Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Gong Xunkai	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Apex Technology Acquisition Corp [ AVPT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman
(Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AVEPOINT, INC., 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/1/2021
(Street) JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	7/1/2021		A		5832858 ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$0.00	5832858	I	By LLCs ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	7/1/2021		A		11406776 ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$0.00	11406776	I	By Trusts ⁽⁴⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.3358	7/1/2021		A		949453		⁽⁵⁾	7/1/2026	Common Stock	949453	$0.00	949453	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.5866	7/1/2021		A		521486		⁽⁶⁾	1/10/2029	Common Stock	521486	$0.00	521486	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.905	7/1/2021		A		1860212		⁽⁷⁾	8/12/2030	Common Stock	1860212	$0.00	1860212	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.905	7/1/2021		A		444184		⁽⁵⁾	8/12/2030	Common Stock	444184	$0.00	444184	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Received on July 1, 2021 pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization ("BCA"), dated as of November 23, 2020, as amended on December 30, 2020, March 8, 2021 and May 18, 2021, by and among Apex Technology Acquisition Corporation ("Apex"), Athena Technology Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apex, Athena Technology Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apex and AvePoint, Inc. a Delaware corporation ("Former AvePoint") in exchange for Former AvePoint shares.
(2)	The BCA provides that the former stockholders of Former AvePoint will receive additional shares of the Issuer's Common Stock if the Issuer's closing share price equals or exceeds $12.50, $15.00 and $17.50 for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30-trading day period prior to July 1, 2028. The Reporting Person's right to receive additional shares pursuant to this earn-out became fixed and irrevocable on July 1, 2021, the effective date of the merger.
(3)	804,757 of these shares are held by Cadenza Holdings LLC; 4,788,670 of these shares are held by Gicoso Holdings LLC; and 239,431 of these shares are held by Vivace Holdings LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares held by each of the limited liability companies being reported herein, except to the extent his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4)	7,384,552 of these shares are held by G Sonata Trust; 2,011,112 of these shares are held by The Purple Cove Trust and 2,011,112 of these shares are held by The Purple Harbor Trust. The Reporting Person is the Trustee of the Trusts being reported herein. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares being reported herein, except to the extent his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(5)	This option is fully vested and immediately exercisable.
(6)	25% of the shares underlying this option vested on January 10, 2020; the remaining options vest and become exercisable in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer on each such date.
(7)	25% of the shares underlying this option will vest on August 12, 2021; the remaining options vest and become exercisable in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer on each such date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gong Xunkai C/O AVEPOINT, INC. 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400 JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310	X	X		Executive Chairman