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At BEAM GLOBAL's shareholder meeting held August 24, 2023, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 67 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 223 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approve, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. — BEAM GLOBAL's filing reports the proposal as approved, with 82% 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: BEAM GLOBAL's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2023.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and BEAM GLOBAL’s Form 8-K, filed August 30, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of August 24, 2023: 5 items on BEAM GLOBAL’s Form 8-K, filed August 30, 2023: 3 elected · 2 approved.
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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
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These tallies are BEAM GLOBAL’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed August 30, 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: Desmond Wheatley | 2,715,954 | -- | -- | 106,710 | -- | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Peter Davidson | 2,369,317 | -- | -- | 453,347 | -- | 84% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Anthony Posawatz | 2,378,686 | -- | -- | 443,978 | -- | 84% | Elected | — |
| 2. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers: The compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement | 2,279,545 | 485,168 | 57,951 | -- | 5,822,465 | 82% | Approved | — |
| 3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: The ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 | 8,387,834 | 185,440 | 71,855 | -- | -- | 98% | Approved | — |
Source: BEAM GLOBAL, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 30, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 67 asset managers that disclosed a BEAM GLOBAL 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.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Desmond Wheatley
BEAM GLOBAL’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Desmond Wheatley”): 2,715,954 for, 106,710 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 30, 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: “The final results for each of the matters considered at the Annual Meeting were as follows: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors : The three individuals listed below were elected at the 2023 Annual Meeting to serve for a one-year term on the Company's Board of Directors:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 18 asset managers below reported 248,090 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 170,320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 14,753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| 1290 Funds | 14,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 10,448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 5,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 3,152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 1,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust II | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
84% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Peter Davidson
BEAM GLOBAL’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Peter Davidson”): 2,369,317 for, 453,347 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 30, 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: “The final results for each of the matters considered at the Annual Meeting were as follows: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors : The three individuals listed below were elected at the 2023 Annual Meeting to serve for a one-year term on the Company's Board of Directors:”
Support: 84% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 18 asset managers below reported 208,394 for, 39,475 withheld, 221 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 170,320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 14,753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| 1290 Funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,737 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,448 | Withhold |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,586 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,328 | Withhold |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,152 | Withhold |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,820 | Withhold |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 1,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | Withhold |
| Tidal Trust II | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | Abstain |
| CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | Abstain |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Withhold |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Withhold |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
84% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Anthony Posawatz
BEAM GLOBAL’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anthony Posawatz”): 2,378,686 for, 443,978 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 30, 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: “The final results for each of the matters considered at the Annual Meeting were as follows: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors : The three individuals listed below were elected at the 2023 Annual Meeting to serve for a one-year term on the Company's Board of Directors:”
Support: 84% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 18 asset managers below reported 196,969 for, 50,900 withheld, 221 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 170,320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,753 | Withhold |
| 1290 Funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,737 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,448 | Withhold |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,586 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 3,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,152 | Withhold |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,820 | Withhold |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 1,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | Withhold |
| Tidal Trust II | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | Abstain |
| CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | Abstain |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Withhold |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Withhold |
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
82% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approve, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.
BEAM GLOBAL’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers: The compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement”): 2,279,545 for, 485,168 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed August 30, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers : The compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement was approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, by the following votes:”
Support: 82% 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 | 170,320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 14,753 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| 1290 Funds | 0 | 14,737 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 0 | 10,448 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| DWS | 0 | 5,586 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 3,328 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Trust | 0 | 3,152 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 1,820 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 1,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 0 | 326 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Tidal Trust II | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Fund voting reports, all 18 managers: 193,641 for, 54,449 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. | 0 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 79,794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC | 75,764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 0 | 28,099 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 0 | 17,282 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 14,753 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 14,622 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Boston Common Asset Management, LLC | 0 | 13,500 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WOLFF WIESE MAGANA LLC | 0 | 11,430 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 0 | 9,501 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | 0 | 8,013 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 5,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 0 | 5,107 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Corient Private Wealth LLC | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Affirmative Financial Network | 0 | 3,432 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 3,328 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 3,226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 2,976 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | 2,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Point72 | 0 | 2,474 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 0 | 1,899 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 1,820 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH | 0 | 1,750 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ | 0 | 1,565 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 59 managers: 178,863 for, 246,214 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023
BEAM GLOBAL’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: The ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20”): 8,387,834 for, 185,440 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed August 30, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm : The ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 was approved by the following votes:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 18 asset managers below reported 247,900 for, 190 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 170,320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 14,753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| 1290 Funds | 14,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 10,448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 5,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 3,152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 1,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal Trust II | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1 | 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 13,935,656 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 1.22% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 0.15% |
| 3 | Invesco | 0.11% |
| 4 | 1290 Funds | 0.11% |
| 5 | Fidelity | 0.07% |
| 6 | DWS | 0.04% |
| 7 | Charles Schwab | 0.02% |
| 8 | First Trust | 0.02% |
| 9 | T. Rowe Price | 0.01% |
| 10 | Amplify ETF Trust | 0.01% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. | 0.72% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 0.57% |
| 3 | HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC | 0.54% |
| 4 | RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 0.20% |
| 5 | ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 0.12% |
| 6 | Invesco | 0.11% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.10% |
| 8 | Boston Common Asset Management, LLC | 0.10% |
| 9 | WOLFF WIESE MAGANA LLC | 0.08% |
| 10 | State Street | 0.07% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. | 6.51% | DEF14A |
| Townsend AC, LLC | 5.53% | DEF14A |
| Vanguard Group | 4.74% | 13F |
| Desmond Wheatley | 1.43% | DEF14A |
| BlackRock | 1.08% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.01% | 13F |
| Anthony Posawatz | 0.57% | DEF14A |
| Citadel Advisors | 0.48% | 13F |
| Peter Davidson | 0.45% | DEF14A |
| Sandra Peterson | 0.42% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 13,935,656 shares outstanding, as reported by BEAM GLOBAL on its Form 10-Q dated August 1, 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 BEAM GLOBAL’s 10-Q dated August 1, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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