UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8‑K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
June 12, 2018
YEXT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38056 | 20-8059722 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
1 Madison Ave, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(212) 994-3900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of stockholders of Yext, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 12, 2018. Stockholders of record of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on April 19, 2018 were entitled to vote at such meeting. For more information about the proposals voted on at the meeting, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2018. The results of the voting at such meeting were as follows:
1. Three Class I directors were elected to serve a three-year term expiring at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. The three nominees receiving the largest number of affirmative votes and representing shares of the Company’s common stock present and entitled to vote at the annual meeting were elected as Class I directors by the following vote:
Director Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Howard Lerman | 64,159,545 | 3,729,629 | 16,924,719 |
Brian Distelburger | 63,898,805 | 3,990,369 | 16,924,719 |
Julie Richardson | 64,127,216 | 3,761,958 | 16,924,719 |
2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019 was ratified by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain |
84,551,825 | 87,522 | 174,546 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Yext, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Ho Shin | |
Ho Shin EVP & General Counsel | ||
Date: June 12, 2018