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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 14, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of June 13, 2024: 11 items on GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 14, 2024: 9 elected · 2 approved.
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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 GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 14, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Jason Kelly | 3,516,796,470 | 6,103,930 | 9,489,150 | -- | -- | 99.8% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Reshma Shetty | 3,516,486,800 | 5,359,790 | 10,542,960 | -- | -- | 99.8% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Arie Belldegrun | 4,538,702,876 | 74,856,601 | 20,251,662 | -- | 272,797,028 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Ross Fubini | 4,595,229,697 | 17,806,504 | 20,774,938 | -- | 272,797,028 | 99.6% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Kathy Hopinkah Hannan | 4,411,097,190 | 116,726,344 | 105,987,605 | -- | 272,797,028 | 97% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Christian Henry | 4,542,312,819 | 70,747,508 | 20,750,812 | -- | 272,797,028 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Myrtle Potter | 4,594,635,415 | 9,565,095 | 29,610,629 | -- | 272,797,028 | 99.7% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Shyam Sankar | 4,379,287,983 | 158,933,523 | 95,589,633 | -- | 272,797,028 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Harry E. Sloan | 4,590,258,485 | 23,460,793 | 20,091,861 | -- | 272,797,028 | 99.4% | Elected | — |
| 2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm Proposal two was the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered | 4,898,828,240 | 4,169,932 | 3,609,995 | -- | 0 | 99.9% | Approved | — |
| 3. Advisory vote to approve executive compensation Proposal three was an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, designated to be voted upon by the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock, voting to | 4,583,064,713 | 45,191,256 | 5,555,170 | -- | 272,797,028 | 99.0% | Approved | — |
Source: GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 14, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 267 asset managers that disclosed a GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS 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 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Arie Belldegrun
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Arie Belldegrun”): 4,538,702,876 for, 74,856,601 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The results of the vote were as follows: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class B common stock: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class A and Class B common stock (voting together as a single class): Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the nine nominees …”
Support: 98% 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 | 7,752,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 3,166,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 1,976,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS | 1,806,609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,747,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,584,155 | 19,380 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 1,310,557 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 0 | 1,161,557 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 188,664 | 412,297 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Equitable | 282,738 | 30,699 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| ETF Series Solutions | 270,776 | 37,286 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| SEI | 0 | 218,574 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 195,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARK Venture Fund | 185,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 176,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 170,242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 148,534 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Principal | 131,715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 26 | 131,069 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Pacific Life | 0 | 120,238 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 51,578 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 50,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 0 | 47,683 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 41,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 40,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 46 managers: 19,899,935 for, 3,748,019 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance Investment Group LLC | 31,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 12,031,100 for.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Christian Henry
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christian Henry”): 4,542,312,819 for, 70,747,508 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The results of the vote were as follows: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class B common stock: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class A and Class B common stock (voting together as a single class): Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the nine nominees …”
Support: 98% 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 | 3,639,591 | 4,112,914 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 3,166,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 1,976,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS | 1,806,609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 1,747,109 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,584,155 | 19,380 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 1,310,557 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 0 | 1,161,557 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 188,664 | 412,297 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Equitable | 76,047 | 237,390 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| ETF Series Solutions | 270,776 | 37,286 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| SEI | 0 | 218,574 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 195,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARK Venture Fund | 185,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 176,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 283 | 169,959 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 148,534 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Principal | 131,715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 25 | 131,070 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Pacific Life | 0 | 120,238 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 51,578 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 50,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 0 | 47,683 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 41,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 40,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 46 managers: 13,663,260 for, 9,984,694 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance Investment Group LLC | 31,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 12,031,100 for.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Harry E. Sloan
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Harry E. Sloan”): 4,590,258,485 for, 23,460,793 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The results of the vote were as follows: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class B common stock: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class A and Class B common stock (voting together as a single class): Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the nine nominees …”
Support: 99.4% 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 | 7,752,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 3,166,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 1,976,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS | 1,806,609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,747,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,603,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,310,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,161,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 600,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 313,437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 308,062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 218,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 195,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARK Venture Fund | 185,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 176,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 170,242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 148,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 131,715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 131,094 | 1 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 120,238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 51,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 50,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 47,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 41,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 40,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 46 managers: 23,647,953 for, 1 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance Investment Group LLC | 31,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 12,031,100 for.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kathy Hopinkah Hannan
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kathy Hopinkah Hannan”): 4,411,097,190 for, 116,726,344 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The results of the vote were as follows: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class B common stock: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class A and Class B common stock (voting together as a single class): Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the nine nominees …”
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 | 7,752,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 0 | 3,166,018 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 1,976,590 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS | 1,806,609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,747,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,603,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,310,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,161,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 600,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 112,133 | 201,304 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| ETF Series Solutions | 37,286 | 270,776 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| SEI | 218,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 195,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARK Venture Fund | 185,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 176,283 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 169,959 | 283 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 148,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 131,715 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 131,077 | 18 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 120,238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 51,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 50,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 47,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 41,835 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 40,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 46 managers: 17,598,899 for, 6,013,463 against, 35,592 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 0 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Renaissance Investment Group LLC | 31,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 31,100 for, 12,000,000 against.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Myrtle Potter
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Myrtle Potter”): 4,594,635,415 for, 9,565,095 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The results of the vote were as follows: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class B common stock: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class A and Class B common stock (voting together as a single class): Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the nine nominees …”
Support: 99.7% 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 | 7,752,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 3,166,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 1,976,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS | 1,806,609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,747,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,603,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,310,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,161,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 600,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 313,437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 270,776 | 37,286 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| SEI | 218,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 195,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARK Venture Fund | 185,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 176,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 170,242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 148,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 131,715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 131,095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 120,238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 51,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 50,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 47,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 41,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 40,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 46 managers: 23,610,668 for, 37,286 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance Investment Group LLC | 31,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 12,031,100 for.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Ross Fubini
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ross Fubini”): 4,595,229,697 for, 17,806,504 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The results of the vote were as follows: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class B common stock: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class A and Class B common stock (voting together as a single class): Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the nine nominees …”
Support: 99.6% 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 | 7,752,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 3,166,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 1,976,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS | 1,806,609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,747,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,603,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,310,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,161,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 600,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 313,437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 308,062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 218,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 195,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARK Venture Fund | 185,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 176,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 170,242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 148,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 131,715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 131,095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 120,238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 51,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 50,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 47,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 41,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 40,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 46 managers: 23,647,954 for. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance Investment Group LLC | 31,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 12,031,100 for.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Shyam Sankar
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Shyam Sankar”): 4,379,287,983 for, 158,933,523 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The results of the vote were as follows: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class B common stock: Director nominees designated to be elected by holders of Class A and Class B common stock (voting together as a single class): Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the nine nominees …”
Support: 96% 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 | 7,752,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 0 | 3,166,018 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 1,976,590 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS | 1,806,609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,747,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,603,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 1,310,557 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 1,161,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 413,170 | 187,791 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Equitable | 112,133 | 201,304 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| ETF Series Solutions | 37,286 | 270,776 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| SEI | 0 | 218,574 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 195,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARK Venture Fund | 185,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 176,283 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 169,959 | 283 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 148,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 131,715 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 131,077 | 18 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 120,238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 51,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 50,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 47,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 41,835 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 40,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 46 managers: 15,908,377 for, 7,739,577 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 0 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Renaissance Investment Group LLC | 31,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 31,100 for, 12,000,000 against.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.0% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation.
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory vote to approve executive compensation Proposal three was an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, designated to be voted upon by the holders of Class A common s”): 4,583,064,713 for, 45,191,256 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Pursuant to the foregoing vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis.”
Support: 99.0% 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 | 7,752,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 3,166,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 1,976,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS | 1,806,609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,747,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,603,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,310,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,161,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 600,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 313,437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 270,776 | 37,286 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 272,852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 218,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 195,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARK Venture Fund | 185,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 176,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 170,242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 148,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 131,715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 131,092 | 3 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 120,238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 51,578 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 50,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 47,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 41,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 47 managers: 23,831,939 for, 88,867 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | 143,085,126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 69,854,605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc. | 50,577,357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. | 24,429,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD OVERSEAS LTD | 15,049,636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd | 0 | 10,564,103 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 10,276,112 | 3 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lingotto Investment Management LLP | 10,011,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 7,888,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,924,612 | 111,916 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WELCH & FORBES LLC | 6,750,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 5,045,634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | 0 | 4,370,373 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AH Capital Management, L.L.C. | 4,342,749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. | 3,920,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 3,691,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 3,471,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,201,071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP | 2,658,962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2,528,070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SECURITY INVESTORS LLC | 2,007,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 1,859,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 1,769,485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 1,389,265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 229 managers: 408,179,256 for, 16,343,036 against, 68,602 abstained, 169 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.9% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm Proposal two was the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's in”): 4,898,828,240 for, 4,169,932 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Pursuant to the foregoing vote, the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was approved.”
Support: 99.9% 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 | 7,752,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 3,166,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 1,976,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS | 1,806,609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,747,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,603,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,310,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,161,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 600,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 313,437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 308,062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 272,852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 218,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 195,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARK Venture Fund | 185,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 176,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 170,242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 148,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 131,715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 131,095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 120,238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 51,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EntrepreneurShares Series Trust | 50,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 47,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 41,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 47 managers: 23,920,806 for. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance Investment Group LLC | 31,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 12,031,100 for.
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 2,033,624,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 0.38% |
| 2 | EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST | 0.16% |
| 3 | Guggenheim | 0.10% |
| 4 | BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS | 0.09% |
| 5 | T. Rowe Price | 0.09% |
| 6 | Morgan Stanley | 0.08% |
| 7 | Charles Schwab | 0.06% |
| 8 | BlackRock | 0.06% |
| 9 | Fidelity | 0.03% |
| 10 | Equitable | 0.02% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | 7.04% |
| 2 | Capital Group | 3.43% |
| 3 | Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc. | 2.49% |
| 4 | SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. | 1.20% |
| 5 | BAILLIE GIFFORD OVERSEAS LTD | 0.74% |
| 6 | Erste Asset Management GmbH | 0.59% |
| 7 | Legal & General Investment Management Ltd | 0.52% |
| 8 | State Street | 0.51% |
| 9 | Lingotto Investment Management LLP | 0.49% |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley | 0.39% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group | 6.53% | 13G |
| State Street | 1.31% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.08% | 13F |
| Millennium Management | 0.52% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 0.39% | 13F |
| Norges Bank | 0.31% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 0.29% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 0.26% | 13F |
| Nuveen | 0.21% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 0.19% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 2,033,624,000 shares outstanding, as reported by GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.'s shareholder meeting held June 13, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 267 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,772 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. — GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 99.0% 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: GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2024.
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