ServiceNow, Inc.
For the period ended May 21, 2026. Filed Apr 6, 2026.
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May 21, 2026 · Filed Apr 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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Message from Our
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Dear Fellow Shareholders,
You are cordially invited to attend the 2026 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of ServiceNow, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“ServiceNow”), that will be held virtually via live webcast on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Pacific Time.
You can participate by visitingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NOW2026. As a shareholder, all you need to join the
meeting is the 16-digit control number printed in the box marked by the arrow on your Notice Regarding Availability of
Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”). You may submit comments and questions before the meeting at the
same website address.
You will be able to listen to the official meeting, submit questions and comments and vote your shares from any location
with an Internet connection. Questions may be submitted before the meeting as well at the website noted above. Our
virtual meeting format allows us to increase shareholder access, saves us and our shareholders time and money, and
preserves the rights and opportunities of our shareholders to participate in the meeting as if attending in person.
We have elected to deliver our proxy materials to our shareholders over the Internet. Similar to the benefits of holding our
meeting virtually, our proxy delivery process lowers the costs of printing and distributing materials without adversely
impacting our ability to provide shareholders with timely access to important information.
On or about April 6, 2026, we expect to mail to our shareholders the Notice of Internet Availability containing instructions
on how to access our Proxy Statement for our Annual Meeting and our 2025 Annual Report to shareholders. The Notice of
Internet Availability also provides instructions on how to vote by mail or over the Internet and includes instructions on how
to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail.
The matters we will discuss and vote on at the Annual Meeting are described in the notice of annual meeting on the next
page and in our Proxy Statement that follows.
Please use this opportunity to share your views by participating in our meeting and voting your shares. Even if you cannot
participate in the meeting, please vote over the Internet, by telephone or by requesting and mailing your proxy card to
ensure your representation at the meeting. Your vote is important.
We appreciate your continued support of ServiceNow as we build the Defining AI Enterprise Software Company of the
21 st Century.
Sincerely,
William R. “Bill” McDermottChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting
| Items of Business | Board Recommendations | ||
| 1 | To elect 9 directors, each to serve until the next annual shareholders meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal | FOR each director nominee | |
| 2 | To hold a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers (commonly referred to as “say on pay”) | FOR | |
| 3 | To hold a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation | ONE YEAR | |
| 4 | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 | FOR | |
| 5 | To approve our Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance | FOR | |
| 6 | To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent | AGAINST |
In addition, shareholders may be asked to consider and vote on such other
business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
All shareholders are invited to attend the Annual Meeting. Any shareholder
attending the Annual Meeting may vote online at the Annual Meeting even if
the shareholder previously voted. The previous votes will be superseded by
the vote such shareholder casts online at the Annual Meeting.
Thank you for your continued support of ServiceNow.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Hossein Nowbar
President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
April 6, 2026
Date and TimeMay 21, 2026 (Thursday)10:00 a.m., Pacific Time
Record DateOnly shareholders of record at the close of business on March 23, 2026, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting.
How to Vote
Internetwww.proxyvote.com
MailMark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
QR CodeScan the QR code on your voting materials to vote with your mobile device
Whether or not you expect to attend
the Annual Meeting, we encourage
you to read this Proxy Statement
and vote over the Internet, by
telephone, by requesting and
mailing your proxy card or by
mobile device as soon as possible,
so that your shares may be
represented at the Annual Meeting.
For specific instructions on how to
vote your shares, please refer to the
section titled “Annual Meeting
General Information” beginning on
page 119 of the proxy statement and
the instructions on the enclosed
Notice of Internet Availability.
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Table of Contents
| Message from Our Chairman and CEO | I | |
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| Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting | II | |
| Proxy Statement Summary | 1 | |
| Proxy Voting Roadmap | 7 | |
| PROPOSAL 1 Election of 9 Directors | 9 | |
| Nomination Process and Nominees | 10 | |
| Nomination Process | 10 | |
| Nominees’ Experience and Skills | 13 | |
| Director Nominees | 15 | |
| Board and Corporate Governance Matters | 24 | |
| Corporate Governance Highlights | 24 | |
| Board Leadership Structure | 25 | |
| Board Committees | 27 | |
| Board’s Role in Corporate Oversight | 30 | |
| Director Engagement | 35 | |
| Succession Planning | 37 | |
| Shareholder Engagement | 38 | |
| Other Governance Policies and Practices | 40 | |
| Director Compensation | 42 | |
| Corporate Sustainability | 44 | |
| Executive Leadership | 46 | |
| PROPOSAL 2 Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”) | 49 | |
| Letter from the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee | 50 | |
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis | 52 | |
| Executive Summary | 53 | |
| Executive Compensation Program | 58 | |
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| Compensation Policies and Practices | 71 | |
| NEO Employment Agreements | 78 | |
| Report of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee | 83 | |
| Executive Compensation Tables | 84 | |
| Equity Compensation Plan Information | 93 | |
| Chief Executive Officer Pay Ratio | 94 | |
| Pay Versus Performance | 95 | |
| Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 100 | |
| PROPOSAL 3 Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation | 102 | |
| PROPOSAL 4 Ratify the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026 | 103 | |
| Report of the Audit Committee | 105 | |
| PROPOSAL 5 Approval of Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan | 106 | |
| PROPOSAL 6 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent | 116 | |
| Annual Meeting General Information | 119 | |
| Additional Information | 124 | |
| Appendix A | A-1 | |
| Appendix B | B-1 |
This Proxy Statement contains forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this Proxy Statement other than statements of historical or
current fact, including statements regarding our executive compensation plans, business strategy and plans and financial targets are
forward-looking. The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect" and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are
based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management as of the date of this Proxy
Statement. Actual results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make. Factors that
may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to, those
discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation, and do not intend, to update
the forward-looking statements.
On December 17, 2025, the Company effected a 5-for-1 split of its common stock (the “Stock Split”) with a proportionate increase in the number of
shares of authorized common stock. All references made to common share, equity award and per share amounts throughout this proxy statement
have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Stock Split.
The content of the websites, and additional materials found on those websites, referred to in this Proxy Statement are not deemed to be part of,
and are not incorporated by reference into, this Proxy Statement.
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