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^*

WEGLICKI TIMOTHY T

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

400 EAST PRATT STREET

SUITE 910

(Street)

BALTIMORE

21202

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC [ APEI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/17/2013

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, par value $.01	05/17/2013		S		25,000⁽⁴⁾⁽⁸⁾	D	$38.4768	211,400⁽⁵⁾	I	See footnote⁽¹⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01	05/20/2013		S		25,000⁽⁶⁾⁽⁸⁾	D	$38.4522	186,400⁽⁷⁾	I	See footnote⁽¹⁾
Common Stock, par value $.01								27,242⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock, par value $.01								2,993	I	See footnote⁽²⁾

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)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Mr. Weglicki is a member of ABS Partners VI, LLC, the general partner of ABS Capital Partners VI, LP, ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP and ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP (together, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC exercises voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the ABS Entities. Mr. Weglicki disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the ABS Entities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. Mr. Weglicki is a managing director of ABS Capital Partners, Inc. Mr. Weglicki disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by ABS Capital Partners, Inc. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. Mr. Weglicki directly owns 22,050 shares and indirectly owns 5,192 shares owned by The Timothy T. Weglicki Irrevocable Trust dated March 11, 1999 (the "Trust"), which shares Mr. Weglicki disclaims beneficial ownership of except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. Consists of the following shares sold by the following entities: (a) 22,160 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI, LP ("ABS VI"), (b) 392 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP ("ABS VI-A"), and (c) 2,448 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP ("ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore" and together with ABS VI and ABS VI-A, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC is the general partner of the ABS Entities and has voting and dispositive powers over these shares.

5. Consists of the following shares held by the following entities: (a) 187,388 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI, LP ("ABS VI"), (b) 3,317 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP ("ABS VI-A"), and (c) 20,695 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP ("ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore" and together with ABS VI and ABS VI-A, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC is the general partner of the ABS Entities and has voting and dispositive powers over these shares.

6. Consists of the following shares sold by the following entities: (a) 22,160 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI, LP ("ABS VI"), (b) 392 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP ("ABS VI-A"), and (c) 2,448 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP ("ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore" and together with ABS VI and ABS VI-A, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC is the general partner of the ABS Entities and has voting and dispositive powers over these shares.

7. Consists of the following shares held by the following entities: (a) 165,228 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI, LP ("ABS VI"), (b) 2,925 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI-A, LP ("ABS VI-A"), and (c) 18,247 shares by ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore, LP ("ABS Capital Partners VI Offshore" and together with ABS VI and ABS VI-A, the "ABS Entities"). ABS Partners VI, LLC is the general partner of the ABS Entities and has voting and dispositive powers over these shares.

8. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 20, 2013.

	Timothy T. Weglicki	05/21/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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