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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

SHAPIRO LEON 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ADVISORY BOARD CO [ ABCO ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

2445 M STREET, NW 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/17/2017
(Street)

WASHINGTON, DC 20037
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   11/17/2017   (1)   D    19216   D   (2) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 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
Restricted Stock Units     (3) 11/17/2017   (1)   D         2915      (4)   (4) Common Stock   2915     (4) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  On November 17, 2017, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 28, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among The Advisory Board Company (the "Issuer"), OptumInsight, Inc. ("Optum"), a wholly owned subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated ("UnitedHealth"), and Apollo Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Optum ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Optum (the "Merger"). Immediately preceding the Merger, the Issuer completed the sale of its education business to Avatar Holdco, LLC and EAB Global, Inc. (collectively, "Education Buyer" and formed by Vista Equity Partners Fund VI, L.P.) pursuant to that certain Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated August 28, 2017, by and among the Issuer and the Education Buyer.
(2)  Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement and by virtue of the Merger, in which each share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Issuer Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the Merger was converted into the right to receive $53.81 in cash, without interest (the "Per Share Merger Consideration"), consisting of (i) $52.65 in cash, plus (ii) an additional amount in cash equal to $1.16, calculated in accordance with the Merger Agreement based on the per-share, after-tax value of the Issuer's equity interests in Evolent Health, Inc. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and by virtue of the Merger, each share of common stock of Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Merger was converted into one share of Issuer Common Stock, as the surviving corporation in the Merger, and constitutes the only outstanding shares of the Issuer.
(3)  Represents restricted stock units (each, an "RSU") that were outstanding immediately prior to the Merger. By their terms, prior to the Merger, each RSU represented a contingent right to one share of Issuer Common Stock. Each RSU was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the Per Share Merger Consideration multiplied by the total number of shares of Issuer Common Stock underlying such RSU, payable within two business days following the Merger, provided that to the extent payment within such time or on such date would trigger a tax or penalty under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, such payments shall be made on the earliest date that payment would not trigger such tax or penalty.
(4)  The RSUs vest on June 14, 2018. Upon vesting, unless deferred, each RSU is settled by the delivery of the underlying shares of Issuer Common Stock or payment of the current cash value of the vested shares, at the discretion of the Issuer.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SHAPIRO LEON
2445 M STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20037 		X



Signatures
/s/ Leon D. Shapiro, by Evan R. Farber by Power of Attorney 11/21/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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