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PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-24 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

  • 11Reported items
  • 107Asset managers
  • 713Fund votes
  • 2024-06-24Main meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.

These tallies are PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-24 (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.

PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2024-06-24
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesOutcome
Elect Director: Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D. 6,718,008---- 1,506,99612,556,503 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Otis Brawley, M.D. 6,417,459---- 1,807,54512,556,503 Majority: yes
Proposal 2: A proposal to approve an amendment to the Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation 15,482,5144,285,0871,013,906 --0 Majority: yes
Proposal 3: A proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 20,368,680302,894109,933 --0 Majority: yes
Proposal 4: A proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers 5,739,9011,825,608659,495 --12,556,503 Majority: yes

Source: PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-06-24 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. 2023-2024 meetings

Each item below shows how the 107 asset managers that disclosed a PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. 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 PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.’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, by non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers.

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

Meeting held 2024-06-24.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

76% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 76%AGAINST 24%
FOR: 5,739,901AGAINST: 1,825,608

PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4: A proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 5,739,901 for, 1,825,608 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-24 (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. Of all 36,679,275 outstanding shares: 16% for, 5% against (21% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 88 asset managers below cast 88% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,596,990 for, 218,953 against).

FOR 88%12%
FOR: 1,596,990 (87.6%)AGAINST: 218,953 (12.0%)ABSTAIN: 7,000 (0.4%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve, by non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers.” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock329,1050 00For
State Street312,3470 00For
Vanguard283,3510 00For
Sofinnova Investments, Inc.142,6350 00For
Northern Trust124,5190 00For
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION0100,008 00Against
Global X051,576 00Against
Equitable42,9680 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp42,1370 00For
AllianceBernstein37,8400 00For
ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC26,5670 00For
Citadel25,4080 00For
Lincoln Financial23,5000 00For
T. Rowe Price19,2700 00For
Invesco019,083 00Against
John Hancock13,3960 00For
AIG/SunAmerica11,5870 00For
Rhumbline10,9980 00For
JPMorgan10,9630 00For
Fidelity10,2860 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC9,8120 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC9,7240 00For
Goldman Sachs9,4290 00For
Dimensional09,284 00Against
Pacific Life8,6330 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 88 asset managers. See all 88 in the interactive database.

2. To approve, by non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2023-07-14; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.7%

The 41 asset managers below cast 99.7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,248,434 for, 9,478 against).

FOR: 3,248,434 (99.7%)AGAINST: 9,478 (0.3%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve, by non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard637,4750 00For
Two Sigma501,0980 00For
BlackRock432,9800 00For
Sofinnova Investments, Inc.285,2700 00For
FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC.271,5760 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC253,8530 00For
Fidelity236,8070 00For
Renaissance103,4050 00For
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION100,0000 00For
Point7286,0820 00For
Citadel84,1490 00For
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.61,1060 00For
State Street42,6100 00For
Charles Schwab26,5560 00For
ALPS ETF Trust18,9100 00For
Dimensional18,6220 00For
MARSHALL WACE, LLP15,7300 00For
LAZARI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.11,0000 00For
T. Rowe Price8,9000 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp8,5320 00For
Invesco07,728 00Against
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds7,4000 00For
Goldman Sachs6,7340 00For
ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC6,4130 00For
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.5,4380 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.

3. To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; and

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2024-06-24.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 20,368,680AGAINST: 302,894

PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: A proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024”): 20,368,680 for, 302,894 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-24 (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. Of all 36,679,275 outstanding shares: 56% for, 0.9% against (56% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 35 asset managers below cast 99.2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (668,266 for, 5,000 against).

FOR 99.2%
FOR: 668,266 (99.3%)AGAINST: 5,000 (0.7%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year e” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard270,2830 00For
BlackRock190,0520 00For
Global X51,5760 00For
Equitable42,9680 00For
Lincoln Financial23,5000 00For
AIG/SunAmerica11,5870 00For
Northern Trust10,7210 00For
Pacific Life8,6330 00For
Fidelity8,5230 00For
John Hancock6,6620 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds5,3440 00For
Greenwich Investment Management, Inc.05,000 00Against
Bridge Builder Trust4,8480 00For
TIAA4,8310 00For
Charles Schwab3,9030 00For
Invesco3,8630 00For
Voya3,6050 00For
Principal3,2710 00For
Calvert2,3090 00For
State Street2,0000 00For
T. Rowe Price1,7310 00For
ProShares1,5710 00For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds1,1000 00For
PENN SERIES FUNDS INC1,1000 00For
Dimensional1,0550 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 35 asset managers. See all 35 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2024-06-24.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

82% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 82%WITHHELD 18%
FOR: 6,718,008WITHHELD: 1,506,996

PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.”): 6,718,008 for, 1,506,996 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-24 (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. Of all 36,679,275 outstanding shares: 18% for, 4% withheld (22% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 34 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (631,211 for, 0 against).

FOR 94%
FOR: 631,211 (94.5%)ABSTAIN: 37,055 (5.5%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard270,2830 00For
BlackRock190,0520 00For
Global X51,5760 00For
Equitable42,9680 00For
Lincoln Financial23,5000 00For
AIG/SunAmerica00 11,5870Abstain
Northern Trust10,7210 00For
Pacific Life8,6330 00For
Fidelity8,5230 00For
John Hancock00 6,6620Abstain
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds00 5,3440Abstain
Bridge Builder Trust4,8480 00For
TIAA4,8310 00For
Charles Schwab3,9030 00For
Invesco3,8630 00For
Voya00 3,6050Abstain
Principal00 3,2710Abstain
Calvert00 2,3090Abstain
State Street2,0000 00For
T. Rowe Price1,7310 00For
ProShares00 1,5710Abstain
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds00 1,1000Abstain
PENN SERIES FUNDS INC1,1000 00For
Dimensional00 1,0550Abstain
Morgan Stanley1,0070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 34 asset managers. See all 34 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: Otis Brawley, M.D.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2024-06-24.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

78% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 78%WITHHELD 22%
FOR: 6,417,459WITHHELD: 1,807,545

PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Otis Brawley, M.D.”): 6,417,459 for, 1,807,545 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-24 (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. Of all 36,679,275 outstanding shares: 17% for, 5% withheld (22% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 34 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (554,203 for, 0 against).

FOR 83%ABSTAIN 17%
FOR: 554,203 (82.9%)ABSTAIN: 114,063 (17.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Otis Brawley, M.D.” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard270,2830 00For
BlackRock190,0520 00For
Global X51,5760 00For
Equitable5,1280 37,8400Abstain
Lincoln Financial00 23,5000Abstain
AIG/SunAmerica00 11,5870Abstain
Northern Trust00 10,7210Abstain
Pacific Life8,6330 00For
Fidelity8,5230 00For
John Hancock00 6,6620Abstain
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds00 5,3440Abstain
Bridge Builder Trust4,8480 00For
TIAA00 4,8310Abstain
Charles Schwab3,9030 00For
Invesco3,8630 00For
Voya3,6050 00For
Principal00 3,2710Abstain
Calvert00 2,3090Abstain
State Street00 2,0000Abstain
T. Rowe Price1,7310 00For
ProShares00 1,5710Abstain
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds00 1,1000Abstain
PENN SERIES FUNDS INC00 1,1000Abstain
Dimensional00 1,0550Abstain
Morgan Stanley1,0070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 34 asset managers. See all 34 in the interactive database.

6. To approve an amendment to our Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock from 75,000,000 shares to 150,000,000 shares;

CAPITAL STRUCTUREMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2024-06-24.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

78% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 78%AGAINST 22%
FOR: 15,482,514AGAINST: 4,285,087

PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: A proposal to approve an amendment to the Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”): 15,482,514 for, 4,285,087 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-24 (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. Of all 36,679,275 outstanding shares: 42% for, 12% against (53.9% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 34 asset managers below cast 92% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (611,827 for, 56,439 against).

FOR 92%8%
FOR: 611,827 (91.6%)AGAINST: 56,439 (8.4%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve an amendment to our Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increa” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard270,2830 00For
BlackRock190,0520 00For
Global X051,576 00Against
Equitable42,9680 00For
Lincoln Financial23,5000 00For
AIG/SunAmerica11,5870 00For
Northern Trust10,7210 00For
Pacific Life8,6330 00For
Fidelity8,5230 00For
John Hancock6,6620 00For
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds5,3440 00For
Bridge Builder Trust4,8480 00For
TIAA4,8310 00For
Charles Schwab03,903 00Against
Invesco3,8630 00For
Voya3,6050 00For
Principal3,2710 00For
Calvert2,3090 00For
State Street2,0000 00For
T. Rowe Price1,7310 00For
ProShares1,5710 00For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds1,1000 00For
PENN SERIES FUNDS INC1,1000 00For
Dimensional1,0550 00For
Morgan Stanley1,0070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 34 asset managers. See all 34 in the interactive database.

7. Election of Directors: Ilian Iliev, Ph.D.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2023-07-14; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.0%

The 13 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (971,253 for, 0 against).

FOR: 971,253 (99.1%)ABSTAIN: 8,993 (0.9%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Ilian Iliev, Ph.D.” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard624,9290 00For
Fidelity236,7560 00For
BlackRock58,1680 00For
ALPS ETF Trust18,9100 00For
Charles Schwab13,2780 00For
Dimensional00 8,9930Abstain
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds7,4000 00For
Equitable4,3910 00For
Invesco3,8640 00For
Victory Capital1,7370 00For
American Century1,1020 00For
John Hancock5670 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC1510 00For

8. Election of Directors: Kamil Ali-Jackson, Esq.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2023-07-14; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 72%ABSTAIN 28%

The 13 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (700,917 for, 0 against).

FOR: 700,917 (71.5%)ABSTAIN: 279,329 (28.5%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kamil Ali-Jackson, Esq.” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard624,9290 00For
Fidelity00 236,7560Abstain
BlackRock58,1680 00For
ALPS ETF Trust00 18,9100Abstain
Charles Schwab13,2780 00For
Dimensional00 8,9930Abstain
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds00 7,4000Abstain
Equitable4,3910 00For
Invesco00 3,8640Abstain
Victory Capital00 1,7370Abstain
American Century00 1,1020Abstain
John Hancock00 5670Abstain
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC1510 00For

9. To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2023-07-14; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 13 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (980,246 for, 0 against).

FOR: 980,246 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year e” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard624,9290 00For
Fidelity236,7560 00For
BlackRock58,1680 00For
ALPS ETF Trust18,9100 00For
Charles Schwab13,2780 00For
Dimensional8,9930 00For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds7,4000 00For
Equitable4,3910 00For
Invesco3,8640 00For
Victory Capital1,7370 00For
American Century1,1020 00For
John Hancock5670 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC1510 00For

10. To approve the Third Amended and Restated PDS Biotechnology Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, which was approved by our Board of Directors on May 19, 2023

COMPENSATION

Meeting held 2023-07-14; no official results are on file for this meeting.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

75% fund support · no official result

FOR 75%AGAINST 25%

The 11 asset managers below cast 75% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (737,806 for, 241,722 against).

FOR: 737,806 (75.3%)AGAINST: 241,722 (24.7%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve the Third Amended and Restated PDS Biotechnology Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, which was ” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard624,9290 00For
Fidelity0236,756 00Against
BlackRock58,1680 00For
ALPS ETF Trust18,9100 00For
Charles Schwab13,2780 00For
Dimensional8,9930 00For
Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds7,4000 00For
Equitable4,3910 00For
Invesco03,864 00Against
Victory Capital1,7370 00For
American Century01,102 00Against

11. To approve the Third Amended and Restated POS Biotechnology Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, which was approved by our Board of Directors on May 19, 2023

COMPENSATION

Meeting held 2023-07-14; no official results are on file for this meeting.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (718 for, 0 against).

FOR: 718 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve the Third Amended and Restated POS Biotechnology Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, which was ” at PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
John Hancock5670 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC1510 00For

Largest PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 36,679,275 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 0.90%
2State Street 0.85%
3Vanguard 0.77%
4Sofinnova Investments, Inc. 0.39%
5Northern Trust 0.34%
6PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 0.27%
7Global X 0.14%
8Equitable 0.12%
9MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp 0.11%
10AllianceBernstein 0.10%

Reported PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. ownership

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

PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. beneficial owners on record for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Vanguard Group 5.18% 13F
Geode Capital 1.78% 13F
State Street 1.52% 13F
BlackRock 1.41% 13F
Renaissance Technologies 0.97% 13F
Northern Trust 0.66% 13F
Citadel Advisors 0.36% 13F
Nuveen 0.30% 13F
BNY Mellon 0.27% 13F
Charles Schwab 0.21% 13F

Percentages above are of 36,679,275 shares outstanding, as reported by PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated 2024-05-08 (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 PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.’s 10-Q dated 2024-05-08. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.'s 2 shareholder meetings in the 2023-2024 proxy season (held 2023-07-14 and 2024-06-24), 107 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 713 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 11 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 2024-06-24 — To approve, by non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers. — FOR was 76% 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: PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2024-06-24.

PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 (this page).