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SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s Form 8-K (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

21Reported items
212Asset managers
2,663Fund votes
2023-09-19Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.

These tallies are SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K (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.

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2023-09-19
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Anita D. Britt	21,941,907	--	--	342,478	11,682,528	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Fred M. Diaz	21,027,624	--	--	1,256,761	11,682,528	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Michelle J. Lohmeier	21,997,050	--	--	287,335	11,682,528	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Barry M. Monheit	21,041,068	--	--	1,243,317	11,682,528	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Robert L. Scott	21,043,439	--	--	1,240,946	11,682,528	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Mark P. Smith	21,983,476	--	--	300,909	11,682,528	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Denis G. Suggs	20,090,622	--	--	2,193,763	11,682,528	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Say-on-pay proposal	21,426,253	666,136	191,996	--	11,682,528	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants	33,177,044	496,085	293,784	--	--	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Management proposal (special stockholder meeting)	21,173,132	247,215	864,038	--	11,682,528	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Management proposal (exclusive forum)	18,506,490	3,641,955	135,940	--	11,682,528	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Stockholder proposal (special shareholder meeting)	6,204,470	15,969,806	110,109	--	11,682,528	Majority: no
Elect Director: Stockholder proposal (impact assessment)	5,912,229	16,198,734	173,422	--	11,682,528	Majority: no

Source: SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., Form 8-K — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 212 asset managers that disclosed a SMITH & WESSON BRANDS 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 SMITH & WESSON BRANDS 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 on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2023 ("say-on-pay").

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

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 21,426,253AGAINST: 666,136

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Say-on-pay proposal”): 21,426,253 for, 666,136 against, per its Form 8-K (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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 46.4% for, 1% against (47.9% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 189 asset managers below cast 99.7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (20,983,840 for, 54,620 against).

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 20,983,840 (99.7%)AGAINST: 54,620 (0.3%)ABSTAIN: 512 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2023 ("say-on-pay"” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
BlackRock	3,518,882	For
Vanguard	3,428,925	For
Dimensional	2,323,144	For
Charles Schwab	1,841,294	For
American Century	1,120,206	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	901,239	For
Fidelity	873,055	For
State Street	860,248	For
Punch Card Management L.P.	840,038	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	523,103	For
Renaissance	407,712	For
DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC	388,598	For
Invesco	377,293	For
WisdomTree	362,081	For
Goldman Sachs	276,751	For
Russell Investments	255,308	For
Victory Capital	254,207	For
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT	215,700	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	For
JPMorgan	144,649	For
Nuveen	135,364	For
TIAA	134,998	For
Equitable	128,279	For
Citadel	105,030	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	For

Showing the 25 largest of 189 asset managers. See all 189 in the interactive database.

2. TO APPROVE ON AN ADVISORY BASIS THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE SAY-ON-PAY VOTES.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

ONE YEAR 67%1 YEAR 21%11%

The 185 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (72,833 for, 0 against).

FOR: 72,833 (0.3%)ABSTAIN: 12 (0.0%)ONE YEAR: 14,060,141 (67.0%)1 YEAR: 4,474,160 (21.3%)THREE YEARS: 2,338,384 (11.1%)3 YEARS: 35,239 (0.2%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)1-YEAR: 350 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE ON AN ADVISORY BASIS THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE SAY-ON-PAY VOTES.” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
BlackRock	0	One Year
Vanguard	0	One Year
Dimensional	0	Three Years
Charles Schwab	0	1 Year
American Century	0	One Year
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	One Year
Fidelity	0	One Year
State Street	0	One Year
Punch Card Management L.P.	0	1 Year
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	One Year
Renaissance	0	One Year
DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC	0	1 Year
Invesco	0	One Year
WisdomTree	0	One Year
Goldman Sachs	0	1 Year
Russell Investments	0	1 Year
Victory Capital	0	One Year
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT	0	1 Year
EA Series Trust	0	1 Year
JPMorgan	254	1 Year
Nuveen	0	One Year
TIAA	0	One Year
Equitable	0	One Year
Citadel	0	One Year
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	0	1 Year

Showing the 25 largest of 185 asset managers. See all 185 in the interactive database.

3. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 33,177,044AGAINST: 496,085

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants”): 33,177,044 for, 496,085 against, per its Form 8-K (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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 72% for, 1% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 52 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,734,535 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 12,734,535 (100.0%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as our i” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	3,359,816	For
BlackRock	2,392,522	For
Dimensional	2,075,442	For
Charles Schwab	920,597	For
Fidelity	871,888	For
American Century	560,103	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	523,103	For
WisdomTree	362,081	For
Russell Investments	196,683	For
Invesco	183,560	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	For
TIAA	134,023	For
Equitable	128,279	For
Victory Capital	120,665	For
JPMorgan	108,920	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	81,482	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	For
Lincoln Financial	47,474	For
Northern Trust	30,642	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	For
Goldman Sachs	22,763	For
John Hancock	22,726	For
Pacific Life	19,853	For
Voya	18,947	For

Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. See all 52 in the interactive database.

4. A management proposal (right to call special stockholder meeting).

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99%

The 51 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,557,275 for, 0 against).

FOR: 12,557,275 (98.7%)ABSTAIN: 164,383 (1.3%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “A management proposal (right to call special stockholder meeting).” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,359,816	0	For
BlackRock	2,392,522	0	For
Dimensional	2,075,442	0	For
Charles Schwab	920,597	0	For
Fidelity	871,888	0	For
American Century	560,103	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	523,103	0	For
WisdomTree	362,081	0	For
Russell Investments	196,683	0	For
Invesco	183,560	0	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	0	For
TIAA	134,023	0	For
Equitable	128,279	0	For
Victory Capital	120,665	0	For
JPMorgan	108,920	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	0	84,200	Abstain
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	81,482	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	0	67,800	Abstain
Lincoln Financial	47,474	0	For
Northern Trust	30,642	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	0	For
Goldman Sachs	22,763	0	For
John Hancock	22,726	0	For
Pacific Life	19,853	0	For
Voya	18,947	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

5. A management proposal (ratification of Nevada exclusive forum provision).

CORPORATE GOVERNANCEMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

84% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 84%AGAINST 16%

FOR: 18,506,490AGAINST: 3,641,955

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Management proposal (exclusive forum)”): 18,506,490 for, 3,641,955 against, per its Form 8-K (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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 40% for, 8% against (48.0% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 51 asset managers below cast 80% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,205,638 for, 2,515,520 against).

FOR 80%AGAINST 20%

FOR: 10,205,638 (80.2%)AGAINST: 2,515,520 (19.8%)ABSTAIN: 500 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “A management proposal (ratification of Nevada exclusive forum provision).” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	3,359,816	0	For
BlackRock	2,392,522	0	For
Dimensional	2,075,442	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	920,597	Against
Fidelity	20,294	851,594	Against
American Century	560,103	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	523,103	0	For
WisdomTree	0	362,081	Against
Russell Investments	0	196,683	Against
Invesco	183,560	0	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	0	For
TIAA	134,023	0	For
Equitable	128,279	0	For
Victory Capital	120,665	0	For
JPMorgan	108,920	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	0	84,200	Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	81,482	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	0	67,800	Against
Lincoln Financial	47,474	0	For
Northern Trust	30,642	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	0	For
Goldman Sachs	22,763	0	For
John Hancock	22,726	0	For
Pacific Life	19,853	0	For
Voya	18,947	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

6. To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Anita D. Britt

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 21,941,907WITHHELD: 342,478

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anita D. Britt”): 21,941,907 for, 342,478 withheld, per its Form 8-K (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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 47.6% for, 0.8% withheld (48.3% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 51 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,721,125 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 12,721,125 (100.0%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders ” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	3,359,816	For
BlackRock	2,392,522	For
Dimensional	2,075,442	For
Charles Schwab	920,597	For
Fidelity	871,888	For
American Century	560,103	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	523,103	For
WisdomTree	362,081	For
Russell Investments	196,683	For
Invesco	183,560	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	For
TIAA	134,023	For
Equitable	128,279	For
Victory Capital	120,665	For
JPMorgan	108,920	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	81,482	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	For
Lincoln Financial	47,474	For
Northern Trust	30,642	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	For
Goldman Sachs	22,763	For
John Hancock	22,726	For
Pacific Life	19,853	For
Voya	18,947	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

7. To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Barry M. Monheit

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 21,041,068WITHHELD: 1,243,317

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Barry M. Monheit”): 21,041,068 for, 1,243,317 withheld, per its Form 8-K (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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 45.6% for, 3% withheld (48.3% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 51 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,196,724 for, 0 against).

FOR 96%

FOR: 12,196,724 (95.9%)ABSTAIN: 524,401 (4.1%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders ” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,359,816	0	For
BlackRock	2,392,522	0	For
Dimensional	2,075,442	0	For
Charles Schwab	920,597	0	For
Fidelity	871,888	0	For
American Century	560,103	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	523,103	Abstain
WisdomTree	362,081	0	For
Russell Investments	196,683	0	For
Invesco	183,560	0	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	0	For
TIAA	134,023	0	For
Equitable	128,279	0	For
Victory Capital	120,665	0	For
JPMorgan	108,920	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	81,482	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	0	For
Lincoln Financial	47,474	0	For
Northern Trust	30,642	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	0	For
Goldman Sachs	22,763	0	For
John Hancock	22,726	0	For
Pacific Life	19,853	0	For
Voya	18,947	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

8. To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Denis G. Suggs

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 90%10%

FOR: 20,090,622WITHHELD: 2,193,763

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Denis G. Suggs”): 20,090,622 for, 2,193,763 withheld, per its Form 8-K (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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 44% for, 5% withheld (48.3% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 51 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (11,831,146 for, 0 against).

FOR 93%

FOR: 11,831,146 (93.0%)ABSTAIN: 889,979 (7.0%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders ” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,359,816	0	For
BlackRock	2,392,522	0	For
Dimensional	2,075,442	0	For
Charles Schwab	920,597	0	For
Fidelity	871,888	0	For
American Century	560,103	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	523,103	Abstain
WisdomTree	362,081	0	For
Russell Investments	0	196,683	Abstain
Invesco	183,560	0	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	0	For
TIAA	134,023	0	For
Equitable	128,279	0	For
Victory Capital	120,665	0	For
JPMorgan	108,920	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	0	84,200	Abstain
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	81,482	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	0	67,800	Abstain
Lincoln Financial	47,474	0	For
Northern Trust	30,642	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	0	For
Goldman Sachs	22,763	0	For
John Hancock	22,726	0	For
Pacific Life	19,853	0	For
Voya	18,947	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

9. To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Fred M. Diaz

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 21,027,624WITHHELD: 1,256,761

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Fred M. Diaz”): 21,027,624 for, 1,256,761 withheld, per its Form 8-K (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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 45.6% for, 3% withheld (48.3% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 51 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,665,657 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 12,665,657 (99.6%)ABSTAIN: 55,468 (0.4%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders ” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,359,816	0	For
BlackRock	2,392,522	0	For
Dimensional	2,075,442	0	For
Charles Schwab	920,597	0	For
Fidelity	871,888	0	For
American Century	560,103	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	523,103	0	For
WisdomTree	362,081	0	For
Russell Investments	196,683	0	For
Invesco	183,560	0	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	0	For
TIAA	134,023	0	For
Equitable	128,279	0	For
Victory Capital	120,665	0	For
JPMorgan	108,920	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	81,482	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	0	For
Lincoln Financial	10,642	36,832	Abstain
Northern Trust	30,642	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	0	For
Goldman Sachs	22,763	0	For
John Hancock	22,726	0	For
Pacific Life	19,853	0	For
Voya	18,947	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

10. To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Mark P. Smith

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 21,983,476WITHHELD: 300,909

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark P. Smith”): 21,983,476 for, 300,909 withheld, per its Form 8-K (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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 47.6% for, 0.7% withheld (48.3% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 51 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,721,125 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 12,721,125 (100.0%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders ” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	3,359,816	For
BlackRock	2,392,522	For
Dimensional	2,075,442	For
Charles Schwab	920,597	For
Fidelity	871,888	For
American Century	560,103	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	523,103	For
WisdomTree	362,081	For
Russell Investments	196,683	For
Invesco	183,560	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	For
TIAA	134,023	For
Equitable	128,279	For
Victory Capital	120,665	For
JPMorgan	108,920	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	81,482	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	For
Lincoln Financial	47,474	For
Northern Trust	30,642	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	For
Goldman Sachs	22,763	For
John Hancock	22,726	For
Pacific Life	19,853	For
Voya	18,947	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

11. To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Michelle J. Lohmeier

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 21,997,050WITHHELD: 287,335

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michelle J. Lohmeier”): 21,997,050 for, 287,335 withheld, per its Form 8-K (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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 47.7% for, 0.7% withheld (48.3% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 51 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,721,125 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 12,721,125 (100.0%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders ” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	3,359,816	For
BlackRock	2,392,522	For
Dimensional	2,075,442	For
Charles Schwab	920,597	For
Fidelity	871,888	For
American Century	560,103	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	523,103	For
WisdomTree	362,081	For
Russell Investments	196,683	For
Invesco	183,560	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	For
TIAA	134,023	For
Equitable	128,279	For
Victory Capital	120,665	For
JPMorgan	108,920	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	81,482	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	For
Lincoln Financial	47,474	For
Northern Trust	30,642	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	For
Goldman Sachs	22,763	For
John Hancock	22,726	For
Pacific Life	19,853	For
Voya	18,947	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

12. To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: Robert L. Scott

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 21,043,439WITHHELD: 1,240,946

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert L. Scott”): 21,043,439 for, 1,240,946 withheld, per its Form 8-K (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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 45.6% for, 3% withheld (48.3% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 51 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,192,212 for, 0 against).

FOR 96%

FOR: 12,192,212 (95.8%)ABSTAIN: 528,913 (4.2%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect as directors all of the nominees listed below to serve until our next annual meeting of stockholders ” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	3,359,816	0	For
BlackRock	2,392,522	0	For
Dimensional	2,075,442	0	For
Charles Schwab	920,597	0	For
Fidelity	871,888	0	For
American Century	560,103	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	523,103	Abstain
WisdomTree	362,081	0	For
Russell Investments	196,683	0	For
Invesco	183,560	0	For
EA Series Trust	172,425	0	For
TIAA	134,023	0	For
Equitable	128,279	0	For
Victory Capital	120,665	0	For
JPMorgan	108,920	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	81,482	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	0	For
Lincoln Financial	47,474	0	For
Northern Trust	30,642	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	0	For
Goldman Sachs	22,763	0	For
John Hancock	22,726	0	For
Pacific Life	19,853	0	For
Voya	18,947	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

13. A stockholder proposal (right to call special shareholder meeting).

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

23% fund support · no official result

FOR 23%AGAINST 77%

The 49 asset managers below cast 23% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,325,795 for, 7,921,859 against).

FOR: 2,325,795 (22.7%)AGAINST: 7,921,859 (77.3%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “A stockholder proposal (right to call special shareholder meeting).” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	0	3,359,816	Against
Dimensional	0	2,075,442	Against
Charles Schwab	0	920,597	Against
Fidelity	0	871,888	Against
American Century	560,103	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	523,103	0	For
WisdomTree	362,081	0	For
Russell Investments	196,683	0	For
Invesco	183,560	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	172,425	Against
TIAA	0	134,023	Against
Equitable	43,635	84,644	Against
Victory Capital	120,665	0	For
JPMorgan	0	108,920	Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	0	For
Lincoln Financial	0	47,474	Against
Northern Trust	30,642	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	22,937	0	For
Goldman Sachs	0	22,763	Against
John Hancock	17,882	4,844	For
Pacific Life	0	19,853	Against
Voya	0	18,947	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	0	18,851	Against
State Street	0	17,057	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

14. A stockholder proposal (human rights impact assessment).

HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCEMajority of the votes cast: no

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

27% Majority: no · of votes cast

FOR 27%AGAINST 73%

FOR: 5,912,229AGAINST: 16,198,734

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stockholder proposal (impact assessment)”): 5,912,229 for, 16,198,734 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was not 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 46,143,481 outstanding shares: 13% for, 35% against (47.9% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 49 asset managers below cast 25% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,595,344 for, 7,629,373 against).

FOR 25%AGAINST 74%

FOR: 2,595,344 (25.3%)AGAINST: 7,629,373 (74.4%)ABSTAIN: 22,937 (0.2%)UNKNOWN: 1,335 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “A stockholder proposal (human rights impact assessment).” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	0	3,359,816	0	Against
Dimensional	0	2,075,442	0	Against
Charles Schwab	920,597	0	0	For
Fidelity	0	871,888	0	Against
American Century	0	560,103	0	Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	523,103	0	0	For
WisdomTree	0	362,081	0	Against
Russell Investments	196,683	0	0	For
Invesco	183,560	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	172,425	0	Against
TIAA	134,023	0	0	For
Equitable	43,635	84,644	0	Against
Victory Capital	120,665	0	0	For
JPMorgan	108,920	0	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	0	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	36,832	10,642	0	For
Northern Trust	30,642	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	0	0	22,937	Abstain
Goldman Sachs	0	22,763	0	Against
John Hancock	22,726	0	0	For
Pacific Life	0	19,853	0	Against
Voya	18,947	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	0	18,851	0	Against
State Street	17,057	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

15. ADVISORY VOTE TO RATIFY NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (122,550 for, 0 against).

FOR: 122,550 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ADVISORY VOTE TO RATIFY NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
JPMorgan	109,173	For
TIMOTHY PLAN	12,877	For
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Ma	500	For

16. OVERSEE AND REPORT A THIRD PARTY HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

0.6% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.4%

The 3 asset managers below cast 0.6% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,877 for, 2,474,004 against).

FOR: 12,877 (0.5%)AGAINST: 2,474,004 (99.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “OVERSEE AND REPORT A THIRD PARTY HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	0	2,392,522	Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	81,482	Against
TIMOTHY PLAN	12,877	0	For

17. PROVIDE RIGHT TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING AT A 10 PERCENT OWNERSHIP THRESHOLD

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

0.6% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.4%

The 3 asset managers below cast 0.6% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (12,877 for, 2,474,004 against).

FOR: 12,877 (0.5%)AGAINST: 2,474,004 (99.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “PROVIDE RIGHT TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING AT A 10 PERCENT OWNERSHIP THRESHOLD” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	0	2,392,522	Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	81,482	Against
TIMOTHY PLAN	12,877	0	For

18. 14A Executive 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 (1,789 for, 0 against).

FOR: 1,789 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “14A Executive Compensation” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
WOODARD & CO ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP INC /ADV	1,500	0	0	0	For
ZIMMERMANN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT & PLANNING LLC	289	0	0	0	For

19. ADVISORY VOTE ON SAY ON PAY FREQUENCY

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

— fund support · no official result

ONE YEAR 89%11%

No shares were cast for or against this item by the managers below — every disclosed position was an abstention or was not voted.

ONE YEAR: 109,173 (89.4%)1 YEAR: 12,877 (10.6%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ADVISORY VOTE ON SAY ON PAY FREQUENCY” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
JPMorgan	0	0	0	0	One Year
TIMOTHY PLAN	0	0	0	0	1 Year

20. TO APPROVE ON AN ADVISORY BASIS THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR FISCAL 2023 (SAY-ON-PAY&QUOT). &QUOT

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

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 21,426,253AGAINST: 666,136

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (300 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%

FOR: 300 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE ON AN ADVISORY BASIS THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR FISCAL 2023 (SAY-ON-PAY&Q” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC	200	0	0	0	For
HOLDERNESS INVESTMENTS CO	100	0	0	0	For

21. To approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2023 ("say-to-pay").

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

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 21,426,253AGAINST: 666,136

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (818 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%

FOR: 818 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2023 ("say-to-pay"” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC	409	0	0	0	For
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC	409	0	0	0	For

Largest SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 46,143,481 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	7.63%
2	Vanguard	7.43%
3	Dimensional	5.03%
4	Charles Schwab	3.99%
5	American Century	2.43%
6	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.95%
7	Fidelity	1.89%
8	State Street	1.86%
9	Punch Card Management L.P.	1.82%
10	BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	1.13%

Reported SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. ownership

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

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	8.55%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	6.52%	DEF14A
Renaissance Technologies	5.78%	DEF14A
Vanguard Group	5.55%	13F
Geode Capital	2.24%	13F
Charles Schwab	2.14%	13F
State Street	2.13%	13F
BNY Mellon	1.08%	13F
Goldman Sachs	1.04%	13F
Citadel Advisors	0.86%	13F

Percentages above are of 46,143,481 shares outstanding, as reported by SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2023-07-31 (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 SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s 10-Q dated 2023-07-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2023-09-19, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 212 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,663 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 21 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 an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal… — FOR was 97% 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: SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (filing date not recorded for this item).

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