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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed August 28, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.
Meeting of August 22, 2023: 11 items on AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed August 28, 2023: 9 elected · 2 approved.
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 AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed August 28, 2023 (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: H. Allan Dow | 23,437,742 | 855,561 | -- | 11,278 | 3,679,222 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: W. Dennis Hogue | 12,773,273 | 11,522,188 | -- | 9,120 | 3,679,222 | 52.6% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Thomas L. Newberry, V | 22,580,162 | 1,715,419 | -- | 9,000 | 3,679,222 | 93% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: James C. Edenfield | 1,821,587 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 100% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Celena Matlock | 1,821,587 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 100% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: James B. Miller, Jr. | 1,821,587 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 100% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Matthew G. McKenna | 1,821,587 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 100% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Lizanne Thomas | 1,821,587 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 100% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Nicole Wu | 1,821,587 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 100% | Elected | — |
| 2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024 | 4,589,774 | 28,964 | 1,230 | -- | 0 | 99.3% | Approved | — |
| 3. Resolution approving the compensation of the Registrant's named executive officers, on an advisory basis | 4,194,667 | 51,508 | 5,870 | -- | 367,922 | 99% | Approved | — |
Source: AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 28, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 185 asset managers that disclosed a AMERICAN SOFTWARE 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. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: H. Allan Dow
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: H. Allan Dow”): 23,437,742 for, 855,561 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 28, 2023 (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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following persons were duly elected as directors of the Registrant:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 59 asset managers below reported 10,220,765 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,234,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,552,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,122,746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 836,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 742,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 738,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 603,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 356,640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 219,064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 204,633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 174,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 163,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 144,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 134,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 118,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 111,152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 92,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 87,472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 86,801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 53,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 44,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 42,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 32,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 28,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Thomas L. Newberry, V
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas L. Newberry, V”): 22,580,162 for, 1,715,419 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 28, 2023 (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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following persons were duly elected as directors of the Registrant:”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 59 asset managers below reported 10,041,615 for, 179,150 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,234,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,552,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,122,746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 836,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 742,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 738,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 603,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 356,640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 219,064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 204,633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 174,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 163,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 144,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 134,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 0 | 118,780 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Royce | 111,152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 58,513 | 34,110 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| TIAA | 87,472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 86,801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 53,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 44,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 42,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 32,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 28,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
52.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: W. Dennis Hogue
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: W. Dennis Hogue”): 12,773,273 for, 11,522,188 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 28, 2023 (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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following persons were duly elected as directors of the Registrant:”
Support: 52.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 59 asset managers below reported 6,069,970 for, 4,150,795 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,234,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,552,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,122,746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 836,903 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 79,565 | 663,146 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Virtus | 0 | 738,534 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 603,050 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 356,640 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 6,951 | 212,113 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMG FUNDS | 204,633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 174,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 151,722 | 11,730 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| SEI | 0 | 144,384 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 134,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 0 | 118,780 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Royce | 111,152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 58,513 | 34,110 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| TIAA | 0 | 87,472 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 86,801 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 53,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 44,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 42,561 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| New York Life | 0 | 32,762 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 28,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Resolution approving the compensation of the Registrant's named executive officers, on an advisory basis”): 4,194,667 for, 51,508 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed August 28, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The resolution approving the compensation of the Registrant's named executive officers, on an advisory basis, was approved as follows:”
Support: 99% 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 | 2,234,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,552,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,122,746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 836,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 742,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 738,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 603,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 356,640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 219,064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 204,633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 174,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 163,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 144,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 134,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 118,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 111,152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 92,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 87,472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 86,801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 53,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 44,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 42,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 32,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 28,189 | 0 | 0 | Against |
No total is shown for the fund voting reports: their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuberger Berman | 2,437,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 1,287,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,065,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 926,023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC | 841,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 820,516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 815,945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 751,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 694,506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 535,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 338,043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 306,041 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 302,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Wellington | 293,582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | 225,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Herald Investment Management Ltd | 220,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Rhumbline | 105,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ | 207,788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 195,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clearline Capital LP | 0 | 187,355 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Russell Investments | 174,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 153,925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | 146,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 145,976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 137,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
No total is shown for the institutional-manager reports: their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
Description as filed by funds: TO VOTE ON AN ADVISORY BASIS TO DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTING ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Neuberger Berman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Virtus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Brighthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| SEI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Royce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Federated Hermes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| New York Life | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Zacks Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Fund voting reports, all 48 managers: 11,766 for, 8,847,311 1 year, 843,820 3 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuberger Berman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Renaissance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Citadel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Two Sigma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Wellington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Herald Investment Management Ltd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Rhumbline | 105,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| SEI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Nuveen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Institutional-manager reports, all 100 managers: 134,755 for, 13,910,122 1 year, 85,276 3 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
Description as filed by funds: To conduct an advisory vote to determine the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.
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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| AMG FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Exchange Place Advisors Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Allianz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| GPS Funds I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Fund voting reports, all 10 managers: 503,152 1 year, 14,716 3 year.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| MAIRS & POWER INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Tompkins Trust Co | 3,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Corient Private Wealth LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| LPL Financial LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Gabelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| First Command Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Coastal Bridge Advisors, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Centiva Capital, LP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| RAYMOND JAMES TRUST N.A. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| HOME FEDERAL BANK OF TENNESSEE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| PLIMOTH TRUST CO LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Institutional-manager reports, all 37 managers: 3,123 for, 783,641 1 year, 66,805 3 year, 710 2 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
99.3% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, OF KPMG LLP TO SERVE AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING AUDIT FIRM FOR THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2024.
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024”): 4,589,774 for, 28,964 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed August 28, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024 was approved as follows:”
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,234,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,552,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,122,746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 836,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 742,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 738,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 603,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 356,640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 219,064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 204,633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 174,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 163,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 144,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 134,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 118,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 111,152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 92,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 87,472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 86,801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 53,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 44,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 42,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 32,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 28,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 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 33,659,006 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 6.64% |
| 2 | Neuberger Berman | 4.61% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 3.34% |
| 4 | Dimensional | 2.49% |
| 5 | Fidelity | 2.21% |
| 6 | Virtus | 2.19% |
| 7 | Russell Investments | 1.79% |
| 8 | WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 1.06% |
| 9 | Bridge Builder Trust | 0.65% |
| 10 | AMG FUNDS | 0.61% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuberger Berman | 7.24% |
| 2 | Renaissance | 3.82% |
| 3 | KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.16% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 2.75% |
| 5 | CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC | 2.50% |
| 6 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.44% |
| 7 | DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 2.42% |
| 8 | State Street | 2.23% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.06% |
| 10 | Citadel | 1.59% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group | 7.06% | 13G |
| Renaissance Technologies | 4.56% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 3.33% | 13F |
| State Street | 3.03% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.35% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 1.83% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 1.06% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 1.03% | 13F |
| Wellington Management | 0.89% | 13F |
| AQR Capital | 0.72% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 33,659,006 shares outstanding, as reported by AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. on its Form 10-Q dated August 27, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 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 AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s 10-Q dated August 27, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.'s shareholder meeting held August 22, 2023, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 185 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,449 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 7 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. — AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 99% 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: AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2023.
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