---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-102426"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HUBS"
cik: "0001404655"
company_name: "HUBSPOT INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T14:44:01.177567+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HubSpot amends bylaws to designate federal courts as exclusive forum for securities claims

## Summary
- Board approved bylaw amendment on March 11, 2026, effective immediately.
- Federal district courts become exclusive forum for claims under Securities Act of 1933 and Exchange Act of 1934.
- Amendment responds to recent changes to Delaware General Corporation Law regarding forum selection.
- Company may consent in writing to selection of an alternative forum.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-102426
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HUBS
- cik: 0001404655
- company_name: HUBSPOT INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1404655/000119312526102426/0001193125-26-102426-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1404655/000119312526102426/hubs-20260311.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-102426.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 69e1a50381fc098e73c5f13bd2680b18b52e4d9e
  claim: HUBSPOT INC: Amended by-laws to designate federal district courts as exclusive forum for securities law actions (effective 2026-03-11).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 11, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of HubSpot, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s sixth amended and restated by-laws (the “By-law Amendment”), effective immediately, to designate the federal district courts of the United States as the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1404655/000119312526102426/0001193125-26-102426-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.