Company: BL
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001666134-25-000011
Chunk: 36

Company: BLACKLINE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
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, we strongly encourage our stockholders to review this proxy statement, and in particular the information contained in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section below and in the compensation tables and narrative that follow it in the “Executive Compensation” section of this proxy statement.

The vote on executive compensation is not intended to address any specific element of compensation; rather, the vote relates to the compensation of our named executive officers described in this proxy statement.

Our Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders to approve the 2024 compensation of our named executive officers, thereby encouraging them to remain in the Company’s employ and more closely align their interests with those of our stockholders.

#### Required Vote
The vote is advisory, which means that the vote is not binding on BlackLine, our Compensation Committee, or our Board. Abstentions are considered votes cast, and thus, will have the same effect as votes “against” the proposal. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal. Although the vote is non-binding, our Compensation Committee and Board value your opinion and will consider the outcome of the vote in making future compensation decisions.

#### Board Recommendation
Our Board recommends an advisory non-binding vote “FOR” the proposal to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

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#### PROPOSAL NUMBER 4

### ADVISORY NON-BINDING VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
We are asking our stockholders to cast an advisory non-binding vote on how often we should include an advisory vote on executive compensation in our proxy materials for future annual meetings of stockholders (that is, votes similar to the advisory non-binding vote in Proposal No. 3 above). Stockholders may vote to request the advisory vote on executive compensation every year, every two years or every three years, or may abstain from voting.

Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

Our Board believes that the advisory vote on executive compensation should be conducted every year so that our stockholders may provide us with more frequent feedback on our compensation philosophy, policies and practices, as disclosed in our proxy statement, each year. This determination was based upon the premise that NEO compensation is evaluated, adjusted and approved on an annual basis by our Compensation Committee, and that the measures that are used in determining performance-based award achievements are