<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-17-006926.txt : 20170207
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-17-006926
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170205
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170207
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170207

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000912766
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200]
		IRS NUMBER:				521492296
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		650 S. EXETER STREET
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4108436100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		650 S. EXETER STREET
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SYLVAN LEARNING SYSTEMS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930929

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BECKER DOUGLAS L
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001072473

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38002
		FILM NUMBER:		17578504

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O 650 DUNDEE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 370
		CITY:			NORTHBROOK
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60062
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        <footnote id="F1">Each share of Class B Common Stock of Laureate Education, Inc. (the &quot;Issuer&quot;) 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to an agreement (the &quot;Founders' Agreement&quot;) among Douglas L. Becker, Steven M. Taslitz, R. Christopher Hoehn-Saric and one other founder of Sterling (the &quot;Sterling Founders&quot;), 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, each of Messrs. Taslitz and Hoehn-Saric may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own a portion of these options and has made a separate Form 4 filing with respect to the issuance of these options.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">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.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ M. Avi Epstein, attorney-in-fact for Douglas L. Becker</signatureName>
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