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At L.S. STARRETT CO.'s 2 shareholder meetings in the 2023-2024 proxy season (held November 8, 2023 and May 21, 2024), 52 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 445 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 8 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 of the season, voted at the meeting held May 21, 2024 — A proposal to approve, on a non- binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or… — FOR was 82% 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: L.S. STARRETT CO.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2024.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and L.S. STARRETT CO.’s Form 8-K, filed November 13, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of November 8, 2023: 4 items on L.S. STARRETT CO.’s Form 8-K, filed November 13, 2023: 1 approved · 3 without a stated outcome.
Meeting of May 21, 2024: 2 items on L.S. STARRETT CO.’s Form 8-K, filed May 21, 2024: 2 without a stated outcome.
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: 2023-2024
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These tallies are L.S. STARRETT CO.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed November 13, 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. L.S. STARRETT CO. reported 2 meetings in this season; each is tabulated separately below, with its own filing.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Thomas J. Riordan | 1,442,779 | -- | -- | 2,534,169 | 1,458,614 | 36% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Christopher C. Gahagan | 4,825,058 | -- | -- | 2,530,881 | 1,472,094 | 66% | Not verified | — |
| 2. Non-binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers for Fiscal 2023 The Company's Class A and Class B shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to approve the compensation of named executive officers for fiscal 2023, by the following v | 6,832,366 | 246,732 | 276,841 | -- | 1,472,094 | 97% | Not verified | — |
| Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Company's Class A and Class B shareholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered publi | 7,617,781 | 972,612 | 237,640 | -- | -- | 89% | Approved | — |
Source: L.S. STARRETT CO., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 13, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 8, 2024 (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the " Merger Agreement "), by and among Starrett, Uhu Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Parent "), and Unicornfish Corp. | 9,017,695 | 92,399 | 64,607 | -- | -- | 99% | Not verified | — |
| 2. Proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Starrett's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise related to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger A | 7,399,709 | 1,675,320 | 99,672 | -- | -- | 82% | Not verified | — |
Source: L.S. STARRETT CO., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 21, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 52 asset managers that disclosed a L.S. STARRETT CO. 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 L.S. STARRETT CO.’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.
Meeting held November 8, 2023.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
66% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Christopher C. Gahagan
L.S. STARRETT CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher C. Gahagan”): 4,825,058 for, 2,530,881 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed November 13, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 66% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 15 asset managers below reported 82,973 for, 1,586,068 withheld, 495 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 451,181 | Withhold |
| Gabelli | 72,000 | 0 | 0 | 341,900 | Mixed |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300,878 | Withhold |
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248,994 | Withhold |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78,033 | Withhold |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67,500 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54,317 | Withhold |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26,100 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,439 | Withhold |
| EA Series Trust | 8,108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,600 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,530 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 596 | Withhold |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Meeting held November 8, 2023.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
36% Plurality election · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Thomas J. Riordan
L.S. STARRETT CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas J. Riordan”): 1,442,779 for, 2,534,169 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed November 13, 2023 (Item 5.07). This is a for/withhold election, which is decided by plurality: a nominee does not need a majority of the votes cast to be elected, so no passed or failed outcome is stated here.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 36% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 15 asset managers below reported 80,108 for, 1,588,933 withheld, 495 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 451,181 | Withhold |
| Gabelli | 72,000 | 0 | 0 | 341,900 | Mixed |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300,878 | Withhold |
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248,994 | Withhold |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78,033 | Withhold |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67,500 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54,317 | Withhold |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26,100 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,439 | Withhold |
| EA Series Trust | 8,108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,865 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,600 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,530 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 596 | Withhold |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Meeting held May 21, 2024.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: A proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 8, 2024 (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among The L.S. Starrett Company, a Massachusetts corporation ("Starrett"), Uhu Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Unicornfish Corp., a Massachusetts corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
L.S. STARRETT CO.’s own tally for this item (“1. Proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 8, 2024 (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the " Merger Agreement "), by and among Starrett, Uhu Inc., a Delaware corporat”): 9,017,695 for, 92,399 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (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: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 18 asset managers below reported 1,869,312 for, 10,120 abstained, 495 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli | 578,339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 471,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 311,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 267,097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 62,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 60,149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 31,001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 28,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 13,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| 1290 Funds | 12,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEXPOINT FUNDS I | 11,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 0 | 10,120 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 2,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Meeting held May 21, 2024.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: A proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting.
The 18 asset managers below reported 1,809,163 for, 70,269 against, 495 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli | 578,339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 471,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 311,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 267,097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 62,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 0 | 60,149 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 31,001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 28,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 13,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| 1290 Funds | 12,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEXPOINT FUNDS I | 11,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 10,120 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 2,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Meeting held May 21, 2024.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
82% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: A proposal to approve, on a non- binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Starrett's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise related to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
L.S. STARRETT CO.’s own tally for this item (“2. Proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Starrett's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise related to the Merger Agreement and the t”): 7,399,709 for, 1,675,320 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli | 457,373 | 120,966 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Equitable | 471,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 311,853 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 0 | 267,097 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 62,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 0 | 60,149 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 31,001 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 28,700 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GDL FUND | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 13,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| 1290 Funds | 12,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEXPOINT FUNDS I | 0 | 11,054 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 10,120 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 2,865 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 0 | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 1,247 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Fund voting reports, all 18 managers: 1,031,250 for, 848,182 against, 495 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli | 531,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 0 | 321,622 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Beryl Capital Management LLC | 186,979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 72,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 66,013 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 45,444 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 32,211 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. | 26,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 18,322 | 1,092 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 15,641 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Citadel | 13,433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | 13,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 7,954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 5,485 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 4,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 2,865 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JAMES INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC. | 0 | 2,300 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 1,247 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 0 | 1,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 0 | 900 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 0 | 700 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 671 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | 671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL | 0 | 653 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| LONGFELLOW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 32 managers: 872,007 for, 502,962 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Meeting held November 8, 2023.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote on executive compensation.
L.S. STARRETT CO.’s own tally for this item (“2. Non-binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers for Fiscal 2023 The Company's Class A and Class B shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to approve the compensation of named executive offi”): 6,832,366 for, 246,732 against, per its Form 8-K filed November 13, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable | 451,181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 413,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 300,878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 248,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 78,033 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 67,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 54,317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 26,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 13,439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 8,108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Fund voting reports, all 15 managers: 1,591,008 for, 78,033 against, 495 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli | 494,796 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 336,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 58,545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | 56,719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 50,953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 17,933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 11,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 8,679 | 1,479 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 8,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 6,499 | 15 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 4,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 2,979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 2,738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | 671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RAYMOND JAMES TRUST N.A. | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRYN MAWR TRUST Co | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Point72 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company, LLC | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 28 managers: 1,072,156 for, 1,494 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Meeting held November 8, 2023.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
0% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
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). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Gabelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Fund voting reports, all 15 managers: 1,235,454 3 year, 433,587 1 year, 495 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Renaissance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Citadel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| RAYMOND JAMES TRUST N.A. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BRYN MAWR TRUST Co | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Point72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Institutional-manager reports, all 28 managers: 82 against, 572,582 3 year, 500,986 1 year. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Meeting held November 8, 2023.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
89% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024.
L.S. STARRETT CO.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Company's Class A and Class B shareholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Grant Thornton LLP as th”): 7,617,781 for, 972,612 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed November 13, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 4 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Company's Class A and Class B shareholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal y…”
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 15 asset managers below reported 1,669,041 for, 495 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable | 451,181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 413,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 300,878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 248,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 78,033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 67,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 54,317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 26,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 13,439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 8,108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
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 7,437,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabelli | 7.78% |
| 2 | Equitable | 6.34% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 4.19% |
| 4 | Vanguard | 3.59% |
| 5 | TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0.83% |
| 6 | Fidelity | 0.81% |
| 7 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.42% |
| 8 | RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0.39% |
| 9 | GDL FUND | 0.20% |
| 10 | BlackRock | 0.18% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabelli | 7.14% |
| 2 | Renaissance | 4.32% |
| 3 | Beryl Capital Management LLC | 2.51% |
| 4 | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 0.97% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.89% |
| 6 | Dimensional | 0.61% |
| 7 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.43% |
| 8 | PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. | 0.36% |
| 9 | State Street | 0.26% |
| 10 | Northern Trust | 0.21% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GAMCO Investors, Inc | 6.35% | DEF14A |
| Renaissance Technologies | 5.04% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 4.93% | 13F |
| Gabelli Funds, LLC | 4.87% | DEF14A |
| Morgan Stanley | 4.86% | DEF14A |
| Dimensional Place | 4.66% | DEF14A |
| Steel Partners Holdings, LP | 3.72% | DEF14A |
| Phillip J. Cote, Douglas A. Starrett and John C. Tripp, as | 2.88% | DEF14A |
| Mid-Atlantic Trust Company | 2.18% | DEF14A |
| Douglas A. Starrett | 2.12% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 7,437,000 shares outstanding, as reported by L.S. STARRETT CO. on its Form 10-Q dated September 30, 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 L.S. STARRETT CO.’s 10-Q dated September 30, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
L.S. STARRETT CO. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 (this page).
proxyvotesnow.com, “L.S. STARRETT CO. 2023-2024 Annual & Special Meetings: Vote Results”, https://proxyvotesnow.com/company/l-s-starrett-co/2024 (version of November 9, 2026). Derived from SEC Form N-PX and Form 8-K filings; tables licensed CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC BY 4.0.