Company: BL
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001666134-25-000011
Chunk: 47

Company: BLACKLINE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 47
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• our performance against the financial and operational objectives established by the Compensation Committee and our Board;

• each individual NEO’s skills, experience, and qualifications relative to other similarly situated executives at the companies in our compensation peer group;

• the scope of each NEO’s role compared to other similarly situated executives at the companies in our compensation peer group;

• the performance of each individual NEO, based on a subjective assessment of his or her contributions to our overall performance, ability to lead his or her business unit or function, and work as part of a team, all of which reflect our core values;

• compensation parity among our NEOs;

• with respect to NEOs other than our Co-CEOs, the recommendations of the Co-CEOs; and

• the compensation practices of our compensation peer group and the positioning of each NEO’s compensation in a ranking of peer company compensation levels.

These factors provide the framework for compensation decision-making and final decisions regarding the compensation opportunities for each NEO.

### Role of Management
The Compensation Committee believes each of our Co-CEOs, CFO, Chief People Officer, and CLAO has valuable insight into the contributions of our NEOs and solicits advice and input from each with respect to performance objectives under our annual bonus plan. In addition, our CFO provides input with respect to the establishment of metrics and targets for our annual incentive plan and our performance-based equity awards. Our Co-CEOs also provide input with respect to adjustments to annual base salaries, annual cash bonus opportunities, long-term equity incentive compensation opportunities, program structures, and other compensation-related matters for our NEOs (other than with respect to their own compensation). The Compensation Committee reviews and discusses this advice and input, along with the information, analysis, and other advice it receives from its independent compensation consultant and uses them as factors in determining and approving the compensation for our NEOs. None of our officers is involved in decisions regarding their own compensation.

#### Role of Compensation Consultant
The Compensation Committee engages an external compensation consultant to assist it by providing information, analysis, and other advice relating to our executive compensation program and the decisions resulting from its annual executive compensation review. For 2024, the Compensation Committee retained Compensia to serve as its compensation advisor. This compensation consultant serves at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.

During 2024, Compensia regularly attended the meetings of the Compensation Committee and provided the following services:

• consulting with the Compensation Committee Chair and other members between Compensation Committee meetings;