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KODIAK SCIENCES INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and KODIAK SCIENCES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 4Ballot items
  • 137Asset managers
  • 761Fund votes
  • June 4, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of June 4, 2024: 4 items on KODIAK SCIENCES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2024: 2 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 2023-2024 meeting results reported by KODIAK SCIENCES INC.

These tallies are KODIAK SCIENCES INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 6, 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.

KODIAK SCIENCES INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held June 4, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Felix J. Baker, Ph.D. 27,555,597---- 13,043,6714,251,142 68%Elected—
Elect Director: Victor Perlroth, M.D. 39,408,580---- 1,466,1943,975,636 96%Elected—
2. Advisory Approval of the Compensation of Named Executive Officers 36,430,8784,405,09339,312 --3,975,127 89%Approved—
3. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 44,168,82065,022616,568 ---- 99.8%Approved—

Source: KODIAK SCIENCES INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 6, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the KODIAK SCIENCES INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 137 asset managers that disclosed a KODIAK SCIENCES 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: Felix J. Baker, Ph.D.

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

68% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 68%WITHHELD
FOR: 27,555,597WITHHELD: 13,043,671
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 51 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Elect two Class III directors nominated by our board and named in this proxy statement: Felix J. Baker, Ph.D.

KODIAK SCIENCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Felix J. Baker, Ph.D.”): 27,555,597 for, 13,043,671 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 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 following nominees were each elected as a Class III director to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 68% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 51 asset managers below reported 2,902,840 for, 3,922,953 withheld.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 2,902,840WITHHOLD: 3,922,953
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect two Class III directors nominated by our board and named in this proxy statement: Felix J. Baker, Ph.D.” at KODIAK SCIENCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,656,4540 032,000For
BlackRock00 01,615,727Withhold
Fidelity782,8950 019,497For
Invesco00 0649,255Withhold
BRUCE FUND INC423,0000 00For
Charles Schwab00 0263,410Withhold
Goldman Sachs00 0206,104Withhold
Dimensional00 0191,312Withhold
SEI00 0138,370Withhold
Equitable00 0125,175Withhold
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 0114,200Withhold
Nationwide00 079,306Withhold
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC00 058,852Withhold
TIAA00 053,947Withhold
American Century00 046,411Withhold
MFS00 046,223Withhold
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST38,2000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 033,510Withhold
Lincoln Financial00 028,170Withhold
Thrivent00 019,208Withhold
Putnam00 016,220Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica00 015,984Withhold
State Street00 013,859Withhold
Pacific Life00 013,781Withhold
Bridge Builder Trust00 013,697Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Victor Perlroth, M.D.

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 39,408,580WITHHELD: 1,466,194
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 51 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Elect two Class III directors nominated by our board and named in this proxy statement: Victor Perlroth, M.D.

KODIAK SCIENCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Victor Perlroth, M.D.”): 39,408,580 for, 1,466,194 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 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 following nominees were each elected as a Class III director to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 51 asset managers below reported 6,615,972 for, 209,821 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 6,615,972WITHHOLD: 209,821
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect two Class III directors nominated by our board and named in this proxy statement: Victor Perlroth, M.D.” at KODIAK SCIENCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,688,4540 00For
BlackRock1,615,7270 00For
Fidelity802,3920 00For
Invesco649,2550 00For
BRUCE FUND INC423,0000 00For
Charles Schwab263,4100 00For
Goldman Sachs206,1040 00For
Dimensional00 0191,312Withhold
SEI138,3700 00For
Equitable125,1750 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC114,2000 00For
Nationwide79,3060 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC58,8520 00For
TIAA53,9470 00For
American Century46,4110 00For
MFS46,2230 00For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST38,2000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle33,5100 00For
Lincoln Financial27,0150 01,155For
Thrivent19,2080 00For
Putnam16,2200 00For
AIG/SunAmerica15,9840 00For
State Street13,8590 00For
Pacific Life13,7810 00For
Bridge Builder Trust13,6970 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

3. 2. Advisory Approval of the Compensation of Named Executive Officers

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

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 89%
FOR: 36,430,878AGAINST: 4,405,093
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 137 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Kodiak's named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.

KODIAK SCIENCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Approval of the Compensation of Named Executive Officers”): 36,430,878 for, 4,405,093 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the stockholders.”
Support: 89% 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: 51 asset managers voting on “Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Kodiak's named executive officers, as disclosed in the prox” at KODIAK SCIENCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,688,4540 00For
BlackRock1,615,7270 00For
Fidelity802,3920 00For
Invesco0649,255 00Against
BRUCE FUND INC423,0000 00For
Charles Schwab263,4100 00For
Goldman Sachs0206,104 00Against
Dimensional0191,312 00Against
SEI0138,370 00Against
Equitable125,1750 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC0114,200 00Against
Nationwide55,10824,198 00Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC58,8520 00For
TIAA053,947 00Against
American Century046,411 00Against
MFS46,2230 00For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST038,200 00Against
Columbia Threadneedle33,5100 00For
Lincoln Financial27,0151,155 00For
Thrivent19,2080 00For
Putnam016,220 00Against
AIG/SunAmerica15,9840 00For
State Street13,8590 00For
Pacific Life13,7810 00For
Bridge Builder Trust13,6970 00For

Fund voting reports, all 51 managers: 5,326,250 for, 1,499,543 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 107 asset managers voting on “Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Kodiak's named executive officers, as disclosed in the prox” at KODIAK SCIENCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP17,310,4900 00For
BlackRock1,664,5420 00For
EcoR1 Capital, LLC1,613,6000 00For
ICONIQ Capital, LLC01,016,864 00Against
Newtyn Management, LLC01,000,000 00Against
TCG Crossover Management, LLC899,9990 00For
SILVERARC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC854,8050 00For
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC818,5390 00For
State Street707,146113 00For
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University691,7670 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC678,4610 00For
Invesco0659,330 00Against
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC576,2400 00For
DE Shaw414,6100 00For
Charles Schwab263,4100 00For
Renaissance231,8150 00For
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP203,4550 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp164,2610 00For
Fidelity157,6180 00For
Point72146,7870 00For
SEI0138,499 00Against
Northern Trust134,5030 00For
Wellington0131,732 00Against
Dimensional0131,441 00Against
MARSHALL WACE, LLP0125,495 00Against

Institutional-manager reports, all 107 managers: 28,102,775 for, 3,760,798 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

4. 3. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 44,168,820AGAINST: 65,022
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 51 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.

KODIAK SCIENCES INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 44,168,820 for, 65,022 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified.”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 51 asset managers below reported 6,825,632 for, 161 against.

FOR
FOR: 6,825,632AGAINST: 161
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for ” at KODIAK SCIENCES INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,688,4540 00For
BlackRock1,615,7270 00For
Fidelity802,3920 00For
Invesco649,2550 00For
BRUCE FUND INC423,0000 00For
Charles Schwab263,4100 00For
Goldman Sachs206,1040 00For
Dimensional191,3120 00For
SEI138,3700 00For
Equitable125,1750 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC114,2000 00For
Nationwide79,3060 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC58,8520 00For
TIAA53,9470 00For
American Century46,4110 00For
MFS46,2230 00For
TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST38,2000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle33,5100 00For
Lincoln Financial28,1700 00For
Thrivent19,2080 00For
Putnam16,2200 00For
AIG/SunAmerica15,9840 00For
State Street13,8590 00For
Pacific Life13,7810 00For
Bridge Builder Trust13,6970 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

Largest KODIAK SCIENCES INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

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 52,523,447 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top KODIAK SCIENCES INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Kodiak's named executive officers, as…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 3.21%
2BlackRock 3.08%
3Fidelity 1.53%
4Invesco 1.24%
5BRUCE FUND INC 0.81%
6Charles Schwab 0.50%
7Goldman Sachs 0.39%
8Dimensional 0.36%
9SEI 0.26%
10Equitable 0.24%
Institutional-manager reports: top KODIAK SCIENCES INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Kodiak's named executive officers, as…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 32.96%
2BlackRock 3.17%
3EcoR1 Capital, LLC 3.07%
4ICONIQ Capital, LLC 1.94%
5Newtyn Management, LLC 1.90%
6TCG Crossover Management, LLC 1.71%
7SILVERARC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.63%
8ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.56%
9State Street 1.35%
10Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University 1.32%

Reported KODIAK SCIENCES 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.

KODIAK SCIENCES INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Felix J. Baker, Ph.D. 33.09% DEF14A
Entities affiliated with Baker Bros. Advisors LP 32.96% DEF14A
Victor Perlroth, M.D. 15.11% DEF14A
D. Victor Perlroth, M.D. 10.96% 13G
Entities affiliated with BlackRock, Inc. 7.68% DEF14A
BlackRock 5.62% 13F
Vanguard Group 3.71% 13F
D.E. Shaw 1.99% 13F
John A. Borgeson 1.83% DEF14A
State Street 1.42% 13F

Percentages above are of 52,523,447 shares outstanding, as reported by KODIAK SCIENCES 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.

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 KODIAK SCIENCES INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At KODIAK SCIENCES INC.'s shareholder meeting held June 4, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 137 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 761 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Kodiak's named executive officers, as… — KODIAK SCIENCES INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 89% 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: KODIAK SCIENCES INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2024.

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