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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 1668512

Guardian Variable Products Trust

fund voting report

Vote records reported
21,563year to 30 June 2026
Against management
5.8%1,213 of 20,767 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
92.3%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
22.3%for, of for + against + abstain
91.1% for6.6% against2.2% other5.8% against management20,825 votes

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

In its Form N-PX for the year to 30 June 2026, Guardian Variable Products Trust listed 21,563 vote records. Votes against management made up 5.8% of those marked either way (1,213 of 20,767); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 5.3%. 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 92.3% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 22.3% 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 (44.0% of 100), ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (15.2% of 171) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (14.3% of 1,335).

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 share5.8%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate92.3%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate22.3%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 ELECTIONS13,58812,8883395.1%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES1,5691,3791158.0%
AUDIT-RELATED1,6961,68970.4%
INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS2200.0%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES110862444.0%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS565511.8%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE1,0781,034443.9%
COMPENSATION6445687610.0%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE1,3521,08724114.3%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE1713013715.2%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE16941643.0%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION320320.0%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES392803106.4%
OTHER374309657.9%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 202424,0425.7%93.8%22.4%
year to 30 June 202523,1265.1%92.5%19.8%
year to 30 June 202621,5635.8%92.3%22.3%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, Guardian Variable Products Trust voted against management on 67 of the 830 it marked either way (8.1%) in the year to 30 June 2026. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.

A further 6 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 305 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Guardian Variable Products Trust voted for 74 (24.3%). The 40 at the companies with the most reporting filers are listed. Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.

CompanyMeetingProposal
NVIDIA Corporation24 Jun 2026Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting...
Alphabet Inc.5 Jun 2026Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting
Eli Lilly and Company4 May 2026Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair.
Netflix, Inc.4 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent,"
The Home Depot, Inc.21 May 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025A shareholder proposal to seek shareholder approval before adopting an amendment to the bylaws pursuant to...
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025Declassify the Board of Directors
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.13 May 2026Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting.
CATERPILLAR INC.10 Jun 2026Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
Pfizer Inc.23 Apr 2026Adopt an Independent Chair Policy
AT&T INC.14 May 2026EEO-1 Report Disclosure Policy
Wells Fargo & Company28 Apr 2026Require Independent Board Chair
Wells Fargo & Company28 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio.
Texas Instruments Incorporated16 Apr 2026Stockholder proposal to permit stockholders to act by written consent.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Energy Supply Ratio
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting Thresholds
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.3 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal entitled "Human Rights Impact Assessment,"
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.3 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal entitled "Independent Report on Due Diligence Process,"
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.3 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal entitled "Political Spending Disclosure,"
S&P Global Inc.20 May 2026Vote on a shareholder proposal to reduce the stock ownership threshold for calling a special shareholder...
Starbucks Corporation25 Mar 2026Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority...
Micron Technology, Inc.15 Jan 2026Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.9 Dec 2025To consider and vote upon a shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, regarding...
Analog Devices, Inc.11 Mar 2026To consider a shareholder proposal
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure.
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding report on Al data usage oversight.
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY13 May 2026Stockholder proposal regarding a report on data center costs
Zoetis Inc.20 May 2026Shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent.
The Cigna Group22 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated13 May 2026Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding shareholder right to act by written...
FedEx Corporation29 Sep 2025Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman.
The Sherwin-Williams Company22 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder Ability to Call a Special Meeting
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.11 May 2026Shareholder Proposal titled "Improve Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting".
Sysco Corporation14 Nov 2025Adopt Mandatory Policy Separating the Roles of CEO and Board Chair
Northrop Grumman Corporation20 May 2026Shareholder proposal to provide for an independent Board chair.
Marvell Technology, Inc.25 Jun 2026To consider and act on one stockholder proposal, entitled "Independent Board Chairman"
Snowflake Inc.29 Jun 2026To consider and vote on, if properly presented at the meeting, a non-binding stockholder proposal...

Shares on loan

Guardian Variable Products Trust reported no shares on loan for the year to 30 June 2026. 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

19 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
Guardian All Cap Core VIP Fund2,2555.1%95.7%21.6%
Guardian Diversified Research VIP Fund2,0436.7%93.9%9.0%
Guardian Select Mid Cap Core VIP Fund2,0124.9%96.8%32.0%
Guardian International Equity VIP Fund1,9914.9%72.6%5.9%
Guardian International Growth VIP Fund1,3073.2%100.0%not reported
Guardian Large Cap Fundamental Growth VIP Fund1,2137.3%95.7%16.4%
Guardian Large Cap Disciplined Value VIP Fund1,1817.0%88.8%38.8%
Guardian Integrated Research VIP Fund1,0525.2%93.0%22.6%
Guardian Equity Income VIP Fund1,0372.0%95.6%15.4%
Guardian Strategic Large Cap Core VIP Fund1,0065.4%89.4%20.7%
Guardian Growth & Income VIP Fund9728.7%89.2%20.6%
Guardian Mid Cap Traditional Growth VIP Fund8892.0%97.3%66.7%
Guardian Mid Cap Relative Value VIP Fund8492.7%95.2%26.7%
Guardian Balanced Allocation VIP Fund8489.0%89.3%32.2%
Guardian Small Cap Value Diversified VIP Fund81714.0%92.3%60.0%
Guardian Small-Mid Cap Core VIP Fund7697.3%92.3%60.0%
Guardian Large Cap Disciplined Growth VIP Fund75110.0%83.0%28.3%
Guardian Global Utilities VIP Fund5121.8%100.0%7.4%
Guardian Multi-Sector Bond VIP Fund591.7%80.0%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 Guardian Variable Products Trust vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 Guardian Variable Products Trust reported 1,485 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 1,370 were for (92.3%), 115 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 67 of the 830 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 6 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.

How often does Guardian Variable Products Trust vote against management?

5.8% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 1,213 of the 20,767 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 Guardian Variable Products Trust support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 163 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 22 of them (13.5%). Across every category it voted for 22.3% 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 Guardian Variable Products Trust (filer no. 1668512), 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.