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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): June 10, 2021

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Blackbaud, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware000-5060011-2617163
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer ID Number)
65 Fairchild Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29492
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (843) 216-6200
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:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par ValueBLKBNasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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.



Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders on June 10, 2021. The results of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company stockholders at the meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. Stockholders elected two Class B members to the Company’s Board of Directors, each for a three year term expiring in 2024 as follows:
MemberForAgainstAbstentionsBroker 
Non-Votes
George H. Ellis39,095,735 955,854 45,290 5,892,591 
Andrew M. Leitch37,687,217 2,364,225 45,437 5,892,591 

Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. Stockholders approved on an advisory basis the 2020 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as follows:
Votes Cast For37,696,648 
Votes Cast Against2,349,032 
Abstentions51,199 
Broker Non-Votes5,892,591 

Proposal 3 - Vote to Approve the Amendment and Restatement of the Blackbaud, Inc. 2016 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Blackbaud, Inc. 2016 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan as follows:
Votes Cast For39,053,180 
Votes Cast Against992,704 
Abstentions50,995 
Broker Non-Votes5,892,591 

Proposal 4 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 as follows:
Votes Cast For45,034,800 
Votes Cast Against907,361 
Abstentions47,309 
Broker Non-VotesN/A




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.
BLACKBAUD, INC.
Date: June 11, 2021/s/ Anthony W. Boor
Anthony W. Boor
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)