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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and CERENCE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of February 13, 2025: 10 items on CERENCE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed February 18, 2025: 1 not approved · 9 without a stated outcome.
None beyond the items above.
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 18, 2025 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Arun Sarin | 20,146,856 | 451,125 | 55,039 | -- | 9,498,710 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Brian Krzanich | 20,424,850 | 177,193 | 50,977 | -- | 9,498,710 | 99.1% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Marianne Budnik | 20,099,143 | 501,205 | 52,672 | -- | 9,498,710 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Douglas Davis | 20,101,525 | 435,088 | 116,407 | -- | 9,498,710 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Marcy Klevorn | 20,181,367 | 357,412 | 114,241 | -- | 9,498,710 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Kristi Ann Matus | 20,324,881 | 269,077 | 59,062 | -- | 9,498,710 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Alfred Nietzel | 20,225,822 | 367,124 | 60,074 | -- | 9,498,710 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| 2. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 19,911,502 | 622,221 | 119,297 | -- | 9,498,710 | 97% | 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, 2025 | 29,548,737 | 439,211 | 163,782 | -- | 0 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| 4. To approve an amendment to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers of the Company in certain circumstances as permitted pursuant to recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, | 19,358,822 | 1,229,680 | 64,518 | -- | 9,498,710 | 94% | Not approved A stricter vote than a majority of the votes cast may have applied to this item; the filing does not state it. | — |
Source: CERENCE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 221 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.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of seven 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”): 20,146,856 for, 451,125 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 45 asset managers below reported 8,761,366 for, 4,171 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,045,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,014,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 544,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 502,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 455,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 230,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 173,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 132,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 88,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 73,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 69,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 59,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 39,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 23,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 18,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 17,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of seven 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: Brian Krzanich
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Brian Krzanich”): 20,424,850 for, 177,193 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 45 asset managers below reported 8,765,537 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,045,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,014,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 544,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 502,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 455,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 230,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 173,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 132,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 88,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 73,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 69,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 59,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 39,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 23,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 18,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 17,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of seven 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”): 20,099,143 for, 501,205 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 45 asset managers below reported 8,761,366 for, 4,171 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,045,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,014,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 544,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 502,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 455,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 230,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 173,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 132,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 88,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 73,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 69,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 59,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 39,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 23,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 18,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 17,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of seven 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”): 20,101,525 for, 435,088 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 45 asset managers below reported 8,765,537 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,045,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,014,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 544,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 502,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 455,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 230,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 173,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 132,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 88,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 73,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 69,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 59,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 39,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 23,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 18,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 17,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of seven 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”): 20,181,367 for, 357,412 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 45 asset managers below reported 8,761,366 for, 4,171 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,045,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,014,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 544,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 502,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 455,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 230,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 173,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 132,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 88,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 73,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 69,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 59,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 39,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 23,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 18,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 17,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of seven 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”): 20,324,881 for, 269,077 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 45 asset managers below reported 8,765,537 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,045,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,014,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 544,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 502,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 455,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 230,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 173,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 132,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 88,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 73,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 69,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 59,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 39,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 23,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 18,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 17,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of seven 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”): 20,225,822 for, 367,124 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 45 asset managers below reported 8,765,374 for, 163 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,045,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,014,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 544,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 502,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 455,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 230,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 173,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 132,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 88,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 73,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 69,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 59,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 39,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 23,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 18,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 17,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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94% Not approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AS PERMITTED PURSUANT TO RECENT AMENDMENTS TO THE DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW.
CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. To approve an amendment to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers of the Company in certain circumstances as permitted pursuant to recent amendments ”): 19,358,822 for, 1,229,680 against — failed, per its Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). This item required more than a simple majority of votes cast — see the filing.
Reported outcome: Not approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4 : To approve an amendment to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers of the Company in certain circumstances as permitted pursuant to recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, which was not approved:”
A stricter vote than a majority of the votes cast may have applied to this item; the filing does not state it.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 45 asset managers below reported 8,117,219 for, 648,318 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,045,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,014,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 544,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 0 | 502,101 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 455,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 230,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 173,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 0 | 132,800 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 88,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 73,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 69,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 59,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 39,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 23,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 18,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 10,328 | 6,954 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Brighthouse | 15,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.
Combines 14 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.
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”): 19,911,502 for, 622,221 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + 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 | 3,045,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,014,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 544,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 502,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 455,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 230,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 173,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 132,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 88,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 73,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 69,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 59,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 39,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 23,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 18,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 17,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 45 managers: 8,765,374 for, 163 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 1,594,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,328,666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY | 1,184,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,144,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 684,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 597,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DE Shaw | 508,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 381,596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 230,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 242,565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 225,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | 200,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 194,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STRS OHIO | 190,591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 164,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 134,001 | 15 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 131,117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 129,417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 117,496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 110,664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 100,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 74,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 68,140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | 59,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 54,232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 190 managers: 10,359,154 for, 107,756 against, 37 abstained, 25,014 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% 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, 2025; and
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, 2025”): 29,548,737 for, 439,211 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 45 asset managers below reported 8,765,537 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,045,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,014,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 544,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 502,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 455,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 230,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 173,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 132,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 88,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 73,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 69,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 59,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 39,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 23,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 21,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 18,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 17,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 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 42,988,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 7.08% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 3.18% |
| 3 | Columbia Threadneedle | 2.36% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 1.27% |
| 5 | Global X | 1.17% |
| 6 | Dimensional | 1.06% |
| 7 | PARADIGM FUNDS | 0.93% |
| 8 | Federated Hermes | 0.54% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 0.53% |
| 10 | Equitable | 0.40% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 3.71% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 3.09% |
| 3 | PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY | 2.75% |
| 4 | COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.66% |
| 5 | State Street | 1.59% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.39% |
| 7 | DE Shaw | 1.18% |
| 8 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 0.89% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 0.60% |
| 10 | Federated Hermes | 0.56% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 8.10% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 7.63% | 13F |
| American Capital Management Inc. | 6.94% | DEF14A |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY | 5.83% | 13G |
| State Street | 2.86% | 13F |
| D.E. Shaw | 2.75% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.40% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.38% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 2.07% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 2.02% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 42,988,000 shares outstanding, as reported by CERENCE INC. on its Form 10-Q dated December 31, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from CERENCE INC.’s 10-Q dated December 31, 2024. 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 13, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 221 asset managers reported how they voted on 10 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,579 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named… — FOR was 97% 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 18, 2025.
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