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BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 224Asset managers
  • 1,297Fund votes
  • June 12, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of June 12, 2024: 6 items on BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 13, 2024: 3 elected · 3 approved.

Material dissent

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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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

These tallies are BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 13, 2024 (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.

BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held June 12, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Nancy J. Hutson, Ph.D. 124,478,890---- 20,918,007-- 86%Elected—
Elect Director: Vincent J. Milano 141,143,460---- 4,253,437-- 97%Elected—
Elect Director: A. Machelle Sanders 141,189,098---- 4,207,799-- 97%Elected—
The proposed ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for 2024 was approved by the following votes: 167,496,0293,932,954930,438 ---- 98%Approved—
The proposed advisory resolution regarding executive compensation was approved by the following votes: 138,402,0086,410,647584,242 --26,962,524 96%Approved—
The Incentive Plan Proposal was approved by the following votes: 101,846,36843,055,807494,722 --26,962,524 70%Approved—

This meeting is also recorded here as June 13, 2024; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 13, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 224 asset managers that disclosed a BIOCRYST 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.

1. Elect Director: A. Machelle Sanders

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 141,189,098WITHHELD: 4,207,799
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 57 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: A. Machelle Sanders

BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: A. Machelle Sanders”): 141,189,098 for, 4,207,799 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (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 nominees for director were elected by the following votes:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 57 asset managers below reported 46,486,865 for, 275,122 withheld, 51,443 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 46,486,865ABSTAIN: 51,443WITHHOLD: 275,122
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: A. Machelle Sanders” at BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard17,392,7720 00For
State Street11,309,5950 012,770For
BlackRock4,256,3730 00For
TIAA2,627,1850 00For
Columbia Threadneedle1,976,3630 00For
Charles Schwab1,739,2980 00For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust1,198,8480 00For
Fidelity814,3790 00For
AMG FUNDS801,1020 00For
Voya750,6880 00For
Advantage Advisers Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.585,5730 00For
John Hancock490,9600 00For
Equitable199,4150 0233,800Mixed
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust330,5060 00For
ProShares272,4140 00For
MoA Funds Corp202,1870 00For
Lincoln Financial159,6030 00For
First Trust145,3170 00For
ALPS ETF Trust129,8790 00For
Goldman Sachs111,5690 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST99,9370 00For
AIG/SunAmerica93,4150 00For
Global X84,5280 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO70,8020 00For
Pacific Life68,7490 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. See all 57 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Nancy J. Hutson, Ph.D.

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%WITHHELD
FOR: 124,478,890WITHHELD: 20,918,007
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 57 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nancy J. Hutson, Ph.D.

BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Nancy J. Hutson, Ph.D.”): 124,478,890 for, 20,918,007 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (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 nominees for director were elected by the following votes:”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 57 asset managers below reported 35,122,910 for, 11,639,077 withheld, 51,443 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 35,122,910ABSTAIN: 51,443WITHHOLD: 11,639,077
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Nancy J. Hutson, Ph.D.” at BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard17,392,7720 00For
State Street241,8400 011,080,525Withhold
BlackRock4,256,3730 00For
TIAA2,627,1850 00For
Columbia Threadneedle1,976,3630 00For
Charles Schwab1,739,2980 00For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust1,198,8480 00For
Fidelity814,3790 00For
AMG FUNDS801,1020 00For
Voya750,6880 00For
Advantage Advisers Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.585,5730 00For
John Hancock490,9600 00For
Equitable199,4150 0233,800Mixed
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust330,5060 00For
ProShares272,4140 00For
MoA Funds Corp202,1870 00For
Lincoln Financial00 0159,603Withhold
First Trust145,3170 00For
ALPS ETF Trust129,8790 00For
Goldman Sachs111,5690 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST00 099,937Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica93,4150 00For
Global X84,5280 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO70,8020 00For
Pacific Life68,7490 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. See all 57 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Vincent J. Milano

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 141,143,460WITHHELD: 4,253,437
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 57 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Vincent J. Milano

BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Vincent J. Milano”): 141,143,460 for, 4,253,437 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (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 nominees for director were elected by the following votes:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 57 asset managers below reported 46,538,903 for, 274,527 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 46,538,903WITHHOLD: 274,527
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Vincent J. Milano” at BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard17,392,7720 00For
State Street11,309,5950 012,770For
BlackRock4,256,3730 00For
TIAA2,627,1850 00For
Columbia Threadneedle1,976,3630 00For
Charles Schwab1,739,2980 00For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust1,198,8480 00For
Fidelity814,3790 00For
AMG FUNDS801,1020 00For
Voya750,6880 00For
Advantage Advisers Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.585,5730 00For
John Hancock490,9600 00For
Equitable199,4150 0233,800Mixed
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust330,5060 00For
ProShares272,4140 00For
MoA Funds Corp202,1870 00For
Lincoln Financial159,6030 00For
First Trust145,3170 00For
ALPS ETF Trust129,8790 00For
Goldman Sachs111,5690 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST99,9370 00For
AIG/SunAmerica93,4150 00For
Global X84,5280 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO70,8020 00For
Pacific Life68,7490 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. See all 57 in the interactive database.

4. The Incentive Plan Proposal was approved by the following votes:

Official resultFund totals may overlapCORPORATE GOVERNANCEReported outcome: Approved

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

70% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 70%AGAINST
FOR: 101,846,368AGAINST: 43,055,807
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 62 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve an amended and restated Stock Incentive Plan, increasing the number of shares available for issuance under the Stock Incentive Plan by 7,000,000 shares.

BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“The Incentive Plan Proposal was approved by the following votes:”): 101,846,368 for, 43,055,807 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Incentive Plan Proposal was approved by the following votes:”
Support: 70% 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).

Fund voting reports: 60 asset managers voting on “To approve an amended and restated Stock Incentive Plan, increasing the number of shares available for issuanc” at BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard17,392,7720 00For
State Street123,06711,199,298 00Against
BlackRock4,256,3730 00For
TIAA2,627,1850 00For
Columbia Threadneedle1,976,3630 00For
Charles Schwab1,739,2980 00For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust01,198,848 00Against
Fidelity814,3790 00For
AMG FUNDS0801,102 00Against
Voya0750,688 00Against
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST675,0000 00For
Advantage Advisers Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.585,5730 00For
John Hancock0490,960 00Against
Equitable199,415233,800 00Mixed
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust0330,506 00Against
ProShares0272,414 00Against
MoA Funds Corp0202,187 00Against
Lincoln Financial0159,603 00Against
First Trust0145,317 00Against
ALPS ETF Trust0129,879 00Against
Two Roads Shared Trust121,0920 00For
Goldman Sachs0111,569 00Against
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST99,9370 00For
AIG/SunAmerica093,415 00Against
Global X84,5280 00For

Fund voting reports, all 60 managers: 31,054,553 for, 16,596,478 against, 27,957 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 2 asset managers voting on “To approve an amended and restated Stock Incentive Plan, increasing the number of shares available for issuanc” at BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Kynam Capital Management, LP6,863,7620 00For
LEAVELL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.00 3,0000Abstain

Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 6,863,762 for, 3,000 abstained.

5. The proposed advisory resolution regarding executive compensation was approved by the following votes:

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 138,402,008AGAINST: 6,410,647
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 221 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation.

BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“The proposed advisory resolution regarding executive compensation was approved by the following votes:”): 138,402,008 for, 6,410,647 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The proposed advisory resolution regarding executive compensation was approved by the following votes:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (3 managers, 1,461,757 for).

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).

Fund voting reports: 60 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation.” at BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard17,392,7720 00For
State Street11,322,3650 00For
BlackRock4,256,3730 00For
TIAA2,627,1850 00For
Columbia Threadneedle1,976,3630 00For
Charles Schwab1,739,2980 00For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust1,198,8480 00For
Fidelity814,3790 00For
AMG FUNDS801,1020 00For
Voya750,6880 00For
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST675,0000 00For
Advantage Advisers Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.585,5730 00For
John Hancock490,9600 00For
Equitable433,2150 00For
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust330,5060 00For
ProShares272,4140 00For
MoA Funds Corp202,1870 00For
Lincoln Financial159,6030 00For
First Trust145,3170 00For
ALPS ETF Trust129,8790 00For
Two Roads Shared Trust121,0920 00For
Goldman Sachs111,5690 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST99,9370 00For
AIG/SunAmerica93,4150 00For
Global X84,5280 00For

Fund voting reports, all 60 managers: 47,632,199 for, 18,832 against, 27,957 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 178 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation.” at BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
State Street14,143,3890 00For
Avoro Capital Advisors LLC11,489,7570 00For
BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP10,075,3430 00For
Kynam Capital Management, LP6,863,7620 00For
BlackRock6,673,5370 00For
DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. (SERIES C)4,995,0000 00For
Rock Springs Capital Management LP3,530,6800 00For
BRAIDWELL LP3,119,5560 00For
GW&K Investment Management, LLC2,878,3200 00For
Nuveen2,635,5010 00For
1919 Investment Counsel, LLC1,837,8740 00For
Charles Schwab1,739,2980 00For
RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC1,550,3310 00For
ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1,481,1720 00For
Two Sigma1,387,0190 00For
Fisher Asset Management, LLC1,266,2550 00For
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC1,198,8480 00For
Voya997,5030 00For
Northern Trust984,9720 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp864,7170 00For
Putnam834,9800 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC795,2100 00For
SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC739,9080 00For
DAFNA Capital Management LLC709,5000 00For
Prosight Management, LP675,4640 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 178 managers: 89,680,876 for, 508,632 against, 1,850 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. The proposed ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 167,496,029AGAINST: 3,932,954
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 60 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for 2024.

BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“The proposed ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for 2024 was approved by the following votes:”): 167,496,029 for, 3,932,954 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The proposed ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for 2024 was approved by the following votes:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 60 asset managers below reported 47,531,543 for, 119,488 against, 27,957 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 47,531,543AGAINST: 119,488ABSTAIN: 27,957
Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for 20” at BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard17,392,7720 00For
State Street11,302,81419,551 00For
BlackRock4,256,3730 00For
TIAA2,627,1850 00For
Columbia Threadneedle1,976,3630 00For
Charles Schwab1,739,2980 00For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust1,198,8480 00For
Fidelity814,3790 00For
AMG FUNDS801,1020 00For
Voya750,6880 00For
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST675,0000 00For
Advantage Advisers Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.585,5730 00For
John Hancock490,9600 00For
Equitable433,2150 00For
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust330,5060 00For
ProShares272,4140 00For
MoA Funds Corp202,1870 00For
Lincoln Financial159,6030 00For
First Trust145,3170 00For
ALPS ETF Trust129,8790 00For
Two Roads Shared Trust121,0920 00For
Goldman Sachs111,5690 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST099,937 00Against
AIG/SunAmerica93,4150 00For
Global X84,5280 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 60 asset managers. See all 60 in the interactive database.

Largest BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

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 205,771,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation.”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 8.45%
2State Street 5.50%
3BlackRock 2.07%
4TIAA 1.28%
5Columbia Threadneedle 0.96%
6Charles Schwab 0.85%
7Direxion Shares ETF Trust 0.58%
8Fidelity 0.40%
9AMG FUNDS 0.39%
10Voya 0.36%
Institutional-manager reports: top BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation.”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1State Street 6.87%
2Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 5.58%
3BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 4.90%
4Kynam Capital Management, LP 3.34%
5BlackRock 3.24%
6DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. (SERIES C) 2.43%
7Rock Springs Capital Management LP 1.72%
8BRAIDWELL LP 1.52%
9GW&K Investment Management, LLC 1.40%
10Nuveen 1.28%

Reported BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC. holdings and ownership

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.

BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Vanguard Group 10.59% 13F
BlackRock 10.33% 13F
State Street 8.49% 13F
Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 6.34% DEF14A
Morgan Stanley 2.53% 13F
Jon P. Stonehouse 2.25% DEF14A
Geode Capital 2.14% 13F
Goldman Sachs 1.32% 13F
Nuveen 1.27% 13F
Millennium Management 0.99% 13F

Percentages above are of 205,771,000 shares outstanding, as reported by BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC. on its Form 10-K dated December 31, 2023 (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.

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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 BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s 10-K dated December 31, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.'s shareholder meeting held June 12, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 224 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,297 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation. — BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 96% 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: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2024.

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