Form 8-K
8-K — Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
Accession: 0001193125-26-261846
Filed: 2026-06-08
Period: 2026-06-05
CIK: 0001841156
SIC: 7389 (SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 5, 2026
Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
001-40429
45-3188251
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
11605 North Community House Road,
Suite 300
Charlotte, North Carolina
28277
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(888) 440-4826
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
PAY
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 ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Jody Davids
651,204,104
9,379,553
8,121,639
Adam Malinowski
649,273,539
11,310,118
8,121,639
Gary Trainor
645,710,319
14,873,338
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:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
668,498,797
100,921
105,578
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:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
659,611,183
942,919
29,555
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:
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
659,717,563
5,003
844,276
16,815
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.
PAYMENTUS HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:
June 8, 2026
By:
/s/ Dushyant Sharma
Dushyant Sharma
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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