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*
STAVIS ROBERT M

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104

(Street)
LARCHMONT NY 10538

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
2U, Inc. [ TWOU ]
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)
09/03/2015
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 09/03/2015 S 0(1)(2) D $0.00(1)(2) 0(3)(4) I By Funds(3)(4)
Common Stock 39,648(5) D(5)
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. On September 3, 2015, Deer VII & Co. L.P. ("Deer VII"), the general partner of Bessemer Venture Partners VII, L.P. ("BVP VII"), Bessemer Venture Partners VII Institutional L.P. ("BVP VII Inst"), and BVP VII Special Opportunity Fund L.P. ("BVP VII SOF," and together with BVP VII and BVP VII Inst, the "Funds") sold an aggregate of 11,038 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the "shares") at the weighted average sale price of $35.0002. The shares sold were received by Deer VII in distributions-in-kind by the Funds, which distributions were made in accordance with the exemption afforded by Rules 16a-9 and 16a-13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "DIKs").
2. (continued from footnote 1) The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $35.050 to $35.260. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
3. After the above transaction, BVP VII owned 498,578 shares, BVP VII Inst owned 218,127 shares, and BVP VII SOF owned 841,352 shares. Deer VII held no shares.
4. The reporting person is a director of Deer VII & Co. Ltd. ("Deer VII Ltd"), which is the general partner of Deer VII, which is the general partner of the Funds. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Funds, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, in such securities by virtue of his interest in Deer VII Ltd, his interest in Deer VII, and his indirect limited partnership interest in the Funds. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities.
5. The amount reported consists of 8,734 restricted stock units, each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the issuer, and shares of common stock of the issuer, which were received in the DIKs. The restricted stock units are held directly by the reporting person. 8,545 of the shares are held directly by the reporting person, 10,847 of the shares are held by Stavis Ventures II, LLC, and the remaining 11,522 shares are held by Stavco Venture Holdings LLC. These entities are controlled by the reporting person, and the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by these entities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks:
/s/ Robert M. Stavis 09/04/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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