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KURA SUSHI USA INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and KURA SUSHI USA INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-01-24 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

10Reported items
166Asset managers
1,639Fund votes
2025-01-23Meeting date

Proxy season: 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by KURA SUSHI USA INC.

These tallies are KURA SUSHI USA INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-01-24 (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.

KURA SUSHI USA INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2025-01-23
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Shintaro Asako	17,911,132	1,684,771	13,471	--	497,510	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Treasa Bowers	19,294,926	300,910	13,538	--	497,510	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Kim Ellis	19,575,473	20,352	13,549	--	497,510	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Carin L. Stutz	17,565,219	2,030,601	13,554	--	497,510	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Hajime Uba	19,531,203	64,699	13,472	--	497,510	Majority: yes

Source: KURA SUSHI USA INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-01-24 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the KURA SUSHI USA INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 166 asset managers that disclosed a KURA SUSHI USA 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. 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 KURA SUSHI USA INC.’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.

1. TO APPROVE, IN A NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% fund support · no official result

FOR 98%

The 162 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,565,197 for, 164,282 against).

FOR: 6,565,197 (97.5%)AGAINST: 164,282 (2.4%)ABSTAIN: 2,475 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE, IN A NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.” at KURA SUSHI USA INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Fidelity	1,816,344	0	For
STEPHENS INC /AR/	731,020	0	For
FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC	387,237	0	For
12 West Capital Management LP	329,746	0	For
ALGER FUNDS	312,786	0	For
Voya	311,737	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	237,573	0	For
Portolan Capital Management, LLC	208,548	0	For
Hood River Capital Management LLC	206,545	0	For
Vanguard	163,796	0	For
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	159,369	0	For
MARSHALL WACE, LLP	0	151,026	Against
Russell Investments	145,035	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	132,409	0	For
BlackRock	128,174	0	For
Granite Investment Partners, LLC	123,129	0	For
State Street	118,093	0	For
DE Shaw	95,387	0	For
WASATCH ADVISORS LP	93,885	0	For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST	93,406	0	For
Northern Trust	89,080	0	For
Calamos	50,498	0	For
NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC	38,797	0	For
Pacific Life	37,904	0	For
Lazard	37,771	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 162 asset managers. See all 162 in the interactive database.

2. TO RECOMMEND, IN A NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

8%ONE YEAR 65%1 YEAR 27%

The 160 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (537,990 for, 0 against).

FOR: 537,990 (8.0%)ABSTAIN: 2,337 (0.0%)ONE YEAR: 4,371,618 (64.9%)1 YEAR: 1,803,266 (26.8%)THREE YEARS: 15,149 (0.2%)3 YEARS: 1,144 (0.0%)1-YEAR: 21 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO RECOMMEND, IN A NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICE” at KURA SUSHI USA INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Fidelity	0	One Year
STEPHENS INC /AR/	0	1 Year
FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	One Year
12 West Capital Management LP	329,746	For
ALGER FUNDS	0	One Year
Voya	0	One Year
Columbia Threadneedle	0	One Year
Portolan Capital Management, LLC	0	1 Year
Hood River Capital Management LLC	206,545	For
Vanguard	0	One Year
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0	One Year
MARSHALL WACE, LLP	0	1 Year
Russell Investments	0	1 Year
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	One Year
BlackRock	0	1 Year
Granite Investment Partners, LLC	0	1 Year
State Street	0	One Year
DE Shaw	0	One Year
WASATCH ADVISORS LP	0	One Year
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST	0	One Year
Northern Trust	0	1 Year
Calamos	0	1 Year
NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC	0	One Year
Pacific Life	0	One Year
Lazard	0	One Year

Showing the 25 largest of 160 asset managers. See all 160 in the interactive database.

3. Election of Directors: Carin L. Stutz

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 90%10%

FOR: 17,565,219AGAINST: 2,030,601

KURA SUSHI USA INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Carin L. Stutz”): 17,565,219 for, 2,030,601 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-01-24 (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. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 58 asset managers below cast 63% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,476,217 for, 871,701 against).

FOR 63%AGAINST 37%

FOR: 1,476,217 (62.8%)AGAINST: 871,701 (37.1%)ABSTAIN: 2,337 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Carin L. Stutz” at KURA SUSHI USA INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Fidelity	809,173	163,668	For
ALGER FUNDS	0	312,786	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	237,573	0	For
Vanguard	154,018	0	For
Voya	0	123,570	Against
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST	93,406	0	For
Russell Investments	0	53,349	Against
Calamos	40,952	0	For
Pacific Life	37,904	0	For
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS	0	35,327	Against
Jackson National	0	33,597	Against
BlackRock	30,628	0	For
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust	0	26,274	Against
Royce	23,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	0	19,204	Against
LKCM Funds	0	18,460	Against
ALGER PORTFOLIOS	0	18,028	Against
Manager Directed Portfolios	18,028	0	For
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS	0	11,130	Against
Lazard	10,056	0	For
TIAA	0	9,391	Against
Equitable	2,071	6,070	Against
Victory Capital	0	6,831	Against
Lincoln Financial	5,823	610	For
Charles Schwab	0	5,848	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: Hajime Uba

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 19,531,203AGAINST: 64,699

KURA SUSHI USA INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Hajime Uba”): 19,531,203 for, 64,699 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-01-24 (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. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 58 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,347,893 for, 25 against).

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 2,347,893 (99.9%)AGAINST: 25 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 2,337 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Hajime Uba” at KURA SUSHI USA INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Fidelity	972,841	For
ALGER FUNDS	312,786	For
Columbia Threadneedle	237,573	For
Vanguard	154,018	For
Voya	123,570	For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST	93,406	For
Russell Investments	53,349	For
Calamos	40,952	For
Pacific Life	37,904	For
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS	35,327	For
Jackson National	33,597	For
BlackRock	30,628	For
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust	26,274	For
Royce	23,000	For
RBB FUND, INC.	19,204	For
LKCM Funds	18,460	For
ALGER PORTFOLIOS	18,028	For
Manager Directed Portfolios	18,028	For
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS	11,130	For
Lazard	10,056	For
TIAA	9,391	For
Equitable	8,141	For
Victory Capital	6,831	For
Lincoln Financial	6,433	For
Charles Schwab	5,848	For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: Kim Ellis

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 19,575,473AGAINST: 20,352

KURA SUSHI USA INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kim Ellis”): 19,575,473 for, 20,352 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-01-24 (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. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,347,918 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 2,347,918 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 2,337 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kim Ellis” at KURA SUSHI USA INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Fidelity	972,841	For
ALGER FUNDS	312,786	For
Columbia Threadneedle	237,573	For
Vanguard	154,018	For
Voya	123,570	For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST	93,406	For
Russell Investments	53,349	For
Calamos	40,952	For
Pacific Life	37,904	For
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS	35,327	For
Jackson National	33,597	For
BlackRock	30,628	For
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust	26,274	For
Royce	23,000	For
RBB FUND, INC.	19,204	For
LKCM Funds	18,460	For
ALGER PORTFOLIOS	18,028	For
Manager Directed Portfolios	18,028	For
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS	11,130	For
Lazard	10,056	For
TIAA	9,391	For
Equitable	8,141	For
Victory Capital	6,831	For
Lincoln Financial	6,433	For
Charles Schwab	5,848	For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

6. Election of Directors: Shintaro Asako

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%9%

FOR: 17,911,132AGAINST: 1,684,771

KURA SUSHI USA INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Shintaro Asako”): 17,911,132 for, 1,684,771 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-01-24 (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. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 58 asset managers below cast 71% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,670,891 for, 677,027 against).

FOR 71%AGAINST 29%

FOR: 1,670,891 (71.1%)AGAINST: 677,027 (28.8%)ABSTAIN: 2,337 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Shintaro Asako” at KURA SUSHI USA INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Fidelity	929,956	42,885	For
ALGER FUNDS	0	312,786	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	237,573	0	For
Vanguard	154,018	0	For
Voya	0	123,570	Against
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST	93,406	0	For
Russell Investments	53,349	0	For
Calamos	40,952	0	For
Pacific Life	37,904	0	For
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS	0	35,327	Against
Jackson National	0	33,597	Against
BlackRock	30,628	0	For
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust	0	26,274	Against
Royce	23,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	0	19,204	Against
LKCM Funds	0	18,460	Against
ALGER PORTFOLIOS	0	18,028	Against
Manager Directed Portfolios	18,028	0	For
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS	0	11,130	Against
Lazard	10,056	0	For
TIAA	9,391	0	For
Equitable	2,071	6,070	Against
Victory Capital	0	6,831	Against
Lincoln Financial	5,823	610	For
Charles Schwab	5,848	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

7. Election of Directors: Treasa Bowers

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 19,294,926AGAINST: 300,910

KURA SUSHI USA INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Treasa Bowers”): 19,294,926 for, 300,910 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-01-24 (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. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 58 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,223,995 for, 123,923 against).

FOR 95%

FOR: 2,223,995 (94.6%)AGAINST: 123,923 (5.3%)ABSTAIN: 2,337 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Treasa Bowers” at KURA SUSHI USA INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Fidelity	972,841	0	For
ALGER FUNDS	312,786	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	237,573	0	For
Vanguard	154,018	0	For
Voya	0	123,570	Against
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST	93,406	0	For
Russell Investments	53,349	0	For
Calamos	40,952	0	For
Pacific Life	37,904	0	For
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS	35,327	0	For
Jackson National	33,597	0	For
BlackRock	30,628	0	For
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust	26,274	0	For
Royce	23,000	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	19,204	0	For
LKCM Funds	18,460	0	For
ALGER PORTFOLIOS	18,028	0	For
Manager Directed Portfolios	18,028	0	For
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS	11,130	0	For
Lazard	10,056	0	For
TIAA	9,391	0	For
Equitable	8,141	0	For
Victory Capital	6,831	0	For
Lincoln Financial	6,433	0	For
Charles Schwab	5,848	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

8. TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON AUGUST 31, 2025.

AUDIT-RELATED

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,347,918 for, 0 against).

FOR: 2,347,918 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 2,337 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE F” at KURA SUSHI USA INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Fidelity	972,841	For
ALGER FUNDS	312,786	For
Columbia Threadneedle	237,573	For
Vanguard	154,018	For
Voya	123,570	For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST	93,406	For
Russell Investments	53,349	For
Calamos	40,952	For
Pacific Life	37,904	For
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS	35,327	For
Jackson National	33,597	For
BlackRock	30,628	For
Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust	26,274	For
Royce	23,000	For
RBB FUND, INC.	19,204	For
LKCM Funds	18,460	For
ALGER PORTFOLIOS	18,028	For
Manager Directed Portfolios	18,028	For
ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS	11,130	For
Lazard	10,056	For
TIAA	9,391	For
Equitable	8,141	For
Victory Capital	6,831	For
Lincoln Financial	6,433	For
Charles Schwab	5,848	For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

9. Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

0% fund support · no official result

1 YEAR 92%

The 3 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 2,963 against).

AGAINST: 2,963 (1.1%)1 YEAR: 250,993 (92.3%)ONE YEAR: 18,112 (6.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency” at KURA SUSHI USA INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	Against	Vote
Granahan Investment Management, LLC	0	1 Year
JPMorgan	0	One Year
FORUM FUNDS II	2,963	Against

10. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (269,105 for, 0 against).

FOR: 269,105 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at KURA SUSHI USA INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Granahan Investment Management, LLC	250,993	0	0	0	For
JPMorgan	18,112	0	0	0	For

Largest KURA SUSHI USA INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked by the number of KURA SUSHI USA INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 11,416,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top KURA SUSHI USA INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Fidelity	15.91%
2	STEPHENS INC /AR/	6.40%
3	FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC	3.39%
4	12 West Capital Management LP	2.89%
5	ALGER FUNDS	2.74%
6	Voya	2.73%
7	Columbia Threadneedle	2.08%
8	Portolan Capital Management, LLC	1.83%
9	Hood River Capital Management LLC	1.81%
10	Vanguard	1.43%

Reported KURA SUSHI USA INC. ownership

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

KURA SUSHI USA INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Stephens Inc.	10.48%	13G
FMR (Fidelity)	8.92%	13F
Granahan Investment Management LLC	5.88%	13G
Hood River Capital Management LLC	5.16%	13G
BlackRock	4.36%	13F
Vanguard Group	3.21%	13F
Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC	2.06%	13G
Dimensional Fund Advisors	1.51%	13F
Geode Capital	1.33%	13F
State Street	1.19%	13F

Percentages above are of 11,416,000 shares outstanding, as reported by KURA SUSHI USA INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2024-11-30 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 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 KURA SUSHI USA INC.’s 10-Q dated 2024-11-30. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At KURA SUSHI USA INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-01-23, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 166 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,639 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 10 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. KURA SUSHI USA INC.'s own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — TO APPROVE, IN A NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. — the reporting funds cast 98% of the shares they voted in favour (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). That is the aggregate of those managers' own N-PX disclosures, not the company's certified result, and the funds are a subset of all shareholders.

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