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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 20, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of May 17, 2024: 5 items on VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 20, 2024: 1 elected · 3 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.
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 VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 20, 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: Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D. | 33,976,239 | 8,943,623 | 133,346 | -- | 4,923,082 | 79% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Phaedra S. Chrousos | 20,071,828 | 22,780,322 | 201,058 | -- | 4,923,082 | 46.8% | Not verified | — |
| 2. Ratification of Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 44,750,588 | 1,739,295 | 1,486,407 | -- | -- | 96% | Approved | — |
| 3. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation | 33,515,119 | 9,093,168 | 444,921 | -- | 4,923,082 | 79% | Approved | — |
| 4. Amendment to the 2016 Plan | 34,411,032 | 8,565,705 | 76,471 | -- | 4,923,082 | 80% | Approved | — |
Source: VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 20, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 172 asset managers that disclosed a VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS 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.
79% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect two Class III Directors: Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D.
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D.”): 33,976,239 for, 8,943,623 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 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: “The Company's stockholders elected the following directors to serve as Class III directors until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders.”
Support: 79% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 64 asset managers below reported 13,272,533 for, 1,588,593 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 3,349,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 3,328,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,299,299 | 114,584 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Dimensional | 0 | 1,264,595 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Federated Hermes | 675,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 668,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 514,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 355,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 312,539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 258,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 252,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 243,986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 216,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 204,981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 190,562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 177,077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 155,923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 153,314 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 141,053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 104,632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 79,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 72,061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST | 62,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 47,181 | 8,874 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 40,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
46.8% Majority: no · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect two Class III Directors: Phaedra S. Chrousos
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Phaedra S. Chrousos”): 20,071,828 for, 22,780,322 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was not 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 46.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 64 asset managers below reported 10,547,952 for, 4,313,174 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 3,349,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 3,315,613 | 13,000 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,292,599 | 121,284 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Dimensional | 0 | 1,264,595 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Federated Hermes | 675,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 668,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 514,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 355,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 312,539 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nationwide | 0 | 258,449 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 252,388 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 243,986 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 216,717 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 204,981 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 97,889 | 92,673 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Prudential/PGIM | 177,077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 155,923 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 0 | 153,314 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 0 | 141,053 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 104,632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 79,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 0 | 72,061 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST | 62,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 56,055 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 0 | 40,269 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
80% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve an amendment to the Company's amended and restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2016 Plan"), to increase the aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2016 Plan.
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Amendment to the 2016 Plan”): 34,411,032 for, 8,565,705 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the 2016 Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2016 Plan.”
Support: 80% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 65 asset managers below reported 13,504,770 for, 1,356,356 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 3,349,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 3,328,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,413,883 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,264,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 0 | 675,517 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 668,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 514,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 355,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 312,539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 258,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 252,388 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 243,986 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Victory Capital | 216,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 204,981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 190,562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 177,077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 155,923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 153,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 0 | 141,053 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 104,632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 79,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 72,061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST | 62,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 56,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 40,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
79% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation”): 33,515,119 for, 9,093,168 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved on an advisory, non-binding basis the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.”
Support: 79% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 3,349,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 3,328,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,413,883 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,264,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 675,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 668,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 514,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 355,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 312,539 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nationwide | 258,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 252,388 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 243,986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 216,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 204,981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 190,562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 177,077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 155,923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 153,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 141,053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 104,632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 79,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 72,061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST | 62,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 56,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 40,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 64 managers: 13,928,619 for, 932,507 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 3,302,050 | 170 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 3,005,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DE Shaw | 1,362,846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 0 | 1,282,341 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,272,823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,254,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,131,323 | 4,744 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 930,930 | 12,400 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 899,184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | 808,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 687,026 | 3,290 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 668,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 602,788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 516,687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 439,919 | 2,847 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 441,152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Wellington | 390,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 355,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. | 0 | 0 | 354,500 | 0 | Abstain |
| Invesco | 0 | 327,372 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Allianz | 0 | 322,386 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Two Sigma | 298,397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 298,372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 270,431 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 252,388 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 129 managers: 20,907,994 for, 2,877,525 against, 354,500 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the selection, by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2024.
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP”): 44,750,588 for, 1,739,295 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders ratified the selection, by the Audit Committee of the Board, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 64 asset managers below reported 14,655,976 for, 205,150 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 3,349,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 3,328,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,413,883 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,264,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 675,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 668,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 514,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 355,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 312,539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 258,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 252,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 243,986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 216,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 204,981 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 190,562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 177,077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 155,923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 153,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 141,053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 104,632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 79,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 72,061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST | 62,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 56,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 40,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 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, shown as a share of the 58,196,523 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 5.75% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 5.72% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 2.43% |
| 4 | Dimensional | 2.17% |
| 5 | Federated Hermes | 1.16% |
| 6 | Charles Schwab | 1.15% |
| 7 | SEI | 0.88% |
| 8 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.61% |
| 9 | Invesco | 0.54% |
| 10 | Nationwide | 0.44% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 5.67% |
| 2 | Renaissance | 5.16% |
| 3 | DE Shaw | 2.34% |
| 4 | TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.20% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.19% |
| 6 | ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.16% |
| 7 | State Street | 1.95% |
| 8 | Prudential/PGIM | 1.62% |
| 9 | JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 1.55% |
| 10 | Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | 1.39% |
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.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 14.34% | DEF14A |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 6.33% | DEF14A |
| Vanguard Group | 6.16% | 13F |
| Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D. | 4.71% | DEF14A |
| D.E. Shaw | 3.10% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 2.96% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.14% | 13F |
| State Street | 2.07% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 1.38% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.15% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 58,196,523 shares outstanding, as reported by VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
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 VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 17, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 172 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,088 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. — VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 79% 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: VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2024.
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