to $1.2 million in the same period of 2018.~~

~~Income Tax Benefit~~. The tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were based on estimated full-year effective tax rates, including the mix of income for the period between higher-taxed and lower-taxed jurisdictions, after giving effect to significant items related specifically to the interim periods, and loss-making entities for which it is not more likely than not thatrecognized a ~~tax benefit will be realized.~~

~~Our effective tax rate was approximately 28% and 13% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our~~ tax benefit of $19.6 million, ~~for the six months ended June 30, 2019 includes a one-time tax benefit related to the acquisition of Trilogy. This one-time benefit~~which primarily relates to the reversal of our tax valuation allowance that was no longer needed as a result of recognizing an additional net deferred tax liability due to the acquisition of Trilogy. Excluding the one-time tax benefit, our tax benefit related to losses generated by operations and the amortization of acquired intangibles in our Alternative Credential Segment that are expected to be realized through future reversing taxable temporary differences. We expect to continue to recognize a tax benefit ~~in the future~~ for our Alternative Credential Segment to the extent that this segment continues to generate pre-tax losses while carrying a net deferred tax ~~liabilities that are in excess of deferred tax assets.~~liability. To date, we have not been required to pay U.S. federal income taxes because of our current and accumulated net operating losses.

Business Segment Operating Results

We define segment profitability as net income or net loss, as applicable, before net interest income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, foreign currency gains or losses, ~~acquisition-related gains or losses,~~ deferred revenue fair value adjustments, transaction costs, ~~(including, as applicable, advisory fees and~~ integration ~~and restructuring expenses)~~costs, restructuring-related costs, stockholder activism costs, impairment charges, losses on debt

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extinguishment, and stock-based compensation expense. Some or all of these items may not be applicable in any given reporting period. Total segment profitability is a non-GAAP measures when presented outside of the financial statement footnotes. Total segment profitability is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our operating performance and trends, to develop short- and long-term operational plans and to compare our performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating total segment profitability can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that total segment profitability provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

The following table ~~reconciles~~presents a reconciliation of net loss to total segment ~~profitability:~~profitability for each of the periods indicated.


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Net loss	$	(66,167)	$	(27,972)	$	(126,273)	$	(49,526)
Adjustments:
Net interest expense (income)	6,364		610		11,344		(1,684)
Foreign currency (gain) loss	(570)		13		1,701		383
Income tax benefit	(363)		(18,691)		(1,418)		(19,632)
Depreciation and amortization expense	23,985		14,653		47,470		24,351
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	—		3,352		—		3,352
Transaction and integration costs	359		3,093		1,083		5,024
Restructuring-related costs	196		—		484		—
Stockholder activism costs	1,347		—		5,586		—
Loss on debt extinguishment	11,671		—		11,671		—
Stock-based compensation expense	21,091		9,967		41,961		19,551
Total adjustments	64,080		12,997		119,882		31,345
Total segment profitability	$	(2,087)	$	(14,975)	$	(6,391)	$	(18,181)

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
(in thousands)
Net loss $ (27,972 ) $ (18,347 ) $ (49,526 ) $ (33,218 )
Adjustments:
Interest income (1,814 ) (912 ) (4,163 ) (1,254 )
Interest expense 2,424
27
2,479
54
Foreign currency loss 13
825
383
1,220
Income tax benefit (18,691 ) (3,565 ) (19,632 ) (4,793 )
Depreciation and amortization expense 14,653
7,408
24,351
14,783
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment 3,352
—
3,352
—
Transaction costs 3,093
—
5,024
—
Stock-based compensation expense 9,967
9,009
19,551
16,131
Total adjustments 12,997
12,792
31,345
26,141
Total segment profitability $ (14,975 ) $ (5,555 ) $ (18,181 ) $ (7,077 )

Three Months Ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~2019

~~Revenue~~The following table presents revenue by segment and segment profitability for each of the periods indicated.


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Period-to-Period Change
	2020		2019		Amount		Percentage
	(dollars in thousands)
Revenue by segment*
Graduate Program Segment	$	115,685	$	101,403	$	14,282	14.1	%
Alternative Credential Segment	67,002		34,058		32,944		96.7
Total revenue	$	182,687	$	135,461	$	47,226	34.9	%

Segment profitability
Graduate Program Segment	$	4,703	$	(8,049)	$	12,752	**
Alternative Credential Segment	(6,790)		(6,926)		136		(1.9)
Total segment profitability	$	(2,087)	$	(14,975)	$	12,888	(86.0)	%

*Immaterial amounts of intersegment revenue have been excluded from the above results for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

** Not meaningful for comparative purposes.

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Graduate Program Segment profitability increased $12.8 million to $4.7 million as compared to $(8.0) million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to revenue growth of $14.3 million, a reduced launch schedule, cost control initiatives, marketing efficiencies and reduced travel and related expense.

Alternative Credential Segment profitability increased $0.1 million, or 1.9%, to $(6.8) million as compared to $(6.9) million in 2019. This increase was primarily due to improvements driven by short course marketing efficiencies and boot camp integration efforts. Segment profitability for the three months ended June 30, 2019 ~~and 2018 were as follows:~~included Trilogy’s results of operations from May 22, 2019, the date of acquisition.

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Three Months Ended June 30, Period-to-Period Change
2019 2018 Amount Percentage
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue by segment*

Graduate Program Segment $ 101,403
$ 81,209
$ 20,194
24.9 %
Alternative Credential Segment 34,058
16,214
17,844
110.1
Total revenue $ 135,461
$ 97,423
$ 38,038
39.0

Segment profitability

Graduate Program Segment $ (8,049 ) $ (5,905 ) $ (2,144 ) 36.3
Alternative Credential Segment (6,926 ) 350
(7,276 ) **
Total segment profitability $ (14,975 ) $ (5,555 ) $ (9,420 ) 169.6


*	~~The Company has excluded immaterial amounts of intersegment revenues from the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.~~


**	~~Not meaningful for comparative purposes.~~

Segment profitability in our Graduate Program Segment for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was $(8.0) million, a decrease of $2.1 million, or 36.3%, from $(5.9) million for the same period of 2018. This period-over-period decrease in segment profitability was primarily due to marketing spend and marketing and program staffing costs growing more quickly than revenue as we launch new programs and absorb market driven adjustments to enrollment expectations in existing programs. Going forward, we intend to realign these costs with revenue, improve efficiency in the segment’s overall cost structure and adjust the cadence of new program launches, which are a significant driver of losses in the near term. These actions are expected to increase segment profitability over time. However, the impact of our initiatives to improve specific and overall cost efficiencies and the actual timing of new program launches may result in significant variability in the Graduate Program Segment’s profitability between future periods.

Segment profitability in our Alternative Credential Segment for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was $(6.9) million, a decrease of $7.3 million, from $0.4 million for the same period of 2018. The primary factor impacting segment profitability was the acquisition of Trilogy. There were also changes in relative expense levels and expense timing in this period of rapid growth for the Alternative Credential Segment, year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter. Therefore, changes in segment profitability do not necessarily represent a business trend. Changes in segment profitability are highly dependent upon the timing of launches of new and existing offerings. We expect to increase investment in the development, marketing and support of newer and newly launching offerings in this segment. Based on timing differences between the addition of costs related to the increased investment and the related recognition of revenue, we expect that there will be significant variability in segment profitability in this segment between periods.

Six Months Ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018~~2019

~~Revenue~~The following table presents revenue by segment and segment profitability for each of the periods indicated.


	Six Months Ended June 30,						Period-to-Period Change
	2020		2019		Amount		Percentage
	(dollars in thousands)
Revenue by segment*
Graduate Program Segment	$	234,142	$	205,577	$	28,565	13.9	%
Alternative Credential Segment	124,024		52,118		71,906		138.0
Total revenue	$	358,166	$	257,695	$	100,471	39.0	%

Segment profitability
Graduate Program Segment	$	11,163	$	(7,339)	$	18,502	**
Alternative Credential Segment	(17,554)		(10,842)		(6,712)		61.9
Total segment profitability	$	(6,391)	$	(18,181)	$	11,790	(64.8)	%

*Immaterial amounts of intersegment revenue have been excluded from the above results for the six months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018 were as follows:~~2019.

** Not meaningful for comparative purposes.

Six Months Ended June 30, Period-to-Period Change
2019 2018 Amount Percentage
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue by segment*

Graduate Program Segment $ 205,577
$ 161,768
$ 43,809
27.1 %
Alternative Credential Segment 52,118
27,943
24,175
86.5
Total revenue $ 257,695
$ 189,711
$ 67,984
35.8

Segment profitability

Graduate Program Segment $ (7,339 ) $ (6,179 ) $ (1,160 ) 18.8
Alternative Credential Segment (10,842 ) (898 ) (9,944 ) **
Total segment profitability $ (18,181 ) $ (7,077 ) $ (11,104 ) 156.9


*	~~The Company has excluded immaterial amounts of intersegment revenues from the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.~~

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**	~~Not meaningful for comparative purposes.~~

~~Segment profitability in our~~ Graduate Program Segment ~~for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was~~profitability increased $18.5 million to $11.2 million as compared to $(7.3) million ~~a decrease of $1.2 million, or 19%, from $(6.2) million for the same period of 2018.~~in 2019. This ~~period-over-period decrease in segment profitability~~increase was primarily due to ~~marketing spend and marketing and program staffing costs growing more quickly than~~ revenue ~~as we~~growth of $28.6 million, a reduced launch new programs and absorb market driven adjustments to enrollment expectations in existing programs. Going forward, we intend to realign these costs with revenue, improve efficiency in the segment’s overallschedule, cost structure and adjust the cadence of new program launches, which are a significant driver of losses in the near term. These actions are expected to increase segment profitability over time. However, the impact of ourcontrol initiatives, ~~to improve specific and overall cost~~marketing efficiencies and ~~the actual timing of new program launches may result in significant variability in the Graduate Program Segment’s profitability between future periods.~~reduced travel and related expense.

~~Segment profitability in our~~ Alternative Credential Segment ~~for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was~~profitability decreased $6.7 million, or 62%, to $(17.6) million as compared to $(10.8) million ain 2019. This decrease ~~of $9.9 million, from $(0.9) million for the same period of 2018. The primary factor impacting segment profitability in this segment~~ was acquisition of Trilogy. There were also changes in relative expense levels and expense timing in this period of rapid growth for the Alternative Credential Segment, year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter. Therefore, changes in segment profitability do not necessarily represent a business trend. Changes in segment profitability are highly dependent upon the timing of launches of new and existing offerings. We expectprimarily due to ~~increase investment in the development, marketing and support of newer and newly launching offerings in this segment. Based on timing differences between~~ the addition of ~~costs related to~~Trilogy’s results of operations since the ~~increased investment~~acquisition date.

Liquidity and ~~the related recognition of revenue, we expect that there will be significant variability in segment profitability in this segment between periods.~~

Capital Resources ~~and Liquidity~~

~~Capital Expenditures~~

~~During the six months ended~~As of June 30, ~~2019, we had capital asset additions~~2020, our principal sources of ~~$41.7~~liquidity were cash and cash equivalents totaling $194.8 million, which were ~~comprised~~held for working capital and general corporate purposes, and the ability to borrow under our revolving credit facility as discussed below.

In April 2020, we issued the Notes in an aggregate principal amount of ~~$33.3~~$380 million, including the exercise by the initial purchasers of an option to purchase additional Notes, in ~~capitalized technology~~a private placement to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act. The Notes are governed by an indenture (the “Indenture”) between the Company and ~~content development, $4.5 million~~Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. The Notes bear interest at a rate of ~~leasehold improvements, $3.6 million~~2.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of ~~other property~~each year, beginning on November 1, 2020. The Notes mature on May 1, 2025, unless repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. Prior to November 1, 2024, the Notes are convertible only upon satisfaction of certain conditions, and ~~equipment and $0.3 million~~thereafter at any time until the close of ~~trade and domain names. The $41.7 million of capital asset additions consisted of $40.5 million in cash capital expenditures. Due to extended payment terms associated~~business on the second scheduled trading date immediately before the maturity date. In connection with the timing of cash capital expenditures made more than 90 days after the date of purchase, an additional $1.3 million for purchases made in prior year was classified as cash flows from financing activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019. For the full year of 2019, we expect new capital asset additions of approximately $82 to $86 million, of which approximately $3 to $6 million will be funded by landlord leasehold improvement allowances.

~~Sources of Liquidity~~

~~Credit Agreement~~

~~On May 22, 2019,~~Notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with a premium cost of approximately $50.5 million. The capped call transactions are generally expected to reduce the ~~Credit Agreement~~potential dilution to our common stock upon any conversion of the Notes and/or to offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount of the converted Notes, with ~~Owl Rock Capital Corporation,~~such reduction and/or offset subject to the cap. The net proceeds from the issuance of the Notes were $319.0 million after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount, offering expenses and the cost of the capped call transactions. As of June 30, 2020, the Notes are not currently convertible into our common stock and are therefore classified as long-term debt. Refer to Note 8 in the “Notes to Condensed

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Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information regarding our Notes.

On June 25, 2020, we entered into a $50 million credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain other lenders party thereto that provides for ~~a $250~~$50 million ~~senior secured term loan facility. Subject to certain exceptions, the Term Loan under the~~in revolving loans. The Credit Agreement ~~may be increased or new term loans may be established~~allows for incremental borrowings from time to time in an aggregate amount for all such incremental amounts not to exceed (i) the lesser of (x) $50 million and (y) an amount such that the aggregate principal amount of the lenders’ commitments under the revolving credit facility does not exceed $100 million, plus (ii) ~~the amount~~certain specified prepayments of ~~certain prepayments made by us~~indebtedness, plus (iii) an unlimited amount subject to satisfaction of a leverage ratio based compliance test. As of June 30, 2020, our borrowing capacity was $50.0 million and no amounts were outstanding under the ~~achievement~~Credit Agreement.

On April 23, 2020, we repaid our $250 million Term Loan in full (including interest and prepayment premium) and terminated our credit agreement with Owl Rock Capital Corporation. In connection with the extinguishment of ~~either~~the Term Loan, we recognized a ~~certain First Lien LQA University Segment Revenue Leverage Ratio (as defined~~charge of approximately $11.7 million in the ~~Credit Agreement) or a certain First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in~~second quarter of 2020.

To date, we have financed our operations primarily through payments from university clients and students for our technology and services, the Term Loan, the Notes, and public and private equity financings. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with cash generated from operations and available borrowing capacity under the Credit ~~Agreement), as applicable.~~

~~The Term Loan matures on May 22, 2024~~Agreement, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and bear interest, at our option, at variable rates based on (i) a customary alternative base rate (with a floor of 2.00%) plus an applicable margin of 4.75% or (ii) an adjusted LIBOR rate (with a floor of 1.00%)capital expenditure requirements for the ~~interest period relevant~~next 12 months.

We or our affiliates may, at any time and from time to time, seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity or debt, in open-market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will be upon such ~~borrowing plus an applicable margin of 5.75%. During each of~~terms and at such prices as we may determine, and will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Operating Activities

Cash flows from operating activities have typically been generated from our net income (loss) and by changes in our operating assets and liabilities, particularly from accounts receivable, adjusted for non-cash expense items such as amortization and depreciation expense and stock-based compensation expense.

Net cash used in operating activities for the ~~three and~~ six months ended June 30, ~~2019, we incurred interest~~2020 consisted primarily of our net loss of $126.3 million, adjusted for non-cash items including $47.5 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $42.0 million of ~~$2.4~~stock-based compensation expense, an $11.7 million ~~in connection with~~loss on the ~~Credit Agreement. For additional information regarding the Credit Agreement, including its prepayment provisions and related covenants, see~~extinguishment of our ~~Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2019.~~

~~Comerica Line~~Term Loan, $7.3 million of ~~Credit~~

~~Effective~~reductions in the ~~second quarter of 2019, we terminated our $25.0 million revolving line of credit agreement and letters of credit with Comerica Bank. No~~carrying amounts ~~were outstanding under this credit agreement as of June 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018.~~

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~~Deferred Government Grant Obligations~~

We have a total of two outstanding conditional loan agreements with Prince George’s County, Maryland and the State of Maryland for an aggregate amount of $3.5 million, each bearing an interest rate of 3% per annum. These agreements are conditional loan obligations that may be forgiven provided that we attain certain conditions related to employment levels at our Lanham, Maryland headquarters. The conditional loan with the State of Maryland has a maturity date of December 31, 2026, and the conditional loan with Prince George’s County, Maryland has a maturity date of June 22, 2027. The interest expense related to these loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 is immaterial.

~~Letters of Credit~~

~~Certain~~ of our ~~operating lease agreements entered into prior to June 30, 2019 require security deposits~~right-of-use assets, and $5.7 million of non-cash interest expense. The net change in the form of cash or an unconditional, irrevocable letter of credit. As of June 30, 2019, we have entered into standby letters of credit totaling $14.0 million as security deposits for the applicable leased facilities and in connection with the deferred government grant obligations.

~~Working Capital~~

We define working capital as current assets minus current liabilities. Our working capital as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $189.1 million and $453.2 million, respectively. Our cash and cash equivalents balances within working capital as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $218.7 million and $449.8 million, respectively. The decrease in our working capital primarily relates to the cash used to complete the Trilogy acquisition and the related currentoperating assets and liabilities ~~assumed.~~

~~We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. We invest any cash in excess~~ of ~~our immediate requirements in investments designed~~$4.3 million was favorable to preserve the principal balance and provide liquidity. Accordingly, our cash is invested primarily in demand deposit accounts or certificates of deposit that are currently providing only a minimal return.

~~Cash Flows~~

~~The following table summarizes our~~ cash flows ~~for the periods presented:~~from operations primarily due to a $28.8 million increase in deferred revenue and a $19.6 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $39.5 million.

Six Months Ended
June 30, Period-to-Period Change
2019 2018 Amount Percentage
(dollars in thousands)
Cash (used in) provided by:

Operating activities $ (47,949 ) $ (20,202 ) $ (27,747 ) 137.4 %
Investing activities (408,280 ) (45,263 ) (363,017 ) 802.0
Financing activities 240,312
332,248
(91,936 ) (27.7 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (371 ) (1,319 ) 948
(71.9 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ (216,288 ) $ 265,464
$ (481,752 ) (181.5 )

~~Operating Activities~~

~~Cash~~Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 consisted primarily of our net loss of $49.5 million, adjusted for non-cash items including $24.4 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $19.6 million of stock-based compensation expense, and $5.3 million of reductions in the carrying amounts of our right-of-use-assets. The net change in operating assets and liabilities of $49.1 million was ~~$47.9 million, an increase of $27.7 million, or 137.4%,~~unfavorable to cash flows from ~~$20.2 million for the same period of 2018. This increase was~~operations primarily due to ~~cash used by the following items:~~

a ~~$30.4~~$25.5 million increase in accounts receivable, a $23.1 million decrease in other liabilities, a $20.1 million change in ~~working capital; and~~

~~a $16.3 million increase in net loss.~~

~~These cash outflows were~~payments to university clients, partially offset ~~by:~~

~~a $9.6~~by favorable changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $18.1 million ~~increase in depreciation~~ and ~~amortization expense;~~

~~a $5.3 million increase in non-cash lease expense in connection with the adoption~~deferred revenue of ~~Topic 842; and~~

~~a $3.4 million increase in stock-based compensation expense.~~

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$15.8 million.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $37.4 million, consisting primarily of $32.5 million of additions of amortizable intangible assets and $4.3 million of purchases of property, plant and equipment.

~~Cash~~Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $408.3 million, ~~an increase~~consisting primarily of ~~$363.0 million, or 802.0%, from $45.3 million for the same period of 2018. This increase was primarily due to~~ a $387.8 million outflow related to our acquisition of Trilogy, net of cash ~~acquired. The increase was also due to a $5.0~~acquired, additions of amortizable intangible assets of $32.4 million ~~outflow related to the purchase of an equity interest in an education technology company~~ and ~~a $3.0 million increase in~~ purchases of property and equipment ~~as we expanded into new facilities.~~of $8.1 million. These ~~increases in~~ outflows were partially offset by a $25.0 million inflow from the maturity of ~~investments and~~ a ~~decrease in additions~~certificate of ~~amortizable intangible assets of $7.6 million.~~

deposit investment.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $67.9 million, consisting primarily of $319.0 million of proceeds from the issuance of the Notes (net of payments related to the initial purchasers’

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discount, offering expenses and the cost of the capped call transactions), partially offset by the repayment of $252.9 million of principal, interest and prepayment premium associated with the extinguishment of our Term Loan and a $2.5 million payment of debt issuance costs.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $240.3 million, ~~a decrease~~consisting primarily of ~~$91.9~~$241.8 million ~~from $332.2 million for the same period~~ of ~~2018. This decrease was primarily due to a $330.9 million decrease in~~ proceeds, ~~received~~net of issuance costs, from our ~~public offering of common stock in May 2018, a~~Term Loan and $2.4 million ~~decrease in~~of proceeds received from the exercise of stock ~~options, $2.0 million related to payments made for debt issuance costs, and $1.3 million related to payments made for the acquisitions of amortizable intangible assets.~~options. These ~~decreases in cash provided by financing activities~~inflows were partially offset by ~~$243.7 million of proceeds from our term loan and $0.8 million of~~ tax withholding payments associated with the settlement of restricted stock units ~~in the prior year.~~of $2.6 million.

~~Other~~

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K, such as the use of unconsolidated subsidiaries, structured finance, special purpose entities or variable interest entities.

Critical Accounting Policies

Revenue Recognition, Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We generate substantially all of our revenue from contractual arrangements, with either our university clients or students, to provide a comprehensive platform of tightly integrated technology and technology-enabled services that support our ~~graduate programs, short courses and technical skills-based boot camps.~~

offerings.

Performance Obligations

The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which we will be entitled in exchange for transferring services to the customer. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, we estimate the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing the expected value method. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in our judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. Any estimates, including the effect of the constraint on variable consideration, are evaluated at each reporting period, and if necessary, we adjust our estimate of the overall transaction price. Revenue is then recognized over the remaining estimated period of performance using the cumulative catch-up method.

Our Graduate Program Segment derives revenue primarily from contractually specified percentages of the amounts our university clients receive from their students in 2U-enabled ~~graduate~~degree programs for tuition and fees, less credit card fees and other specified charges we have agreed to exclude in certain university contracts. Our contracts with university clients in this segment typically have ~~initial~~ terms of 10 to 15 years and have a single performance obligation, as the promises to provide a platform of tightly integrated technology and services that university clients need to attract, enroll, educate and support students are not distinct within the context of the contracts. The single performance obligation is delivered as the university clients receive and consume benefits, which occurs ratably over a series of academic terms. The amounts received from university clients over the term of the arrangement are variable in nature in that they are dependent upon the number of students that are enrolled in the program within each academic term. These amounts are allocated to and are recognized ratably over the related academic term, defined as the period beginning on the first day of classes through the last. Revenue is recognized net of an allowance, which is established for our expected obligation to refund tuition and fees to university clients.

Our Alternative Credential Segment derives revenue primarily from contracts with students for the tuition and fees paid to enroll in, and progress through, our short courses and boot camps. Our short courses run between six and 16 weeks, while our boot camps run between 12 and 24 weeks. In this segment, our contracts with students include the delivery of the educational and related student support services and are treated as either a single performance obligation or multiple performance obligations, depending upon the offering being delivered. All performance obligations are satisfied ratably over the same presentation period, which is defined as the period beginning on the first day of the course through the last. We recognize the ~~gross~~ proceeds received, net of any applicable pricing concessions, from the students enrolled and share contractually specified amounts received from students with the associated university client, in exchange for ~~providing items such as certification~~licenses to use the university brand name and ~~content, as required.~~other university trademarks. These amounts

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are recognized as curriculum and teaching costs on our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Our contracts with university clients in this segment are typically shorter and less restrictive than our contracts with university clients in our Graduate Program Segment.

We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for our Graduate Program Segment because the variable consideration is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a service that forms part of a single performance obligation. We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for our Alternative Credential Segment because the performance ~~obligation is~~obligations are part of ~~a contract~~contracts that ~~has an~~have original ~~duration~~durations of less than one year.

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Contract Acquisition Costs

We pay commissions to certain of our employees to obtain contracts with university clients in our Graduate Program Segment. These costs are capitalized and recorded on a contract-by-contract basis and amortized using the straight-line method over the expected life, which is generally the length of the contract.

With respect to contract acquisition costs in our Alternative Credential Segment, we have elected to apply the practical expedient in ASC Topic 606 to expense these costs as incurred, as the terms of contracts with students in this segment are less than one year.

Payments to University Clients

Pursuant to certain of our contracts in the Graduate Program Segment, we have made, or are obligated to make, payments to university clients at either execution of a contract or at the extension of a contract in exchange for various marketing and other rights. Generally, these amounts are capitalized and amortized as contra revenue over the life of the contract, commencing on the later of when payment is due or when contract revenue recognition begins.

Accounts Receivable, Contract Assets and Liabilities

Balance sheet items related to contracts consist of accounts receivable, net and deferred revenue on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Included in accounts receivable, net are trade accounts receivable, which are comprised of billed and unbilled revenue. Accounts receivable, net is stated at amortized cost net ~~realizable value, and we utilize~~of provision for credit losses. Our methodology to measure the ~~allowance method~~provision for credit losses requires an estimation of loss rates based upon historical loss experience adjusted for factors that are relevant to ~~provide for doubtful accounts based on management’s evaluation of~~determining the expected collectability of ~~the amounts due.~~ accounts receivable. Some of these factors include current market conditions, delinquency trends, aging behavior of receivables and credit and liquidity quality indicators for industry groups, customer classes or individual customers.

Our estimates are reviewed and revised periodically based on ~~historical collection experience and a review~~the ongoing evaluation of ~~the current status of accounts receivable, net.~~credit quality indicators. Historically, actual write-offs for uncollectible accounts have not significantly differed from prior estimates. We recognize unbilled revenue when revenue recognition occurs in advance of billings. Unbilled revenue is recognized in our Graduate Program Segment because billings to university clients do not occur until after the academic term has commenced and final enrollment information is available. Our unbilled revenue represents contract assets.

Unbilled accounts receivable is recognized in the Alternative Credential Segment once the presentation period commences for amounts to be invoiced to students under installment plans that are paid over the same presentation period.

Deferred revenue represents the excess of amounts billed or received as compared to amounts recognized in revenue on our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as of the end of the reporting period, and such amounts are reflected as a current liability on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We generally receive payments ~~for our share of tuition and fees~~ from ~~graduate program~~Graduate Program Segment university clients early in each academic term and from ~~short course and boot camp~~Alternative Credential Segment students, either in full upon registration for the course or in full before the end of the course based on a payment plan, prior to completion of the service period. These payments are recorded as deferred revenue until the services are delivered or until our obligations are otherwise met, at which time revenue is recognized.

Long-Lived Assets

~~Goodwill~~

Goodwill is the excess of purchase price over the fair value of identified net assets of the business acquired. Our goodwill balance relates to the acquisitions of GetSmarter in July 2017 and Trilogy in May 2019. We review goodwill at least annually, as of October 1. Between annual tests, goodwill is reviewed for possible impairment if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. We test our goodwill at the reporting unit level, which is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. We initially assess qualitative factors to determine if it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment review. We review our goodwill for impairment using the two-step process if we decide to bypass the qualitative assessment or determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value based on our qualitative assessment. Upon the completion of the two-step process, we may be required to recognize an impairment based on the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the goodwill recorded.

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~~Internally-Developed~~Amortizable Intangible Assets

Acquired Intangible Assets. We capitalize purchased intangible assets, such as software, websites and domains, and amortize them on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life. Historically, we have assessed the useful lives of these acquired intangible assets to be between three and 10 years.

Capitalized ~~Technology~~

Technology. Capitalized technology includes certain purchased software and technology licenses, direct third-party costs, and internal payroll and payroll-related costs used in the creation of our internal-use software. Software development projects generally include three stages: the preliminary project stage (all costs are expensed as incurred), the application development stage (certain costs are capitalized and certain costs are expensed as incurred) and the post-implementation/operation stage (all costs are expensed as incurred). Costs capitalized in the application development stage include costs of designing the application, coding, integrating our and the university’s networks and systems, and the testing of the software. Capitalization of costs requires judgment in determining when a project has reached the application development stage and the period over which we expect to benefit from the use of that software. Once the software is placed in service, these costs are amortized onusing the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the software, which is generally three to five years.

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Capitalized Content ~~Development~~

Development. We develop content for each offering on a course-by-course basis in ~~conjunction~~collaboration with university client faculty and industry experts. Depending upon the ~~faculty for each graduate program, short course and boot camp. University~~offering, we may use materials provided by university clients and their faculty, ~~generally provide materials used for the course in an on-campus setting,~~ including curricula, case studies, presentations and other reading ~~materials, and presentations.~~materials. We are responsible for the ~~conversion~~creation of ~~the~~ materials ~~into a format~~ suitable for delivery through our ~~online~~ learning platform, including all expenses associated with this effort. With ~~regard~~respect to the Graduate Program Segment, the development of content is part of our single performance obligation and is considered a contract fulfillment cost.

The content development costs that qualify for capitalization are third-party direct costs, such as videography, editing and other services associated with creating digital content. Additionally, we capitalize internal payroll and payroll-related costs incurred to create and produce videos and other digital content utilized in the university clients’ offerings for delivery via our online learning platform. Capitalization ends when content has been fully developed by both us and the university client, at which time amortization of the capitalized content development costs ~~begin.~~begins. The capitalized costs for each offering are recorded on a course-by-course basis and included in capitalized content costs in amortizable intangible assets, net on our ~~condensed~~ consolidated balance sheets. These costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the respective course, which is generally four to five years. The estimated useful life corresponds with the planned curriculum refresh rate. This refresh rate is consistent with expected curriculum refresh rates as cited by faculty members for similar on-campus offerings.

Evaluation of Long-Lived Assets

We review long-lived assets, which consist of property and equipment, capitalized technology costs, capitalized content development costs and acquired finite-lived intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. In order to assess the recoverability of the capitalized technology and content development costs, the costs are grouped by the lowest level of independent cash ~~flows (i.e., by degree program, short course or boot camp, for content development costs).~~flows. Recoverability of a long-lived asset is measured by a comparison of the carrying value of an asset or asset group to the future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group. If such assets are not recoverable, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying value of an asset exceeds the estimated fair value (discounted cash flow) of the asset or asset group. Our impairment analysis is based upon cumulative results and forecasted performance.

Goodwill

Goodwill is the excess of purchase price over the fair value of identified net assets of businesses acquired. Our goodwill balance relates to the acquisitions of GetSmarter in July 2017 and Trilogy in May 2019. We review goodwill at least annually, as of October 1. Between annual tests, goodwill is reviewed for possible impairment if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. We test our goodwill at the reporting unit level, which is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. We initially assess qualitative factors to determine if it is necessary to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment review. We review goodwill for impairment using a quantitative approach if we decide to bypass the qualitative assessment or determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value based on a qualitative assessment. Upon completion of a quantitative assessment, we may be required to recognize an impairment based on the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the reporting unit.

We determine the fair value of a reporting unit by utilizing a weighted combination of the income-based and market-based approaches. The income-based approach requires us to make significant assumptions and estimates. These assumptions and estimates primarily include, but are not limited to, the selection of appropriate peer group companies, discount rates, terminal growth rates, and forecasts of revenue, operating income, depreciation and amortization expense, capital expenditures and future working capital requirements. When determining these assumptions and preparing these estimates, we consider each reporting unit’s historical results and current operating trends, revenue, profitability, cash flow results and forecasts, and industry trends. These estimates can be affected by a number of factors including, but not limited to, general economic and regulatory conditions, market capitalization, the continued efforts of competitors to gain market share and prospective student enrollment patterns.

In addition, the value of a reporting unit using the market-based approach is estimated by comparing the reporting unit to other publicly traded companies and/or to publicly-disclosed business mergers and acquisitions in similar lines of business. The value of a reporting unit is based on pricing multiples of certain financial parameters observed in the comparable companies. We also make estimates and assumptions for market values to determine a reporting unit’s estimated fair value.

Other than the reporting unit impaired in the third quarter of 2019, we had no reporting units whose estimated fair value exceeded their carrying value by less than 10% as of October 1, 2019, the date of our annual goodwill impairment assessment. It is possible that future changes in our circumstances, including a potential impact from COVID-19, or in the

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variables associated with the judgments, assumptions and estimates used in assessing the fair value of our reporting units, could require us to record additional impairment charges in the future.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Note 2 in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of the FASB’s recent accounting pronouncements and their effect on us.

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Key Business and Financial Performance Metrics

We use a number of key metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions. In addition to adjusted EBITDA (loss), which we discuss below, and revenue and the components of loss from operations in the section above entitled “Our Business Model and Components of Operating Results,” we utilize ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments as a key metric to evaluate the success of our ~~growth strategy.~~business.

Full Course Equivalent Enrollments~~in Our University Clients’ Offerings~~

We measure ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments for each of the courses offered during a particular period by taking the number of students enrolled in that course and multiplying it by the percentage of the course completed during that period. We add the ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments for each course within each segment to calculate the total ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments per segment. This metric allows us to consistently view ~~period over period~~period-over-period changes in enrollments by accounting for the fact that many courses we enable straddle ~~two or more~~multiple fiscal quarters. For example, if a course had 25 enrolled students and 40% of the course was completed during a particular period, we would count the course as having 10 ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments for that period. Any individual student may be enrolled in more than one course during a period.

Average revenue per ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollment represents our weighted-average revenue per course across the mix of courses being offered during a period in each of our operating segments. This number is derived by dividing the total revenue for a period for each of our operating segments by the number of ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments within the applicable segment during that same period. This amount may vary from period to period depending on the academic calendars of our university clients, the relative growth rates of our ~~graduate~~degree programs, short courses, and boot camps, as applicable, and varying tuition levels, among other factors.

The following table ~~sets forth~~presents the ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments and average revenue per ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollment in our Graduate Program Segment and Alternative Credential Segment for each of the periods ~~presented.~~indicated.

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019* 2018 2019* 2018
Graduate Program Segment

Full course equivalent enrollments 39,180
30,548
78,692
60,318
Average revenue per full course equivalent enrollment $ 2,588
$ 2,658
$ 2,612
$ 2,682
Alternative Credential Segment

Full course equivalent enrollments 12,662
8,222
20,262
14,224
Average revenue per full course equivalent enrollment** $ 2,955
$ 1,972
$ 2,738
$ 1,964


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Graduate Program Segment
FCE enrollments	46,142		39,180		91,876		78,692
Average revenue per FCE enrollment	$	2,507	$	2,588	$	2,548	$	2,612
Alternative Credential Segment*
FCE enrollments	20,435		12,662		35,576		20,262
Average revenue per FCE enrollment**	$	3,279	$	2,955	$	3,486	$	2,738


*	We acquired Trilogy on May 22, 2019 and Trilogy’s results of operations are included in our results from the date of acquisition. As such, Trilogy will impact the full course equivalent enrollment measures for our Alternative Credential Segment from the acquisition date forward.


**	The calculation of the Alternative Credential Segment’s average revenue per full course equivalent enrollment includes $3.3 million of revenue that was excluded from the results of operations in the second quarter of 2019, due to a deferred revenue fair value purchase accounting adjustment recorded as part of the acquisition of Trilogy.

*Trilogy’s results of operations are included in our results of operations since the acquisition date.

** The calculation of the Alternative Credential Segment’s average revenue per FCE enrollment includes $3.3 million of revenue that was excluded from the results of operations during each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019, respectively, due to a deferred revenue fair value purchase accounting adjustment recorded in connection with the acquisition of Trilogy.

Of the increase in ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments in our Graduate Program Segment for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, 2,018, or 29.0%, and ~~2018,~~ 3,276, or 38.0%~~, and 3,352, or 50.4%~~, respectively, were attributable to ~~graduate~~degree programs launched during the preceding 12 months. Of the increase in ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments in our Graduate Program Segment for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, 4,898, or 37.2%, and ~~2018,~~ 5,928, or 32.3%~~, and 5,596, or 44.6%~~, respectively, were attributable to ~~graduate~~degree programs launched during the preceding 12 months.

Of the increase in ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments in our Alternative Credential Segment for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, 4,200, or 54.0%, and ~~2018,~~ 2,555, or 57.5%~~, and 5,299, or 64.4%~~, respectively, were attributable to offerings launched during the preceding

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12 months. Of the increase in ~~full course equivalent~~FCE enrollments in our Alternative Credential Segment for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, 6,339, or 41.4%, and ~~2018,~~ 4,898, or 81.1%, ~~and 8,436, or 59.3%~~respectively, were attributable to offerings launched during the preceding 12 months.

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~~Adjusted EBITDA~~

Adjusted EBITDA ~~represents our earnings~~(Loss)

We define adjusted EBITDA (loss) as net income or net loss, as applicable, before net interest income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, foreign currency gains or losses, ~~acquisition-related gains or losses,~~ deferred revenue fair value adjustments, transaction costs, ~~(including, as applicable, advisory fees and~~ integration ~~and restructuring expenses)~~costs, restructuring-related costs, stockholder activism costs, impairment charges, losses on debt extinguishment, and stock-based compensation expense. In the ~~first~~second quarter of ~~2019,~~2020, we revised our definition of adjusted EBITDA (loss) to exclude ~~the impact of transaction costs in connection with the acquisition of Trilogy.~~ losses on debt extinguishment.We believe this change is ~~meaningful~~useful to investors because we did not have ~~material transaction costs~~a loss on debt extinguishment in prior periods, and as a result, excluding the impact of such ~~costs beginning~~a loss in ~~the first quarter of 2019~~this period facilitates a period-to-period comparison of our business. ~~In the second quarter of 2019, we revised our definition of adjusted~~

Adjusted EBITDA to exclude the impact of the deferred revenue fair value adjustments in connection with the acquisition of Trilogy. Business combination accounting guidance requires the write down of deferred revenue in conjunction with the acquisition. We did not have any deferred revenue fair value adjustments during the three and six months periods ended June 30, 2018. Therefore, we included these revenues in adjusted EBITDA because they related to a specific transaction and are reflective of our ongoing financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA(loss) is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our ~~core~~ operating performance and trends, ~~to prepare and approve our annual budget and~~ to develop short- and long-term operational ~~plans.~~plans and to compare our performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating adjusted EBITDA (loss) can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our ~~core~~ business. Accordingly, we believe that adjusted EBITDA (loss) provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

Adjusted EBITDA (loss) is not a measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because other companies may not calculate adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as we do. We prepare adjusted EBITDA to eliminate the impact of stock-based compensation expense, which we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance.

Our use of adjusted EBITDA (loss) has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of ~~these~~the limitations are:

•although depreciation and amortization expense are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and adjusted EBITDA (loss) does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements;

•adjusted EBITDA (loss) does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

•adjusted EBITDA (loss) does not reflect the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates;

•adjusted EBITDA (loss) does not reflect acquisition related gains or losses such as, but not limited to, post-acquisition changes in the value of contingent consideration reflected in operations;

•adjusted EBITDA (loss) does not reflect transaction ~~costs;~~costs, integration costs, restructuring-related costs, impairment charges, stockholder activism costs or losses on debt extinguishment;

•adjusted EBITDA (loss) does not reflect the impact of deferred revenue fair value adjustments;

•adjusted EBITDA (loss) does not reflect the potentially dilutive impact of equity-based compensation;

•adjusted EBITDA (loss) does not reflect interest or tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us; and

•other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate adjusted EBITDA (loss) differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure.

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Because of these and other limitations, you should consider adjusted EBITDA (loss) alongside other U.S. GAAP-based financial performance measures, including various cash flow metrics, net income (loss) and our other U.S. GAAP results. The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA (loss) for each of the periods ~~indicated:~~indicated.


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Net loss	$	(66,167)	$	(27,972)	$	(126,273)	$	(49,526)
Adjustments:
Interest expense (income), net	6,364		610		11,344		(1,684)
Foreign currency (gain) loss	(570)		13		1,701		383
Income tax benefit	(363)		(18,691)		(1,418)		(19,632)
Depreciation and amortization expense	23,985		14,653		47,470		24,351
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	—		3,352		—		3,352
Transaction and integration costs	359		3,093		1,083		5,024
Restructuring-related costs	196		—		484		—
Stockholder activism costs	1,347		—		5,586		—
Loss on debt extinguishment	11,671		—		11,671		—
Stock-based compensation expense	21,091		9,967		41,961		19,551
Total adjustments	64,080		12,997		119,882		31,345
Adjusted EBITDA (loss)	$	(2,087)	$	(14,975)	$	(6,391)	$	(18,181)

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
(in thousands)
Net loss $ (27,972 ) $ (18,347 ) $ (49,526 ) $ (33,218 )
Adjustments:
Interest income (1,814 ) (912 ) (4,163 ) (1,254 )
Interest expense 2,424
27
2,479
54
Foreign currency loss 13
825
383
1,220
Depreciation and amortization expense 14,653
7,408
24,351
14,783
Income tax benefit (18,691 ) (3,565 ) (19,632 ) (4,793 )
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment 3,352
—
3,352
—
Transaction costs 3,093
—
5,024
—
Stock-based compensation expense 9,967
9,009
19,551
16,131
Total adjustments 12,997

12,792

31,345

26,141
Adjusted EBITDA (loss) $ (14,975 )
$ (5,555 )
$ (18,181 )
$ (7,077 )

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes to market risk from the information provided in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February ~~26, 2019.~~

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Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

We transact material business in foreign currencies and are exposed to risks resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Our primary exposures are related to non-U.S. dollar denominated revenue and operating expenses in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Accounts relating to foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing exchange rates at the relevant period end. As a result, we would experience increased revenue and operating expenses in our non-U.S. operations if there were a decline in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to these foreign currencies. Conversely, we would experience decreased revenue and operating expenses in our non-U.S. operations if there were an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to these foreign currencies. Translation adjustments are included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

For the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, our foreign currency translation adjustment was a gain of $1.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018,~~2019, our foreign currency translation adjustment was a loss of ~~$1.9~~$14.7 million and a gain of ~~$9.5~~$1.9 million, respectively.

For the three months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018,~~2019, we recognized foreign currency exchange gains of $0.6 million and losses of $13.0 thousand, ~~and $0.8 million,~~ respectively, included on our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. For the six months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 and ~~2018,~~2019, we recognized foreign currency exchange losses of ~~$0.4~~$1.7 million and ~~$1.2~~$0.4 million, respectively, included on our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

The foreign ~~currency~~ exchange rate volatility of the trailing 12 months ~~ending~~ended June 30, 2020 was 13% and 9% for the South African rand and British pound, respectively. The foreign exchange rate volatility of the trailing 12 months ended June 30, 2019 was 13% and 6% for the South African rand and British pound, respectively. A 10% fluctuation of foreign currency exchange rates would have had an immaterial effect on our results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented. The fluctuations of currencies in which we conduct business can both increase and decrease our overall revenue and expenses for any given fiscal period. Such volatility, even when it increases our ~~revenues~~revenue or decreases our ~~expenses,~~expense, impacts our ability to accurately predict our future results and earnings.

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Item 4.Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act ~~of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended,~~ is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” as promulgated under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. The scope of management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2019 includes all of the Company’s consolidated operations except for, as permitted by SEC guidance for newly acquired businesses, those disclosure controls and procedures of Trilogy that are subsumed by internal control over financial reporting. We acquired Trilogy on May 22, 2019 and their results of operations are included in our financial statements effective with the second quarter of 2019. As of June 30, 2019, the assets acquired in the Trilogy acquisition constituted approximately 8.5% of the Company’s consolidated assets, and revenues attributable to the Trilogy acquisition represent 4.6% of the Company’s revenues for the six month period ended June 30, 2019. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2020 at a reasonable assurance ~~level as of June 30, 2019.~~

level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

~~Other than the change in our internal control over financial reporting as a result of the acquisition of Trilogy, there were~~We made no ~~other~~ changes in ~~our~~ internal control over financial reporting during the ~~quarter~~three months ended June 30, ~~2019~~2020 that ~~have~~ materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial ~~reporting. We are currently~~reporting, other than changes in our control environment to integrate the business we acquired in the ~~process of assessing and integrating Trilogy’s internal control over financial reporting with our existing internal control over financial reporting.~~

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are involved in various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We accrue a liability when a loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. See “Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies—Legal Contingencies” to our unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this periodic report. While we do not expect that the ultimate resolution of any existing claims and proceedings (other than the specific matter described below, if decided adversely), individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, an unfavorable outcome in some or all of these proceedings could have a material adverse impact on the results of operations or cash flows for a particular period. This assessment is based on our current understanding of relevant facts and circumstances. As such, our view of these matters is subject to inherent uncertainties and may change in the future.

In re 2U, Inc., Securities Class Action

On August 7 and 9, 2019, Aaron Harper and Anne M. Chinn filed putative class action complaints against us, Christopher J. Paucek, our CEO, and Catherine A. Graham, our former CFO, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, based upon allegedly false and misleading statements regarding our company’s business prospects and financial projections. The district court transferred the cases to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, consolidated them under docket number 8:19-cv-3455 (D. Md.), and appointed Fiyyaz Pirani as the lead plaintiff in the consolidated action. On July 30, 2020, Mr. Pirani filed a consolidated class action complaint (“CAC”), adding Harsha Mokkarala, our former Chief Marketing Officer, as a defendant. The CAC also asserts claims under Sections 11, 12(A)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act, against Mr. Paucek, Ms. Graham, members of our Board of Directors, and our underwriters, based on allegations related to our secondary stock offering on May 23, 2018.~~Legal Proceedings~~The proposed class consists of all persons who acquired our company’s securities between February 26, 2018 and July 30, 2019. The deadline for the defendants to file a motion to dismiss is September 29, 2020.

~~The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference~~We believe that the claims are without merit and we intend to ~~Note 5 in “Notes~~vigorously defend against these claims. However, due to ~~Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part I, Item 1~~the complex nature of the legal and factual issues involved, the outcome of this ~~Quarterly Report~~matter is not presently determinable.

Stockholder Derivative Suit

On April 30, 2020, Richard Theis filed a stockholder derivative complaint purportedly on ~~Form 10-Q.~~behalf of our company and against Christopher J. Paucek, our CEO, Catherine A. Graham, our former CFO, and our board of directors in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, with docket number 20-cv-3360. The complaint alleges claims for breaches of fiduciary duty, insider sales and misappropriation of information, unjust enrichment, and violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act based upon allegedly false and misleading statements regarding our company’s business prospects and financial projections. On July 22, 2020, the court entered a joint stipulation staying the case pending resolution of the securities class action. Due to the complex nature of the legal and factual issues involved, the outcome of this matter is not presently determinable.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully review and consider the information regarding certain factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” inof our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018,~~ ~~which was filed with the SEC on February 26,~~ 2019 ~~remain current in all material respects, except as~~are amended and supplemented by the ~~additional~~ risk factors ~~below.~~provided below, which supersede and replace any similarly titled risk factors. These risks do not identify all risks that we face. Our operations could also be affected by factors that are not presently known to us or that we currently consider to be immaterial to our ~~operations~~.operations.

The global coronavirus outbreak could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

~~Risks Related~~In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious outbreak, which has continued to ~~the Trilogy Acquisition~~spread, and the ~~Combined Company~~related adverse public health developments, including orders to shelter-in-place, travel restrictions and mandated business closures, have adversely affected workforces, organizations, customers, economies and financial markets globally, leading to an economic downturn and increased market volatility. It has also disrupted the normal operations of many businesses, including ours.

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~~Our international operations expose us~~This outbreak, as well as intensified measures undertaken to ~~fluctuations in currency exchange rates that~~contain the spread of COVID-19, could ~~negatively~~cause disruptions and severely impact our ~~financial results and cash flows.~~business, including, but not limited to:

~~After the GetSmarter and Trilogy acquisitions, we conduct a~~•causing one or more ~~substantial portion~~ of our ~~business outside the U.S.~~clients to file for bankruptcy protection or shut down;

•reducing student demand for our degree programs, short courses and ~~we accordingly make certain business~~boot camps, whether due to funding constraints related to loss of employment or lack of interest in pursuing education during a period of uncertainty;

•impacting current and ~~resource decisions considering assumptions about foreign currency. As a result, we face exposure~~prospective clients’ desire to ~~adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates, in particular~~launch new educational offerings with ~~respect to the volatility~~us;

•negatively impacting collections of the South African rand, or ZAR. While our reporting currency is in U.S. dollars, a portion of our consolidated revenues and expenses are denominated in ZAR, certain of our assets are denominated in ZAR and we have a significant employee base in South Africa. A decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar in relation to the ZAR could increase our cost of doing business in South Africa.accounts receivable;

Alternatively, if the ZAR depreciates against the U.S. dollar, the value of our ZAR revenues, earnings and assets as expressed in our U.S. dollar financial statements will decline. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign exchange risk. Our exposure to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates, including the ZAR, could have a material adverse impact on our financial results and cash flows.

In addition, local political events, financial instability and other factors can lead to economic uncertainty and currency exchange rate fluctuations. For example, the announcement of the Referendum of the U.K.’s Membership of the EU (referred to as “Brexit”), advising for the exit of the U.K. from the EU resulted in significant volatility in the global stock markets and exchange rate fluctuations.

The fluctuations of currencies in which we conduct business can both increase and decrease our overall revenue and expenses for any given fiscal period. Such volatility, even when it increases our revenues or decreases our expenses, impacts•negatively impacting our ability to ~~accurately predict~~facilitate in-program placements for students in clinical graduate programs; and

•harming our ~~future~~business, results of operations and ~~earnings.~~

financial condition.

We ~~have incurred substantial transaction~~cannot predict with any certainty whether and ~~integration expenses related~~ to what degree the ~~acquisitions of GetSmarter~~disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and ~~Trilogy~~reactions thereto will continue, and ~~expect to incur additional integration expenses related to the GetSmarter and Trilogy acquisitions that could negatively impact our financial results and cash flows.~~

~~We have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, a number of non-recurring costs associated with the GetSmarter and Trilogy acquisitions and associated integration activities. For example,~~ we expect to ~~incur costs~~face difficulty accurately predicting our internal financial forecasts.

Our continued access to sources of liquidity also depend on multiple factors, including global economic conditions, the condition of global financial markets, the availability of sufficient amounts of financing and our operating performance. There is no guarantee that additional debt financing will be available in the future to fund our obligations, or that it will be available on commercially reasonable terms, in which case we may need to seek other sources of funding. In addition, the terms of future debt agreements could include more restrictive covenants, which could restrict our business operations.

The outbreak also presents challenges as our workforce is currently working remotely and shifting to assisting new and existing customers and their students who are also generally working remotely. We also transitioned our on-campus boot camp offerings to online, which could result in interruptions or disruptions in boot camp delivery. All of this could affect the anticipated launch dates of, and demand for, our degree programs, short courses and boot camps.

The COVID-19 pandemic may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks identified in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, such as those related to formulating and implementing integration plans, including facilities and systems consolidation costs and employment-related costs. We continue to assess the magnitude of these costs, and additional unanticipated costs may be incurred in the integration process. Any expected efficiencies to offset these costs may not be achieved in the near term,disruption or ~~at all.~~

We maintain offices outside of the United States, have international residents that apply to and enroll in our offerings and plan to expand our international business, which exposes us to risks inherent in international operations.

~~The acquisitions of GetSmarter and Trilogy significantly increased our international operations, including the number of international applicants and students in our offerings. One element~~failures of our ~~growth strategy is to continue expanding our~~

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international operations and to establish a worldwide client base. Our current international operations and future initiatives will involve a variety of risks that could constrain our operations and compromise our growth prospects, including:

the need to localize and adapt online offerings for specific countries, including translation into foreign languages and ensuring that these offerings enable our university clients to comply with local education laws and regulations;

~~the burden of complying with a wide variety of laws, including those relating to labor and employment matters, education, data protection and privacy;~~

~~difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, including different pricing environments, longer sales cycles, longer accounts receivable payment cycles and collections issues;~~

~~lack of familiarity with and unexpected changes in foreign regulatory requirements;~~

challenges inherent in efficiently managing an increased number of employees over large geographic distances, including the need to implement appropriate systems, policies, benefits and compliance programs;

~~new and different sources of competition, and practices which may favor local competitors;~~

weaker protection for intellectual property and other legal rights than in the United States and practical difficulties in enforcing intellectual property and other rights outside of the United States;

compliance challenges related to the complexity of multiple, conflicting and changing governmental laws and regulations, including employment, tax, education, privacy and data protection, and anti-bribery laws and regulations such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Actplatform and the ~~U.K. Bribery Act;~~

~~increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities;~~

~~restrictions on the transfer of funds;~~

~~adverse tax consequences, including liabilities for indirect taxes or the potential for required withholding taxes for our overseas employees;~~

~~terrorist attacks, acts of violence or war and adverse environmental conditions;~~

~~unstable regional and economic political conditions; and~~

~~fluctuations in currency exchange rates or restrictions on foreign currency, and the resulting effect on our revenue and expenses.~~

Our expansion efforts may not be successful. Our experience with attracting university clients and students in the U.S. may not be relevant to our ability to attract clients and students in other markets. If we invest substantial time and resources to expand our international operations and are unable to attract university clients and students successfully and in a timely manner, our business and operating results will be harmed.

~~We face competition from established and emerging companies, which could divert university clients or students to our competitors, result in pricing pressure and significantly reduce our revenue.~~

~~We expect that the online learning market will continue to expand and that the number of degree and non-degree offerings available online will proliferate.~~

Particularly in the Graduate Program Segment, the number of new competitive entrants into the online learning market has expanded rapidly in recent years. As the number of online graduate programs expands, we face increasing competition to enroll students in our offerings. This expansion has also resulted in an increase in regional online graduate program offerings for potential students. In addition to making enrollment decisions based on factors such as program quality and university brand strength, we have observed potential students giving preference to universities located in their region, which has further impacted the competitive landscape in our Graduate Program Segment.

In our Alternative Credential Segment, which has a lower barrier to entry, we are facing increasing competition from traditional massive open online course providers, which have evolved from providing massive open online courses to providing short course certificates, nano degrees and similar non-degree alternatives, as well as from companies that provide corporate training programs and online courses taught outside the university environment (e.g., by experts in various fields).

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We expect existing competitors and new entrants to the online learning market to revise and improve their business models constantly in response to challenges from competing businesses, including ours. If these or other market participants introduce new or improved delivery of online education and technology-enabled services that we cannot match or exceed in a timely or cost-effective manner, our ability to grow our revenue and achieve profitability could be compromised.

Some of our competitors and potential competitors have significantly greater resources than we do. Increased competition may result in pricing pressure for us in terms of the percentage of tuition and fees we are able to negotiate to receive. The competitive landscape may also result in longer and more complex sales cycles with a prospective university client or a decrease in our market share among selective nonprofit colleges and universities seeking to offer online graduate programs or short courses, any of which could negatively affect our revenue and future operating results and our ability to grow our business.

~~A number of competitive factors could cause us to lose potential university clients and students or force us to offer our platform on less favorable economic terms, including:~~

~~competitors may develop service offerings that our potential university clients or students find to be more compelling than ours;~~

competitors may adopt more aggressive pricing policies and offer more attractive sales terms, adapt more quickly to new technologies and changes in university client and student requirements, and devote greater resources to the acquisition of qualified students than we can;

current and potential competitors may establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties to enhance their products and expand their markets, and our industry is likely to see an increasing number of new entrants and increased consolidation. Accordingly, new competitors or alliances among competitors may emerge and rapidly acquire significant market share; and

~~colleges and universities may choose to continue using or to develop their own online learning solutions in-house, rather than pay for our platform.~~

We may not be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors. In addition, competition may intensify as our competitors raise additional capital and as established companies in other market segments or geographic markets expand into our market segments or geographic markets. If we cannot compete successfully against our competitors, our ability to grow our business and achieve profitability could be impaired.

A significant portion of our revenue in the Alternative Credential Segment is attributable to courses with three university clients. The loss of any of these clients, or a decline in enrollment in certain of these courses, could significantly reduce our revenue in this segment.

We expect that our courses with our three largest university clients in the Alternative Credential Segment will continue to account for a large portion of our revenue in this segment. Any decline in these university clients’ reputations or any increase in the fees charged by the university clients for the courses could adversely affect the number of students that enroll in these courses. Further, these university clients could become resistant to offering online courses through our platform. These university clients are not required to continue using us as their provider for online short courses. If any of these university clients elected to end certain courses or to terminate or not renew their relationships with us, it would significantly reduce our revenue in this segment.

~~The future results of the combined company may be adversely impacted if the combined company does not effectively manage its expanded operations following the completion of the Trilogy acquisition.~~

Following the completion of the Trilogy acquisition, the size of the combined company’s business has increased significantly. Our ability to successfully manage this expanded business will depend, in part, upon management’s ability to design and implement strategic initiatives that address not only the integration of two discrete companies in different geographic locations, but also the increased scale and scope of the combined business with its associated increased costs and complexity. The combined company may not be successful and may not realize the expected operating leverage, synergies and strategic benefits currently anticipated from the Trilogy acquisition.

~~Trilogy may underperform relative to our expectations.~~

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Trilogy may not be able to achieve the levels of revenue, earnings or operating efficiency that we expect. Trilogy’s business and financial performance are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, among others: (i) the ability to acquire new university clients and expand offerings with existing university clients; (ii) the demand for skills-based boot camps in web development, data analytics, user experience or user interface design, and cybersecurity; (iii) the acceptance, adoption ~~and growth of Trilogy’s skills-based boot camps~~ by colleges and universities ~~students~~of online delivery of their educational offerings.

It is not possible for us to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the outbreak and ~~employers; and (iv) the lack of predictability and visibility and the non-recurring nature of Trilogy’s business model.~~

~~If Trilogy underperforms relative to our expectations, we may not be able to achieve the levels of revenue, earnings or operating efficiency that we expect, and~~its effects on our business, ~~and operating~~ results of operations or financial condition at this time, but such effects may be ~~harmed.~~

Uncertainties associated with the Trilogy acquisition may cause the departure of management personnel and other key employees, which could adversely affect the future business and operations of the combined company.

We depend upon the experience and industry knowledge of our officers and other key employees, including those who joined us after the Trilogy acquisition, to execute our business plans. The combined company’s success will depend, in part, upon our ability to retain key management personnel and other key employees. Current and prospective employees may experience uncertainty about their future roles with the combined company, which may materially adversely affect our ability to attract and retain key personnel and could adversely impact operations of the combined company.

~~The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of the Trilogy acquisition.~~

The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of the Trilogy acquisition if, among other things, we are unable to achieve the expected growth in revenue, or if the strategic benefits or synergies are not realized or if the transaction costs related to the Trilogy acquisition are greater than expected. The market price of our common stock also may decline if we do not achieve the perceived benefits of the Trilogy acquisition as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial or industry analysts or if the effect of the Trilogy acquisition on our financial results is not consistent with the expectations of financial or industry analysts.

material.

Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry, expose us to interest rate risk and prevent us from meeting our obligations with respect to our indebtedness.

As of June 30, ~~2019,~~2020, we had approximately ~~$253.5~~$385.3 million of indebtedness on a consolidated basis. See Note 78 in the ~~“Notes~~Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial ~~Statements”~~Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

On May 22, 2019 we borrowed $250.0 million under our new senior secured Term Loan with an interest rate of LIBOR (subject to a 1.00% floor) plus 5.75% or, at our option, an alternate base rate (subject to a 2.00% floor) plus 4.75%. We utilized the borrowings under the Term Loan to finance a portion of the Trilogy acquisition.

Our substantial indebtedness could have important consequences. For example, it could:

•limit our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, investments and other general corporate purposes;

•require a substantial portion of our cash from operating activities to be dedicated to debt service payments and reduce the amount of cash available for working capital, capital expenditures, investments or acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

~~expose us to increased interest rate risk as a significant portion of our indebtedness is subject to variable interest rates;~~

•place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to certain of our competitors who have less debt;

•hinder our ability to adjust rapidly to changing market conditions;

•limit our ability to secure adequate bank financing in the future with reasonable terms and conditions; and

•increase our vulnerability to, and limit our flexibility in planning for or reacting to, a potential downturn in general economic conditions or in one or more of our businesses.

The Indenture and the Credit Agreement contain, and the agreements governing indebtedness we may incur in the future may contain, affirmative and negative covenants that limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our long-term best interests. Our failure to comply with those covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of all of our debt.

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In addition, any variable rate indebtedness under the revolving credit facility may use ~~LIBOR~~the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a benchmark for establishing the rate. On July 27, 2017, the authority that regulates LIBOR announced that it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR

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after 2021. It is unclear whether new methods of calculating LIBOR will be established such that it continues to exist after 2021. The U.S. Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, is considering replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with a newly created index, calculated with a broad set of short-term repurchase agreements backed by treasury securities. It is not possible to predict the effect of these changes, other reforms or the establishment of alternative reference rates in the United Kingdom, the United States or elsewhere.

In addition, the Credit Agreement governing our Term Loan contains affirmative and negative covenants that limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our long-term best interests. Our failure to comply with those covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of all of our debt.

Despite current indebtedness levels, ~~and existing restrictive covenants,~~ we may still incur additional indebtedness that could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial financial leverage.

We may incur significant additional indebtedness in the future under the agreements governing our indebtedness. We will not be restricted under the terms of the Indenture from incurring additional debt. Although the Credit Agreement ~~governing our Term Loan~~ contains, and any future indebtedness may contain, restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of thresholds, qualifications and exceptions, and the additional indebtedness incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. Additionally, these restrictions could permit us to incur obligations that, although preferential to our common stock in terms of payment, do not constitute indebtedness.

Furthermore, any future indebtedness may prohibit or otherwise restrict us from making any cash payments on the conversion or repurchase of the Notes. Our failure to make cash payments upon the conversion or repurchase of the Notes as required under the terms of the Notes would permit holders of the Notes to accelerate our obligations under the Notes. In addition, any future indebtedness that we may incur may contain financial and other restrictive covenants that limit our ability to operate our business, raise capital or make payments under our other indebtedness. If we fail to comply with such covenants or to make payments under our indebtedness when due, then we would be in default under that indebtedness, which could, in turn, result in that indebtedness becoming immediately payable in full.

The Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that may limit our operational flexibility.

The Credit Agreement requires us to comply with several customary financial and other restrictive covenants, such as maintaining leverage ratios in certain situations, maintaining insurance coverage, and restricting our ability to make certain investments. We are also required to maintain minimum Liquidity (as defined in the Credit Agreement) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter through the fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2021, which may limit our ability to engage in new lines of business, make certain investments, pay dividends, or enter into various transactions. The Credit Agreement also includes covenants that require us to (i) meet certain minimum Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) amounts through our fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2021, (ii) not exceed certain maximum amounts for the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) as of the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending after (but not including) December 31, 2021 through maturity and (iii) maintain certain minimum amounts for the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending after (but not including) December 31, 2021 through maturity.

These covenants may limit the flexibility of our operations, and failure to meet any one of these financial covenants could result in a default under the Credit Agreement. If such a default were to occur, the lenders would have the right to terminate their commitments to provide loans under the Credit Agreement and declare any and all borrowings outstanding, together with accrued and unpaid interest and fees, to be immediately due and payable. In addition, the lenders would have the right to proceed against the collateral in which we granted a first priority security interest to them, which consists of substantially all our assets. If the debt under the Credit Agreement were to be accelerated, we may not have sufficient cash or be able to borrow sufficient funds to refinance the debt or sell sufficient assets to repay the debt, which could immediately materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. See Note 8 in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional details regarding our Credit Agreement.

To service our indebtedness, we will require a significant amount of cash, and our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.

Our ability to make cash payments on and to refinance our indebtedness will depend upon our financial condition and operating performance, which are subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to financial, business, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond our control.

If we are unable to generate sufficient cash from operating activities or are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet required payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, or amounts paid in cash upon conversion of Notes, or if we fail to comply with the various covenants in the instruments governing our indebtedness and we

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are unable to obtain waivers from the required lenders or noteholders, we could be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness. In the event of such default, the holders of our indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest. As a result, we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.

~~Our debt obligations~~We may ~~limit~~be unable to raise the funds necessary to repurchase the Notes for cash following a “fundamental change,” or to pay any cash amounts due upon conversion, and our ~~flexibility in managing our business.~~

~~The Credit Agreement governing our Term Loan requires us to comply with several customary financial and~~ other restrictive covenants, such as maintaining leverage ratios in certain situations, maintaining insurance coverage, and restricting our ability to make certain investments. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Capital Resources and Liquidity-Sources of Liquidity-Credit Agreement.” We are also required to maintain liquidity of $25.0 million of unrestricted cash as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, whichindebtedness may limit our ability to ~~engage in new lines~~repurchase the Notes or pay cash upon their conversion.

Holders of ~~business, make~~the Notes may, subject to certain ~~investments, pay dividends, or enter into various transactions. The Credit Agreement also includes covenants that~~exceptions, require us to maintain minimum: (i) annualized last quarter Graduate Program Segment revenue (“Minimum Graduate LQAR”) and (ii) last twelve months Alternative Credential Segment revenue (“Minimum Alternative Credential LTMR”). Asrepurchase their Notes following a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture) at a cash repurchase price generally equal to the principal amount of the ~~quarter~~Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and ~~last twelve months ended June 30, 2019, Minimum Graduate LQAR~~unpaid interest, if any. In addition, upon conversion, we will satisfy part or all of our conversion obligation in cash unless we elect to settle conversions solely in shares of our common stock. We may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to repurchase the Notes or pay the cash amounts due upon conversion. In addition, applicable law, regulatory authorities and ~~Minimum Alternative Credential LTMR were $405.6 million~~the agreements governing our other indebtedness may restrict our ability to repurchase the Notes or pay the cash amounts due upon conversion. Our failure to repurchase Notes or to pay the cash amounts due upon conversion when required will constitute a default under the Indenture. A default under the Indenture or the fundamental change itself could also lead to a default under agreements governing our other indebtedness, which may result in that other indebtedness becoming immediately payable in full. We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy all amounts due under the other indebtedness and ~~$194.1 million, respectively,~~the Notes.

Conversion of the Notes may dilute the ownership interest of existing stockholders or may otherwise depress the price of our common stock.

The conversion of some or all of the Notes may dilute the ownership interests of existing stockholders to the extent we deliver shares upon any conversion of the Notes. Any sales in the public market of the common stock issuable upon such conversion could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. In addition, the existence of the Notes may encourage short selling by market participants because the conversion of the Notes could be used to satisfy short positions. The anticipated conversion of the Notes into shares of our common stock could also depress the price of our common stock.

Provisions in the Indenture and in the Credit Agreement could delay or prevent an otherwise beneficial takeover of us.

Certain provisions in the Notes and the Indenture could make a third-party attempt to acquire us more difficult or expensive. For example, if a takeover constitutes a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture), then noteholders will have the right to require us to repurchase their Notes for cash. In addition, if a takeover constitutes a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture), then we may be required to temporarily increase the conversion rate. In either case, and in other cases, our obligations under the Notes and the Indenture, as well as the Credit Agreement, under which ~~exceeded~~a “change of control” is an event of default resulting in acceleration of all indebtedness thereunder, could increase the ~~requirements~~cost of ~~$337.9 million~~acquiring us or otherwise discourage a third party from acquiring us or removing incumbent management, including in a transaction that noteholders or holders of our common stock may view as favorable.

The accounting method for convertible debt securities that may be settled in cash, such as the Notes, could have a material effect on our reported financial results.

In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position No. APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash Upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement), which has subsequently been codified as Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic 470-20, Debt with Conversion and ~~$143.8 million~~Other Options (“ASC 470-20”). Under ASC 470-20, an entity must separately account for the ~~quarter~~liability and ~~last 12 months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. For~~equity components of the ~~quarter~~convertible debt instruments (such as the Notes) that may be settled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion in a manner that reflects the issuer’s economic interest cost. The effect of ASC 470-20 on the accounting for the Notes is that the equity component is required to be included in the additional paid-in capital section of stockholders’ equity on our consolidated balance sheet at the issuance date, and ~~last 12 months ended September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2019,~~the value attributed to the equity component would be treated as original issue discount for purposes of accounting for the debt component of the Notes. As a result, we will be required to ~~have Minimum Graduate LQAR~~record a greater amount of ~~$374.7 million~~non-cash interest expense in current periods presented as a result of the amortization of the discounted carrying value of the Notes to their face amount over the term of the Notes. We will report lower net income in our financial results because ASC 470-20 will require interest to include both the current period’s amortization of the debt discount and ~~$397.8 million, respectively, and Minimum Alternative Credential LTMR of $165.8 million and $185.0 million, respectively. These covenants may limit~~ the ~~flexibility~~instrument’s coupon interest rate, which could adversely affect our reported or future financial results or the trading price of our ~~operations,~~common stock.

In addition, under certain circumstances, convertible debt instruments (such as the Notes) that may be settled entirely or partly in cash are currently accounted for utilizing the treasury stock method, the effect of which is that the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes are not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share except to

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the extent that the conversion value of the Notes exceeds their principal amount. Under the treasury stock method, for diluted earnings per share purposes, the transaction is accounted for as if the number of shares of common stock that would be necessary to settle such excess, if we elected to settle such excess in shares, are issued. We cannot be sure that the accounting standards in the future will continue to permit the use of the treasury stock method. For example, the FASB recently published an exposure draft proposing to amend these accounting standards to eliminate the treasury stock method for convertible instruments and ~~failure~~instead require application of the “if-converted” method. Under that method, if it is adopted, diluted earnings per share would generally be calculated assuming that all the Notes were converted solely into shares of common stock at the beginning of the reporting period, unless the result would be anti-dilutive. If we are unable to ~~meet either one~~use the treasury stock method in accounting for the shares issuable upon conversion of ~~these minimum revenue covenants~~the Notes, then our diluted earnings per share would be adversely affected.

The capped call transactions may affect the value of our common stock.

In connection with the Notes, we entered into capped call transactions with certain option counterparties. The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution upon any conversion of the Notes and/or offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap.

The option counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to our common stock and/or purchasing or selling our common stock or other securities of ours in secondary market transactions from time to time (and are likely to do so following any conversion of the Notes, any repurchase of the Notes by us on any fundamental change repurchase date, any redemption date or any other date on which the Notes are retired by us, in each case, if we exercise our option to terminate the relevant portion of the capped call transactions). This activity could ~~result~~also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in ~~defaults~~the market price of our common stock.

In addition, if any such capped call transactions are terminated for any reason, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates may unwind their hedge positions with respect to our common stock, which could adversely affect the value of our common stock.

Furthermore, the option counterparties are financial institutions, and we will be subject to the risk that any or all of them might default under the capped call transactions. Our exposure to the credit ~~agreement governing~~risk of the option counterparties will not be secured by any collateral. Past global economic conditions have resulted in the actual or perceived failure or financial difficulties of a number of financial institutions. If an option counterparty becomes subject to insolvency proceedings, we will become an unsecured creditor in those proceedings with a claim equal to our ~~Term Loan even if we have satisfied~~exposure at that time under the capped call transactions with such option counterparty. Our exposure will depend on many factors but, generally, an increase in our ~~payment obligations. If such~~exposure will be correlated to an increase in the market price and in the volatility of our common stock. In addition, upon a default ~~were~~by an option counterparty, we may suffer adverse tax consequences and more dilution than we currently anticipate with respect to ~~occur,~~ our ~~business,~~common stock. We can provide no assurances as to the financial ~~condition, and results~~stability or viability of ~~operations would be materially adversely affected.~~the option counterparties.

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Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a) Sales of Unregistered Securities

None.

(b) Use of Proceeds from Public Offerings of Common Stock

None.

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5.Other Information

None.

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Item 6.Exhibits

Exhibit
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Description

Form

File No.

Exhibit
Number

Filing Date

Filed/Furnished Herewith

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.

8-K

001-36376

3.1

April 4, 2014

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.

8-K

001-36376

3.2

April 4, 2014

4.1

Indenture, dated as of April 23, 2020, between 2U, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association.

8-K

001-36376

4.1

April 27, 2020

4.2

Form of 2.25% Convertible Senior Note due May 1, 2025 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1).

8-K

001-36376

4.1

April 27, 2020

10.1

Base Call Option Confirmation, dated as of April 20, 2020, between 2U, Inc. and Citibank, N.A.

8-K

001-36376

10.1

April 27, 2020

10.2

Base Call Option Confirmation, dated as of April 20, 2020, between 2U, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.

8-K

001-36376

10.2

April 27, 2020

10.3

Base Call Option Confirmation, dated as of April 20, 2020, between 2U, Inc. and Credit Suisse Capital LLC.

8-K

001-36376

10.3

April 27, 2020

10.4

Additional Call Option Confirmation, dated as of April 29, 2020, between 2U, Inc. and Citibank, N.A.

8-K

001-36376

10.1

May 1, 2020

10.5

Additional Call Option Confirmation, dated as of April 29, 2020, between 2U, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.

8-K

001-36376

10.2

May 1, 2020

10.6

Additional Call Option Confirmation, dated as of April 29, 2020, between 2U, Inc. and Credit Suisse Capital LLC.

8-K

001-36376

10.3

May 1, 2020

10.7*

Credit Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2020, between 2U, Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.

10.8†

Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation.

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of 2U, Inc. pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of 2U, Inc. pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of 2U, Inc. in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of 2U, Inc. in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of April 7, 2019, by and among 2U, Inc., Skywalker Purchaser, LLC, Skywalker Sub, Inc., Fortis Advisors LLC, as stockholder representative and Trilogy Education Services, Inc.

8-K 001-36376 2.1 April 8, 2019

3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. 8-K 001-36376 3.1 April 4, 2014

3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. 8-K 001-36376 3.2 April 4, 2014

10.1
Credit Agreement, dated May 22, 2019, by and among 2U, Inc., as borrower, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as administrative agent and collateral agent and Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC, as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner. 8-K 001-36376 10.1 May 22, 2019

10.2
Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation X

31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer of 2U, Inc. pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. X

31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of 2U, Inc. pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. X

32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer of 2U, Inc. in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. X

32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of 2U, Inc. in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. X

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*Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to supplementally furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.


			2U, Inc.

July 31, 2020			~~2U, Inc.~~
By:
~~July 30, 2019~~	~~By:~~	/s/ Christopher J. Paucek
				Christopher J. Paucek
				Chief Executive Officer

July ~~30, 2019~~31, 2020			By:	/s/ ~~Catherine A. Graham~~Paul S. Lalljie
				~~Catherine A. Graham~~Paul S. Lalljie
				Chief Financial Officer

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	Estimated Average Useful Life (in years)	Purchase Price Allocation
		(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents		$	35,509
Current assets		29,989
Property and equipment, net		2,417
Other non-current assets		6,291
Amortizable intangible assets:
Developed technology	3	48,096
Developed content	4	48,050
University client relationships	10	84,150
Trade names and domain names	5	7,100
Goodwill		425,525
Current liabilities		(57,055		)
Non-current liabilities		(22,429		)
		$	607,643



		June 30, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Estimated Average Useful Life (in years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
	(in thousands)
Capitalized technology	3-5	$	130,904	$	(24,148	)	$	106,756	$	68,291	$	(16,945	)	$	51,346
Capitalized content development	4-5	146,530		(39,715		)	106,815		79,725		(31,662		)	48,063
University client relationships	9-10	110,283		(6,742		)	103,541		25,616		(4,269		)	21,347
Trade names and domain names	5-10	26,335		(4,178		)	22,157		18,793		(2,944		)	15,849
Total amortizable intangible assets, net		$	414,052	$	(74,783	)	$	339,269	$	192,425	$	(55,820	)	$	136,605



Remainder of 2019	$	34,686
2020	66,574
2021	60,942
2022	46,898
2023	29,140
Thereafter	59,986
Total	$	298,226



2019	$	12,941
2020	14,020
2021	13,900
2022	13,633
2023	13,959
Thereafter	68,347
Total future minimum lease payments	$	136,800



Remainder of 2019	$	7,030
2020	13,606
2021	12,536
2022	11,648
2023	11,387
Thereafter	51,934
Total lease payments	108,141
Less: imputed interest	(42,940		)
Total lease liability	$	65,201



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019*		2018		2019*		2018
Graduate Program Segment
Full course equivalent enrollments	39,180		30,548		78,692		60,318
Average revenue per full course equivalent enrollment	$	2,588	$	2,658	$	2,612	$	2,682
Alternative Credential Segment
Full course equivalent enrollments	12,662		8,222		20,262		14,224
Average revenue per full course equivalent enrollment**	$	2,955	$	1,972	$	2,738	$	1,964