yext-20241211

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38056

20-8059722

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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

YEXT

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging Growth Company ☐

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 11, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Yext, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the following grants of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) as special retention awards to the named executive officers of the Company listed below:


Name and Principal Position						RSU Awards (shares subject to award)
Darryl Bond Chief Executive Officer						234,000*
Ho Shin EVP & General Counsel						122,000*

*Five-sevenths of shares subject to award shall vest on June 20, 2025, one-seventh of the shares shall vest on September 20, 2025, and the remaining one-seventh of the shares shall vest on December 20, 2025, in each case subject to the executive’s continued service on each such date.

These grants were made pursuant to the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and are subject to all provisions of the applicable award agreements under the Plan.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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