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SWK HOLDINGS CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

At SWK HOLDINGS CORP.'s shareholder meeting held June 14, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 73 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 510 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory Vote on Compensation of Certain Executives — SWK HOLDINGS CORP.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 94% 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: SWK HOLDINGS CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2024.

Download data (CSV): ballot items · votes by manager · column guide.

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed June 17, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 73Asset managers
  • 510Fund votes
  • June 14, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of June 14, 2024: 6 items on SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed June 17, 2024: 3 elected · 2 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

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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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by SWK HOLDINGS CORP.

These tallies are SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 17, 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.

SWK HOLDINGS CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held June 14, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Jerry Albright 11,522,824---- 300,871293,428 97%Not verified—
Elect Director: Laurie L. Dotter 11,680,346---- 143,349293,428 99%Elected—
Elect Director: Robert K. Hatcher 10,783,134---- 1,040,561293,428 91%Elected—
Elect Director: Marcus E. Pennington 11,509,490---- 314,205293,428 97%Elected—
2. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants 11,404,747708,2814,095 ---- 94%Approved—
3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to certain executive officers 11,081,191739,7742,730 --293,428 94%Approved—

Source: SWK HOLDINGS CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 17, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the SWK HOLDINGS CORP. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 73 asset managers that disclosed a SWK HOLDINGS 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.

1. Elect Director: Jerry Albright

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 11,522,824WITHHELD: 300,871
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 26 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jerry Albright

SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jerry Albright”): 11,522,824 for, 300,871 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 26 asset managers below reported 547,652 for, 125,681 withheld.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 547,652WITHHOLD: 125,681
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Jerry Albright” at SWK HOLDINGS CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard394,3370 00For
BlackRock62,8010 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 058,405Withhold
Fidelity56,5430 00For
EA Series Trust00 050,641Withhold
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 012,200Withhold
Charles Schwab10,1870 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC5,4990 00For
Equitable3,3230 0780Mixed
Lincoln Financial3,8000 00For
TIAA00 03,388Withhold
Dimensional3,1670 00For
Pacific Life1,7530 00For
Global X1,5280 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,0970 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,0630 00For
ProShares5980 00For
DWS5290 00For
Nationwide4820 00For
Principal4650 00For
Calvert00 0267Withhold
State Street2570 00For
T. Rowe Price1160 00For
Guggenheim540 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III380 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 26 asset managers. All 26 are in the interactive database (link above).

2. Elect Director: Laurie L. Dotter

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 11,680,346WITHHELD: 143,349
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 26 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Laurie L. Dotter

SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Laurie L. Dotter”): 11,680,346 for, 143,349 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 17, 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: “Each of Jerry Albright, Laurie L. Dotter, Robert K. Hatcher and Marcus Pennington were elected to the Board of Directors, by a plurality of votes, to serve until the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified, or their earlier…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 26 asset managers below reported 673,333 for.

FOR
FOR: 673,333
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Laurie L. Dotter” at SWK HOLDINGS CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard394,3370 00For
BlackRock62,8010 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC58,4050 00For
Fidelity56,5430 00For
EA Series Trust50,6410 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST12,2000 00For
Charles Schwab10,1870 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC5,4990 00For
Equitable4,1030 00For
Lincoln Financial3,8000 00For
TIAA3,3880 00For
Dimensional3,1670 00For
Pacific Life1,7530 00For
Global X1,5280 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,0970 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,0630 00For
ProShares5980 00For
DWS5290 00For
Nationwide4820 00For
Principal4650 00For
Calvert2670 00For
State Street2570 00For
T. Rowe Price1160 00For
Guggenheim540 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III380 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 26 asset managers. All 26 are in the interactive database (link above).

3. Elect Director: Marcus E. Pennington

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 11,509,490WITHHELD: 314,205
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 26 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Marcus E. Pennington

SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marcus E. Pennington”): 11,509,490 for, 314,205 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 17, 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: “Each of Jerry Albright, Laurie L. Dotter, Robert K. Hatcher and Marcus Pennington were elected to the Board of Directors, by a plurality of votes, to serve until the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified, or their earlier…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 26 asset managers below reported 537,083 for, 136,250 withheld.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 537,083WITHHOLD: 136,250
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Marcus E. Pennington” at SWK HOLDINGS CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard394,3370 00For
BlackRock62,8010 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 058,405Withhold
Fidelity56,5430 00For
EA Series Trust00 050,641Withhold
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 012,200Withhold
Charles Schwab10,1870 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC5,4990 00For
Equitable3,3230 0780Mixed
Lincoln Financial00 03,800Withhold
TIAA00 03,388Withhold
Dimensional00 03,167Withhold
Pacific Life1,7530 00For
Global X1,5280 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,0970 00For
AIG/SunAmerica00 01,063Withhold
ProShares00 0598Withhold
DWS00 0529Withhold
Nationwide00 0482Withhold
Principal00 0465Withhold
Calvert00 0267Withhold
State Street00 0257Withhold
T. Rowe Price00 0116Withhold
Guggenheim00 054Withhold
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III00 038Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 26 asset managers. All 26 are in the interactive database (link above).

4. Elect Director: Robert K. Hatcher

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%
FOR: 10,783,134WITHHELD: 1,040,561
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 26 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Robert K. Hatcher

SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert K. Hatcher”): 10,783,134 for, 1,040,561 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 17, 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: “Each of Jerry Albright, Laurie L. Dotter, Robert K. Hatcher and Marcus Pennington were elected to the Board of Directors, by a plurality of votes, to serve until the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified, or their earlier…”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 26 asset managers below reported 525,522 for, 147,811 withheld.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 525,522WITHHOLD: 147,811
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Robert K. Hatcher” at SWK HOLDINGS CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard394,3370 00For
BlackRock62,8010 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 058,405Withhold
Fidelity56,5430 00For
EA Series Trust00 050,641Withhold
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 012,200Withhold
Charles Schwab00 010,187Withhold
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC5,4990 00For
Equitable3,3230 0780Mixed
Lincoln Financial00 03,800Withhold
TIAA00 03,388Withhold
Dimensional00 03,167Withhold
Pacific Life1,7530 00For
Global X00 01,528Withhold
Bridge Builder Trust1,0970 00For
AIG/SunAmerica00 01,063Withhold
ProShares00 0598Withhold
DWS00 0529Withhold
Nationwide00 0482Withhold
Principal00 0465Withhold
Calvert00 0267Withhold
State Street00 0257Withhold
T. Rowe Price1160 00For
Guggenheim00 054Withhold
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III380 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 26 asset managers. All 26 are in the interactive database (link above).

5. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to certain executive officers

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 11,081,191AGAINST: 739,774
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 72 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Advisory Vote on Compensation of Certain Executives

SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to certain executive officers”): 11,081,191 for, 739,774 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 17, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to certain executive officers, as follows:”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (2 managers, 1,587 for).

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).

Fund voting reports: 26 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Compensation of Certain Executives” at SWK HOLDINGS CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard394,3370 00For
BlackRock62,8010 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC58,4050 00For
Fidelity56,5430 00For
EA Series Trust50,6410 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST12,2000 00For
Charles Schwab10,1870 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC5,4990 00For
Equitable4,1030 00For
Lincoln Financial3,8000 00For
TIAA3,3880 00For
Dimensional3,1670 00For
Pacific Life1,7530 00For
Global X1,5280 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,0970 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,0630 00For
ProShares5980 00For
DWS5290 00For
Nationwide4820 00For
Principal4650 00For
Calvert2670 00For
State Street2570 00For
T. Rowe Price1160 00For
Guggenheim540 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III380 00For

Fund voting reports, all 26 managers: 673,333 for. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).

Institutional-manager reports: 52 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Compensation of Certain Executives” at SWK HOLDINGS CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Carlson Capital, L.P.9,093,7660 00For
M3F, Inc.714,6360 00For
CANNELL CAPITAL LLC0656,124 00Against
GREENWOOD CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LLC85,8860 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC62,0090 00For
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC58,4050 00For
State Street34,5590 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC30,7410 00For
Northern Trust27,2650 00For
BlackRock26,6000 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp12,5720 00For
Charles Schwab10,1870 00For
UBS4,8330 00For
Nuveen3,3880 00For
Dimensional3,3140 00For
Vanguard3,0740 00For
Renaissance2,9430 00For
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND2,8780 00For
Rhumbline2,1750 00For
Invesco2,0620 00For
SAWGRASS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC1,5530 00For
JPMorgan1,4870 00For
AQR1,2430 00For
WASHINGTON STATE INVESTMENT BOARD9980 00For
Neuberger Berman9970 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 52 managers: 10,195,406 for, 656,497 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).

6. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 11,404,747AGAINST: 708,281
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 26 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants”): 11,404,747 for, 708,281 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 17, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of BPM LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year was ratified, as follows:”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 26 asset managers below reported 622,692 for, 50,641 against.

FOR
FOR: 622,692AGAINST: 50,641
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” at SWK HOLDINGS CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard394,3370 00For
BlackRock62,8010 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC58,4050 00For
Fidelity56,5430 00For
EA Series Trust050,641 00Against
RBC FUNDS TRUST12,2000 00For
Charles Schwab10,1870 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC5,4990 00For
Equitable4,1030 00For
Lincoln Financial3,8000 00For
TIAA3,3880 00For
Dimensional3,1670 00For
Pacific Life1,7530 00For
Global X1,5280 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,0970 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,0630 00For
ProShares5980 00For
DWS5290 00For
Nationwide4820 00For
Principal4650 00For
Calvert2670 00For
State Street2570 00For
T. Rowe Price1160 00For
Guggenheim540 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III380 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 26 asset managers. All 26 are in the interactive database (link above).

Largest SWK HOLDINGS CORP. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

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 12,472,727 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top SWK HOLDINGS CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory Vote on Compensation of Certain Executives”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 3.16%
2BlackRock 0.50%
3BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC 0.47%
4Fidelity 0.45%
5EA Series Trust 0.41%
6RBC FUNDS TRUST 0.10%
7Charles Schwab 0.08%
8QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC 0.04%
9Equitable 0.03%
10Lincoln Financial 0.03%
Institutional-manager reports: top SWK HOLDINGS CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory Vote on Compensation of Certain Executives”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Carlson Capital, L.P. 72.91%
2M3F, Inc. 5.73%
3CANNELL CAPITAL LLC 5.26%
4GREENWOOD CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LLC 0.69%
5GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.50%
6BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.47%
7State Street 0.28%
8PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC 0.25%
9Northern Trust 0.22%
10BlackRock 0.21%

Reported SWK HOLDINGS CORP. holdings and ownership

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.

SWK HOLDINGS CORP. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Entities affiliated with Carlson Capital, L.P. — DEF14A
Double Black Diamond Offshore Ltd. — 13D
Entities affiliated with Cannell Capital, LLC — DEF14A
Entities affiliated with M3 Funds, LLC — DEF14A
Vanguard Group — 13F
BlackRock — 13F
Geode Capital — 13F
Joe D. Staggs — DEF14A
State Street — 13F
Northern Trust — 13F

Percentages above are of 12,472,727 shares outstanding, as reported by SWK HOLDINGS CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated May 8, 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.

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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 SWK HOLDINGS CORP.’s 10-Q dated May 8, 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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