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*
SILBERMAN ROBERT S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC
1100 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 2500

(Street)
ARLINGTON VA 22209

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STRAYER EDUCATION INC [ STRA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2007
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
Common Stock 02/20/2007 M 200,000 A $33.6875 337,670 D
Common Stock 02/20/2007 S 200,000 D $120.2 137,670 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 (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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $33.6875 02/20/2007 M 200,000 (1) 04/05/2008 Common Stock 200,000 $0 100,000(2) D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $53.61 (3) 02/11/2009 Common Stock 100,000 100,000 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $107.28 02/15/2009 02/14/2013 Common Stock 100,000 100,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The options became fully vested on April 6, 2004.
2. After this transaction, the Reporting Person retains an aggregate of 437,670 derivative or non-derivative securities, of which 100,000 derivative securities (employee stock options) will expire on April 5, 2008. The Reporting Person intends to adopt a rule 10b5-1 trading plan that will permit him to exercise these 100,000 expiring employee stock options and sell the underlying shares of common stock. The Reporting Person does not intend to exercise these 100,000 expiring employee stock options until at least 45 days prior to their expiration date of April 5, 2008, and not until the issuance of the Issuer's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.
3. The options became fully vested on February 12, 2006.
/s/ Robert S. Silberman 02/20/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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