Edgar Filing: LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Taslitz Steven

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [LAUR]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O STERLING PARTNERS, 401 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 3300

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/17/2017

(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60611

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Share Units

⁽¹⁾

04/17/2017

36,253 ⁽²⁾

⁽³⁾

Class B Common Stock

36,253 ⁽²⁾

$ 0

36,253 ⁽²⁾

See Footnote ⁽²⁾

Class B Common Stock

⁽⁴⁾

04/17/2017

36,253 ⁽²⁾

⁽³⁾

Class A Common Stock

36,253 ⁽²⁾

$ 0

104,680 ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾

See Footnote ⁽²⁾

Class B Common Stock

⁽⁴⁾

04/17/2017

15,209 ⁽⁴⁾

⁽⁵⁾

Class A Common Stock

15,209

$ 14.6 ⁽⁵⁾

89,471 ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾

See Footnote ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Taslitz Steven C/O STERLING PARTNERS 401 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 3300 CHICAGO, IL 60611	X	X

Signatures

/s/ M. Avi Epstein, attorney-in-fact for Steven M. Taslitz		04/19/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Performance Share Units ("PSUs") represents the right to receive one share of Class B Common Stock ("Class B Common Stock") of Laureate Education, Inc. ("Laureate").
(2)	Pursuant to an agreement (the "Founders' Agreement") among Douglas L. Becker, Steven M. Taslitz, R. Christopher Hoehn-Saric and one other founder of Sterling (the "Sterling Founders"), the Sterling Founders share equally, on a net after-tax basis, in certain equity securities they receive in connection with services rendered by any of them to certain entities, including Laureate. Each Sterling Founder controls the voting and disposition of the securities allocable to such Sterling Founder. In light of the Founders' Agreement, Mr. Taslitz may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own a portion of the shares of Class B Common Stock issued upon the conversion of the PSUs.
(3)	On October 2, 2013, Mr. Becker was granted 181,265 PSUs, vesting in five equal tranches dependent upon Laureate achieving the applicable Equity Value Target as set forth in the applicable Performance Share Units Notice. 36,253 PSUs vested on April 17, 2017 (the "Vesting Date").
(4)	Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock ("Class A Common Stock") of Laureate upon the election of the holder or upon transfer, subject to the terms of Laurcate's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
(5)	On the trading day immediately prior to the Vesting Date, the closing price of one share of Class A Common Stock traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange was $14.60. On April 17, 2017, 15,209 shares of Class B Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the vesting of the PSUs were forfeited to pay the applicable withholding taxes due in connection with the PSUs' vesting.
(6)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein. The inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by the reporting person of any securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise.

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