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Southern First Bancshares, Inc.: meeting of 21 May 2024
Votes reported on Form N-PX, item by item
188 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the Southern First Bancshares, Inc. meeting of 21 May 2024. Their records fall into 5 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
4 nominees; 81.2% of reported votes for; 52 filers withheld from or voted against at least one nominee.
620 vote records from 82 filers. 3 of the 81 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 1 filer reported this item without a management mark.
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESIssuer
Advisory vote on executive pay (say-on-pay)
276 vote records from 184 filers. 104 of the 181 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
AUDIT-RELATEDIssuer
Audit-related items (auditor ratification)
155 vote records from 82 filers. 1 of the 81 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 1 filer reported this item without a management mark.
CAPITAL STRUCTUREIssuer
CAPITAL STRUCTURE: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
151 vote records from 79 filers. 0 of the 78 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 1 filer reported this item without a management mark.
COMPENSATIONIssuer
COMPENSATION: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
160 vote records from 84 filers. 10 of the 83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | For | For | For |
| BlackRock and iShares | For | For | For |
| Fidelity | For | Against * | For |
| Dimensional | For | Against * | For |
| State Street and SPDR | For | Against * | For |
| American Century | For | Against * | For |
| Franklin Templeton | For | For | For |
| Invesco | For | Against * | For |
| Equitable | For | For | For |
| Charles Schwab | For | For | For |
| Nuveen and TIAA | For | For | For |
| ProShares and ProFunds | For | Against * | For |
| John Hancock and Manulife | For | For | For |
| Morgan Stanley, Eaton Vance and Calvert | Abstain or withhold * | Against * | For |
| Goldman Sachs | For | For | For |
| WisdomTree | For | Against * | For |
| PGIM and Prudential | For | Against * | For |
| Jackson National funds | For | Against * | For |
| Northern Trust and FlexShares | For | Against * | For |
| SEI | For | For | For |
| T. Rowe Price | For | For | For |
| Thrivent | For | Against * | For |
| Lincoln Financial | For | For | For |
| Voya | For | Against * | For |
| Russell Investments | For | For | For |
| Nationwide | For | Against * | For |
| Victory Capital | For | Against * | For |
| Brighthouse Funds | For | Against * | For |
| Guggenheim and Rydex | For | Against * | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | Split or no vote | Against * | For |
| BNY Mellon | No report | Against * | No report |
| Principal | For | Against * | For |
| Pacific Life funds | For | For | For |
| Global X | For | For | For |
| AllianceBernstein | No report | For | No report |
| DWS | For | Against * | For |
| MassMutual | For | Against * | For |
| Janus Henderson | No report | Against * | No report |
| Neuberger Berman | No report | For | 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 Southern First Bancshares, Inc. meeting?
188 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the meeting of 21 May 2024. On say-on-pay, 104 of 181 voted against management (57.5%). 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 Southern First Bancshares, 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 Southern First Bancshares, Inc.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings listing Southern First Bancshares, Inc. with a meeting date within three days of 21 May 2024. 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.