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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 12, 2024
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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.
Blackbaud, Inc. ("Blackbaud" or the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders on June 12, 2024. 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 three Class B members to the Company’s Board of Directors, each for a three year term expiring in 2027 as follows:
MemberForAgainstAbstentionsBroker 
Non-Votes
Deneen M. DeFiore36,585,302 1,038,720 21,916 11,434,470 
Andrew M. Leitch34,072,807 3,550,483 22,648 11,434,470 
Kristian P. Talvitie37,168,854 454,364 22,720 11,434,470 
Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. Stockholders approved on an advisory basis the 2023 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as follows:
Votes Cast For35,669,762 
Votes Cast Against1,952,037 
Abstentions24,139 
Broker Non-Votes11,434,470 
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 For35,237,402 
Votes Cast Against2,387,003 
Abstentions21,533 
Broker Non-Votes11,434,470 
Proposal 4 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 as follows:
Votes Cast For49,003,226 
Votes Cast Against32,493 
Abstentions14,689 
Broker Non-VotesN/A
Proposal 5 - Adoption of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware Law. Stockholders approved the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware Law as follows:
Votes Cast For34,092,146 
Votes Cast Against3,525,463 
Abstentions28,329 
Broker Non-Votes11,434,470 



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 14, 2024/s/ Anthony W. Boor
Anthony W. Boor
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)