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RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed August 29, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

8Ballot items
125Asset managers
1,260Fund votes
August 28, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of August 28, 2024: 8 items on RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed August 29, 2024: 6 elected · 2 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

Elect Director: Luke Lirot 69% of votes cast Elected Director under 80%
Elect Director: Yura Barabash 59% of votes cast Elected Director under 80%
Elect Director: Elaine J. Martin 65% of votes cast Elected Director under 80%
Elect Director: Arthur Allan Priaulx 65% of votes cast Elected Director 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 2024-2025 meeting results reported by RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.

These tallies are RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed August 29, 2024 (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.

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held August 28, 2024
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Eric S. Langan	4,341,140	--	--	240,388	2,767,224	95%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Travis Reese	4,460,299	--	--	121,229	2,767,224	97%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Luke Lirot	3,172,019	--	--	1,409,509	2,767,224	69%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Yura Barabash	2,709,993	--	--	1,871,535	2,767,224	59%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Elaine J. Martin	2,987,404	--	--	1,594,124	2,767,224	65%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Arthur Allan Priaulx	2,981,526	--	--	1,600,002	2,767,224	65%	Elected	—
2. Ratification of appointment of Marcum LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024	7,284,752	30,954	33,046	--	--	99.5%	Not verified	—
3. Approval of non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation	4,215,684	137,173	228,671	--	--	97%	Not verified	—

Source: RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 29, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 125 asset managers that disclosed a RCI HOSPITALITY 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.

1. Elect Director: Arthur Allan Priaulx

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

65% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 65%WITHHELD

FOR: 2,981,526WITHHELD: 1,600,002

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 44 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Arthur Allan Priaulx

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Arthur Allan Priaulx”): 2,981,526 for, 1,600,002 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 29, 2024 (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: “Based on the votes received in person and by proxy, all of the above-named director nominees were elected, the appointment of Marcum LLP was ratified, and the non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved.”
Support: 65% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 44 asset managers below reported 710,747 for, 540,003 withheld, 264,550 abstained.

FORABSTAINWITHHOLD

FOR: 710,747ABSTAIN: 264,550WITHHOLD: 540,003

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Arthur Allan Priaulx” at RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	488,481	0	0	For
BlackRock	0	224,846	0	Abstain
Dimensional	0	0	149,896	Withhold
Fidelity	130,186	0	8,882	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	0	0	92,701	Withhold
Charles Schwab	0	0	69,851	Withhold
ETF Series Solutions	52,211	0	0	For
American Century	0	0	45,741	Withhold
WisdomTree	0	0	31,695	Withhold
Equitable	0	0	25,341	Withhold
TIAA	0	0	25,172	Withhold
First Trust	0	0	24,104	Withhold
Russell Investments	22,182	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	17,564	0	Abstain
Nationwide	0	0	15,225	Withhold
Bridge Builder Trust	0	14,068	0	Abstain
Northern Trust	0	0	13,800	Withhold
Lincoln Financial	6,700	0	4,804	Mixed
Global X	0	0	5,676	Withhold
Pacific Life	0	0	5,607	Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica	0	0	4,688	Withhold
State Street	3,869	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	0	0	3,800	Withhold
John Hancock	0	3,693	0	Abstain
Invesco	3,426	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 44 asset managers. See all 44 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Elaine J. Martin

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

65% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 65%WITHHELD

FOR: 2,987,404WITHHELD: 1,594,124

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 44 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Elaine J. Martin

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Elaine J. Martin”): 2,987,404 for, 1,594,124 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 29, 2024 (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 44 asset managers below reported 710,747 for, 540,003 withheld, 264,550 abstained.

FORABSTAINWITHHOLD

FOR: 710,747ABSTAIN: 264,550WITHHOLD: 540,003

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Elaine J. Martin” at RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	488,481	0	0	For
BlackRock	0	224,846	0	Abstain
Dimensional	0	0	149,896	Withhold
Fidelity	130,186	0	8,882	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	0	0	92,701	Withhold
Charles Schwab	0	0	69,851	Withhold
ETF Series Solutions	52,211	0	0	For
American Century	0	0	45,741	Withhold
WisdomTree	0	0	31,695	Withhold
Equitable	0	0	25,341	Withhold
TIAA	0	0	25,172	Withhold
First Trust	0	0	24,104	Withhold
Russell Investments	22,182	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	17,564	0	Abstain
Nationwide	0	0	15,225	Withhold
Bridge Builder Trust	0	14,068	0	Abstain
Northern Trust	0	0	13,800	Withhold
Lincoln Financial	6,700	0	4,804	Mixed
Global X	0	0	5,676	Withhold
Pacific Life	0	0	5,607	Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica	0	0	4,688	Withhold
State Street	3,869	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	0	0	3,800	Withhold
John Hancock	0	3,693	0	Abstain
Invesco	3,426	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 44 asset managers. See all 44 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Eric S. Langan

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 4,341,140WITHHELD: 240,388

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 44 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Eric S. Langan

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eric S. Langan”): 4,341,140 for, 240,388 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 29, 2024 (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: “Based on the votes received in person and by proxy, all of the above-named director nominees were elected, the appointment of Marcum LLP was ratified, and the non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 44 asset managers below reported 1,345,708 for, 153,727 withheld, 15,865 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 1,345,708ABSTAIN: 15,865WITHHOLD: 153,727

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Eric S. Langan” at RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	488,481	0	0	For
BlackRock	224,846	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	0	149,896	Withhold
Fidelity	139,068	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	92,701	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	69,851	0	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	52,211	0	0	For
American Century	45,741	0	0	For
WisdomTree	31,695	0	0	For
Equitable	25,341	0	0	For
TIAA	25,172	0	0	For
First Trust	24,104	0	0	For
Russell Investments	22,182	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	17,564	0	0	For
Nationwide	15,225	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	2,430	11,638	0	Mixed
Northern Trust	13,800	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	11,504	0	0	For
Global X	5,676	0	0	For
Pacific Life	5,607	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	4,688	0	0	For
State Street	3,869	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	3,800	0	0	For
John Hancock	3,297	396	0	Mixed
Invesco	3,426	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 44 asset managers. See all 44 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Luke Lirot

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

69% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 69%WITHHELD

FOR: 3,172,019WITHHELD: 1,409,509

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 44 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Luke Lirot

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Luke Lirot”): 3,172,019 for, 1,409,509 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 29, 2024 (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: “Based on the votes received in person and by proxy, all of the above-named director nominees were elected, the appointment of Marcum LLP was ratified, and the non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved.”
Support: 69% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 44 asset managers below reported 883,453 for, 367,773 withheld, 264,074 abstained.

FORABSTAINWITHHOLD

FOR: 883,453ABSTAIN: 264,074WITHHOLD: 367,773

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Luke Lirot” at RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	488,481	0	0	For
BlackRock	0	224,846	0	Abstain
Dimensional	0	0	149,896	Withhold
Fidelity	130,186	0	8,882	Mixed
Goldman Sachs	92,701	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	0	69,851	Withhold
ETF Series Solutions	52,211	0	0	For
American Century	45,741	0	0	For
WisdomTree	31,695	0	0	For
Equitable	0	0	25,341	Withhold
TIAA	0	0	25,172	Withhold
First Trust	0	0	24,104	Withhold
Russell Investments	22,182	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	17,564	0	Abstain
Nationwide	13,585	0	1,640	Mixed
Bridge Builder Trust	0	14,068	0	Abstain
Northern Trust	0	0	13,800	Withhold
Lincoln Financial	0	0	11,504	Withhold
Global X	0	0	5,676	Withhold
Pacific Life	2,510	0	3,097	Mixed
AIG/SunAmerica	0	0	4,688	Withhold
State Street	0	0	3,869	Withhold
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	0	0	3,800	Withhold
John Hancock	0	3,693	0	Abstain
Invesco	0	0	3,426	Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 44 asset managers. See all 44 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Travis Reese

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 4,460,299WITHHELD: 121,229

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 44 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Travis Reese

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Travis Reese”): 4,460,299 for, 121,229 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 29, 2024 (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: “Based on the votes received in person and by proxy, all of the above-named director nominees were elected, the appointment of Marcum LLP was ratified, and the non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 44 asset managers below reported 1,462,427 for, 41,235 withheld, 11,638 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 1,462,427ABSTAIN: 11,638WITHHOLD: 41,235

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Travis Reese” at RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	488,481	0	0	For
BlackRock	224,846	0	0	For
Dimensional	149,896	0	0	For
Fidelity	139,068	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	92,701	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	69,851	0	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	52,211	0	0	For
American Century	45,741	0	0	For
WisdomTree	0	0	31,695	Withhold
Equitable	15,801	0	9,540	Mixed
TIAA	25,172	0	0	For
First Trust	24,104	0	0	For
Russell Investments	22,182	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	17,564	0	0	For
Nationwide	15,225	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	2,430	11,638	0	Mixed
Northern Trust	13,800	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	11,504	0	0	For
Global X	5,676	0	0	For
Pacific Life	5,607	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	4,688	0	0	For
State Street	3,869	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	3,800	0	0	For
John Hancock	3,693	0	0	For
Invesco	3,426	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 44 asset managers. See all 44 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Yura Barabash

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

59% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 59%WITHHELD

FOR: 2,709,993WITHHELD: 1,871,535

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 44 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Yura Barabash

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Yura Barabash”): 2,709,993 for, 1,871,535 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 29, 2024 (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: “Based on the votes received in person and by proxy, all of the above-named director nominees were elected, the appointment of Marcum LLP was ratified, and the non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved.”
Support: 59% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 44 asset managers below reported 565,975 for, 684,775 withheld, 264,550 abstained.

FORABSTAINWITHHOLD

FOR: 565,975ABSTAIN: 264,550WITHHOLD: 684,775

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Yura Barabash” at RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	488,481	0	0	For
BlackRock	0	224,846	0	Abstain
Dimensional	0	0	149,896	Withhold
Fidelity	0	0	139,068	Withhold
Goldman Sachs	0	0	92,701	Withhold
Charles Schwab	0	0	69,851	Withhold
ETF Series Solutions	52,211	0	0	For
American Century	0	0	45,741	Withhold
WisdomTree	0	0	31,695	Withhold
Equitable	0	0	25,341	Withhold
TIAA	0	0	25,172	Withhold
First Trust	0	0	24,104	Withhold
Russell Investments	22,182	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	17,564	0	Abstain
Nationwide	0	0	15,225	Withhold
Bridge Builder Trust	0	14,068	0	Abstain
Northern Trust	0	0	13,800	Withhold
Lincoln Financial	0	0	11,504	Withhold
Global X	0	0	5,676	Withhold
Pacific Life	0	0	5,607	Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica	0	0	4,688	Withhold
State Street	0	0	3,869	Withhold
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	0	0	3,800	Withhold
John Hancock	0	3,693	0	Abstain
Invesco	0	0	3,426	Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 44 asset managers. See all 44 in the interactive database.

7. 3. Approval of non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation

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

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 4,215,684AGAINST: 137,173

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 121 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RESOLVED, THAT THE COMPENSATION PAID TO RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AS DISCLOSED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO ITEM 402 OF REGULATION S- K, INCLUDING THE COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, COMPENSATION TABLES AND NARRATIVE DISCUSSION, IS HEREBY APPROVED.

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval of non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation”): 4,215,684 for, 137,173 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of RCI HOSPITALITY 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” (2 managers, no shares for or against).

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

Fund voting reports: 43 asset managers voting on “RESOLVED, THAT THE COMPENSATION PAID TO RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AS DISCLOSE” at RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	488,481	0	For
BlackRock	224,846	0	For
Dimensional	149,896	0	For
Fidelity	139,068	0	For
Goldman Sachs	92,701	0	For
Charles Schwab	69,851	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	52,211	0	For
American Century	0	45,741	Against
WisdomTree	31,695	0	For
Equitable	25,341	0	For
TIAA	25,172	0	For
First Trust	24,104	0	For
Russell Investments	22,182	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	17,564	0	For
Nationwide	15,225	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	2,430	11,638	Mixed
Northern Trust	13,800	0	For
Lincoln Financial	11,504	0	For
Global X	5,676	0	For
Pacific Life	3,097	2,510	Mixed
AIG/SunAmerica	4,688	0	For
State Street	3,869	0	For
John Hancock	3,693	0	For
Invesco	3,426	0	For
Voya	2,986	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 43 managers: 1,450,756 for, 60,744 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 94 asset managers voting on “RESOLVED, THAT THE COMPENSATION PAID TO RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AS DISCLOSE” at RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Progeny 3, Inc.	460,968	0	For
BlackRock	191,543	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	133,423	0	For
State Street	128,992	2,688	For
Goldman Sachs	103,516	0	For
Northern Trust	74,288	415	For
Charles Schwab	69,851	0	For
Scott & Selber, Inc.	55,000	0	For
American Century	0	48,261	Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	39,963	0	For
Nuveen	25,392	0	For
Vanguard	24,146	0	For
Russell Investments	22,182	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	0	16,841	Against
Dimensional	16,518	0	For
Citadel	10,454	0	For
AllianceBernstein	9,540	0	For
T. Rowe Price	9,232	0	For
J. Goldman & Co LP	8,289	0	For
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM	7,741	0	For
Invesco	6,232	0	For
UBS	0	5,710	Against
Rhumbline	5,197	0	For
FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC	4,804	0	For
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND	4,774	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 94 managers: 1,444,704 for, 84,925 against, 790 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

8. 2. Ratification of appointment of Marcum LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending…

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 7,284,752AGAINST: 30,954

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 44 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF MARCUM LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of appointment of Marcum LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024”): 7,284,752 for, 30,954 against, per its Form 8-K filed August 29, 2024 (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 44 asset managers below reported 1,515,300 for.

FOR

FOR: 1,515,300

Largest asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF MARCUM LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING” at RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	488,481	For
BlackRock	224,846	For
Dimensional	149,896	For
Fidelity	139,068	For
Goldman Sachs	92,701	For
Charles Schwab	69,851	For
ETF Series Solutions	52,211	For
American Century	45,741	For
WisdomTree	31,695	For
Equitable	25,341	For
TIAA	25,172	For
First Trust	24,104	For
Russell Investments	22,182	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	17,564	For
Nationwide	15,225	For
Bridge Builder Trust	14,068	For
Northern Trust	13,800	For
Lincoln Financial	11,504	For
Global X	5,676	For
Pacific Life	5,607	For
AIG/SunAmerica	4,688	For
State Street	3,869	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	3,800	For
John Hancock	3,693	For
Invesco	3,426	For

Showing the 25 largest of 44 asset managers. See all 44 in the interactive database.

Largest RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

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 8,996,546 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY: Arthur Allan Priaulx”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	5.43%
2	BlackRock	2.50%
3	Dimensional	1.67%
4	Fidelity	1.55%
5	Goldman Sachs	1.03%
6	Charles Schwab	0.78%
7	ETF Series Solutions	0.58%
8	American Century	0.51%
9	WisdomTree	0.35%
10	Equitable	0.28%

Institutional-manager reports: top RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “RESOLVED, THAT THE COMPENSATION PAID TO RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.'S NAMED EXECUTIVE…”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Progeny 3, Inc.	5.12%
2	BlackRock	2.13%
3	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.48%
4	State Street	1.46%
5	Goldman Sachs	1.15%
6	Northern Trust	0.83%
7	Charles Schwab	0.79%
8	Scott & Selber, Inc.	0.61%
9	American Century	0.54%
10	MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0.44%

Reported RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS 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.

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	6.52%	13F
Vanguard Group	5.51%	13F
Progeny 3, Inc.	4.54%	13G
Robert Goldstein	4.23%	13G
Dimensional Fund Advisors	3.24%	13F
State Street	2.06%	13F
Citadel Advisors	1.34%	13F
Goldman Sachs	1.26%	13F
Northern Trust	0.83%	13F
Charles Schwab	0.74%	13F

Percentages above are of 8,996,546 shares outstanding, as reported by RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated August 5, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

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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 RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.’s 10-Q dated August 5, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.'s shareholder meeting held August 28, 2024, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 125 asset managers reported how they voted on 8 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,260 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — RESOLVED, THAT THE COMPENSATION PAID TO RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.'S NAMED EXECUTIVE… — FOR was 97% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2024.

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