Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2023
Blend Labs, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant, as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-40599
45-5211045
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
415 Kearny Street
San Francisco, California94108
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 550-4810
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value of $0.00001 per share
BLND
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 15, 2023, Blend Labs, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The stockholders of the Company voted on the following two proposals at the Annual Meeting, each of which is more fully described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2023:
1.To elect seven directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified; and
2.To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
1. Election of Directors
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Nima Ghamsari
535,187,710
5,057,746
35,780,944
Ciara Burnham
538,135,379
2,110,077
35,780,944
Gerald Chen
534,975,791
5,269,665
35,780,944
Erin James Collard
527,145,631
13,099,825
35,780,944
Erin Lantz
538,697,762
1,547,694
35,780,944
Ann Mather
525,279,844
14,965,612
35,780,944
Timothy J. Mayopoulos
538,195,598
2,049,858
35,780,944
Based on the votes set forth above, each director nominee was duly elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
572,838,630
51,967
3,135,803
—
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Blend Labs, Inc.
Date: June 20, 2023
By:
/s/ Amir Jafari
Name:
Amir Jafari
Title:
Head of Finance and Administration (Principal Financial Officer)
