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At VERITONE INC.'s shareholder meeting held June 13, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 95 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 413 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — HOLD AN ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. — VERITONE INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 91% 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: VERITONE INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2024.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and VERITONE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 14, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of June 13, 2024: 4 items on VERITONE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 14, 2024: 2 elected · 2 approved.
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 VERITONE INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 14, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Michael Keithley | 11,180,635 | -- | -- | 557,316 | 11,020,392 | 95% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Richard H. Taketa | 8,565,709 | -- | -- | 3,172,242 | 11,020,392 | 73% | Elected | — |
| 2. To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 | 22,340,296 | 380,446 | 37,601 | -- | -- | 98% | Approved | — |
| 3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 10,636,173 | 1,041,766 | 60,012 | -- | 11,020,392 | 91% | Approved | — |
Source: VERITONE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 14, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 95 asset managers that disclosed a VERITONE 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 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael Keithley
VERITONE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael Keithley”): 11,180,635 for, 557,316 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 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: “The two nominees were elected by a plurality of the total votes cast.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 29 asset managers below reported 1,377,741 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 891,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 140,408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 79,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 59,872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 58,968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 36,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 28,289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 16,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 10,307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 9,755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 7,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 6,531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 5,884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 4,812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 4,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 4,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 3,257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 2,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 2,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 1,149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PENN SERIES FUNDS INC | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Warren Street Wealth Advisors, LLC | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 29 asset managers. All 29 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
73% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Richard H. Taketa
VERITONE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard H. Taketa”): 8,565,709 for, 3,172,242 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 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: “The two nominees were elected by a plurality of the total votes cast.”
Support: 73% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 29 asset managers below reported 63,340 for, 1,306,609 withheld, 7,792 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 891,466 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140,408 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79,624 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 59,872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58,968 | Withhold |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36,475 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28,289 | Withhold |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,804 | Withhold |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,307 | Withhold |
| Pacific Life | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,755 | Withhold |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,098 | Withhold |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,531 | Withhold |
| Nationwide | 803 | 0 | 0 | 5,081 | Mixed |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 0 | 4,812 | 0 | Abstain |
| ProShares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,301 | Withhold |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,002 | Withhold |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,257 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 2,980 | 0 | Abstain |
| Invesco | 2,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,028 | Withhold |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,149 | Withhold |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 543 | Withhold |
| PENN SERIES FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | Withhold |
| SEI | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Warren Street Wealth Advisors, LLC | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 29 asset managers. All 29 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
91% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: HOLD AN ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
VERITONE INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 10,636,173 for, 1,041,766 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Such proposal was approved, on an advisory basis, by a majority of the total votes cast.”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 891,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 140,408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 26,114 | 53,510 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 59,872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 58,968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 36,475 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 26,800 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 16,804 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 10,307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 9,755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 0 | 7,098 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 6,531 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nationwide | 803 | 5,081 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 4,812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 0 | 4,301 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| DWS | 0 | 4,002 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Principal | 0 | 3,257 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 0 | 2,980 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 2,235 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Calvert | 0 | 2,028 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 1,149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 543 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| PENN SERIES FUNDS INC | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 28 managers: 1,231,272 for, 146,334 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | 1,750,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 532,834 | 5,553 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Freedom Investment Management, Inc. | 379,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 222,033 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 212,199 | 5,804 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 109,830 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 0 | 81,180 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | 0 | 63,740 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 59,872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 60,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 0 | 58,625 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 55,347 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AllianceBernstein | 0 | 53,510 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 41,875 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | 0 | 25,652 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Carl P. Sherr & Co., LLC | 25,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 0 | 19,800 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 0 | 19,694 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BANK OF AMERICA NA | 16,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan | 0 | 16,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Rhumbline | 0 | 15,876 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 13,192 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 10,688 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 10,299 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 6,625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 76 managers: 3,068,682 for, 860,536 against, 2,917 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: RATIFY THE SELECTION OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.
VERITONE INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024”): 22,340,296 for, 380,446 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 14, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Such proposal was approved by a majority of the total votes cast.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 30 asset managers below reported 1,377,741 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 891,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 140,408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 79,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 59,872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 58,968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 36,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 28,289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 16,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 10,307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 9,755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 7,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 6,531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 5,884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 4,812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 4,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 4,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 3,257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 2,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 2,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 1,149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PENN SERIES FUNDS INC | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Warren Street Wealth Advisors, LLC | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 30 asset managers. All 30 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 37,738,677 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 2.36% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 0.37% |
| 3 | Equitable | 0.21% |
| 4 | Charles Schwab | 0.16% |
| 5 | Fidelity | 0.16% |
| 6 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.10% |
| 7 | Lincoln Financial | 0.07% |
| 8 | T. Rowe Price | 0.04% |
| 9 | State Street | 0.03% |
| 10 | Pacific Life | 0.03% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | 4.64% |
| 2 | State Street | 1.43% |
| 3 | Freedom Investment Management, Inc. | 1.01% |
| 4 | Northern Trust | 0.59% |
| 5 | BlackRock | 0.58% |
| 6 | MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0.29% |
| 7 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 0.22% |
| 8 | CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | 0.17% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 0.17% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.16% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Esousa Group Holdings LLC | 21.26% | 13G |
| Ryan Steelberg | 14.87% | 13D |
| Chad Steelberg | 11.24% | 13D |
| BANTA ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | 9.07% | 13G |
| Vanguard Group | 7.30% | 13F |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | 6.43% | 13G |
| BlackRock | 2.46% | 13F |
| State Street | 1.96% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.70% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 0.86% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 37,738,677 shares outstanding, as reported by VERITONE INC. 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.
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 VERITONE INC.’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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