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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

Blackbaud, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			000-50600			11-2617163
(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:
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value			BLKB			Nasdaq 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. ☐

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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:

Member						For			Against			Abstentions			Broker  Non-Votes
George H. Ellis						39,095,735			955,854			45,290			5,892,591
Andrew M. Leitch						37,687,217			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 For						37,696,648
Votes Cast Against						2,349,032
Abstentions						51,199
Broker Non-Votes						5,892,591

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 For						39,053,180
Votes Cast Against						992,704
Abstentions						50,995
Broker Non-Votes						5,892,591

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 For						45,034,800
Votes Cast Against						907,361
Abstentions						47,309
Broker Non-Votes						N/A

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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)