Company: BL
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001666134-25-000011
Chunk: 23

Company: BLACKLINE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 23
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 qualifications, a signed letter from the candidate confirming willingness to serve, information regarding any relationships between us and the candidate, and evidence of the recommending stockholder’s ownership of our stock. Such recommendation should also include a statement from the recommending stockholder in support of the candidate, particularly within the context of the criteria for Board membership. We do not have a formal policy regarding the consideration of director candidates recommended by stockholders, but subject to the foregoing, our independent directors will consider candidates recommended by stockholders in the same manner as candidates recommended from other sources. Our independent directors have discretion to decide which individuals to recommend for nomination as directors. Our Board has the final authority in determining the selection of director candidates for nomination to our Board. A stockholder that wants to nominate a person directly for election to the Board at an annual meeting of the stockholders must meet the deadlines and other requirements set forth in our Bylaws, and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Any nomination should be sent in writing to BlackLine, Inc., 21300 Victory Boulevard, 12th Floor, Woodland Hills, California 91367, Attention: Corporate Secretary. To be timely for our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, our corporate secretary must receive the nomination no earlier than January 9, 2026 and no later than February 8, 2026. Any notice of director nomination submitted must include the additional information required by Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act. Please see the section entitled “ Stockholder Proposal Deadlines for 2026 Annual Meeting ” in this proxy statement for more information.

#### Agreements Related to Our Board
Stockholders’ Agreement

In connection with our initial public offering, we entered into an Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement with Silver Lake Sumeru Fund, L.P., Silver Lake Technology Investors Sumeru, L.P., Iconiq Strategic Partners, L.P., ICONIQ Strategic Partners-B, L.P., Iconiq Strategic Partners Co-Invest, L.P., BL Series and Iconiq Strategic Partners Co-Invest, L.P., BL2 Series, Therese Tucker and Mario Spanicciati (together, the “Stockholder Parties”), dated as of October 27, 2016 (or the “Stockholders’ Agreement”). Pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement, only Ms. Tucker continues to beneficially own a sufficient number of shares to designate a designee on our Board. Ms. Tucker will continue to be entitled to membership on our

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