---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-050082"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BL"
cik: "0001666134"
company_name: "BLACKLINE, INC."
filed_at: "2022-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T05:32:06.622241+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Graham Smith will not stand for reelection at BlackLine's 2022 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- Graham Smith informed BlackLine's board on Feb 16, 2022 that he will not seek reelection at the 2022 annual meeting.
- Mr. Smith will continue to serve as a director until his term ends at the 2022 Annual Meeting.
- His decision was not due to any disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-050082
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BL
- cik: 0001666134
- company_name: BLACKLINE, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666134/000119312522050082/0001193125-22-050082-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666134/000119312522050082/d306925d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-050082
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-050082.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-050082.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Graham Smith departed as Director at BLACKLINE, INC..
  - Action: will not stand for reelection
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 16, 2022, Graham Smith, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Blackline, Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Board that he would not be standing for reelection to the Board when his term ends at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (“2022 Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666134/000119312522050082/0001193125-22-050082-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.