Grabar Law Office is investigating claims on behalf of current shareholders of GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) concerning possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other corporate governance issues involving certain officers and directors of the Company.

The investigation follows the filing of a federal securities class action, Johnson v. GoDaddy Inc., et al., No. 26-cv-7144 (S.D.N.Y.), against GoDaddy, Chief Executive Officer Aman Bhutani, and Chief Financial Officer Mark McCaffrey. The action asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and concerns purchasers of GoDaddy common stock between September 3, 2025 and February 24, 2026.

According to the complaint, GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), via certain of its officers, repeatedly told investors that its strategy was focused on attracting “high-intent” customers and had moved away from discounting at the front end of its customer funnel. The complaint alleges, however, that during the same period the Company had implemented a heavily discounted promotional price for one-year .com domain contracts, which allegedly resulted in shorter-term contracts, lower average order values, and deceleration in total bookings growth.

The complaint further alleges that GoDaddy continued to represent that its high-intent customer strategy was working and that average order size was increasing, while allegedly failing to disclose the impact that the one-year promotional program was having on bookings.

On February 24, 2026, GoDaddy reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results and disclosed that fourth-quarter total bookings growth had decelerated to 5%, down from 9% in the prior quarter and below analyst expectations. During the associated earnings call, the Company disclosed that it had introduced promotional pricing for one-year .com domains and that the shift in contract term and promotional pricing had reduced upfront bookings and near-term revenue.

Following these disclosures, GoDaddy’s stock price declined from $92.30 per share on February 24, 2026 to $79.12 per share on February 25, 2026, a drop of more than 14%. The accompanying release similarly states that the challenged promotional strategy allegedly contributed to weaker bookings and that GoDaddy’s shares fell more than 14% after the disclosures.

Grabar Law Office’s Investigation

Grabar Law Office is investigating whether certain GoDaddy officers and directors may have breached fiduciary duties owed to the Company or otherwise failed to adequately oversee GoDaddy’s business strategy, public disclosures, financial reporting, and risk-management processes.

Among other things, the investigation concerns whether:

• Company leadership adequately disclosed the nature and impact of GoDaddy’s promotional discounting strategy;
• the Board and senior management maintained appropriate oversight over material changes to GoDaddy’s go-to-market strategy;
• GoDaddy’s disclosure controls were sufficient to ensure that investors received accurate and complete information concerning bookings trends and customer-acquisition practices;
• certain officers or directors permitted or caused the Company to make materially misleading public statements; and
• the Company has suffered or may suffer harm through securities litigation, related legal expenses, reputational damage, or other corporate losses.

The complaint alleges that Bhutani and McCaffrey managed GoDaddy’s operations and finances, possessed extensive knowledge of its core business operations, and were deeply involved in determining the content of the Company’s public disclosures. It also alleges that the individual defendants had regular access to non-public information, attended management and Board or committee meetings, and had the authority to influence or control the Company’s public statements.

A shareholder derivative action is different from the pending securities class action. In a derivative action, a shareholder generally seeks to pursue claims on behalf of GoDaddy itself, potentially seeking monetary recovery for the Company, corporate-governance reforms, improvements to internal controls, or other appropriate relief.

Current GoDaddy Shareholders

If you are a current GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) shareholder and have held shares since before September 3, 2025, you can seek corporate reforms, the return of funds back to the company, and a court approved incentive award at no cost to you whatsoever. Contact Joshua H. Grabar at jgrabar@grabarlaw.com, or call 267-507-6085 to learn more. Alternatively, if you purchased shares between September 3, 2025 and February 24, 2026, you can participate in the class action.

Grabar Law Office represents investors globally in shareholder derivative, securities, and corporate-governance litigation. There is no cost or obligation to contact the Firm to learn more about this investigation.