---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-015439"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVPT"
cik: "0001777921"
company_name: "AvePoint, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T18:24:19.477499+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AvePoint shareholders re-elect three Class II directors, approve advisory say-on-pay, ratify Deloitte as auditor

## Summary
- Directors Brian Michael Brown, Jeff Epstein, John Ho re-elected; Epstein received ~15M withhold votes but still passed.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 120.2M for, 1.0M against, 5.4M abstain, plus 21.6M broker non-votes.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor: 146.9M for, 0.9M against, 0.4M abstain, no broker non-votes.
- Broker non-votes of 21.6M shares were not counted for director election or say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-015439
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVPT
- cik: 0001777921
- company_name: AvePoint, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1777921/000143774923015439/0001437749-23-015439-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1777921/000143774923015439/avpt20230516_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  AvePoint, Inc. shareholders approved APPROVAL, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, OF exeCUTIVE COMPENSATION at the 2023-05-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-16
  source text: Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals: Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors Director Name FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES brian Michael brown 120,851,059 5,721,295 21,609,883 JEFF EPSTEIN 111,415,231 15,157,123 21,609,883 JOHN HO 122,958,022 3,614,332 21,609,883 Proposal No. 2 - APPROVAL, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, OF exeCUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 120,187,447 1,012,098 5,372,809 21,609,883 Proposal No. 3 - RATIFICATION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR AGAINST WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES 146,879,671 917,128 385,438 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1777921/000143774923015439/0001437749-23-015439-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AvePoint, Inc. shareholders approved RATIFICATION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT at the 2023-05-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-16
  source text: Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals: Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors Director Name FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES brian Michael brown 120,851,059 5,721,295 21,609,883 JEFF EPSTEIN 111,415,231 15,157,123 21,609,883 JOHN HO 122,958,022 3,614,332 21,609,883 Proposal No. 2 - APPROVAL, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, OF exeCUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 120,187,447 1,012,098 5,372,809 21,609,883 Proposal No. 3 - RATIFICATION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR AGAINST WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES 146,879,671 917,128 385,438 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1777921/000143774923015439/0001437749-23-015439-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AvePoint, Inc. shareholders approved Election of three directors, Brian Michael Brown, Jeff Epstein, and John Ho, to serve as Class II directors on the Company’s board of directors until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified at the 2023-05-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-16
  source text: Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals: Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors Director Name FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES brian Michael brown 120,851,059 5,721,295 21,609,883 JEFF EPSTEIN 111,415,231 15,157,123 21,609,883 JOHN HO 122,958,022 3,614,332 21,609,883 Proposal No. 2 - APPROVAL, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, OF exeCUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 120,187,447 1,012,098 5,372,809 21,609,883 Proposal No. 3 - RATIFICATION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR AGAINST WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES 146,879,671 917,128 385,438 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1777921/000143774923015439/0001437749-23-015439-index.htm

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