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DAKTRONICS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and DAKTRONICS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed September 8, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 116Asset managers
  • 879Fund votes
  • September 6, 2023Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of September 6, 2023: 6 items on DAKTRONICS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed September 8, 2023: 3 elected · 3 approved.

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 DAKTRONICS INC.

These tallies are DAKTRONICS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed September 8, 2023 (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.

DAKTRONICS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held September 6, 2023
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Lance D. Bultena 26,232,220---- 2,531,4559,240,741 91%Elected—
Elect Director: Dr. José-Marie Griffiths 27,835,664---- 928,0119,240,741 97%Elected—
Elect Director: Howard I. Atkins 28,070,526---- 693,1499,240,741 98%Elected—
2. Advisory (non-binding) approval of the Company's executive compensation 26,190,6321,447,6991,125,344 --9,240,741 95%Approved—
3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 37,712,602224,00067,813 ---- 99.4%Approved—
4. Advisory (non-binding) ratification of amendments to Company's bylaws 27,083,2571,510,065170,352 --9,240,741 95%Approved—

Source: DAKTRONICS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 8, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.

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

Each item below shows how the 116 asset managers that disclosed a DAKTRONICS INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Dr. José-Marie Griffiths

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 27,835,664WITHHELD: 928,011
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 43 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect two Directors to serve for a three-year term that expires on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026 or until their successors are duly elected and to elect one Director to serve for a two-year term that expires on the date of Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly elected. NOMINEES: Dr. Jose-Marie Griffiths

DAKTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dr. José-Marie Griffiths”): 27,835,664 for, 928,011 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 8, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following individuals were elected as directors by the following vote, Mr. Bultena and Ms. Griffiths to serve a three-year term that expires on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026 or until his or her successor is duly elected and Mr. Atkins to serve a two-year term that expir…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 43 asset managers below reported 7,753,144 for, 248,582 withheld, 1,398 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 7,753,144WITHHOLD: 248,582UNKNOWN: 1,398
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect two Directors to serve for a three-year term that expires on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareh” at DAKTRONICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,118,6190 00For
Dimensional1,789,8110 00For
BlackRock1,127,1030 00For
Fidelity728,2120 00For
Invesco604,1350 00For
FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST368,6100 00For
Equitable233,4370 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 0227,155Withhold
TIAA132,3070 00For
Charles Schwab104,9570 00For
EA Series Trust77,4780 00For
Nationwide71,5980 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC65,6720 00For
Lincoln Financial39,3610 00For
Columbia Threadneedle38,3850 00For
American Century28,3230 00For
Northern Trust25,9450 00For
John Hancock20,9940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica18,8070 00For
Prudential/PGIM00 018,200Withhold
Voya16,1180 00For
Pacific Life15,8540 00For
Jackson National15,4020 00For
Bridge Builder Trust14,7070 00For
Goldman Sachs13,6920 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 43 asset managers. See all 43 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Howard I. Atkins

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 28,070,526WITHHELD: 693,149
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 43 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect two Directors to serve for a three-year term that expires on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026 or until their successors are duly elected and to elect one Director to serve for a two-year term that expires on the date of Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly elected. NOMINEES: Howard I. Atkins

DAKTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Howard I. Atkins”): 28,070,526 for, 693,149 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 8, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following individuals were elected as directors by the following vote, Mr. Bultena and Ms. Griffiths to serve a three-year term that expires on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026 or until his or her successor is duly elected and Mr. Atkins to serve a two-year term that expir…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 43 asset managers below reported 8,001,726 for, 1,398 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 8,001,726UNKNOWN: 1,398
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect two Directors to serve for a three-year term that expires on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareh” at DAKTRONICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,118,6190 00For
Dimensional1,789,8110 00For
BlackRock1,127,1030 00For
Fidelity728,2120 00For
Invesco604,1350 00For
FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST368,6100 00For
Equitable233,4370 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC227,1550 00For
TIAA132,3070 00For
Charles Schwab104,9570 00For
EA Series Trust77,4780 00For
Nationwide71,5980 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC65,6720 00For
Lincoln Financial39,3610 00For
Columbia Threadneedle38,3850 00For
American Century28,3230 00For
Northern Trust25,9450 00For
John Hancock20,9940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica18,8070 00For
Prudential/PGIM18,2000 00For
Voya16,1180 00For
Pacific Life15,8540 00For
Jackson National15,4020 00For
Bridge Builder Trust14,7070 00For
Goldman Sachs13,6920 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 43 asset managers. See all 43 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Lance D. Bultena

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%
FOR: 26,232,220WITHHELD: 2,531,455
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 43 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect two Directors to serve for a three-year term that expires on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026 or until their successors are duly elected and to elect one Director to serve for a two-year term that expires on the date of Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly elected. NOMINEES: Lance D. Bultena

DAKTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lance D. Bultena”): 26,232,220 for, 2,531,455 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 8, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following individuals were elected as directors by the following vote, Mr. Bultena and Ms. Griffiths to serve a three-year term that expires on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026 or until his or her successor is duly elected and Mr. Atkins to serve a two-year term that expir…”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 43 asset managers below reported 7,064,763 for, 936,963 withheld, 1,398 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 7,064,763WITHHOLD: 936,963UNKNOWN: 1,398
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect two Directors to serve for a three-year term that expires on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareh” at DAKTRONICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,118,6190 00For
Dimensional1,789,8110 00For
BlackRock1,127,1030 00For
Fidelity728,2120 00For
Invesco00 0604,135Withhold
FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST368,6100 00For
Equitable233,4370 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 0227,155Withhold
TIAA132,3070 00For
Charles Schwab104,9570 00For
EA Series Trust77,4780 00For
Nationwide71,5980 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC65,6720 00For
Lincoln Financial8,3610 031,000Mixed
Columbia Threadneedle00 038,385Withhold
American Century28,3230 00For
Northern Trust25,9450 00For
John Hancock20,9940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica18,8070 00For
Prudential/PGIM00 018,200Withhold
Voya16,1180 00For
Pacific Life15,8540 00For
Jackson National15,4020 00For
Bridge Builder Trust14,7070 00For
Goldman Sachs13,6920 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 43 asset managers. See all 43 in the interactive database.

4. 4. Advisory (non-binding) ratification of amendments to Company's bylaws

Official resultSHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 27,083,257AGAINST: 1,510,065
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 47 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: NON-BINDING ADVISORY PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S BYLAWS.

DAKTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Advisory (non-binding) ratification of amendments to Company's bylaws”): 27,083,257 for, 1,510,065 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 8, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved the ratification of the Company's bylaws as described in its proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting by the following advisory vote:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 47 asset managers below reported 7,721,486 for, 573,705 against, 1,398 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 7,721,486AGAINST: 573,705UNKNOWN: 1,398
Largest asset managers voting on “NON-BINDING ADVISORY PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S BYLAWS.” at DAKTRONICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,118,6190 00For
Dimensional1,789,8110 00For
BlackRock1,127,1030 00For
Fidelity728,2120 00For
Invesco604,1350 00For
FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST368,6100 00For
Equitable73,437160,000 00Mixed
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC227,1550 00For
BERTOLET CAPITAL TRUST0178,635 00Against
TIAA132,3070 00For
Charles Schwab0104,957 00Against
EA Series Trust77,4780 00For
Nationwide71,5980 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC65,6720 00For
Gabelli056,500 00Against
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS055,000 00Against
Lincoln Financial39,3610 00For
Columbia Threadneedle38,3850 00For
American Century28,3230 00For
Northern Trust25,9450 00For
John Hancock20,9940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica18,8070 00For
Prudential/PGIM018,200 00Against
Voya16,1180 00For
Pacific Life15,8540 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 47 asset managers. See all 47 in the interactive database.

5. 2. Advisory (non-binding) approval of the Company's executive compensation

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

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 26,190,632AGAINST: 1,447,699
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 109 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

DAKTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory (non-binding) approval of the Company's executive compensation”): 26,190,632 for, 1,447,699 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 8, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved the compensation of the Company's executive officers as described in its proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting by the following advisory vote:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of DAKTRONICS INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (2 managers, 6,370 for).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 46 asset managers voting on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.” at DAKTRONICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,118,6190 00For
Dimensional1,789,8110 00For
BlackRock1,127,1030 00For
Fidelity728,2120 00For
Invesco0604,135 00Against
FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST368,6100 00For
Equitable233,4370 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC227,1550 00For
TIAA132,3070 00For
Charles Schwab104,9570 00For
EA Series Trust77,4780 00For
Nationwide71,5980 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC65,6720 00For
Gabelli56,5000 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS55,0000 00For
Lincoln Financial39,3610 00For
Columbia Threadneedle38,3850 00For
American Century28,3230 00For
Northern Trust25,9450 00For
John Hancock20,9940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica18,8070 00For
Prudential/PGIM18,2000 00For
Voya16,1180 00For
Pacific Life15,8540 00For
Jackson National15,4020 00For

Fund voting reports, all 46 managers: 7,509,194 for, 607,362 against, 1,398 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 80 asset managers voting on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.” at DAKTRONICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
First Bank & Trust2,849,3890 00For
ALTA FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC2,046,0830 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC759,3480 00For
BlackRock701,3310 00For
State Street634,4250 00For
Invesco0615,396 00Against
DE Shaw544,4040 00For
Renaissance524,4260 00For
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC491,9800 00For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC368,6100 00For
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC336,0690 00For
Dimensional299,0560 00For
STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\279,0490 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp179,5090 00For
Two Sigma169,3590 00For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP166,9670 00For
Gabelli162,8090 00For
OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND153,0890 00For
EAM Investors, LLC134,1360 00For
Nuveen132,3070 00For
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.119,4350 00For
Charles Schwab104,9570 00For
STRS OHIO65,3000 00For
Prudential/PGIM48,1601,300 00For
Northern Trust40,9360 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 80 managers: 11,738,943 for, 654,724 against, 37,910 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.4%
FOR: 37,712,602AGAINST: 224,000
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 46 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for fiscal 2024.

DAKTRONICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 37,712,602 for, 224,000 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 8, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024 was ratified by the following vote:”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 46 asset managers below reported 8,116,556 for, 1,398 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 8,116,556UNKNOWN: 1,398
Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as our in” at DAKTRONICS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,118,6190 00For
Dimensional1,789,8110 00For
BlackRock1,127,1030 00For
Fidelity728,2120 00For
Invesco604,1350 00For
FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST368,6100 00For
Equitable233,4370 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC227,1550 00For
TIAA132,3070 00For
Charles Schwab104,9570 00For
EA Series Trust77,4780 00For
Nationwide71,5980 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC65,6720 00For
Gabelli56,5000 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS55,0000 00For
Lincoln Financial39,3610 00For
Columbia Threadneedle38,3850 00For
American Century28,3230 00For
Northern Trust25,9450 00For
John Hancock20,9940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica18,8070 00For
Prudential/PGIM18,2000 00For
Voya16,1180 00For
Pacific Life15,8540 00For
Jackson National15,4020 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 46 asset managers. See all 46 in the interactive database.

Largest DAKTRONICS 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 45,716,424 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top DAKTRONICS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “NON-BINDING ADVISORY PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S BYLAWS.”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 4.63%
2Dimensional 3.92%
3BlackRock 2.47%
4Fidelity 1.59%
5Invesco 1.32%
6FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST 0.81%
7Equitable 0.51%
8BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC 0.50%
9BERTOLET CAPITAL TRUST 0.39%
10TIAA 0.29%
Institutional-manager reports: top DAKTRONICS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1First Bank & Trust 6.23%
2ALTA FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.48%
3GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.66%
4BlackRock 1.53%
5State Street 1.39%
6Invesco 1.35%
7DE Shaw 1.19%
8Renaissance 1.15%
9ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.08%
10FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC 0.81%

Reported DAKTRONICS 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.

DAKTRONICS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Vanguard Group 7.41% 13F
BlackRock 7.00% 13F
Dr. Aelred J. Kurtenbach 6.08% DEF14A
Dimensional Fund Advisors 5.88% 13F
Duquesne Family Office LLC 5.45% 13G
Andrew D. Siegel 2.85% DEF14A
Geode Capital 1.93% 13F
State Street 1.93% 13F
Carla S. Gatzke 1.83% DEF14A
Reece A. Kurtenbach 1.52% DEF14A

Percentages above are of 45,716,424 shares outstanding, as reported by DAKTRONICS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated August 21, 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 DAKTRONICS INC.’s 10-Q dated August 21, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At DAKTRONICS INC.'s shareholder meeting held September 6, 2023, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 116 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 879 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. — DAKTRONICS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 95% 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: DAKTRONICS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2023.

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