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  0001680619
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001286613
  LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP
  000-51371
  14 Sylvan Way, Suite A
  Parsippany
  NJ
  07054
  973-736-9340
  Juniper Targeted Opportunities, L.P.
  10% Shareholder
  Common Shares
  CF Secured, LLC
  110 East 59th Street
  21st Floor
  New York
  NY
  10022
  175000
  2096500.00
  31474923
  08/12/2024
  NASDAQ
  Common Shares
  11/14/2019
  Private Issuance and Sale of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares(3)
  Issuer
  N
  3262714
  11/14/2019
  Cash
  N
  Alexis Michas, c/o Juniper Targeted Opportunities, L.P.
  555 Madison Avenue
  24th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10022
  Common Shares
  05/15/2024
  11327
  136466.57
  Alexis, Michas, c/o Juniper Targeted Opportunities, L.P.
  555 Madison Avenue
  24th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10022
  Common Shares
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  Alexis Michase, c/o Juniper Targeted Opportunities, L.P.
  555 Madison Avenue
  24th Floor
  New York
  NY
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  08/12/2024
  /s/ John A. Bartholdson for JUNIPER TARGETED OPPORTUNITIES, L.P. By: Juniper Targeted Opportunity Investors, LLC, its General Partner