Victor Huang Form 4 Airship AI / Victor Huang ownership change

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^*

Huang Victor

(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)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
CEO and Chairman of the BOD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/27/2024

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
Common Stock								3,384,353(1)	I	See footnote(2)
Common Stock								60,000	D

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(3)	$0.12							12/21/2023	01/15/2032	Common Stock	1,758,105		1,758,105	I	See footnote(2)
Stock Appreciation Rights(4)	$0.12							12/21/2023	02/16/2032	Common Stock	1,758,105		1,758,105	I	See footnote(2)
Warrants(5)	$1.77							12/21/2023	05/08/2027	Common Stock	1,344,951		1,344,951	D
Earnout Rights	(6)							(6)	(6)	Common Stock	1,533,458		1,533,458	I	See footnote(2)
Earnout Rights	(6)							(6)	(6)	Common Stock	298,878		298,878	D
Options	$6.59							(7)	03/31/2034	Common Stock	75,000		0	D
Options	$2.86							(8)	08/16/2034	Common Stock	100,000		100,000	D
Warrant	$2.36	09/27/2024		A		220,000		09/27/2024	09/27/2029	Common Stock	220,000	$0	220,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock of the Issuer received on December 21, 2023, as consideration 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 shares in exchange for 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. Airship Kirkland Family Limited Partnership is the record holder of the securities reported herein. Victor Huang is the managing partner of Airship Kirkland Family Limited Partnership and as such has voting and dispositive power over these securities. Mr. Huang disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Airship Kirkland Family Limited Partnership, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. Represents options to purchase shares of common stock of the Issuer received on December 21, 2023, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, 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.

4. Represents stock appreciation rights denominated in shares of common stock of the Issuer received on December 21, 2023, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the conversion of stock appreciation rights denominated in 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.

5. Represents warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Issuer received by the Reporting Person on December 21, 2023, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the conversion of warrants 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.

6. Pursuant to earnout provisions in the Merger Agreement, 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.

7. Commencing on March 31, 2024, the options (4,687.50 per quarter) will vest on the last day of each calendar quarter for four (4) consecutive years with each option vesting on (March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st).

8. Options vest quarterly over 4 years.

	By: /s/ Victor Huang	10/01/2024
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