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accession: "0001193125-26-147758"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PAY"
cik: "0001841156"
company_name: "Paymentus Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-08T23:59:59+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Paymentus grants 480,000 RSUs to CEO Dushyant Sharma on April 7, 2026

## Summary
- Board approved 480,000 time-based RSUs to CEO Dushyant Sharma under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
- One-fifth of RSUs vest on the one-year anniversary; remainder vests quarterly from Aug 15, 2027 through May 15, 2031.
- Grant recommended by Compensation Committee after consultation with independent consultant Compensia.
- Each RSU entitles holder to one share of Paymentus Class A common stock upon vesting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-147758
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PAY
- cik: 0001841156
- company_name: Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841156/000119312526147758/0001193125-26-147758-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841156/000119312526147758/pay-20260407.htm

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