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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [ LAUR ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/20/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $23.2 | 07/20/2017 | D(1) | 183,036 | (2) | 10/02/2023 | Class B Common Stock(3) | 183,036 | $0.00 | 0 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $17.44 | 07/20/2017 | A(1) | 183,036 | (2) | 10/02/2023 | Class B Common Stock(3) | 183,036 | $0.00 | 183,036 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $23.2 | 07/20/2017 | D(1) | 73,213 | (4) | 10/02/2023 | Class B Common Stock(3) | 73,213 | $0.00 | 0 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $17.44 | 07/20/2017 | A(1) | 73,213 | (4) | 10/02/2023 | Class B Common Stock(3) | 73,213 | $0.00 | 73,213 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The transactions reported herein reflect a one-time stock option repricing (the "Option Repricing") that became effective on July 20, 2017. Pursuant to the Option Repricing, the exercise price of each "Relevant Option" (any stock option awarded by Laureate Education, Inc. (the "Company") between October 2, 2013 and December 31, 2016 (inclusive)) has been amended to reduce such exercise price to $17.44, which was the average closing price of a share of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.004 per share ("Class A Common Stock") as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market over the twenty (20) calendar days preceding July 20, 2017. There have been no other changes to the terms of the Relevant Options. |
| 2. 146,429 of these options are exerciseable immediately. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment by the Company, 20% of these options will become exercisable on December 31, 2017. |
| 3. Each share of the Company's Class B common stock, par value $0.004 per share ("Class B Common Stock") is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock upon the election of the holder or upon transfer, subject to the terms of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. |
| 4. 58,568 of these options are exerciseable immediately. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment by the Company, 20% of these options will become vested and exercisable if the Company achieves the applicable equity value target determined pursuant to the Company's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, with respect to fiscal year 2017. |
| /s/ Thomas J. Plotz, Attorney-in-Fact | 07/24/2017 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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