Okta holders back equity plan changes, board slate
Okta, Inc. reported results from its 2026 annual stockholder meeting and an approved change to its equity plan.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Okta, Inc. reported results from its 2026 annual stockholder meeting and an approved change to its equity plan. Stockholders approved an amendment to the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan that removes the plan’s termination date, eliminates the automatic annual “evergreen” share increase, and removes liberal share recycling for options and stock appreciation rights. Two Class III directors, Anthony Bates and David Schellhase, were re-elected to serve until the 2029 annual meeting.
Stockholders also ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027, and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of named executive officers. The equity plan amendment itself received 144,073,135 votes for, 59,915,901 against, and 124,413 abstentions, with 20,320,883 broker non-votes.
Insights
Routine annual meeting with governance-focused equity plan changes.
The meeting confirms continuity in Okta’s board and auditor while tweaking its long-term incentive structure. The 2017 Equity Incentive Plan now has no fixed end date but no longer grows automatically via an evergreen share increase.
Removing evergreen and liberal share recycling typically tightens how quickly new equity can be issued, while an unlimited duration keeps the framework in place until the board ends it. Strong support for directors, auditor ratification, and say-on-pay suggests broad stockholder alignment in this snapshot.
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evergreen provision financial
broker non-votes financial
advisory non-binding vote regulatory
independent registered public accounting firm regulatory
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