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PREFERRED BANK 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings. Page generated October 25, 2026.

  • 23Reported items
  • 250Asset managers
  • 3,829Fund votes
  • May 30, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

No official results are on file for this meeting: no Form 8-K tally (Item 5.07) from PREFERRED BANK has been matched to it. The figures below are the funds’ own votes from Form N-PX. They are not the meeting result, so they are not used to judge dissent.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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How asset managers voted at the PREFERRED BANK 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 250 asset managers that disclosed a PREFERRED BANK 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. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of PREFERRED BANK’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Elect Director Chih-Wei Wu

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 91 asset managers

The 91 asset managers below reported 5,197,698 for, 580,036 withheld, 33,880 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,197,698ABSTAIN: 33,880WITHHOLD: 580,036
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Director Chih-Wei Wu” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price657,9850 00For
Dimensional421,5050 00For
Charles Schwab395,6590 00For
State Street309,4350 01,208For
TIAA00 0298,607Withhold
Fidelity271,8410 0996For
American Century211,8970 00For
Nuveen00 0131,911Withhold
OBERWEIS FUNDS95,0000 00For
Goldman Sachs00 088,752Withhold
JPMorgan62,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle62,1700 00For
WisdomTree54,4410 00For
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual47,0850 00For
SEI46,8920 00For
Principal43,1200 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
Northern Trust35,7430 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 33,8740Abstain
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/32,7000 00For
Equitable32,5910 00For
Jackson National31,6720 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 91 asset managers. See all 91 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director Clark Hsu

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

78% of fund votes cast · no official result

FORWITHHOLD
Details: votes by 91 asset managers

The 91 asset managers below reported 4,473,621 for, 1,275,286 withheld, 62,707 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 4,473,621ABSTAIN: 62,707WITHHOLD: 1,275,286
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Director Clark Hsu” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price657,9850 00For
Dimensional421,5050 00For
Charles Schwab00 0395,659Withhold
State Street309,4350 01,208For
TIAA00 0298,607Withhold
Fidelity271,5410 01,296For
American Century211,8970 00For
Nuveen00 0131,911Withhold
OBERWEIS FUNDS95,0000 00For
Goldman Sachs00 088,752Withhold
JPMorgan62,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 062,170Withhold
WisdomTree00 054,441Withhold
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual42,4000 04,685Mixed
SEI00 046,892Withhold
Principal43,1200 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
Northern Trust00 035,743Withhold
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 33,8740Abstain
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/32,7000 00For
Equitable19,1910 013,400Mixed
Jackson National4,5790 27,0930Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 91 asset managers. See all 91 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director Gary S. Nunnelly

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 91 asset managers

The 91 asset managers below reported 5,123,675 for, 654,059 withheld, 33,880 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,123,675ABSTAIN: 33,880WITHHOLD: 654,059
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Director Gary S. Nunnelly” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price657,9850 00For
Dimensional421,5050 00For
Charles Schwab395,6590 00For
State Street309,4350 01,208For
TIAA00 0298,607Withhold
Fidelity271,8410 0996For
American Century211,8970 00For
Nuveen00 0131,911Withhold
OBERWEIS FUNDS95,0000 00For
Goldman Sachs00 088,752Withhold
JPMorgan62,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 062,170Withhold
WisdomTree54,4410 00For
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual47,0850 00For
SEI46,8920 00For
Principal43,1200 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
Northern Trust35,7430 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 33,8740Abstain
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/32,7000 00For
Equitable32,5910 00For
Jackson National31,6720 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 91 asset managers. See all 91 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director J. Richard Belliston

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 91 asset managers

The 91 asset managers below reported 5,798,905 for, 12,709 withheld. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,798,905WITHHOLD: 12,709
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Director J. Richard Belliston” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price657,9850 00For
Dimensional421,5050 00For
Charles Schwab395,6590 00For
State Street309,7870 0856For
TIAA298,6070 00For
Fidelity272,8370 00For
American Century211,8970 00For
Nuveen131,9110 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS95,0000 00For
Goldman Sachs88,7520 00For
JPMorgan62,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle62,1700 00For
WisdomTree54,4410 00For
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual47,0850 00For
SEI46,8920 00For
Principal43,1200 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
Northern Trust35,7430 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST33,8740 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/32,7000 00For
Equitable32,5910 00For
Jackson National31,6720 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 91 asset managers. See all 91 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director Kathleen Shane

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.9% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 91 asset managers

The 91 asset managers below reported 5,811,042 for, 572 withheld. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,811,042WITHHOLD: 572
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Director Kathleen Shane” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price657,9850 00For
Dimensional421,5050 00For
Charles Schwab395,6590 00For
State Street310,0710 0572For
TIAA298,6070 00For
Fidelity272,8370 00For
American Century211,8970 00For
Nuveen131,9110 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS95,0000 00For
Goldman Sachs88,7520 00For
JPMorgan62,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle62,1700 00For
WisdomTree54,4410 00For
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual47,0850 00For
SEI46,8920 00For
Principal43,1200 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
Northern Trust35,7430 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST33,8740 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/32,7000 00For
Equitable32,5910 00For
Jackson National31,6720 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 91 asset managers. See all 91 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director William C.Y. Cheng

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 91 asset managers

The 91 asset managers below reported 5,736,783 for, 74,831 withheld. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,736,783WITHHOLD: 74,831
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Director William C.Y. Cheng” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price657,9850 00For
Dimensional421,5050 00For
Charles Schwab395,6590 00For
State Street309,7870 0856For
TIAA298,6070 00For
Fidelity272,8370 00For
American Century211,8970 00For
Nuveen131,9110 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS95,0000 00For
Goldman Sachs88,7520 00For
JPMorgan62,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 062,170Withhold
WisdomTree54,4410 00For
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual47,0850 00For
SEI46,8920 00For
Principal43,1200 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
Northern Trust35,7430 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST33,8740 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/32,7000 00For
Equitable32,5910 00For
Jackson National31,6720 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 91 asset managers. See all 91 in the interactive database.

7. Advisory Compensation Vote.

No official resultsFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSCOMPENSATION

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 78 asset managers

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 23 asset managers voting on “Advisory Compensation Vote.” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
World Funds Trust63,4970 00For
JPMorgan62,2500 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST33,8740 00For
Jackson National31,6720 00For
John Hancock14,8150 00For
Allianz8,5610 00For
RBB FUND, INC.7,3070 00For
EntrepreneurShares Series Trust5,7350 00For
ETF Series Solutions4,7820 00For
Bridge Builder Trust3,4180 00For
Vericimetry Funds3,2700 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC2,0390 00For
Lincoln Financial2,0310 00For
Zacks Trust1,8190 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS0988 00Against
Brighthouse9020 00For
SARATOGA ADVANTAGE TRUST7430 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS1580 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III480 00For
SYNTAX ETF TRUST370 00For
Managed Portfolio Series350 00For
GPS Funds I60 00For

Fund voting reports, all 23 managers: 288,028 for, 988 against.

Institutional-manager reports: 53 asset managers voting on “Advisory Compensation Vote.” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC124,2000 00For
Northern Trust104,5009 00For
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC12,8750 00For
JPMorgan7,1370 00For
INTRUST BANK NA6,3940 00For
ADVISOR PARTNERS II, LLC5,8150 00For
BOKF, NA3,8840 00For
Natixis3,4610 00For
ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT2,5620 00For
WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC1,7590 00For
CORNERCAP INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC1,3750 00For
Pitcairn Trust Co LLC1,1480 00For
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC9950 00For
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION8110 00For
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC7490 00For
MassMutual7140 00For
First Trust0697 00Against
XPONANCE, INC.6580 00For
LPL Financial LLC5800 00For
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION5050 00For
Copeland Capital Management, LLC4590 00For
LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.00 3920Abstain
Burns Matteson Capital Management, LLC3680 00For
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC2800 00For
Freedom Investment Management, Inc.2340 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 53 managers: 282,606 for, 706 against, 392 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

8. Elect Director Li Yu

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

99.7% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 67 asset managers

The 67 asset managers below reported 5,068,780 for, 10,499 withheld. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,068,780WITHHOLD: 10,499
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Director Li Yu” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price657,9850 00For
Dimensional421,5050 00For
State Street309,7870 0856For
TIAA298,6070 00For
Fidelity272,5370 00For
American Century211,8970 00For
Nuveen131,9110 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS95,0000 00For
Goldman Sachs88,7520 00For
Columbia Threadneedle62,1700 00For
WisdomTree54,4410 00For
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual47,0850 00For
Principal43,1200 00For
Northern Trust35,7430 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/32,7000 00For
Equitable32,5910 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS29,5210 00For
Victory Capital23,6100 00For
Royce23,0720 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC20,8330 00For
AIG/SunAmerica19,9390 00For
Lincoln Financial19,8460 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 67 asset managers. See all 67 in the interactive database.

9. Elect Director Wayne Wu

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

99.9% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 67 asset managers

The 67 asset managers below reported 5,078,707 for, 572 withheld. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,078,707WITHHOLD: 572
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Director Wayne Wu” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price657,9850 00For
Dimensional421,5050 00For
State Street310,0710 0572For
TIAA298,6070 00For
Fidelity272,5370 00For
American Century211,8970 00For
Nuveen131,9110 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS95,0000 00For
Goldman Sachs88,7520 00For
Columbia Threadneedle62,1700 00For
WisdomTree54,4410 00For
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual47,0850 00For
Principal43,1200 00For
Northern Trust35,7430 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/32,7000 00For
Equitable32,5910 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS29,5210 00For
Victory Capital23,6100 00For
Royce23,0720 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC20,8330 00For
AIG/SunAmerica19,9390 00For
Lincoln Financial19,8460 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 67 asset managers. See all 67 in the interactive database.

10. DIRECTOR: LI YU

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

99.9% of fund votes cast · no official result

FORABSTAIN
Details: votes by 18 asset managers

The 18 asset managers below reported 185,728 for, 48 withheld, 33,874 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 185,728ABSTAIN: 33,874WITHHOLD: 48
Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR: LI YU” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
JPMorgan62,2500 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 33,8740Abstain
Jackson National31,6720 00For
John Hancock14,8150 00For
Allianz8,5610 00For
RBB FUND, INC.7,3070 00For
EntrepreneurShares Series Trust5,7350 00For
ETF Series Solutions4,7820 00For
Bridge Builder Trust3,4180 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC2,0390 00For
Lincoln Financial2,0310 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS9880 00For
Brighthouse9020 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS1580 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III00 048Withhold
Managed Portfolio Series350 00For
GPS Funds I60 00For

11. DIRECTOR: WAYNE WU

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

100% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 18 asset managers

The 18 asset managers below reported 219,650 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 219,650
Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR: WAYNE WU” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
JPMorgan62,2500 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST33,8740 00For
Jackson National31,6720 00For
John Hancock14,8150 00For
Allianz8,5610 00For
RBB FUND, INC.7,3070 00For
EntrepreneurShares Series Trust5,7350 00For
ETF Series Solutions4,7820 00For
Bridge Builder Trust3,4180 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC2,0390 00For
Lincoln Financial2,0310 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS9880 00For
Brighthouse9020 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS1580 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III480 00For
Managed Portfolio Series350 00For
GPS Funds I60 00For

12. Elect Li Yu

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

100% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 12 asset managers

The 12 asset managers below reported 512,685 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 512,685
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Li Yu” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Charles Schwab395,6590 00For
SEI46,8920 00For
Federated Hermes27,8210 00For
Russell Investments8,2080 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND7,8000 00For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST7,4060 00For
Putnam6,7410 00For
Global X6,1510 00For
STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS4,8220 00For
Prudential/PGIM6980 00For
Fidelity3000 00For
Nationwide1870 00For

13. Elect Wayne Wu

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

100% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 12 asset managers

The 12 asset managers below reported 512,685 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 512,685
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Wayne Wu” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Charles Schwab395,6590 00For
SEI46,8920 00For
Federated Hermes27,8210 00For
Russell Investments8,2080 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND7,8000 00For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST7,4060 00For
Putnam6,7410 00For
Global X6,1510 00For
STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS4,8220 00For
Prudential/PGIM6980 00For
Fidelity3000 00For
Nationwide1870 00For

14. DIRECTOR

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 6 asset managers

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 4 asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
World Funds Trust63,4970 00For
Zacks Trust1,8190 00For
SARATOGA ADVANTAGE TRUST7430 00For
SYNTAX ETF TRUST370 00For

Fund voting reports, all 4 managers: 66,096 for.

Institutional-manager reports: 2 asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC5,9920 00For
Boltwood Capital Management240 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 6,016 for.

15. Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

41% of fund votes cast · no official result

FORAGAINST
Details: votes by 67 asset managers

The 67 asset managers below reported 2,067,878 for, 2,986,593 against, 24,808 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 2,067,878AGAINST: 2,986,593ABSTAIN: 24,808
Largest asset managers voting on “Amend Omnibus Stock Plan” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price0657,985 00Against
Dimensional0421,505 00Against
State Street2,107308,536 00Against
TIAA0298,607 00Against
Fidelity2,071270,466 00Against
American Century0211,897 00Against
Nuveen0131,911 00Against
OBERWEIS FUNDS095,000 00Against
Goldman Sachs088,752 00Against
Columbia Threadneedle62,1700 00For
WisdomTree054,441 00Against
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual047,085 00Against
Principal043,120 00Against
Northern Trust035,743 00Against
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/032,700 00Against
Equitable19,19113,400 00Mixed
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS029,521 00Against
Victory Capital023,610 00Against
Royce00 23,0720Abstain
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC020,833 00Against
AIG/SunAmerica019,939 00Against
Lincoln Financial10,9468,900 00Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 67 asset managers. See all 67 in the interactive database.

16. Approval to Extend the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

80% of fund votes cast · no official result

FORAGAINST
Details: votes by 38 asset managers

The 38 asset managers below reported 642,234 for, 160,240 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 642,234AGAINST: 160,240
Largest asset managers voting on “Approval to Extend the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Charles Schwab395,6590 00For
World Funds Trust63,4970 00For
JPMorgan062,250 00Against
SEI46,8920 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST033,874 00Against
Jackson National031,672 00Against
Federated Hermes27,8210 00For
John Hancock014,815 00Against
Allianz6,7221,839 00Mixed
Russell Investments8,2080 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND7,8000 00For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST7,4060 00For
RBB FUND, INC.7,3070 00For
Putnam06,741 00Against
Global X6,1510 00For
EntrepreneurShares Series Trust5,7350 00For
STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS4,8220 00For
ETF Series Solutions04,782 00Against
Bridge Builder Trust3,4180 00For
Vericimetry Funds3,2700 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC1,699340 00Mixed
Lincoln Financial02,031 00Against
Zacks Trust1,8190 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS0988 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 38 asset managers. See all 38 in the interactive database.

17. Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency

No official resultsFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

0% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

1 YEAR
Details: votes by 149 asset managers

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 66 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock00 00--
Vanguard00 00--
T. Rowe Price00 00--
Dimensional00 00--
State Street00 00--
TIAA00 00--
Fidelity00 00--
American Century00 00--
Nuveen00 00--
OBERWEIS FUNDS00 00--
Goldman Sachs00 00--
Columbia Threadneedle00 00--
WisdomTree00 00--
Invesco00 00--
Northwestern Mutual00 00--
Principal00 00--
Northern Trust00 00--
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/00 00--
Equitable00 00--
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS00 00--
Victory Capital00 00--
Royce00 23,0720Abstain
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 00--
AIG/SunAmerica00 00--
Lincoln Financial00 00--

Fund voting reports, all 66 managers: 24,808 abstained, 4,414,912 1 year, 639,533 3 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 100 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
T. Rowe Price00 00--
Nuveen00 00--
State Street00 00--
Boston Partners00 00--
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC00 00--
American Century00 00--
Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P.00 00--
BlackRock00 00--
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC00 00--
OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/00 00--
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.)00 00--
JPMorgan00 00--
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS00 00--
Renaissance00 00--
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP00 00--
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp00 00--
Dimensional00 00--
Invesco00 00--
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC00 00--
Goldman Sachs00 00--
Eaton Vance00 00--
AQR00 00--
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC00 00--
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC00 00--
BNY Mellon00 00--

Institutional-manager reports, all 100 managers: 3,933 against, 1,757 abstained, 4,115,784 1 year, 273,013 3 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

18. Frequency on Advisory Vote.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

1 YEAR
Details: votes by 73 asset managers

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 23 asset managers voting on “Frequency on Advisory Vote.” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
World Funds Trust00 00--
JPMorgan00 00--
EA Series Trust00 00--
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 00--
Jackson National00 00--
John Hancock00 00--
Allianz00 00--
RBB FUND, INC.00 00--
EntrepreneurShares Series Trust00 00--
ETF Series Solutions00 00--
Bridge Builder Trust00 00--
Vericimetry Funds3,2700 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC00 00--
Lincoln Financial00 00--
Zacks Trust00 00--
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS00 00--
Brighthouse00 00--
SARATOGA ADVANTAGE TRUST00 00--
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS00 00--
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III00 00--
SYNTAX ETF TRUST00 00--
Managed Portfolio Series00 00--
GPS Funds I00 00--

Fund voting reports, all 23 managers: 3,270 for, 277,668 1 year, 8,078 3 year.

Institutional-manager reports: 47 asset managers voting on “Frequency on Advisory Vote.” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC00 00--
Northern Trust00 00--
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC00 00--
JPMorgan480 00For
INTRUST BANK NA00 00--
ADVISOR PARTNERS II, LLC00 00--
BOKF, NA00 00--
Natixis00 00--
ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT00 00--
BlackRock00 00--
WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC00 00--
CORNERCAP INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC00 00--
Pitcairn Trust Co LLC00 00--
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION00 00--
MassMutual00 00--
First Trust00 00--
XPONANCE, INC.00 00--
LPL Financial LLC00 00--
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION00 00--
Copeland Capital Management, LLC00 00--
LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.00 00--
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC00 2800Abstain
Freedom Investment Management, Inc.00 00--
Savant Capital, LLC00 00--
UMB Bank, n.a.00 00--

Institutional-manager reports, all 47 managers: 48 for, 280 abstained, 273,873 1 year, 9,767 3 year, 73 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

19. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

95% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 70 asset managers

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 66 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price657,9850 00For
Dimensional421,5050 00For
State Street309,718925 00For
TIAA298,6070 00For
Fidelity272,5370 00For
American Century0211,897 00Against
Nuveen131,9110 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS95,0000 00For
Goldman Sachs88,7520 00For
Columbia Threadneedle62,1700 00For
WisdomTree54,4410 00For
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual47,0850 00For
Principal43,1200 00For
Northern Trust35,7430 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/32,7000 00For
Equitable32,5910 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS29,5210 00For
Victory Capital23,6100 00For
Royce23,0720 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC020,833 00Against
AIG/SunAmerica19,9390 00For
Lincoln Financial19,8460 00For

Fund voting reports, all 66 managers: 4,829,099 for, 250,154 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 4 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
JPMorgan78,7070 00For
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC4,6000 00For
MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY03,933 00Against
CORNELL UNIVERSITY260 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 4 managers: 83,333 for, 3,933 against.

20. Advisory Compensation Vote. To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive…

No official resultsFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.9% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: description as filed, votes by 34 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Advisory Compensation Vote. To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers (Say on Pay).

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 12 asset managers voting on “Advisory Compensation Vote. To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executiv” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Charles Schwab395,6590 00For
SEI46,8920 00For
Federated Hermes27,8210 00For
Russell Investments8,2080 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND7,8000 00For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST7,4060 00For
Putnam6,7410 00For
Global X6,1510 00For
STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS4,8220 00For
Prudential/PGIM6980 00For
Fidelity3000 00For
Nationwide1870 00For

Fund voting reports, all 12 managers: 512,685 for.

Institutional-manager reports: 27 asset managers voting on “Advisory Compensation Vote. To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executiv” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Charles Schwab405,7960 00For
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT53,3720 00For
SEI47,0650 00For
STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM30,0420 00For
Federated Hermes29,4230 00For
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND24,9470 00For
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.22,5200 00For
Putnam13,1220 00For
Man Group plc10,3200 00For
COMERICA BANK7,8560 00For
BANK OF AMERICA NA6,0190 00For
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC5,1980 00For
Sterling Capital Management LLC4,8220 00For
Russell Investments3,9860 00For
OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND3,5620 00For
Arizona State Retirement System3,5460 00For
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS2,7050 00For
Prudential/PGIM1,8570 00For
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP8920 00For
Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC5240 00For
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC5240 00For
YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC5010 00For
Neuberger Berman3020 00For
Wellington1020 00For
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury750 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 27 managers: 679,125 for, 6 against, 10 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

21. Frequency of Advisory Vote: To express preference, in a non-binding advisory vote, on the frequency of Say on Pay.

No official resultsFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

— Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

1 YEAR
Details: votes by 33 asset managers

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: 12 asset managers voting on “Frequency of Advisory Vote: To express preference, in a non-binding advisory vote, on the frequency of Say on ” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Charles Schwab00 00--
SEI00 00--
Federated Hermes00 00--
Russell Investments00 00--
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND00 00--
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST00 00--
Putnam00 00--
Global X00 00--
STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS00 00--
Prudential/PGIM00 00--
Fidelity00 00--
Nationwide00 00--

Fund voting reports, all 12 managers: 512,685 1 year.

Institutional-manager reports: 26 asset managers voting on “Frequency of Advisory Vote: To express preference, in a non-binding advisory vote, on the frequency of Say on ” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Charles Schwab00 00Not Voted
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT00 00--
SEI00 00--
STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM00 00--
Federated Hermes00 00--
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND00 00--
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.00 00--
Putnam00 00--
Man Group plc00 00--
COMERICA BANK00 00--
BANK OF AMERICA NA00 00--
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC00 00--
Sterling Capital Management LLC00 00--
Russell Investments00 00--
OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND00 00--
Arizona State Retirement System00 00--
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS00 00--
Prudential/PGIM00 00--
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP00 00--
Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC00 00--
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC00 00--
YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC00 00--
Neuberger Berman00 00--
Wellington00 00--
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury00 00--

Institutional-manager reports, all 26 managers: 10 not voted, 679,084 1 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

22. Ratify Crowe LLP as Auditors

No official resultsAUDIT-RELATED

99.8% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 67 asset managers

The 67 asset managers below reported 5,073,471 for, 5,808 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,073,471AGAINST: 5,808
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify Crowe LLP as Auditors” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,053,1480 00For
Vanguard845,7150 00For
T. Rowe Price657,9850 00For
Dimensional421,5050 00For
State Street310,360283 00For
TIAA298,6070 00For
Fidelity272,5370 00For
American Century211,8970 00For
Nuveen131,9110 00For
OBERWEIS FUNDS95,0000 00For
Goldman Sachs88,7520 00For
Columbia Threadneedle62,1700 00For
WisdomTree54,4410 00For
Invesco54,0680 00For
Northwestern Mutual47,0850 00For
Principal43,1200 00For
Northern Trust35,7430 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/32,7000 00For
Equitable32,5910 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS29,5210 00For
Victory Capital23,6100 00For
Royce23,0720 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC20,8330 00For
AIG/SunAmerica19,9390 00For
Lincoln Financial19,8460 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 67 asset managers. See all 67 in the interactive database.

23. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants.

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONSAUDIT-RELATED

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.9% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 37 asset managers

The 37 asset managers below reported 802,426 for, 48 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 802,426AGAINST: 48
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants.” at PREFERRED BANK, 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Charles Schwab395,6590 00For
World Funds Trust63,4970 00For
JPMorgan62,2500 00For
SEI46,8920 00For
EA Series Trust41,0290 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST33,8740 00For
Jackson National31,6720 00For
Federated Hermes27,8210 00For
John Hancock14,8150 00For
Allianz8,5610 00For
Russell Investments8,2080 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND7,8000 00For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST7,4060 00For
RBB FUND, INC.7,3070 00For
Putnam6,7410 00For
Global X6,1510 00For
EntrepreneurShares Series Trust5,7350 00For
STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS4,8220 00For
ETF Series Solutions4,7820 00For
Bridge Builder Trust3,4180 00For
Vericimetry Funds3,2700 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC2,0390 00For
Lincoln Financial2,0310 00For
Zacks Trust1,8190 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS9880 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 37 asset managers. See all 37 in the interactive database.

Largest PREFERRED BANK shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported.

Fund voting reports: top PREFERRED BANK shareholders by shares voted on “Elect Director Chih-Wei Wu”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager Shares voted
1BlackRock 1,053,148
2Vanguard 845,715
3T. Rowe Price 657,985
4Dimensional 421,505
5Charles Schwab 395,659
6State Street 310,643
7TIAA 298,607
8Fidelity 272,837
9American Century 211,897
10Nuveen 131,911
Institutional-manager reports: top PREFERRED BANK shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager Shares voted
1T. Rowe Price 1,084,173
2Nuveen 513,331
3State Street 299,600
4Boston Partners 289,194
5GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 277,916
6American Century 213,036
7Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. 190,035
8BlackRock 111,376
9HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 99,770
10OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 95,000

Shown as share counts, not percentages: no shares-outstanding figure has been matched to PREFERRED BANK for the 2023-2024 season, so there is no denominator to divide by.

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. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At PREFERRED BANK's shareholder meeting held May 30, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 250 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,829 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 23 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. No official Form 8-K vote tally has been matched to this meeting, so this page states no certified outcome for its most widely held ballot item. On that item — Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency — the reporting funds and managers cast 0% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST plus WITHHELD; abstained and unvoted shares are excluded because neither took a side). Fund and manager reports are combined in it and may count the same shares twice: it adds fund reports to institutional-manager reports, which can cover the same shares. It is not the company's certified result.

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