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At VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.'s shareholder meeting held June 20, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 59 asset managers reported how they voted on 10 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 107 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers Approval of the… — FOR was 76% 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), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2025.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of June 20, 2025: 10 items on VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 20, 2025: 10 without a stated outcome.
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 VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 20, 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: John R. McLernon | 28,329,850 | -- | -- | 3,473,392 | 21,628,994 | 89% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: John P. Henry | 23,246,759 | -- | -- | 8,556,483 | 21,628,994 | 73% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: David Holewinski | 23,248,967 | -- | -- | 8,554,275 | 21,628,994 | 73% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Kathleen M. Mahoney | 31,215,666 | -- | -- | 587,576 | 21,628,994 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Christopher C. Woodward | 23,471,704 | -- | -- | 8,331,538 | 21,628,994 | 74% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Carolyn Hauger | 30,979,573 | -- | -- | 823,669 | 21,628,994 | 97% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Michael A. DeGiglio | 31,088,595 | -- | -- | 714,645 | 21,628,993 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Stephen C. Ruffini | 29,696,519 | -- | -- | 2,106,723 | 21,628,994 | 93% | Not verified | — |
| 2. The approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on an advisory, non-binding basis | 24,024,452 | 7,500,816 | 277,974 | -- | 21,628,994 | 76% | Not verified | — |
| 3. Re-appointing KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to serve as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration | 52,935,307 | -- | -- | 496,928 | 1 | 99.0% | Not verified | — |
Source: VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 59 asset managers that disclosed a VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL 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 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Carolyn Hauger
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Carolyn Hauger”): 30,979,573 for, 823,669 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 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: 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 5 asset managers below reported 6,395,256 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 3,342,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 2,150,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 830,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
74% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Christopher C. Woodward
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher C. Woodward”): 23,471,704 for, 8,331,538 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 74% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 898,846 for, 3,346,208 withheld, 2,150,202 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,342,808 | Withhold |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 2,150,202 | 0 | Abstain |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 830,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,400 | Withhold |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
73% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: David Holewinski
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David Holewinski”): 23,248,967 for, 8,554,275 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 73% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 898,846 for, 3,346,208 withheld, 2,150,202 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,342,808 | Withhold |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 2,150,202 | 0 | Abstain |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 830,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,400 | Withhold |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
73% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: John P. Henry
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John P. Henry”): 23,246,759 for, 8,556,483 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 73% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 898,846 for, 3,346,208 withheld, 2,150,202 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,342,808 | Withhold |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 2,150,202 | 0 | Abstain |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 830,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,400 | Withhold |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
89% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: John R. McLernon
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John R. McLernon”): 28,329,850 for, 3,473,392 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 4,245,054 for, 2,150,202 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 3,342,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 2,150,202 | 0 | Abstain |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 830,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kathleen M. Mahoney
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kathleen M. Mahoney”): 31,215,666 for, 587,576 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 6,395,256 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 3,342,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 2,150,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 830,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael A. DeGiglio
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael A. DeGiglio”): 31,088,595 for, 714,645 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 6,395,256 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 3,342,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 2,150,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 830,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Stephen C. Ruffini
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stephen C. Ruffini”): 29,696,519 for, 2,106,723 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 6,395,256 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 3,342,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 2,150,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 830,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
76% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers Approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on an advisory, non-binding basis.
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. The approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers on an advisory, non-binding basis, received the following votes”): 24,024,452 for, 7,500,816 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 76% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 0 | 3,342,808 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 2,150,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 830,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 0 | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 0 | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Fund voting reports, all 5 managers: 2,981,055 for, 3,414,201 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Sigma | 0 | 440,711 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Global X | 0 | 402,853 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Renaissance | 0 | 324,082 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | 180,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 173,943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC | 0 | 152,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BNY Mellon | 135,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ | 0 | 123,227 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Sustainable Insight Capital Management, LLC | 0 | 59,400 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 0 | 56,425 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | 0 | 52,053 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ | 44,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 35,884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 0 | 20,758 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. | 0 | 15,308 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. | 13,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | 0 | 12,927 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 12,380 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | 0 | 11,640 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Affirmative Financial Network | 0 | 7,760 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BUCKHEAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 5,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Rempart Asset Management Inc. | 4,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 0 | 3,900 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | 0 | 3,462 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 53 managers: 595,539 for, 1,780,222 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Appointment of Auditors Appointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing the Directors to fix their remuneration.
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Re-appointing KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to serve as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and authorizing the directors to fix their remune”): 52,935,307 for, 496,928 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 5 asset managers below reported 6,395,256 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 3,342,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 2,150,202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 830,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 67,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 3,400 | 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 112,337,049 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AdvisorShares Trust | 2.98% |
| 2 | Amplify ETF Trust | 1.91% |
| 3 | Cambria ETF Trust | 0.74% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 0.06% |
| 5 | Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | <0.01% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two Sigma | 0.39% |
| 2 | Global X | 0.36% |
| 3 | Renaissance | 0.29% |
| 4 | JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | 0.16% |
| 5 | Citadel | 0.15% |
| 6 | DAVENPORT & Co LLC | 0.14% |
| 7 | BNY Mellon | 0.12% |
| 8 | STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ | 0.11% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.06% |
| 10 | Sustainable Insight Capital Management, LLC | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Trust | 5.31% | 13G |
| Renaissance Technologies | 0.86% | 13F |
| Two Sigma | 0.30% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 0.12% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 0.07% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 0.06% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.06% | 13F |
| Millennium Management | 0.02% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 0.01% | 13F |
| JPMorgan Chase | <0.01% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 112,337,049 shares outstanding, as reported by VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC. on its Form 10-Q dated May 5, 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 VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC.’s 10-Q dated May 5, 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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