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Graco Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Graco Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed April 27, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 685Asset managers
  • 4,151Fund votes
  • April 24, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of April 24, 2026: 6 items on Graco Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed April 27, 2026: 4 elected · 2 approved.

Material dissent

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 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Graco Inc.

These tallies are Graco Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed April 27, 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.

Graco Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held April 24, 2026
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Martha A. Morfitt 106,863,59628,824,596122,114 --9,590,164 79%Elected—
Elect Director: Mark W. Sheahan 132,724,1602,951,700134,446 --9,590,164 98%Elected—
Elect Director: Andrea H. Simon 132,597,1623,074,266138,878 --9,590,164 98%Elected—
Elect Director: Kevin J. Wheeler 122,499,66413,190,197120,445 --9,590,164 90%Elected—
2. Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026 136,856,9298,452,77290,769 ---- 94%Approved—
3. The compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement 92,678,24242,778,401353,663 --9,590,164 68%Approved—

Source: Graco Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 27, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Graco Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 685 asset managers that disclosed a Graco 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: Andrea H. Simon

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 132,597,162AGAINST: 3,074,266
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 130 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Andrea H. Simon

Graco Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Andrea H. Simon”): 132,597,162 for, 3,074,266 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 27, 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: “Proposal 1 The following directors were elected to serve for three-year terms:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 130 asset managers below reported 54,139,569 for, 247,576 against, 47,909 abstained, 126 not voted, 1,338 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 54,139,569AGAINST: 247,576ABSTAIN: 47,909UNKNOWN: 1,338NOT VOTED: 126
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Andrea H. Simon” at Graco Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard15,057,2265 20For
BlackRock9,564,3870 00For
Fidelity4,079,1880 00For
State Street2,684,7380 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS2,143,5740 00For
Principal1,570,8680 00For
Eaton Vance1,255,1420 00For
Invesco1,246,7740 00For
Global X1,122,1220 00For
Charles Schwab1,069,4490 00For
Capital Group954,0000 00For
American Century768,2270 00For
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND758,3790 00For
Virtus722,8300 00For
Neuberger Berman672,0250 00For
FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST670,1800 00For
Hartford651,6150 00For
Equitable613,9510 00For
T. Rowe Price569,8140 00For
SEI567,8570 00For
First Trust564,7300 00For
Dimensional403,3030 00For
BBR ALO Fund, LLC240,212134,522 00Mixed
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II309,5000 00For
ProShares304,5330 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 130 asset managers. See all 130 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Kevin J. Wheeler

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 90%
FOR: 122,499,664AGAINST: 13,190,197
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 130 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kevin J. Wheeler

Graco Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kevin J. Wheeler”): 122,499,664 for, 13,190,197 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 27, 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: “Proposal 1 The following directors were elected to serve for three-year terms:”
Support: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 130 asset managers below reported 51,065,831 for, 3,321,312 against, 47,909 abstained, 126 not voted, 1,338 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 51,065,831AGAINST: 3,321,312ABSTAIN: 47,909UNKNOWN: 1,338NOT VOTED: 126
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kevin J. Wheeler” at Graco Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard15,057,19930 20For
BlackRock9,564,3870 00For
Fidelity4,079,1880 00For
State Street2,684,7380 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS2,143,5740 00For
Principal1,570,8680 00For
Eaton Vance01,255,142 00Against
Invesco1,246,7740 00For
Global X1,122,1220 00For
Charles Schwab1,069,4490 00For
Capital Group954,0000 00For
American Century768,2270 00For
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND758,3790 00For
Virtus722,8300 00For
Neuberger Berman672,0250 00For
FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST670,1800 00For
Hartford651,6150 00For
Equitable437,746176,205 00Mixed
T. Rowe Price0569,814 00Against
SEI567,8570 00For
First Trust564,7300 00For
Dimensional0403,303 00Against
BBR ALO Fund, LLC240,212134,522 00Mixed
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II309,5000 00For
ProShares304,5330 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 130 asset managers. See all 130 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Mark W. Sheahan

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 132,724,160AGAINST: 2,951,700
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 130 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Mark W. Sheahan

Graco Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark W. Sheahan”): 132,724,160 for, 2,951,700 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 27, 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: “Proposal 1 The following directors were elected to serve for three-year terms:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 130 asset managers below reported 53,991,386 for, 395,761 against, 47,907 abstained, 126 not voted, 1,338 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 53,991,386AGAINST: 395,761ABSTAIN: 47,907UNKNOWN: 1,338NOT VOTED: 126
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Mark W. Sheahan” at Graco Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard15,057,2285 00For
BlackRock9,564,3870 00For
Fidelity4,079,1880 00For
State Street2,684,628110 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS2,143,5740 00For
Principal1,570,8680 00For
Eaton Vance1,255,1420 00For
Invesco1,246,7740 00For
Global X1,122,1220 00For
Charles Schwab1,069,4490 00For
Capital Group954,0000 00For
American Century768,2270 00For
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND758,3790 00For
Virtus722,8300 00For
Neuberger Berman672,0250 00For
FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST670,1800 00For
Hartford651,6150 00For
Equitable437,746176,205 00Mixed
T. Rowe Price569,8140 00For
SEI567,8570 00For
First Trust564,7300 00For
Dimensional403,3030 00For
BBR ALO Fund, LLC240,212134,522 00Mixed
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II309,5000 00For
ProShares304,5330 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 130 asset managers. See all 130 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Martha A. Morfitt

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

79% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 79%AGAINST
FOR: 106,863,596AGAINST: 28,824,596
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 130 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Martha A. Morfitt

Graco Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Martha A. Morfitt”): 106,863,596 for, 28,824,596 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 27, 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: “Proposal 1 The following directors were elected to serve for three-year terms:”
Support: 79% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 130 asset managers below reported 47,342,194 for, 6,804,740 against, 47,909 abstained, 126 not voted, 1,338 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 47,342,194AGAINST: 6,804,740ABSTAIN: 47,909UNKNOWN: 1,338NOT VOTED: 126
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Martha A. Morfitt” at Graco Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard15,046,94110,291 20For
BlackRock9,564,3870 00For
Fidelity4,079,1880 00For
State Street13,8412,670,897 00Against
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS2,129,29414,280 00For
Principal1,570,8680 00For
Eaton Vance01,255,142 00Against
Invesco1,246,7740 00For
Global X1,122,1220 00For
Charles Schwab1,069,4490 00For
Capital Group954,0000 00For
American Century768,2270 00For
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND758,3790 00For
Virtus722,8300 00For
Neuberger Berman0672,025 00Against
FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST670,1800 00For
Hartford651,6150 00For
Equitable437,746176,205 00Mixed
T. Rowe Price0569,814 00Against
SEI567,8570 00For
First Trust564,7300 00For
Dimensional0403,303 00Against
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II309,5000 00For
ProShares304,5330 00For
WisdomTree270,4050 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 130 asset managers. See all 130 in the interactive database.

5. 3. The compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement

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

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

68% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 68%AGAINST
FOR: 92,678,242AGAINST: 42,778,401
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 681 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

Graco Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. The compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement”): 92,678,242 for, 42,778,401 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement:”
Support: 68% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Graco Inc.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve our executive compensation.” (4 managers, 3,275,339 for, 51,312 against, 10,559 not voted).

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: 127 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in the P” at Graco Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard15,057,129104 00For
BlackRock9,250,585313,802 00For
Fidelity4,072,7066,482 00For
State Street2,680,9423,796 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS2,139,1834,391 00For
Principal1,570,8680 00For
Eaton Vance01,255,142 00Against
Invesco01,246,774 00Against
Global X1,122,1220 00For
Charles Schwab1,069,4490 00For
Capital Group644,000310,000 00Mixed
American Century673,60094,627 00Mixed
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND0758,379 00Against
Virtus722,385445 00For
Neuberger Berman672,0250 00For
FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST670,1800 00For
Hartford651,6150 00For
Equitable437,746176,205 00Mixed
T. Rowe Price569,8140 00For
SEI547,88819,969 00For
First Trust0564,730 00Against
Dimensional0403,303 00Against
BBR ALO Fund, LLC240,212134,522 00Mixed
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II309,5000 00For
ProShares0304,533 00Against

Fund voting reports, all 127 managers: 46,417,124 for, 8,004,153 against, 27,126 abstained, 126 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 588 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in the P” at Graco Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock6,689,290791,260 00Mixed
State Street7,101,24493,377 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC4,705,5430 00For
PineStone Asset Management Inc.3,248,1240 00For
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC3,023,04281,998 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS2,283,4230 00For
Amundi01,913,023 00Against
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC01,755,169 00Against
Invesco01,730,618 00Against
ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO L L C01,698,957 00Against
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/01,654,303 00Against
Northern Trust01,508,117 00Against
Vanguard1,240,88717,528 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp1,177,7766,763 00For
Neuberger Berman1,119,5430 00For
Charles Schwab1,104,3720 00For
T. Rowe Price1,074,3660 00For
Wellington1,004,3490 00For
SEI946,46719,969 00For
Capital Group644,000310,000 00Mixed
American Century712,020101,039 00Mixed
Two Sigma0767,267 00Against
HSBC0740,998 00Against
UBS0740,909 00Against
SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P0716,966 00Against

Institutional-manager reports, all 588 managers: 48,301,241 for, 30,571,271 against, 26,381 abstained, 31,942 not voted, 40,449 mixed, 1,338 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 2. Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 136,856,929AGAINST: 8,452,772
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 131 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.

Graco Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026”): 136,856,929 for, 8,452,772 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026 was ratified:”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 131 asset managers below reported 54,361,779 for, 57,149 against, 27,126 abstained, 126 not voted, 1,338 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 54,361,779AGAINST: 57,149ABSTAIN: 27,126UNKNOWN: 1,338NOT VOTED: 126
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING” at Graco Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard15,046,99210,241 00For
BlackRock9,564,3870 00For
Fidelity4,079,1880 00For
State Street2,684,572166 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS2,143,5740 00For
Principal1,570,8680 00For
Eaton Vance1,255,1420 00For
Invesco1,246,7740 00For
Global X1,122,1220 00For
Charles Schwab1,069,4490 00For
Capital Group954,0000 00For
American Century768,2270 00For
MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND758,3790 00For
Virtus722,8300 00For
Neuberger Berman672,0250 00For
FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST670,1800 00For
Hartford651,6150 00For
Equitable613,9510 00For
T. Rowe Price569,8140 00For
SEI548,28919,568 00For
First Trust564,7300 00For
Dimensional403,3030 00For
BBR ALO Fund, LLC374,7340 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II309,5000 00For
ProShares304,5330 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of April 25, 2025, which belongs to the 2024-2025 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.

Largest Graco 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 165,150,142 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Graco Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers as…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 9.12%
2BlackRock 5.79%
3Fidelity 2.47%
4State Street 1.63%
5TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS 1.30%
6Principal 0.95%
7Eaton Vance 0.76%
8Invesco 0.75%
9Global X 0.68%
10Charles Schwab 0.65%
Institutional-manager reports: top Graco Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers as…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 4.53%
2State Street 4.38%
3GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.85%
4PineStone Asset Management Inc. 1.97%
5KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.88%
6PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS 1.38%
7Amundi 1.16%
8CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC 1.06%
9Invesco 1.05%
10ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO L L C 1.03%

Reported Graco 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.

Graco Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 11.14% 13F
Vanguard Group 9.90% 13F
State Street 4.84% 13F
Morgan Stanley 2.46% 13F
Two Sigma 1.36% 13F
Northern Trust 1.18% 13F
Invesco 0.87% 13F
BNY Mellon 0.84% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 0.78% 13F
Mark W. Sheahan (6, 8) 0.65% DEF14A

Percentages above are of 165,150,142 shares outstanding, as reported by Graco Inc. on its Form 10-K dated December 26, 2025 (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 Graco Inc.’s 10-K dated December 26, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Graco Inc.'s shareholder meeting held April 24, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 685 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,151 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers as… — Graco Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 68% 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: Graco Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2026.

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