PAY 8-K
Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (PAY)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 5, 2026, Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders:
1. elected three Class II Directors nominated to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified or their earlier death, resignation or removal;
2. ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2026;
3. approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”) pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); and
4. approved, on an advisory basis, every “one year” for the frequency with which stockholders will be provided future “say-on-pay” advisory votes on executive compensation.
A more complete description of each item is set forth in the Proxy Statement.
As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 62,936,502 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and 62,852,835 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock issued and outstanding. Each share of Class A common stock was entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting, and each share of Class B common stock was entitled to ten votes on each matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting. The Class A common stock and Class B common stock voted together as a single class. Votes representing approximately 97% of the combined voting power of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock, as of the record date, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The final voting results for the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Item 1—Election of Directors
Each of the three nominees named in the Proxy Statement was elected by the stockholders to the Company’s Board of Directors for three-year terms based on the following vote:
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Broker Non-Votes |
Jody Davids |
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651,204,104 |
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9,379,553 |
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8,121,639 |
Adam Malinowski |
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649,273,539 |
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11,310,118 |
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8,121,639 |
Gary Trainor |
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645,710,319 |
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14,873,338 |
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8,121,639 |
Item 2—Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the stockholders based on the following vote:
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Broker Non-Votes |
668,498,797 |
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100,921 |
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105,578 |
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N/A |
Item 3—Advisory Vote on the Approval of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC, based on the following vote:
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659,611,183 |
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942,919 |
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29,555 |
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8,121,639 |
Item 4— Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
The stockholders chose, on an advisory basis, every “One Year” as the frequency with which stockholders will be provided future “say-on-pay” advisory votes on executive compensation:
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659,717,563 |
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5,003 |
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844,276 |
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8,121,639 |
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.
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PAYMENTUS HOLDINGS, INC. |
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Date: |
June 8, 2026 |
By: |
/s/ Dushyant Sharma |
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Dushyant Sharma |