SEC Form 3
FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL	

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Biddle Albert G.W. III	

(Last)	
(First)	
(Middle)	

11955 DEMOCRACY DRIVE	

SUITE 1700	

(Street)
RESTON	
VA	
20190	

(City)	
(State)	
(Zip)	

	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/24/2017	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPIAN CORP [ APPN ]	 	
 	 	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X	
Director	
X	
10% Owner	

 	
Officer (give title below)	
 	
Other (specify below)	

 	

 	5. 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 Beneficially Owned	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)	
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)	 	
 	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	 	 	 	 	
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Class B Common Stock	9,560,982	(1)	I	See Footnote (2)	 	
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Class B Common Stock	1,687,232	(1)	I	See Footnote (3)	 	
Explanation of Responses:	
1. Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of Class B Common Stock, has no expiration date and will convert into shares of Class B Common Stock upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.	
2. The reported securities are owned directly by Novak Biddle Venture Partners V, L.P. ("NBVPV"). Novak Biddle Company V, LLC ("NBCV") is the general partner of NBVPV. The Reporting Person and E. Rogers Novak, Jr. (collectively, the "Managing Members") are the managing members of NBCV. Each of NBCV and the Managing Members disclaim beneficial ownership of all the shares owned by the NBVPV and this report shall not be deemed an admission that either is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein.	
3. The reported securities are owned directly by NBCV. The Managing Members are the managing members of NBCV. The Managing Members disclaim beneficial ownership of all the shares owned by the NBCV and this report shall not be deemed an admission that they are the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein.	
Remarks:	
Exhibit List - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney	
 	/s/ Lauren Ackermann, Attorney-in-Fact	05/24/2017	
 	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Christopher Winters, Lauren Ackermann and Eric
Jensen, 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 
Cooley LLP.
The undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of 
May 9, 2017.

/s/ A.G.W. "Jack" Biddle, III
A.G.W. "Jack" Biddle, III
Director