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 *
Mackie Lindsey
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Education Realty Trust, Inc. [EDR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP and CAO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
999 S SHADY GROVE RD SUITE 600
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/20/2018
(Street)

MEMPHIS, TN 38120
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
Common Stock 09/20/2018   D(1)   1,207 (2) D (1) (1) 0 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
Profit-Only Interest $ 0 09/20/2018   C(3)     8,984   (3)   (3) Common Stock 8,984 $ 0 0 D  
OP Units (3) 09/20/2018   C(3)   8,984     (3)   (3) Common Stock 8,984 $ 0 8,984 D  
OP Units (3) 09/20/2018   D(3)     8,984   (3)   (3) Common Stock 8,984 (3) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Mackie Lindsey
999 S SHADY GROVE RD SUITE 600
MEMPHIS, TN 38120
      Senior VP and CAO  

Signatures

 /s/ Lindsey Mackie   09/20/2018
**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) Disposed of each outstanding share of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of June 25, 2018, by and among Education Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company"), Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP (the "Operating Partnership"), University Towers Operating Partnership, LP, Education Realty OP GP, Inc., University Towers OP GP, LLC, GSHGIF LTP, LP, GSHGIF REIT ("REIT Merger Sub"), GSHGIF Acquisition LP ("OP Merger Sub") and GSHGIF DownREIT LP, in exchange for a cash payment of $41.50 per share, without interest, at the effective time of the merger of the Company with and into REIT Merger Sub on September 20, 2018.
(2) Includes shares acquired through a broker-sponsored dividend reinvestment plan.
(3) Immediately prior to the consummation of the merger of OP Merger Sub with and into the Operating Partnership (the "OP Merger"), each unvested profits only interest ("POI") in the Operating Partnership automatically became fully vested, after which each outstanding POI was automatically converted into a Class A unit of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership ("OP Unit") in accordance with the terms of the Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership. The reporting person then disposed of each outstanding OP Unit pursuant to the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment of $41.50 per OP Unit, without interest, at the effective time of the OP Merger on September 20, 2018.

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