Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Hurtado Juan Jose
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [LAUR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP Operations
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
650 S. EXETER STREET, 12TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2018
(Street)

BALTIMORE, MD 21202
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
Class A Common Stock 03/30/2018   A(1)   75 A $ 0 5,464 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 17.44 03/30/2018   A   127     (2) 10/02/2023 Class B Common Stock 127 $ 0 2,195 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hurtado Juan Jose
650 S. EXETER STREET
12TH FLOOR
BALTIMORE, MD 21202
      SVP Operations  

Signatures

 /s/ Sean P. Mulcahy, Attorney-in-Fact   04/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents the net issuance of shares in connection with the vesting of 100 Performance Share Units originally awarded pursuant to a Performance Share Units Notice dated October 2, 2013, the terms of which provide that 100 PSUs granted thereunder shall vest upon satisfaction of the performance goals set forth therein for fiscal year 2017. Upon their vesting, the PSUs granted pursuant to the October 2013 award were originally issueable as shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company. The reporting person has previously provided a standing instruction to convert the issueable Class B Shares to Class A Shares upon their issuance. Shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company are convertible to shares of Class A Common Stock upon the written election of the shareholder and otherwise in accordance with the Company's charter. In connection with the PSUs' vesting, 25 shares were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's withholding tax obligations. This amount was determined based upon the closing price on the date immediately prior to the vesting date of $13.75/per share of Class A Common Stock as traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.
(2) These options are fully vested and exercisable immediately.

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