Sec Form 4 Filing - Woods John Terrence @ Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. - 2025-10-09

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 Woods John Terrence 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. [ PXED] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Academic Off. & Provost (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS, INC., 4035 S. RIVERPOINT PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/09/2025 (Street) PHOENIX, AZ85040 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 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 10/09/2025 A 3,500 A 3,500 D Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 10/09/2025 A 39,060 A 42,560 D

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 Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 11.04 10/09/2025 A 60,052 10/09/2025 08/31/2026 Common Stock 60,052 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 60,052 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 3.79 10/09/2025 A 107,872 10/09/2025 01/22/2028 Common Stock 107,872 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 107,872 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 5.23 10/09/2025 A 7,704 10/09/2025 02/06/2029 Common Stock 7,704 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 7,704 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.61 10/09/2025 A 61,602 10/09/2025 02/17/2033 Common Stock 61,602 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 61,602 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.61 10/09/2025 A 61,602 ( 4 ) 08/31/2030 Common Stock 61,602 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 61,602 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Woods John Terrence C/O PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS, INC. 4035 S. RIVERPOINT PARKWAY PHOENIX, AZ85040 Chief Academic Off. & Provost Signatures /s/ Blair Westblom, as attorney-in-fact for John Woods 10/14/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Consists of shares of common stock in The University of Phoenix, Inc. held by the Reporting Person that became shares of common stock of the Issuer in connection with the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering (the "IPO"). ( 2 )Consists of restricted stock units granted under the Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Omnibus Incentive Plan") that will vest and become exercisable for shares of the Issuer's common stock in accordance with the following: (i) 1/3 of such units shall vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant and (ii) the remaining 2/3 of such units shall vest in eight?equal installments on each three-month anniversary thereafter over two years. ( 3 )Consists of stock options granted under The University of Phoenix, Inc. Management Equity Plan (the "University Equity Plan") that became exercisable for shares of the Issuer's common stock in connection with the closing of the IPO. ( 4 )Consists of (i) 6,858 stock options granted under the University Equity Plan that became exercisable for shares of the Issuer's common stock in connection with the closing of the IPO and (ii) 54,744 stock options granted under the University Equity Plan that vest and become exercisable for shares of the Issuer's common stock on the twelve-month anniversary of the closing of the IPO.

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