8-K
filed June 18, 2026, 4:12 PM ET
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confidence high
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materiality 0.10
Block Inc. annual meeting results: all director nominees elected, auditor ratified, stockholder proposal rejected
Block, Inc.
- Four Class II directors elected: Roelof Botha, Amy Brooks, Shawn Carter, James McKelvey with >85% votes for.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 97.8% votes for (974.8M for, 21.5M against).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2026 approved with 1.05B votes for, 1.2M against.
- Stockholder proposal to establish board-level technology committee rejected with 95.9% votes against.
- Quorum of 92.67% voting power present; 454.5M Class A and 597.8M Class B votes represented.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Block, Inc. shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal to establish a board-level technology committee at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-16
Exact text from the filing
4. Vote on Stockholder Proposal to Establish Board-Level Technology Committee Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 39,387,499 954,273,725 2,828,680 55,865,373 The stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal to establish a board-level technology committee.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Block, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-16
Exact text from the filing
3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained 1,050,711,108 1,205,435 438,734 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, 2026.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Block, Inc. shareholders approved Election of four Class II directors at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-16
Exact text from the filing
1. Election of Directors Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Roelof Botha 869,045,360 127,444,544 55,865,373 Amy Brooks 826,229,959 170,259,945 55,865,373 Shawn Carter 920,349,217 76,140,687 55,865,373 James McKelvey 935,048,041 61,441,863 55,865,373 Each director-nominee was duly elected as a Class II director to serve until the Company’s 2029 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 Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-16
Exact text from the filing
2. Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 974,750,909 21,495,833 243,162 55,865,373 The stockholders advised that they were in favor of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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