SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Lu Zhijian

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O AVEPOINT, INC.

525 WASHINGTON BLVD., SUITE 1400

(Street)

JERSEY CITY

07310

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AvePoint, Inc. [ AVPT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/01/2021		A		51,392⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$0.00	51,392	D
Common Stock	07/01/2021		A		9,708,154⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$0.00	9,759,546	I	By Trusts⁽³⁾
Common Stock	07/01/2021		A		8,792,519⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$0.00	18,552,065	I	By LLCs⁽⁴⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.3357	07/01/2021		A		505,616		⁽⁵⁾	07/01/2026	Common Stock	505,616	$0.00	505,616	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.5866	07/01/2021		A		391,115		⁽⁶⁾	01/10/2029	Common Stock	391,115	$0.00	301,115	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.9049	07/01/2021		A		264,257		⁽⁷⁾	08/12/2030	Common Stock	264,257	$0.00	264,257	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Received on July 1, 2021 pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization ("BCA"), dated as of November 23, 2020, as amended on December 30, 2020, March 8, 2021 and May 18, 2021, by and among Apex Technology Acquisition Corporation ("Apex"), Athena Technology Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apex, Athena Technology Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apex and AvePoint, Inc. a Delaware corporation ("Former AvePoint") in exchange for Former AvePoint shares.

2. The BCA provides that the former stockholders of Former AvePoint will receive additional shares of the Issuer's Common Stock if the Issuer's closing share price equals or exceeds $12.50, $15.00 and $17.50 for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30-trading day period prior to July 1, 2028. The Reporting Person's right to receive additional shares pursuant to this earn-out became fixed and irrevocable on July 1, 2021, the effective date of the merger.

3. These shares are held by The Bridge Water Trust, Fire Stone Family Trust and The Cherry Tree Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares held by these trusts, 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.

4. These shares are held by KEM Lily LLC, KEM Phoenix LLC and KEM Rose LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares held by these limited liability companies, 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.

5. The shares underlying this option are fully vested.

6. 25% of the shares underlying this option vested on January 10, 2020 and the remaining 75% of the shares underlying this option vest in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer on each vesting date.

7. 25% of the shares underlying this option will vest on August 12, 2021 and the remaining 75% of the shares underlying this option vest in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer on each vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Katie A. Kazem, attorney-in-fact	08/02/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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