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SYNAPTICS INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and SYNAPTICS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed October 31, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 299Asset managers
  • 2,419Fund votes
  • October 29, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of October 29, 2024: 6 items on SYNAPTICS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed October 31, 2024: 3 elected · 3 approved.

Material dissent

None.

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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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by SYNAPTICS INC.

These tallies are SYNAPTICS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed October 31, 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.

SYNAPTICS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held October 29, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Jeffrey D. Buchanan 31,060,2932,625,60128,936 --3,840,235 92%Elected—
Elect Director: Keith B. Geeslin 30,930,2682,756,50728,055 --3,840,235 92%Elected—
Elect Director: James L. Whims 30,473,6723,212,59128,567 --3,840,235 90%Elected—
2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditor 36,361,6581,137,50055,907 ---- 97%Approved—
3. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan 27,087,2046,517,117110,509 --3,840,235 81%Approved—
4. Advisory Approval of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers 32,303,7341,363,81647,280 --3,840,235 96%Approved—

Source: SYNAPTICS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 31, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the SYNAPTICS INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 299 asset managers that disclosed a SYNAPTICS 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: James L. Whims

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 90%
FOR: 30,473,672AGAINST: 3,212,591
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 87 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: James L. Whims

SYNAPTICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James L. Whims”): 30,473,672 for, 3,212,591 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 31, 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: “Our stockholders elected the following Class 1 directors, each to serve until our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2025 or until their successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 87 asset managers below reported 17,937,214 for, 1,127,843 against, 15,150 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 17,937,214AGAINST: 1,127,843ABSTAIN: 15,150
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: James L. Whims” at SYNAPTICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,465,9040 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,777,1410 00For
BlackRock2,784,6780 00For
Fidelity2,650,8690 00For
Dimensional709,5300 00For
State Street1,367686,964 00Against
BNY Mellon510,63423,874 00For
Charles Schwab433,1460 00For
AllianceBernstein430,9520 00For
Jackson National130,511117,769 00Mixed
Invesco167,2730 00For
Equitable166,9120 00For
Victory Capital165,2430 00For
AIG/SunAmerica150,1360 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust III132,3260 00For
TIAA104,1920 00For
Brighthouse88,2430 15,1500Mixed
Hartford97,3200 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST084,660 00Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS69,2140 00For
Royce68,2980 00For
Principal18,06349,789 00Mixed
John Hancock64,2340 00For
Global X63,3700 00For
Nationwide21,39138,060 00Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 87 asset managers. See all 87 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Jeffrey D. Buchanan

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%
FOR: 31,060,293AGAINST: 2,625,601
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 87 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jeffrey D. Buchanan

SYNAPTICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jeffrey D. Buchanan”): 31,060,293 for, 2,625,601 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 31, 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: “Our stockholders elected the following Class 1 directors, each to serve until our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2025 or until their successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 87 asset managers below reported 18,169,731 for, 895,326 against, 15,150 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 18,169,731AGAINST: 895,326ABSTAIN: 15,150
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Jeffrey D. Buchanan” at SYNAPTICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,465,9040 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,777,1410 00For
BlackRock2,784,6780 00For
Fidelity2,650,8690 00For
Dimensional709,5300 00For
State Street1,574686,757 00Against
BNY Mellon534,5080 00For
Charles Schwab433,1460 00For
AllianceBernstein430,9520 00For
Jackson National248,2800 00For
Invesco167,2730 00For
Equitable166,9120 00For
Victory Capital165,2430 00For
AIG/SunAmerica150,1360 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust III132,3260 00For
TIAA104,1920 00For
Brighthouse88,2430 15,1500Mixed
Hartford97,3200 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST084,660 00Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS69,2140 00For
Royce68,2980 00For
Principal18,06349,789 00Mixed
John Hancock64,2340 00For
Global X63,3700 00For
Nationwide59,4510 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 87 asset managers. See all 87 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Keith B. Geeslin

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%
FOR: 30,930,268AGAINST: 2,756,507
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 87 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Keith B. Geeslin

SYNAPTICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Keith B. Geeslin”): 30,930,268 for, 2,756,507 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 31, 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: “Our stockholders elected the following Class 1 directors, each to serve until our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2025 or until their successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 87 asset managers below reported 18,169,731 for, 895,326 against, 15,150 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 18,169,731AGAINST: 895,326ABSTAIN: 15,150
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Keith B. Geeslin” at SYNAPTICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,465,9040 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,777,1410 00For
BlackRock2,784,6780 00For
Fidelity2,650,8690 00For
Dimensional709,5300 00For
State Street1,574686,757 00Against
BNY Mellon534,5080 00For
Charles Schwab433,1460 00For
AllianceBernstein430,9520 00For
Jackson National248,2800 00For
Invesco167,2730 00For
Equitable166,9120 00For
Victory Capital165,2430 00For
AIG/SunAmerica150,1360 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust III132,3260 00For
TIAA104,1920 00For
Brighthouse88,2430 15,1500Mixed
Hartford97,3200 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST084,660 00Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS69,2140 00For
Royce68,2980 00For
Principal18,06349,789 00Mixed
John Hancock64,2340 00For
Global X63,3700 00For
Nationwide59,4510 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 87 asset managers. See all 87 in the interactive database.

4. 3. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan

Official resultFund totals may overlapCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

81% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 81%AGAINST
FOR: 27,087,204AGAINST: 6,517,117
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 88 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2019 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.

SYNAPTICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan”): 27,087,204 for, 6,517,117 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 31, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Our stockholders voted to approve the 2019 Plan.”
Support: 81% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SYNAPTICS INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Amend Omnibus Stock Plan” (5 managers, 61,025 for, 65,312 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: 83 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2019 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.” at SYNAPTICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,465,9040 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,777,1410 00For
BlackRock2,784,6780 00For
Fidelity2,650,8690 00For
Dimensional0709,530 00Against
State Street687,0571,274 00For
BNY Mellon510,63423,874 00For
Charles Schwab433,1460 00For
AllianceBernstein430,9520 00For
Jackson National121,393126,887 00Mixed
Invesco167,2730 00For
Equitable166,9120 00For
Victory Capital0165,243 00Against
AIG/SunAmerica0150,136 00Against
Investment Managers Series Trust III0132,326 00Against
TIAA0104,192 00Against
Hartford97,3200 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,6600 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS69,2140 00For
Royce00 68,2980Abstain
Principal50,04517,807 00Mixed
John Hancock25,97038,264 00Mixed
Global X63,3700 00For
Nationwide86358,588 00Against
Northern Trust055,168 00Against

Fund voting reports, all 83 managers: 16,909,684 for, 1,959,012 against, 83,448 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 5 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2019 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.” at SYNAPTICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Orbis Allan Gray Ltd1,824,8220 00For
OSSIAM61,0770 00For
ALGERT GLOBAL LLC2110 00For
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC520 00For
BRANDYWINE OAK PRIVATE WEALTH LLC40 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 5 managers: 1,886,166 for.

5. 4. Advisory Approval of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 13 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 32,303,734AGAINST: 1,363,816
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 295 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers.

SYNAPTICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Advisory Approval of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers”): 32,303,734 for, 1,363,816 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 31, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Our stockholders adopted a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal year 2024.”
Support: 96% 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: 86 asset managers voting on “Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Office” at SYNAPTICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,465,9040 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,777,1410 00For
BlackRock2,784,6780 00For
Fidelity2,650,8690 00For
Dimensional709,5300 00For
State Street687,914417 00For
BNY Mellon534,5080 00For
Charles Schwab433,1460 00For
AllianceBernstein430,9520 00For
Jackson National248,2800 00For
Invesco167,2730 00For
Equitable166,9120 00For
Victory Capital165,2430 00For
AIG/SunAmerica150,1360 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust III132,3260 00For
TIAA104,1920 00For
Brighthouse88,2430 15,1500Mixed
Hartford97,3200 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,6600 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS69,2140 00For
Royce68,2980 00For
Principal67,8520 00For
John Hancock64,2340 00For
Global X63,3700 00For
Nationwide59,4510 00For

Fund voting reports, all 86 managers: 18,983,870 for, 79,461 against, 15,150 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 242 asset managers voting on “Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Office” at SYNAPTICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity1,853,0390 00For
Orbis Allan Gray Ltd1,824,8220 00For
State Street1,720,107417 00For
BlackRock1,289,8294,449 00For
Trigran Investments, Inc.1,129,0250 00For
AllianceBernstein1,060,8880 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC974,1450 00For
Newton Investment Management North America, LLC778,1700 00For
Fisher Asset Management, LLC715,46132,277 00For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC706,4201,870 00For
Victory Capital492,7320 00For
Wellington469,9750 00For
Northern Trust438,8930 00For
Charles Schwab433,1510 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp388,7730 00For
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC313,1770 00For
Point72290,4180 00For
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd0250,294 00Against
Invesco195,8960 00For
JPMorgan180,0240 00For
Dimensional136,5570 00For
EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST134,4490 00For
First Pacific Advisors, LP132,3260 00For
EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC114,7220 00For
Nuveen112,0260 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 242 managers: 17,594,770 for, 951,402 against, 7,458 abstained, 1,310 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditor

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 36,361,658AGAINST: 1,137,500
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 84 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP, AN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 28, 2025.

SYNAPTICS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditor”): 36,361,658 for, 1,137,500 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 31, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Our stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the independent auditor of our company for the fiscal year ending June 28, 2025.”
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 SYNAPTICS INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors” (5 managers, 126,337 for).

The 84 asset managers below reported 18,938,197 for, 523 against, 15,150 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 18,938,197AGAINST: 523ABSTAIN: 15,150
Largest asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP, AN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, AS THE COMPA” at SYNAPTICS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,465,9040 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,777,1410 00For
BlackRock2,784,6780 00For
Fidelity2,650,8690 00For
Dimensional709,5300 00For
State Street688,176155 00For
BNY Mellon534,5080 00For
Charles Schwab433,1460 00For
AllianceBernstein430,9520 00For
Jackson National248,2800 00For
Invesco167,2730 00For
Equitable166,9120 00For
Victory Capital165,2430 00For
AIG/SunAmerica150,1360 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust III132,3260 00For
TIAA104,1920 00For
Hartford97,3200 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,6600 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS69,2140 00For
Royce68,2980 00For
Principal67,8520 00For
John Hancock64,2340 00For
Global X63,3700 00For
Nationwide59,4510 00For
Northern Trust55,1680 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 84 asset managers. See all 84 in the interactive database.

Largest SYNAPTICS 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 40,049,132 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top SYNAPTICS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named…”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 11.15%
2Columbia Threadneedle 9.43%
3BlackRock 6.95%
4Fidelity 6.62%
5Dimensional 1.77%
6State Street 1.72%
7BNY Mellon 1.33%
8Charles Schwab 1.08%
9AllianceBernstein 1.08%
10Jackson National 0.62%
Institutional-manager reports: top SYNAPTICS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named…”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Fidelity 4.63%
2Orbis Allan Gray Ltd 4.56%
3State Street 4.30%
4BlackRock 3.23%
5Trigran Investments, Inc. 2.82%
6AllianceBernstein 2.65%
7GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.43%
8Newton Investment Management North America, LLC 1.94%
9Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.87%
10AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 1.77%

Reported SYNAPTICS 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.

SYNAPTICS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 18.85% 13G
BlackRock 14.37% 13F
Vanguard Group 12.12% 13F
Vanguard Portfolio Management 6.69% 13G
STATE STREET CORPORATION 5.07% 13G
Orbis Investment Management Limited 4.58% 13G
FMR (Fidelity) 4.40% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 2.58% 13F
Citadel Advisors 2.44% 13F
BNY Mellon 2.41% 13F

Percentages above are of 40,049,132 shares outstanding, as reported by SYNAPTICS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated September 28, 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.

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. Shares outstanding are taken from SYNAPTICS INC.’s 10-Q dated September 28, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At SYNAPTICS INC.'s shareholder meeting held October 29, 2024, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 299 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,419 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named… — SYNAPTICS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 96% 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: SYNAPTICS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2024.

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