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At Veritone, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held June 13, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 52 asset managers reported how they voted on 7 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 209 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 97% 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 16, 2025.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Veritone, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 16, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of June 13, 2025: 7 items on Veritone, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 16, 2025: 2 elected · 4 approved · 1 not approved.
None beyond the items above.
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 16, 2025 (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: Knute P. Kurtz | 14,922,122 | -- | -- | 971,701 | 11,541,800 | 94% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Michael Zilis | 15,023,737 | -- | -- | 870,086 | 11,541,800 | 95% | 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, 2025 | 27,270,381 | 108,735 | 56,507 | -- | -- | 99.6% | Approved | — |
| 3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 15,363,020 | 513,548 | 17,255 | -- | 11,541,800 | 97% | Approved | — |
| 4. To approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 75,000,000 to 150,000,000 | 25,805,661 | 1,608,691 | 21,271 | -- | -- | 94% | Approved | a majority of the shares outstanding |
| 5. To approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to reflect Delaware Law provisions allowing for the exculpation of certain officers | 15,299,364 | 581,219 | 13,240 | -- | 11,541,800 | 96% | Not approved Not approved under the vote the filing states was required: “majority of the outstanding” | a majority of the shares outstanding |
| 6. To approve an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2023 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 2,500,000 shares | 14,759,346 | 1,101,470 | 33,007 | -- | 11,541,800 | 93% | Approved | — |
This meeting is also recorded here as June 11, 2025; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.
Source: Veritone, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 16, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 52 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 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Knute P. Kurtz
Veritone, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Knute P. Kurtz”): 14,922,122 for, 971,701 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 2025 (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: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 12 asset managers below reported 189,025 for, 348,859 withheld, 599 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themes ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332,378 | Withhold |
| Vanguard | 181,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,086 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 3,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,100 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 838 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 599 | 0 | Abstain |
| Innovator ETFs Trust | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | Withhold |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | Withhold |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Withhold |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael Zilis
Veritone, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael Zilis”): 15,023,737 for, 870,086 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 2025 (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 11 asset managers below reported 185,631 for, 348,853 withheld, 599 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themes ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332,378 | Withhold |
| Vanguard | 181,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,086 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 3,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,100 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 838 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 599 | 0 | Abstain |
| Innovator ETFs Trust | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | Withhold |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | Withhold |
| State Street | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
96% Not approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approve an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to reflect Delaware Law provisions allowing for the exculpation of certain officers.
Veritone, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“5. To approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to reflect Delaware Law provisions allowing for the exculpation of certain officers”): 15,299,364 for, 581,219 against — failed, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 2025 (Item 5.07). This item required more than a simple majority of votes cast — see the filing.
Reported outcome: Not approved, in the filing’s own words: “Such proposal was not approved by votes representing a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on this proposal.”
Not approved under the vote the filing states was required: “majority of the outstanding”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a majority of the shares outstanding (“majority of the outstanding”).
The 12 asset managers below reported 538,483 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themes ETF Trust | 332,378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 181,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 12,086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 3,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Innovator ETFs Trust | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
94% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approve an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 75,000,000 to 150,000,000.
Veritone, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“4. To approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 75,000,000 to 150,000,000”): 25,805,661 for, 1,608,691 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Such proposal was approved by votes representing a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on this proposal.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a majority of the shares outstanding (“majority of the outstanding”).
The 12 asset managers below reported 538,483 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themes ETF Trust | 332,378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 181,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 12,086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 3,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Innovator ETFs Trust | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
93% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approve an amendment and restatement of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.
Veritone, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“6. To approve an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2023 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 2,500,000 shares”): 14,759,346 for, 1,101,470 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 2025 (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: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 12 asset managers below reported 190,462 for, 348,021 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themes ETF Trust | 0 | 332,378 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 181,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 12,086 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 3,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 3,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Innovator ETFs Trust | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 282 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% 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”): 15,363,020 for, 513,548 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 2025 (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: 97% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themes ETF Trust | 332,378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 181,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 12,086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 3,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Innovator ETFs Trust | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 12 managers: 535,383 for, 3,100 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | 2,331,616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 124,467 | 277 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 117,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Freedom Investment Management, Inc. | 108,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 79,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SILVERBACK ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 64,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 38,367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 32,864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 22,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan | 16,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 11,400 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 11,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 10,433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BANK OF AMERICA NA | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC | 8,794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 8,346 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 6,745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 6,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 6,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 5,375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 4,744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| COMERICA BANK | 4,212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 4,145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 47 managers: 3,060,997 for, 25,435 against, 7,115 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
99.6% 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, 2025.
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, 2025”): 27,270,381 for, 108,735 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 2025 (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: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 12 asset managers below reported 538,483 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themes ETF Trust | 332,378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 181,558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 12,086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 3,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Innovator ETFs Trust | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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 45,294,195 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Themes ETF Trust | 0.73% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 0.40% |
| 3 | Goldman Sachs | 0.03% |
| 4 | Fidelity | <0.01% |
| 5 | Charles Schwab | <0.01% |
| 6 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | <0.01% |
| 7 | Equitable | <0.01% |
| 8 | BlackRock | <0.01% |
| 9 | Innovator ETFs Trust | <0.01% |
| 10 | T. Rowe Price | <0.01% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | 5.15% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 0.28% |
| 3 | Northern Trust | 0.26% |
| 4 | Freedom Investment Management, Inc. | 0.24% |
| 5 | Citadel | 0.18% |
| 6 | SILVERBACK ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 0.14% |
| 7 | MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 0.08% |
| 8 | T. Rowe Price | 0.07% |
| 9 | CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK | 0.07% |
| 10 | State Street | 0.05% |
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 | 21.92% | 13G |
| Ryan Steelberg | 13.70% | 13D |
| BANTA ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | 7.80% | 13G |
| DAVIDSON KEMPNER ARBITRAGE, EQUITIES AND RELATIVE VALUE LP | 5.39% | 13G |
| Vanguard Group | 3.49% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 1.13% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.02% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 0.79% | 13F |
| State Street | 0.36% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 0.35% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 45,294,195 shares outstanding, as reported by Veritone, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 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 6, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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