blze-20260526
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 26, 2026 (May 26, 2026)
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
Backblaze, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-41026 | 20-8893125 | ||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
2261 Market Street STE 81006, San Francisco, California | 94114 | |||||||||||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
(650) 352-3738
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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 $0.0001 per share | BLZE | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||
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).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 26, 2026, Backblaze, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") via live webcast. The Company's stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is summarized below and described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2026.
At the Annual Meeting, there were 41,732,676 shares of Class A common stock present or represented by proxy, which represented over 69.53% of the voting power of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of April 1, 2026, and which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. The proposals and voting results are detailed below:
•Proposal One - Election of Class II Director. The nominee listed below was elected by the Company's stockholders as a Class II director, to serve until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders or until a successor is duly elected and qualified, or the earlier of his or her death, resignation or removal. The results of such vote were:
Nominee | For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jocelyn Carter-Miller | 17,716,763 | 8,798,882 | 43,583 | 15,173,448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
•Proposal Two - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the Company's stockholders. The results of such vote were:
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
40,101,662 | 467,994 | 1,163,020 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: | May 26, 2026 | Backblaze, Inc. | |||||||||
By: | /s/ Marc Suidan | ||||||||||
Marc Suidan, Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||