144 0001220428 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0001201792 AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC 001-33810 111 W CONGRESS STREET CHARLES TOWN WV 25414 (304) 724-3700 SUNDERLAND RICHARD W JR Former Officer Common Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC

900 Salem Street Smithfield RI 02917

9840 344260.16 18085030 11/25/2025 NASDAQ Common 03/09/2017 Restricted Stock Vesting Issuer N 1441 03/09/2017 Compensation Common 03/04/2020 Restricted Stock Vesting Issuer N 311 03/04/2020 Compensation Common 01/21/2022 Restricted Stock Vesting Issuer N 1790 01/21/2022 Compensation Common 02/07/2022 Restricted Stock Vesting Issuer N 6298 02/07/2022 Compensation N Richard W. Sunderland

111 West Congress Street Charles Town WV 25414

Common 11/24/2025 20174 697687.64 11/25/2025 /s/ Gary Redman, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Richard W. Sunderland