Backblaze director granted 19,306 RSUs

FRY EARL E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

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FRY EARL E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Backblaze, Inc. director Earl E. Fry received an equity grant of 19,306 restricted stock units (RSUs) covering Class A Common Stock. The RSUs were awarded at no cash cost as part of the company’s director compensation program and represent a right to receive one share for each unit.

The RSUs vest on the earlier of the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or the one-year anniversary of the grant date, if Fry remains in continuous service until vesting. After this grant, he holds 118,307 shares of Class A Common Stock directly.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 19,306 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider FRY EARL E

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Class A Common Stock	19,306	$0.00	$0.00

Holdings After Transaction: Class A Common Stock — 118,307 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Pursuant to the Issuer's Director Compensation Policy, the Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock for each RSU. The RSUs are subject to a service-based vesting requirement, which shall be satisfied on the earlier of (A) the date of the Issuer's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or (B) the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through such vesting date.

Key Figures

RSUs granted: 19,306 units Grant price: $0.00 per share Shares held after grant: 118,307 shares +2 more

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RSUs granted 19,306 units Restricted stock units covering Class A Common Stock

Grant price $0.00 per share Stated price for RSU award

Shares held after grant 118,307 shares Class A Common Stock directly owned after transaction

Vesting trigger Earlier of next Annual Meeting or one-year anniversary Service-based vesting requirement for RSUs

Transaction direction Acquisition via grant/award Form 4 code A, compensation-related

Key Terms

restricted stock units, service-based vesting requirement, Annual Meeting of Stockholders, director compensation policy

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restricted stock units financial

"the Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which represent a contingent right to receive one share"

Restricted stock units are a type of company reward where employees are promised shares of stock, but they only fully own these shares after meeting certain conditions, like staying with the company for a set time. They matter because they can become valuable assets and are often used to motivate employees to help the company succeed.

service-based vesting requirement financial

"The RSUs are subject to a service-based vesting requirement, which shall be satisfied on the earlier"

Annual Meeting of Stockholders financial

"satisfied on the earlier of (A) the date of the Issuer's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders"

director compensation policy financial

"Pursuant to the Issuer's Director Compensation Policy, the Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units"

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FRY EARL E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2261 MARKET STREET STE 81006

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 94114

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Backblaze, Inc. [ BLZE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/26/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	05/26/2026		A		19,306(1)	A	$0	118,307	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Issuer's Director Compensation Policy, the Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock for each RSU. The RSUs are subject to a service-based vesting requirement, which shall be satisfied on the earlier of (A) the date of the Issuer's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or (B) the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through such vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Evangeline Cheung, Attorney-in-Fact	06/01/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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