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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed August 1, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.
Meeting of July 31, 2025: 5 items on Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed August 1, 2025: 2 approved · 3 without a stated outcome.
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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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These tallies are Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed August 1, 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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Janina Kugel | 163,902,853 | 1,109,789 | 386,891 | -- | 30,910,886 | 99.3% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Denis Machuel | 164,409,899 | 624,923 | 364,711 | -- | 30,910,886 | 99.6% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Rahul N. Merchant | 164,303,490 | 679,538 | 416,505 | -- | 30,910,886 | 99.5% | Not verified | — |
| 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation 97.4% of the votes present and entitled to vote approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 161,033,710 | 3,718,933 | 646,890 | -- | 30,910,886 | 98% | Approved | — |
| 3. Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 99.4% of the votes present and entitled to vote ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for th | 195,174,809 | 776,690 | 358,920 | -- | -- | 99.6% | Approved | — |
Source: Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 1, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 874 asset managers that disclosed a Kyndryl Holdings, 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 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of the three director nominees named in Kyndryl's 2025 Proxy Statement for a one-year term: Janina Kugel
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Janina Kugel”): 163,902,853 for, 1,109,789 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 1, 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: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 102 asset managers below reported 88,717,652 for, 1,953 against, 42,653 abstained, 161 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 27,542,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 26,341,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 10,477,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 3,516,024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,827,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,737,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,663,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 1,568,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,338,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,261,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 1,002,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 876,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 725,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 553,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 552,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 468,882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 384,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 382,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 375,663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 367,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 356,258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 315,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 261,444 | 0 | 42,653 | 0 | Mixed |
| JPMorgan | 297,445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 289,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of the three director nominees named in Kyndryl's 2025 Proxy Statement for a one-year term: Denis Machuel
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Denis Machuel”): 164,409,899 for, 624,923 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 1, 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 102 asset managers below reported 88,717,652 for, 44,606 abstained, 161 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 27,542,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 26,341,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 10,477,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 3,516,024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,827,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,737,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,663,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 1,568,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,338,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,261,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 1,002,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 876,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 725,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 553,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 552,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 468,882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 384,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 382,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 375,663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 367,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 356,258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 315,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 261,444 | 0 | 42,653 | 0 | Mixed |
| JPMorgan | 297,445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 289,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 102 asset managers. See all 102 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of the three director nominees named in Kyndryl's 2025 Proxy Statement for a one-year term: Rahul N. Merchant
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rahul N. Merchant”): 164,303,490 for, 679,538 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 1, 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: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 102 asset managers below reported 88,719,605 for, 42,653 abstained, 161 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 27,542,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 26,341,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 10,477,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 3,516,024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,827,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,737,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,663,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 1,568,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,338,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,261,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 1,002,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 876,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 725,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 553,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 552,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 468,882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 384,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 382,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 375,663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 367,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 356,258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 315,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 261,444 | 0 | 42,653 | 0 | Mixed |
| JPMorgan | 297,445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 289,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 102 asset managers. See all 102 in the interactive database.
Combines 23 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval, in an advisory, non- binding vote, of the compensation of our named executive officers.
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation 97.4% of the votes present and entitled to vote approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 161,033,710 for, 3,718,933 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed August 1, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “(2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “SECTION 14A EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” (15 managers, 2,882,120 for, 553 against, 181 abstained).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 27,542,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 26,341,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 10,477,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 3,516,024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,827,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,737,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,663,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 1,568,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,338,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,261,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 1,002,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 876,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 725,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 553,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 552,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 468,882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 384,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 382,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 375,663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 367,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 356,258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 315,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 261,444 | 0 | 42,653 | 0 | Mixed |
| JPMorgan | 297,445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 289,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 97 managers: 88,597,859 for, 124,928 against, 42,653 abstained, 161 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 28,906,766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 12,039,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 7,101,506 | 1,605 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 4,966,638 | 3,420 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 4,097,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMT CAPITAL CORP | 3,586,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 2,195,160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,885,813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,843,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 1,834,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,832,708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | 1,775,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 1,726,286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. | 1,069,953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 901,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Arnhold LLC | 845,815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | 774,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 774,203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 737,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 696,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Engle Capital Management, L.P. | 688,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 624,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 623,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | 600,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 560,745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 781 managers: 95,607,281 for, 1,668,302 against, 6 withheld, 51,919 abstained, 25,693 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.6% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 99.4% of the votes present and entitled to vote ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent ”): 195,174,809 for, 776,690 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed August 1, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “(3) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 105 asset managers below reported 88,719,856 for, 42,653 abstained, 161 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 27,542,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 26,341,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 10,477,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 3,516,024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,827,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,737,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,663,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 1,568,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,338,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,261,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 1,002,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 876,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 725,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 553,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 552,594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 468,882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust III | 384,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 382,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 375,663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 367,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 356,258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 315,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 261,444 | 0 | 42,653 | 0 | Mixed |
| JPMorgan | 297,445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 289,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 105 asset managers. See all 105 in the interactive database.
Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of July 25, 2024, which belongs to the 2024-2025 season; 1 item from the meeting of July 30, 2026, which belongs to the 2026-2027 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.
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 231,143,968 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity | 11.92% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 11.40% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 4.53% |
| 4 | Neuberger Berman | 1.52% |
| 5 | Charles Schwab | 0.79% |
| 6 | Invesco | 0.75% |
| 7 | State Street | 0.72% |
| 8 | Allspring | 0.68% |
| 9 | Royce | 0.58% |
| 10 | Dimensional | 0.55% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity | 12.51% |
| 2 | Neuberger Berman | 5.21% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 3.07% |
| 4 | State Street | 2.15% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.77% |
| 6 | GMT CAPITAL CORP | 1.55% |
| 7 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 0.95% |
| 8 | Invesco | 0.82% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 0.80% |
| 10 | Allspring | 0.79% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 12.26% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 9.72% | 13F |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 7.43% | 13G |
| AQR Capital | 5.10% | 13F |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 4.50% | 13G |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 4.43% | 13F |
| State Street | 3.16% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 2.01% | 13F |
| D.E. Shaw | 1.68% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.17% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 231,143,968 shares outstanding, as reported by Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated July 29, 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.
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 Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s 10-Q dated July 29, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held July 31, 2025, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 874 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,149 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, in an advisory, non- binding vote, of the compensation of our named executive… — Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% 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: Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2025.
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