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Merck & Co., Inc.: meeting of 26 May 2026
Votes reported on Form N-PX, item by item
2,131 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the Merck & Co., Inc. meeting of 26 May 2026. Their records fall into 7 items below, in ballot order: management items first, then proposals from security holders. Each bar shows how the reporting filers split; it is not the result of the meeting.
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
Items
DIRECTOR ELECTIONSIssuer
Director elections
13 nominees; 96.6% of reported votes for; 76 filers withheld from or voted against at least one nominee.
20,752 vote records from 517 filers. 7 of the 515 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 2 filers reported this item without a management mark.
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESIssuer
Advisory vote on executive pay (say-on-pay)
4,167 vote records from 2,119 filers. 111 of the 2,063 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 56 filers reported this item without a management mark.
AUDIT-RELATEDIssuer
Audit-related items (auditor ratification)
1,602 vote records from 516 filers. 16 of the 514 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 2 filers reported this item without a management mark.
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUESSecurity holder
Shareholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions.
1,504 vote records from 491 filers. 55 of the 489 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 2 filers reported this item without a management mark.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSIONSecurity holder
Shareholder proposal regarding a report on DEI risks in federal contracting.
1,509 vote records from 491 filers. 20 of the 489 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 2 filers reported this item without a management mark.
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUESSecurity holder
Shareholder proposal regarding a report on healthcare coverage gaps.
1,496 vote records from 490 filers. 19 of the 488 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 2 filers reported this item without a management mark.
Several categoriesSecurity holder
Shareholder proposals (not separable from the filings)
Filers described these proposals in wordings that could not be matched to one another, so they are shown together.
178 vote records from 22 filers. 5 of the 21 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 1 filer reported this item without a management mark.
How the largest families voted
| Family | 1. Directors | 2. Say-on-pay | 3. Auditor | 4. Proposal | 5. Proposal | 6. Proposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| BlackRock and iShares | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Fidelity | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Dimensional | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| State Street and SPDR | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| American Century | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Franklin Templeton | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Invesco | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Equitable | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Charles Schwab | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Nuveen and TIAA | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| ProShares and ProFunds | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| John Hancock and Manulife | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Morgan Stanley, Eaton Vance and Calvert | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| J.P. Morgan | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Goldman Sachs | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| WisdomTree | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| PGIM and Prudential | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Jackson National funds | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Northern Trust and FlexShares | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| SEI | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Thrivent | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Voya | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| First Trust | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Russell Investments | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Nationwide | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Victory Capital | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Brighthouse Funds | For | For | For | Against * | Against * | Against * |
| Guggenheim and Rydex | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| BNY Mellon | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Principal | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Capital Group and American Funds | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Pacific Life funds | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Global X | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| MFS | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Transamerica | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Federated Hermes | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| AllianceBernstein | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Hartford Funds | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| DWS | For | For | For | For * | Against | Against |
| PIMCO | For | For | For | Against | For * | Against |
| Allspring | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| MassMutual | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Harbor Funds | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Virtus | For | Abstain or withhold * | Against * | For * | Against | Against |
| VanEck | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Macquarie and Delaware Funds | For | For | For | For * | Against | Against |
| Janus Henderson | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Neuberger Berman | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| American Beacon | For | For | For | Against | For * | For * |
| Natixis and Loomis Sayles | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Lord Abbett | No report | Split or no vote | No report | No report | No report | No report |
| Cohen & Steers | No report | For | No report | No report | No report | No report |
| Dodge & Cox | No report | For | No report | No report | No report | No report |
| Harris Associates and Oakmark | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Baird | No report | For | No report | No report | No report | No report |
| Artisan Partners | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
* against management. A family's position is the way most of its reported shares were voted across its filers; "split" means no single position led. "No report" means none of the family's filers listed the item.
Questions
How did large funds vote at the Merck & Co., Inc. meeting?
2,131 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the meeting of 26 May 2026. On say-on-pay, 111 of 2,063 voted against management (5.4%). 3 proposals from security holders could be told apart in the filings. The family table lists each of the largest families item by item.
Is this the meeting result?
No. These are the votes of funds and managers that file Form N-PX, counted by filer and by the shares they reported. The certified result, which includes every shareholder, is reported by Merck & Co., Inc. on Form 8-K.
Why are director elections shown as counts only?
Director records name the nominee. This site does not publish pages or rows about individuals, so for director elections it keeps the number of nominees and the split of votes and discards the wording.
Every meeting on file for Merck & Co., Inc.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings listing Merck & Co., Inc. with a meeting date within three days of 26 May 2026. Proposal titles are the most common wording among filers and are replaced by the SEC category where a wording could name a person. Not verified by the SEC. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026.