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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.
Meeting of May 14, 2024: 3 items on HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2024: 2 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.
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
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These tallies are HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 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: Alan Edrick | 19,722,574 | -- | -- | 10,861,497 | 4,292,458 | 64% | Not verified | — |
| 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP | 34,794,995 | 73,003 | 8,531 | -- | -- | 99.7% | Approved | — |
| 3. Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers | 27,472,149 | 903,608 | 2,208,314 | -- | 4,292,458 | 97% | Approved | — |
Source: HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 122 asset managers that disclosed a HARVARD BIOSCIENCE 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 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
64% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Director: Alan Edrick
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Alan Edrick”): 19,722,574 for, 10,861,497 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 64% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 48 asset managers below reported 5,615,069 for, 4,526,970 withheld, 545,324 abstained, 1,650 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,042,344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,648,116 | Withhold |
| Royce | 1,450,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,350,284 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 811,989 | 0 | 0 | 412,870 | Mixed |
| HEARTLAND GROUP INC | 866,467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 0 | 0 | 463,600 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 229,779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207,389 | Withhold |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177,500 | Withhold |
| FORUM FUNDS II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166,857 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139,999 | Withhold |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85,341 | Withhold |
| Adirondack Funds | 82,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74,015 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73,988 | Withhold |
| WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 45,571 | 0 | Abstain |
| Goldman Sachs | 41,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38,369 | Withhold |
| Destra Investment Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32,057 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 22,899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 22,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 21,665 | 0 | Abstain |
| Global X | 20,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,780 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL, BY A NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers”): 27,472,149 for, 903,608 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 –Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers The Company's stockholders approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, by a non-binding advisory vote:”
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 | 2,042,344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,648,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,450,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,350,284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,224,859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HEARTLAND GROUP INC | 866,467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 463,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 207,389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 177,500 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FORUM FUNDS II | 166,857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 139,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 85,341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Adirondack Funds | 82,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 73,988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC | 45,571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 41,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 38,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Destra Investment Trust | 32,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 22,899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 22,239 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 21,665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 20,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 48 managers: 10,477,561 for, 209,802 against, 1,650 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. | 2,916,784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Harvey Partners, LLC | 2,557,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC | 1,416,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,279,661 | 497 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC | 866,467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 855,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 682,849 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | 682,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 660,491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Meros Investment Management, LP | 556,659 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GREENWOOD CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LLC | 428,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 365,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 359,521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 353,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 189,045 | 132,478 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Archon Capital Management LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Charles Schwab | 229,779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 211,719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 184,500 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | 178,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 160,339 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nuveen | 139,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P | 136,602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 122,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Newton Investment Management North America, LLC | 122,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 89 managers: 16,063,663 for, 601,833 against, 4,700 not voted, 260,858 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.7% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP”): 34,794,995 for, 73,003 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 –Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 47 asset managers below reported 10,604,670 for, 115 against, 1,650 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,042,344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,648,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,450,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,350,284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,224,859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HEARTLAND GROUP INC | 866,467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 463,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 229,779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 207,389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 177,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FORUM FUNDS II | 166,857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 139,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 85,341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 74,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 73,988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC | 45,571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 41,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 38,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Destra Investment Trust | 32,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 22,899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 22,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 21,665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 20,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 18,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 47 asset managers. See all 47 in the interactive database.
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 43,429,626 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 4.70% |
| 2 | Dimensional | 3.79% |
| 3 | Royce | 3.34% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 3.11% |
| 5 | Fidelity | 2.82% |
| 6 | HEARTLAND GROUP INC | 2.00% |
| 7 | Jackson National | 1.07% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 0.53% |
| 9 | Victory Capital | 0.48% |
| 10 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.41% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. | 6.72% |
| 2 | Harvey Partners, LLC | 5.89% |
| 3 | Granahan Investment Management, LLC | 3.26% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 2.95% |
| 5 | HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC | 2.00% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.97% |
| 7 | STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 1.57% |
| 8 | Portolan Capital Management, LLC | 1.57% |
| 9 | State Street | 1.52% |
| 10 | Meros Investment Management, LP | 1.28% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| B. Riley Asset Management, LLC | 6.77% | DEF14A |
| Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. | 6.72% | DEF14A |
| Harvey Partners, LLC | 5.89% | DEF14A |
| James Green | 5.28% | DEF14A |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 4.44% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 4.26% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.97% | 13F |
| Renaissance Technologies | 1.62% | 13F |
| State Street | 1.60% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 1.43% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 43,429,626 shares outstanding, as reported by HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC. on its Form 10-Q dated April 30, 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 HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC.’s 10-Q dated April 30, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 14, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 122 asset managers reported how they voted on 3 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 514 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — APPROVAL, BY A NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE… — HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 97% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2024.
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 (this page).
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