8-K
filed June 11, 2026, 4:17 PM ET
ticker YEXT
CIK 0001614178
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
Yext stockholders approve amended equity plan adding up to 24.9M shares; Sheehan re-elected with 33% against
Yext, Inc.
- Daniel Englander and Andrew Sheehan elected as Class III directors; Sheehan faced 20.8M votes against (33%).
- 2016 Equity Incentive Plan amended: adds 4.5M shares plus up to 20.4M from lapsed awards; approved 48.4M for, 14.4M against.
- Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for FY2027; advisory vote on exec compensation passed with 94.9% support.
- Amended plan prohibits repricing, exchange programs, and dividends on unvested awards.
- Plan effective as of June 10, 2026; replaces existing plan reserve.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Yext, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory approval of named executive officer compensation at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-10
Exact text from the filing
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved on an advisory, non-binding basis by the following vote: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 59,780,340 3,163,149 97,075 10,828,010
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Yext, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Class III directors at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-10
Exact text from the filing
Each of the two nominees received the affirmative majority of votes cast with respect to that director and were elected as the Class III directors by the following vote: Director Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Daniel Englander 61,538,851 1,389,188 112,525 10,828,010 Andrew Sheehan 42,086,549 20,839,792 114,223 10,828,010
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Yext, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, restated and extended at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-10
Exact text from the filing
The Plan was approved by the following vote: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 48,430,077 14,448,832 161,655 10,828,010
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Yext, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-10
Exact text from the filing
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027 was ratified by the following vote: For Against Abstain 72,769,470 738,784 360,320
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