Company: BL
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001666134-25-000011
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Company: BLACKLINE, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
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 and Corporate Governance .”

Ms. Drummond, Ms. Rios, Dr. Whye and Ms. Yamamoto have agreed to serve as directors if elected, and management has no reason to believe that they will be unavailable to serve. If a nominee is unable or declines to serve as a director at the time of the annual meeting, proxies will be voted for any nominee who may be proposed by our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and designated by the present Board to fill the vacancy.

#### Required Vote
The Class III directors will be elected by a plurality of the voting power of the shares present virtually or represented by proxy at the annual meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. In other words, the four nominees receiving the highest number of “FOR” votes will be elected as Class III directors. You may vote (i) “FOR” for each director nominee or (ii) “WITHHOLD” for each director nominee. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not expressly withheld, for the election of Ms. Drummond, Ms. Rios, Dr. Whye and Ms. Yamamoto. “WITHHOLD” votes and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.

#### Board Recommendation
Our Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election to the Board of Camille Drummond, Brunilda Rios, Barbara Whye, and Mika Yamamoto as Class III directors.

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#### PROPOSAL NUMBER 2

### RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT

### REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Our Audit Committee has appointed PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. During 2024, PwC served as our independent registered public accounting firm.

Notwithstanding its appointment 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 the year if the Audit Committee believes that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. 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. If the appointment is not ratified by our stockholders, our Audit Committee may consider whether it should appoint another independent registered public accounting firm. A