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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed June 23, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of June 23, 2026: 1 item on Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed June 23, 2026: 1 approved.
Meeting of May 26, 2026: 4 items on Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed May 27, 2026: 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
Proxy season: 2025-2026
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These tallies are Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 23, 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. Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported 2 meetings in this season; each is tabulated separately below, with its own filing.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Approval of Amendment to Company ' s Certificate of Incorporation | 6,151,386 | 1,187,377 | 6,752 | -- | 0 | 84% | Approved | — |
Source: Willis Lease Finance Corporation, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 23, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Stephen Jones | 4,234,457 | -- | 2,440,648 | -- | 339,012 | — | Not verified | — |
| 3. Advisory Vote on Approval of Executive Compensation | 3,989,151 | 2,671,326 | 14,628 | -- | 339,012 | 60% | Approved | — |
| 4. Advisory Vote on the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP | 6,987,595 | 23,144 | 3,378 | -- | 0 | 99.6% | Approved | — |
| 5. Approval of Adjournment of the Annual Meeting | 5,475,476 | 1,193,635 | 5,994 | -- | 339,012 | 82% | Approved | — |
Source: Willis Lease Finance Corporation, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 27, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 175 asset managers that disclosed a Willis Lease Finance Corporation 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. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.
Meeting held June 23, 2026.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
35% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: Elect one Class I Director to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, specifically and as nominated by the Board of Directors: Stephen Jones
The 48 asset managers below reported 219,905 for, 404,326 withheld, 2 abstained. 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 132,715 | 0 | 2 | 110 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110,483 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99,964 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 54,923 | 0 | 0 | 887 | For |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36,229 | Withhold |
| Allspring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31,127 | Withhold |
| EA Series Trust | 72 | 0 | 0 | 27,681 | Withhold |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25,733 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 24,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,668 | Withhold |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,412 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,857 | Withhold |
| Prudential/PGIM | 4,896 | 0 | 0 | 960 | Mixed |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,283 | Withhold |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,781 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,327 | Withhold |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,200 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,404 | Withhold |
| Goldman Sachs | 1,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,472 | Withhold |
| Jackson National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,466 | Withhold |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,449 | Withhold |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,403 | Withhold |
| Global X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,312 | Withhold |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,263 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Meeting held May 26, 2026.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
100% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTOR TO SERVE UNTIL THE 2029 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, SPECIFICALLY AND AS NOMINATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: STEPHEN JONES
The 3 asset managers below reported 14,667 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 12,756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vericimetry Funds | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB Fund Trust | 407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held June 23, 2026.
84% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to effect a forward stock split and increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s own tally for this item (“2. Approval of Amendment to Company ' s Certificate of Incorporation”): 6,151,386 for, 1,187,377 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 23, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “On May 26, 2026, the Company's stockholders approved each of the proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting except for the proposed stockholder approval to amend the Company's certificate of incorporation (the "Amendment") to effect a three-for-one forward stock split (the "Stock Split") and …”
Support: 84% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 48 asset managers below reported 624,232 for, 1 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 132,826 | 1 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 110,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 99,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 55,810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 36,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 31,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 27,753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 25,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 24,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 20,668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 6,412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 5,857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 5,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 5,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 4,781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 4,327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 4,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 3,404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 1,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 1,472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 1,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 1,403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 1,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Meeting held May 26, 2026.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
100% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A FORWARD STOCK SPLIT AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK.
The 3 asset managers below reported 14,667 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 12,756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vericimetry Funds | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB Fund Trust | 407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held June 23, 2026.
99.3% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: Approve the adjournment of the Annual Meeting if necessary or appropriate in the view of the Board of Directors to permit further solicitation and voting of proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Annual Meeting to approve Proposal 2 (regarding the approval of an amendment of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation).
The 48 asset managers below reported 620,014 for, 4,219 against. 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 132,826 | 1 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 110,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 99,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 55,810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 36,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 31,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 27,753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 25,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 24,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 20,668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 6,412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 5,857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 5,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 5,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 4,781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 2,527 | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 4,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 3,404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 1,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 1,472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 1,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 1,449 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 1,403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 1,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Meeting held May 26, 2026.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
82% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING IF NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN THE VIEW OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PERMIT FURTHER SOLICITATION AND VOTING OF PROXIES IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE ANNUAL MEETING TO APPROVE PROPOSAL 2 (REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION).
Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s own tally for this item (“5. Approval of Adjournment of the Annual Meeting”): 5,475,476 for, 1,193,635 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Each of Proposals 1, 3, 4, and 5 were approved by the stockholders.”
Support: 82% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 12,756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vericimetry Funds | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB Fund Trust | 407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 3 managers: 14,667 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Capital, Inc. | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 550 for.
Meeting held June 23, 2026.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
9% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
Description as filed by funds: Cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 173 | 132,654 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 110,483 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 0 | 99,964 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 0 | 55,810 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Trust | 0 | 36,229 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Allspring | 0 | 31,127 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 72 | 27,681 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WisdomTree | 25,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 24,971 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 20,668 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 6,412 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 0 | 5,857 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 5,856 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 5,283 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 4,781 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 1,800 | 2,527 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 0 | 4,200 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 3,404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 1,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 1,472 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Jackson National | 0 | 1,466 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 1,449 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 1,403 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Global X | 0 | 1,312 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 1,263 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Fund voting reports, all 48 managers: 33,876 for, 590,357 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance | 0 | 121,058 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Four Tree Island Advisory LLC | 0 | 87,449 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 65,512 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 3,096 | 56,409 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| State Street | 56,298 | 778 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 0 | 37,245 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Allspring | 0 | 36,796 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Two Sigma | 0 | 35,545 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 32,756 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 24,972 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 0 | 23,610 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 20,668 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | 0 | 20,205 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CORSAIR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 0 | 18,002 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 0 | 17,430 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 15,929 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | 0 | 15,380 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 0 | 10,979 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 10,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC | 5,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 0 | 5,798 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 5,284 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 0 | 5,039 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nuveen | 4,886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 0 | 4,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 124 managers: 89,266 for, 713,436 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Meeting held May 26, 2026.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
60% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory Vote on Approval of Executive Compensation”): 3,989,151 for, 2,671,326 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Each of Proposals 1, 3, 4, and 5 were approved by the stockholders.”
Support: 60% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 0 | 12,756 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vericimetry Funds | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB Fund Trust | 0 | 407 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Fund voting reports, all 3 managers: 1,504 for, 13,163 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M3F, Inc. | 0 | 669,670 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Latash Investments, LLC | 13,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC | 0 | 1,358 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Westfuller Advisors, LLC | 0 | 895 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| XPONANCE LLC | 52 | 163 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Ethic Inc. | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| L2 Asset Management, LLC | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| LCM Capital Management Inc | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Sound View Wealth Advisors Group, LLC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Aletheian Wealth Advisors LLC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 11 managers: 23,635 for, 672,121 against.
Meeting held June 23, 2026.
2% of fund votes cast · no official result
The 3 asset managers below reported 11 for, 647 against. 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | 0 | 630 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Coyle Financial Counsel LLC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held June 23, 2026.
100% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: Cast an advisory vote to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
The 48 asset managers below reported 624,233 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 132,827 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 110,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 99,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 55,810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 36,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 31,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 27,753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 25,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 24,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 20,668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 6,412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 5,857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 5,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 5,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 4,781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 4,327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 4,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 3,404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 1,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 1,472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 1,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 1,403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 1,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Meeting held May 26, 2026.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.6% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: CAST AN ADVISORY VOTE TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s own tally for this item (“4. Advisory Vote on the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP”): 6,987,595 for, 23,144 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Each of Proposals 1, 3, 4, and 5 were approved by the stockholders.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 3 asset managers below reported 14,667 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 12,756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vericimetry Funds | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB Fund Trust | 407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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 7,043,713 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 1.89% |
| 2 | Dimensional | 1.57% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 1.42% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 0.79% |
| 5 | First Trust | 0.51% |
| 6 | Allspring | 0.44% |
| 7 | EA Series Trust | 0.39% |
| 8 | WisdomTree | 0.37% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 0.35% |
| 10 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.29% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renaissance | 1.72% |
| 2 | Four Tree Island Advisory LLC | 1.24% |
| 3 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.93% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 0.84% |
| 5 | State Street | 0.81% |
| 6 | Eaton Vance | 0.53% |
| 7 | Allspring | 0.52% |
| 8 | Two Sigma | 0.50% |
| 9 | Dimensional | 0.47% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 0.35% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| WILLIS CHARLES F IV | 47.70% | 13D |
| M3 Funds, LLC | 9.61% | 13G |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 7.54% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 3.04% | 13F |
| Renaissance Technologies | 2.81% | 13F |
| Two Sigma | 2.36% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 2.19% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.08% | 13F |
| State Street | 0.95% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.66% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 7,043,713 shares outstanding, as reported by Willis Lease Finance Corporation on its Form 10-Q dated May 1, 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.
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 Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s 10-Q dated May 1, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Willis Lease Finance Corporation's 2 shareholder meetings in the 2025-2026 proxy season (held May 26, 2026 and June 23, 2026), 175 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 981 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 11 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. Willis Lease Finance Corporation's own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — Cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as… — the reporting funds and managers cast 9% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST plus WITHHELD; abstained and unvoted shares are excluded because neither took a side). Fund and manager reports are combined in it and may count the same shares twice: it adds fund reports to institutional-manager reports, which can cover the same shares. It is not the company's certified result.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation proxy season coverage: 2025-2026 (this page).
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