Block Inc. 2023 annual meeting: directors elected, say-on-pay approved, auditor ratified, diversity proposal rejected.

Block, Inc.

All four Class II director nominees (Roelof Botha, Amy Brooks, Shawn Carter, James McKelvey) elected to serve until 2026 annual meeting.
Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 921,380,090 votes in favor vs 18,879,690 against.
Appointment of Ernst & Young as independent auditor ratified with 1,018,602,316 votes for.
Shareholder proposal on diversity and inclusion disclosure rejected with 139,610,531 votes for vs 798,419,776 against.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Block, Inc. shareholders approved To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-06-13 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-06-13

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3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained 1,018,602,316 720,206 978,815 The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Block, Inc. shareholders rejected To vote upon a proposal submitted by one of our stockholders regarding diversity and inclusion disclosure at the 2023-06-13 meeting.

Outcome: failed
Meeting: 2023-06-13

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4. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Diversity and Inclusion Disclosure Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 139,610,531 798,419,776 3,029,361 79,241,669 The stockholders rejected the stockholder proposal regarding diversity and inclusion disclosure.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Block, Inc. shareholders approved To elect four Class II directors to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified at the 2023-06-13 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-06-13

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Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Roelof Botha 826,026,937 115,032,731 79,241,669 Amy Brooks 823,821,202 117,238,466 79,241,669 Shawn Carter 908,855,598 32,204,070 79,241,669 James McKelvey 914,255,417 26,804,251 79,241,669 Each director-nominee was duly elected as a Class II director to serve until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Block, Inc. shareholders approved To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-06-13 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-06-13

Exact text from the filing

2. Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 921,380,090 18,879,690 799,888 79,241,669 The stockholders advised that they were in favor of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

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