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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed February 13, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 7, 2026.
Meeting of February 9, 2024: 5 items on SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed February 13, 2024: 3 elected · 2 approved.
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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
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These tallies are SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed February 13, 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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Sandeep Nayyar | 39,266,372 | -- | -- | 2,794,136 | 4,838,762 | 93% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Mary Puma | 37,183,067 | -- | -- | 4,877,441 | 4,838,762 | 88% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Maximiliane Straub | 38,991,484 | -- | -- | 3,069,024 | 4,838,762 | 93% | Elected | — |
| 2. Ratification of the Selection of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 46,209,991 | 431,901 | 257,378 | -- | 0 | 99.0% | Approved | — |
| 3. Approval, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers | 40,981,824 | 926,695 | 151,989 | -- | 4,838,762 | 98% | Approved | — |
Source: SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 13, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 215 asset managers that disclosed a SMART GLOBAL 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.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
88% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of the three nominees for Class I director to serve until the 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Mary Puma
SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mary Puma”): 37,183,067 for, 4,877,441 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 13, 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: “Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors Shareholders elected each of the three nominees for Class I director to serve until the Company's 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 78 asset managers below reported 25,158,349 for, 2,505,708 withheld, 44,037 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,589,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,062,612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 4,516,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,297,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,132,957 | Withhold |
| Dimensional | 885,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 872,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 628,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 616,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 603,204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 353,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 293,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 262,721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231,150 | Withhold |
| Pacific Life | 210,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 152,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 135,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 133,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VALUED ADVISERS TRUST | 128,184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 127,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 112,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 103,644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 89,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 47,941 | 0 | 0 | 40,902 | Mixed |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 82,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 78 asset managers. See all 78 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of the three nominees for Class I director to serve until the 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Maximiliane Straub
SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Maximiliane Straub”): 38,991,484 for, 3,069,024 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 13, 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: “Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors Shareholders elected each of the three nominees for Class I director to serve until the Company's 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 78 asset managers below reported 26,685,948 for, 978,109 withheld, 44,037 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,589,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,062,612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 4,516,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,297,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,132,957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 885,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 872,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 628,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 616,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 603,204 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 353,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 293,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 262,721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 231,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 19,870 | 0 | 0 | 190,592 | Mixed |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 152,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 135,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 86,459 | 0 | 0 | 47,530 | Mixed |
| VALUED ADVISERS TRUST | 128,184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 127,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 112,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 103,644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89,587 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 88,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 82,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 78 asset managers. See all 78 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of the three nominees for Class I director to serve until the 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Sandeep Nayyar
SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sandeep Nayyar”): 39,266,372 for, 2,794,136 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 13, 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: “Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors Shareholders elected each of the three nominees for Class I director to serve until the Company's 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 78 asset managers below reported 26,777,181 for, 930,913 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,589,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,062,612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 4,516,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,297,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,132,957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 885,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 872,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 628,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 616,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 603,204 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 353,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 293,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 262,721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 231,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 19,870 | 0 | 0 | 190,592 | Mixed |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 152,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 135,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 86,459 | 0 | 0 | 47,530 | Mixed |
| VALUED ADVISERS TRUST | 128,184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 127,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 112,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 103,644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89,587 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 88,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 82,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 78 asset managers. See all 78 in the interactive database.
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers”): 40,981,824 for, 926,695 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 3: Approval, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers Shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”
Support: 98% 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).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,589,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,062,612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 4,516,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,297,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,132,957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 885,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 872,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 628,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 616,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 603,204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 353,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 293,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 262,721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 231,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 210,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 152,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 135,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 133,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VALUED ADVISERS TRUST | 128,184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 127,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 112,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 103,644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 89,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 88,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 82,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 77 managers: 27,610,377 for, 97,617 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 1,077,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 42,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 3,016,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,190,415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,001,894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 1,825,037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 1,565,217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 1,229,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CROSSLINK CAPITAL INC | 1,087,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | 936,882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 705,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 703,404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | 628,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 498,148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 411,596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 392,091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 366,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 355,129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 348,918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 303,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 294,888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 282,794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 267,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 231,214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 209,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
No total is shown for the institutional-manager reports: their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.0% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 30, 2024.
SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the Selection of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 46,209,991 for, 431,901 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the Selection of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 30, 2024.”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 78 asset managers below reported 27,556,134 for, 151,960 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,589,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,062,612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 4,516,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,297,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,132,957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 885,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 872,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 628,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 616,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 603,204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 353,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 293,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 262,721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 231,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 210,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 152,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 135,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 133,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VALUED ADVISERS TRUST | 0 | 128,184 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Jackson National | 127,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 112,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 103,644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MassMutual | 89,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 88,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 82,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 78 asset managers. See all 78 in the interactive database.
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.
| # | Asset manager | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 6,589,210 |
| 2 | BlackRock | 5,062,612 |
| 3 | Columbia Threadneedle | 4,516,083 |
| 4 | Fidelity | 2,297,346 |
| 5 | State Street | 2,132,957 |
| 6 | Dimensional | 885,297 |
| 7 | Legg Mason | 872,030 |
| 8 | MERIDIAN FUND INC | 628,000 |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 616,909 |
| 10 | AllianceBernstein | 603,204 |
| # | Asset manager | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 1,077,000,000 |
| 2 | Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 42,000,000 |
| 3 | State Street | 3,016,196 |
| 4 | Fidelity | 2,190,415 |
| 5 | BlackRock | 2,001,894 |
| 6 | AllianceBernstein | 1,825,037 |
| 7 | Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 1,565,217 |
| 8 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 1,229,671 |
| 9 | CROSSLINK CAPITAL INC | 1,087,967 |
| 10 | Portolan Capital Management, LLC | 936,882 |
Shown as share counts, not percentages: no shares-outstanding figure has been matched to SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. for the 2023-2024 season, so there is no denominator to divide by.
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 November 7, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.'s shareholder meeting held February 9, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 215 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,458 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive… — SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% 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: SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2024.
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