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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 1537140

NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III

fund voting report

Vote records reported
9,553year to 30 June 2026
Against management
20.1%1,808 of 8,978 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
91.0%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
26.7%for, of for + against + abstain
71.3% for15.4% against13.3% other20.1% against management9,797 votes

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

In its Form N-PX for the year to 30 June 2026, NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III listed 9,553 vote records. Votes against management made up 20.1% of those marked either way (1,808 of 8,978); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 23.2%. 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 91.0% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 26.7% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES (32.4% of 34), ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (30.0% of 40) and OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES (29.4% of 180).

It reported 13.0 million shares out on loan at record dates, 1.81% 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 share20.1%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate91.0%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate26.7%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held1.81%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 ELECTIONS4,7873,34683925.5%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES1,059882829.0%
AUDIT-RELATED69949916226.0%
INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS187646.2%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES39211232.4%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS16916073.6%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE504446398.8%
COMPENSATION4483785010.8%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE97280312815.1%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE4433530.0%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE3522915.2%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION101100.0%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES189967329.4%
OTHER8333454614.1%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 202412,7796.5%86.6%36.3%
year to 30 June 202511,14215.3%86.9%42.7%
year to 30 June 20269,55320.1%91.0%26.7%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III voted against management on 40 of the 516 it marked either way (7.8%) in the year to 30 June 2026.

A further 7 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 49 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III voted for 11 (22.4%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.

CompanyMeetingProposal
Microsoft Corporation5 Dec 2025Report on Human Rights Due Diligence
Micron Technology, Inc.15 Jan 2026Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
Lam Research Corporation4 Nov 2025Stockholder proposal titled "Realistic Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting,"
FedEx Corporation29 Sep 2025Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman.
General Motors Company2 Jun 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Separation of Chair and CEO Roles
General Mills, Inc.30 Sep 2025Shareholder Proposal - Adopt Policy to Separate the Board Chair and CEO Roles.
Cintas Corporation28 Oct 2025A shareholder proposal regarding support for shareholder ability to call for a special shareholder meeting.
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.12 Nov 2025Stockholder proposal titled "Improved Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting"
Ryder System, Inc.1 May 2026To vote, on an advisory basis, on a shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chair.
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.1 May 2026A shareholder proposal entitled: "Independent Board Chairman."
PKO Bank Polski SA20 Jan 2026Approve Decision on Covering Costs of Convocation of EGM

Shares on loan

NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III reported 13.0 million shares on loan at record dates against 706.6 million shares voted: 1.81% 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

17 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
ABS Insights Emerging Markets Fund3,22212.5%63.2%35.7%
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund2,83635.6%81.1%66.0%
The Covered Bridge Fund8870.2%100.0%2.0%
Persimmon Long/Short Fund7514.6%not reported39.4%
Counterpoint Quantitative Equity ETF50629.9%73.8%27.3%
HCM Defender 500 Index ETF4330.5%100.0%not reported
The Teberg Fund20560.9%33.3%33.3%
Absolute Capital Asset Allocator Fund17666.7%33.3%33.3%
Centerstone Investors Fund1434.3%42.9%not reported
Absolute Capital Defender Fund12266.7%33.3%33.3%
HCM Defender 100 Index ETF910.0%100.0%not reported
Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF710.0%not reported0.0%
HCM Sector Plus Fund561.8%100.0%not reported
Pinnacle Multi Strategy Core Fund2350.0%not reportednot reported
HCM Tactical Plus Fund190.0%100.0%not reported
Counterpoint Tactical Municipal Fund619.0%not reportednot reported
Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund516.7%not reportednot 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 NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III reported 969 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 882 were for (91.0%), 79 against and 8 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 40 of the 516 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 7 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.

How often does NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III vote against management?

20.1% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 1,808 of the 8,978 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 NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 40 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 3 of them (7.5%). Across every category it voted for 26.7% 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 NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III (filer no. 1537140), 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.