HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Daniel O'Leary

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Daniel O'Leary”): 163,929,233 for, 1,515,196 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 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: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 74 asset managers below reported 93,450,815 for, 23,300 against.

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Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Diana Dowling

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Diana Dowling”): 163,655,763 for, 1,788,534 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 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: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 74 asset managers below reported 93,450,815 for, 23,300 against.

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Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: John Swygert

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John Swygert”): 164,653,048 for, 791,010 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 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: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 74 asset managers below reported 93,474,115 for.

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Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Teresa Gendron

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Teresa Gendron”): 164,860,228 for, 583,696 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 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: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 74 asset managers below reported 93,474,115 for.

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Description as filed by funds: Amend our certificate of incorporation to declassify the Board by the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“3. Amend our certificate of incorporation to declassify the Board by the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders”): 165,412,613 for, 28,447 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the voting results set forth above, the amendment to our certificate of incorporation to declassify the Board by the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was approved.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 93,540,952 for.

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Description as filed by funds: Amend our certificate of incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting provisions;

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“4. Amend our certificate of incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting provisions”): 165,309,936 for, 131,378 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the voting results set forth above, the amendment to our certificate of incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting provisions was approved.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 93,540,952 for.

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Description as filed by funds: Amend our certificate of incorporation to provide for officer exculpation of liability;

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“5. Amend our certificate of incorporation to provide for officer exculpation of liability”): 124,496,721 for, 40,945,195 against — failed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07). This item required more than a simple majority of votes cast — see the filing.

Reported outcome: Not approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the voting results set forth above, the amendment to our certificate of incorporation to provide for officer exculpation of liability was not approved.”
Not approved under the vote the filing states was required: “66% of the shares outstanding”
Support: 75% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a supermajority of the shares outstanding (“66% of the shares outstanding”).

The 75 asset managers below reported 66,434,339 for, 27,106,613 against.

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Description as filed by funds: Amend our certificate of incorporation to eliminate the sponsor corporate opportunity provision;

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“6. Amend our certificate of incorporation to eliminate the sponsor corporate opportunity provision”): 165,404,631 for, 34,465 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the voting results set forth above, the amendment to our certificate of incorporation to eliminate the sponsor corporate opportunity provision was approved.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 93,540,952 for.

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Description as filed by funds: Amend our certificate of incorporation to eliminate the sponsor business combination provision;

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“7. Amend our certificate of incorporation to eliminate the sponsor business combination provision”): 165,402,442 for, 37,155 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the voting results set forth above, the amendment to our certificate of incorporation to eliminate the sponsor business combination provision was approved.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 93,540,952 for.

Showing the 25 largest of 75 asset managers. See all 75 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Amend our bylaws to eliminate supermajority voting provision;

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“8. Amend our bylaws to eliminate supermajority voting provisions”): 165,308,803 for, 132,386 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the voting results set forth above, the amendment to our bylaws to eliminate supermajority voting provisions was approved.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 93,540,952 for.

Showing the 25 largest of 75 asset managers. See all 75 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Approve an increase in number of shares reserved under our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan;

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“9. Approve an increase in the number of shares reserved under our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan”): 154,425,526 for, 11,011,599 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the voting results set forth above, the increase in the number of shares reserved under our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan was approved.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 88,037,152 for, 5,503,800 against.

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Description as filed by funds: Approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers;

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. Approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers”): 163,010,607 for, 2,420,711 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the voting results set forth above, the fiscal 2023 compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis.”
Support: 99% 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, all 74 managers: 93,202,527 for, 333,225 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 167 managers: 107,049,322 for, 2,364,346 against, 193 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditor for fiscal year 2024; and

HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“10. Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditor for fiscal year 2024”): 174,771,265 for, 59,889 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Based on the voting results set forth above, the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2024 was duly ratified.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 93,540,272 for, 680 against.

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