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^*

Race Susan W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1615 WEST CHESTER PIKE, SUITE 200

(Street)

WEST CHESTER

19382-6223

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NOBEL LEARNING COMMUNITIES INC [ NLCI ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, Chief Academic Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/09/2011

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	08/09/2011		D		11,900	D	$11.75⁽¹⁾	0	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)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.89⁽²⁾	08/09/2011		D			12,000	⁽²⁾	09/11/2016	Common Stock	12,000	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.17⁽³⁾	08/09/2011		D			26,000	⁽³⁾	09/21/2017	Common Stock	26,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each issued and outstanding share of common stock was, as a result of the consummation of the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 17, 2011, by and among Nobel Learning Communities Inc., Academic Acquisition Corp.("AAC") and Academic Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AAC (the "Merger Agreement"), cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a per share amount equal to $11.75 in cash without interest.

2. This option, which provided for vesting in three equal annual installments commencing on September 11, 2010, was, as a result of the consummation of the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, cancelled for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of the number of shares subject to such option multiplied by the excess of $11.75 over the exercise price per share of such option.

3. This option, which provided for vesting in three equal annual installments commencing on September 21, 2011, was, as a result of the consummation of the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, cancelled for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of the number of shares subject to such option multiplied by the excess of $11.75 over the exercise price per share of such option.

Remarks:

	Bruce Friedman, Attorney in Fact for Susan W. Race	08/11/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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