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2,529 proposals in the 2025-2026 proxy season: Empower voted against, or withheld its votes from, 2,503 proposals put forward by company boards, and voted for 26 shareholder proposals, by its own Form N-PX filings.
Two kinds of vote are listed: a board-sponsored proposal Empower voted AGAINST or withheld on, and a shareholder proposal it voted FOR, with the board’s recommendation on it where the filings show one. A FOR vote on a proposal the board supported, or took no position on, is listed and labelled, but it is not a vote against the board. One row is one proposal at one meeting; “funds” is how many of the manager’s funds or accounts voted that way.
Everything Only shareholder proposals it backed
2,529 proposals.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | Board recommended | Empower voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppLovin Corporation | June 3, 2026 | Elect Director Maynard Webb | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director Antoinette Bush | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director Antony P. Ressler | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director Ashish Bhutani | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director Bennett Rosenthal | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director David B. Kaplan | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director Eileen Naughton | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director Judy D. Olian | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director Michael J. Arougheti | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director Michael Lynton | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director Paul G. Joubert | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ares Management Corporation | June 8, 2026 | Elect Director R. Kipp deVeer | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | May 29, 2026 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | May 29, 2026 | Elect Director Greg Lavender | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 2 | |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | May 29, 2026 | Elect Director Lewis Chew | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 2 | |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | May 29, 2026 | Elect Director Mark B. Templeton | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 2 | |
| Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. | October 9, 2025 | Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. | October 9, 2025 | Election of Directors: H. J. Harczak, Jr. | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 2 | |
| Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. | May 19, 2026 | Election of Directors: H. J. Harczak, Jr. | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 2 | |
| Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | March 24, 2026 | Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 26 | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Astellas Pharma, Inc. | June 19, 2026 | Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Takahara, Shigeki | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Avantor, Inc. | May 7, 2026 | Election of Directors: Dame Louise Makin | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Avantor, Inc. | May 7, 2026 | Election of Directors: Gregory Lucier | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Avantor, Inc. | May 7, 2026 | Election of Directors: Gregory Summe | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Avantor, Inc. | May 7, 2026 | Election of Directors: Joseph Massaro | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ayvens SA | May 13, 2026 | Approve Compensation of Philippe de Rovira, CEO From Decembre 1, 2025 | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ayvens SA | May 13, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Philippe de Rovira, CEO | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ayvens SA | May 13, 2026 | Ratify Appointment of Cecile Bartenieff as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ayvens SA | May 13, 2026 | Reelect Hacina Py as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Ayvens SA | May 13, 2026 | Reelect Laura Mather as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Azrieli Group Ltd. | August 7, 2025 | Reappoint Deloitte Brightman, Almagor, Zohar & Co. as Auditors | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Azrieli Group Ltd. | August 7, 2025 | Reelect Irit Sekler-Pilosof as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Azrieli Group Ltd. | August 7, 2025 | Reelect Joseph Shachak as External Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Azrieli Group Ltd. | August 7, 2025 | Reelect Menachem Einan as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts, if properly presented at the meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| BP plc | April 23, 2026 | Elect Albert Manifold | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Mediolanum SpA | April 16, 2026 | Approve Long Term Incentive Plan 2026-2028 | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Mediolanum SpA | April 16, 2026 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | April 15, 2026 | Approve Remuneration of Board Chair | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Alessandro Caltagirone as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Domenico Lombardi as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Elena De Simone as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Francesca Pace as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Gianmarco Montanari as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Nicola Maione as Board Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Nicola Maione as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Rosa Cipriotti as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Simonetta Iarlori as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Alberto Oliveti as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Cecilia Rossignoli as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Elisa Corghi as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Giorgio Mion as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Manuela Soffientini as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Marco Bragadin as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Maurizio Comoli as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Milena Teresa Motta as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Pietro Grassano as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Savino Casamassima as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banco BPM SpA | April 16, 2026 | Elect Teresa Naddeo as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. | September 15, 2025 | Elect Anat Peled | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 | |
| Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. | September 15, 2025 | Elect Eyal Yaniv | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 | |
| Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. | September 15, 2025 | Option Grant of CEO | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Bankinter SA | March 26, 2026 | Reelect Alfonso Botin-Sanz de Sautuola y Naveda as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | April 30, 2026 | Approve Long-Term Variable Remuneration of Executive Committee in Form of 9,952 Shares | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Bawag Group AG | April 22, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Bawag Group AG | April 22, 2026 | Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Baxter International Inc. | May 5, 2026 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Beacon Financial Corporation | May 13, 2026 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BellRing Brands, Inc. | January 28, 2026 | To consider and vote, on an advisory basis, for the adoption of a resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers, as such compensation is described under the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" and "Executive Compensation" sections of this proxy statement. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Betsson AB | May 7, 2026 | Elect Eva de Falck | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| Betsson AB | May 7, 2026 | Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 | |
| Bill Holdings, Inc. | December 11, 2025 | To elect the directors listed below: Allie Kline | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 2 | |
| Bill Holdings, Inc. | December 11, 2025 | To elect the directors listed below: David Hornik | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 2 | |
| Bio-Techne Corporation | October 30, 2025 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | June 2, 2026 | Election of Directors: Elizabeth M. Anderson | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | June 2, 2026 | Election of Directors: Maykin Ho | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | June 2, 2026 | Election of Directors: Robert J. Hombach | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | June 2, 2026 | Election of Directors: Timothy P. Walbert | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | June 2, 2026 | Election of Directors: Willard Dere | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | June 2, 2026 | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Adebayo Ogunlesi | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Amin H. Nasser | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Charles H. Robbins | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Cheryl D. Mills | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Fabrizio Freda | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Gordon M. Nixon | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Gregg R. Lemkau | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Gregory J. Fleming | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Hans E. Vestberg | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Kathleen Murphy | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Kristin C. Peck | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Laurence D. Fink | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Margaret "Peggy" L. Johnson | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Mark Wilson | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Murry S. Gerber | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Pamela Daley | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Robert S. Kapito | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: Susan L. Wagner | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of Directors: William E. Ford | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
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Built November 7, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.