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At Finward Bancorp's shareholder meeting held May 22, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 95 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 482 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 5 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 a non-binding advisory basis, the executive compensation of the named executive… — FOR was 94% 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: Finward Bancorp's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2026.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Finward Bancorp’s Form 8-K, filed May 26, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of May 22, 2026: 5 items on Finward Bancorp’s Form 8-K, filed May 26, 2026: 5 without a stated outcome.
None.
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: 2025-2026
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These tallies are Finward Bancorp’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 26, 2026 (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: Benjamin J. Bochnowski | 2,486,625 | -- | -- | 418,023 | 379,971 | 86% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Robert E. Johnson, III | 2,572,074 | -- | -- | 332,574 | 379,971 | 89% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Martin P. Alwin | 2,659,517 | -- | -- | 245,131 | 379,971 | 92% | Not verified | — |
| 2. Ratification of Auditors | 3,218,420 | 57,910 | 8,289 | -- | -- | 98% | Not verified | — |
| 3. Advisory Vote on Compensation | 2,720,043 | 169,928 | 14,677 | -- | 379,971 | 94% | Not verified | — |
This meeting is also recorded here as May 26, 2026; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.
Source: Finward Bancorp, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 26, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 95 asset managers that disclosed a Finward Bancorp 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 Finward Bancorp’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.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
86% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Benjamin J. Bochnowski
Finward Bancorp’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Benjamin J. Bochnowski”): 2,486,625 for, 418,023 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 26, 2026 (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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 34 asset managers below reported 314,149 for, 120,081 withheld, 1,271 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 173,715 | 0 | 1 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 102,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69,982 | Withhold |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,300 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 9,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,429 | Withhold |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,064 | Withhold |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,517 | Withhold |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,331 | Withhold |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 5,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 4,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,500 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 4,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 4,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,100 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 2,100 | 0 | 0 | 301 | Mixed |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,786 | Withhold |
| Global X | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 1,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 1,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 1,180 | 0 | Abstain |
| Nationwide | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 522 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 34 asset managers. All 34 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
92% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Martin P. Alwin
Finward Bancorp’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Martin P. Alwin”): 2,659,517 for, 245,131 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 26, 2026 (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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 34 asset managers below reported 380,032 for, 54,199 withheld, 1,270 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 173,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 102,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 69,982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,300 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 9,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,429 | Withhold |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,064 | Withhold |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,517 | Withhold |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,331 | Withhold |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 5,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 4,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,500 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 4,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,100 | Withhold |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,100 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 2,100 | 0 | 0 | 301 | Mixed |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,786 | Withhold |
| Global X | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 1,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 1,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 1,180 | 0 | Abstain |
| Nationwide | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 522 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 34 asset managers. All 34 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
89% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Robert E. Johnson III
Finward Bancorp’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert E. Johnson, III”): 2,572,074 for, 332,574 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 26, 2026 (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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 34 asset managers below reported 377,748 for, 56,483 withheld, 1,270 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 173,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 102,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 69,982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,300 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 9,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,429 | Withhold |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,064 | Withhold |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,517 | Withhold |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,331 | Withhold |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 5,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 4,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,500 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 4,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,100 | Withhold |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,100 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,401 | Withhold |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,786 | Withhold |
| Global X | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 1,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 1,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 1,180 | 0 | Abstain |
| Nationwide | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 522 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 34 asset managers. All 34 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the executive compensation of the named executive officers included in the proxy statement FOR the Annual Meeting.
Finward Bancorp’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory Vote on Compensation”): 2,720,043 for, 169,928 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 26, 2026 (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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% 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 | 173,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 102,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 69,982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 11,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 9,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 8,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 7,064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 6,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 5,331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 5,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 4,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 4,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 4,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 3,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 2,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 1,786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 1,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 1,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 1,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 34 managers: 435,501 for. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllianceBernstein | 413,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PL Capital Advisors, LLC | 348,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL ADVISORS INC | 99,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 82,692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Caldwell Trust Co | 40,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 40,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 39,892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 28,421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RAFFLES ASSOCIATES LP | 26,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 25,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Wellington | 24,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 20,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 18,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ | 15,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Black Maple Capital Management LP | 14,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 12,822 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BANK OF AMERICA NA | 11,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 11,056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 9,395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 9,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 8,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 6,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 5,494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 5,331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 5,312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 72 managers: 1,364,335 for, 1,456 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
100% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: Proposal to ratify the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
The 33 asset managers below reported 432,401 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 173,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 102,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 69,982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 11,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 9,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 8,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 7,064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 6,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 5,331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 5,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 4,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 4,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 4,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 2,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 1,786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 1,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 1,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 1,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 33 asset managers. All 33 are 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 4,329,971 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 4.01% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 2.37% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 1.62% |
| 4 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 0.26% |
| 5 | Charles Schwab | 0.21% |
| 6 | Dimensional | 0.19% |
| 7 | Principal | 0.16% |
| 8 | American Century | 0.15% |
| 9 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.12% |
| 10 | QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0.12% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AllianceBernstein | 9.56% |
| 2 | PL Capital Advisors, LLC | 8.04% |
| 3 | ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL ADVISORS INC | 2.30% |
| 4 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.91% |
| 5 | Caldwell Trust Co | 0.93% |
| 6 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 0.93% |
| 7 | BlackRock | 0.92% |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 0.66% |
| 9 | RAFFLES ASSOCIATES LP | 0.61% |
| 10 | Vanguard | 0.58% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin J. Bochnowski | 9.34% | DEF14A |
| Bochnowski Family Group | 9.34% | DEF14A |
| AllianceBernstein L.P. | 9.32% | DEF14A |
| PL Capital Advisors, LLC | 8.23% | DEF14A |
| Vanguard Group | 4.62% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 3.70% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.86% | 13F |
| Wellington Management | 1.28% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 1.26% | 13F |
| State Street | 1.15% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 4,329,971 shares outstanding, as reported by Finward Bancorp on its Form 10-Q dated May 5, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 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 Finward Bancorp’s 10-Q dated May 5, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
Finward Bancorp proxy season coverage: 2025-2026 (this page).
proxyvotesnow.com, “Finward Bancorp (FNWD) 2026 Annual Meeting: Shareholder Vote Results”, https://proxyvotesnow.com/company/finward-bancorp/2026 (version of November 8, 2026). Derived from SEC Form N-PX and Form 8-K filings; tables licensed CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC BY 4.0.