Expensify (EXFY) board asks shareholders to approve 1‑for‑15/20/25 reverse split
Expensify, Inc. is soliciting proxies for its 2026 virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 22, 2026. The board asks holders of Class A, LT10 and LT50 common stock of record as of March 27, 2026 to vote on: election of eight directors; ratification of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for fiscal 2026; an advisory vote on executive compensation; and approval of alternative amendments to authorize a reverse stock split at a 1-for-15, 1-for-20 or 1-for-25 ratio with proportionate reductions in authorized shares. The Voting Trust holds all LT10 and LT50 shares and controls a majority of voting power, and the trustees expect to vote in favor of the board’s recommendations.
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The Voting Trust structure materially concentrates voting power; governance exemptions apply.
The Voting Trust currently controls more than 50% of outstanding voting power and the trustees have sole discretion to vote LT-held shares. As a result, Expensify qualifies as a "controlled company" under Nasdaq and relies on exemptions from certain independent-board and committee requirements.
Key implications include continued use of the Executive Committee for core board functions and limited independence on the Compensation Committee. Subsequent disclosures should state if or when control changes, as governance obligations would then transition.
The reverse split proposal gives the board flexible ratios to adjust share count and per‑share price.
The Board seeks authority to implement a 1-for-15, 1-for-20 or 1-for-25 reverse stock split and proportionate reductions in authorized shares to address Nasdaq $1.00 listing thresholds and market positioning. The board may elect not to effect the split even if approved.
If implemented, per‑share metrics and option exercise prices would be adjusted proportionately; fractional shares would be cash‑settled. The proposal is discretionary and conditioned on board judgment at the time of any implementation.
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![]() | 88 Kearny St Ste 1600 San Francisco, CA 94108 | David Barrett Founder, CEO and Director |

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![]() | 88 Kearny St Ste 1600 San Francisco, CA 94108 | Cole Eason Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary |
When | Friday, May 22, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PDT | ||
Where | Virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/EXFY2026 | ||
Items of Business | 1.Election of the eight director nominees named in this Proxy Statement to serve on our Board of Directors until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Executive Committee”) on behalf of the Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each nominee. | ||
2.Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026. The Executive Committee on behalf of the Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” this proposal. | |||
3.Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers. The Executive Committee on behalf of the Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” this proposal. | |||
4.Approval and adoption of amendments to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect (i) a reverse stock split of our common stock and (ii) a contemporaneous and proportionate reduction in the number of authorized shares of our common stock, as described in Proposal No. 4 in the accompanying proxy statement. The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” this proposal. | |||
5.Transaction of any other business which may properly come before the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) or any adjournment, continuation or postponement of the Annual Meeting. | |||
Who Can Vote | Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 27, 2026 will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at the Annual Meeting. | ||
As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we have elected to furnish our proxy materials to stockholders by providing access to the proxy materials on the internet. Accordingly, we are sending our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) rather than a paper set of the proxy materials, unless a stockholder has previously requested printed materials. The Notice includes instructions on how to access our proxy materials over the internet, as well as how to request the materials in paper form. | |||
Your vote is important. We encourage you to vote by proxy in advance of the meeting, whether or not you plan to attend the virtual meeting. The Notice includes instructions on how to vote, including by internet or telephone. If you hold your shares through a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other nominee, please follow the instructions you receive from them. | |||
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 22, 2026 | |||
This notice of the Annual Meeting, the Proxy Statement and the form of proxy are being distributed and made available on or about [ ], 2026. The Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 are also available on our website, ir.expensify.com, as well as www.proxyvote.com. | |||
By order of the Board of Directors, | |||
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Cole Eason | |||
[ ], 2026 | Corporate Secretary | ||
General Information | 1 |
Proposal 1: Election of Directors | 7 |
Corporate Governance | 8 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 15 |
Audit Committee Report | 18 |
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote to Approve the Company’s Executive Compensation | 19 |
Proposal 4: Approval and Adoption of Amendments to Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Effect (i) a Reverse Stock Split and (ii) a Corresponding Decrease in Authorized Shares | 20 |
Director Compensation | 31 |
Executive Compensation | 33 |
Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 41 |
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions | 44 |
Stockholder Proposals | 47 |
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports | 47 |
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | 48 |
Other Matters | 48 |
Annual Report on Form 10-K | 48 |
Appendix A: Form of Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as Amended, of Expensify, Inc. | 49 |
Proxy Card | 51 |
Expensify, Inc. 2026 Proxy Statement | 1 |
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![]() | Our Executive Committee on behalf of our Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of each of Mr. Barrett, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Mills, Mr. Vidal, Mr. Christen, Ms. Liu, Ms. Pao and Mr. Alvarez Divo. | |||
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Name | Age | Position | ||
David Barrett | 49 | Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||
Ryan Schaffer | 39 | Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||
Jason Mills | 44 | Director | ||
Daniel Vidal | 37 | Director | ||
Timothy L. Christen | 67 | Director | ||
Ying (Vivian) Liu | 51 | Director | ||
Ellen Pao | 56 | Director | ||
Carlos Alvarez Divo | 37 | Director |
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![]() | Our Executive Committee on behalf of our Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the ratification of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. | |||
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2025 | 2024 | ||
Audit Fees(1) | $1,972,100 | $2,992,760 | |
Audit-Related Fees | $— | $— | |
Tax Fees(2) | $131,325 | $— | |
All Other Fees(3) | $— | $7,200 | |
Total | $2,103,425 | $2,999,960 |
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Audit Committee | ||||
Tim Christen (Chairperson) | ||||
Ellen Pao | ||||
Vivian Liu | ||||
Date: [ ], 2026 | ||||
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![]() | Our Executive Committee on behalf of our Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers. | |||
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Pre-Reverse Split | 1-for-15 | 1-for-20 | 1-for-25 | |||||
Number of Shares Authorized | 1,000,000,000 | 66,666,666 | 50,000,000 | 40,000,000 | ||||
Number of Shares Issued and Outstanding | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Number of shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Number of shares issuable upon settlement of outstanding restricted stock units | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Number of shares reserved for issuance in connection with future awards under the Company’s 2021 Incentive Award Plan and 2021 Stock Purchase and Matching Plan | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] |
Pre-Reverse Split | 1-for-15 | 1-for-20 | 1-for-25 | |||||
Number of Shares Authorized | 21,871,197 | 1,458,079 | 1,093,559 | 874,847 | ||||
Number of Shares Issued and Outstanding | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] |
Pre-Reverse Split | 1-for-15 | 1-for-20 | 1-for-25 | |||||
Number of Shares Authorized | 24,893,067 | 1,659,537 | 1,244,653 | 995,722 | ||||
Number of Shares Issued and Outstanding | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | ||||
Number of shares issuable upon settlement of outstanding restricted stock units | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] | [ ] |
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![]() | Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the approval of the Reverse Stock Split Proposal. | |||
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Name | Fees Paid in Cash ($)(1) | Stock Awards ($)(2) | Total | |||
Tim Christen | $50,000 | $114,243 | $164,243 | |||
Vivian Liu | $40,000 | $114,605 | $154,605 | |||
Ellen Pao | $40,000 | $114,243 | $154,243 | |||
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Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($)(1) | Option Awards ($)(1) | All Other Compensation ($)(2) | Total ($) | |||||||
David Barrett | 2025 | 1,845,851 | — | 57,853 | — | — | 1,903,704 | |||||||
Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | 1,859,229 | — | 221,526 | — | — | 2,080,755 | |||||||
Ryan Schaffer | 2025 | 1,148,135 | — | 83,704 | — | 7,535 | 1,239,374 | |||||||
Chief Financial Officer | 2024 | 1,064,689 | — | 164,395 | — | 7,772 | 1,236,856 | |||||||
Anu Muralidharan(3) | 2025 | 1,109,820 | — | 71,309 | — | 558,219 | 1,739,348 | |||||||
Former Chief Operating Officer | 2024 | 860,371 | — | 319,242 | — | 9,665 | 1,189,278 | |||||||
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Name | Payroll Deductions Applied Towards the Purchase of Shares | Shares of our Class A Common Stock Purchased | Fully-Vested Shares of our Class A Common Stock Issued as Matching Shares | Value of Shares issued as Matching Shares as of the Date of Issuance(1) | ||||
David Barrett | $— | 0 | 25,641 | $57,853 | ||||
Ryan Schaffer | $69,605 | 34,261 | 23,154 | $50,506 | ||||
Anu Muralidharan | $53,126 | 11,606 | 3,900 | $7,980 | ||||
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Name | Fully-Vested Shares of our Class A Common Stock Issued as Discretionary Shares | Value of Shares issued as Discretionary Shares as of the Date of Issuance(1) | ||
David Barrett | 0 | $— | ||
Ryan Schaffer | 11,407 | $33,199 | ||
Anu Muralidharan | 19,005 | $63,329 | ||
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Option awards | Stock awards | |||||||||||||
Name | Vesting commencement date (1) | Number of securities underlying unexercised options exercisable (#) | Number of securities underlying unexercised options unexercisable (#) | Option exercise price ($) | Option expiration date | Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested (#) | Market value of shares of units of stock that have not vested ($)(2) | |||||||
David Barrett ................ | 4/12/2019 | 1,302,720 | — | 0.97 | 4/11/2029 | — | — | |||||||
3/1/2020 | 41,550 | — | 1.60 | 6/21/2030 | — | — | ||||||||
9/15/2021 | — | — | — | — | 433,894 | 655,180 | ||||||||
Ryan Schaffer .............. | 1/1/2016 | 1,610 | — | 0.53 | 3/31/2026 | — | — | |||||||
10/30/2018 | 10,320 | — | 0.97 | 1/10/2029 | — | — | ||||||||
2/1/2019 | 20,840 | — | 0.97 | 4/12/2029 | — | — | ||||||||
4/12/2019 | 220,283 | — | 0.97 | 4/11/2029 | — | — | ||||||||
9/1/2019 | 8,360 | — | 1.60 | 6/21/2030 | — | — | ||||||||
1/1/2021 | 9,200 | — | 7.21 | 3/15/2031 | — | — | ||||||||
3/1/2021 | 8,550 | — | 7.21 | 3/15/2031 | — | — | ||||||||
9/16/2021 | 6,880 | — | 12.97 | 10/12/2031 | — | — | ||||||||
9/15/2021 | — | — | — | — | 117,674 | 177,688 | ||||||||
Anu Muralidharan ...... | 3/1/2021 | 30,800 | — | 7.21 | 12/29/2027 | — | — | |||||||
9/16/2021 | 5,500 | — | 12.97 | 12/29/2027 | — | — | ||||||||
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Year | Summary Compensatio n Table Total for PEO(1) ($) | Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(1)(2)(3) ($) | Average Summary Compensati on Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(1) ($) | Average Compensatio n Actually Paid to Non- PEO NEOs(1)(2)(3) ($) | Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On Total Shareholder Return(4) ($) | Net Income ($ thousan ds) | ||||||
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Year | Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO ($) | Exclusion of Stock Awards and Option Awards for PEO ($) | Inclusion of Equity Values for PEO ($) | Compensation Actually Paid to PEO ($) | ||||
2025 | ( | |||||||
Year | Summary Compensation Table Average Total for Non-PEO NEOs ($) | Exclusion of Stock Awards and Option Awards for Non- PEO NEOs ($) | Inclusion of Equity Values for Non- PEO NEOs ($) | Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs ($) | ||||
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Year | Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for PEO ($) | Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for PEO ($) | Vesting- Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for PEO ($) | Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for PEO ($) | Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for PEO ($) | Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards Not Otherwis e Included for PEO ($) | Total – Inclusion of Equity Values for PEO ($) | |||||||
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Year | Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Non- PEO NEOs ($) | Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Non-PEO NEOs ($) | Vesting- Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for Non-PEO NEOs ($) | Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Non-PEO NEOs ($) | Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Non-PEO NEOs ($) | Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards Not Otherwis e Included for Non- PEO NEOs ($) | Total – Inclusion of Equity Values for Non-PEO NEOs ($) | |||||||
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Plan Category | Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights | Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights(1) | Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans | |||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | 6,169,851(2) | $2.47 | 20,992,688(3) | |||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | — | $— | — | |||
Totals | 6,169,851 | $2.47 | 20,992,688 | |||
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Class A | LT10 | LT50 | ||||||||||||
Name of Beneficial Owner | Shares | % | Shares | % | Shares | % | % of voting power | |||||||
Named Executive Officers, Directors and Director Nominees: | ||||||||||||||
David Barrett(1) ................................................. | 2,845,317 | [ ]% | 375,356 | [ ]% | 3,829,122 | [ ]% | [ ]% | |||||||
Ryan Schaffer(2) ............................................... | 488,369 | * | 498,090 | [ ]% | 66,683 | * | [ ]% | |||||||
Anu Muralidharan(3) ........................................ | 375,091 | * | — | [ ]% | — | [ ]% | [ ]% | |||||||
Jason Mills(4) ................................................... | 497,092 | * | 585,322 | [ ]% | 584,601 | [ ]% | [ ]% | |||||||
Daniel Vidal(5) .................................................. | 517,329 | * | 112,650 | [ ]% | 160,760 | [ ]% | [ ]% | |||||||
Timothy L. Christen ........................................ | 198,524 | * | — | — | — | — | [ ]% | |||||||
Ying (Vivian) Liu .............................................. | 114,849 | * | — | — | — | — | [ ]% | |||||||
Ellen Pao .......................................................... | 117,778 | * | — | — | — | — | [ ]% | |||||||
Carlos Alvarez Divo(6) ..................................... | 373,568 | * | 218,571 | [ ]% | 164,100 | [ ]% | [ ]% | |||||||
All current executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group (8 persons)(7) .................................................... | 5,152,826 | [ ]% | 1,789,989 | [ ]% | 4,805,266 | [ ]% | [ ]% | |||||||
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Expensify Voting Trust(8) ................................ | — | — | 4,209,827 | [ ]% | 8,175,283 | [ ]% | [ ]% | |||||||
Octopus Head Inc.(9) ....................................... | 6,456,400 | [ ]% | — | — | — | — | [ ]% | |||||||
Steve McLaughlin(10) ....................................... | 9,892,832 | [ ]% | — | — | — | — | [ ]% | |||||||
The Vanguard Group, Inc.(11) .......................... | 4,345,937 | [ ]% | — | — | — | — | [ ]% | |||||||
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FAQ
What is the meeting date and how can EXFY stockholders attend?
Who is eligible to vote at the EXFY 2026 Annual Meeting?
What are the board‑recommended votes on the proxy proposals for EXFY?
What reverse stock split ratios is Expensify requesting approval for?
How will fractional shares be handled if the reverse split is implemented?
Who is the company’s independent auditor for fiscal 2025 and who is proposed for 2026?


