---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-027497"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "YEXT"
cik: "0001614178"
company_name: "Yext, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:52:01.955851+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Yext board adopts majority voting for director elections; updates bylaws

## Summary
- Adopted majority voting standard for uncontested director elections; plurality for contested.
- Updated advance notice provisions for stockholder proposals and nominations.
- Inserted forum selection provision for stockholder litigation.
- Amendments effective immediately prior to proxy statement filing on April 27, 2026.
- Also includes updates for Delaware law changes and technical corrections.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-027497
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: YEXT
- cik: 0001614178
- company_name: Yext, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614178/000162828026027497/0001628280-26-027497-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614178/000162828026027497/yext-20260423.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 9b9462315e96c1aaee0e637d0b09b41bd22a90e9
  claim: Yext, Inc.: On April 23, 2026, the Board approved amendments to the Bylaws effective immediately prior to the filing of the proxy statement on April 27, 2026, adopting majority voting for uncontested director elections, updating advance notice provisions, adding a forum selection clause, and making other update (effective 2026-04-27).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 23, 2026, the Board of Directors of Yext, Inc. (the “Company”), acting upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), effective as of immediately prior to the filing of the Company’s proxy statement on April 27, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614178/000162828026027497/0001628280-26-027497-index.htm

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