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WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 7, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 252Asset managers
  • 1,637Fund votes
  • May 2, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 2, 2024: 6 items on WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 7, 2024: 3 elected · 3 approved.

Material dissent

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 2023-2024 meeting results reported by WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.

These tallies are WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 7, 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.

WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 2, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Brenda J. Lauderback 63,286,4215,966,18146,481 --5,382,520 91%Elected—
Elect Director: Stacia Andersen 68,679,735569,89549,453 --5,382,520 99.1%Elected—
Elect Director: DeMonty Price 67,787,0901,460,50451,489 --5,382,520 98%Elected—
2. Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation 64,771,9204,354,364172,799 --5,382,520 94%Approved—
3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 72,476,1702,142,44462,989 ---- 97%Approved—
4. Approval of Stock Incentive Plan of 2024 54,166,61815,016,648115,817 --5,382,520 78%Approved—

Source: WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 7, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 252 asset managers that disclosed a WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE 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: Brenda J. Lauderback

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%
FOR: 63,286,421AGAINST: 5,966,181
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Brenda J. Lauderback

WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Brenda J. Lauderback”): 63,286,421 for, 5,966,181 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 7, 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 shareholders voted upon four proposals at the Annual Meeting and the final results of the shareholder vote on each proposal were as follows: Proposal 1: Election of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2027 The shareholders elected three candidates nominated by the Board of Directors to se…”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 39,109,221 for, 459,660 against, 7,240 abstained, 60,698 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 39,109,221AGAINST: 459,660ABSTAIN: 7,240NOT VOTED: 60,698
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Brenda J. Lauderback” at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity10,879,1640 00For
Vanguard9,576,9010 00For
BlackRock9,153,1660 00For
Charles Schwab1,761,4380 00For
State Street1,302,642111 00For
HARBOR FUNDS1,281,2740 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS757,9400 00For
Dimensional750,6800 00For
Manning & Napier409,7620 00For
Equitable377,8520 00For
Invesco0362,203 00Against
WisdomTree345,3790 00For
Columbia Threadneedle223,3590 00For
TIAA221,0130 00For
Jackson National215,3180 00For
Virtus209,8230 00For
Prudential/PGIM157,9540 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC137,7220 00For
BNY Mellon122,6060 00For
Gabelli115,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust97,0070 00For
Principal92,7940 00For
PIMCO091,492 00Against
Lincoln Financial76,7630 00For
Thrivent69,9990 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: DeMonty Price

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 67,787,090AGAINST: 1,460,504
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: DeMonty Price

WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: DeMonty Price”): 67,787,090 for, 1,460,504 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 7, 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 shareholders voted upon four proposals at the Annual Meeting and the final results of the shareholder vote on each proposal were as follows: Proposal 1: Election of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2027 The shareholders elected three candidates nominated by the Board of Directors to se…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 39,566,627 for, 2,254 against, 7,240 abstained, 60,698 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 39,566,627AGAINST: 2,254ABSTAIN: 7,240NOT VOTED: 60,698
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: DeMonty Price” at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity10,879,1640 00For
Vanguard9,576,9010 00For
BlackRock9,153,1660 00For
Charles Schwab1,761,4380 00For
State Street1,302,7530 00For
HARBOR FUNDS1,281,2740 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS757,9400 00For
Dimensional750,6800 00For
Manning & Napier409,7620 00For
Equitable377,8520 00For
Invesco362,2030 00For
WisdomTree345,3790 00For
Columbia Threadneedle223,3590 00For
TIAA221,0130 00For
Jackson National215,3180 00For
Virtus209,8230 00For
Prudential/PGIM157,9540 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC137,7220 00For
BNY Mellon122,6060 00For
Gabelli115,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust97,0070 00For
Principal92,7940 00For
PIMCO91,4920 00For
Lincoln Financial76,7630 00For
Thrivent69,9990 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Stacia Andersen

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%
FOR: 68,679,735AGAINST: 569,895
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Stacia Andersen

WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stacia Andersen”): 68,679,735 for, 569,895 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 7, 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 shareholders voted upon four proposals at the Annual Meeting and the final results of the shareholder vote on each proposal were as follows: Proposal 1: Election of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2027 The shareholders elected three candidates nominated by the Board of Directors to se…”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 39,566,627 for, 2,254 against, 7,240 abstained, 60,698 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 39,566,627AGAINST: 2,254ABSTAIN: 7,240NOT VOTED: 60,698
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Stacia Andersen” at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity10,879,1640 00For
Vanguard9,576,9010 00For
BlackRock9,153,1660 00For
Charles Schwab1,761,4380 00For
State Street1,302,7530 00For
HARBOR FUNDS1,281,2740 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS757,9400 00For
Dimensional750,6800 00For
Manning & Napier409,7620 00For
Equitable377,8520 00For
Invesco362,2030 00For
WisdomTree345,3790 00For
Columbia Threadneedle223,3590 00For
TIAA221,0130 00For
Jackson National215,3180 00For
Virtus209,8230 00For
Prudential/PGIM157,9540 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC137,7220 00For
BNY Mellon122,6060 00For
Gabelli115,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust97,0070 00For
Principal92,7940 00For
PIMCO91,4920 00For
Lincoln Financial76,7630 00For
Thrivent69,9990 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

4. 4. Approval of Stock Incentive Plan of 2024

Official resultCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

78% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 78%AGAINST
FOR: 54,166,618AGAINST: 15,016,648
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Proposal to approve the Stock Incentive Plan 2024.

WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Approval of Stock Incentive Plan of 2024”): 54,166,618 for, 15,016,648 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 7, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4: Approval of Stock Incentive Plan of 2024 The shareholders approved the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2024.”
Support: 78% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 71 asset managers below reported 35,239,614 for, 4,382,087 against, 60,698 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 35,239,614AGAINST: 4,382,087NOT VOTED: 60,698
Largest asset managers voting on “Proposal to approve the Stock Incentive Plan 2024.” at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity10,875,0644,100 00For
Vanguard9,576,9010 00For
BlackRock9,153,1660 00For
Charles Schwab1,761,4380 00For
State Street1,301,1931,560 00For
HARBOR FUNDS01,281,274 00Against
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS757,9400 00For
Dimensional0750,680 00Against
Manning & Napier409,7620 00For
Equitable239,324138,528 00Mixed
Invesco362,2030 00For
WisdomTree0345,379 00Against
Columbia Threadneedle223,3590 00For
TIAA0221,013 00Against
Jackson National0215,318 00Against
Virtus0209,823 00Against
Prudential/PGIM0157,954 00Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC137,7220 00For
BNY Mellon0122,606 00Against
Gabelli0115,000 00Against
Aristotle Funds Series Trust97,0070 00For
Principal092,794 00Against
PIMCO091,492 00Against
Lincoln Financial65,37111,392 00Mixed
Thrivent069,999 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.

5. 2. Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation

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

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 64,771,920AGAINST: 4,354,364
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 252 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: AN ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING COMPENSATION FOR THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation”): 64,771,920 for, 4,354,364 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 7, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table, and the related compensation tables, n…”
Support: 94% 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: 69 asset managers voting on “AN ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING COMPENSATION FOR THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.” at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity10,879,1640 00For
Vanguard9,576,9010 00For
BlackRock9,153,1660 00For
Charles Schwab1,761,4380 00For
State Street1,302,642111 00For
HARBOR FUNDS1,281,2740 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS757,9400 00For
Dimensional750,6800 00For
Manning & Napier409,7620 00For
Equitable377,8520 00For
Invesco362,2030 00For
WisdomTree345,3790 00For
Columbia Threadneedle0223,359 00Against
TIAA221,0130 00For
Jackson National215,3180 00For
Virtus209,8230 00For
Prudential/PGIM0157,954 00Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC137,7220 00For
BNY Mellon122,6060 00For
Gabelli115,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust97,0070 00For
Principal92,7940 00For
PIMCO091,492 00Against
Lincoln Financial76,7630 00For
Thrivent69,9990 00For

Fund voting reports, all 69 managers: 39,062,967 for, 549,301 against, 7,240 abstained, 60,698 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 201 asset managers voting on “AN ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING COMPENSATION FOR THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.” at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity11,688,5290 00For
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC2,040,9101,390,624 00Mixed
State Street2,850,14725,330 00For
Charles Schwab1,803,6830 00For
Select Equity Group, L.P.1,772,4330 00For
BlackRock1,735,3692,080 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,697,8720 00For
Callodine Capital Management, LP1,518,3740 00For
Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC1,138,1450 00For
Northern Trust897,1035,454 00For
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND0841,740 00Against
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP712,2730 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp653,7310 00For
J. Goldman & Co LP508,1310 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC0454,581 00Against
DIAMOND HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC440,7000 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS418,9620 00For
Invesco395,4760 00For
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION391,337126 00For
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC383,5500 00For
BANK OF AMERICA NA308,5620 00For
Prudential/PGIM5,000298,624 00Against
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC294,3550 00For
Vanguard274,5870 00For
Nuveen224,8730 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 201 managers: 36,015,973 for, 3,411,236 against, 42,022 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 72,476,170AGAINST: 2,142,444
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 72,476,170 for, 2,142,444 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 7, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The shareholders ratified the Audit Committee's appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 39,480,043 for, 132,375 against, 7,240 abstained, 60,698 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 39,480,043AGAINST: 132,375ABSTAIN: 7,240NOT VOTED: 60,698
Largest asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNT” at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity10,879,1640 00For
Vanguard9,576,9010 00For
BlackRock9,153,1660 00For
Charles Schwab1,761,4380 00For
State Street1,302,642111 00For
HARBOR FUNDS1,281,2740 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS757,9400 00For
Dimensional750,6800 00For
Manning & Napier409,7620 00For
Equitable377,8520 00For
Invesco362,2030 00For
WisdomTree345,3790 00For
Columbia Threadneedle223,3590 00For
TIAA221,0130 00For
Jackson National215,3180 00For
Virtus209,8230 00For
Prudential/PGIM157,9540 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC137,7220 00For
BNY Mellon122,6060 00For
Gabelli115,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust97,0070 00For
Principal92,7940 00For
PIMCO091,492 00Against
Lincoln Financial76,7630 00For
Thrivent69,9990 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

Largest WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

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 79,928,627 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. shareholders by shares voted on “AN ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING COMPENSATION FOR THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Fidelity 13.61%
2Vanguard 11.98%
3BlackRock 11.45%
4Charles Schwab 2.20%
5State Street 1.63%
6HARBOR FUNDS 1.60%
7DIAMOND HILL FUNDS 0.95%
8Dimensional 0.94%
9Manning & Napier 0.51%
10Equitable 0.47%
Institutional-manager reports: top WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. shareholders by shares voted on “AN ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING COMPENSATION FOR THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Fidelity 14.62%
2EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 4.29%
3State Street 3.60%
4Charles Schwab 2.26%
5Select Equity Group, L.P. 2.22%
6BlackRock 2.17%
7GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.12%
8Callodine Capital Management, LP 1.90%
9Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 1.42%
10Northern Trust 1.13%

Reported WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE 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.

WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 14.60% 13F
FMR (Fidelity) 12.82% 13F
Vanguard Group 10.80% 13F
State Street 3.83% 13F
Morgan Stanley 3.51% 13F
JPMorgan Chase 2.44% 13F
Charles Schwab 2.42% 13F
Goldman Sachs 2.35% 13F
Geode Capital 2.12% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 1.36% 13F

Percentages above are of 79,928,627 shares outstanding, as reported by WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. on its Form 10-Q dated April 22, 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.

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 WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.’s 10-Q dated April 22, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 2, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 252 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,637 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — AN ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING COMPENSATION FOR THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. — WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 94% 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: WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2024.

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