Taslitz Steven Form 4 LAUREATE EDUCATION / Steven Taslitz 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^*

Taslitz Steven

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O STERLING PARTNERS

401 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 3300

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60611

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/05/2017

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

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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$21.32(1)	02/05/2017		A		1,386,549		02/05/2017(1)	12/31/2019(1)	Class B Common Stock	1,386,549	$0	1,386,549	I	See footnotes.(2)(3)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14(1)	02/05/2017		A		1,386,549		02/05/2017(1)	12/31/2019(1)	Class B Common Stock	1,386,549	$0	1,386,549	I	See footnotes.(2)(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of Class B Common Stock of Laureate Education, Inc. (the "Issuer") is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer upon the election of the holder or upon transfer, subject to the terms of the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

2. Represents an option to purchase shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer issued to Douglas L. Becker. Pursuant to an agreement (the "Founders' Agreement") among Mr. 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 the Issuer. 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 these options. Each of Mr. Becker and Mr. Hoehn-Saric, who also may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own a portion of these options, has made a separate Form 4 filing with respect to the issuance of these options.

3. 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.

	/s/ M. Avi Epstein, attorney-in-fact for Steven M. Taslitz	02/07/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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