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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-044831"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BL"
cik: "0001666134"
company_name: "BLACKLINE, INC."
filed_at: "2023-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T05:02:34.102670+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BlackLine amends bylaws to align with Delaware law, add federal forum selection clause

## Summary
- Board approved Amended and Restated Bylaws effective Feb 16, 2023.
- Enhanced disclosure requirements for stockholder nominations and proposals.
- Adds federal forum selection for Securities Act claims; clarifies Delaware exclusive forum.
- Changes align with Delaware General Corporation Law and universal proxy rules.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-044831
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BL
- cik: 0001666134
- company_name: BLACKLINE, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666134/000119312523044831/0001193125-23-044831-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666134/000119312523044831/d423380d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-044831
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-044831.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-044831.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  BLACKLINE, INC.: On February 16, 2023, the Board approved Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective immediately, incorporating amendments to align with Delaware law, enhance stockholder proposal procedures, adopt federal forum selection, etc (effective 2023-02-16).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2023-02-16
  source text: On February 16, 2023, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of BlackLine, Inc. (the "Company") approved the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Amended Bylaws"), effective as of such date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666134/000119312523044831/0001193125-23-044831-index.htm

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