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CERENCE INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and CERENCE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-02-20 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

  • 11Ballot items
  • 300Asset managers
  • 2,767Fund votes
  • 2024-02-15Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by CERENCE INC.

These tallies are CERENCE INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2024-02-20 (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.

CERENCE INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2024-02-15
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesOutcome
Elect Director: Arun Sarin 28,317,4751,731,41533,725 --5,154,283 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Thomas Beaudoin 28,268,4931,781,29332,829 --5,154,283 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Marianne Budnik 29,602,595444,97035,050 --5,154,283 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Douglas Davis 29,603,398443,07736,140 --5,154,283 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Sanjay Jha 29,694,873352,44135,301 --5,154,283 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Marcy Klevorn 29,727,580320,06234,973 --5,154,283 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Kristi Ann Matus 29,751,571295,86235,182 --5,154,283 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Alfred Nietzel 29,548,834497,01036,771 --5,154,283 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Stefan Ortmanns 29,740,367312,27829,970 --5,154,283 Majority: yes
Proposal 2: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers: 27,521,3972,491,92669,292 --5,154,283 Majority: yes
Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of BDO USA PC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024: 35,058,59781,23197,070 --0 Majority: yes

Source: CERENCE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-02-20 — read the filing on EDGAR.

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

Each item below shows how the 300 asset managers that disclosed a CERENCE 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.

1. Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement; and

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%8%
FOR: 27,521,397AGAINST: 2,491,926

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:”): 27,521,397 for, 2,491,926 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 67% for, 6% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 292 asset managers below cast 95% 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 95%
FOR: 94.6%AGAINST: 5.3%ABSTAIN: 0.0%NOT VOTED: 0.1%
Largest asset managers voting on “Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed ” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,264,8760 00For
BlackRock5,159,1100 00For
Idaho Trust Bank4,620,0000 00For
Invesco2,946,3880 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
State Street2,417,3700 00For
Dimensional01,228,859 00Against
Van Berkom & Associates Inc.1,217,6610 00For
Charles Schwab1,050,3070 00For
Fidelity941,0270 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC880,9860 00For
Nuveen813,9420 00For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC548,6750 00For
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC542,4000 00For
AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC440,0940 00For
Global X440,0220 00For
Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC407,1750 00For
Candriam S.C.A.0360,282 00Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp338,3190 00For
First Trust319,5001,449 00For
PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY265,5870 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS215,6720 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC182,4680 00For
PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD160,9580 00For
Meros Investment Management, LP142,7970 00For

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2. RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA PC AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%
FOR: 35,058,597AGAINST: 81,231

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of BDO USA PC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024:”): 35,058,597 for, 81,231 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 85% for, 0.2% against (85% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 74 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,409,654 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 19,409,654 (99.8%)NOT VOTED: 29,992 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA PC AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM F” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,199,4750 00For
BlackRock4,187,9190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
Invesco1,465,1190 00For
Dimensional1,083,0880 00For
Fidelity938,5190 00For
State Street811,6130 00For
Charles Schwab517,3280 00For
Global X433,9120 00For
First Trust319,5000 00For
Nuveen245,4090 00For
PIMCO121,5420 00For
WisdomTree117,4420 00For
Jackson National109,9360 00For
TIAA108,8900 00For
Equitable104,3630 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC74,0110 00For
BNY Mellon65,1270 00For
MERIDIAN FUND INC61,2500 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND55,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust48,7930 00For
Principal48,5790 00For
Federated Hermes47,7070 00For
Nushares ETF Trust43,5520 00For
PARADIGM FUNDS40,0000 00For

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3. Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Arun Sarin

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 28,317,475AGAINST: 1,731,415

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Arun Sarin”): 28,317,475 for, 1,731,415 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 69% for, 4% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 73 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (18,761,938 for, 646,656 against).

FOR 97%
FOR: 18,761,938 (96.5%)AGAINST: 646,656 (3.3%)NOT VOTED: 29,992 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or he” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,199,4750 00For
BlackRock4,187,9190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
Invesco1,465,1190 00For
Dimensional1,083,0880 00For
Fidelity938,5190 00For
State Street811,435178 00For
Charles Schwab517,3280 00For
Global X0433,912 00Against
First Trust319,5000 00For
Nuveen245,4090 00For
PIMCO0121,542 00Against
WisdomTree117,4420 00For
Jackson National109,9360 00For
TIAA108,8900 00For
Equitable104,3630 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC74,0110 00For
BNY Mellon65,1270 00For
MERIDIAN FUND INC061,250 00Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND55,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust48,7930 00For
Principal48,5790 00For
Federated Hermes47,7070 00For
Nushares ETF Trust43,5520 00For
PARADIGM FUNDS40,0000 00For

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4. Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Thomas Beaudoin

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 28,268,493AGAINST: 1,781,293

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas Beaudoin”): 28,268,493 for, 1,781,293 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 69% for, 4% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 73 asset managers below cast 96% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (18,552,188 for, 856,406 against).

FOR 95%
FOR: 18,552,188 (95.4%)AGAINST: 856,406 (4.4%)NOT VOTED: 29,992 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or he” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,199,4750 00For
BlackRock4,187,9190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
Invesco1,465,1190 00For
Dimensional1,083,0880 00For
Fidelity938,5190 00For
State Street811,53974 00For
Charles Schwab517,3280 00For
Global X0433,912 00Against
First Trust319,5000 00For
Nuveen245,4090 00For
PIMCO121,5420 00For
WisdomTree0117,442 00Against
Jackson National8,996100,940 00Against
TIAA108,8900 00For
Equitable104,3630 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC74,0110 00For
BNY Mellon065,127 00Against
MERIDIAN FUND INC061,250 00Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND55,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust48,7930 00For
Principal48,5790 00For
Federated Hermes047,707 00Against
Nushares ETF Trust43,5520 00For
PARADIGM FUNDS40,0000 00For

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5. Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Marianne Budnik

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 29,602,595AGAINST: 444,970

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marianne Budnik”): 29,602,595 for, 444,970 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 72% for, 1% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 73 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,408,337 for, 257 against).

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 19,408,337 (99.8%)AGAINST: 257 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 29,992 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or he” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,199,4750 00For
BlackRock4,187,9190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
Invesco1,465,1190 00For
Dimensional1,083,0880 00For
Fidelity938,5190 00For
State Street811,472141 00For
Charles Schwab517,3280 00For
Global X433,9120 00For
First Trust319,5000 00For
Nuveen245,4090 00For
PIMCO121,5420 00For
WisdomTree117,4420 00For
Jackson National109,9360 00For
TIAA108,8900 00For
Equitable104,3630 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC74,0110 00For
BNY Mellon65,1270 00For
MERIDIAN FUND INC61,2500 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND55,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust48,7930 00For
Principal48,5790 00For
Federated Hermes47,7070 00For
Nushares ETF Trust43,5520 00For
PARADIGM FUNDS40,0000 00For

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6. Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Douglas Davis

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 29,603,398AGAINST: 443,077

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Douglas Davis”): 29,603,398 for, 443,077 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 72% for, 1% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 73 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,408,453 for, 141 against).

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 19,408,453 (99.8%)AGAINST: 141 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 29,992 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or he” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,199,4750 00For
BlackRock4,187,9190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
Invesco1,465,1190 00For
Dimensional1,083,0880 00For
Fidelity938,5190 00For
State Street811,472141 00For
Charles Schwab517,3280 00For
Global X433,9120 00For
First Trust319,5000 00For
Nuveen245,4090 00For
PIMCO121,5420 00For
WisdomTree117,4420 00For
Jackson National109,9360 00For
TIAA108,8900 00For
Equitable104,3630 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC74,0110 00For
BNY Mellon65,1270 00For
MERIDIAN FUND INC61,2500 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND55,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust48,7930 00For
Principal48,5790 00For
Federated Hermes47,7070 00For
Nushares ETF Trust43,5520 00For
PARADIGM FUNDS40,0000 00For

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7. Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Sanjay Jha

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 29,694,873AGAINST: 352,441

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sanjay Jha”): 29,694,873 for, 352,441 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 72% for, 0.9% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 73 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,408,520 for, 74 against).

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 19,408,520 (99.8%)AGAINST: 74 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 29,992 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or he” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,199,4750 00For
BlackRock4,187,9190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
Invesco1,465,1190 00For
Dimensional1,083,0880 00For
Fidelity938,5190 00For
State Street811,53974 00For
Charles Schwab517,3280 00For
Global X433,9120 00For
First Trust319,5000 00For
Nuveen245,4090 00For
PIMCO121,5420 00For
WisdomTree117,4420 00For
Jackson National109,9360 00For
TIAA108,8900 00For
Equitable104,3630 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC74,0110 00For
BNY Mellon65,1270 00For
MERIDIAN FUND INC61,2500 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND55,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust48,7930 00For
Principal48,5790 00For
Federated Hermes47,7070 00For
Nushares ETF Trust43,5520 00For
PARADIGM FUNDS40,0000 00For

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8. Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Marcy Klevorn

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 29,727,580AGAINST: 320,062

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marcy Klevorn”): 29,727,580 for, 320,062 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 72% for, 0.8% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 73 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,408,594 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 19,408,594 (99.8%)NOT VOTED: 29,992 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or he” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,199,4750 00For
BlackRock4,187,9190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
Invesco1,465,1190 00For
Dimensional1,083,0880 00For
Fidelity938,5190 00For
State Street811,6130 00For
Charles Schwab517,3280 00For
Global X433,9120 00For
First Trust319,5000 00For
Nuveen245,4090 00For
PIMCO121,5420 00For
WisdomTree117,4420 00For
Jackson National109,9360 00For
TIAA108,8900 00For
Equitable104,3630 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC74,0110 00For
BNY Mellon65,1270 00For
MERIDIAN FUND INC61,2500 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND55,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust48,7930 00For
Principal48,5790 00For
Federated Hermes47,7070 00For
Nushares ETF Trust43,5520 00For
PARADIGM FUNDS40,0000 00For

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9. Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Kristi Ann Matus

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%
FOR: 29,751,571AGAINST: 295,862

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kristi Ann Matus”): 29,751,571 for, 295,862 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 72% for, 0.8% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 73 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,408,520 for, 74 against).

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 19,408,520 (99.8%)AGAINST: 74 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 29,992 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or he” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,199,4750 00For
BlackRock4,187,9190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
Invesco1,465,1190 00For
Dimensional1,083,0880 00For
Fidelity938,5190 00For
State Street811,53974 00For
Charles Schwab517,3280 00For
Global X433,9120 00For
First Trust319,5000 00For
Nuveen245,4090 00For
PIMCO121,5420 00For
WisdomTree117,4420 00For
Jackson National109,9360 00For
TIAA108,8900 00For
Equitable104,3630 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC74,0110 00For
BNY Mellon65,1270 00For
MERIDIAN FUND INC61,2500 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND55,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust48,7930 00For
Principal48,5790 00For
Federated Hermes47,7070 00For
Nushares ETF Trust43,5520 00For
PARADIGM FUNDS40,0000 00For

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10. Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Alfred Nietzel

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 29,548,834AGAINST: 497,010

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Alfred Nietzel”): 29,548,834 for, 497,010 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 72% for, 1% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 73 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,408,404 for, 190 against).

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 19,408,404 (99.8%)AGAINST: 190 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 29,992 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or he” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,199,4750 00For
BlackRock4,187,9190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
Invesco1,465,1190 00For
Dimensional1,083,0880 00For
Fidelity938,5190 00For
State Street811,53974 00For
Charles Schwab517,3280 00For
Global X433,9120 00For
First Trust319,5000 00For
Nuveen245,4090 00For
PIMCO121,5420 00For
WisdomTree117,4420 00For
Jackson National109,9360 00For
TIAA108,8900 00For
Equitable104,3630 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC74,0110 00For
BNY Mellon65,1270 00For
MERIDIAN FUND INC61,2500 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND55,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust48,7930 00For
Principal48,5790 00For
Federated Hermes47,7070 00For
Nushares ETF Trust43,5520 00For
PARADIGM FUNDS40,0000 00For

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11. Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Stefan Ortmanns

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 29,740,367AGAINST: 312,278

CERENCE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stefan Ortmanns”): 29,740,367 for, 312,278 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-02-20 (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 41,237,000 outstanding shares: 72% for, 0.8% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 73 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,408,520 for, 74 against).

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 19,408,520 (99.8%)AGAINST: 74 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 29,992 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine directors named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or he” at CERENCE INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,199,4750 00For
BlackRock4,187,9190 00For
Columbia Threadneedle2,721,9840 00For
Invesco1,465,1190 00For
Dimensional1,083,0880 00For
Fidelity938,5190 00For
State Street811,53974 00For
Charles Schwab517,3280 00For
Global X433,9120 00For
First Trust319,5000 00For
Nuveen245,4090 00For
PIMCO121,5420 00For
WisdomTree117,4420 00For
Jackson National109,9360 00For
TIAA108,8900 00For
Equitable104,3630 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC74,0110 00For
BNY Mellon65,1270 00For
MERIDIAN FUND INC61,2500 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND55,0000 00For
Aristotle Funds Series Trust48,7930 00For
Principal48,5790 00For
Federated Hermes47,7070 00For
Nushares ETF Trust43,5520 00For
PARADIGM FUNDS40,0000 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 73 asset managers. See all 73 in the interactive database.

Largest CERENCE INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of CERENCE INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 41,237,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top CERENCE INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 12.77%
2BlackRock 12.51%
3Idaho Trust Bank 11.20%
4Invesco 7.15%
5Columbia Threadneedle 6.60%
6State Street 5.86%
7Dimensional 2.98%
8Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 2.95%
9Charles Schwab 2.55%
10Fidelity 2.28%

Reported CERENCE INC. ownership

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

CERENCE INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 9.55% DEF14A
American Capital Management Inc. 9.41% DEF14A
BlackRock 9.12% 13F
Vanguard Group 8.39% 13F
State Street 4.38% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 3.30% 13F
Geode Capital 2.25% 13F
Goldman Sachs 1.68% 13F
Nuveen 1.32% 13F
Charles Schwab 1.32% 13F

Percentages above are of 41,237,000 shares outstanding, as reported by CERENCE INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2023-12-31 (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 CERENCE INC.’s 10-Q dated 2023-12-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At CERENCE INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-02-15, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 300 asset managers reported how they voted on 11 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,767 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive… — FOR was 92% 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), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: CERENCE INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2024-02-20.

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