Block shareholders approve 2025 equity incentive plan and elect three directors
At its June 17, 2025 annual meeting, Block stockholders elected three Class I directors and approved the Block, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan and the amended and restated 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The equity plan drew 171,645,010 votes against, the largest opposition among the proposals reported. Stockholders also approved executive pay on an advisory basis and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for fiscal 2025.
Key points
- Stockholders approved the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan with 769,264,245 votes for and 171,645,010 against.
- Stockholders approved the amended and restated 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 934,471,397 votes for and 6,465,038 against.
- Jack Dorsey, Paul Deighton and Neha Narula were elected Class I directors to serve until the 2028 annual meeting.
- Holders of 86.52% of the voting power were present, constituting a quorum at the June 17, 2025 meeting.
The filing
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