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<CONFORMED-NAME>2U, Inc.
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<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
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<STREET1>8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 110
<CITY>LANDOVER
<STATE>MD
<ZIP>20785
<PHONE>240-487-3991
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<CONFORMED-NAME>STAVIS ROBERT M
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<STREET1>211 HOMMOCKS ROAD
<CITY>LARCHMONT
<STATE>NY
<ZIP>10538
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        <footnote id="F1">The 2,594,620 shares held by the Funds as of the date hereof were received upon conversion of shares of Series C and Series D convertible preferred stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reporting person is a director of Deer VII &amp; Co. Ltd, which is the general partner of Deer VII &amp; Co. L.P., which is is the general partner 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 &amp; Co. Ltd., his interest in Deer VII &amp; 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Effective upon the closing of the issuer's initial public offering of its common stock, each share of convertible preferred stock automatically converted into one share of common stock. The convertible preferred stock had no expiration date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">As of the date of this filing, Bessemer Venture Partners VII L.P. (&quot;BVP VII&quot;) owns 830,278 shares of common stock, Bessemer Venture Partners VII Institutional L.P. (&quot;BVP Institutional&quot;) owns 363,246 shares of common stock and BVP Special Opportunity Fund L.P. (&quot;BVP SOF&quot; and, together with BVP VII and BVP Institutional, the &quot;Funds&quot;) owns 1,401,096 shares of common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">BVP VII owned 756,570 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, BVP Institutional owned 330,999 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and BVP SOF owned 1,276,713 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">BVP VII owned 73,708 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, BVP Institutional owned 32,247 shares of Series D Preferred Stock and BVP SOF owned 124,383 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.</footnote>
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        <signatureDate>2014-04-02</signatureDate>
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