SEC FORM 4

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^*

GILLIGAN J KEVIN

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD

(Street)

HERNDON

20171

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Strategic 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)
	Executive Vice Chairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2018

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/01/2018		A		138,594	A	$0.00	138,594⁽¹⁾	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$74.75	08/01/2018		A		29,684		⁽²⁾	02/18/2025	Common Stock	29,684	$0.00	29,684	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$51.96	08/01/2018		A		59,312		⁽³⁾	02/21/2026	Common Stock	59,312	$0.00	59,312	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$87.66	08/01/2018		A		35,268		⁽⁴⁾	02/27/2027	Common Stock	35,268	$0.00	35,268	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 22,318 restricted stock units that were acquired in exchange for restricted stock units of Capella Education Company ("Capella") and 116,276 shares of common stock that were acquired in exchange for Capella common stock in connection with the merger of a subsidiary of Strategic Education, Inc. ("SEI") with and into Capella (the "Merger"). The Capella awards and common stock were exchanged into SEI awards and common stock at an exchange ratio of 0.875 shares of SEI common stock for each share of Capella common stock.

2. Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 33,925 shares of Capella common stock at an exercise price of $65.40 per share. This option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning February 19, 2016.

3. Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 67,786 shares of Capella common stock at an exercise price of $45.46 per share. This option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning February 22, 2017.

4. Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 40,307 shares of Capella common stock at an exercise price of $76.70 per share. This option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning February 27, 2018.

	/s/ Daniel W. Jackson, Attorney-in-Fact	08/03/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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