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MKS Instruments, Inc.: meeting of 11 May 2026
Votes reported on Form N-PX, item by item
745 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the MKS Instruments, Inc. meeting of 11 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
3 nominees; 94.3% of reported votes for; 29 filers withheld from or voted against at least one nominee.
1,692 vote records from 247 filers. 1 of the 247 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESIssuer
Advisory vote on executive pay (say-on-pay)
1,201 vote records from 741 filers. 30 of the 712 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 29 filers reported this item without a management mark.
AUDIT-RELATEDIssuer
Audit-related items (auditor ratification)
565 vote records from 247 filers. 11 of the 247 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSESIssuer
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
118 vote records from 59 filers. 38 of the 59 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
COMPENSATIONIssuer
COMPENSATION: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
582 vote records from 250 filers. 9 of the 250 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCEIssuer
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
447 vote records from 206 filers. 7 of the 206 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCESecurity holder
A shareholder proposal to reduce the threshold percentage of shareholders required to call a special...
562 vote records from 245 filers. 119 of the 245 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
How the largest families voted
| Family | 1. Directors | 2. Say-on-pay | 3. Auditor | 7. Proposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | For | For | For | Against |
| BlackRock and iShares | For | For | For | Against |
| Fidelity | For | For | For | Against |
| Dimensional | For | For | For | Against |
| State Street and SPDR | For | For | For | Against |
| American Century | For | For | For | Against |
| Franklin Templeton | For | For | For | For * |
| Invesco | For | For | For | For * |
| Equitable | For | For | For | For * |
| Charles Schwab | For | For | For | Against |
| Nuveen and TIAA | For | For | For | Against |
| ProShares and ProFunds | For | For | For | For * |
| John Hancock and Manulife | For | For | For | For * |
| Morgan Stanley, Eaton Vance and Calvert | For | For | For | For * |
| J.P. Morgan | For | For | For | Against |
| Goldman Sachs | For | For | For | For * |
| WisdomTree | For | For | For | Against |
| PGIM and Prudential | For | For | For | For * |
| Jackson National funds | For | For | For | Against |
| Northern Trust and FlexShares | For | For | For | For * |
| SEI | For | For | For | For * |
| T. Rowe Price | For | For | For | Against |
| Thrivent | For | For | For | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | For | For | For | For * |
| Voya | For | For | For | Against |
| First Trust | For | For | For | For * |
| Russell Investments | For | For | For | For * |
| Nationwide | For | For | For | Against |
| Victory Capital | For | For | For | For * |
| Brighthouse Funds | For | For | For | Against * |
| Guggenheim and Rydex | For | For | For | For * |
| Columbia Threadneedle | For | For | For | For * |
| BNY Mellon | For | For | Against * | For * |
| Principal | For | For | For | Against |
| Capital Group and American Funds | For | For | For | Against |
| Pacific Life funds | For | For | For | For * |
| Transamerica | For | For | For | For * |
| Federated Hermes | For | For | For | For * |
| AllianceBernstein | For | For | For | For * |
| Hartford Funds | For | For | For | For * |
| DWS | For | For | For | For * |
| PIMCO | For | For | For | For * |
| Allspring | No report | Split or no vote | No report | No report |
| MassMutual | For | For | For | Against |
| Harbor Funds | For | For | For | For * |
| Virtus | For | For | For | For * |
| Macquarie and Delaware Funds | For | For | For | For * |
| Neuberger Berman | For | For | For | Against |
| American Beacon | For | For | For | Against |
| Natixis and Loomis Sayles | For | For | For | For * |
| Lord Abbett | For | For | For | Against |
| Baird | No report | For | No report | No report |
* 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 MKS Instruments, Inc. meeting?
745 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the meeting of 11 May 2026. On say-on-pay, 30 of 712 voted against management (4.2%). One proposal 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 MKS Instruments, 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 MKS Instruments, Inc.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings listing MKS Instruments, Inc. with a meeting date within three days of 11 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.