Stavis Robert M Form 4 2U / ROBERT M STAVIS ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

STAVIS ROBERT M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O 2U, INC.

8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 900

(Street)

LANDOVER MD 20785

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
2U, Inc. [ TWOU ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/29/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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
Common Stock	11/29/2016		S		0(1)	D	$0.00(1)	0(2)(3)	I	See Footnote(2)(3)
Common Stock								111,908(4)(5)	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On November 29, 2016, Bessemer Venture Partners VII, L.P. ("BVP VII") sold 2,318 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the "shares"), Bessemer Venture Partners VII Institutional L.P. ("BVP VII Inst") sold 1,013 shares, and BVP VII Special Opportunity Fund L.P. ("BVP VII SOF," and together with BVP VII and BVP VII Inst, the "Funds") sold 3,907 shares. The shares were sold in one execution at a price per share of $35.24.

2. After the reported transaction, none of the Funds owned any shares.

3. The reporting person is a director of Deer VII & Co. Ltd, which is the general partner of Deer VII & Co. L.P., which is the general partner of each of the Funds. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Funds, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, in the securities by virtue of his interest in Deer VII & Co. Ltd., his interest in Deer VII & Co. L.P. and his indirect limited partnership interest in the Funds. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities.

4. The amount reported includes 12,331 restricted stock units, each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the issuer. The restricted stock units are held directly by the reporting person. 28,130 shares are held directly by the reporting person, 35,707 shares are held by Stavis Ventures II, LLC ("Stavis Ventures"), and the remaining 35,740 shares are held by Stavco Venture Holdings LLC ("Stavco Venture Holdings"). Stavis Ventures and Stavco Venture Holdings are controlled by the reporting person, and the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by these entities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

5. Includes 19,585 shares, 24,860 shares and 24,218 shares received by the reporting person, Stavis Ventures and Stavco Venture Holdings, respectively, in distributions-in-kind by the Funds on November 22, 2016, which distributions were made in accordance with the exemptions afforded by Rules 16a-9 and 16a-13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Remarks:

	/s/ Robert Stavis	12/01/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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