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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1157377	Advisory Board Co	ABCO	Services-Management Services (8741)	521468699

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1472421	Mary Hoose Van	2445 M Street, Nw Washington DC 20037	Chief Talent Officer	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-15	1,393	$0.00	8,505	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-15	449	$94.14	8,056	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-15	1,212	$44.76	9,268	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-15	889	$32.40	10,157	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-15	2,101	$93.63	8,056	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Restricted Stock Units	Disposition	2012-05-15	1,393	$0.00	1,393	$0.00
Common Stock	Common Stock Options	Disposition	2012-05-15	1,212	$0.00	1,212	$44.76
Common Stock	Common Stock Options	Disposition	2012-05-15	889	$0.00	889	$32.40

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
4,179			No	4	M	Direct
13,326		2013-05-20	No	4	M	Direct
3,136	2007-02-15	2013-02-18	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $93.50 to $93.92. The price reported in Column 4 reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range at which the transaction was effected.
Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.
On April 15, 2011, the Reporting Person was awarded RSUs that vest in four equal installments on May 15, 2012; April 15, 2013; April 15, 2014; and April 15, 2015, unless deferred. Upon vesting, each RSU is settled by the delivery of the underlying shares of common stock or payment of the current cash value of the vested shares, at the discretion of the Company.
The option represents a right to purchase a total of 15,750 shares of the Company's common stock, which became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on March 31, 2009.