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Korn Ferry 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Korn Ferry’s Form 8-K, filed September 23, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

11Ballot items
356Asset managers
4,615Fund votes
September 18, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of September 18, 2025: 11 items on Korn Ferry’s Form 8-K, filed September 23, 2025: 11 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

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 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Korn Ferry

These tallies are Korn Ferry’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed September 23, 2025 (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.

Korn Ferry — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held September 18, 2025
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Doyle N. Beneby	42,313,128	4,134,206	37,109	--	2,188,612	91%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Laura M. Bishop	45,985,642	464,030	34,771	--	2,188,612	99.0%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Gary D. Burnison	46,271,670	177,846	34,927	--	2,188,612	99.6%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Matthew J. Espe	45,964,287	484,437	35,719	--	2,188,612	99%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Russell A. Hagey	44,873,461	1,574,902	36,080	--	2,188,612	97%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Jerry P. Leamon	44,314,676	2,133,944	35,823	--	2,188,612	95%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Angel R. Martinez	46,381,445	68,222	34,776	--	2,188,612	99.8%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Lori J. Robinson	44,988,693	1,445,195	50,555	--	2,188,612	97%	Not verified	—
2. Non-binding advisory resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation	39,860,719	6,339,627	284,097	--	2,188,612	86%	Not verified	—
3. Approval of the Certificate Amendments	41,847,749	3,605,185	1,031,509	--	2,188,612	92%	Not verified	—
4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's 2026 fiscal year	47,120,682	1,507,714	44,659	--	0	97%	Not verified	—

Source: Korn Ferry, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 23, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Korn Ferry 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 356 asset managers that disclosed a Korn Ferry 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: Doyle N. Beneby

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%

FOR: 42,313,128AGAINST: 4,134,206

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Doyle N. Beneby

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Doyle N. Beneby”): 42,313,128 for, 4,134,206 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 100 asset managers below reported 24,861,821 for, 1,016,025 against, 13,015 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 24,861,821AGAINST: 1,016,025ABSTAIN: 13,015

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Doyle N. Beneby” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,664,332	14	0	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	0	For
Dimensional	931,372	0	0	For
Thrivent	768,177	0	0	For
State Street	2,655	746,356	0	Against
American Century	739,279	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	501,164	46,182	0	Mixed
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	253,830	0	0	For
Brighthouse	188,118	33,293	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	191,663	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	160,103	25,306	0	Mixed
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	0	For
Legg Mason	118,518	0	0	For
Jackson National	117,233	0	0	For
Equitable	116,762	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Laura M. Bishop

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%

FOR: 45,985,642AGAINST: 464,030

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Laura M. Bishop

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Laura M. Bishop”): 45,985,642 for, 464,030 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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 100 asset managers below reported 25,696,597 for, 181,248 against, 13,015 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 25,696,597AGAINST: 181,248ABSTAIN: 13,015

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Laura M. Bishop” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,664,344	1	0	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	0	For
Dimensional	931,372	0	0	For
Thrivent	768,177	0	0	For
State Street	749,011	0	0	For
American Century	739,279	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	501,164	46,182	0	Mixed
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	253,830	0	0	For
Brighthouse	188,118	33,293	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	191,663	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	185,409	0	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	0	For
Legg Mason	118,518	0	0	For
Jackson National	117,233	0	0	For
Equitable	116,762	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Gary D. Burnison

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 46,271,670AGAINST: 177,846

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Gary D. Burnison

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gary D. Burnison”): 46,271,670 for, 177,846 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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 100 asset managers below reported 25,877,846 for, 13,015 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 25,877,846ABSTAIN: 13,015

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Gary D. Burnison” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,664,346	0	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	For
Dimensional	931,372	0	For
Thrivent	768,177	0	For
State Street	749,011	0	For
American Century	739,279	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	547,346	0	For
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	253,830	0	For
Brighthouse	221,411	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	191,663	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	185,409	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	For
Legg Mason	118,518	0	For
Jackson National	117,233	0	For
Equitable	116,762	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Matthew J. Espe

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 45,964,287AGAINST: 484,437

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Matthew J. Espe

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Matthew J. Espe”): 45,964,287 for, 484,437 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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 100 asset managers below reported 25,696,597 for, 181,249 against, 13,015 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 25,696,597AGAINST: 181,249ABSTAIN: 13,015

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Matthew J. Espe” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,664,344	2	0	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	0	For
Dimensional	931,372	0	0	For
Thrivent	768,177	0	0	For
State Street	749,011	0	0	For
American Century	739,279	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	501,164	46,182	0	Mixed
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	253,830	0	0	For
Brighthouse	188,118	33,293	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	191,663	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	185,409	0	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	0	For
Legg Mason	118,518	0	0	For
Jackson National	117,233	0	0	For
Equitable	116,762	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Russell A. Hagey

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 44,873,461AGAINST: 1,574,902

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Russell A. Hagey

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Russell A. Hagey”): 44,873,461 for, 1,574,902 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 100 asset managers below reported 25,710,528 for, 167,317 against, 13,015 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 25,710,528AGAINST: 167,317ABSTAIN: 13,015

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Russell A. Hagey” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,664,340	5	0	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	0	For
Dimensional	931,372	0	0	For
Thrivent	768,177	0	0	For
State Street	749,011	0	0	For
American Century	739,279	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	547,346	0	0	For
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	253,830	0	0	For
Brighthouse	188,118	33,293	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	191,663	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	160,103	25,306	0	Mixed
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	0	For
Legg Mason	118,518	0	0	For
Jackson National	117,233	0	0	For
Equitable	116,762	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Jerry P. Leamon

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 44,314,676AGAINST: 2,133,944

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jerry P. Leamon

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jerry P. Leamon”): 44,314,676 for, 2,133,944 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 100 asset managers below reported 25,657,557 for, 220,289 against, 13,015 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 25,657,557AGAINST: 220,289ABSTAIN: 13,015

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Jerry P. Leamon” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,664,339	7	0	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	0	For
Dimensional	931,372	0	0	For
Thrivent	768,177	0	0	For
State Street	748,966	45	0	For
American Century	739,279	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	501,164	46,182	0	Mixed
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	253,830	0	0	For
Brighthouse	188,118	33,293	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	191,663	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	160,103	25,306	0	Mixed
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	0	For
Legg Mason	118,518	0	0	For
Jackson National	117,233	0	0	For
Equitable	116,762	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Angel R. Martinez

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 46,381,445AGAINST: 68,222

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Angel R. Martinez

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Angel R. Martinez”): 46,381,445 for, 68,222 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 100 asset managers below reported 25,877,846 for, 13,015 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 25,877,846ABSTAIN: 13,015

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Angel R. Martinez” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,664,346	0	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	For
Dimensional	931,372	0	For
Thrivent	768,177	0	For
State Street	749,011	0	For
American Century	739,279	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	547,346	0	For
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	253,830	0	For
Brighthouse	221,411	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	191,663	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	185,409	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	For
Legg Mason	118,518	0	For
Jackson National	117,233	0	For
Equitable	116,762	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

8. Elect Director: Lori J. Robinson

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 44,988,693AGAINST: 1,445,195

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Lori J. Robinson

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lori J. Robinson”): 44,988,693 for, 1,445,195 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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.

The 100 asset managers below reported 25,665,991 for, 211,855 against, 13,015 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 25,665,991AGAINST: 211,855ABSTAIN: 13,015

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Lori J. Robinson” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,664,342	4	0	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	0	For
Dimensional	931,372	0	0	For
Thrivent	768,177	0	0	For
State Street	749,011	0	0	For
American Century	739,279	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	501,164	46,182	0	Mixed
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	253,830	0	0	For
Brighthouse	188,118	33,293	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	191,663	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	160,103	25,306	0	Mixed
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	0	For
Legg Mason	118,518	0	0	For
Jackson National	117,233	0	0	For
Equitable	116,762	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

9. 3. Approval of the Certificate Amendments

Outcome not verifiedCORPORATE GOVERNANCEReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%

FOR: 41,847,749AGAINST: 3,605,185

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 100 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO KORN FERRY'S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS PERMITTED BY DELAWARE LAW.

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval of the Certificate Amendments”): 41,847,749 for, 3,605,185 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 100 asset managers below reported 24,443,063 for, 950,807 against, 496,991 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 24,443,063AGAINST: 950,807ABSTAIN: 496,991

Largest asset managers voting on “APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO KORN FERRY'S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,659,619	4,726	0	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	0	For
Dimensional	931,372	0	0	For
Thrivent	768,177	0	0	For
State Street	748,679	332	0	For
American Century	739,279	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	63,370	0	483,976	Mixed
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	0	253,830	0	Against
Brighthouse	184,194	37,217	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	0	191,663	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	160,103	25,306	0	Mixed
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	0	For
Legg Mason	2,178	116,340	0	Against
Jackson National	117,233	0	0	For
Equitable	116,762	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

10. 2. Non-binding advisory resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation

Outcome not verified Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%

FOR: 39,860,719AGAINST: 6,339,627

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 339 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation.

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“2. Non-binding advisory resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation”): 39,860,719 for, 6,339,627 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Korn Ferry’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (12 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown); “Say on pay” (2 managers, 43,900 for, 383 against).

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: 98 asset managers voting on “Advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation.” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,659,609	4,735	1	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	931,372	0	Against
Thrivent	768,177	0	0	For
State Street	749,011	0	0	For
American Century	718,124	21,155	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	493,276	54,070	0	Mixed
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	0	253,830	0	Against
Brighthouse	184,194	33,293	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	0	191,663	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	185,409	0	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	0	For
Legg Mason	118,518	0	0	For
Jackson National	104,845	12,388	0	Mixed
Equitable	116,762	0	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 98 managers: 23,980,267 for, 1,766,361 against, 13,016 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 266 asset managers voting on “Advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation.” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Wellington	2,278,295	0	0	For
BlackRock	2,126,343	813	0	For
Allspring	1,422,735	0	0	For
Invesco	1,364,508	0	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,256,501	0	0	For
American Century	1,044,123	22,297	0	For
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	1,008,822	5,414	0	For
State Street	982,814	0	0	For
Thrivent	815,664	0	0	For
Artemis Investment Management LLP	774,534	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	773,740	0	0	For
Victory Capital	768,909	0	0	For
ROCKEFELLER & CO. LLC	644,884	0	0	For
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	581,207	0	0	For
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.	505,000	0	0	For
Northern Trust	500,781	0	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	472,824	0	0	For
ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC	457,248	0	0	For
Allianz	0	400,687	0	Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	352,420	0	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	309,991	0	0	For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	285,012	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	273,309	0	Against
Loomis Sayles	11,039	260,794	0	Against
NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC	0	0	238,759	Abstain

Institutional-manager reports, all 266 managers: 22,609,654 for, 2,349,638 against, 238,887 abstained, 11,156 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

11. 4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm…

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 47,120,682AGAINST: 1,507,714

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

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

Korn Ferry’s own tally for this item (“4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's 2026 fiscal year”): 47,120,682 for, 1,507,714 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025 (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.

The 101 asset managers below reported 25,848,252 for, 35,294 against, 13,015 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 25,848,252AGAINST: 35,294ABSTAIN: 13,015

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING” at Korn Ferry, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,659,626	4,719	0	For
BlackRock	5,645,162	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,142,782	0	0	For
Allspring	1,132,533	0	0	For
Invesco	1,131,793	0	0	For
Dimensional	931,372	0	0	For
Thrivent	768,177	0	0	For
State Street	748,966	45	0	For
American Century	739,279	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	721,850	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	590,659	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	547,346	0	0	For
Tidal Trust III	379,986	0	0	For
Royce	379,727	0	0	For
First Trust	320,483	0	0	For
Victory Capital	300,161	0	0	For
Pacer Funds Trust	253,830	0	0	For
Brighthouse	221,411	0	13,015	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	199,908	0	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	191,663	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	185,409	0	0	For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS	151,804	0	0	For
Legg Mason	118,518	0	0	For
Jackson National	117,233	0	0	For
Equitable	116,762	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

Largest Korn Ferry 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 51,770,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Korn Ferry shareholders by shares voted on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED…”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	12.87%
2	BlackRock	10.90%
3	Fidelity	2.21%
4	Allspring	2.19%
5	Invesco	2.19%
6	Dimensional	1.80%
7	Thrivent	1.48%
8	State Street	1.45%
9	American Century	1.43%
10	Charles Schwab	1.39%

Institutional-manager reports: top Korn Ferry shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation.”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Wellington	4.40%
2	BlackRock	4.11%
3	Allspring	2.75%
4	Invesco	2.64%
5	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.43%
6	American Century	2.06%
7	JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	1.96%
8	State Street	1.90%
9	Thrivent	1.58%
10	Artemis Investment Management LLP	1.50%

Reported Korn Ferry 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.

Korn Ferry holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	15.10%	13F
Wellington Management	6.89%	13F
Vanguard Portfolio Management	6.69%	DEF14A
Dimensional Fund Advisors	5.80%	13F
Vanguard Capital Management	5.31%	DEF14A
State Street	3.92%	13F
Charles Schwab	3.80%	13F
Geode Capital	2.52%	13F
Invesco	2.31%	13F
Morgan Stanley	1.80%	13F

Percentages above are of 51,770,000 shares outstanding, as reported by Korn Ferry on its Form 10-Q dated July 31, 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 Korn Ferry’s 10-Q dated July 31, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Korn Ferry's shareholder meeting held September 18, 2025, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 356 asset managers reported how they voted on 11 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,615 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation. — FOR was 86% 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), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: Korn Ferry's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2025.

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