Appian (APPN) director receives 1,296-share equity grant under company plan

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Hartman Carl Joseph II reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

APPIAN CORP director Carl Joseph Hartman II received an equity grant of 1,296 shares of Class A Common Stock. The award was granted at no cash cost per share under Appian’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. Following this grant, Hartman directly holds 7,192 shares of Class A Common Stock.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider Hartman Carl Joseph II

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Class A Common Stock	1,296	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: Class A Common Stock — 7,192 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

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Key Figures

Shares granted: 1,296 shares Grant price per share: $0.0000 per share Shares held after grant: 7,192 shares +2 more

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Shares granted 1,296 shares Class A Common Stock grant on April 1, 2026

Grant price per share $0.0000 per share Reported transaction price for equity award

Shares held after grant 7,192 shares Total direct holdings following the transaction

Transaction code A Classified as grant, award, or other acquisition

Transaction direction acquire Non-derivative acquisition of common stock

Key Terms

2017 Equity Incentive Plan, Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, grant/award acquisition, Class A Common Stock

4 terms

2017 Equity Incentive Plan financial

"These shares were granted under the Issuer's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant..."

Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy financial

"pursuant to the Issuer's Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, as amended..."

grant/award acquisition financial

"transaction_action": "grant/award acquisition""

Class A Common Stock financial

""security_title": "Class A Common Stock""

Class A common stock is a category of a company’s shares that carries a specific set of ownership rights—most commonly defined voting power and claims on dividends—set out in the company’s charter. For investors it matters because the class determines how much influence you have over corporate decisions, the share’s likely dividend and trading behavior, and how it compares in value to other share classes, like choosing a particular seat with different privileges at the company’s decision-making table.

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hartman Carl Joseph II

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE

(Street)

MCLEAN VIRGINIA 22102

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPIAN CORP [ APPN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	04/01/2026		A(1)		1,296	A	$0	7,192	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were granted under the Issuer's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to the Issuer's Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, as amended and approved by the Board of Directors on December 18, 2020.

Remarks:

	/s/ Angela Patterson, Attorney-in-Fact	04/02/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did APPIAN CORP (APPN) disclose for Carl Joseph Hartman II?

APPIAN CORP reported that director Carl Joseph Hartman II received a grant of 1,296 shares of Class A Common Stock. The shares were awarded as equity compensation rather than purchased on the market, increasing his direct holdings to 7,192 shares after the transaction.

How many APPIAN CORP (APPN) shares were granted to the director and at what price?

The director was granted 1,296 shares of APPIAN CORP Class A Common Stock at a stated price of $0.0000 per share. This reflects a stock award under a company plan, with no cash paid per share in the transaction as reported in the filing.

What are Carl Joseph Hartman II’s total APPIAN CORP (APPN) holdings after this Form 4 grant?

After receiving 1,296 granted shares, Carl Joseph Hartman II directly holds 7,192 shares of APPIAN CORP Class A Common Stock. This total comes from the Form 4 disclosure, which reports share ownership immediately following the reported equity award transaction.

Under which plan were the new APPIAN CORP (APPN) shares granted to the director?

The 1,296 shares were granted under APPIAN CORP’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. The award was made pursuant to the company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, which was amended and approved by the Board of Directors on December 18, 2020, according to the footnote.

Was the APPIAN CORP (APPN) director’s Form 4 transaction a market purchase or a compensation award?

The Form 4 transaction is a compensation-related stock award, not a market purchase. The filing classifies it as a “grant/award acquisition” of 1,296 Class A Common shares at $0.0000 per share, issued under the company’s equity incentive plan and director compensation policy.