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At ATHERSYS INC.'s shareholder meeting held September 27, 2023, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 54 asset managers reported how they voted on 8 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 127 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. — ATHERSYS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 54.3% 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: ATHERSYS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2023.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ATHERSYS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed October 2, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of September 27, 2023: 8 items on ATHERSYS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed October 2, 2023: 5 elected · 3 approved.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
Proxy season: 2023-2024
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These tallies are ATHERSYS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed October 2, 2023 (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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Daniel Camardo | 3,885,885 | 1,585,436 | 75,430 | -- | 8,492,923 | 71% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Neema Mayhugh | 3,905,654 | 1,565,172 | 75,925 | -- | 8,492,923 | 71% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Joseph Nolan | 3,906,046 | 1,578,236 | 62,469 | -- | 8,492,923 | 71% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Jane Wasman | 3,809,296 | 1,650,579 | 86,876 | -- | 8,492,923 | 70% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Jack Wyszomierski | 3,733,307 | 1,727,592 | 85,852 | -- | 8,492,923 | 68% | Elected | — |
| 2. Ratification of the Appointment of the Company ' s Independent Auditors | 12,889,521 | 1,032,051 | 118,102 | -- | -- | 93% | Approved | — |
| 3. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Athersys, Inc. 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan | 3,273,888 | 2,208,877 | 63,986 | -- | 8,492,923 | 60% | Approved | — |
| 4. Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Named Executive Officer Compensation | 2,961,462 | 2,490,155 | 95,134 | -- | 8,492,923 | 54.3% | Approved | — |
Source: ATHERSYS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 2, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 54 asset managers that disclosed a ATHERSYS 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.
71% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect five directors nominated by the Board of Directors: Dan Camardo
ATHERSYS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Daniel Camardo”): 3,885,885 for, 1,585,436 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 2, 2023 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for election to the Board named in the Company's proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2023 were elected, each to a one-year term, with the following vote:”
Support: 71% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 649,991 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 366,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 208,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 72,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
68% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect five directors nominated by the Board of Directors: Jack Wyszomierski
ATHERSYS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jack Wyszomierski”): 3,733,307 for, 1,727,592 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 2, 2023 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for election to the Board named in the Company's proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2023 were elected, each to a one-year term, with the following vote:”
Support: 68% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 649,991 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 366,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 208,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 72,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
70% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect five directors nominated by the Board of Directors: Jane Wasman
ATHERSYS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jane Wasman”): 3,809,296 for, 1,650,579 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 2, 2023 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for election to the Board named in the Company's proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2023 were elected, each to a one-year term, with the following vote:”
Support: 70% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 649,991 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 366,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 208,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 72,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
71% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect five directors nominated by the Board of Directors: Joe Nolan
ATHERSYS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joseph Nolan”): 3,906,046 for, 1,578,236 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 2, 2023 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for election to the Board named in the Company's proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2023 were elected, each to a one-year term, with the following vote:”
Support: 71% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 649,991 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 366,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 208,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 72,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
71% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect five directors nominated by the Board of Directors: Neema Mayhugh
ATHERSYS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Neema Mayhugh”): 3,905,654 for, 1,565,172 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 2, 2023 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for election to the Board named in the Company's proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2023 were elected, each to a one-year term, with the following vote:”
Support: 71% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 649,991 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 366,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 208,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 72,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
60% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Athersys, Inc. 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan.
ATHERSYS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Athersys, Inc. 2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan”): 3,273,888 for, 2,208,877 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 2, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved the Plan with the following vote:”
Support: 60% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 7 asset managers below reported 650,037 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 366,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 208,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 72,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MIDDLETON & CO INC/MA | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ORLEANS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP/LA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
54.3% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.
ATHERSYS INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Named Executive Officer Compensation”): 2,961,462 for, 2,490,155 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 2, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers with the following vote:”
Support: 54.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 366,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 208,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 72,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 5 managers: 649,991 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 0 | 522,764 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 79,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 60,337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 43,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 42,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 41,113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 36,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 5,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 4,041 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Garde Capital, Inc. | 0 | 3,845 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Affirmative Financial Network | 0 | 2,874 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Victory Capital | 2,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL | 1,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 0 | 1,287 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Natixis | 0 | 1,176 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST CO OF TOLEDO NA /OH/ | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARK NATIONAL CORP /OH/ | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UMB Bank, n.a. | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Overbrook Management Corp | 0 | 329 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BANK OF AMERICA NA | 0 | 305 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 50 managers: 324,354 for, 532,915 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
93% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
ATHERSYS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the Appointment of the Company ' s Independent Auditors”): 12,889,521 for, 1,032,051 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 2, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 with the following vote:”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 649,991 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 366,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 208,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 72,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 22,501,410 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 1.63% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 0.92% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 0.32% |
| 4 | Victory Capital | <0.01% |
| 5 | Guggenheim | <0.01% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 2.32% |
| 2 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.35% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 0.27% |
| 4 | Renaissance | 0.20% |
| 5 | T. Rowe Price | 0.19% |
| 6 | State Street | 0.18% |
| 7 | CIBC Asset Management Inc | 0.16% |
| 8 | Two Sigma | 0.02% |
| 9 | MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0.02% |
| 10 | Garde Capital, Inc. | 0.02% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Camardo | 1.64% | DEF14A |
| Ismail Kola | 0.50% | DEF14A |
| Maia Hansen | 0.44% | DEF14A |
| Jack Wyszomierski | 0.37% | DEF14A |
| Jane Wasman | 0.32% | DEF14A |
| John Harrington | 0.12% | DEF14A |
| Joseph Nolan | 0.10% | DEF14A |
| William (BJ) Lehmann | 0.08% | DEF14A |
| Ivor Macleod | 0.03% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 22,501,410 shares outstanding, as reported by ATHERSYS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated August 9, 2023 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ATHERSYS INC.’s 10-Q dated August 9, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
ATHERSYS INC. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 (this page).
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