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Exhibit 99.1
EDUTREK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
6600 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, Embassy Row 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
PROXY FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON _______ __, 2000
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned stockholder(s) hereby appoints R. Steven Bostic and David
J. Horn and each of them, with full power of substitution, as attorneys and
proxies for, and in the name and place of, the undersigned, and hereby
authorizes each of them to represent and to vote all of the shares which the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of
EduTrek International, Inc. to be held at the offices of the Company, 6600
Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, Embassy Row 500, Atlanta, Georgia on __________, at
_____ a.m., local time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, upon
the matters as set forth in the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and
Proxy Statement, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED AND RETURNED IN A TIMELY MANNER, WILL BE
VOTED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND AT ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF IN
THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER(S). IF NO CONTRARY
INDICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSAL 1, TO APPROVE THE
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER WITH CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION, AND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE JUDGMENT OF THE PERSONS NAMED AS PROXIES HEREIN ON ANY OTHER
MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MEETING.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
(continued, and to be signed and dated, on reverse side)
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EDUTREK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PLEASE MARK VOTE IN SQUARE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER USING DARK INK ONLY. [_]
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE PROPOSED
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER WITH CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION.
1. Proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of For Against Abstain
Merger dated October 24, 2000 whereby EduTrek [_] [_] [_]
International, Inc. will merge with and into a
wholly owned subsidiary of Career Education
Corporation.
2. Each of the persons named as proxies herein are
authorized, in such person's discretion, to vote
upon such other matters as may properly come
before the Special Meeting, or any adjournments
thereof.
Date _____________________________, 2000
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Signature
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Signature (if held jointly)
Please date this Proxy and sign it exactly as your
name(s) appears hereon. When shares are held by
joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as
an attorney, executor, administrator, trustee,
guardian or other fiduciary, please indicate your
capacity. If you sign for a corporation, please
print full corporate name and indicate capacity of
duly authorized officer executing on behalf of the
corporation. If you sign for a partnership, please
print full partnership name and indicate capacity
of duly authorized person executing on behalf of
the partnership.
FOLD AND DETACH HERE
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PLEASE VOTE, SIGN EXACTLY AS NAME APPEARS ABOVE, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD
PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
