---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-042518"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "YEXT"
cik: "0001614178"
company_name: "Yext, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-11T20:17:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T20:31:51.732250+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Yext stockholders approve amended equity plan adding up to 24.9M shares; Sheehan re-elected with 33% against

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-042518
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: YEXT
- cik: 0001614178
- company_name: Yext, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-11T20:17:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614178/000162828026042518/0001628280-26-042518-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614178/000162828026042518/yext-20260610.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  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
  source text: 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
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614178/000162828026042518/0001628280-26-042518-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Yext, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Class III directors at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: 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
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614178/000162828026042518/0001628280-26-042518-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  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
  source text: 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
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614178/000162828026042518/0001628280-26-042518-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  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
  source text: 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
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1614178/000162828026042518/0001628280-26-042518-index.htm

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