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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 708950

Calvert Variable Series, Inc.

fund voting report, part of Morgan Stanley, Eaton Vance and Calvert

Vote records reported
1,348year to 30 June 2026
Against management
30.2%406 of 1,346 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
27.8%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
66.2%for, of for + against + abstain
71.2% for23.6% against5.2% other30.2% against management1,348 votes

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

Calvert Variable Series, Inc. reported 1,348 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 30.2% of its votes as cast against management (406 of 1,346), 23.9 percentage points above the median fund registrant, which was 6.2%.

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 31.0%. 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 27.8% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 66.2% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (69.6% of 112), OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES (42.3% of 26) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (33.0% of 94).

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 share30.2%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate27.8%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate66.2%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 ELECTIONS94266521129.4%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES112307869.6%
AUDIT-RELATED11411400.0%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES75214.3%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS1100.0%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE131300.0%
COMPENSATION302736.7%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE9589633.0%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE1871138.9%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE64266.7%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION122109.1%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES26111542.3%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 20241,27926.3%42.0%74.7%
year to 30 June 20251,36226.0%34.8%63.9%
year to 30 June 20261,34830.2%27.8%66.2%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, Calvert Variable Series, Inc. voted against management on 71 of the 101 it marked either way (70.3%) in the year to 30 June 2026. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 72 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Calvert Variable Series, Inc. voted for 47 (65.3%). 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
Microsoft Corporation5 Dec 2025Report on Human Rights Due Diligence
Microsoft Corporation5 Dec 2025Report on Al Data Usage Oversight
Microsoft Corporation5 Dec 2025Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots
Amazon.com, Inc.20 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting a mandatory independent board chair policy
Amazon.com, Inc.20 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting additional reporting on impact of data centers on climate commitments
NVIDIA Corporation24 Jun 2026Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the...
NVIDIA Corporation24 Jun 2026Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting...
Visa Inc.27 Jan 2026Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.19 May 2026Independent board chairman
JPMorgan Chase & Co.19 May 2026Lobbying alignment
Eli Lilly and Company4 May 2026Shareholder proposal to prepare an annual lobbying report.
Eli Lilly and Company4 May 2026Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair.
AbbVie Inc.8 May 2026Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair
Netflix, Inc.4 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent,"
Walmart Inc.4 Jun 2026Report on Workplace Health and Safety Governance
Walmart Inc.4 Jun 2026Human rights or human capital/workforce
Walmart Inc.4 Jun 2026Report on Immigration Policy & Enforcement
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated1 Jun 2026If properly presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholder proposal requesting the...
The Coca-Cola Company29 Apr 2026Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on risks related to ingredients
The Coca-Cola Company29 Apr 2026Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the Company's plans to increase sustainability disclosure
Linde Plc29 Jul 2025A shareholder proposal requesting an annual report regarding the alignment of the Company's direct and...
Gilead Sciences, Inc.30 Apr 2026To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting an independent Board Chair policy
Gilead Sciences, Inc.30 Apr 2026To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a report on the impact of extended patent exclusivities on...
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.9 Dec 2025To consider and vote upon a shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, regarding...
Lam Research Corporation4 Nov 2025Stockholder proposal titled "Realistic Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting,"
Analog Devices, Inc.11 Mar 2026To consider a shareholder proposal
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.15 May 2026A stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman
Synopsys, Inc.16 Apr 2026To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding 'stockholders' right to act by written consent
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.12 May 2026Shareholder Proposal to Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting (Proposal...
Fastenal Company23 Apr 2026Shareholder proposal relating to an EEO-1 reporting disclosure policy
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated20 May 2026Stockholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman
Verisk Analytics, Inc.19 May 2026Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent.
ON Semiconductor Corporation14 May 2026To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding simple majority voting
Avery Dennison Corporation30 Apr 2026Require Independent Board Chair
CMS Energy Corporation8 May 2026Vote on a Shareholder Proposal: Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent.
CDW Corporation21 May 2026To consider and act upon the stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding...
Tyler Technologies, Inc.5 May 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Spending.
Cincinnati Financial Corporation2 May 2026A nonbinding shareholder proposal
Domino's Pizza, Inc.21 Apr 2026Shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chair requirement.
Domino's Pizza, Inc.21 Apr 2026Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Shares on loan

Calvert Variable Series, Inc. 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

2 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
Calvert VP SRI Mid Cap Portfolio70733.6%30.2%88.9%
Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio64126.4%25.0%58.9%

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 Calvert Variable Series, Inc. vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 Calvert Variable Series, Inc. reported 108 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 30 were for (27.8%), 78 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 71 of the 101 say-on-pay items it marked either way.

How often does Calvert Variable Series, Inc. vote against management?

30.2% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 406 of the 1,346 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 Calvert Variable Series, Inc. support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 18 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 7 of them (38.9%). Across every category it voted for 66.2% 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 Calvert Variable Series, Inc. (filer no. 708950), 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.