SEC Form 4 · accession 0001123292-26-000948
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC · APEI
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Daniel S. Pianko
Director
Period of report
Jul 1, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Jul 2, 2026 · 8:46 am EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
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Issuer CIK
0001201792
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock, par value $.01F1 | Jul 1, 2026 | A | 1,107 | $36.15 | A | 35,546 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Pursuant to the non-employee director compensation policy (the "Policy") of American Public Education, Inc. (the "Company"), the Reporting Person is entitled an annual cash retainer for service on the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), as non-employee Chairperson of the Board. The Reporting Person elected to receive common stock of the Company in lieu of such cash retainers, with the number of shares calculated based on the closing stock price on the first business day of the year and the shares issued in quarterly installments in advance in accordance with the Policy. The reporting person has elected to defer receipt of the shares until June 1, 2029, resulting in the issuance of deferred stock units to the Reporting Person.