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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.
Meeting of May 23, 2024: 4 items on CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 24, 2024: 2 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 CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 24, 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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Daniel M. Bradbury | 15,949,886 | -- | -- | 5,278,263 | 1,238,314 | 75% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Rodney Cotton | 21,110,989 | -- | -- | 117,160 | 1,238,314 | 99.4% | Elected | — |
| 2. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 22,265,288 | 184,003 | 17,172 | -- | -- | 99.1% | Approved | — |
| 3. Approval of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers | 20,622,511 | 306,249 | 299,389 | -- | 1,238,314 | 99% | Approved | — |
Source: CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 24, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 209 asset managers that disclosed a CASTLE BIOSCIENCES 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.
75% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: The election of two Class II directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Daniel M. Bradbury
CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Daniel M. Bradbury”): 15,949,886 for, 5,278,263 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 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: “Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected the two individuals listed below as Class II Directors, each to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 75% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 65 asset managers below reported 7,650,973 for, 1,892,100 withheld, 18,103 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 1,979,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,445,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,235,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 553,302 | 0 | 0 | 499,040 | Mixed |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 621,412 | Withhold |
| BUFFALO FUNDS | 542,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 491,984 | 0 | 5,907 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 451,956 | Withhold |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 265,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 203,037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 150,036 | 0 | 0 | 3,358 | For |
| State Street | 126,562 | 0 | 0 | 2,453 | For |
| TIAA | 114,468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 35,613 | 0 | 0 | 33,370 | Mixed |
| Harbor Funds II | 61,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEIMAN FUNDS | 58,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 216 | 0 | 0 | 56,409 | Withhold |
| PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,500 | Withhold |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 46,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37,920 | Withhold |
| SEI | 35,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 21,400 | 0 | 0 | 14,095 | Mixed |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 33,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 29,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 22,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: The election of two Class II directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Rodney Cotton
CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rodney Cotton”): 21,110,989 for, 117,160 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 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: “Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected the two individuals listed below as Class II Directors, each to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 65 asset managers below reported 9,561,176 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 1,979,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,445,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,235,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,052,342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 621,412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BUFFALO FUNDS | 542,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 497,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 451,956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 265,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 203,037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 153,394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 129,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 114,468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 68,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Harbor Funds II | 61,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEIMAN FUNDS | 58,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 56,625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC | 50,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 46,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 37,920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 35,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 35,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 33,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 29,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 22,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 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, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers”): 20,622,511 for, 306,249 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Approval of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 1,979,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,445,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,235,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,052,342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 621,412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BUFFALO FUNDS | 542,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 497,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 451,956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 265,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 203,037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 153,394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 129,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 114,468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 68,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Harbor Funds II | 61,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEIMAN FUNDS | 58,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 56,625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC | 50,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 46,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 37,920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 35,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 35,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 33,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 29,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 22,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 65 managers: 9,561,176 for. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | 2,154,186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC | 1,322,719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,061,319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | 1,043,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. (SERIES C) | 928,017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 777,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. | 596,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 578,434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 540,045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 400,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | 351,212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 0 | 0 | 283,137 | 0 | Abstain |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 261,454 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | 235,589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 234,010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | 228,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC | 223,375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 220,262 | 499 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC | 170,598 | 46,014 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 203,146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 189,628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP | 162,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 115,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 114,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO | 95,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 164 managers: 13,654,382 for, 168,567 against, 283,137 abstained, 1,314 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
99.1% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 22,265,288 for, 184,003 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December …”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 65 asset managers below reported 9,561,176 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 1,979,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,445,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,235,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,052,342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 621,412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BUFFALO FUNDS | 542,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 497,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 451,956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 265,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 203,037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 153,394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 129,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 114,468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 68,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Harbor Funds II | 61,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEIMAN FUNDS | 58,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 56,625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC | 50,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 46,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 37,920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 35,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 35,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 33,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 29,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 22,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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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 27,585,669 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 7.18% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 5.24% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 4.48% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 3.81% |
| 5 | Dimensional | 2.25% |
| 6 | BUFFALO FUNDS | 1.97% |
| 7 | Jackson National | 1.80% |
| 8 | Principal | 1.64% |
| 9 | Columbia Threadneedle | 0.96% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 0.74% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WASATCH ADVISORS LP | 7.81% |
| 2 | Granahan Investment Management, LLC | 4.79% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 3.85% |
| 4 | Portolan Capital Management, LLC | 3.78% |
| 5 | DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. (SERIES C) | 3.36% |
| 6 | PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 2.82% |
| 7 | Soleus Capital Management, L.P. | 2.16% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.10% |
| 9 | State Street | 1.96% |
| 10 | JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 1.45% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 11.56% | 13F |
| Wasatch Advisors, Inc. | 9.39% | DEF14A |
| Vanguard Group | 7.87% | 13F |
| Granahan Investment Management LLC | 7.85% | DEF14A |
| Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 5.75% | DEF14A |
| Derek J. Maetzold | 3.33% | DEF14A |
| Citadel Advisors | 2.51% | 13F |
| State Street | 2.20% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.10% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 1.25% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 27,585,669 shares outstanding, as reported by CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 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 CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 23, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 209 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,024 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as… — CASTLE BIOSCIENCES 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: CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2024.
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