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Western New England Bancorp, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 130Asset managers
  • 835Fund votes
  • May 14, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 14, 2026: 6 items on Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2026: 4 elected · 2 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

Proxy season: 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Western New England Bancorp, Inc.

These tallies are Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2026 (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.

Western New England Bancorp, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 14, 2026
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Laura J. Benoit 14,406,440---- 305,9192,534,602 98%Elected—
Elect Director: Donna J. Damon 13,699,246---- 1,013,1132,534,602 93%Elected—
Elect Director: Lisa G. McMahon 12,250,967---- 2,461,3932,534,601 83%Elected—
Elect Director: Steven G. Richter 13,753,946---- 958,4132,534,602 93%Elected—
2. Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers 14,410,426255,07946,853 --2,534,603 98%Approved—
3. Ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C 16,980,392205,94960,620 ---- 99%Approved—

This meeting is also recorded here as May 13, 2026; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: Western New England Bancorp, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Western New England Bancorp, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 130 asset managers that disclosed a Western New England Bancorp, 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: Donna J. Damon

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%
FOR: 13,699,246WITHHELD: 1,013,113
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 47 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of shareholders: Donna J. Damon

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Donna J. Damon”): 13,699,246 for, 1,013,113 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2026 (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 shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2 and 3.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 47 asset managers below reported 4,036,144 for, 751,281 withheld, 1 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 4,036,144ABSTAIN: 1WITHHOLD: 751,281
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of shareholders:” at Western New England Bancorp, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard951,4310 1526For
Royce734,5580 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 0623,122Withhold
BlackRock613,2520 00For
Dimensional389,8800 00For
Fidelity361,4930 00For
Federated Hermes193,5350 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST180,0000 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS134,0000 00For
EA Series Trust00 0121,771Withhold
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC107,7410 00For
Charles Schwab49,7050 00For
Equitable29,3310 03,890Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC31,8560 00For
Goldman Sachs28,1510 00For
American Century24,0990 00For
TIAA24,0050 00For
T. Rowe Price23,3060 00For
Tidal Trust II14,1670 00For
Northern Trust14,1330 00For
Lincoln Financial13,5200 00For
Invesco12,7720 00For
John Hancock10,0340 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO9,4940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica9,4480 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 47 asset managers. See all 47 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Laura J. Benoit

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 14,406,440WITHHELD: 305,919
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 47 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of shareholders: Laura J. Benoit

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Laura J. Benoit”): 14,406,440 for, 305,919 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2026 (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 shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2 and 3.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 47 asset managers below reported 4,659,267 for, 128,159 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 4,659,267WITHHOLD: 128,159
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of shareholders:” at Western New England Bancorp, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard951,4320 0526For
Royce734,5580 00For
Columbia Threadneedle623,1220 00For
BlackRock613,2520 00For
Dimensional389,8800 00For
Fidelity361,4930 00For
Federated Hermes193,5350 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST180,0000 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS134,0000 00For
EA Series Trust00 0121,771Withhold
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC107,7410 00For
Charles Schwab49,7050 00For
Equitable29,3310 03,890Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC31,8560 00For
Goldman Sachs28,1510 00For
American Century24,0990 00For
TIAA24,0050 00For
T. Rowe Price23,3060 00For
Tidal Trust II14,1670 00For
Northern Trust14,1330 00For
Lincoln Financial13,5200 00For
Invesco12,7720 00For
John Hancock10,0340 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO9,4940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica9,4480 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 47 asset managers. See all 47 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Lisa G. McMahon

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

83% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 83%WITHHELD
FOR: 12,250,967WITHHELD: 2,461,393
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 47 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of shareholders: Lisa G. McMahon

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lisa G. McMahon”): 12,250,967 for, 2,461,393 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2026 (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 shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2 and 3.”
Support: 83% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 47 asset managers below reported 3,569,015 for, 1,218,408 withheld, 3 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 3,569,015ABSTAIN: 3WITHHOLD: 1,218,408
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of shareholders:” at Western New England Bancorp, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard951,4290 3526For
Royce734,5580 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 0623,122Withhold
BlackRock613,2520 00For
Dimensional00 0389,880Withhold
Fidelity361,4930 00For
Federated Hermes193,5350 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST180,0000 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS134,0000 00For
EA Series Trust00 0121,771Withhold
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC107,7410 00For
Charles Schwab49,7050 00For
Equitable29,3310 03,890Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC31,8560 00For
Goldman Sachs28,1510 00For
American Century24,0990 00For
TIAA00 024,005Withhold
T. Rowe Price23,3060 00For
Tidal Trust II14,1670 00For
Northern Trust00 014,133Withhold
Lincoln Financial00 013,520Withhold
Invesco12,7720 00For
John Hancock6,4250 03,609Mixed
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO9,4940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica9,4480 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 47 asset managers. See all 47 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Steven G. Richter

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%
FOR: 13,753,946WITHHELD: 958,413
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 47 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of shareholders: Steven G. Richter

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Steven G. Richter”): 13,753,946 for, 958,413 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2026 (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 shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2 and 3.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 47 asset managers below reported 4,164,208 for, 623,217 withheld, 1 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 4,164,208ABSTAIN: 1WITHHOLD: 623,217
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of shareholders:” at Western New England Bancorp, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard951,9570 10For
Royce734,5580 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 0623,122Withhold
BlackRock613,2520 00For
Dimensional389,8800 00For
Fidelity361,4930 00For
Federated Hermes193,5350 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST180,0000 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS134,0000 00For
EA Series Trust121,7710 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC107,7410 00For
Charles Schwab49,7050 00For
Equitable33,2210 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC31,8560 00For
Goldman Sachs28,1510 00For
American Century24,0990 00For
TIAA24,0050 00For
T. Rowe Price23,3060 00For
Tidal Trust II14,1670 00For
Northern Trust14,1330 00For
Lincoln Financial13,5200 00For
Invesco12,7720 00For
John Hancock10,0340 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO9,4940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica9,4480 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 47 asset managers. See all 47 in the interactive database.

5. 2. Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive…

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

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 14,410,426AGAINST: 255,079
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 130 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers”): 14,410,426 for, 255,079 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2 and 3.”
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).

Fund voting reports: 48 asset managers voting on “Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's named exe” at Western New England Bancorp, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard951,9580 00For
Royce734,5580 00For
Columbia Threadneedle623,1220 00For
BlackRock613,2520 00For
Dimensional389,8800 00For
Fidelity361,4930 00For
Federated Hermes193,5350 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST180,0000 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS134,0000 00For
EA Series Trust121,7710 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC107,7410 00For
Charles Schwab49,7050 00For
Equitable33,2210 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC31,8560 00For
Goldman Sachs28,1510 00For
American Century24,0990 00For
TIAA24,0050 00For
T. Rowe Price23,3060 00For
Tidal Trust II14,1670 00For
Northern Trust14,1330 00For
Lincoln Financial13,5200 00For
Invesco12,7720 00For
John Hancock10,0340 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO9,4940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica9,4480 00For

Fund voting reports, all 48 managers: 4,790,585 for. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 95 asset managers voting on “Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's named exe” at Western New England Bancorp, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
TI-TRUST, INC1,709,5370 00For
BlackRock968,5310 00For
Renaissance903,5020 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC419,8610 00For
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC410,6526,745 00For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP298,1210 00For
Federated Hermes208,2670 00For
T. Rowe Price175,5650 00For
MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC171,1750 00For
Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, Ltd.145,9620 00For
MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC132,2520 00For
Dimensional127,4530 00For
Northern Trust115,1880 00For
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC111,1410 00For
Vanguard109,9070 00For
O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC107,4190 00For
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.89,2940 00For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC76,7000 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp60,2580 00For
Charles Schwab49,7050 00For
Fourthstone LLC44,7270 00For
Oppenheimer & Close, LLC40,7680 00For
MARSHALL WACE, LLP35,7090 00For
Nuveen32,0470 00For
Newton Investment Management North America, LLC25,1000 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 95 managers: 6,884,641 for, 14,954 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 3. Ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 16,980,392AGAINST: 205,949
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 48 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF WOLF & COMPANY, P.C., AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026.

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C”): 16,980,392 for, 205,949 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2 and 3.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 48 asset managers below reported 4,668,193 for, 122,392 against.

FOR
FOR: 4,668,193AGAINST: 122,392
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF WOLF & COMPANY, P.C., AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUN” at Western New England Bancorp, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard951,432526 00For
Royce734,5580 00For
Columbia Threadneedle623,1220 00For
BlackRock613,2520 00For
Dimensional389,8800 00For
Fidelity361,4930 00For
Federated Hermes193,5350 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST180,0000 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS134,0000 00For
EA Series Trust0121,771 00Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC107,7410 00For
Charles Schwab49,7050 00For
Equitable33,2210 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC31,8560 00For
Goldman Sachs28,1510 00For
American Century24,0990 00For
TIAA24,0050 00For
T. Rowe Price23,3060 00For
Tidal Trust II14,1670 00For
Northern Trust14,1330 00For
Lincoln Financial13,5200 00For
Invesco12,7720 00For
John Hancock10,0340 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO9,4940 00For
AIG/SunAmerica9,4480 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

Largest Western New England Bancorp, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

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 20,125,203 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Western New England Bancorp, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 4.73%
2Royce 3.65%
3Columbia Threadneedle 3.10%
4BlackRock 3.05%
5Dimensional 1.94%
6Fidelity 1.80%
7Federated Hermes 0.96%
8HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST 0.89%
9TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS 0.67%
10EA Series Trust 0.61%
Institutional-manager reports: top Western New England Bancorp, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1TI-TRUST, INC 8.49%
2BlackRock 4.81%
3Renaissance 4.49%
4GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.09%
5ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 2.07%
6ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1.48%
7Federated Hermes 1.03%
8T. Rowe Price 0.87%
9MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 0.85%
10Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, Ltd. 0.73%

Reported Western New England Bancorp, 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.

Western New England Bancorp, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 8.51% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 7.01% 13F
Vanguard Group 5.38% 13F
Renaissance Technologies 4.97% 13F
Geode Capital 1.99% 13F
State Street 1.34% 13F
Northern Trust 0.73% 13F
T. Rowe Price 0.38% 13F
Goldman Sachs 0.34% 13F
BNY Mellon 0.32% 13F

Percentages above are of 20,125,203 shares outstanding, as reported by Western New England Bancorp, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated May 3, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 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 Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s 10-Q dated May 3, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Western New England Bancorp, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 14, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 130 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 835 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the… — Western New England Bancorp, 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: Western New England Bancorp, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2026.

Western New England Bancorp, Inc. proxy season coverage: 2025-2026 (this page).

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