X0306 4 2013-08-28 0 0001305323 Bridgepoint Education Inc BPI 0001366718 Thompson Diane Louise 13500 EVENING CREEK DRIVE NORTH SUITE 600 SAN DIEGO CA 92128 0 1 0 0 SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary Common Stock 2013-08-28 4 M 0 29707 0.00 A 31523 D Common Stock 2013-08-28 4 F 0 11164 16.42 D 20359 D Restricted Stock Units 2013-08-28 4 M 0 29707 0.00 D Common Stock 29707 29707 D Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. On August 28, 2013, 29,707 of the reporting person's restricted stock units were settled for an equal number of the issuer's common stock. Fifty percent (50%) of the restricted stock units granted on August 28, 2012 vested and were delivered to the reporting person on August 28, 2013, and, thereafter, the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the restricted stock units vest and will be delivered to the reporting person on August 28, 2014, subject to the reporting person's continuing service. /s/ Diane L. Thompson 2013-08-29