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At SoundHound AI, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 22, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 54 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,092 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm. — SoundHound AI, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 99.1% 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: SoundHound AI, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2026.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and SoundHound AI, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of May 22, 2026: 6 items on SoundHound AI, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 27, 2026: 4 elected · 1 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.
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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 SoundHound AI, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 27, 2026 (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: Dr. Keyvan Mohajer | 367,926,495 | -- | -- | 2,783,725 | 150,823,007 | 99.2% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: James Hom | 366,138,436 | -- | -- | 4,571,784 | 150,823,007 | 99% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Larry Marcus | 356,789,793 | -- | -- | 13,920,427 | 150,823,007 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Diana Sroka | 360,252,557 | -- | -- | 10,457,663 | 150,823,007 | 97% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Dr. Eric Ball | 352,655,071 | -- | -- | 18,055,149 | 150,823,007 | 95% | Elected | — |
| 2. Ratification of the appointment by the Board of the Company of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 The ratification of the appointment by the Board of Pricewa | 514,619,500 | 4,307,207 | 2,606,520 | -- | -- | 99.1% | Approved | — |
This meeting is also recorded here as May 27, 2026; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.
Source: SoundHound AI, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 27, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 54 asset managers that disclosed a SoundHound AI, 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 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Dr. Keyvan Mohajer
SoundHound AI, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dr. Keyvan Mohajer”): 367,926,495 for, 2,783,725 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (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: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 52 asset managers below reported 5,002,400 for, 29,591 withheld, 1 abstained, 25 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 1,242,097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,046,868 | 0 | 1 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 613,197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 544,103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 360,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 302,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Themes ETF Trust | 191,444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 85,943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 73,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 59,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 55,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 44,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 44,803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 39,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 37,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 8,436 | 0 | 0 | 28,691 | Mixed |
| Venerable Variable Insurance Trust | 36,062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 30,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 28,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 18,035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17,433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 14,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 13,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 11,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PENN SERIES FUNDS INC | 10,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. All 52 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: James Hom
SoundHound AI, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James Hom”): 366,138,436 for, 4,571,784 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (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: “The following is a tabulation of the voting on each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting: Proposal No. 1 – Election of directors Dr. Keyvan Mohajer, James Hom, Larry Marcus, Diana Sroka and Dr. Eric Ball were elected to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 52 asset managers below reported 3,992,615 for, 1,039,357 withheld, 19 abstained, 25 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 1,242,097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,046,036 | 0 | 3 | 830 | For |
| Global X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 613,197 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 544,103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 360,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 170 | 0 | 0 | 302,636 | Withhold |
| Themes ETF Trust | 191,444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 85,943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 73,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 59,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55,900 | Withhold |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 44,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 44,803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 39,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 37,869 | 0 | 0 | 11 | For |
| Brighthouse | 8,436 | 0 | 0 | 28,691 | Mixed |
| Venerable Variable Insurance Trust | 7,486 | 0 | 0 | 28,576 | Mixed |
| Calvert | 30,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 28,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 18,035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17,433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 14,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 13,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 11,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PENN SERIES FUNDS INC | 10,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. All 52 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Larry Marcus
SoundHound AI, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Larry Marcus”): 356,789,793 for, 13,920,427 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (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: “The following is a tabulation of the voting on each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting: Proposal No. 1 – Election of directors Dr. Keyvan Mohajer, James Hom, Larry Marcus, Diana Sroka and Dr. Eric Ball were elected to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or…”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 52 asset managers below reported 3,180,192 for, 1,832,756 withheld, 19,044 abstained, 25 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 1,137,908 | 0 | 0 | 104,189 | Mixed |
| Vanguard | 1,046,032 | 0 | 7 | 830 | For |
| Global X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 613,197 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 529,885 | 0 | 14,218 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 252,500 | 0 | 0 | 108,441 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 170 | 0 | 0 | 302,636 | Withhold |
| Themes ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191,444 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 55,084 | 0 | 0 | 30,859 | Mixed |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 73,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59,369 | Withhold |
| SEI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55,900 | Withhold |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44,866 | Withhold |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44,803 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39,374 | Withhold |
| State Street | 37,857 | 0 | 0 | 23 | For |
| Brighthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37,127 | Withhold |
| Venerable Variable Insurance Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36,062 | Withhold |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,613 | Withhold |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28,049 | Withhold |
| AQR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,035 | Withhold |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,433 | Withhold |
| Morgan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,561 | Withhold |
| EA Series Trust | 13,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,360 | Withhold |
| PENN SERIES FUNDS INC | 10,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. All 52 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Diana Sroka
SoundHound AI, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Diana Sroka”): 360,252,557 for, 10,457,663 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (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: “The following is a tabulation of the voting on each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting: Proposal No. 1 – Election of directors Dr. Keyvan Mohajer, James Hom, Larry Marcus, Diana Sroka and Dr. Eric Ball were elected to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 52 asset managers below reported 4,306,015 for, 706,952 withheld, 19,025 abstained, 25 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 1,241,608 | 0 | 0 | 489 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,046,865 | 0 | 4 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 613,197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 529,885 | 0 | 14,218 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 252,500 | 0 | 0 | 108,441 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 302,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Themes ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191,444 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 55,084 | 0 | 0 | 30,859 | Mixed |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 73,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59,369 | Withhold |
| SEI | 55,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44,866 | Withhold |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44,803 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39,374 | Withhold |
| State Street | 37,857 | 0 | 0 | 23 | For |
| Brighthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37,127 | Withhold |
| Venerable Variable Insurance Trust | 28,576 | 0 | 0 | 7,486 | Mixed |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,613 | Withhold |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28,049 | Withhold |
| AQR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,035 | Withhold |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,433 | Withhold |
| Morgan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,561 | Withhold |
| EA Series Trust | 13,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,360 | Withhold |
| PENN SERIES FUNDS INC | 10,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. All 52 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Dr. Eric R. Ball
SoundHound AI, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dr. Eric Ball”): 352,655,071 for, 18,055,149 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (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: “The following is a tabulation of the voting on each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting: Proposal No. 1 – Election of directors Dr. Keyvan Mohajer, James Hom, Larry Marcus, Diana Sroka and Dr. Eric Ball were elected to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or…”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 52 asset managers below reported 2,195,306 for, 2,213,946 withheld, 622,740 abstained, 25 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 103,700 | 0 | 0 | 1,138,397 | Mixed |
| Vanguard | 1,046,029 | 0 | 10 | 830 | For |
| Global X | 613,197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 544,103 | 0 | Abstain |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360,941 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 302,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Themes ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191,444 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85,943 | Withhold |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 0 | 73,824 | 0 | Abstain |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59,369 | Withhold |
| SEI | 55,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44,866 | Withhold |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44,803 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39,374 | Withhold |
| State Street | 44 | 0 | 0 | 37,836 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37,127 | Withhold |
| Venerable Variable Insurance Trust | 28,576 | 0 | 0 | 7,486 | Mixed |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,613 | Withhold |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28,049 | Withhold |
| AQR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,035 | Withhold |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,433 | Withhold |
| Morgan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,561 | Withhold |
| EA Series Trust | 13,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,360 | Withhold |
| PENN SERIES FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,400 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. All 52 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.1% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm.
SoundHound AI, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the appointment by the Board of the Company of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 The ratification of”): 514,619,500 for, 4,307,207 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the appointment by the Board of the Company of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 The ratification of the appointment by the Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as th…”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 54 asset managers below reported 5,041,097 for, 28,691 abstained, 25 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 1,242,097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,046,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 613,197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 544,103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 360,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 302,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Themes ETF Trust | 191,444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 85,943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 73,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 59,369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 55,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 44,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 44,803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 39,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 37,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 37,597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 8,436 | 0 | 28,691 | 0 | Mixed |
| Venerable Variable Insurance Trust | 36,062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 30,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 28,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 18,035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17,433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morgan Stanley | 14,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 13,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 11,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 54 asset managers. All 54 are in the interactive database (link above).
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 421,472,827 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity | 0.29% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 0.25% |
| 3 | Global X | 0.15% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 0.13% |
| 5 | Lincoln Financial | 0.09% |
| 6 | Charles Schwab | 0.07% |
| 7 | Themes ETF Trust | 0.05% |
| 8 | Equitable | 0.02% |
| 9 | Bridge Builder Trust | 0.02% |
| 10 | DWS | 0.01% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | <0.01% |
| 2 | Legacy Capital Wealth Partners, LLC | <0.01% |
| 3 | Keel Point, LLC | <0.01% |
| 4 | BALLAST ADVISORS LLC | <0.01% |
| 5 | Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | <0.01% |
| 6 | MARCO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | <0.01% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 10.76% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 7.69% | 13F |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 6.14% | 13G |
| Vanguard Capital Management | 4.83% | 13G |
| Geode Capital | 2.28% | 13F |
| State Street | 2.16% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.13% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 2.05% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 1.47% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 0.79% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 421,472,827 shares outstanding, as reported by SoundHound AI, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 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 SoundHound AI, Inc.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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