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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and CERENCE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed February 20, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of February 15, 2024: 11 items on CERENCE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed February 20, 2024: 11 without a stated outcome.
None.
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 CERENCE INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed February 20, 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: Arun Sarin | 28,317,475 | 1,731,415 | 33,725 | -- | 5,154,283 | 94% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Thomas Beaudoin | 28,268,493 | 1,781,293 | 32,829 | -- | 5,154,283 | 94% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Marianne Budnik | 29,602,595 | 444,970 | 35,050 | -- | 5,154,283 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Douglas Davis | 29,603,398 | 443,077 | 36,140 | -- | 5,154,283 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Sanjay Jha | 29,694,873 | 352,441 | 35,301 | -- | 5,154,283 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Marcy Klevorn | 29,727,580 | 320,062 | 34,973 | -- | 5,154,283 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Kristi Ann Matus | 29,751,571 | 295,862 | 35,182 | -- | 5,154,283 | 99.0% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Alfred Nietzel | 29,548,834 | 497,010 | 36,771 | -- | 5,154,283 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Stefan Ortmanns | 29,740,367 | 312,278 | 29,970 | -- | 5,154,283 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| 2. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 27,521,397 | 2,491,926 | 69,292 | -- | 5,154,283 | 92% | Not verified | — |
| 3. To ratify the appointment of BDO USA PC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 | 35,058,597 | 81,231 | 97,070 | -- | 0 | 99.7% | Not verified | — |
Source: CERENCE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 297 asset managers that disclosed a CERENCE 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.
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94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Arun Sarin
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Arun Sarin”): 28,317,475 for, 1,731,415 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 73 asset managers below reported 18,761,938 for, 646,656 against, 29,992 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,435 | 178 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 0 | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 0 | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WisdomTree | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 109,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 0 | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Thomas Beaudoin
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas Beaudoin”): 28,268,493 for, 1,781,293 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 73 asset managers below reported 18,552,188 for, 856,406 against, 29,992 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,539 | 74 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 0 | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Jackson National | 8,996 | 100,940 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 0 | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 0 | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 0 | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Marianne Budnik
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marianne Budnik”): 29,602,595 for, 444,970 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 73 asset managers below reported 19,408,337 for, 257 against, 29,992 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,472 | 141 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 109,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Douglas Davis
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Douglas Davis”): 29,603,398 for, 443,077 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 73 asset managers below reported 19,408,453 for, 141 against, 29,992 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,472 | 141 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 109,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Sanjay Jha
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sanjay Jha”): 29,694,873 for, 352,441 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 73 asset managers below reported 19,408,520 for, 74 against, 29,992 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,539 | 74 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 109,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Marcy Klevorn
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marcy Klevorn”): 29,727,580 for, 320,062 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 73 asset managers below reported 19,408,594 for, 29,992 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 109,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Kristi Ann Matus
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kristi Ann Matus”): 29,751,571 for, 295,862 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 73 asset managers below reported 19,408,520 for, 74 against, 29,992 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,539 | 74 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 109,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Alfred Nietzel
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Alfred Nietzel”): 29,548,834 for, 497,010 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 73 asset managers below reported 19,408,404 for, 190 against, 29,992 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,539 | 74 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 109,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Stefan Ortmanns
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stefan Ortmanns”): 29,740,367 for, 312,278 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 73 asset managers below reported 19,408,520 for, 74 against, 29,992 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,539 | 74 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 109,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
92% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement; and
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 27,521,397 for, 2,491,926 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% 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 | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 100,940 | 8,996 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 73 managers: 18,293,381 for, 1,116,223 against, 29,992 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Trust Bank | 4,620,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,605,757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,481,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | 1,217,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 971,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 880,986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 568,533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 548,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC | 542,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 532,979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 440,094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC | 407,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Candriam S.C.A. | 0 | 360,282 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 338,319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY | 265,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 215,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 182,468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD | 160,958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 145,771 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Meros Investment Management, LP | 142,797 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 0 | 132,181 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 105,524 | 52 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 100,027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legal & General Investment Management America Inc | 0 | 76,773 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD | 73,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 238 managers: 16,641,109 for, 832,663 against, 12,800 abstained, 86 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA PC AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. To ratify the appointment of BDO USA PC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024”): 35,058,597 for, 81,231 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 74 asset managers below reported 19,409,654 for, 29,992 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,199,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,187,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 2,721,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,465,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,083,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 938,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 811,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 517,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 433,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 319,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 245,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 121,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 117,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 109,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 108,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 104,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 65,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 61,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Aristotle Funds Series Trust | 48,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 48,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 47,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 43,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 74 asset managers. See all 74 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 41,237,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 12.61% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 10.16% |
| 3 | Columbia Threadneedle | 6.60% |
| 4 | Invesco | 3.55% |
| 5 | Dimensional | 2.63% |
| 6 | Fidelity | 2.28% |
| 7 | State Street | 1.97% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 1.25% |
| 9 | Global X | 1.05% |
| 10 | First Trust | 0.77% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho Trust Bank | 11.20% |
| 2 | State Street | 3.89% |
| 3 | Invesco | 3.59% |
| 4 | Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | 2.95% |
| 5 | BlackRock | 2.36% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.14% |
| 7 | Nuveen | 1.38% |
| 8 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 1.33% |
| 9 | CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC | 1.32% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 1.29% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | 9.55% | DEF14A |
| American Capital Management Inc. | 9.41% | DEF14A |
| BlackRock | 9.12% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 8.39% | 13F |
| State Street | 4.38% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 3.30% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.25% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 1.68% | 13F |
| Nuveen | 1.32% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.32% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 41,237,000 shares outstanding, as reported by CERENCE INC. on its Form 10-Q 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.
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 CERENCE INC.’s 10-Q dated December 31, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At CERENCE INC.'s shareholder meeting held February 15, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 297 asset managers reported how they voted on 11 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,754 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive… — FOR was 92% 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), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: CERENCE INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2024.
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