AvePoint, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tianyi Jiang filed a Form 4 on September 15, 2026, disclosing a tax-withholding transaction in the company's common stock dated September 11, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Tianyi Jiang, Director and Chief Executive Officer of AvePoint, Inc.
  • Transaction type: 2,914 shares of common stock disposed of (transaction code F) on September 11, 2026, at $12.66 per share.
  • Purpose: The filing states the disposal represents shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with net settlement of securities, and "does not represent a discretionary transaction by the Reporting Person."
  • Beneficial ownership following transaction: 2,244,311 shares held directly, including non-RSU common stock and aggregate vested and unvested RSUs.
  • RSU plan: The underlying securities include restricted stock units granted under AvePoint's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, each representing the contingent right to receive one share of common stock upon vesting.

AvePoint CEO's Tax Withholding Transaction in Detail

According to the Form 4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Tianyi Jiang, who serves as both a Director and Chief Executive Officer of AvePoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVPT), reported a single non-derivative transaction on September 11, 2026. The filing classifies the transaction under code "F," which the filing describes as an exempt transaction consisting of "the payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3."

The filing discloses that 2,914 shares were disposed of at a price of $12.66 per share. The filing states these shares "represent the number of shares of the Issuer's common stock that have been withheld by the Issuer to satisfy its income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the securities." The form was signed by Brian Michael Brown as Attorney-in-Fact on September 15, 2026.

Following the reported transaction, Jiang's direct beneficial ownership stands at 2,244,311 shares, according to the filing. That total includes non-RSU common stock as well as aggregate vested and unvested RSUs held subject to vesting schedules previously reported in Form 4 filings dated September 3, 2021, March 22, 2022, March 23, 2023, March 7, 2024, March 18, 2025, and March 18, 2026, as noted in the filing's explanation of responses.

What Was Disclosed

The Form 4 discloses a tax-withholding share disposal by AvePoint's CEO on September 11, 2026, involving 2,914 shares at $12.66 each, resulting in direct beneficial ownership of 2,244,311 shares, inclusive of RSUs under the company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.