Axenson Tanya Joy 4
4 · AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC · Filed Mar 17, 2026
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American Public Education (APEI) SVP Tanya Axenson Sells Shares
What Happened Tanya Joy Axenson, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of American Public Education, sold a total of 20,000 APEI shares in open-market transactions on March 16, 2026. The sales were reported in three tranches: 10,617 shares at a weighted-average price of ~$55.20 ($586,061), 8,817 shares at a weighted-average price of ~$56.18 ($495,309), and 566 shares at a weighted-average price of ~$56.90 ($32,207). Total proceeds reported ≈ $1,113,577. These were sales (not purchases), which are often routine insider liquidity events.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-16 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-03-17).
- Method: Open market sales (transaction code S).
- Tranche breakdown:
- 10,617 shares @ $55.2002 weighted avg (range $54.785–$55.775) — $586,061.
- 8,817 shares @ $56.1766 weighted avg (range $55.81–$56.69) — $495,309.
- 566 shares @ $56.9032 weighted avg (range $56.89–$56.91) — $32,207.
- Total: 20,000 shares sold for ~ $1.11M.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
- Notable footnotes: each tranche reports a weighted-average sale price with the range of execution prices; the reporting person offers to provide detailed per-price sale counts on request (see F1–F3).
- Timeliness: Filing appears timely (transaction 2026-03-16, Form 4 filed 2026-03-17).
- No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, gift, or option-exercise disclosures were noted in the provided transaction details.
Context
- Sales by executives can reflect routine liquidity needs (diversification, tax planning, or other personal reasons) and do not by themselves indicate a change in company fundamentals. Purchases are typically considered a stronger signal of insider confidence than routine sales.
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Common Stock, par value $.01
[F1]2026-03-16$55.20/sh−10,617$586,061→ 59,300 total - Sale
Common Stock, par value $.01
[F2]2026-03-16$56.18/sh−8,817$495,309→ 50,483 total - Sale
Common Stock, par value $.01
[F3]2026-03-16$56.90/sh−566$32,207→ 49,917 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The price of $55.2002 per share represents a weighted average of sale prices ranging from $54.785 to $55.775 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- [F2]The price of $56.1766 per share represents a weighted average of sale prices ranging from $55.81 to $56.69 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- [F3]The price of $56.9032 per share represents a weighted average of sale prices ranging from $56.89 to $56.91 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.