| 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 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/18/2026 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pony AI Inc. [ PONY ] | |||||||||||||||
| 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 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) |
| Class A Ordinary Shares | 318,133 | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Options (right to buy) | (1) | (1) | Class A Ordinary Shares | 13,334 | $1.65 | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units | (2) | (7) | Class A Ordinary Shares | 14,667 | (8) | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units | (3) | (7) | Class A Ordinary Shares | 1,667 | (8) | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units | (4) | (7) | Class A Ordinary Shares | 5,034 | (8) | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units | (5) | (7) | Class A Ordinary Shares | 69,480 | (8) | D | |
| Restricted Stock Units | (6) | (7) | Class A Ordinary Shares | 170,002 | (8) | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Options were granted on April 23, 2020 and will expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. The vesting schedules are 25% of the total options granted shall vest on the first anniversary of March 31, 2020, and the remaining 75% of the total options granted are scheduled to vest in equal monthly installments of 1/48 thereafter over the next 36 months. |
| 2. Restricted stock units (RSU) were granted on May 28, 2021. The vesting schedules are 20% of the total RSU granted shall vest on the first anniversary of April 1, 2021, and the remaining 80% of the total RSU granted are scheduled to vest equally with 5% at the 25th day of the last month of each quarter thereafter. |
| 3. RSU were granted on June 2, 2022. The vesting schedules are 25% of the total RSU granted shall vest on the first anniversary of April 1, 2022, and the remaining 75% of the total RSU granted are scheduled to vest equally with 6.25% at the 25th day of the last month of each quarter thereafter. |
| 4. RSU were granted on May 15, 2023. The vesting schedules are 25% of the total RSU granted shall vest on the first anniversary of April 1, 2023, and the remaining 75% of the total RSU granted are scheduled to vest equally with 6.25% at the 25th day of the last month of each quarter thereafter. |
| 5. RSU were granted on December 10, 2023. The vesting schedules are 25% of the total RSU granted shall vest on the first anniversary of November 1, 2023, and the remaining 75% of the total RSU granted are scheduled to vest equally with 6.25% at the 25th day of the last month of each quarter thereafter. |
| 6. RSU were granted on December 4, 2024. The vesting schedules are 25% of the total RSU granted shall vest on the first anniversary of October 31, 2024, and the remaining 75% of the total RSU granted are scheduled to vest equally with 6.25% at the 25th day of the last month of each quarter thereafter. |
| 7. This grant does not have an expiration date. |
| 8. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one Class A ordinary share. |
| Remarks: |
| Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney |
| /s/ Tian Gao, Attorney-in-Fact for Luyi Mo | 03/18/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| 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 5 (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. | ||
| * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) | ||