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The Ensign Group, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and The Ensign Group, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 18, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 528Asset managers
  • 3,818Fund votes
  • May 13, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 13, 2026: 6 items on The Ensign Group, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 18, 2026: 4 elected · 2 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

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by The Ensign Group, Inc.

These tallies are The Ensign Group, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 18, 2026 (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.

The Ensign Group, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 13, 2026
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Mr. Barry M. Smith 47,384,7093,949,16326,518 --2,820,040 92%Elected—
Elect Director: Ms. Swati B. Abbott 47,787,1803,538,30034,910 --2,820,040 93%Elected—
Elect Director: Ms. Suzanne D. Snapper 48,569,5682,763,63227,190 --2,820,040 95%Elected—
Elect Director: Ms. Marivic Uychiat Pison 50,643,089691,05026,251 --2,820,040 99%Elected—
2. Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 52,936,3241,225,92018,186 ---- 98%Approved—
3. Compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion 48,558,7302,765,66036,000 --2,820,040 95%Approved—

Source: The Ensign Group, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 18, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the The Ensign Group, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 528 asset managers that disclosed a The Ensign Group, 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: Mr. Barry M. Smith

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%
FOR: 47,384,709AGAINST: 3,949,163
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 135 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTORS EACH FOR A THREE- YEAR TERM as follows: Mr. Barry M. Smith

The Ensign Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mr. Barry M. Smith”): 47,384,709 for, 3,949,163 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 18, 2026 (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 four nominees named below were elected to serve as Class I or Class II directors of the board of directors, as set forth below, to serve until the 2029 and 2027 Annual Meetings, respectively, or until a successor is elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 135 asset managers below reported 24,827,196 for, 1,539,859 against, 14,537 abstained, 49 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 24,827,196AGAINST: 1,539,859ABSTAIN: 14,537NOT VOTED: 49
Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTORS EACH FOR A THREE- YEAR TERM as follows: Mr. Barry M. Smith” at The Ensign Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,171,5284,186 00For
BlackRock4,470,6420 00For
Fidelity3,119,7570 00For
Capital Group1,402,1080 00For
T. Rowe Price01,386,107 00Against
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST871,3550 00For
Charles Schwab767,6180 00For
UNDISCOVERED MANAGERS FUNDS454,8180 00For
State Street404,11021 00For
Victory Capital373,0930 00For
John Hancock354,7584,638 00For
Putnam335,3890 00For
Dimensional320,1440 00For
American Century314,3720 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios299,0630 00For
TIAA215,8790 00For
Invesco212,9690 00For
ProShares190,6640 00For
Equitable188,7300 00For
Jackson National176,1520 00For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.172,6000 00For
ETF Series Solutions147,3990 00For
Hartford137,1830 00For
Brighthouse66,57255,263 14,5370Mixed
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC123,9070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 135 asset managers. See all 135 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Ms. Suzanne D. Snapper

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 48,569,568AGAINST: 2,763,632
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 135 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTORS EACH FOR A THREE- YEAR TERM as follows: Ms. Suzanne D. Snapper

The Ensign Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ms. Suzanne D. Snapper”): 48,569,568 for, 2,763,632 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 18, 2026 (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 four nominees named below were elected to serve as Class I or Class II directors of the board of directors, as set forth below, to serve until the 2029 and 2027 Annual Meetings, respectively, or until a successor is elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 135 asset managers below reported 25,680,555 for, 686,500 against, 14,537 abstained, 49 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 25,680,555AGAINST: 686,500ABSTAIN: 14,537NOT VOTED: 49
Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTORS EACH FOR A THREE- YEAR TERM as follows: Ms. Suzanne D. Snapper” at The Ensign Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,171,5304,184 00For
BlackRock4,470,6420 00For
Fidelity3,119,7570 00For
Capital Group1,402,1080 00For
T. Rowe Price1,386,1070 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST871,3550 00For
Charles Schwab767,491127 00For
UNDISCOVERED MANAGERS FUNDS454,8180 00For
State Street404,11021 00For
Victory Capital373,0930 00For
John Hancock359,3960 00For
Putnam335,3890 00For
Dimensional320,1440 00For
American Century314,3720 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios299,0630 00For
TIAA215,8790 00For
Invesco212,9690 00For
ProShares190,6640 00For
Equitable188,7300 00For
Jackson National84,18691,966 00Mixed
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.0172,600 00Against
ETF Series Solutions147,3990 00For
Hartford137,1830 00For
Brighthouse98,04723,788 14,5370Mixed
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC123,9070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 135 asset managers. See all 135 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Ms. Swati B. Abbott

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%
FOR: 47,787,180AGAINST: 3,538,300
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 135 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTORS EACH FOR A THREE- YEAR TERM as follows: Ms. Swati B. Abbott

The Ensign Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ms. Swati B. Abbott”): 47,787,180 for, 3,538,300 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 18, 2026 (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 four nominees named below were elected to serve as Class I or Class II directors of the board of directors, as set forth below, to serve until the 2029 and 2027 Annual Meetings, respectively, or until a successor is elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 135 asset managers below reported 24,841,421 for, 1,525,633 against, 14,537 abstained, 49 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 24,841,421AGAINST: 1,525,633ABSTAIN: 14,537NOT VOTED: 49
Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTORS EACH FOR A THREE- YEAR TERM as follows: Ms. Swati B. Abbott” at The Ensign Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,175,70410 00For
BlackRock4,470,6420 00For
Fidelity3,119,7570 00For
Capital Group1,402,1080 00For
T. Rowe Price01,386,107 00Against
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST871,3550 00For
Charles Schwab767,6180 00For
UNDISCOVERED MANAGERS FUNDS454,8180 00For
State Street404,1310 00For
Victory Capital373,0930 00For
John Hancock354,7584,638 00For
Putnam335,3890 00For
Dimensional320,1440 00For
American Century314,3720 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios299,0630 00For
TIAA215,8790 00For
Invesco212,9690 00For
ProShares190,6640 00For
Equitable188,7300 00For
Jackson National176,1520 00For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.172,6000 00For
ETF Series Solutions147,3990 00For
Hartford137,1830 00For
Brighthouse66,57255,263 14,5370Mixed
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC123,9070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 135 asset managers. See all 135 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Ms. Marivic Uychiat Pison

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 50,643,089AGAINST: 691,050
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 135 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF CLASS II DIRECTOR FOR AN INITIAL ONE-YEAR TERM as follows: Ms. Marivic Uychiat Pison

The Ensign Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ms. Marivic Uychiat Pison”): 50,643,089 for, 691,050 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 18, 2026 (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 four nominees named below were elected to serve as Class I or Class II directors of the board of directors, as set forth below, to serve until the 2029 and 2027 Annual Meetings, respectively, or until a successor is elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 135 asset managers below reported 26,367,031 for, 23 against, 14,537 abstained, 49 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 26,367,031AGAINST: 23ABSTAIN: 14,537NOT VOTED: 49
Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF CLASS II DIRECTOR FOR AN INITIAL ONE-YEAR TERM as follows: Ms. Marivic Uychiat Pison” at The Ensign Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,175,7122 00For
BlackRock4,470,6420 00For
Fidelity3,119,7570 00For
Capital Group1,402,1080 00For
T. Rowe Price1,386,1070 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST871,3550 00For
Charles Schwab767,6180 00For
UNDISCOVERED MANAGERS FUNDS454,8180 00For
State Street404,11021 00For
Victory Capital373,0930 00For
John Hancock359,3960 00For
Putnam335,3890 00For
Dimensional320,1440 00For
American Century314,3720 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios299,0630 00For
TIAA215,8790 00For
Invesco212,9690 00For
ProShares190,6640 00For
Equitable188,7300 00For
Jackson National176,1520 00For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.172,6000 00For
ETF Series Solutions147,3990 00For
Hartford137,1830 00For
Brighthouse121,8350 14,5370Mixed
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC123,9070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 135 asset managers. See all 135 in the interactive database.

5. 3. Compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K…

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

Combines 13 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 48,558,730AGAINST: 2,765,660
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 528 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval, on an advisory basis, of our named executive officers' compensation.

The Ensign Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion”): 48,558,730 for, 2,765,660 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 18, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, was approved on an advisory basis, and the voting results were as follows:”
Support: 95% 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: 133 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of our named executive officers' compensation.” at The Ensign Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,175,7077 00For
BlackRock4,470,6420 00For
Fidelity3,119,7570 00For
Capital Group1,402,1080 00For
T. Rowe Price1,386,1070 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST871,3550 00For
Charles Schwab767,6180 00For
UNDISCOVERED MANAGERS FUNDS454,8180 00For
State Street403,939192 00For
Victory Capital373,0930 00For
John Hancock359,3960 00For
Putnam335,3890 00For
Dimensional320,1440 00For
American Century314,3720 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios299,0630 00For
TIAA215,8790 00For
Invesco0212,969 00Against
ProShares190,6640 00For
Equitable188,7300 00For
Jackson National84,18691,966 00Mixed
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.172,6000 00For
ETF Series Solutions147,3990 00For
Hartford137,1830 00For
Brighthouse121,8350 14,5370Mixed
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC123,9070 00For

Fund voting reports, all 133 managers: 26,006,155 for, 429,460 against, 14,537 abstained, 49 not voted, 77 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 427 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of our named executive officers' compensation.” at The Ensign Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock2,439,49621,129 00For
T. Rowe Price2,236,2800 00For
Fidelity2,162,4890 00For
State Street1,905,204687 00For
BAILLIE GIFFORD OVERSEAS LTD1,717,8030 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,656,6040 00For
Capital Research Global Investors1,402,1080 00For
WASATCH ADVISORS LP1,326,43015,908 00For
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO LTD1,070,1220 00For
Charles Schwab783,4720 00For
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO711,9940 00For
Northern Trust687,5000 00For
Wellington630,0560 00For
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.557,1560 00For
RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC506,2510 00For
Putnam502,5410 00For
Vanguard491,8900 00For
Hood River Capital Management LLC467,4930 00For
Victory Capital467,4200 00For
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc.455,4130 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp0454,932 00Against
London LGPS CIV Ltd0390,634 00Against
Copeland Capital Management, LLC382,8250 00For
Crow's Nest Holdings LP364,0000 00For
American Century348,2140 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 427 managers: 31,959,434 for, 2,299,938 against, 81 abstained, 13,222 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 2. Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 52,936,324AGAINST: 1,225,920
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 135 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.

The Ensign Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026”): 52,936,324 for, 1,225,920 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 18, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 135 asset managers below reported 26,350,962 for, 16,093 against, 14,537 abstained, 49 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 26,350,962AGAINST: 16,093ABSTAIN: 14,537NOT VOTED: 49
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026” at The Ensign Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard7,171,5364,178 00For
BlackRock4,470,6420 00For
Fidelity3,119,7570 00For
Capital Group1,402,1080 00For
T. Rowe Price1,386,1070 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST871,3550 00For
Charles Schwab767,6180 00For
UNDISCOVERED MANAGERS FUNDS454,8180 00For
State Street404,11021 00For
Victory Capital373,0930 00For
John Hancock359,3960 00For
Putnam335,3890 00For
Dimensional320,1440 00For
American Century314,3720 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios299,0630 00For
TIAA215,8790 00For
Invesco212,9690 00For
ProShares190,6640 00For
Equitable188,7300 00For
Jackson National176,1520 00For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.172,6000 00For
ETF Series Solutions147,3990 00For
Hartford137,1830 00For
Brighthouse121,8350 14,5370Mixed
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC123,9070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 135 asset managers. See all 135 in the interactive database.

Largest The Ensign Group, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

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 58,445,400 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top The Ensign Group, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of our named executive officers' compensation.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 12.28%
2BlackRock 7.65%
3Fidelity 5.34%
4Capital Group 2.40%
5T. Rowe Price 2.37%
6WASATCH FUNDS TRUST 1.49%
7Charles Schwab 1.31%
8UNDISCOVERED MANAGERS FUNDS 0.78%
9State Street 0.69%
10Victory Capital 0.64%
Institutional-manager reports: top The Ensign Group, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of our named executive officers' compensation.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 4.21%
2T. Rowe Price 3.83%
3Fidelity 3.70%
4State Street 3.26%
5BAILLIE GIFFORD OVERSEAS LTD 2.94%
6GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.83%
7Capital Research Global Investors 2.40%
8WASATCH ADVISORS LP 2.30%
9BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO LTD 1.83%
10Charles Schwab 1.34%

Reported The Ensign Group, 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.

The Ensign Group, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 12.60% 13F
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 7.82% 13G
Wasatch Advisors LP 4.86% DEF14A
FMR (Fidelity) 3.93% 13F
State Street 3.53% 13F
Geode Capital 2.89% 13F
T. Rowe Price 2.24% 13F
Christopher R. Christensen 2.03% DEF14A
Dimensional Fund Advisors 1.64% 13F
Charles Schwab 1.33% 13F

Percentages above are of 58,445,400 shares outstanding, as reported by The Ensign Group, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated April 27, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 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 The Ensign Group, Inc.’s 10-Q dated April 27, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At The Ensign Group, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 13, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 528 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,818 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on an advisory basis, of our named executive officers' compensation. — The Ensign Group, 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: The Ensign Group, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2026.

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