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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 1065698

MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III

fund voting report, part of MFS

Vote records reported
5,754year to 30 June 2026
Against management
6.1%348 of 5,739 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
94.9%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
34.5%for, of for + against + abstain
92.9% for3.7% against3.4% other6.1% against management5,741 votes

foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management

In its Form N-PX for the year to 30 June 2026, MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III listed 5,754 vote records. Votes against management made up 6.1% of those marked either way (348 of 5,739); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 4.5%. The two figures differ when the votes against management fall on larger or smaller holdings than the rest.

On pay and on shareholder proposals: it voted for 94.9% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 34.5% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS (32.3% of 31), CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (17.5% of 228) and COMPENSATION (7.2% of 223).

It reported 5,100 shares out on loan at record dates, 0.00% of the shares it held or had lent across the meetings it reported. Shares on loan are not voted.

Compared with other filers

Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 1,241 fund registrants with at least 25 vote records in the season.

year to 30 June 2026This filerMedian fund registrantAll filers pooled
Against-management share6.1%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate94.9%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate34.5%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held0.00%0.00%3.12%
Largest families, year to 30 June 2026Against managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
Vanguard20.1%94.1%42.0%
BlackRock and iShares7.5%88.3%11.9%
Fidelity6.0%94.7%27.6%
Dimensional16.4%78.9%57.4%
State Street and SPDR16.9%77.1%50.4%

Votes by category

Filers choose one or more categories for each vote, so a vote can appear in more than one row. Category names are printed as Form N-PX defines them.

Category (as the form names it)VotesForAgainstAgainst managementSplit
DIRECTOR ELECTIONS4,0593,8031006.2%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES510448244.9%
AUDIT-RELATED53853800.0%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES1615118.8%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS31211032.3%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE14213664.9%
COMPENSATION225207187.2%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE2281774617.5%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE92722.2%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE1010.0%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION110100.0%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES108210.0%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 20245,4935.5%92.9%40.0%
year to 30 June 20256,17814.1%91.6%38.2%
year to 30 June 20265,7546.1%94.9%34.5%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III voted against management on 22 of the 382 it marked either way (5.8%) in the year to 30 June 2026.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 50 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III voted for 18 (36.0%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.

CompanyMeetingProposal
Otis Worldwide Corporation27 May 2026Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures
Delta Air Lines, Inc.18 Jun 2026A shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent.
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.20 May 2026Shareholder proposal that the Company adopt written consent rights for shareholders
Darden Restaurants, Inc.17 Sep 2025To vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the Company disclose measurable targets for reducing...
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.18 Jun 2026Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.18 Jun 2026Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding adopting a majority voting standard
Campbell Soup Company18 Nov 2025To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding simple majority voting.
Universal Health Services, Inc.20 May 2026Stockholder proposal to adopt a policy requiring Universal Health Services, Inc. to publicly disclose its...
Universal Health Services, Inc.20 May 2026Disclosure of Voting Results Based on Shareholders' Money at Risk
Assurant, Inc.21 May 2026Stockholder proposal regarding action by written consent.
TransUnion12 May 2026Advisory vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a stockholder right to call a special meeting.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.20 May 2026Approval of a shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to vote for or against a poison pill.
Resideo Technologies, Inc.3 Jun 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent.
AGCO Corporation23 Apr 2026Stockholder proposal regarding giving stockholders an ability to call for a special stockholder meeting
Mohawk Industries, Inc.21 May 2026Stockholder proposal regarding a majority vote standard.
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.21 Apr 2026Stockholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure.
Americold Realty Trust18 May 2026Other issues
Columbia Sportswear Company10 Jun 2026Shareholder proposal regarding proxy access.

Shares on loan

MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III reported 5,100 shares on loan at record dates against 256.7 million shares voted: 0.00% of the two together. Median fund registrant: 0.00%. Shares lent out at the record date cannot be voted by the lender, which is why Form N-PX asks for the figure. More on lending and votes.

Fund series in this filing

4 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.

SeriesVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
MFS Mid Cap Value Portfolio1,8943.6%98.6%32.5%
MFS Blended Research Small Cap Equity Portfolio1,85010.5%90.1%57.1%
MFS New Discovery Value Portfolio1,3724.2%99.2%25.0%
MFS Global Real Estate Portfolio6384.4%93.1%not reported

The filings

These figures are read from the filer's own Form N-PX. If a vote on this page looks wrong, the filing is the record: a dispute about a filed vote is a matter for the filer, and an error in how this site read the filing is a matter for corrections.

Questions

How did MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III reported 472 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 448 were for (94.9%), 24 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 22 of the 382 say-on-pay items it marked either way.

How often does MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III vote against management?

6.1% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 348 of the 5,739 votes it marked as for or against management. Form N-PX asks each filer to state, vote by vote, whether the vote was for or against management's recommendation; this figure counts those marks.

Did MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 9 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 2 of them (22.2%). Across every category it voted for 34.5% of security-holder proposals. Filers choose the category for each vote, so the same proposal can sit in different categories in different filings.

Is this the result of the meetings?

No. Form N-PX shows how this filer voted the shares it held. It does not show how other shareholders voted or whether a proposal was approved. Companies report certified results separately, on Form 8-K.

Where does the data come from?

From the Form N-PX filings of this filer on the SEC's EDGAR system, read as filed. The SEC does not verify the contents. Amended filings (N-PX/A) replace the filings they amend. Data on this page runs through 23 Sep 2026.

Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings by MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III (filer no. 1065698), read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Amended filings replace the filings they amend. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.