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UTZ BRANDS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and UTZ BRANDS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-04-26 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

11Reported items
228Asset managers
1,617Fund votes
2024-04-25Meeting date

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

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by UTZ BRANDS INC.

These tallies are UTZ BRANDS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2024-04-26 (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.

UTZ BRANDS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2024-04-25
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: John Altmeyer	112,721,330	--	--	18,034,862	5,882,739	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Howard Friedman	128,670,773	--	--	2,085,419	5,882,739	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Jason Giordano	117,828,269	--	--	12,927,923	5,882,739	Majority: yes
Elect Director: B. John Lindeman	128,612,239	--	--	2,143,953	5,882,739	Majority: yes

Source: UTZ BRANDS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-04-26 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the UTZ BRANDS INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 228 asset managers that disclosed a UTZ 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 UTZ 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. Non-binding, advisory vote to approve Executive Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.5%

The 221 asset managers below cast 99.6% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (70,372,747 for, 280,123 against).

FOR: 70,372,747 (99.6%)AGAINST: 280,123 (0.4%)ABSTAIN: 10,433 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 3,343 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 2,085 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Non-binding, advisory vote to approve Executive Compensation” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
T. Rowe Price	8,862,838	For
Neuberger Berman	7,314,155	For
Vanguard	6,830,572	For
BlackRock	3,796,095	For
DF DENT & CO INC	3,564,570	For
BAMCO INC /NY/	3,250,000	For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)	3,250,000	For
JPMorgan	2,713,265	For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	2,388,785	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	2,120,440	For
Copeland Capital Management, LLC	1,983,291	For
State Street	1,473,517	For
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC	1,380,139	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	1,224,505	For
Charles Schwab	1,098,352	For
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	1,006,764	For
Northern Trust	900,677	For
Victory Capital	894,029	For
GW&K Investment Management, LLC	837,556	For
Goldman Sachs	815,517	For
Clearbridge Investments, LLC	794,371	For
FORUM FUNDS	781,125	For
Legg Mason	608,842	For
Dimensional	560,782	For
EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST	559,833	For

Showing the 25 largest of 221 asset managers. See all 221 in the interactive database.

2. Election of four Class I Directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified: B. John Lindeman

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 128,612,239WITHHELD: 2,143,953

UTZ BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: B. John Lindeman”): 128,612,239 for, 2,143,953 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-04-26 (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. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 65 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (31,010,666 for, 0 against).

FOR 96%

FOR: 31,010,666 (96.5%)ABSTAIN: 1,132,052 (3.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four Class I Directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting ” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,636,243	0	For
T. Rowe Price	3,396,892	0	For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)	3,250,000	0	For
Neuberger Berman	2,863,124	0	For
JPMorgan	2,594,329	0	For
BlackRock	2,400,601	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	2,120,440	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	1,224,505	0	For
FORUM FUNDS	781,125	0	For
Legg Mason	608,842	0	For
Charles Schwab	549,176	0	For
Dimensional	0	487,985	Abstain
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	398,583	0	For
Fidelity	370,536	0	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	0	334,793	Abstain
TIAA	298,864	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	279,183	0	For
Victory Capital	276,755	0	For
State Street	267,579	0	For
Goldman Sachs	259,740	0	For
AMG FUNDS	250,493	0	For
Brighthouse	242,215	0	For
Principal	9,514	221,057	Abstain
WisdomTree	213,275	0	For
Equitable	112,486	61,700	For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

3. Election of four Class I Directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified: Howard Friedman

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 128,670,773WITHHELD: 2,085,419

UTZ BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Howard Friedman”): 128,670,773 for, 2,085,419 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-04-26 (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. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 65 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (31,070,885 for, 0 against).

FOR 97%

FOR: 31,070,885 (96.7%)ABSTAIN: 1,071,833 (3.3%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four Class I Directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting ” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,636,243	0	For
T. Rowe Price	3,396,892	0	For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)	3,250,000	0	For
Neuberger Berman	2,863,124	0	For
JPMorgan	2,594,329	0	For
BlackRock	2,400,601	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	2,120,440	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	1,224,505	0	For
FORUM FUNDS	781,125	0	For
Legg Mason	608,842	0	For
Charles Schwab	549,176	0	For
Dimensional	0	487,985	Abstain
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	398,583	0	For
Fidelity	370,536	0	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	0	334,793	Abstain
TIAA	298,864	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	279,183	0	For
Victory Capital	276,755	0	For
State Street	267,579	0	For
Goldman Sachs	259,740	0	For
AMG FUNDS	250,493	0	For
Brighthouse	242,215	0	For
Principal	9,514	221,057	Abstain
WisdomTree	213,275	0	For
Equitable	174,186	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

4. Election of four Class I Directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified: Jason Giordano

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 90%10%

FOR: 117,828,269WITHHELD: 12,927,923

UTZ BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jason Giordano”): 117,828,269 for, 12,927,923 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-04-26 (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. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 65 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (24,447,705 for, 0 against).

FOR 76%ABSTAIN 24%

FOR: 24,447,705 (76.1%)ABSTAIN: 7,695,013 (23.9%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four Class I Directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting ” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,636,243	0	For
T. Rowe Price	3,396,892	0	For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)	0	3,250,000	Abstain
Neuberger Berman	2,863,124	0	For
JPMorgan	2,594,329	0	For
BlackRock	2,400,601	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	2,120,440	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	0	1,224,505	Abstain
FORUM FUNDS	781,125	0	For
Legg Mason	608,842	0	For
Charles Schwab	549,176	0	For
Dimensional	0	487,985	Abstain
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	0	398,583	Abstain
Fidelity	370,536	0	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	0	334,793	Abstain
TIAA	298,864	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	13,255	265,928	Abstain
Victory Capital	0	276,755	Abstain
State Street	267,579	0	For
Goldman Sachs	12,409	247,331	Abstain
AMG FUNDS	250,493	0	For
Brighthouse	242,214	1	For
Principal	0	230,571	Abstain
WisdomTree	0	213,275	Abstain
Equitable	112,486	61,700	For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

5. Election of four Class I Directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified: John Altmeyer

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%14%

FOR: 112,721,330WITHHELD: 18,034,862

UTZ BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John Altmeyer”): 112,721,330 for, 18,034,862 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-04-26 (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. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 65 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (24,038,101 for, 0 against).

FOR 75%ABSTAIN 25%

FOR: 24,038,101 (74.8%)ABSTAIN: 8,104,617 (25.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four Class I Directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting ” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,636,243	0	For
T. Rowe Price	3,396,892	0	For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)	0	3,250,000	Abstain
Neuberger Berman	2,863,124	0	For
JPMorgan	2,594,329	0	For
BlackRock	2,400,601	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	2,120,440	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	0	1,224,505	Abstain
FORUM FUNDS	781,125	0	For
Legg Mason	608,842	0	For
Charles Schwab	549,176	0	For
Dimensional	0	487,985	Abstain
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	0	398,583	Abstain
Fidelity	370,536	0	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	0	334,793	Abstain
TIAA	298,864	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	13,255	265,928	Abstain
Victory Capital	0	276,755	Abstain
State Street	258,925	8,654	For
Goldman Sachs	12,409	247,331	Abstain
AMG FUNDS	250,493	0	For
Brighthouse	242,214	1	For
Principal	0	230,571	Abstain
WisdomTree	0	213,275	Abstain
Equitable	112,486	61,700	For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

6. To approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to permit officer exculpation for certain breaches of fiduciary duties pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

78% fund support · no official result

FOR 78%AGAINST 22%

The 63 asset managers below cast 78% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (25,089,008 for, 7,022,161 against).

FOR: 25,089,008 (78.1%)AGAINST: 7,022,161 (21.9%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to permit officer exculpation for certai” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	6,636,243	0	For
T. Rowe Price	3,396,892	0	For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)	3,250,000	0	For
Neuberger Berman	0	2,863,124	Against
JPMorgan	0	2,594,329	Against
BlackRock	2,400,601	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	2,120,440	0	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	1,224,505	0	For
FORUM FUNDS	781,125	0	For
Legg Mason	0	608,842	Against
Charles Schwab	549,176	0	For
Dimensional	487,985	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	398,583	0	For
Fidelity	370,536	0	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	334,793	0	For
TIAA	298,864	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	279,183	0	For
Victory Capital	276,755	0	For
State Street	267,579	0	For
Goldman Sachs	247,331	12,409	For
AMG FUNDS	0	250,493	Against
Brighthouse	1	242,214	Against
Principal	230,571	0	For
WisdomTree	213,275	0	For
Equitable	174,186	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.

7. Ratification of the selection by our audit committee of Grant Thornton, LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 29, 2024

AUDIT-RELATED

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 63 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (32,110,737 for, 0 against).

FOR: 32,110,737 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the selection by our audit committee of Grant Thornton, LLP to serve as our independent regist” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	6,636,243	For
T. Rowe Price	3,396,892	For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)	3,250,000	For
Neuberger Berman	2,863,124	For
JPMorgan	2,594,329	For
BlackRock	2,400,601	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	2,120,440	For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC	1,224,505	For
FORUM FUNDS	781,125	For
Legg Mason	608,842	For
Charles Schwab	549,176	For
Dimensional	487,985	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	398,583	For
Fidelity	370,536	For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST	334,793	For
TIAA	298,864	For
Bridge Builder Trust	279,183	For
Victory Capital	276,755	For
State Street	267,579	For
Goldman Sachs	259,740	For
AMG FUNDS	250,493	For
Brighthouse	242,215	For
Principal	230,571	For
WisdomTree	213,275	For
Equitable	174,186	For

Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.

8. ADVISORY VOTE TO RATIFY NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 7 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,291,439 for, 0 against).

FOR: 2,291,439 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ADVISORY VOTE TO RATIFY NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
JPMorgan	1,981,685	For
Select Asset Management & Trust	118,038	For
Capitol Series Trust	90,154	For
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.	83,787	For
TIMOTHY PLAN	17,731	For
Warren Street Wealth Advisors, LLC	24	For
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc.	20	For

9. AMEND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REFLECT NEW DELAWARE LAW PROVISIONS REGARDING OFFICER EXCULPATION

OTHER

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (107,909 for, 0 against).

FOR: 107,909 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “AMEND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REFLECT NEW DELAWARE LAW PROVISIONS REGARDING OFFICER EXCULPATION” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Capitol Series Trust	90,154	For
TIMOTHY PLAN	17,731	For
Warren Street Wealth Advisors, LLC	24	For

10. DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (84,046 for, 0 against).

FOR: 84,046 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Morgan Stanley	56,067	For
TIMOTHY PLAN	17,731	For
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC	10,248	For

11. RATIFY GRANT THORNTON LLP AS AUDITORS

AUDIT-RELATED

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (107,909 for, 0 against).

FOR: 107,909 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFY GRANT THORNTON LLP AS AUDITORS” at UTZ BRANDS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Capitol Series Trust	90,154	For
TIMOTHY PLAN	17,731	For
Warren Street Wealth Advisors, LLC	24	For

Largest UTZ BRANDS INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of UTZ BRANDS INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 81,389,465 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top UTZ BRANDS INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	T. Rowe Price	10.89%
2	Neuberger Berman	8.99%
3	Vanguard	8.39%
4	BlackRock	4.66%
5	DF DENT & CO INC	4.38%
6	BAMCO INC /NY/	3.99%
7	BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)	3.99%
8	JPMorgan	3.33%
9	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	2.94%
10	Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II	2.61%

Reported UTZ BRANDS INC. ownership

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

UTZ BRANDS INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Vanguard Group	9.13%	13F
JPMorgan Chase	8.96%	13F
Roger K. Deromedi	8.58%	13G
BlackRock	6.77%	13F
Jason K. Giordano	6.60%	13G
Millennium Management	5.15%	13F
State Street	1.96%	13F
Geode Capital	1.87%	13F
Goldman Sachs	1.57%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	1.53%	13F

Percentages above are of 81,389,465 shares outstanding, as reported by UTZ BRANDS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2024-03-31 (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 UTZ BRANDS INC.’s 10-Q dated 2024-03-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At UTZ BRANDS INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-04-25, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 228 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,617 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 11 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. UTZ BRANDS INC.'s own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — Non-binding, advisory vote to approve Executive Compensation — the reporting funds cast 99.6% of the shares they voted in favour (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). That is the aggregate of those managers' own N-PX disclosures, not the company's certified result, and the funds are a subset of all shareholders.

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