A statement of changes in beneficial ownership for AvePoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVPT) Executive Chairman Gong Xunkai was filed with the SEC on September 15, 2026, reflecting a tax-related share withholding transaction dated September 11, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Gong Xunkai, who serves as both a Director and Executive Chairman of AvePoint, Inc.
  • Transaction date: September 11, 2026, with the filing submitted on September 15, 2026.
  • Shares withheld: 3,137 shares of common stock were disposed of at a price of $12.66 per share.
  • Transaction nature: The disposal was coded "F," an exempt transaction for tax withholding incident to RSU vesting, not a discretionary sale by the reporting person.
  • Beneficial ownership following transaction: 1,861,171 shares, held directly, including common stock and vested and unvested RSUs.
  • RSU plan: The underlying restricted stock units were granted under AvePoint's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, with each RSU representing the right to receive one share of common stock upon vesting.

AvePoint Executive Chairman's RSU Tax Withholding and Beneficial Ownership Details

According to the filing, Gong Xunkai, Executive Chairman of AvePoint, Inc., a cloud data management software company traded on NASDAQ:AVPT, had 3,137 shares of common stock withheld by the issuer on September 11, 2026. The filing describes this as an exempt transaction in which shares were withheld to satisfy income tax withholding and remittance obligations connected with the net settlement of restricted stock units. The filing states explicitly that this "does not represent a discretionary transaction by the Reporting Person."

The shares involved are linked to AvePoint's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, under which RSUs were granted to Gong Xunkai. Each RSU, according to the filing, "represents the contingent right to receive, upon vesting of the RSU, one share of the Issuer's common stock." The filing notes that the reported beneficial ownership total of 1,861,171 shares includes non-RSU common stock as well as aggregate vested and unvested RSUs, subject to vesting schedules previously reported in Form 4 filings dating back to September 3, 2021, through March 18, 2026.

No derivative securities were reported in Table II of the filing. The filing was signed by Brian Michael Brown as Attorney-in-Fact on September 15, 2026, and indicates it was filed by one reporting person acting individually rather than as part of a group.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed that AvePoint withheld 3,137 shares of common stock from Executive Chairman Gong Xunkai at $12.66 per share on September 11, 2026, for tax purposes related to RSU vesting, leaving him with reported beneficial ownership of 1,861,171 shares.