X0508 4 2025-01-30 0001201792 AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC APEI 0001220428 SUNDERLAND RICHARD W JR 111 WEST CONGRESS STREET CHARLES TOWN WV 25414 0 1 0 0 EVP, Chief Financial Officer 0 Common Stock, par value $.01 2025-01-30 4 A 0 14131 0 A 174092 D Restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted pursuant to the American Public Education, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended. The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. /s/ Richard W. Sunderland, Jr. 2025-02-03