Sec Form 4 Filing - Brown Brian Michael @ Apex Technology Acquisition Corp - 2021-07-01

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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, 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Brown Brian Michael 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Apex Technology Acquisition Corp [ AVPT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) COO and General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AVEPOINT, INC., 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/01/2021 (Street) JERSEY CITY, NJ07310 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/01/2021 A 90,304 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) A $ 0 90,304 D Common Stock 07/01/2021 A 1,732,488 ( 3 ) A $ 0 1,822,792 D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.3358 07/01/2021 A 82,803 ( 4 ) 07/01/2026 Common Stock 82,803 $ 0 82,803 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.5866 07/01/2021 A 190,647 ( 5 ) 01/10/2029 Common Stock 190,647 $ 0 190,647 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 3.905 07/01/2021 A 794,702 ( 6 ) 08/12/2030 Common Stock 794,702 $ 0 794,702 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 3.905 07/01/2021 A 282,480 ( 4 ) 08/12/2030 Common Stock 282,480 $ 0 282,480 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Brown Brian Michael C/O AVEPOINT, INC. 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400 JERSEY CITY, NJ07310 X COO and General Counsel Signatures /s/ Brian Leaf, Attorney-in-Fact 07/06/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

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 )Pursuant to an agreement between the Issuer and the reporting person, dated as of June 30, 2021, the reporting person is entitled to receive these shares on the earlier of (i) July 1, 2022 and (ii) specified events including change of control of the Issuer, separation of service and the reporting person's disability or death. ( 4 )This option is fully vested and immediately exercisable. ( 5 )25% of the shares underlying this option vested on January 10, 2020; the remaining options vest and become exercisable in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer on each such date. ( 6 )25% of the shares underlying this will vest on August 12, 2021; the remaining options vest and become exercisable in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer on each such date.

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