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Hollenbeck re-elected as Class A directors for three-year terms.","Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 36.2M For, 1.9M Against, 1.4M Abstain.","Shareholders approved annual frequency for future say-on-pay advisory votes.","Amendment and restatement of 2016 Equity and Incentive Plan approved with 36.4M For.","Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2023: 50.7M For, 13.5K Against."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280058-23-000029","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280058-23-000029.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280058-23-000029.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280058-23-000029.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005823000029/0001280058-23-000029-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005823000029/blkb-20230614.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-13T23:47:36.589148+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"11375bc0b2ddb0e4bb3bd53928a49722b4e3e0a1","claim":"BLACKBAUD INC shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-06-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 5 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 as follows: Votes Cast For 50,668,174 Votes Cast Against 13,518 Abstentions 11,744 Broker Non-Votes N/A","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005823000029/0001280058-23-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"32d80c3e975aa14119975d4fa790304387f9ac4e","claim":"BLACKBAUD INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2023-06-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. Stockholders approved on an advisory basis the 2022 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as follows: Votes Cast For 36,165,954 Votes Cast Against 1,948,205 Abstentions 1,411,046 Broker Non-Votes 11,168,231","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005823000029/0001280058-23-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"4b830540dd3ab83e1321da14c1eff693b392927d","claim":"BLACKBAUD INC shareholders approved Vote to Approve the Amendment and Restatement of the Blackbaud, Inc. 2016 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan at the 2023-06-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4 - Vote to Approve the Amendment and Restatement of the Blackbaud, Inc. 2016 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Blackbaud, Inc. 2016 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan as follows: Votes Cast For 36,356,174 Votes Cast Against 1,771,837 Abstentions 1,397,194 Broker Non-Votes 11,168,231","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005823000029/0001280058-23-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"d98f0e10aad0b08b0cd0b89614c98acf199e4eea","claim":"BLACKBAUD INC shareholders approved Election of Class A Directors at the 2023-06-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. Stockholders elected two Class A members to the Company’s Board of Directors, each for a three year term expiring in 2026 as follows: Member For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Yogesh K. Gupta 38,845,090 654,512 25,603 11,168,231 Rupal S. Hollenbeck 38,469,795 1,029,623 25,787 11,168,231","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005823000029/0001280058-23-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"f8e604707c60919e53f00cc31209df253b5e0cfe","claim":"BLACKBAUD INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Holding Future Advisory Votes to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2023-06-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Holding Future Advisory Votes to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. The stockholders approved on an advisory basis to hold future advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an annual basis. The Company has determined, consistent with the stockholder vote, to hold future advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an annual basis until the next vote on the frequency of such advisory votes occurs. Frequency of Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Votes Cast For 38,476,065 3,908 1,020,265 24,967","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280058/000128005823000029/0001280058-23-000029-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}