Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: To elect two directors to serve as Class I directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders: Gena Ashe

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gena Ashe”): 25,679,644 for, 10,012,278 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 11, 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: “The following director nominees as disclosed in the proxy statement were elected by the vote set forth below:”
Support: 72% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 83 asset managers below reported 12,206,859 for, 3,822,246 withheld, 317,660 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect two directors to serve as Class I directors for a three-year term to expire at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders: Peter C. Hearn

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Peter C. Hearn”): 34,790,416 for, 901,506 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 11, 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: “The following director nominees as disclosed in the proxy statement were elected by the vote set forth below:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 83 asset managers below reported 15,940,071 for, 396,481 withheld, 10,212 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: The approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“The compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved in an advisory vote, as set forth below:”): 33,368,427 for, 2,308,030 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 11, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved in an advisory vote, as set forth below:”
Support: 94% 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, all 83 managers: 14,585,880 for, 1,751,972 against, 7,829 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 224 managers: 20,405,152 for, 2,009,828 against, 170 not voted, 650,000 unknown, 503,682 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the vote set forth below:”): 37,739,694 for, 289,410 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 11, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the vote set forth below:”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 84 asset managers below reported 16,300,009 for, 39,050 against, 7,829 abstained.

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