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Octave Specialty Group, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

10Ballot items
142Asset managers
1,552Fund votes
May 28, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 28, 2026: 10 items on Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2026: 3 approved · 7 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

Elect Director: Joan Lamm-Tennant 78% of votes cast Outcome not stated Director under 80%
Elect Director: Michael D. Price 78% of votes cast Outcome not stated Director under 80%
4. The Company's 2026 Incentive Compensation Plan, as disclosed in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote 63% of votes cast Approved Under 80%

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 Octave Specialty Group, Inc.

These tallies are Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2026 (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.

Octave Specialty Group, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 28, 2026
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Ian D. Haft	24,999,995	4,156,759	34,571	--	7,488,031	86%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Lisa G. Iglesias	24,857,629	4,301,165	32,531	--	7,488,031	85%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Joan Lamm-Tennant	22,694,198	6,460,996	36,131	--	7,488,031	78%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Claude LeBlanc	24,992,946	4,184,144	14,235	--	7,488,031	86%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Kristi A. Matus	25,009,903	4,149,191	32,231	--	7,488,031	86%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Michael D. Price	22,769,583	6,389,654	32,088	--	7,488,031	78%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Jeffrey S. Stein	24,783,213	4,188,459	219,653	--	7,488,031	86%	Not verified	—
2. By advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote	19,180,354	8,212,127	1,798,844	--	7,488,031	70%	Approved	—
3. The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 with the following vote	34,213,342	136,126	2,329,888	--	--	99.6%	Approved	—
4. The Company's 2026 Incentive Compensation Plan, as disclosed in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote	17,334,060	10,059,380	1,797,885	--	7,488,031	63%	Approved	—

Source: Octave Specialty Group, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 29, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Octave Specialty Group, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 142 asset managers that disclosed a Octave Specialty Group, 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: Claude LeBlanc

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%AGAINST

FOR: 24,992,946AGAINST: 4,184,144

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 48 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Director Nominees: Claude LeBlanc

Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Claude LeBlanc”): 24,992,946 for, 4,184,144 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (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.

The 48 asset managers below reported 8,829,893 for, 3,732 against.

FOR

FOR: 8,829,893AGAINST: 3,732

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Director Nominees: Claude LeBlanc” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,214,929	3,510	For
BlackRock	1,718,371	0	For
THIRD AVENUE TRUST	1,338,765	0	For
Fidelity	920,645	0	For
TIAA	718,620	0	For
Dimensional	373,196	0	For
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	For
American Century	120,073	0	For
Nationwide	117,787	0	For
Invesco	117,046	0	For
EA Series Trust	114,004	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	107,045	0	For
1290 Funds	96,815	0	For
Equitable	79,134	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	68,500	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	61,277	0	For
Goldman Sachs	50,128	0	For
Lincoln Financial	34,564	0	For
T. Rowe Price	28,466	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	25,380	0	For
Russell Investments	23,715	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	20,726	0	For
Northern Trust	19,742	0	For
Global X	18,156	0	For
Pacific Life	17,736	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Ian D. Haft

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%AGAINST

FOR: 24,999,995AGAINST: 4,156,759

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 48 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Director Nominees: Ian D. Haft

Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ian D. Haft”): 24,999,995 for, 4,156,759 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (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 48 asset managers below reported 8,829,893 for, 3,732 against.

FOR

FOR: 8,829,893AGAINST: 3,732

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Director Nominees: Ian D. Haft” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,214,929	3,510	For
BlackRock	1,718,371	0	For
THIRD AVENUE TRUST	1,338,765	0	For
Fidelity	920,645	0	For
TIAA	718,620	0	For
Dimensional	373,196	0	For
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	For
American Century	120,073	0	For
Nationwide	117,787	0	For
Invesco	117,046	0	For
EA Series Trust	114,004	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	107,045	0	For
1290 Funds	96,815	0	For
Equitable	79,134	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	68,500	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	61,277	0	For
Goldman Sachs	50,128	0	For
Lincoln Financial	34,564	0	For
T. Rowe Price	28,466	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	25,380	0	For
Russell Investments	23,715	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	20,726	0	For
Northern Trust	19,742	0	For
Global X	18,156	0	For
Pacific Life	17,736	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Jeffrey S. Stein

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%AGAINST

FOR: 24,783,213AGAINST: 4,188,459

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 48 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Director Nominees: Jeffrey S. Stein

Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jeffrey S. Stein”): 24,783,213 for, 4,188,459 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (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 48 asset managers below reported 8,826,245 for, 7,380 against.

FOR

FOR: 8,826,245AGAINST: 7,380

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Director Nominees: Jeffrey S. Stein” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,214,929	3,510	For
BlackRock	1,718,371	0	For
THIRD AVENUE TRUST	1,338,765	0	For
Fidelity	920,645	0	For
TIAA	718,620	0	For
Dimensional	373,196	0	For
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	For
American Century	120,073	0	For
Nationwide	117,787	0	For
Invesco	117,046	0	For
EA Series Trust	114,004	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	107,045	0	For
1290 Funds	96,815	0	For
Equitable	79,134	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	68,500	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	61,277	0	For
Goldman Sachs	50,128	0	For
Lincoln Financial	34,564	0	For
T. Rowe Price	28,466	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	25,380	0	For
Russell Investments	23,715	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	20,726	0	For
Northern Trust	19,742	0	For
Global X	18,156	0	For
Pacific Life	17,736	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Joan Lamm-Tennant

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

78% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 78%AGAINST

FOR: 22,694,198AGAINST: 6,460,996

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 48 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Director Nominees: Joan Lamm-Tennant

Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joan Lamm-Tennant”): 22,694,198 for, 6,460,996 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (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: 78% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 48 asset managers below reported 8,826,241 for, 7,384 against.

FOR

FOR: 8,826,241AGAINST: 7,384

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Director Nominees: Joan Lamm-Tennant” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,214,925	3,514	For
BlackRock	1,718,371	0	For
THIRD AVENUE TRUST	1,338,765	0	For
Fidelity	920,645	0	For
TIAA	718,620	0	For
Dimensional	373,196	0	For
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	For
American Century	120,073	0	For
Nationwide	117,787	0	For
Invesco	117,046	0	For
EA Series Trust	114,004	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	107,045	0	For
1290 Funds	96,815	0	For
Equitable	79,134	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	68,500	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	61,277	0	For
Goldman Sachs	50,128	0	For
Lincoln Financial	34,564	0	For
T. Rowe Price	28,466	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	25,380	0	For
Russell Investments	23,715	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	20,726	0	For
Northern Trust	19,742	0	For
Global X	18,156	0	For
Pacific Life	17,736	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Kristi A. Matus

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%AGAINST

FOR: 25,009,903AGAINST: 4,149,191

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 48 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Director Nominees: Kristi A. Matus

Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kristi A. Matus”): 25,009,903 for, 4,149,191 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (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 48 asset managers below reported 8,833,616 for, 9 against.

FOR

FOR: 8,833,616AGAINST: 9

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Director Nominees: Kristi A. Matus” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,218,430	9	For
BlackRock	1,718,371	0	For
THIRD AVENUE TRUST	1,338,765	0	For
Fidelity	920,645	0	For
TIAA	718,620	0	For
Dimensional	373,196	0	For
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	For
American Century	120,073	0	For
Nationwide	117,787	0	For
Invesco	117,046	0	For
EA Series Trust	114,004	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	107,045	0	For
1290 Funds	96,815	0	For
Equitable	79,134	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	68,500	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	61,277	0	For
Goldman Sachs	50,128	0	For
Lincoln Financial	34,564	0	For
T. Rowe Price	28,466	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	25,380	0	For
Russell Investments	23,715	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	20,726	0	For
Northern Trust	19,742	0	For
Global X	18,156	0	For
Pacific Life	17,736	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Lisa G. Iglesias

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

85% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 85%AGAINST

FOR: 24,857,629AGAINST: 4,301,165

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 48 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Director Nominees: Lisa G. Iglesias

Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lisa G. Iglesias”): 24,857,629 for, 4,301,165 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (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: 85% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 48 asset managers below reported 8,710,638 for, 122,987 against.

FOR

FOR: 8,710,638AGAINST: 122,987

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Director Nominees: Lisa G. Iglesias” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,213,326	5,113	For
BlackRock	1,718,371	0	For
THIRD AVENUE TRUST	1,338,765	0	For
Fidelity	920,645	0	For
TIAA	718,620	0	For
Dimensional	373,196	0	For
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	For
American Century	120,073	0	For
Nationwide	117,787	0	For
Invesco	117,046	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	114,004	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	107,045	0	For
1290 Funds	96,815	0	For
Equitable	79,134	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	68,500	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	61,277	0	For
Goldman Sachs	50,128	0	For
Lincoln Financial	34,564	0	For
T. Rowe Price	28,466	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	25,380	0	For
Russell Investments	23,715	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	20,726	0	For
Northern Trust	19,742	0	For
Global X	18,156	0	For
Pacific Life	17,736	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Michael D. Price

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

78% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 78%AGAINST

FOR: 22,769,583AGAINST: 6,389,654

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 48 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Director Nominees: Michael D. Price

Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael D. Price”): 22,769,583 for, 6,389,654 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (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 48 asset managers below reported 8,833,612 for, 13 against.

FOR

FOR: 8,833,612AGAINST: 13

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Director Nominees: Michael D. Price” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,218,426	13	For
BlackRock	1,718,371	0	For
THIRD AVENUE TRUST	1,338,765	0	For
Fidelity	920,645	0	For
TIAA	718,620	0	For
Dimensional	373,196	0	For
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	For
American Century	120,073	0	For
Nationwide	117,787	0	For
Invesco	117,046	0	For
EA Series Trust	114,004	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	107,045	0	For
1290 Funds	96,815	0	For
Equitable	79,134	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	68,500	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	61,277	0	For
Goldman Sachs	50,128	0	For
Lincoln Financial	34,564	0	For
T. Rowe Price	28,466	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	25,380	0	For
Russell Investments	23,715	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	20,726	0	For
Northern Trust	19,742	0	For
Global X	18,156	0	For
Pacific Life	17,736	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

8. 4. The Company's 2026 Incentive Compensation Plan, as disclosed in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement, with the…

Official resultCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

63% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 63%AGAINST

FOR: 17,334,060AGAINST: 10,059,380

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 48 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve Octave's 2026 Incentive Compensation Plan

Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“4. The Company's 2026 Incentive Compensation Plan, as disclosed in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote”): 17,334,060 for, 10,059,380 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved the Company's 2026 Incentive Compensation Plan, as disclosed in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote:”
Support: 63% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 48 asset managers below reported 5,849,333 for, 2,984,287 against, 3 abstained.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 5,849,333AGAINST: 2,984,287ABSTAIN: 3

Largest asset managers voting on “To approve Octave's 2026 Incentive Compensation Plan” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	2,214,914	3,520	3	For
BlackRock	1,718,371	0	0	For
THIRD AVENUE TRUST	0	1,338,765	0	Against
Fidelity	920,645	0	0	For
TIAA	0	718,620	0	Against
Dimensional	0	373,196	0	Against
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	0	For
American Century	0	120,073	0	Against
Nationwide	11,221	106,566	0	Mixed
Invesco	117,046	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	114,004	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	107,045	0	0	For
1290 Funds	0	96,815	0	Against
Equitable	79,134	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	68,500	0	Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	61,277	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	50,128	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	28,593	5,971	0	Mixed
T. Rowe Price	0	28,466	0	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	25,380	0	0	For
Russell Investments	23,715	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	0	20,726	0	Against
Northern Trust	0	19,742	0	Against
Global X	18,156	0	0	For
Pacific Life	17,736	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

9. 2. By advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's 2026…

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

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

70% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 70%AGAINST

FOR: 19,180,354AGAINST: 8,212,127

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 142 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation for our named executive officers.

Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. By advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote”): 19,180,354 for, 8,212,127 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved, by advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement, with the following vote:”
Support: 70% 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: 48 asset managers voting on “To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation for our named executive officers.” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	2,214,919	3,517	3	For
BlackRock	1,718,371	0	0	For
THIRD AVENUE TRUST	0	1,338,765	0	Against
Fidelity	920,645	0	0	For
TIAA	0	718,620	0	Against
Dimensional	0	373,196	0	Against
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	0	For
American Century	0	120,073	0	Against
Nationwide	117,787	0	0	For
Invesco	0	117,046	0	Against
EA Series Trust	114,004	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	107,045	0	0	For
1290 Funds	96,815	0	0	For
Equitable	79,134	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	68,500	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	61,277	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	0	50,128	0	Against
Lincoln Financial	28,593	5,971	0	Mixed
T. Rowe Price	28,466	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	25,380	0	0	For
Russell Investments	23,715	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	20,726	0	0	For
Northern Trust	0	19,742	0	Against
Global X	18,156	0	0	For
Pacific Life	17,736	0	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 48 managers: 6,062,682 for, 2,770,940 against, 3 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 109 asset managers voting on “To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation for our named executive officers.” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Western Standard LLC	2,247,591	0	0	For
BlackRock	1,924,618	0	0	For
PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.	0	0	1,592,587	Abstain
GENDELL JEFFREY L	0	1,413,185	0	Against
Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP	1,300,748	0	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,022,438	0	0	For
State Street	883,011	0	0	For
Nuveen	0	737,448	0	Against
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC	569,764	0	0	For
MARSHALL WACE, LLP	410,196	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	0	For
Vanguard	293,576	0	0	For
Northern Trust	6,798	286,138	0	Against
T. Rowe Price	247,159	0	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	144,641	0	0	For
Invesco	0	139,845	0	Against
Dimensional	0	122,463	0	Against
American Century	0	120,540	0	Against
Citadel	107,741	0	0	For
ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC	102,781	0	0	For
Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC	95,020	0	0	For
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM	89,052	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	35,951	50,669	0	Mixed
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	83,825	0	0	For
BANK OF AMERICA NA	81,810	0	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 109 managers: 10,799,930 for, 2,971,212 against, 1,592,587 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

10. 3. The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

99.6% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 34,213,342AGAINST: 136,126

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 48 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OCTAVE'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026.

Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 with the following vote”): 34,213,342 for, 136,126 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 with the following vote:”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 48 asset managers below reported 8,829,897 for, 3,723 against, 4 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 8,829,897AGAINST: 3,723ABSTAIN: 4

Largest asset managers voting on “TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OCTAVE'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR T” at Octave Specialty Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	2,214,933	3,501	4	For
BlackRock	1,718,371	0	0	For
THIRD AVENUE TRUST	1,338,765	0	0	For
Fidelity	920,645	0	0	For
TIAA	718,620	0	0	For
Dimensional	373,196	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	295,344	0	0	For
American Century	120,073	0	0	For
Nationwide	117,787	0	0	For
Invesco	117,046	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	114,004	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	107,045	0	0	For
1290 Funds	96,815	0	0	For
Equitable	79,134	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	68,500	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	61,277	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	50,128	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	34,564	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	28,466	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	25,380	0	0	For
Russell Investments	23,715	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	20,726	0	0	For
Northern Trust	19,742	0	0	For
Global X	18,156	0	0	For
Pacific Life	17,736	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

Largest Octave Specialty Group, Inc. 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 45,013,592 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Octave Specialty Group, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation for our named executive officers.”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	4.93%
2	BlackRock	3.82%
3	THIRD AVENUE TRUST	2.97%
4	Fidelity	2.05%
5	TIAA	1.60%
6	Dimensional	0.83%
7	Charles Schwab	0.66%
8	American Century	0.27%
9	Nationwide	0.26%
10	Invesco	0.26%

Institutional-manager reports: top Octave Specialty Group, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation for our named executive officers.”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Western Standard LLC	4.99%
2	BlackRock	4.28%
3	PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.	3.54%
4	GENDELL JEFFREY L	3.14%
5	Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP	2.89%
6	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.27%
7	State Street	1.96%
8	Nuveen	1.64%
9	JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC	1.27%
10	MARSHALL WACE, LLP	0.91%

Reported Octave Specialty Group, 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.

Octave Specialty Group, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	8.70%	13F
Vanguard Group	5.57%	13F
Western Standard LLC	4.99%	13G
Dimensional Fund Advisors	2.91%	13F
State Street	2.09%	13F
Morgan Stanley	2.09%	13F
Citadel Advisors	1.20%	13F
Goldman Sachs	0.77%	13F
Northern Trust	0.72%	13F
Charles Schwab	0.66%	13F

Percentages above are of 45,013,592 shares outstanding, as reported by Octave Specialty Group, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated May 4, 2026 (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 Octave Specialty Group, Inc.’s 10-Q dated May 4, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Octave Specialty Group, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 28, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 142 asset managers reported how they voted on 10 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,552 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation for our named executive officers. — Octave Specialty Group, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 70% 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: Octave Specialty Group, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2026.

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