Company: YEXT
Filing Date: 2025-12-08
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-055819
Chunk: 184

Company: Yext, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-08
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 4
Chunk 184
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 possibly other anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws and anti-money laundering laws in countries in which we conduct activities. Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws have been enforced aggressively in recent years, are interpreted broadly and prohibit companies and their employees and agents from promising, authorizing, making, offering, soliciting or accepting improper payments or other benefits to or from government officials and others in the private sector. As we increase our international sales and business, particularly in countries with a low score on the Corruptions Perceptions Index by Transparency International, and increase our use of third-party business partners such as sales agents, distributors, resellers, or consultants, our risks under these laws may increase. We can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of our employees, representatives, contractors, business partners, resellers, agents and third-party intermediaries, even if we do not explicitly authorize, control or have actual knowledge of such activities. While we have policies and procedures in this area, we 

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cannot guarantee that none of our employees, agents, representatives, business partners or third-party intermediaries will take actions in violation of our policies and applicable law, for which we may be ultimately held responsible. Any allegations concerning or violations of these laws could subject us to investigations, sanctions, settlements, prosecution, enforcement actions, disgorgement of profits, significant fines, damages, other civil and criminal penalties or injunctions, suspension or debarment from government contracting, the loss of export privileges, whistleblower complaints, reputational harm, adverse media coverage, and other collateral consequences, all of which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, prospects and financial condition. In addition, responding to any action will likely result in a materially significant diversion of management’s attention and resources and significant defense and compliance costs and other professional fees.

We are subject to governmental export and import controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations that could impair our ability to compete in international markets and subject us to liability if we are not in full compliance with applicable laws.

Our business activities are subject to various restrictions under U.S. export and import controls and trade and economic sanctions laws and regulations, including U.S. customs regulations, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Export Administration Regulations and economic and trade sanctions regulations maintained by the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control. U.S. export control and U.S. economic sanctions laws and regulations include prohibitions on the sale or supply of certain products and services to U.S. embargoed or sanctioned countries, their