Shirley Ann Edwards, a director of Appian Corp (APPN), received 1,022 shares of Class A common stock on 10/01/2025 at a reported price of $0, increasing her beneficial ownership to 10,641 shares. The award was made under the company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy as amended on December 18, 2020. The Form 4 was submitted with a signature dated 10/03/2025 by an attorney-in-fact.
Carl Joseph Hartman II, a Director of Appian Corp (APPN), reported acquiring 1,022 shares of Class A common stock on 10/01/2025. The shares were received at $0 under the issuer's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan as part of the company's Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy amended on December 18, 2020. Following the grant, Mr. Hartman beneficially owns 5,014 shares. The transaction was reported on a Form 4 signed by Angela Patterson, Attorney-in-Fact on 10/03/2025. The filing indicates direct ownership and shows the acquisition as a compensatory grant to a non-employee director.
Bobbie G. Kilberg, a Director of Appian Corp (APPN), received a grant of 1,022 shares of Class A Common Stock on 10/01/2025 under the company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy approved on 12/18/2020. The reported transaction shows a $0 price per share, reflecting a compensatory grant rather than an open-market purchase. After the grant, Ms. Kilberg is reported to beneficially own 2,068 shares directly. The filing also discloses 13,481 shares held indirectly across several trusts, bringing disclosed combined beneficial holdings to 15,549 shares. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 10/03/2025.
Mark Steven Lynch, a director of Appian Corp (APPN), received 1,022 shares of Class A common stock on 10/01/2025 at a reported price of $0. The grant was made under the company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy as amended on December 18, 2020. Following the transaction, Mr. Lynch beneficially owned 43,086 shares. The Form 4 was filed by one reporting person and signed on 10/03/2025 by an attorney-in-fact.
Appian Corp director William D. McCarthy was granted 1,022 shares of Class A common stock on 10/01/2025 under the company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan as amended by the Board on 12/18/2020. After the grant he beneficially owns 12,065 shares. The grant was issued under the issuer's Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy and reported on a Form 4 filed by one reporting person.
Appian Corporation disclosed that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program to buy back up to $10.0 million of its common stock. The authorization is effective immediately and runs through August 28, 2027, allowing the company to decide if and when to repurchase shares within this limit.
Appian may conduct buybacks through privately negotiated deals, open market purchases, Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, accelerated share repurchases, or other methods. The timing and size of any repurchases will depend on its liquidity, overall business and market conditions, debt covenant restrictions, and the attractiveness of other investment opportunities.
Abdiel-affiliated investors amended a Schedule 13D for Appian Corporation (Class A common stock). The filing, Amendment No. 54, reports that Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP and related Abdiel entities collectively held 2,111,093 shares, representing 4.9% of Appian's Class A common stock based on 42,943,872 shares outstanding as of August 4, 2025. The cover pages break ownership by reporting person (largest: Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP with 2,009,451 shares). The amendment states the Reporting Persons ceased to be beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Class A stock on August 27, 2025. Exhibit A is referenced for transactions since the prior amendment.
Abdiel-affiliated investors report combined beneficial ownership of 2,811,930 shares of Appian Corporation Class A common stock, representing 6.6% of the outstanding Class A shares. The Schedule 13D/A lists six Reporting Persons filing jointly, including Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP; Abdiel Capital, LP; Abdiel Partners, LLC; Abdiel Capital Management, LLC; Abdiel Capital Advisors, LP; and Colin T. Moran. Individual holdings shown on the cover pages include 2,678,198 shares held by Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP and 128,515 shares held by Abdiel Capital, LP, totaling the reported aggregate. The filing incorporates prior Schedule 13D amendments and references Exhibit A for transactions since the prior amendment. Several disclosure items state that purpose, source of funds and contracts or arrangements are "Not Applicable." The cover-page percentage calculations use 42,943,872 shares of Class A common stock outstanding to compute ownership percentages.
Abdiel reporting persons collectively beneficially own 4,240,234 shares of Appian Corporation Class A common stock, representing 9.9% of the Class A shares. That total is composed of 4,041,102 shares held by Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP; 193,915 shares held by Abdiel Capital, LP; and 5,217 shares held by Abdiel Partners, LLC. The percentage is calculated using 42,943,872 Class A shares outstanding as the basis.
The amendment incorporates prior Schedule 13D filings and references Exhibit A for transactions since the prior amendment. Items 3, 4 and 6 in this amendment are marked Not Applicable, and the filing discloses no contracts, arrangements or stated purpose for the reported holdings. The reporting persons include investment vehicles, their management entities and Colin T. Moran, filing jointly.
Appian Corporation insiders affiliated with Abdiel Capital reported multiple sales of Class A common stock on August 6–8, 2025, reducing aggregated beneficial holdings from 5,300,936 shares to 4,246,284, a decline of 1,054,652 shares. Transactions were executed in multiple tranches with weighted-average prices disclosed in the filing (examples shown: $27.88, $29.21, $30.09, $31.10, $32.17) and footnote ranges provided for each tranche (e.g., $27.59–$28.04; $29.14–$29.60; $30.00–$31.00; $31.00–$31.87; $32.13–$32.20). The Form 4 lists Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP; Abdiel Capital, LP; Abdiel Partners, LLC; Abdiel Capital Advisors, LP; Abdiel Capital Management, LLC; and Colin T. Moran as reporting persons and is signed on August 8, 2025.