Sec Form 4 Filing - Salnoske Karl D. @ LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. - 2017-06-14

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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Salnoske Karl D. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [ LAUR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Information Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 650 S. EXETER STREET, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/14/2017 (Street) BALTIMORE, MD21202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Restricted Stock Units ( 1 ) 06/14/2017 A 1,662 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock 1,662 $ 0 1,662 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 17.89 06/14/2017 A 3,081 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A Common Stock 3,081 $ 0 3,081 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 17.89 06/14/2017 A 6,024 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 6,024 $ 0 9,105 ( 4 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Salnoske Karl D. 650 S. EXETER STREET, 12TH FLOOR BALTIMORE, MD21202 Chief Information Officer Signatures /s/ Sean P. Mulcahy, Attorney-in-Fact 06/16/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of the Class A Common Stock ("Class A Common Stock") of Laureate Education, Inc. (the "Company"). On each vesting date, the reporting person will be issued a corresponding number of shares of Class A Common Stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Company, these RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments beginning December 31, 2017. ( 2 )Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Company, these options will become exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on December 31, 2017. ( 3 )On June 14, 2017 the reporting person was granted options to purchase 6,024 shares of Class A Common Stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Company (A) one-third of the options will become exercisable if the Company achieves the applicable adjusted EBITDA target in accordance with the Company's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and pursuant to the applicable award agreement (the "Adjusted EBITDA Target") with respect to fiscal year 2018, and (B) two-thirds of the options will become exercisable if the Company achieves the Adjusted EBITDA Target with respect to fiscal year 2019. ( 4 )Includes 3,081 options that become exercisable in equal annual installments beginning on December 31, 2017, as described in footnote 2 above and 6,024 options that become exercisable if the Company achieves the applicable Adjusted EBITDA Target with respect to fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019, as described in footnote 3 above.

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