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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of May 29, 2025: 5 items on ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2025: 2 approved · 3 without a stated outcome.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2025 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Catherine Owen Adams | 142,149,434 | -- | -- | 2,923,385 | 10,343,307 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Laura A. Brege | 129,105,717 | -- | -- | 15,967,102 | 10,343,307 | 89% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Elizabeth A. Garofalo, M.D. | 140,048,500 | -- | -- | 5,024,319 | 10,343,307 | 97% | Not verified | — |
| the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2025, which w | 142,156,754 | 2,807,251 | 108,814 | -- | 10,343,307 | 98% | Approved | — |
| the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, which was ratified by the following vote | 154,454,616 | 926,490 | 35,019 | -- | -- | 99.4% | Approved | — |
Source: ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 29, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 345 asset managers that disclosed a ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect three Class III directors to hold office until the Company's 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Catherine Owen Adams
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Catherine Owen Adams”): 142,149,434 for, 2,923,385 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 95 asset managers below reported 48,840,700 for, 529,824 withheld, 69,684 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 15,248,011 | 0 | 2 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 10,085,110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 4,190,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,051,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 2,492,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,747,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,083,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,080,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 916,097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 879,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 852,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALGER FUNDS | 796,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 613,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 415,304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Detroit Street Trust | 364,367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 333,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 317,126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| World Funds Trust | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242,300 | Withhold |
| Principal | 119,845 | 0 | 0 | 117,890 | Mixed |
| LIBERTY ALL STAR GROWTH FUND INC. | 232,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 231,693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 206,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Exchange Place Advisors Trust | 188,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 179,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect three Class III directors to hold office until the Company's 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Elizabeth A. Garofalo, M.D.
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Elizabeth A. Garofalo, M.D.”): 140,048,500 for, 5,024,319 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 95 asset managers below reported 47,759,049 for, 1,611,472 withheld, 69,687 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 15,248,008 | 0 | 5 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 10,085,110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 4,190,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,051,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 2,492,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,747,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,083,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,080,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 916,097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 879,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 852,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALGER FUNDS | 796,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 613,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 415,304 | Withhold |
| Janus Detroit Street Trust | 364,367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 191,115 | 0 | 0 | 142,380 | Mixed |
| Goldman Sachs | 317,126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| World Funds Trust | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242,300 | Withhold |
| Principal | 119,845 | 0 | 0 | 117,890 | Mixed |
| LIBERTY ALL STAR GROWTH FUND INC. | 232,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 14,382 | 0 | 0 | 217,311 | Mixed |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 206,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Exchange Place Advisors Trust | 188,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 179,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 95 asset managers. See all 95 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
89% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect three Class III directors to hold office until the Company's 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Laura A. Brege
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Laura A. Brege”): 129,105,717 for, 15,967,102 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 95 asset managers below reported 41,526,838 for, 7,843,670 withheld, 69,699 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 15,247,996 | 0 | 17 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 10,085,110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 16,768 | 0 | 0 | 4,173,298 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 3,051,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 2,492,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,747,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,083,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,080,741 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 821,803 | 0 | 0 | 94,294 | Mixed |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 879,829 | Withhold |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 852,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALGER FUNDS | 796,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 613,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 415,304 | Withhold |
| Janus Detroit Street Trust | 364,367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 191,115 | 0 | 0 | 142,380 | Mixed |
| Goldman Sachs | 317,126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| World Funds Trust | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 242,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 119,592 | 0 | 0 | 118,143 | Mixed |
| LIBERTY ALL STAR GROWTH FUND INC. | 232,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231,693 | Withhold |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 206,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Exchange Place Advisors Trust | 188,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 165,950 | 0 | 0 | 13,197 | Mixed |
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Combines 15 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchan”): 142,156,754 for, 2,807,251 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “In addition to the election of three Class III directors, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting: (i) the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's definitive pr…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 15,230,828 | 17,185 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 10,085,110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 4,184,297 | 5,769 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,051,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 2,492,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,747,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,083,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,080,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 916,097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 879,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 852,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALGER FUNDS | 796,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 613,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 415,304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Detroit Street Trust | 364,367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 333,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 317,126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| World Funds Trust | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 237,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| LIBERTY ALL STAR GROWTH FUND INC. | 232,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 231,693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 206,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Exchange Place Advisors Trust | 188,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 179,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 173,769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 93 managers: 49,158,906 for, 45,492 against, 16,667 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | 43,083,688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP | 6,824,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 6,572,557 | 7,469 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Point72 | 5,430,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,322,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2,974,976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,903,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DE Shaw | 1,848,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WEATHERBIE CAPITAL, LLC | 1,692,467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 1,185,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,123,776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,111,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 1,092,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC | 876,348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 839,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 779,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 777,981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 761,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | 711,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STRS OHIO | 694,341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 645,878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 607,010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 511,140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. | 470,338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC | 467,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 273 managers: 99,186,748 for, 1,320,685 against, 242,300 withheld, 6,522 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.4% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, which was ratified by the following vote”): 154,454,616 for, 926,490 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “(ii) the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, which was ratified by the following vote:”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 95 asset managers below reported 49,417,410 for, 2,442 against, 16,667 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 15,248,012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 10,085,110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 4,189,808 | 258 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,051,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 2,492,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,747,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,083,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,080,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 916,097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 879,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 852,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALGER FUNDS | 796,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 613,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 415,304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Detroit Street Trust | 364,367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 333,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 317,126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| World Funds Trust | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 242,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 237,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| LIBERTY ALL STAR GROWTH FUND INC. | 232,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 231,693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 206,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Exchange Place Advisors Trust | 188,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 179,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 95 asset managers. See all 95 in the interactive database.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 167,116,045 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 9.12% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 6.03% |
| 3 | State Street | 2.51% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 1.83% |
| 5 | First Trust | 1.49% |
| 6 | American Century | 1.05% |
| 7 | Charles Schwab | 0.65% |
| 8 | TIAA | 0.65% |
| 9 | John Hancock | 0.55% |
| 10 | Dimensional | 0.53% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | 25.78% |
| 2 | RTW INVESTMENTS, LP | 4.08% |
| 3 | State Street | 3.94% |
| 4 | Point72 | 3.25% |
| 5 | BlackRock | 2.59% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.78% |
| 7 | American Century | 1.14% |
| 8 | DE Shaw | 1.11% |
| 9 | WEATHERBIE CAPITAL, LLC | 1.01% |
| 10 | Two Sigma | 0.71% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Baker Bros. Advisors LP | 25.93% | DEF14A |
| Julian C. Baker | 25.93% | DEF14A |
| Stephen R. Biggar | 25.87% | DEF14A |
| BlackRock | 12.79% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 9.10% | 13F |
| RTW Investments, LP | 4.28% | 13G |
| State Street | 4.18% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.80% | 13F |
| Point72 | 2.78% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.77% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 167,116,045 shares outstanding, as reported by ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 29, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 345 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,971 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers… — ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2025.
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