SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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* TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST (Last) (First) (Middle) 3001 SUMMER STREET (Street) STAMFORD CT 06905 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2009	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION [ EDMC ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks.	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1,789,480(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST (Last) (First) (Middle) 3001 SUMMER STREET (Street) STAMFORD CT 06905 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* G E ASSET MANAGEMENT INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 3001 SUMMER STREET (Street) STAMFORD CT 06905 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks.

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of shares held directly by General Electric Pension Trust ("GEPT") as to which it has 100% pecuniary interest. GE Asset Management Incorporated ("GEAM") is the investment manager of GEPT. GEAM shares voting and dispositive power over the shares herein reported and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. GEAM has no pecuniary interest in such shares and reports no shares owned.

Remarks:

GEPT and GEAM may be deemed to beneficially own more than 10% of the issuer's outstanding common stock based upon GEPT being part of a "group" as described in Rule 13d-5(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by virtue of being a party to that certain Shareholders Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.23 to the issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-148259). GEPT and GEAM each disclaim beneficial ownership of all securities other than those reported above, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such a group exists or that any reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities of such group for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

	By: /s/ Daniel L. Furman, Vice President, GE Asset Management Inc., Investment Manager of Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust	02/23/2010
	By: /s/ Daniel L. Furman, Vice President, GE Asset Management Inc.	02/23/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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