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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.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312523167883/0001193125-23-167883-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-13"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"529261588e0a0ec648146bea73dae9ccc4063f23","claim":"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.","evidence_excerpt":"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.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312523167883/0001193125-23-167883-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-13"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"55e3090f0bbf44cb7efcd982f1678468b71cce25","claim":"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.","evidence_excerpt":"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.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312523167883/0001193125-23-167883-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-13"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"6bc4afde15cf804c938607a861d736591f4b9ce3","claim":"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.","evidence_excerpt":"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.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312523167883/0001193125-23-167883-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-13"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}