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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0508 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 3/12/24 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1201792 |
| Issuer Name: AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: APEI |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1417687 |
| | Owner Name: Halle Jean C. |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 111 WEST CONGRESS STREET |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: CHARLES TOWN |
| | Owner State: WV |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 25414 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock, par value $.01 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/12/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 11,874 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 11.6769 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 21,739 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: The price of $11.6769 per share represents a weighted average of sales prices ranging from $11.60 to $11.81 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. |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Richard W. Sunderland, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact |
| Signature Date: 3/14/24 |
