Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kwei Eileen Lee 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. [APAM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, 875 E. WISCONSIN AVE., SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2026 (Street) MILWAUKEE, WI 53202 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/02/2026 A 13,783(1) A $ 0 77,544 D Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/02/2026 A 2,275(1) A $ 0 2,275 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Class B Common Units of Artisan Partners Holdings LP

(2)

03/02/2026

A(2)

2,275

(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

2,275

(2)

2,275

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kwei Eileen Lee C/O ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT 875 E. WISCONSIN AVE., SUITE 800 MILWAUKEE, WI 53202			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Lisa A. Moran, attorney-in-fact for Ms. Kwei		03/02/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	On March 2, 2026, Ms. Kwei was granted 13,783 shares of Class A common stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (the "Company") and 2,275 Class B common units of Artisan Partners Holdings LP ("Holdings") (together with an equal number of shares of Class B common stock of the Company) pursuant to the Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The shares of Class A common stock may not be transferred until they have vested. Shares of Class B common stock do not have economic rights.
(2)	Each Class B common unit of Holdings vested upon grant and is exchangeable for one share of Class A common stock of the Company, after the first anniversary of the grant date, pursuant to an Exchange Agreement among the Company and each holder of limited partnership units of Holdings. Upon any such exchange for shares of Class A common stock of the Company, the corresponding shares of Class B common stock then owned by such holder will be cancelled. The Class B common units of Holdings have no expiration date.

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