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UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2026
 
AvePoint, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
001-39048
83-4461709
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
   
525 Washington Blvd, Suite 1400
Jersey City, NJ 
(Address of principal executive offices)
07310
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 793-1111
 
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
per share
 
AVPT
 
The Nasdaq Global Select Market
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 

 
 
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 5, 2026, AvePoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). The Company filed its proxy statement related to the Meeting on March 13, 2026, in which the time, location, and procedures of the Meeting were disclosed, as well as the matters to be voted on at the Meeting, the mechanisms by which voting and quorum would be calculated, and the number of votes necessary to approve such matters. At the Meeting, stockholders (i) re-elected three directors, Brian Michael Brown, Jeff Epstein, and John Ho, to serve as Class II directors on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, and (iii) ratified the selection by the Board's audit committee of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year.
 
Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals:
 
Proposal No. 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 
 
DIRECTOR NAME FOR AGAINST BROKER NON-VOTES
BRIAN MICHAEL BROWN
127,717,498
11,782,775
17,643,339
JEFF EPSTEIN
107,181,013
32,319,260
17,643,339
JOHN HO
132,363,986
7,136,287
17,643,339
 
Proposal No. 2 - APPROVAL, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
137,369,283
2,087,788
43,202
17,643,339
 
Proposal No. 3 - RATIFICATION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
 
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
156,707,206
245,897
190,509
N/A
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
  AvePoint, Inc.  
       
       
Dated: May 7, 2026
By:
/s/ Brian Michael Brown
 
   
Brian Michael Brown
 
   
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, and Secretary