SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SCOTT MARK E

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O AIRSHIP AI HOLDINGS, INC.
8210 154TH AVE NE

(Street)
REDMOND WA 98052

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Airship AI Holdings, Inc. [ AISP ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/18/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year) 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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options(1) $0.57 12/21/2023 01/15/2032 Common Stock 43,952 43,952 I See footnote(2)
Options(1) $1.64 12/21/2023 08/06/2033 Common Stock 43,952 43,952 I See footnote(2)
Earnout Rights (3) (3) (3) Common Stock 19,534 19,534 I See footnote(2)
Options $1.49 03/01/2024 03/01/2034 Common Stock 25,000 25,000 I See footnote(2)
Options $7.61 04/18/2024 A 25,000 (4) 04/18/2034 Common Stock 25,000 $0 25,000 I See footnote(2)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents options to purchase shares of common stock of the Issuer received on December 21, 2023, pursuant to that certain Merger Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2023 (as amended on September 22, 2023 and as may be further amended and/or restated from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Airship AI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer") (formerly known as BYTE Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Island exempted company limited by shares, prior to its domestication as a Delaware corporation), BYTE Merger Sub, Inc., a Washington corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and Airship AI, Inc., a Washington company (formerly known as Airship AI Holdings, Inc., "Airship AI"). The Reporting Person received the reported options upon the conversion of options to purchase shares of common stock of Airship AI at the Conversion Ratio, as defined in the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time of the Merger.
2. Held by various entities controlled by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person has voting and dispositive power over the securities held by such entities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
3. Pursuant to earnout provisions in the Merger Agreement and subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer, the holder of such Earnout Rights is entitled to receive shares of common stock of the Issuer upon the occurrence of certain operating performance and share price performance milestones during the applicable earnout periods set forth in the Merger Agreement.
4. Options granted are subject to a four (4) year vesting period, vesting quarterly starting July 18, 2024.
By: /s/ Mark E. Scott 04/19/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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