# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001958161
**File Stem:** 0001441683-23-000002
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 7236
**Document Hash:** 5be383c2f56f68e6b7e3d3f41c1d32ac
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001441683-23-000002.hdr.sgml**: 20230103

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001441683-23-000002

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230101

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230103

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230103

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Edwards Shirley Ann
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001958161

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38098
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23503110

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE
- **CITY:** MCLEAN
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22102
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** APPIAN CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001441683
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 541956084
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE
- **CITY:** MCLEAN
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22102
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 703-442-8844

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE
- **CITY:** MCLEAN
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22102

## Ex-24

```
<pre>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Christopher Winters, Angela Patterson, Jeffrey Ramsay and Kamil Turkmani, signing individually, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in fact and agents to:

(1)    execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director or beneficial owner of more than 10% of a registered class of securities of Appian Corporation, Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder and a Form ID, Uniform Application for Access Codes to File on EDGAR;
(2)    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to execute such Forms 3, 4, or 5, or Form ID (including any amendments thereto) and timely file such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority, including creating a new passphrase and generating new EDGAR access codes via the EDGAR filer manager website; and
(3)    take any other action of any nature whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Appian Corporation assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the earliest to occur of (a) the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Appian Corporation, (b) revocation by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (c) as to any attorney-in-fact individually, until such attorney-in-fact is no longer employed by Appian Corporation or Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

The undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of November 1, 2022.

/s/ Shirley Edwards
Shirley Edwards
</pre>
```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Edwards Shirley Ann<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>MCLEAN, VA 22102<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>APPIAN CORP [ APPN ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2023-01-01 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Class A Common Stock | 0 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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**Signature:** /s/ Angela Patterson, Attorney-in-Fact  
**Date:** 2023-01-03

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**