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At Evans Bancorp, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held December 20, 2024, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 70 asset managers reported how they voted on 3 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 208 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation that may become payable to… — Evans Bancorp, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 94% 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: Evans Bancorp, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2024.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Evans Bancorp, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed December 20, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of December 20, 2024: 3 items on Evans Bancorp, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed December 20, 2024: 3 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 Evans Bancorp, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed December 20, 2024 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Merger Proposal A proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among NBT, NBT Bank, National Association, the Company, and Evans Bank, National Association, dated as of September 9, 2024, pursuant to which (i) the Company will merge with and | 3,997,476 | 98,702 | 62,536 | -- | -- | 98% | Approved | a supermajority of the shares outstanding |
| 2. Compensation Proposal A proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation that may become payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the merger | 3,846,140 | 225,097 | 87,477 | -- | -- | 94% | Approved | a majority of the votes cast |
| 3. Adjournment Proposal A proposal to approve one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting, or at an adjournment or postponement of t | 3,973,881 | 123,434 | 61,399 | -- | -- | 97% | Approved | a majority of the votes cast |
Source: Evans Bancorp, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 20, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 70 asset managers that disclosed a Evans Bancorp, 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.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 9, 2024, by and among NBT Bancorp Inc., NBT Bank, National Association, Evans Bancorp, Inc., and Evans Bank, National Association, pursuant to which Evans will merge with and into NBT Bancorp Inc., as set forth in Annex A to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.
Evans Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“1. Merger Proposal A proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among NBT, NBT Bank, National Association, the Company, and Evans Bank, National Association, dated as of September 9, 2024, pursuant to w”): 3,997,476 for, 98,702 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed December 20, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Merger Proposal A proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among NBT, NBT Bank, National Association, the Company, and Evans Bank, National Association, dated as of September 9, 2024, pursuant to which (i) the Company will merge with and into NBT, with NBT as the su…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a supermajority of the shares outstanding (“two-thirds of all outstanding”).
The 19 asset managers below reported 731,483 for, 3,922 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 254,045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 182,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 140,945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 48,187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 44,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 29,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 17,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 4,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 0 | 3,922 | 0 | Abstain |
| Legg Mason | 2,783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 1,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 1,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
97% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF ONE OR MORE ADJOURNMENTS OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF EVANS BANCORP, INC., IF NECESSARY, TO PERMIT FURTHER SOLICITATION OF PROXIES IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE SPECIAL MEETING, OR AT AN ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT OF THAT MEETING, TO APPROVE THE MERGER PROPOSAL.
Evans Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Adjournment Proposal A proposal to approve one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting, o”): 3,973,881 for, 123,434 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed December 20, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 – Adjournment Proposal A proposal to approve one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting, or at an adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting, to approv…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a majority of the votes cast (“majority of votes cast”).
The 19 asset managers below reported 731,483 for, 3,922 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 254,045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 182,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 140,945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 48,187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 44,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 29,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 17,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 4,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 3,922 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Legg Mason | 2,783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 1,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 1,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation that may become payable to the named executive officers of Evans Bancorp, Inc. in connection with the merger, as described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.
Evans Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Compensation Proposal A proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation that may become payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the merger”): 3,846,140 for, 225,097 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed December 20, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 – Compensation Proposal A proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation that may become payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the merger was approved by the requisite majority of votes cast by shareholders at the Speci…”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a majority of the votes cast (“majority of votes cast”).
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 | 254,045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 182,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 140,945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 48,187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 44,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 29,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 17,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 4,400 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 3,922 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Legg Mason | 2,783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 1,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 1,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 19 managers: 727,083 for, 8,322 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL Capital Advisors, LLC | 611,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FJ Capital Management LLC | 243,752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL ADVISORS INC | 234,367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 232,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 201,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Chicago Capital Management, LLC | 163,117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ODDO BHF ASSET MANAGEMENT SAS | 160,086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 56,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 45,564 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 26,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CSS LLC/IL | 0 | 0 | 23,167 | 0 | Abstain |
| BlackRock | 22,257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 21,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 19,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 19,061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 17,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp | 0 | 17,101 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 12,823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. | 11,445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Point72 | 10,091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 9,163 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 6,962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CNB Bank | 5,329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 4,757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 2,783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 56 managers: 2,147,281 for, 26,287 against, 23,167 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
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 5,521,009 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 4.60% |
| 2 | John Hancock | 3.30% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 2.55% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 0.87% |
| 5 | American Century | 0.81% |
| 6 | BlackRock | 0.53% |
| 7 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.31% |
| 8 | RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0.08% |
| 9 | EA Series Trust | 0.07% |
| 10 | Legg Mason | 0.05% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PL Capital Advisors, LLC | 11.08% |
| 2 | FJ Capital Management LLC | 4.41% |
| 3 | ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL ADVISORS INC | 4.25% |
| 4 | AllianceBernstein | 4.21% |
| 5 | John Hancock | 3.65% |
| 6 | Chicago Capital Management, LLC | 2.95% |
| 7 | ODDO BHF ASSET MANAGEMENT SAS | 2.90% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.02% |
| 9 | American Century | 0.83% |
| 10 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 0.47% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 4.60% | 13F |
| Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. | 3.92% | 13G |
| Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC | 3.66% | 13G |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 3.38% | 13F |
| Millennium Management | 1.50% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.05% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.97% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 0.94% | 13F |
| State Street | 0.44% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 0.42% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 5,521,009 shares outstanding, as reported by Evans Bancorp, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated April 30, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 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 Evans Bancorp, Inc.’s 10-Q dated April 30, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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