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AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2023-08-28 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

  • 9Reported items
  • 188Asset managers
  • 1,429Fund votes
  • 2023-08-22Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.

These tallies are AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2023-08-28 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2023-08-22
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesOutcome
Elect Director: H. Allan Dow 23,437,742855,561-- 11,2783,679,222 Majority: yes
Elect Director: W. Dennis Hogue 12,773,27311,522,188-- 9,1203,679,222 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Thomas L. Newberry, V 22,580,1621,715,419-- 9,0003,679,222 Majority: yes
Elect Director: James C. Edenfield 1,821,5870-- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Celena Matlock 1,821,5870-- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: James B. Miller, Jr. 1,821,5870-- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Matthew G. McKenna 1,821,5870-- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Lizanne Thomas 1,821,5870-- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Nicole Wu 1,821,5870-- 00 Majority: yes
Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024 was approved as follows: 4,589,77428,9641,230 --0 Passed
Proposal 3: The resolution approving the compensation of the Registrant's named executive officers, on an advisory basis, was approved as follows: 4,194,66751,5085,870 --367,922 Passed

Source: AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2023-08-28 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 188 asset managers that disclosed a AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESCompany result: Passed

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Passed · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 4,194,667AGAINST: 51,508

AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: The resolution approving the compensation of the Registrant's named executive officers, on an advisory basis, was approved as follows:”): 4,194,667 for, 51,508 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed 2023-08-28 (Item 5.07). Of all 33,659,006 outstanding shares: 12% for, 0.2% against (13% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 181 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.

FOR 98%
FOR: 98.3%AGAINST: 1.7%ABSTAIN: 0.0%
Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.” at AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Neuberger Berman3,989,5990 00For
Vanguard2,317,7770 00For
BlackRock2,048,7690 00For
Renaissance1,287,1180 00For
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC1,065,0650 00For
Dimensional922,1790 00For
State Street870,1250 00For
CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC841,3510 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC820,5160 00For
DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC815,9450 00For
Russell Investments777,1920 00For
Fidelity743,5860 00For
Virtus738,5340 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC694,5060 00For
Citadel535,6290 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS356,6400 00For
EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC338,0430 00For
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.306,0410 00For
Two Sigma302,3630 00For
Wellington293,5820 00For
SEI290,3600 00For
GW&K Investment Management, LLC225,1530 00For
Herald Investment Management Ltd220,0000 00For
Bridge Builder Trust219,0640 00For
MARTIN & CO INC /TN/207,7880 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 181 asset managers. See all 181 in the interactive database.

2. TO VOTE ON AN ADVISORY BASIS TO DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTING ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

ONE YEAR 63%1 YEAR 32%

The 130 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (146,521 for, 0 against).

FOR: 146,521 (0.6%)ONE YEAR: 14,943,528 (63.0%)1 YEAR: 7,708,730 (32.5%)THREE YEARS: 929,096 (3.9%)
Largest asset managers voting on “TO VOTE ON AN ADVISORY BASIS TO DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTING ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR N” at AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Neuberger Berman00 001 Year
Vanguard00 00One Year
BlackRock00 00One Year
Renaissance00 00One Year
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC00 00One Year
Dimensional00 00Three Years
State Street00 00One Year
CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC00 001 Year
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC00 00One Year
DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC00 001 Year
Russell Investments00 001 Year
Fidelity00 00One Year
Virtus00 00One Year
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC00 00One Year
Citadel00 00One Year
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS00 00One Year
EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC00 00One Year
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.00 00One Year
Two Sigma00 00One Year
Wellington00 001 Year
SEI00 001 Year
Herald Investment Management Ltd00 00One Year
STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM00 001 Year
WisdomTree00 00One Year
Charles Schwab00 001 Year

Showing the 25 largest of 130 asset managers. See all 130 in the interactive database.

3. Election of Directors: H. Allan Dow

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 23,437,742AGAINST: 855,561

AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: H. Allan Dow”): 23,437,742 for, 855,561 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2023-08-28 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 33,659,006 outstanding shares: 70% for, 3% against (72% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,220,765 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%
FOR: 10,220,765 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: H. Allan Dow” at AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,234,1000 00For
Neuberger Berman1,552,3490 00For
BlackRock1,122,7460 00For
Dimensional836,9030 00For
Fidelity742,7110 00For
Virtus738,5340 00For
Russell Investments603,0500 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS356,6400 00For
Bridge Builder Trust219,0640 00For
AMG FUNDS204,6330 00For
WisdomTree174,1590 00For
Brighthouse163,4520 00For
SEI144,3840 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS134,0000 00For
State Street118,7800 00For
Royce111,1520 00For
Equitable92,6230 00For
TIAA87,4720 00For
Charles Schwab86,8010 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC53,9970 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC50,0000 00For
Federated Hermes44,2490 00For
Victory Capital42,5610 00For
New York Life32,7620 00For
Invesco28,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: Thomas L. Newberry, V

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%7%
FOR: 22,580,162AGAINST: 1,715,419

AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas L. Newberry, V”): 22,580,162 for, 1,715,419 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2023-08-28 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 33,659,006 outstanding shares: 67% for, 5% against (72% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,041,615 for, 179,150 against).

FOR 98%
FOR: 10,041,615 (98.2%)AGAINST: 179,150 (1.8%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Thomas L. Newberry, V” at AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,234,1000 00For
Neuberger Berman1,552,3490 00For
BlackRock1,122,7460 00For
Dimensional836,9030 00For
Fidelity742,7110 00For
Virtus738,5340 00For
Russell Investments603,0500 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS356,6400 00For
Bridge Builder Trust219,0640 00For
AMG FUNDS204,6330 00For
WisdomTree174,1590 00For
Brighthouse163,4520 00For
SEI144,3840 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS134,0000 00For
State Street0118,780 00Against
Royce111,1520 00For
Equitable58,51334,110 00For
TIAA87,4720 00For
Charles Schwab86,8010 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC53,9970 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC50,0000 00For
Federated Hermes44,2490 00For
Victory Capital42,5610 00For
New York Life32,7620 00For
Invesco28,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: W. Dennis Hogue

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

52.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 52.6%AGAINST 47.4%
FOR: 12,773,273AGAINST: 11,522,188

AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: W. Dennis Hogue”): 12,773,273 for, 11,522,188 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2023-08-28 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 33,659,006 outstanding shares: 38% for, 34% against (72% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 59% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,069,970 for, 4,150,795 against).

FOR 59%AGAINST 41%
FOR: 6,069,970 (59.4%)AGAINST: 4,150,795 (40.6%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: W. Dennis Hogue” at AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,234,1000 00For
Neuberger Berman1,552,3490 00For
BlackRock1,122,7460 00For
Dimensional0836,903 00Against
Fidelity79,565663,146 00Against
Virtus0738,534 00Against
Russell Investments0603,050 00Against
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS0356,640 00Against
Bridge Builder Trust6,951212,113 00Against
AMG FUNDS204,6330 00For
WisdomTree174,1590 00For
Brighthouse151,72211,730 00For
SEI0144,384 00Against
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS134,0000 00For
State Street0118,780 00Against
Royce111,1520 00For
Equitable58,51334,110 00For
TIAA087,472 00Against
Charles Schwab086,801 00Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC53,9970 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC50,0000 00For
Federated Hermes44,2490 00For
Victory Capital042,561 00Against
New York Life032,762 00Against
Invesco28,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

6. TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, OF KPMG LLP TO SERVE AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING AUDIT FIRM FOR THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2024.

AUDIT-RELATEDCompany result: Passed

99.3% Passed · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%
FOR: 4,589,774AGAINST: 28,964

AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024 was approved as follows:”): 4,589,774 for, 28,964 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed 2023-08-28 (Item 5.07). Of all 33,659,006 outstanding shares: 14% for, 0.1% against (14% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 100.0%AGAINST: 0.0%
Largest asset managers voting on “TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, OF KPMG L” at AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,234,1000 00For
Neuberger Berman1,552,3490 00For
BlackRock1,122,7460 00For
Dimensional836,9030 00For
Fidelity742,7110 00For
Virtus738,5340 00For
Russell Investments603,0500 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS356,6400 00For
Bridge Builder Trust219,0640 00For
AMG FUNDS204,6330 00For
WisdomTree174,1590 00For
Brighthouse163,4520 00For
SEI144,3840 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS134,0000 00For
State Street118,7800 00For
Royce111,1520 00For
Equitable92,6230 00For
TIAA87,4720 00For
Charles Schwab86,8010 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC53,9970 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC50,0000 00For
Federated Hermes44,2490 00For
Victory Capital42,5610 00For
New York Life32,7620 00For
Invesco28,1890 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

7. To conduct an advisory vote to determine the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

1 YEAR 94%

The 48 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,123 for, 0 against).

FOR: 3,123 (0.2%)1 YEAR: 1,286,371 (93.7%)3 YEARS: 81,521 (5.9%)2 YEARS: 710 (0.1%)ONE YEAR: 422 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To conduct an advisory vote to determine the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our nam” at AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
GW&K Investment Management, LLC00 001 Year
Bridge Builder Trust00 001 Year
MARTIN & CO INC /TN/00 001 Year
AMG FUNDS00 001 Year
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES00 001 Year
ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC00 001 Year
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc00 003 Years
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC00 001 Year
Northern Trust00 001 Year
JPMorgan00 001 Year
Goldman Sachs00 001 Year
John Hancock00 001 Year
Exchange Place Advisors Trust00 001 Year
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC00 001 Year
Jackson National00 003 Years
Allianz00 003 Years
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC00 001 Year
MAIRS & POWER INC00 001 Year
Tompkins Trust Co3,1000 00For
Corient Private Wealth LLC00 001 Year
GPS Funds I00 001 Year
LPL Financial LLC00 001 Year
Gabelli00 001 Year
First Command Bank00 001 Year
Coastal Bridge Advisors, LLC00 001 Year

Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.

8. Annual

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (71,225 for, 0 against).

FOR: 71,225 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Annual” at AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
PERRITT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC48,0200 00For
PERRITT FUNDS INC21,7200 00For
Colony Group, LLC1,4850 00For

9. 14A Executive Compensation Vote Frequency

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

— fund support · no official result

1 YEAR 100%

No shares were cast for or against this item by the managers below — every disclosed position was an abstention or was not voted.

1 YEAR: 13,469 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “14A Executive Compensation Vote Frequency” at AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC00 001 Year
Granite Investment Partners, LLC00 001 Year

Largest AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 33,659,006 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Neuberger Berman 11.85%
2Vanguard 6.89%
3BlackRock 6.09%
4Renaissance 3.82%
5KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 3.16%
6Dimensional 2.74%
7State Street 2.59%
8CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.50%
9WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.44%
10DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 2.42%

Reported AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
The Vanguard Group 7.06% 13G
Renaissance Technologies 4.56% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 3.33% 13F
State Street 3.03% 13F
Geode Capital 2.35% 13F
Citadel Advisors 1.83% 13F
BNY Mellon 1.06% 13F
Northern Trust 1.03% 13F
Wellington Management 0.89% 13F
AQR Capital 0.72% 13F

Percentages above are of 33,659,006 shares outstanding, as reported by AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2024-08-27 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.’s 10-Q dated 2024-08-27. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2023-08-22, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 188 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,429 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 9 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. — the proposal passed with 99% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2023-08-28.

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