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CYTOKINETICS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and CYTOKINETICS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 6Reported items
  • 375Asset managers
  • 2,598Fund votes
  • May 15, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 15, 2024: 5 items on CYTOKINETICS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 17, 2024: 3 approved · 2 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

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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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by CYTOKINETICS INC.

These tallies are CYTOKINETICS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 17, 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.

CYTOKINETICS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 15, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Robert I. Blum 87,317,169---- 2,214,9266,649,555 98%Not verified—
Elect Director: Robert A. Harrington, M.D. 78,347,186---- 11,184,9096,649,555 88%Not verified—
2. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Amended and Restated 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under such plan by 300,000 shares of common stock 88,586,473481,098464,524 --6,649,555 99.4%Approved—
3. Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024 95,957,26597,750126,635 ---- 99.8%Approved—
4. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation 85,814,3952,927,007790,693 --6,649,555 97%Approved—

Source: CYTOKINETICS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 17, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

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

Each item below shows how the 375 asset managers that disclosed a CYTOKINETICS INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of CYTOKINETICS INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Elect Director: Robert I. Blum

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 87,317,169WITHHELD: 2,214,926
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 104 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect two Class II Directors: Robert I. Blum

CYTOKINETICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert I. Blum”): 87,317,169 for, 2,214,926 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 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 + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 104 asset managers below reported 45,527,244 for, 155,749 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 45,527,244WITHHOLD: 155,749
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect two Class II Directors: Robert I. Blum” at CYTOKINETICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard11,718,0910 00For
Fidelity11,284,1810 00For
T. Rowe Price5,327,5000 00For
BlackRock4,940,8090 00For
State Street1,433,8920 00For
Charles Schwab773,9480 00For
Invesco755,1770 00For
AllianceBernstein579,6260 00For
Jackson National563,9810 00For
Equitable500,2520 00For
TIAA406,2860 00For
American Century362,2860 00For
Putnam351,3200 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios331,9980 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND329,1750 00For
Hartford322,6270 00For
Brighthouse277,2970 041,994Mixed
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.296,7870 00For
Principal263,1290 024,931Mixed
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST254,1480 00For
AIG/SunAmerica245,0710 00For
Aberdeen232,9670 00For
Brown Advisory Funds223,4050 00For
John Hancock220,1550 00For
Columbia Threadneedle210,4550 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 104 asset managers. See all 104 in the interactive database.

2. To elect two Class II Directors: Robert A. Hammington, M.D.

No official matchDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

82% of fund votes cast · no official result

FORWITHHOLD
Details: votes by 67 asset managers

The 67 asset managers below reported 32,736,452 for, 7,059,645 withheld. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 32,736,452WITHHOLD: 7,059,645
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect two Class II Directors: Robert A. Hammington, M.D.” at CYTOKINETICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity11,264,8510 019,330For
Vanguard9,723,9570 00For
T. Rowe Price00 05,327,500Withhold
BlackRock4,940,8090 00For
State Street1,433,8920 00For
Invesco755,1770 00For
AllianceBernstein00 0579,626Withhold
Equitable186,3560 0313,896Mixed
TIAA406,2860 00For
American Century362,2860 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND329,1750 00For
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.00 0296,787Withhold
Principal140,7060 0146,781Mixed
Brighthouse203,0170 074,279Mixed
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST254,1480 00For
AIG/SunAmerica245,0710 00For
Aberdeen232,9670 00For
Columbia Threadneedle210,4550 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES190,3840 00For
BNY Mellon187,7890 00For
Northern Trust168,7170 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC167,4540 00For
MassMutual31,1400 0130,000Mixed
Lord Abbett158,9210 00For
Lincoln Financial141,2680 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 67 asset managers. See all 67 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Robert A. Harrington, M.D.

Outcome not verifiedFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

88% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 88%
FOR: 78,347,186WITHHELD: 11,184,909
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 47 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF CLASS II DIRECTOR: ROBERT A. HARRINGTON, M.D.

CYTOKINETICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert A. Harrington, M.D.”): 78,347,186 for, 11,184,909 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 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: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); 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: 45 asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF CLASS II DIRECTOR: ROBERT A. HARRINGTON, M.D.” at CYTOKINETICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,994,1340 00For
Charles Schwab773,9480 00For
Jackson National385,2810 0178,700Mixed
Putnam351,3200 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios331,9980 00For
Hartford322,6270 00For
Brown Advisory Funds223,4050 00For
John Hancock196,0330 024,122Mixed
HARBOR FUNDS175,6100 00For
Russell Investments150,6980 00For
JPMorgan125,7560 00For
Northwestern Mutual73,3770 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST56,9500 00For
Empower44,9070 00For
Global X42,3340 00For
Brighthouse10 041,994Withhold
SEI39,6450 00For
Neuberger Berman38,7480 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST00 037,952Withhold
MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND31,4800 00For
Allianz30,6380 00For
Bridge Builder Trust28,4150 00For
Mercer Funds24,9600 00For
Tema ETF Trust24,4540 00For
Pacer Funds Trust15,2680 00For

Fund voting reports, all 45 managers: 5,543,503 for, 282,768 withheld. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 2 asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF CLASS II DIRECTOR: ROBERT A. HARRINGTON, M.D.” at CYTOKINETICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Erste Asset Management GmbH60,4500 00For
Boltwood Capital Management1750 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 60,625 for.

4. 2. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Amended and Restated 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase…

Official resultCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.4%
FOR: 88,586,473AGAINST: 481,098
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 107 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve the amendment and restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of authorized shares reserved for issuance under such plan by 300,000 shares of common stock.

CYTOKINETICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Amended and Restated 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under such plan by 300,000 shares of common stock”): 88,586,473 for, 481,098 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved the Amendment and Restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under such plan by 300,000 shares of common stock.”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 107 asset managers below reported 45,590,225 for, 121,254 against.

FOR
FOR: 45,590,225AGAINST: 121,254
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve the amendment and restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Pl” at CYTOKINETICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard11,718,0910 00For
Fidelity11,284,1810 00For
T. Rowe Price5,327,5000 00For
BlackRock4,940,8090 00For
State Street1,433,8920 00For
Charles Schwab773,9480 00For
Invesco755,1770 00For
AllianceBernstein579,6260 00For
Jackson National563,9810 00For
Equitable500,2520 00For
TIAA406,2860 00For
American Century362,2860 00For
Putnam351,3200 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios331,9980 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND329,1750 00For
Hartford322,6270 00For
Brighthouse277,29741,994 00Mixed
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.296,7870 00For
Principal263,12924,931 00Mixed
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST254,1480 00For
AIG/SunAmerica245,0710 00For
Aberdeen232,9670 00For
Brown Advisory Funds223,4050 00For
John Hancock220,1550 00For
Columbia Threadneedle210,4550 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 107 asset managers. See all 107 in the interactive database.

5. 4. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

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

Combines 16 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 85,814,395AGAINST: 2,927,007
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 373 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

CYTOKINETICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation”): 85,814,395 for, 2,927,007 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2024 Proxy Statement.”
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).

Fund voting reports: 102 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in ” at CYTOKINETICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard11,718,0910 00For
Fidelity11,284,1810 00For
T. Rowe Price5,327,5000 00For
BlackRock4,940,8090 00For
State Street1,433,8920 00For
Charles Schwab773,9480 00For
Invesco755,1770 00For
AllianceBernstein579,6260 00For
Jackson National563,9810 00For
Equitable500,2520 00For
TIAA406,2860 00For
American Century0362,286 00Against
Putnam351,3200 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios331,9980 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND329,1750 00For
Hartford322,6270 00For
Brighthouse277,2970 41,9940Mixed
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.296,7870 00For
Principal288,0600 00For
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST254,1480 00For
AIG/SunAmerica245,0710 00For
Aberdeen0232,967 00Against
Brown Advisory Funds223,4050 00For
John Hancock220,1550 00For
Columbia Threadneedle210,4550 00For

Fund voting reports, all 102 managers: 44,839,993 for, 745,054 against, 41,994 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 299 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in ” at CYTOKINETICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity11,146,1940 00For
T. Rowe Price7,813,3620 00For
Wellington3,500,7790 00For
State Street3,379,8210 00For
BlackRock3,074,1931,007 00For
Vestal Point Capital, LP2,136,4010 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,651,4090 00For
AllianceBernstein1,619,9830 00For
Polar Capital Holdings Plc1,574,8250 00For
PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA1,328,0120 00For
ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC1,122,9440 00For
PFM Health Sciences, LP1,054,7210 00For
Invesco909,0600 00For
Northern Trust875,15670 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp847,1320 00For
Janus Henderson845,4590 00For
Charles Schwab800,4160 00For
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc650,7480 00For
Man Group plc626,9700 00For
Hood River Capital Management LLC624,3900 00For
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION585,1020 00For
BROWN ADVISORY INC578,9650 00For
ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC555,9300 00For
WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP514,0880 00For
Laurion Capital Management LP513,6520 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 299 managers: 58,120,322 for, 2,439,401 against, 34,491 withheld, 407,286 abstained, 270 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 3. Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 95,957,265AGAINST: 97,750
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 104 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

CYTOKINETICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024”): 95,957,265 for, 97,750 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024 The stockholders ratified the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent…”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 104 asset managers below reported 45,640,683 for, 316 against, 41,994 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 45,640,683AGAINST: 316ABSTAIN: 41,994
Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company” at CYTOKINETICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard11,718,0910 00For
Fidelity11,284,1810 00For
T. Rowe Price5,327,5000 00For
BlackRock4,940,8090 00For
State Street1,433,8920 00For
Charles Schwab773,9480 00For
Invesco755,1770 00For
AllianceBernstein579,6260 00For
Jackson National563,9810 00For
Equitable500,2520 00For
TIAA406,2860 00For
American Century362,2860 00For
Putnam351,3200 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios331,9980 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND329,1750 00For
Hartford322,6270 00For
Brighthouse277,2970 41,9940Mixed
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.296,7870 00For
Principal288,0600 00For
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST254,1480 00For
AIG/SunAmerica245,0710 00For
Aberdeen232,9670 00For
Brown Advisory Funds223,4050 00For
John Hancock220,1550 00For
Columbia Threadneedle210,4550 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 104 asset managers. See all 104 in the interactive database.

Largest CYTOKINETICS 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 101,637,922 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top CYTOKINETICS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 11.53%
2Fidelity 11.10%
3T. Rowe Price 5.24%
4BlackRock 4.86%
5State Street 1.41%
6Charles Schwab 0.76%
7Invesco 0.74%
8AllianceBernstein 0.57%
9Jackson National 0.55%
10Equitable 0.49%
Institutional-manager reports: top CYTOKINETICS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Fidelity 10.97%
2T. Rowe Price 7.69%
3Wellington 3.44%
4State Street 3.33%
5BlackRock 3.03%
6Vestal Point Capital, LP 2.10%
7GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.62%
8AllianceBernstein 1.59%
9Polar Capital Holdings Plc 1.55%
10PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 1.31%

Reported CYTOKINETICS 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.

CYTOKINETICS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Entities affiliated with BlackRock, Inc. 15.84% DEF14A
BlackRock 15.28% 13F
FMR (Fidelity) 12.88% 13F
Entities affiliated with Fidelity Investments 12.80% DEF14A
Vanguard Group 11.67% 13F
Entities affiliated with Wellington Management Group LLP 6.43% DEF14A
State Street 4.45% 13F
Wellington Management 3.92% 13F
T. Rowe Price 2.88% 13F
Geode Capital 2.21% 13F

Percentages above are of 101,637,922 shares outstanding, as reported by CYTOKINETICS 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.

About this page

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 CYTOKINETICS INC.’s 10-K 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 CYTOKINETICS INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 15, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 375 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,598 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 6 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers… — CYTOKINETICS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 97% 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: CYTOKINETICS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2024.

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