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At PERSONALIS INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 17, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 60 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 255 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named… — PERSONALIS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% 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: PERSONALIS INC.'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 PERSONALIS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of May 17, 2024: 5 items on PERSONALIS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 21, 2024: 3 elected · 2 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 PERSONALIS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Christopher Hall | 26,047,585 | -- | -- | 206,431 | 15,492,304 | 99.2% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Lonnie Shoff | 25,939,561 | -- | -- | 314,455 | 15,492,304 | 99% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Kenneth J. Widder, M.D. | 26,025,666 | -- | -- | 228,350 | 15,492,304 | 99.1% | Elected | — |
| 2. The selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 | 40,946,872 | 553,654 | 245,794 | -- | -- | 99% | Approved | — |
| 3. On a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 25,393,708 | 634,656 | 225,652 | -- | 15,492,304 | 98% | Approved | — |
Source: PERSONALIS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 21, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 60 asset managers that disclosed a PERSONALIS 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 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kenneth J. Widder, M.D.
PERSONALIS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kenneth J. Widder, M.D.”): 26,025,666 for, 228,350 withheld, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Stockholders elected each of the three nominees for Class II director to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or, if sooner, until the director's death, resignation or removal.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARK ETF Trust | 5,769,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,892,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,102,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 365,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 135,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 39,148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 37,904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 37,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 22,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 12,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 12,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 11,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 10,237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PFM Multi-Manager Series Trust | 9,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 8,432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 6,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 5,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 2,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 22 managers: 9,785,949 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 211,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 211,118 for.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Christopher Hall
PERSONALIS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher Hall”): 26,047,585 for, 206,431 withheld, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Stockholders elected each of the three nominees for Class II director to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or, if sooner, until the director's death, resignation or removal.”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARK ETF Trust | 5,769,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,892,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,102,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 365,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 135,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 39,148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 37,904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 37,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 22,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 12,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 12,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 11,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 10,237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PFM Multi-Manager Series Trust | 9,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 8,432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 6,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 5,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 2,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 22 managers: 9,785,949 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 211,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 211,118 for.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Lonnie Shoff
PERSONALIS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lonnie Shoff”): 25,939,561 for, 314,455 withheld, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Stockholders elected each of the three nominees for Class II director to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or, if sooner, until the director's death, resignation or removal.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 22 asset managers below reported 9,785,949 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARK ETF Trust | 5,769,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,892,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,102,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 365,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 135,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 39,148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 37,904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 37,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 22,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 12,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 12,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 11,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 10,237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PFM Multi-Manager Series Trust | 9,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 8,432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 6,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 5,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 2,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.
PERSONALIS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. On a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 25,393,708 for, 634,656 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”
Support: 98% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARK ETF Trust | 5,769,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,892,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,102,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 365,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 135,600 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 39,148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 37,904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 37,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 22,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 12,861 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GuideStone | 12,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 11,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 10,237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PFM Multi-Manager Series Trust | 9,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 8,432 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 6,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 0 | 5,414 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 1,303 | 1,146 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Allianz | 0 | 647 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Guggenheim | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 22 managers: 9,621,849 for, 164,100 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 1,447,807 | 173 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 977,634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 733,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 479,211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 431,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 396,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 380,023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 378,722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 251,438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 211,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DE Shaw | 183,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 135,600 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 95,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 0 | 88,452 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | 60,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 55,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 49,110 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 47,494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Man Group plc | 47,010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc. | 39,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Point72 | 37,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 30,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 22,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University | 22,105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO | 19,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 46 managers: 6,427,695 for, 288,019 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.
PERSONALIS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. The selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024”): 40,946,872 for, 553,654 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.”
Support: 99% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARK ETF Trust | 5,769,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,892,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,102,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 365,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 135,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 39,148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 37,904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 37,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 22,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 12,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 12,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 11,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 10,237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PFM Multi-Manager Series Trust | 9,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 8,432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 6,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 5,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 2,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 22 managers: 9,785,949 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 211,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 211,118 for.
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 51,938,839 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARK ETF Trust | 11.11% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 3.64% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 2.12% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 0.70% |
| 5 | BRUCE FUND INC | 0.58% |
| 6 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.26% |
| 7 | Columbia Threadneedle | 0.08% |
| 8 | Nationwide | 0.07% |
| 9 | T. Rowe Price | 0.07% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 0.04% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 2.79% |
| 2 | Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 1.88% |
| 3 | JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 1.41% |
| 4 | Renaissance | 0.92% |
| 5 | STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 0.83% |
| 6 | Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 0.76% |
| 7 | Citadel | 0.73% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.73% |
| 9 | ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 0.48% |
| 10 | HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 0.41% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 27.04% | 13G |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | 13.84% | 13G |
| BlackRock | 10.87% | 13F |
| Orin Hirschman | 8.27% | 13G |
| Vanguard Group | 5.79% | 13F |
| Renaissance Technologies | 2.11% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 1.11% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 0.98% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 0.76% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.66% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 51,938,839 shares outstanding, as reported by PERSONALIS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated April 29, 2024 (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 PERSONALIS INC.’s 10-Q dated April 29, 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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