UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2025

UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-31923	86-0226984
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


4225 E. Windrose Drive, Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona		85032
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(623) 445-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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


Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	UTI	New York Stock Exchange
(Title of each class)	(Trading symbol)	(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐	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.

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

On March 31, 2025 (the “Transition Date”), Universal Technical Institute, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), announced the transition of Todd Hitchcock to the role of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately (the “Transition”). In the role of Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Hitchcock will also serve as the Company’s principal operating officer. Prior to the Transition, Mr. Hitchcock served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer.

Information regarding Mr. Hitchcock that is responsive to Items 401(b), (d), (e) and Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference herein from the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 15, 2025. In connection with the Transition, Mr. Hitchcock’s base salary increased to $500,000 for fiscal 2025, and his fiscal 2025 long-term incentive compensation awards were increased to $800,000.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 31, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Hitchcock as its Chief Operating Officer (the “Press Release”), which is attached here as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the related information set forth in the Press Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibits

99.1		Press Release dated March 31, 2025.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: March 31, 2025

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

/s/ Christopher Kevane

Christopher Kevane

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC 8-K