[DEF 14A] GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, INC. Definitive Proxy Statement
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (GDYN) set its 2025 Annual Meeting for December 23, 2025 at 7:30 a.m. PT, to be held virtually. Stockholders of record on November 4, 2025 may vote.
Four items are on the agenda: elect three Class III directors for terms ending in 2028; ratify Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2025; a non‑binding say‑on‑pay advisory vote; and approve an amendment to the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan to add 3,500,000 shares authorized for issuance.
Directors are elected by plurality; the other proposals require a majority of shares present or by proxy. As of the record date, 84,805,201 shares were outstanding. The company reports an equity award overhang of 13.0% and a three‑year average burn rate of 3.5%. The board recommends voting FOR all proposals.
- None.
- None.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
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/s/ Lloyd Carney
Lloyd Carney
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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/s/ Leonard Livschitz
Leonard Livschitz
Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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6101 Bollinger Canyon Road, Suite 465
San Ramon, CA 94583
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Time and Date
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| | December 23, 2025, at 7:30 a.m., Pacific Time | |
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Place
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The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual audio meeting of stockholders, to be conducted via live audio webcast. You will be able to attend the virtual Annual Meeting and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GDYN2025.
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Items of Business
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To elect three Class III directors to hold office until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal.
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To ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
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To conduct a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.
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To approve an amendment to the Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan by 3,500,000 shares.
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To transact such other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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Record Date
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November 4, 2025 (the “Record Date”). Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting.
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Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
November 10, 2025
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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Director Nominees
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Continuing Directors
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Director Independence
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Board Leadership Structure
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Board and Stockholder Meetings and Committees
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Audit Committee
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Compensation Committee
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
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Considerations in Evaluating Director Nominees
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Stockholder Recommendations for Nominations to the Board of Directors
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Communications with the Board of Directors
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Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
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Role of the Board in Risk Oversight
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Derivatives Trading and Anti-Hedging and Pledging Policy
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Non-Employee Director Compensation
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PROPOSAL NO. 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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Nominees
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Vote Required
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PROPOSAL NO. 2 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
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Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Audit Committee Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Vote Required
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PROPOSAL NO. 3 ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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Vote Required
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PROPOSAL NO. 4 APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL SHARES UNDER THE 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
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Amendment to the 2020 Plan
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Vote Required
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Summary of the 2020 Plan
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
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Executive Summary
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What Guides Our Program
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Principal Elements of Compensation
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Other Practices, Policies and Guidelines
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Compensation Committee Report
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Summary Compensation Table
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2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards
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Outstanding Equity Awards at 2024 Year-End
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2024
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Pension Benefits and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
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Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
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CEO Pay Ratio
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Methodology for Identifying Our “Median Employee”
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PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE
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Most Important Performance Measures
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Description of the Information Presented in the Pay Versus Performance Table
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Related Party Transactions
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Related Party Transactions Following the Business Combination
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Policies and Procedures for Related Person Transactions
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OTHER MATTERS
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Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report and SEC Filings
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Company Website
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APPENDIX A: AMENDMENT TO THE 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
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FOR 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held at 7:30 A.M., Pacific Time, on December 23, 2025
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Effect of
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Proposal
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Board
Recommendation |
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Required
Vote |
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Withholding/ Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes
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(Proposal No. 1)
Election of Class III directors |
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FOR
each nominee |
| | Plurality of the voting power of the shares present in person or by proxy (nominees that receive the most FOR votes will be elected) | | | No effect | | |
Not counted as
entitled to vote and therefore no effect |
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(Proposal No. 2)
Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP |
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FOR
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Same as a vote
AGAINST |
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Not applicable
(brokers have voting discretion) |
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(Proposal No. 3)
Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers |
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FOR
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| | Majority of the voting power of the shares present in person or by proxy | | |
Same as a vote
AGAINST |
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Not counted as
entitled to vote and therefore no effect |
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(Proposal No. 4)
Approval of 3,500,000 additional shares under our 2020 Equity Incentive Plan |
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FOR
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Same as a vote
AGAINST |
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Not counted as
entitled to vote and therefore no effect |
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Attention: Secretary
6101 Bollinger Canyon Road, Suite 465
San Ramon, CA 94583
(650) 523-5000
Attention: Secretary
6101 Bollinger Canyon Road, Suite 465
San Ramon, CA 94583
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Name
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Class
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Age
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Position
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Director
Since |
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Current
Term Expires |
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Expiration
of Term For Which Nominated |
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| Director Nominees | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Eric Benhamou(1)(2)(3)
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III
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| | | | 70 | | | | Director | | | | | 2015 | | | | | | 2025 | | | | | | 2028 | | |
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Patrick Nicolet
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III
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| | | | 66 | | | | Director | | | | | 2022 | | | | | | 2025 | | | | | | 2028 | | |
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Weihang Wang
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III
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| | | | 59 | | | | Director | | | | | 2017 | | | | | | 2025 | | | | | | 2028 | | |
| Continuing Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Leonard Livschitz
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| | | | 59 | | | | Chief Executive Officer and Director | | | | | 2006 | | | | | | 2026 | | | | | | — | | |
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Marina Levinson(3)
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I
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| | | | 67 | | | | Director | | | | | 2020 | | | | | | 2026 | | | | | | — | | |
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Shuo Zhang(3)
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I
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| | | | 60 | | | | Director | | | | | 2017 | | | | | | 2026 | | | | | | — | | |
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Lloyd Carney(1)(2)
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II
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| | | | 63 | | | | Chairman and Director | | | | | 2018 | | | | | | 2027 | | | | | | — | | |
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Michael Southworth(3)
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II
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| | | | 53 | | | | Director | | | | | 2020 | | | | | | 2027 | | | | | | — | | |
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Yueou Wang
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II
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| | | | 51 | | | | Director | | | | | 2017 | | | | | | 2027 | | | | | | — | | |
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Name of Director(1)
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Audit
Committee |
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Compensation
Committee |
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Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee |
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Eric Benhamou
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Member
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Chair
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Member
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Lloyd Carney
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Member
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Chair
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Marina Levinson
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Member
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Michael Southworth
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Chair
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Shuo Zhang
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Member
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Name
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Fees Earned
or Paid in Cash ($) |
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Stock
Awards ($)(1) |
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Total
($) |
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Eric Benhamou
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| | | | 80,000 | | | | | | 74,982 | | | | | | 154,982 | | |
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Lloyd Carney
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| | | | 85,000 | | | | | | 94,994 | | | | | | 179,994 | | |
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Marina Levinson
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| | | | 55,000 | | | | | | 74,982 | | | | | | 129,982 | | |
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Patrick Nicolet
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| | | | 40,000 | | | | | | 74,982 | | | | | | 114,982 | | |
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Michael Southworth
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| | | | 60,000 | | | | | | 74,982 | | | | | | 134,982 | | |
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Weihang Wang
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| | | | 40,000 | | | | | | 74,982 | | | | | | 114,982 | | |
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Yueou Wang
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| | | | 40,000 | | | | | | 74,982 | | | | | | 114,982 | | |
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Shuo Zhang
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| | | | 55,000 | | | | | | 74,982 | | | | | | 129,982 | | |
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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Fee Category
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2023
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2024
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Audit Fees(1)
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| | | $ | 1,300,000 | | | | | $ | 1,431,688 | | |
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Audit-Related Fees(2)
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| | | $ | 14,432 | | | | | $ | 631,230 | | |
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Tax Fees(3)
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| | | $ | 16,210 | | | | | $ | 43,326 | | |
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All Other Fees(4)
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| | | $ | 159,023 | | | | | $ | 4,548 | | |
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Total
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| | | $ | 1,489,665 | | | | | $ | 2,110,792 | | |
ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED AND RESERVED FOR ISSUANCE
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As of November 4,
2025 |
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Stock options outstanding
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| | | | 3,779,979 | | |
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Restricted stock units outstanding
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| | | | 1,076,755 | | |
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Performance stock units outstanding
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| | | | 2,942,800 | | |
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Total equity awards outstanding
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| | | | 7,799,534 | | |
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Shares remaining for future issuance under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
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| | | | 3,226,924 | | |
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Common shares outstanding
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| | | | 84,805,201 | | |
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Overhang (total equity outstanding/common shares)
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| | | | 13.0% | | |
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2024
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2023
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2022
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Stock options granted
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| | | | 25,000 | | | | | | 689,500 | | | | | | 1,228,700 | | |
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Restricted stock units granted
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| | | | 1,750,381 | | | | | | 251,955 | | | | | | 1,414,925 | | |
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Performance stock units vested
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| | | | 822,895 | | | | | | 1,335,982 | | | | | | 112,085 | | |
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Total shares
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| | | | 2,598,267 | | | | | | 2,277,437 | | | | | | 2,755,710 | | |
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Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
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| | | | 77,465,000 | | | | | | 75,193,000 | | | | | | 69,197,000 | | |
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Calculated burn-rate (total shares/shares outstanding)
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| | | | 3.4% | | | | | | 3.0% | | | | | | 4.0% | | |
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Average three-year burn-rate
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Plan Category
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(a)
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants, and rights(1) |
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(b)
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants, and rights ($) |
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(c)
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) |
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Equity compensation plans approved by
security holders |
| | | | 7,799,534 | | | | | | 9.65 | | | | | | 3,226,924 | | |
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Equity compensation plans not approved
by security holders |
| | | | 0 | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 0 | | |
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Total
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| | | | 7,799,534 | | | | | | 9.65 | | | | | | 3,226,924 | | |
Eric Benhamou
Marina Levinson
Shuo Zhang
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Name
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Age
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Position
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| Leonard Livschitz | | |
59
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| | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
| Anil Doradla | | |
56
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| | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Yury Gryzlov | | |
42
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| | Chief Operating Officer | |
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Name
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Position
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| Leonard Livschitz | | | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
| Anil Doradla | | | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Yury Gryzlov | | | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Grid Dynamics Europe | |
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What We Heard
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What We Did
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| | Stockholders would like to see diverse use of performance metrics in the incentive plans | | |
The compensation committee discusses metric selection regularly. The focus of our annual and long-term incentives is achieving profitable growth and driving long-term stockholder value creation. As such, we use a carefully balanced mix of financial metrics across our incentive plans — with a heavier emphasis on revenue because it is a fundamental indicator of our ability to generate income and sustain growth over time. Recognizing that revenue is used as a metric in both the annual and long-term incentives, the compensation committee balances it with other metrics designed to support the Company’s business strategy and align with stockholder interests as follows:
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Annual Cash Incentives
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Long-Term Equity Incentives*
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Metric
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Weight
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Metric
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Weight
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50%
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50%
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Non-GAAP
EBITDA ($) |
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50%
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Contribution margin (%)
Contribution margin is gross margin for revenue (as adjusted for certain items).
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50%
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Modifier (up to +/‑ 20%)
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Modifier (up to
+/- 20%) |
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| | Stockholders would like to see maximum payout opportunities for long-term incentive awards targeted closer to market practices | | |
Performance stock units (“PSUs”) granted under our long-term incentive plan vest up to 200% of target, with the potential for further adjustment up or down based on rTSR and rCAGR performance (up to +/- 20% for each modifier). This structure applies to the CEO and all other NEOs and is consistent with our 2024 Compensation Peer Group identified below and broader market practices.
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| | Stockholders prefer to see an emphasis on performance-based equity | | |
The compensation committee prioritized performance-based equity using a mix of 55% PSUs and 45% restricted stock units (“RSUs”). This approach places a significant focus on awards that are earned only if specific performance objectives are achieved and rTSR and rCAGR outpace the market. It also balances the Company’s talent retention objectives while maintaining a direct link to stock price.
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| | Stockholders prefer to see longer performance measurement periods for long-term equity incentive awards | | |
Performance criteria for PSUs will measure year-over-year revenue growth and contribution margin performance over the course of a three-year period. Accordingly, one-third of our NEOs’ PSUs are eligible to vest each year, with an initial vesting amount ranging from 0% to 200% of target determined based on actual results. After the initial vesting level has been determined based on actual results, a modifier is applied based on rTSR and rCAGR results for one-, two- and three-year performance over the performance period.
We measure performance annually because we operate in a business environment in which forecasting multi-year performance is extremely difficult. This approach allows us to maintain a clear focus on our critical, shorter-term growth objectives while still driving accountability for executing on our long-term vision of sustainable growth and value creation. In addition, using multi-year vesting requirements and linking our NEOs’ compensation to our stock strongly aligns management’s long-term interests with those of our stockholders.
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Compensation Element
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Highlights
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| Base Salary | | |
In 2024, none of the NEOs received base salary increases, except for Mr. Doradla. The compensation committee approved Mr. Doradla’s increase to better align his base salary with the market.
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| Cash Incentives | | |
Our NEOs are eligible to receive payments under our Corporate Bonus Plan, which provides that eligible participants, including the NEOs, earn annual cash bonuses, paid quarterly, based on achievement of our financial performance objectives. Performance targets are established based on a combination of pre-determined goals, which included equally weighted revenue and non-GAAP EBITDA targets for 2024. The Company exceeded these performance targets in three quarters during 2024, achieving 85%, 122%, 128% and 113% of the quarterly performance targets for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Accordingly, in three of the four quarters of 2024, our NEOs received quarterly cash incentive payments that surpassed their target bonus opportunities under our Corporate Bonus Plan.
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| Long-Term Equity Incentives | | |
For 2024, the long-term equity incentive awards granted to the NEOs were structured with a mix of 55% PSUs and 45% RSUs to achieve a balance between performance alignment and retention. The 2024 grant was designed to cover a three-year performance period with respect to granted PSUs, and a three-year service period with respect to granted RSUs. Consolidating the awards into a single, larger grant, enhances consistency and predictability for participants and stockholders, while encouraging a long-term perspective. Mr. Livschitz, our CEO, did not receive a long-term equity incentive award in 2025.
In February 2025, the compensation committee and Board certified the achievement of the 2024 performance goals for year-over-year revenue growth and contribution margin. This performance resulted in the vesting of 160% of the target number of PSUs for the first year of the three-year performance period (one-third of the award). Additionally, the rTSR and rCAGR modifiers were assessed at approximately the 83rd and 60th percentiles. This resulted in a 20% rTSR modifier and a 10% rCAGR modifier, resulting in a 30% upward adjustment to the vesting PSUs, and resulted in earned PSUs of 208% of target.
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What We Do
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What We Don’t Do
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✓
Emphasize variable pay over fixed pay — the majority (97%) of the CEO’s target compensation is “at-risk” and directly tied to our financial results and stock performance
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No tax gross ups other than for qualified relocation expenses
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Maintain anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies
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No option or stock appreciation rights granted below fair market value
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Provide for “double-trigger” equity award vesting and severance benefits upon a change in control
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No supplemental executive retirement plans except in jurisdictions where statutorily required
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Use an independent compensation consultant
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No significant perquisites
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Responsible use of equity awards under our long-term incentive program
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No timing the release of material nonpublic information for purposes of affecting the value of long-term equity incentives
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Pay for performance philosophy and culture
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Maintain a compensation recovery (clawback) policy
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Additions
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Removals
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| Fastly, Inc. | | | Benefitfocus.com, Inc. | |
| The Hacket Group | | | ChannelAdvisor Corporation | |
| Information Services Group, Inc. | | | LivePerson, Inc. | |
| N-able, Inc. | | | Upland Software, Inc. | |
| SolarWinds Corporation | | | Mandiant, Inc. (reference peer) | |
| Varonis Systems, Inc. | | | | |
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Peer Companies
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Peer Data As of September 2024
($ in millions) |
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Agilysys, Inc.
American Software, Inc. BlackLine, Inc. eGain Corporation Endava plc Fastly, Inc. The Hackett Group, Inc. Information Services Group, Inc. JFrog Ltd. LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. |
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Model N, Inc.
N-able, Inc. PagerDuty, Inc. Progress Software Corporation PROS Holdings, Inc. Qualys, Inc. Rapid7, Inc. SolarWinds Corporation TechTarget, Inc. Varonis Systems, Inc. Workiva Inc |
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Percentile
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Revenue
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Market Cap
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25th
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$266
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$ 816
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Median
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$449
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$2,029
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75th
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$678
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$3,069
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Grid
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$318
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$1,067
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% Rank
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35
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| | |
32
|
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Name
|
| |
2023
|
| |
2024
|
| |
% Adjustment
|
| |||||||||
|
Leonard Livschitz
|
| | | $ | 800,000 | | | | | $ | 800,000 | | | | | | 0% | | |
|
Anil Doradla
|
| | | $ | 300,000 | | | | | $ | 350,000 | | | | | | 16.76% | | |
|
Yury Gryzlov(1)
|
| | | $ | 475,200 | | | | | $ | 442,840 | | | | | | 0% | | |
|
Name
|
| |
2024 Base
Salary |
| |
Bonus
Target (% of Base Salary) |
| |
Bonus at
Target |
| |||||||||
|
Leonard Livschitz
|
| | | $ | 800,000 | | | | | | 100% | | | | | $ | 800,000 | | |
|
Anil Doradla
|
| | | $ | 350,000 | | | | | | 50% | | | | | $ | 175,000 | | |
|
Yury Gryzlov(1)
|
| | | $ | 442,840 | | | | | | 50% | | | | | $ | 221,420 | | |
| | | |
Actual Achievement of
Corporate Performance Measures |
| |
Actual Payout to NEOs
|
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| | | |
Revenue
(in millions) |
| |
Non-GAAP
EBITDA(1) (as a percentage of revenue) |
| |
Total
Achievement Relative to Target |
| |
Leonard
Livschitz |
| |
Anil
Doradla |
| |
Yury
Gryzlov(2) |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Three months ended March 31, 2024
|
| | | $ | 79.8 | | | | | | 12.1% | | | | | | 85% | | | | | $ | 170,000 | | | | | $ | 35,063 | | | | | $ | 34,120 | | |
|
Three months ended June 30, 2024
|
| | | $ | 83.0 | | | | | | 14.1% | | | | | | 122% | | | | | $ | 244,000 | | | | | $ | 50,325 | | | | | $ | 72,758 | | |
|
Three months ended September 30, 2024
|
| | | $ | 87.4 | | | | | | 17.0% | | | | | | 128% | | | | | $ | 256,000 | | | | | $ | 52,800 | | | | | $ | 75,708 | | |
|
Three months ended December 31, 2024
|
| | | $ | 88.1 | | | | | | 15.1% | | | | | | 113% | | | | | $ | 226,000 | | | | | $ | 49,438 | | | | | $ | 62,548 | | |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 896,000 | | | | | $ | 187,626 | | | | | $ | 245,134 | | |
|
Equity Vehicle
|
| |
Weight
|
| |
Design At-a-Glance
|
|
| PSUs | | |
55%
|
| |
•
Measures year-over-year revenue growth and contribution margin performance over the course of a three-year period.
•
One-third of our NEOs’ PSUs are eligible to vest each year, in an amount ranging from 0% to 200% of target, based on actual results.
•
PSUs that vest based on actual results at up to 200% of target are subject to further adjustment up or down based on rTSR and rCAGR performance, both measured against the Russell 2000 index.
•
The total PSUs earned will be adjusted at the conclusion of the applicable performance period based on rTSR and rCAGR results for one-, two- and three-year performance over the performance period.
|
|
| RSUs | | |
45%
|
| |
•
One-third of RSUs vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and one-twelfth quarterly thereafter.
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|
|
Name
|
| |
2024 3-Year Equity Awards
|
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| |
RSUs
|
| |
PSUs
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| |
Shares at
Target (#) |
| |
$ Value(1)
|
| |
Shares at
Target (#) |
| |
$ Value(2)
|
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|
Leonard Livschitz(3)
|
| | | | 800,000 | | | | | $ | 10,664,000 | | | | | | 960,000 | | | | | $ | 13,932,800 | | |
|
Anil Doradla(4)
|
| | | | 60,000 | | | | | $ | 799,800 | | | | | | 72,000 | | | | | $ | 1,044,960 | | |
|
Yury Gryzlov
|
| | | | 80,000 | | | | | $ | 1,066,400 | | | | | | 96,000 | | | | | $ | 1,393,280 | | |
|
Name
|
| |
Target
Number of Shares (#) |
| |
Total Vested
Number of Shares (#) |
| ||||||
|
Leonard Livschitz
|
| | | | 320,000 | | | | | | 665,600 | | |
|
Anil Doradla
|
| | | | 24,000 | | | | | | 49,920 | | |
|
Yury Gryzlov
|
| | | | 32,000 | | | | | | 66,560 | | |
Eric Benhamou, Chair
Lloyd Carney
|
Name and Principal Position
|
| |
Year
|
| |
Salary
($) |
| |
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(1) |
| |
Option
Awards ($) |
| |
Stock
Awards ($)(2) |
| |
All Other
Compensation ($)(3) |
| |
Total
($) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Leonard Livschitz,
Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | | 800,000 | | | | | | 896,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 24,596,800 | | | | | | 12,085 | | | | | | 26,304,885 | | |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | | 800,000 | | | | | | 1,022,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,989,003 | | | | | | 11,317 | | | | | | 5,822,320 | | | ||
| | | | 2022 | | | | | | 733,333 | | | | | | 1,342,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 22,579,813 | | | | | | 6,841 | | | | | | 24,662,487 | | | ||
|
Anil Doradla,
Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | | 320,000 | | | | | | 187,626 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,165,560 | | | | | | 3,864 | | | | | | 2,677,050 | | |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | | 300,000 | | | | | | 182,850 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 387,529 | | | | | | 3,612 | | | | | | 873,991 | | | ||
| | | | 2022 | | | | | | 300,000 | | | | | | 276,375 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,749,621 | | | | | | 3,372 | | | | | | 3,329,368 | | | ||
|
Yury Gryzlov(4),
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Grid Dynamics Europe |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | | 442,840 | | | | | | 245,134 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,459,680 | | | | | | 196,984 | | | | | | 3,344,638 | | |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | | 475,200 | | | | | | 289,762 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 387,529 | | | | | | 210,311 | | | | | | 1,362,802 | | | ||
| | | | 2022 | | | | | | 369,488 | | | | | | 357,010 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,749,621 | | | | | | 52,982 | | | | | | 3,529,101 | | | ||
|
Name
|
| |
Grant
Date |
| |
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1) |
| |
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards(2) |
| |
All Other
Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#) |
| |
Grant
Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($) |
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| |
Threshold
($) |
| |
Target
($) |
| |
Maximum
($) |
| |
Threshold
(#) |
| |
Target
(#) |
| |
Maximum
(#) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Leonard Livschitz
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 800,000 | | | | | | 1,600,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | 1/1/2024 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 480,000 | | | | | | 960,000 | | | | | | 2,688,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,932,800 | | | ||
| | | | 1/1/2024(3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 800,000 | | | | | | 10,664,000 | | | ||
|
Anil Doradla
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 175,000 | | | | | | 350,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | 1/1/2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36,000 | | | | | | 72,000 | | | | | | 201,600 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,044,960 | | | ||
| | | | 1/1/2024(3) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 60,000 | | | | | | 799,800 | | | ||
| | | | 10/28/2024(4) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | | | 320,800 | | | ||
|
Yury Gryzlov
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 221,420 | | | | | | 442,840 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | 1/1/2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48,000 | | | | | | 96,000 | | | | | | 268,800 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,393,280 | | | ||
| | | | 1/1/2024(3) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 80,000 | | | | | | 1,066,400 | | | ||
| | | |
Option Awards
|
| |
Stock Awards
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Name
|
| |
Grant Date
|
| |
Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) — Exercisable |
| |
Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) — Unexercisable |
| |
Option
Exercise Price ($) |
| |
Option
Expiration Date |
| |
Number of
Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested (#) |
| |
Market
Value of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested ($)(3) |
| |
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested (#)(4) |
| |
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested ($)(5) |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Leonard Livschitz
|
| |
1/1/2024
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 800,000(1) | | | | | | 17,792,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
1/1/2024
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,331,200 | | | | | | 34,318,336 | | | ||
|
Anil Doradla
|
| |
3/13/2020
|
| | | | 140,000 | | | | | | | | | 8.26 | | | |
3/13/2030
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
1/1/2024
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60,000(1) | | | | | | 1,334,400 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| |
10/28/2024
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,000(2) | | | | | | 444,800 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| |
1/1/2024
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99,840 | | | | | | 2,573,875 | | | ||
|
Yury Gryzlov
|
| |
11/12/2018
|
| | | | 252,588 | | | | | | | | | 3.54 | | | |
11/12/2028
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
5/22/2019
|
| | | | 46,518 | | | | | | | | | 3.54 | | | |
5/22/2029
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| |
5/22/2019
|
| | | | 18,565 | | | | | | | | | 3.54 | | | |
5/22/2029
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| |
3/13/2020
|
| | | | 140,000 | | | | | | | | | 8.26 | | | |
3/13/2030
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| |
1/1/2024
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 80,000(1) | | | | | | 1,779,200 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| |
1/1/2024
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 133,120 | | | | | | 3,431,834 | | | ||
| | | |
Option Awards
|
| |
Stock Awards
|
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Name
|
| |
Number of
Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) |
| |
Value
Realized on Exercise ($) |
| |
Number of
Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) |
| |
Value
Realized on Vesting ($) |
| ||||||||||||
|
Leonard Livschitz
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 249,980 | | | | | | 3,000,586 | | |
|
Anil Doradla
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 42,853 | | | | | | 509,404 | | |
|
Yury Gryzlov
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 42,853 | | | | | | 509,404 | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Termination Without Cause or Resignation for
Good Reason Outside of the Change in Control Period |
| |
Termination Without Cause or Resignation for
Good Reason Within the Change in Control Period |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Named Executive Officer
|
| |
Salary
Severance ($) |
| |
Bonus
Severance ($) |
| |
Value of
Continued Health Coverage ($)(1) |
| |
Value of
Equity Acceleration ($)(2) |
| |
Total
($) |
| |
Salary
Severance ($) |
| |
Bonus
Severance ($) |
| |
Value of
Continued Health Coverage ($)(1) |
| |
Value of
Equity Acceleration ($)(2) |
| |
Total
($) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Leonard Livschitz
|
| | | | 1,600,000 | | | | | | 800,000 | | | | | | 91,051 | | | | | | 13,047,467 | | | | | | 15,538,518 | | | | | | 1,600,000 | | | | | | 800,000 | | | | | | 91051 | | | | | | 39,142,400 | | | | | | 41,633,451 | | |
|
Anil Doradla
|
| | | | 350,000 | | | | | | 87,500 | | | | | | 115 | | | | | | 1,126,827 | | | | | | 1,564,442 | | | | | | 350,000 | | | | | | 87,500 | | | | | | 115 | | | | | | 3,380,480 | | | | | | 3,818,095 | | |
|
Yury Gryzlov(3)
|
| | | | 442,840 | | | | | | 110,710 | | | | | | 26,531 | | | | | | 1,304,747 | | | | | | 1,884,828 | | | | | | 442,840 | | | | | | 110.710 | | | | | | 26,531 | | | | | | 3,914,240 | | | | | | 4,494,321 | | |
|
Plan Category
|
| |
Number of
Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Restricted Stock Units and Rights |
| |
Weighted
Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options and Rights(1) |
| |
Number of
Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in the first Column) |
| |||||||||
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
2018 Stock Plan(2)
|
| | | | 1,285,930 | | | | | $ | 3.54 | | | | | | — | | |
|
2020 Equity Incentive Plan(3)
|
| | | | 4,544,256 | | | | | $ | 12.75 | | | | | | 1,997,054 | | |
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
TOTAL
|
| | | | 5,830,186 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,997,054 | | |
| Year | | | Summary Compensation Table Total for Livschitz (PEO) $ | | | Compensation Actually Paid to Leonard Livschitz (PEO)(1)(2) $ | | | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-CEO NEOs(3) $ | | | Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs(1)(2)(3) $ | | | Year-end value of $100 invested on 3/6/2020 in: | | | Net Income(5) (in millions) $ | | | Revenue (in millions) $ | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Total Shareholder Return(4) $ | | | Peer Group Total Shareholder Return(4) $ | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | |||||||
| 2022 | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | |||||
| 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | |||||||
| 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | |||||||
| | | | 2024 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | | Leonard Livschitz | | | Average Non-CEO NEOs | | | Leonard Livschitz | | | Average Non-CEO NEOs | | | Leonard Livschitz | | | Average Non-CEO NEOs | | | Leonard Livschitz | | | Average Non-CEO NEOs | | | Leonard Livschitz | | | Average Non-CEO NEOs | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Compensation from Summary Compensation Table | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | ||||||||||
| Adjustments for Pension | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adjustment Summary Compensation Table Pension | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Amount added for current year service cost | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Amount added for prior service cost impacting current year | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Total Adjustments for Pension | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Adjustments for Equity Awards | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adjustment for grant date values in the Summary Compensation Table | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | |
| Year-end fair value of unvested awards granted in the current year | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | ||||||||||
| Year-over-year difference of year-end fair values for unvested awards granted in prior years | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | ||||
| Fair values at vest date for awards granted and vested in current year | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | ||
| Difference in fair values between prior year-end fair values and vest date fair values for awards granted in prior years | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | ||||||
| Forfeitures during current year equal to prior year-end fair value | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Dividends or dividend equivalents not otherwise included in total compensation | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Total Adjustments for Equity Awards | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | |||||||
| Compensation Actually Paid (as calculated) | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | ||||||||
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Name of Beneficial Owner
|
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Common Stock(1)
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Number
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Percentage
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| 5% Securityholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Beijing Teamsun Technology Co. Ltd.(2)
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| | | | 13,889,183 | | | | | | 16.4% | | |
| Blackrock Inc.(3) | | | | | 9,878,922 | | | | | | 11.6% | | |
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The Vanguard Group(4)
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| | | | 5,535,526 | | | | | | 6.5% | | |
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Wasatch Advisors LP(5)
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| | | | 4,557,239 | | | | | | 5.4% | | |
| Named Executive Officers and Directors: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Lloyd Carney(6)
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| | | | 997,173 | | | | | | 1.2% | | |
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Eric Benhamou(7)
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| | | | 305,377 | | | | | | * | | |
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Marina Levinson(8)
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| | | | 33,490 | | | | | | * | | |
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Leonard Livschitz(9)
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| | | | 2,587,101 | | | | | | 3.0% | | |
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Patrick Nicolet(10)
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| | | | 20,332 | | | | | | * | | |
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Michael Southworth(11)
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| | | | 36,310 | | | | | | * | | |
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Weihang Wang(12)
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| | | | 34,626 | | | | | | * | | |
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Yueou Wang(13)
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| | | | 77,023 | | | | | | * | | |
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Shuo Zhang(14)
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| | | | 159,048 | | | | | | * | | |
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Anil Doradla(15)
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| | | | 455,886 | | | | | | * | | |
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Yury Gryzlov(16)
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| | | | 866,294 | | | | | | 1.0% | | |
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All executive officers and directors as a group (11 persons)(17)
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| | | | 5,572,660 | | | | | | 6.5% | | |
| | | | | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS | |
| | | | | San Ramon, California | |
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November 10, 2025
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TO THE
GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, INC. 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN