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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) May 9, 2024

 

 

BLACKLINE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37924   46-3354276
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

21300 Victory Boulevard, 12th Floor

Woodland Hills, California 91367

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(818) 223-9008

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01, par value   BL   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange

 

 

 


Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of BlackLine, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 9, 2024. The Annual Meeting was a virtual meeting held over the Internet via live webcast. Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 55,163,725 shares of the Company’s common stock, constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. The proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the vote with respect to each such matter are as set forth below:

Proposal 1: Election of Class II directors

 

Nominee:

   For:      Withheld:      Broker Non-Votes:  

Owen Ryan

     33,761,925        8,533,030        12,868,770  

Sophia Velastegui

     33,912,006        8,382,949        12,868,770  

William Wagner

     41,778,975        515,980        12,868,770  

Based on the votes set forth above, each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her death, resignation or removal.

Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024

 

For:

 

Against:

 

Abstain:

54,272,282   332,510   558,933

There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.

Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

Proposal 3: Advisory non-binding vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

For:

 

Against:

 

Abstain:

 

Broker Non-Votes:

39,860,748   2,395,504   38,703   12,868,770

Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BLACKLINE, INC.
Date: May 10, 2024     By:  

/s/ Karole Morgan-Prager

      Karole Morgan-Prager
      Chief Legal and Administrative Officer

 

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