Ownership Submission
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, 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 *
  Buckingham Robert D
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/23/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
National American University Holdings, Inc. [CAEL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5301 S. HIGHWAY 16, SUITE 200
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

RAPID CITY, SD 57701
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 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 192,500 (1) (2)
I
by H. & E. Buckingham Limited Partnership
Common Stock 57,500 (1) (2)
I
by Robert D. Buckingham Living Trust

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Class A Common Stock   (3)   (3) Common Stock 77,000 $ (3) I by H. & E. Buckingham Limited Partnership
Class A Common Stock   (3)   (3) Common Stock 23,000 $ (3) I by Robert D. Buckingham Living Trust
Common Stock Purchase Warrant 11/23/2009 11/22/2011 Common Stock 2,156,000 $ 5.5 (4) I by H. & E. Buckingham Limited Partnership
Common Stock Purchase Warrant 11/23/2009 11/22/2011 Common Stock 644,000 $ 5.5 (4) I by Robert D. Buckingham Living Trust

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Buckingham Robert D
5301 S. HIGHWAY 16
SUITE 200
RAPID CITY, SD 57701
  X   X    

Signatures

/s/ Robert D. Buckingham 12/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2) The shares forfeit on November 23, 2014 unless the shares trade at or above $8.00 per share for any sixty consecutive trading day period.
(3) Each share of Class A Common Stock automatically converts into 157.3 shares of Common Stock on November 23, 2011.
(4) Exercise price may be subject to adjustment under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant. May be exercised on a cashless basis.

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