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NICHOLAS II, INC
fund voting report
- Vote records reported
- 724year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 8.7%63 of 721 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 89.1%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 75.0%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, NICHOLAS II, INC reported 724 vote records on Form N-PX. 63 of the 721 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 8.7%, 2.5 percentage points above the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 10.8%. 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 89.1% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 75.0% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (35.7% of 42), COMPENSATION (28.6% of 21) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (10.1% of 69).
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 2026 | This filer | Median fund registrant | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 8.7% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 89.1% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 75.0% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.12% |
| Largest families, year to 30 June 2026 | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 20.1% | 94.1% | 42.0% |
| BlackRock and iShares | 7.5% | 88.3% | 11.9% |
| Fidelity | 6.0% | 94.7% | 27.6% |
| Dimensional | 16.4% | 78.9% | 57.4% |
| State Street and SPDR | 16.9% | 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) | Votes | For | Against | Against management | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR ELECTIONS | 504 | 473 | 17 | 6.0% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 69 | 57 | 7 | 10.1% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16.7% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0% | |
| COMPENSATION | 21 | 16 | 5 | 28.6% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 42 | 34 | 8 | 35.7% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 1 | 0 | 1 | not reported | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| OTHER | 1 | 1 | 0 | not reported |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 707 | 5.3% | 96.6% | 60.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 720 | 6.1% | 90.5% | 55.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 724 | 8.7% | 89.1% | 75.0% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, NICHOLAS II, INC voted against management on 5 of the 62 it marked either way (8.1%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Microchip Technology Incorporated 19 Aug 2025
- Okta, Inc. 18 Jun 2026
- Corpay, Inc. 7 May 2026
- Bio-Techne Corporation 30 Oct 2025
- Wingstop Inc. 21 May 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 19 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, NICHOLAS II, INC voted for 15 (78.9%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal entitled "Avoid Brand Damage due to Corporate Political Spending." |
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 11 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal titled "Improve Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting". |
| CBRE Group, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding our stockholders' ability to call special stockholder meetings. |
| Datadog, Inc. | 15 Jun 2026 | The stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, requesting the adoption of a simple... |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 19 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| CDW Corporation | 21 May 2026 | To consider and act upon the stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding... |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 12 Jan 2026 | To vote on a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the declassification of our board of directors. |
| Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 21 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chair requirement. |
| Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 12 Nov 2025 | Stockholder proposal titled "Improved Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting" |
| Corpay, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chair requirement |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 18 Jun 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on deforestation in the company's own-brand supply chain |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 18 Jun 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts |
| TransUnion | 12 May 2026 | Advisory vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a stockholder right to call a special meeting. |
| RB Global, Inc. | 30 Apr 2026 | Approval of a special resolution, requiring the Company to adopt a policy and amend its governing... |
| Revvity, Inc. | 28 Apr 2026 | Adopt Share Retention Policy for Senior Executives |
Shares on loan
NICHOLAS II, 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
1 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.
| Series | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas II Inc | 724 | 8.7% | 91.9% | 78.9% |
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.
- N-PX filed 24 Aug 2026 accession 0000723455-26-000009
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did NICHOLAS II, INC vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 NICHOLAS II, INC reported 64 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 57 were for (89.1%), 7 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 5 of the 62 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does NICHOLAS II, INC vote against management?
8.7% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 63 of the 721 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 NICHOLAS II, INC support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 2 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 2 of them (100.0%). Across every category it voted for 75.0% 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 NICHOLAS II, INC (filer no. 723455), 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.