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TRI-CONTINENTAL Corp
fund voting report, part of Columbia Threadneedle
- Vote records reported
- 1,753year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 5.1%90 of 1,750 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 94.3%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 35.3%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, TRI-CONTINENTAL Corp reported 1,753 vote records on Form N-PX. 90 of the 1,750 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 5.1%, 1.1 percentage points below the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 4.9%. 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 94.3% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 35.3% 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 (52.8% of 72), COMPENSATION (5.8% of 52) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (5.5% of 128).
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 | 5.1% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 94.3% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 35.3% | 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 | 1,276 | 1,241 | 18 | 2.7% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 128 | 115 | 7 | 5.5% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 11 | 8 | 3 | 45.5% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 19 | 19 | 0 | 15.8% | |
| COMPENSATION | 52 | 45 | 7 | 5.8% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 74 | 60 | 14 | 52.8% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 41 | 2 | 39 | 4.9% | |
| OTHER | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 1,890 | 5.7% | 95.9% | 32.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 1,630 | 3.9% | 95.5% | 18.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 1,753 | 5.1% | 94.3% | 35.3% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, TRI-CONTINENTAL Corp voted against management on 7 of the 121 it marked either way (5.8%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Alphabet Inc. 5 Jun 2026
- Comcast Corporation 10 Jun 2026
- BlackRock, Inc. 20 May 2026
- CME Group Inc. 9 Jun 2026
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 14 Apr 2026
- UGI Corporation 30 Jan 2026
- Qorvo, Inc. 13 Aug 2025
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 132 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, TRI-CONTINENTAL Corp voted for 47 (35.6%). 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.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting a mandatory independent board chair policy |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 24 Jun 2026 | Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting... |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| Visa Inc. | 27 Jan 2026 | Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Visa Inc. | 27 Jan 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 19 May 2026 | Independent board chairman |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 16 Jun 2026 | Consideration of a stockholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent |
| AbbVie Inc. | 8 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair |
| PEPSICO, INC. | 6 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Independent Board Chair. |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | A shareholder proposal to seek shareholder approval before adopting an amendment to the bylaws pursuant to... |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | Declassify the Board of Directors |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting. |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 17 Mar 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Meeting." |
| Pfizer Inc. | 23 Apr 2026 | Adopt an Independent Chair Policy |
| AT&T INC. | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent |
| Amgen Inc. | 19 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal to require an independent board chairman. |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 16 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal to permit stockholders to act by written consent. |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 5 May 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| Morgan Stanley | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting an independent Board Chairman |
| Comcast Corporation | 10 Jun 2026 | Adopt policy to have an independent chair |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 3 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Political Spending Disclosure," |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 12 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Requiring Independent Board Chairman |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 9 Dec 2025 | To consider and vote upon a shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, regarding... |
| CVS Health Corporation | 14 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal for Reducing the Threshold for Our Stockholder Right to Act By Written Consent. |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of an independent board chairman policy |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 2 Jun 2026 | Non-binding stockholder vote on a proposal to avoid brand damage due to corporate political spending. |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | 8 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Independent Board Chairman." |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results by share class. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share. |
| Corning Incorporated | 30 Apr 2026 | Request to adopt an independent chair policy |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 13 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding shareholder right to act by written... |
| General Motors Company | 2 Jun 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Separation of Chair and CEO Roles |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 17 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting amendment to stockholder special meeting right. |
| Equinix, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | Consideration and vote upon a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, related... |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 18 Jun 2026 | A shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent. |
| HP Inc. | 16 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting that HP's board adopt a policy and amend its governance documents to... |
Shares on loan
TRI-CONTINENTAL Corp 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.
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 18 Aug 2026 accession 0001193125-26-355178
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did TRI-CONTINENTAL Corp vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 TRI-CONTINENTAL Corp reported 122 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 115 were for (94.3%), 7 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 7 of the 121 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does TRI-CONTINENTAL Corp vote against management?
5.1% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 90 of the 1,750 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 TRI-CONTINENTAL Corp support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 30 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 0 of them (0.0%). Across every category it voted for 35.3% 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 TRI-CONTINENTAL Corp (filer no. 99614), 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.