Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Anita D. Britt

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anita D. Britt”): 17,522,546 for, 660,360 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 17, 2025 (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 directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 50 asset managers below reported 8,916,298 for, 36,847 withheld, 663 abstained.

Showing the 25 largest of 50 asset managers. See all 50 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Barry M. Monheit

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Barry M. Monheit”): 17,451,107 for, 731,799 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 17, 2025 (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 directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 50 asset managers below reported 8,939,847 for, 1,298 withheld, 12,663 abstained.

Showing the 25 largest of 50 asset managers. See all 50 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Denis G. Suggs

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Denis G. Suggs”): 17,320,734 for, 862,172 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 17, 2025 (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 directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 50 asset managers below reported 8,886,851 for, 54,294 withheld, 12,663 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Fred M. Diaz

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Fred M. Diaz”): 17,629,563 for, 553,343 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 17, 2025 (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 directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 50 asset managers below reported 8,941,633 for, 11,512 withheld, 663 abstained.

Showing the 25 largest of 50 asset managers. See all 50 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Mark P. Smith

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark P. Smith”): 17,635,820 for, 547,086 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 17, 2025 (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 directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 50 asset managers below reported 8,953,808 for.

Showing the 25 largest of 50 asset managers. See all 50 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Michelle J. Lohmeier

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michelle J. Lohmeier”): 17,629,020 for, 553,886 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 17, 2025 (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 directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 50 asset managers below reported 8,953,808 for.

Showing the 25 largest of 50 asset managers. See all 50 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Robert L. Scott

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert L. Scott”): 17,425,158 for, 757,748 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 17, 2025 (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 directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 50 asset managers below reported 8,935,335 for, 5,810 withheld, 12,663 abstained.

Showing the 25 largest of 50 asset managers. See all 50 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2025 ("say-on-pay").

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Our stockholders approved the say-on-pay proposal”): 16,458,436 for, 1,501,908 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 17, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Our stockholders approved the say-on-pay proposal.”
Support: 92% 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 49 managers: 8,280,896 for, 576,577 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 167 managers: 6,277,975 for, 705,083 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026.

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: Our stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026”): 29,688,661 for, 689,248 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 17, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Our stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 51 asset managers below reported 8,959,358 for.

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.