8-K - BLKB - Equibles

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): June 9, 2022

Blackbaud, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-50600	11-2617163
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer ID Number)

65 Fairchild Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29492

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (843) 216-6200

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:
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☐	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:
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Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value	BLKB	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 Act. ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders on June 9, 2022. The results of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company stockholders at the meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. Stockholders elected three Class C members to the Company’s Board of Directors, each for a three year term expiring in 2025 as follows:

Member	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker <br>Non-Votes
Michael P. Gianoni	39,249,769	650,124	20,790	8,903,209
D. Roger Nanney	39,558,893	340,777	21,013	8,903,209
Sarah E. Nash	37,483,323	2,416,906	20,454	8,903,209

Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. Stockholders approved on an advisory basis the 2021 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as follows:

Votes Cast For	38,486,501
Votes Cast Against	1,414,243
Abstentions	19,939
Broker Non-Votes	8,903,209

Proposal 3 - Vote to Approve the Amendment and Restatement of the Blackbaud, Inc. 2016 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Blackbaud, Inc. 2016 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan as follows:

Votes Cast For	38,853,427
Votes Cast Against	1,044,640
Abstentions	22,616
Broker Non-Votes	8,903,209

Proposal 4 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 as follows:

Votes Cast For	48,563,403
Votes Cast Against	249,249
Abstentions	11,240
Broker Non-Votes	N/A

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.

		BLACKBAUD, INC.
Date:	June 10, 2022	/s/ Anthony W. Boor
		Anthony W. Boor
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)