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Vital Energy, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Vital Energy, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-12-12 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

6Reported items
240Asset managers
651Fund votes
2025-12-12Meeting date

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

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Vital Energy, Inc.

These tallies are Vital Energy, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-12-12 (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.

Vital Energy, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2025-12-12
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Proposal 1: Merger Proposal	26,111,925	242,604	265,150	--	--	Majority: yes
Proposal 2: Advisory Compensation Proposal	11,824,680	14,659,405	135,594	--	--	Majority: no

Source: Vital Energy, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-12-12 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Vital Energy, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 240 asset managers that disclosed a Vital Energy, 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 Vital Energy, 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. a proposal to approve, on a non- binding, advisory basis, certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to Vital's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Mergers (the "Vital Advisory Compensation Proposal").

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

60% fund support · no official result

FOR 60%AGAINST 40%

The 227 asset managers below cast 60% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,939,583 for, 6,573,561 against).

FOR: 9,939,583 (59.9%)AGAINST: 6,573,561 (39.6%)ABSTAIN: 75,372 (0.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “a proposal to approve, on a non- binding, advisory basis, certain compensation that may be paid or become paya” at Vital Energy, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	238,538	3,146,488	Against
Vanguard	2,082,965	6,572	For
American Century	0	1,801,637	Against
Charles Schwab	1,703,062	0	For
State Street	1,408,216	1,846	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	629,601	0	For
Dimensional	0	394,940	Against
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	301,725	0	For
Invesco	261,504	0	For
Northern Trust	19,057	240,714	Against
First Trust	230,805	0	For
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.	225,041	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	202,400	0	For
Victory Capital	171,726	0	For
Citadel	158,672	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	148,551	Against
New York Life	144,280	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	143,517	0	For
Principal	141,116	0	For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	138,871	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	129,859	0	For
Two Sigma	120,331	0	For
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD	117,091	0	For
Fidelity	67,159	41,075	For
Virtus	78,869	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 227 asset managers. See all 227 in the interactive database.

2. a proposal to adopt that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 24, 2025, by and among Crescent Energy Company ("Crescent"), Venus Merger Sub I Inc., Venus Merger Sub II LLC and Vital (the "Merger Agreement"), as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, whereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Vital will be acquired by Crescent pursuan

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%

FOR: 26,111,925AGAINST: 242,604

Vital Energy, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 1: Merger Proposal”): 26,111,925 for, 242,604 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-12-12 (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. Of all 38,701,810 outstanding shares: 67% for, 0.7% against (68% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 65 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,039,815 for, 0 against).

FOR 98%

FOR: 9,039,815 (97.8%)ABSTAIN: 201,797 (2.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “a proposal to adopt that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 24, 2025, by and among Crescent En” at Vital Energy, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	2,241,944	0	For
Vanguard	1,983,694	0	For
State Street	890,402	0	For
American Century	879,982	0	For
Charles Schwab	836,593	0	For
Dimensional	316,027	0	For
First Trust	229,650	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	202,400	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	148,551	Abstain
New York Life	144,280	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	143,517	0	For
Principal	141,116	0	For
Invesco	122,211	0	For
Fidelity	103,536	0	For
Virtus	78,869	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	70,950	0	For
Jackson National	62,318	0	For
Equitable	43,735	16,060	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	47,998	0	For
Lincoln Financial	46,612	0	For
TIAA	40,089	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	37,231	0	For
ALTSHARES TRUST	0	37,186	Abstain
Russell Investments	34,593	0	For
Pacific Life	34,582	0	For

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

3. Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

98% fund support · no official result

FOR 98%

The 5 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (74,772 for, 1,820 against).

FOR: 74,772 (97.6%)AGAINST: 1,820 (2.4%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes” at Vital Energy, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Empower	72,066	0	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	2,619	0	For
APG Asset Management US Inc.	0	1,820	Against
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.	50	0	For
Coyle Financial Counsel LLC	37	0	For

4. A PROPOSAL TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, CERTAIN COMPENSATION THAT MAY BE PAID OR BECOME PAYABLE TO VITAL'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS THAT IS BASED ON OR OTHERWISE RELATES TO THE MERGERS (THE VITAL ADVISORY COMPENSATION PROPOSAL&QUOT). &QUOT

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 284 against).

AGAINST: 284 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “A PROPOSAL TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING, ADVISORY BASIS, CERTAIN COMPENSATION THAT MAY BE PAID OR BECOME PAYAB” at Vital Energy, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	Against	Vote
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III	140	Against
L2 Asset Management, LLC	140	Against
RBB Fund Trust	4	Against

5. Aproposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to Vitals named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Mergers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: no

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

45% Majority: no · of votes cast

FOR 45%AGAINST 55%

FOR: 11,824,680AGAINST: 14,659,405

Vital Energy, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Advisory Compensation Proposal”): 11,824,680 for, 14,659,405 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-12-12 (Item 5.07). FOR was not 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. Of all 38,701,810 outstanding shares: 31% for, 38% against (68% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 3 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (277,485 for, 16 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 277,485 (100.0%)AGAINST: 16 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Aproposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, certain compensation that may be paid or become payabl” at Vital Energy, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC.	277,485	0	For
Empower	0	15	Against
WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC	0	1	Against

6. Approve Merger Agreement

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (74,685 for, 0 against).

FOR: 74,685 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Approve Merger Agreement” at Vital Energy, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Empower	72,066	0	0	0	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	2,619	0	0	0	For

Largest Vital Energy, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of Vital Energy, Inc. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 38,701,810 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top Vital Energy, Inc. shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	8.75%
2	Vanguard	5.40%
3	American Century	4.66%
4	Charles Schwab	4.40%
5	State Street	3.64%
6	HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	1.63%
7	Dimensional	1.02%
8	PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	0.78%
9	Invesco	0.68%
10	Northern Trust	0.67%

Reported Vital Energy, Inc. ownership

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

Vital Energy, Inc. beneficial owners on record for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Richard D. Campbell	20.43%	DEF14A
BlackRock, Inc.	12.36%	DEF14A
Westwood Management Corp.	5.41%	DEF14A
Jason Pigott	0.64%	DEF14A
Bryan Lemmerman	0.25%	DEF14A
Katie Hill	0.12%	DEF14A
Mark Denny	0.11%	DEF14A
Edmund P. Segner, III	0.07%	DEF14A
William E. Albrecht	0.06%	DEF14A
Frances Powell Hawes	0.06%	DEF14A

Percentages above are of 38,701,810 shares outstanding, as reported by Vital Energy, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated 2025-03-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 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 Vital Energy, Inc.’s 10-Q dated 2025-03-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Vital Energy, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-12-12, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 240 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 651 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 6 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. Vital Energy, 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 — a proposal to approve, on a non- binding, advisory basis, certain compensation that may be paid… — the reporting funds cast 60% 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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