# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001512673
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-007182
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 4996
**Document Hash:** 0490e3a8454d04fa685179535c6b3419
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-007182.hdr.sgml**: 20230112

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-007182

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230109

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230112

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230112

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Block, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001512673
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 800429876
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-37622
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23525993

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1455 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94103
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 415-375-3176

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1455 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94103

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Square, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20110210

?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ? 8-K

------

### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

------

### FORM 8-K

------

#### CURRENT REPORT

#### Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

#### of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

#### Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 9, 2023

------

## Block, Inc.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

------

---

| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **001-37622** | **80-0429876** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction**<br> **of incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

---

#### Not Applicable<sup>1</sup>

#### (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(415) 375-3176

#### (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

#### N/A

#### (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

------

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

---

| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Class A Common Stock, $0.0000001 par value per share | SQ | New York Stock Exchange |

---

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act

------

<sup>1</sup> We do not designate a headquarters location as we have adopted a distributed work model.

------

#### Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 9, 2023, Sivan Whiteley, the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Block, Inc. (the "Company"), informed the Company of her intention to resign from her position, with her resignation effective as of February 16, 2023. Ms. Whiteley has worked at Block for nearly ten years and provided significant contributions to the Company during that time.

The Company's current General Counsel, Chrysty Esperanza, will serve as the Interim Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective upon Ms. Whiteley's resignation. Ms. Whiteley will continue to provide transition support and advisory services through April 7, 2023 without any changes to her compensation.

------

#### SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **BLOCK, INC.** | **BLOCK, INC.** |
| By | /s/ Sivan Whiteley |
|  | Sivan Whiteley |
|  | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |

---

Date: January 12, 2023