Piper Sandler Companies 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Chad R. Abraham

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Chad R. Abraham”): 55,065,258 for, 533,760 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of …”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 103 asset managers below reported 31,504,731 for, 5,804 against, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jonathan J. Doyle

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jonathan J. Doyle”): 54,569,134 for, 1,076,867 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of …”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 103 asset managers below reported 31,198,215 for, 312,321 against, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Stuart M. Essig

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stuart M. Essig”): 55,469,824 for, 167,234 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of …”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 103 asset managers below reported 31,510,535 for, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Victoria M. Holt

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Victoria M. Holt”): 53,923,230 for, 1,726,726 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of …”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 103 asset managers below reported 31,083,340 for, 427,196 against, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Robbin Mitchell

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robbin Mitchell”): 55,199,628 for, 437,053 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of …”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 103 asset managers below reported 31,504,732 for, 5,803 against, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Thomas S. Schreier

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas S. Schreier”): 54,978,309 for, 671,699 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of …”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 103 asset managers below reported 31,504,731 for, 5,805 against, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Philip E. Soran

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Philip E. Soran”): 54,874,071 for, 771,863 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of …”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 103 asset managers below reported 31,465,683 for, 44,853 against, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Brian R. Sterling

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Brian R. Sterling”): 55,588,196 for, 63,651 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of …”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 103 asset managers below reported 31,510,536 for, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 103 asset managers. See all 103 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Scott C. Taylor

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott C. Taylor”): 54,350,826 for, 1,293,637 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of …”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 103 asset managers below reported 31,460,483 for, 50,052 against, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Ann C. Gallo

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ann C. Gallo”): 55,490,833 for, 161,312 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of …”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 102 asset managers below reported 31,508,810 for, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the officers disclosed in the enclosed proxy statement, or say-on-pay vote.

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Advisory (non-binding) resolution approving the compensation of the officers disclosed in the proxy statement, or a "say-on-pay" vote”): 55,063,759 for, 534,421 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 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: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Piper Sandler Companies’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” (9 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown); “To Approve, By An Advisory Vote, The Compensation Of The Company's Named Executives” (2 managers, 16 for).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 103 managers: 31,317,499 for, 5,803 against, 39,576 abstained, 44 not voted, 112 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 359 managers: 30,017,835 for, 318,095 against, 78 abstained, 18,916 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026.

Piper Sandler Companies’s own tally for this item (“Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for 2026”): 58,666,911 for, 1,165,687 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders also approved the proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 104 asset managers below reported 31,437,299 for, 75,332 against, 39,576 abstained, 49,340 not voted.

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