Axenson Tanya Joy 4

What Happened

• Tanya Joy Axenson, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of American Public Education, had shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of RSUs. On 2026-02-09 the issuer withheld 948 shares at $44.15 each (value $41,854) and 1,166 shares at $44.15 each (value $51,479), for a combined value of about $93,333. These were dispositions to cover taxes (code F).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-09; Filing date: 2026-02-11 (Form 4 accession 0001123292-26-000140).
• Prices and amounts: 948 shares @ $44.15 = $41,854; 1,166 shares @ $44.15 = $51,479; total ≈ $93,333.
• Transaction type: Share withholding to pay tax obligations for vested RSUs (tax withholding code F; see footnotes F1 and F2).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
• No indication in the provided data of a 10b5-1 plan or that this filing was late.

Context

• This is a routine tax-withholding disposition tied to RSU vesting (issuer withheld shares to cover taxes), not an open-market sale or a purchase signal. Such withholdings are common and do not by themselves indicate a change in insider sentiment.