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On June 29, 2023, Braze, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the four proposals set forth below. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”).

Neeraj Agrawal and Doug Pepper were each elected to serve as a Class II director of the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected or until his earlier resignation or removal by the following votes:

Nominee			Votes For			Votes Withheld			Broker Non-Votes
Neeraj Agrawal			273,511,974			5,504,184			19,581,954
Doug Pepper			278,920,909			95,249			19,581,954

Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, by the following votes:

Stockholders voted with respect to the proposal to indicate, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers by the following votes:

In light of the voting results on Proposal 3, the Company has decided to seek a non-binding advisory stockholder vote on named executive officer compensation every one year and accordingly to include the same in its proxy materials on an annual basis until the next required advisory vote on such matter.

The stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024 by the following votes:

Votes For			Votes Against			Abstentions
298,549,349			5,701			43,062

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.

By:    /s/Susan Wiseman        

Susan Wiseman

General Counsel

Dated: July 5, 2023