Ownership Submission
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FORM 4
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
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Lu Zhijian
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AvePoint, Inc. [AVPT]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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_____ Director
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_____ 10% Owner
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_____ Officer (give title below)
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_____ Other (specify below)
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(Last)
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(First)
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(Middle)
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C/O AVEPOINT, INC. , 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
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(Street)
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JERSEY CITY
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NJ
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07310
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
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2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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3. Transaction Code
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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4. Transaction Code
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
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8. Price of Derivative Security
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expriation Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Reporting Owners
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Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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Lu Zhijian
C/O AVEPOINT, INC.
525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400
JERSEY CITY, NJ07310
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X
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Signatures
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/s/ Brian Michael Brown, Attorney-in-Fact
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2024-09-23
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**Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Explanation of Responses:
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(*)
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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(**)
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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(1)
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The sale transaction reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on May 19, 2024.
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(2)
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Includes (i) 7,102,219 shares held by KEM Phoenix LLC, (ii) 6,451,492 shares held by Fire Stone Family Trust, (iii) 1,608,724 shares held by The Bridge Water Trust, (iv) 1,608,724 shares held by The Cherry Tree Trust, (v) 804,757 shares held by KEM Lily LLC, and (vi) 804,757 shares held by KEM Rose LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares held by each trust and LLC, except to the extent his pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported shares for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
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(3)
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This security represents Issuer's common stock as well as restricted stock units (each, an "RSU") granted to the reporting person under the Issuer's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive, upon vesting of the RSU, one share of the Issuer's common stock.
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(4)
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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 shares reported as disposed of in this Form 4 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 and does not represent a discretionary transaction by the Reporting Person.
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(5)
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Includes aggregate vested and unvested RSUs held by the Reporting Person. Previously, the Reporting Person was granted an aggregate of 151,354 RSUs. Each of the Reporting Person's RSU grant awards vest on the following schedule: 25% after 1 year and the remaining vest in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter.
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