X0202 4 2004-12-09 1 0001013934 STRAYER EDUCATION INC STRA 0001105474 NEW MOUNTAIN PARTNERS LP 712 FIFTH AVE 23RD FL NEW YORK NY 10019 0 0 1 0 Common stock 2004-12-09 4 S 0 450000 112.94 D 1192120 D On December 9, 2004, the Reporting Person sold 450,000 shares of Common Stock in a transaction with Credit Suisse First Boston LLC in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at a per share price of $112.94. As a result of this transaction, the Reporting Person will no longer be a 10% owner of Common Stock. New Mountain Partners, L.P., by its General Partner, New Mountain Investments, L.P., by its General Partner, New Mountain GP, LLC, Steven B. Klinsky, Member 2004-12-13