Company: BLND
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001855747-25-000024
Chunk: 29

Company: Blend Labs, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 29
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 a particular nominee, whether as a result of choosing to WITHHOLD authority to vote or a broker non-vote, will have no effect on the outcome of the election.

#### Board of Directors Recommendation
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE.

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PROPOSAL NO. 2: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</div>

Our Audit Committee has appointed PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. PwC served as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

At the annual meeting, we are asking our stockholders to ratify the appointment of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Our Audit Committee is submitting the appointment of PwC to our stockholders because we value our stockholders’ views on our independent registered public accounting firm and as a matter of good corporate governance. Notwithstanding the appointment of PwC, and even if our stockholders ratify the appointment, our Audit Committee, in its discretion, may appoint another independent registered public accounting firm at any time during our fiscal year if our Audit Committee believes that such a change would be in the best interests of our company and our stockholders. If our stockholders do not ratify the appointment of PwC, then our Audit Committee may reconsider the appointment. One or more representatives of PwC are expected to be present at the annual meeting, and they will have an opportunity to make a statement and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions from our stockholders.

Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The following table presents fees billed or to be billed by PwC, our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and for professional services rendered with respect to the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. All of these services were approved by the Audit Committee.

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