------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: October 31, 2001 Estimated average burden hours per response ....... 0.5 ------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Ayres, Charles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 130 Liberty Street, 25th Floor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) New York, New York 10006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) August 1, 2001 ================================================================================ 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Strayer Education, Inc. (STRA) ================================================================================ 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ================================================================================ 7. 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 Beneficially Owned ================================================================================ 3. Ownership Form: 2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or 1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1)No securities owned ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== ================================================================================ Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) and Expiration Date --------------------------------- (Month/Day/Year) Amount ---------------------- or Date Expira- Number 1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares ------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1)No securities owned ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table II (cont.) -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Owner- ship Form of Derivative 4. Conver- Securities: sion or Direct 6. Nature of Exercise (D) or Indirect Price of Indirect Beneficial 1. Title of Derivative Derivative (I) Ownership Security (Instr. 4) Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================================================== Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Explanation of Responses: /s/Charles Ayres August 8, 2001 --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date * If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(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). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Alternatively, this form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. SEC 1473 (7-96)