Synovus Financial Corp. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: To approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 24, 2025 (as amended from time to time, the "merger agreement"), by and among Synovus Financial Corp. ("Synovus"), Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. ("Pinnacle"), and Steel Newco Inc. ("Newco"), pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, each of Pinnacle and Synovus will simultaneously merge with and into Newco (such mergers, collectively, the "merger").

Synovus Financial Corp.’s own tally for this item (“1. Merger Proposal The proposal to approve the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, each of Pinnacle and Synovus will simultaneously merge with and into Newco”): 96,404,615 for, 8,926,182 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed November 6, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – The Merger Proposal The proposal to approve the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, each of Pinnacle and Synovus will simultaneously merge with and into Newco, was approved by the votes set forth below:”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 107 asset managers below reported 40,343,599 for, 4,497,512 against, 152,642 abstained, 106 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 107 asset managers. See all 107 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting to a later date or time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, there are not sufficient votes to approve the merger proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to holders of Synovus common stock.

Synovus Financial Corp.’s own tally for this item (“3. Adjournment Proposal The proposal to approve the adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting to a later date or time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adj”): 99,966,056 for, 5,218,420 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed November 6, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 – The Adjournment Proposal The proposal to approve the adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting to a later date or time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Merger Pr…”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 104 asset managers below reported 43,203,791 for, 1,059,848 against, 440,563 abstained, 106 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 104 asset managers. See all 104 in the interactive database.

The 4 asset managers below reported 288,813 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, the merger-related compensation payments that will or may be paid to Synovus' named executive officers in connection with the merger.

Synovus Financial Corp.’s own tally for this item (“2. Merger-Related Compensation Proposal The proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Merger-related compensation payments that will or may be paid to Synovus' named executive officers in connection wi”): 54,041,166 for, 51,292,952 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed November 6, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 – The Merger-Related Compensation Proposal The proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Merger-related compensation payments that will or may be paid to Synovus' named executive officers in connection with the Merger, was approved and received the votes set forth belo…”
Support: 51.3% 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 98 managers: 27,063,855 for, 17,605,060 against, 28,680 abstained, 106 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 366 managers: 19,648,156 for, 30,874,893 against, 141,218 abstained, 5,876 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 4 managers: 63,885 for, 224,928 against.

Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 189,211 for, 322,334 against.