Thomas C. Barnds - 26 Aug 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (PAY)

Reporting relationship: 10%+ Owner
Issuer ticker: PAY
Reported as of: 26 Aug 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 28 Aug 2026, 18:41:24 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 19 Aug 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Thomas C. Barnds

Key filing fact

Thomas C. Barnds filed Form 4 for Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (PAY) on 28 Aug 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Thomas C. Barnds's Form 4 filing for Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (PAY).
5 reported transactions and 5 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 28 Aug 2026, 18:41.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 19 Aug 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001474980 Primary reporting owner

Barnds Thomas

Relationship: 10%+ Owner
Address: C/O ACCEL-KKR, 2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300, MENLO PARK
Signature: /s/ Thomas C. Barnds
Signature date: 28 Aug 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

PAY transaction

Class A Common Stock

Other

Transaction value
Shares: -94,546
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 26 Aug 2026
Ownership: Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3, F4

PAY holding

Class A Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 2,245,886
Date: 26 Aug 2026
Ownership: Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP
Footnotes: F2, F3, F4

PAY holding

Class A Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 10,845
Date: 26 Aug 2026
Ownership: AKKR Strategic Capital LP
Footnotes: F2, F3, F4, F5, F6

PAY holding

Class A Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 72,142
Date: 26 Aug 2026
Ownership: See footnote
Footnotes: F7, F8

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

PAY transaction Derivative

Class B Common Stock

Other

Transaction value
Shares: -9,736,723
Change %: -99%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 146,020
Date: 26 Aug 2026
Ownership: Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 9,736,723
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3, F4, F9

PAY transaction Derivative

Class B Common Stock

Other

Transaction value
Shares: -416,038
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 26 Aug 2026
Ownership: Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 416,038
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3, F4, F9

PAY transaction Derivative

Class B Common Stock

Other

Transaction value
Shares: -607,024
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 100
Date: 26 Aug 2026
Ownership: Accel-KKR Members Fund, LLC
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 607,024
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3, F4, F9

PAY transaction Derivative

Class B Common Stock

Other

Transaction value
Shares: -600,000
Change %: -19%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 2,489,787
Date: 26 Aug 2026
Ownership: AKKR Strategic Capital LP
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 600,000
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3, F4, F9, F10, F11

PAY holding Derivative

Class B Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 10,116,936
Date: 26 Aug 2026
Ownership: See footnote
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 10,116,936
Exercise price
Footnotes: F8, F9, F12

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 12 footnotes

Footnote F1

In-kind pro rata distribution from the Reporting Person to its partners, without consideration.

Footnote F2

Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC, or Topco GP (for which decision making is controlled by Mr. Palumbo and Mr. Barnds), has voting and investment power over the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by (i) Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP, or CV III; (ii) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP, or GC III; (iii) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II Strategic Fund, LP, or GC II Strategic; (iv) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II, LP, or GC II; (v) (v) Accel-KKR Members Fund, LLC, or Members Fund; (vi) AKKR Strategic Capital LP, or SC; and (vii) AKKR SC GPI HoldCo LP, or SC GPI.

Footnote F3

(Continued from footnote 2) AKKR Fund III Management Company CV, LP, or CV III GP, is the sole general partner of CV III. AKKR Growth Capital Management Company III, LP, or GC III GP, is the sole general partner of GC III. AKKR Growth Capital Management Company II, LP, or GC II GP, is the sole general partner of GC II Strategic and GC II. AKKR Strategic Capital GP, or SC GP, is the sole general partner of SC. AKKR Management Company, LLC, or UGP, is the sole managing member of Members Fund and the sole general partner of CV III GP, GC III GP, GC II GP, SC GP and SC GPI. Topco GP, is the sole managing member of UGP. AKKR Fund II Management Company, LP,

Footnote F4

(Continued from footnote 3) or the Management Company, is the sole management company of each of the Accel-KKR Funds, and UGP is the general partner of the Management Company. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. Each of the foregoing entities and Mr. Palumbo have separately filed Form 4s reporting their interests.

Footnote F5

Includes 2,583 shares received from certain of the other Reporting Persons in the distribution described in footnote 1. Such shares were previously reported as indirectly owned through the entities effecting such distributions.

Footnote F6

The total reported in Column 5 of Table I reflects a transfer from SC GPI to SC. The transfer was exempt from reporting under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), as amended, pursuant to Rule 16a-13 under the Exchange Act.

Footnote F7

Includes 5,894 shares received from certain of the other Reporting Persons in the distribution described in footnote 1. Such shares were previously reported as indirectly owned through the entities effecting such distributions.

Footnote F8

Shares held by the Barnds Living Trust dtd 6/23/2003.

Footnote F9

Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time, at the holder's election and automatically in connection with certain transfers and upon certain other events, into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date.

Footnote F10

Includes 1,002,627 shares received from certain of the other Reporting Persons in the distribution described in footnote 1. Such shares were previously reported as indirectly owned through the entities effecting such distributions.

Footnote F11

The total reported in Column 9 of Table II reflects a transfer from SC GPI to SC. The transfer was exempt from reporting under Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-13 under the Exchange Act.

Footnote F12

Includes 1,341,593 shares received from certain of the other Reporting Persons in the distribution described in footnote 1. Such shares were previously reported as indirectly owned through the entities effecting such distributions.