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VMWARE INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and VMWARE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2023-07-14 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

10Reported items
778Asset managers
4,672Fund votes
2023-07-13Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by VMWARE INC.

These tallies are VMWARE INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2023-07-14 (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.

VMWARE INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2023-07-13
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Anthony Bates	336,780,021	14,086,794	1,009,243	--	40,576,529	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Michael Dell	330,878,584	19,523,936	1,473,538	--	40,576,529	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Egon Durban	302,866,916	47,974,712	1,034,430	--	40,576,529	Majority: yes
Proposal 2: Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:	321,112,113	29,708,963	1,054,982	--	40,576,529	Majority: yes
Proposal 4: Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2024.	385,765,122	5,705,839	981,626	--	--	Majority: yes

Source: VMWARE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2023-07-14 — read the filing on EDGAR.

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

Each item below shows how the 778 asset managers that disclosed a VMWARE 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 VMWARE 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. An advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, as deccribed in VMware's Proxy Statement

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 32 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%8%

FOR: 321,112,113AGAINST: 29,708,963

VMWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:”): 321,112,113 for, 29,708,963 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2023-07-14 (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 429,707,000 outstanding shares: 75% for, 7% against (82% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 748 asset managers below cast 82% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,899,845 for, 22,441,978 against).

FOR 81%AGAINST 18%

FOR: 99,899,845 (81.1%)AGAINST: 22,441,978 (18.2%)ABSTAIN: 867,982 (0.7%)NOT VOTED: 19,265 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 17,485 (0.0%)1 YEAR: 56 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “An advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, as deccribed in VMware's Proxy Statement” at VMWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
New York Life	19,011,043	0	For
Vanguard	15,287,105	0	For
BlackRock	10,984,877	3,988	For
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB	0	10,739,993	Against
Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd	4,573,346	0	For
UBS	4,133,843	153,763	For
State Street	4,033,161	0	For
Fidelity	3,803,252	74,000	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2,267,939	0	For
FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	2,255,000	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,782,162	0	For
Pentwater Capital Management LP	1,728,266	0	For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	1,397,890	118,599	For
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.	1,441,857	0	For
Sculptor Capital LP	1,385,514	0	For
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd	0	1,268,959	Against
Nuveen	1,261,733	0	For
TIAA	1,126,476	0	For
AllianceBernstein	984,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	896,528	18,896	For
MERGER FUND	861,550	0	For
Two Sigma	851,436	0	For
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM	0	806,799	Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	201	747,117	Against
Taconic Capital Advisors LP	704,923	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 748 asset managers. See all 748 in the interactive database.

2. Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.9% fund support · no official result

ONE YEAR 80%12%

The 687 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,893,863 for, 56 against).

FOR: 2,893,863 (2.4%)AGAINST: 56 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 867,232 (0.7%)ONE YEAR: 95,650,810 (80.3%)1 YEAR: 14,282,290 (12.0%)1: 4,575,712 (3.8%)UNKNOWN: 352,972 (0.3%)THREE YEARS: 338,420 (0.3%)1-YEAR: 99,545 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 19,223 (0.0%)3 YEARS: 16,875 (0.0%)2 YEARS: 263 (0.0%)1YEAR: 32 (0.0%)SHARES YEAR 1: 19 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.” at VMWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
New York Life	0	One Year
Vanguard	0	One Year
BlackRock	0	One Year
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB	0	One Year
Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd	0	1
UBS	0	One Year
State Street	0	One Year
Fidelity	0	One Year
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	One Year
FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	2,255,000	For
Charles Schwab	0	1 Year
Pentwater Capital Management LP	0	One Year
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	0	One Year
Sculptor Capital LP	0	One Year
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd	0	One Year
Nuveen	0	One Year
TIAA	0	One Year
AllianceBernstein	0	One Year
Columbia Threadneedle	0	One Year
MERGER FUND	0	One Year
Two Sigma	0	One Year
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM	0	1 Year
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	One Year
Northern Trust	0	1 Year
Amundi	0	One Year

Showing the 25 largest of 687 asset managers. See all 687 in the interactive database.

3. Election of Directors: Anthony Bates

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 336,780,021AGAINST: 14,086,794

VMWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anthony Bates”): 336,780,021 for, 14,086,794 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2023-07-14 (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 429,707,000 outstanding shares: 78% for, 3% against (82% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 131 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (38,654,443 for, 720,502 against).

FOR 98%

FOR: 38,654,443 (98.1%)AGAINST: 720,502 (1.8%)ABSTAIN: 21,119 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Anthony Bates” at VMWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	14,807,519	0	For
New York Life	10,007,718	3,325	For
BlackRock	3,812,391	0	For
Fidelity	2,572,440	74,000	For
TIAA	1,124,856	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	896,528	0	For
MERGER FUND	861,550	0	For
Charles Schwab	764,098	0	For
ARBITRAGE FUNDS	433,008	0	For
Calamos	298,500	0	For
Six Circles Trust	241,119	0	For
Dimensional	229,069	0	For
Jackson National	209,906	0	For
SEI	0	188,270	Against
GMO	162,955	0	For
PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds	146,240	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	142,460	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	130,044	0	For
Eaton Vance	121,589	0	For
State Street	117,240	0	For
Nushares ETF Trust	111,643	0	For
Invesco	0	105,390	Against
JPMorgan	95,790	0	For
First Trust	83,018	0	For
Victory Capital	82,979	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: Egon Durban

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: 302,866,916AGAINST: 47,974,712

VMWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Egon Durban”): 302,866,916 for, 47,974,712 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2023-07-14 (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 429,707,000 outstanding shares: 70% for, 11% against (82% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 131 asset managers below cast 60% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (23,539,242 for, 15,835,686 against).

FOR 60%AGAINST 40%

FOR: 23,539,242 (59.8%)AGAINST: 15,835,686 (40.2%)ABSTAIN: 21,119 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Egon Durban” at VMWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	14,803,519	4,000	For
New York Life	0	10,011,043	Against
BlackRock	3,812,391	0	For
Fidelity	191,549	2,454,891	Against
TIAA	0	1,124,856	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	896,528	0	For
MERGER FUND	861,550	0	For
Charles Schwab	764,098	0	For
ARBITRAGE FUNDS	433,008	0	For
Calamos	298,500	0	For
Six Circles Trust	241,119	0	For
Dimensional	0	229,069	Against
Jackson National	70,749	139,157	Against
SEI	188,270	0	For
GMO	0	162,955	Against
PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds	146,240	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	142,460	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	76,046	53,998	For
Eaton Vance	0	121,589	Against
State Street	0	117,240	Against
Nushares ETF Trust	0	111,643	Against
Invesco	0	105,390	Against
JPMorgan	95,790	0	For
First Trust	0	83,018	Against
Victory Capital	0	82,979	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: Michael Dell

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 330,878,584AGAINST: 19,523,936

VMWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael Dell”): 330,878,584 for, 19,523,936 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2023-07-14 (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 429,707,000 outstanding shares: 77% for, 5% against (82% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 131 asset managers below cast 99% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (38,865,024 for, 509,886 against).

FOR 99%

FOR: 38,865,024 (98.7%)AGAINST: 509,886 (1.3%)ABSTAIN: 21,119 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michael Dell” at VMWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	14,807,519	0	For
New York Life	10,007,718	3,325	For
BlackRock	3,812,391	0	For
Fidelity	2,646,440	0	For
TIAA	1,124,856	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	896,528	0	For
MERGER FUND	861,550	0	For
Charles Schwab	764,098	0	For
ARBITRAGE FUNDS	433,008	0	For
Calamos	298,500	0	For
Six Circles Trust	241,119	0	For
Dimensional	229,069	0	For
Jackson National	209,906	0	For
SEI	188,270	0	For
GMO	162,955	0	For
PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds	146,240	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	142,460	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	55,150	74,894	Against
Eaton Vance	121,589	0	For
State Street	0	117,240	Against
Nushares ETF Trust	111,643	0	For
Invesco	105,390	0	For
JPMorgan	95,790	0	For
First Trust	83,018	0	For
Victory Capital	82,979	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.

6. To ratify the selection of by the Audit Committee of VMware's Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as VMware's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2024.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 385,765,122AGAINST: 5,705,839

VMWARE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4: Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2024.”): 385,765,122 for, 5,705,839 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2023-07-14 (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 429,707,000 outstanding shares: 90% for, 1% against (91% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 131 asset managers below cast 99.6% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (39,229,727 for, 145,916 against).

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 39,229,727 (99.6%)AGAINST: 145,916 (0.4%)ABSTAIN: 20,369 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the selection of by the Audit Committee of VMware's Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP” at VMWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	14,807,519	0	For
New York Life	10,011,043	0	For
BlackRock	3,812,391	0	For
Fidelity	2,646,440	0	For
TIAA	1,124,856	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	896,528	0	For
MERGER FUND	861,550	0	For
Charles Schwab	764,098	0	For
ARBITRAGE FUNDS	433,008	0	For
Calamos	298,500	0	For
Six Circles Trust	241,119	0	For
Dimensional	229,069	0	For
Jackson National	209,906	0	For
SEI	188,270	0	For
GMO	162,955	0	For
PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds	146,240	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	142,460	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	55,150	74,894	Against
Eaton Vance	121,589	0	For
State Street	117,240	0	For
Nushares ETF Trust	111,643	0	For
Invesco	105,390	0	For
JPMorgan	95,790	0	For
First Trust	83,018	0	For
Victory Capital	82,979	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.

7. Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

88% fund support · no official result

FOR 20%1-YEAR 41%ONE YEAR 35%

The 21 asset managers below cast 88% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (712,360 for, 100,198 against).

FOR: 712,360 (20.4%)AGAINST: 100,198 (2.9%)1-YEAR: 1,443,437 (41.3%)ONE YEAR: 1,240,015 (35.4%)THREE YEARS: 1,929 (0.1%)1: 720 (0.0%)1 YEAR: 371 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency” at VMWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.	0	0	1-Year
Taconic Capital Advisors LP	704,923	0	For
APG Asset Management US Inc.	0	0	One Year
STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS	0	0	One Year
JPMorgan	0	0	One Year
FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUND	0	100,193	Against
Palliser Capital (UK) Ltd	0	0	One Year
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	0	0	One Year
Rock Point Advisors, LLC	0	0	One Year
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.	0	0	One Year
Tredje AP-fonden	0	0	One Year
Vinva Investment Management Ltd	6,543	0	For
iA Global Asset Management Inc.	0	0	One Year
Symmetry Panoramic Trust	0	0	Three Years
Qtron Investments LLC	0	0	1-Year
Regime de rentes du Mouvement Desjardins	0	0	One Year
BEACON INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	894	0	For
Convergence Investment Partners, LLC	0	0	1
Tidal Trust III	0	0	One Year
Sepio Capital, LP	0	0	1 Year
MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY	0	5	Against

8. 14A Executive Compensation Vote Frequency

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

1 YEAR 91%

The 7 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (52 for, 0 against).

FOR: 52 (2.8%)1 YEAR: 1,688 (91.2%)ONE YEAR: 111 (6.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “14A Executive Compensation Vote Frequency” at VMWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
GRIMES & COMPANY, INC.	0	1 Year
BALLAST ADVISORS LLC	0	1 Year
Waverly Advisors, LLC	0	One Year
Sculati Wealth Management, LLC	52	For
River Street Advisors LLC	0	1 Year
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP	0	--
Evergreen Wealth Management, LLC	0	--

9. Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensastion.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

— fund support · no official result

ONE YEAR 100%

No shares were cast for or against this item by the managers below — every disclosed position was an abstention or was not voted.

ONE YEAR: 2,472 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensastion.” at VMWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC	0	0	0	0	One Year
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC	0	0	0	0	One Year

10. Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

— fund support · no official result

1-YEAR 58%1 YEAR 42%

No shares were cast for or against this item by the managers below — every disclosed position was an abstention or was not voted.

1-YEAR: 13,284 (58.3%)1 YEAR: 9,500 (41.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation” at VMWARE INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
ALGERT GLOBAL LLC	0	0	0	0	1-Year
Genus Capital Management Inc.	0	0	0	0	1 Year

Largest VMWARE INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of VMWARE INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 429,707,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top VMWARE INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	New York Life	4.42%
2	Vanguard	3.56%
3	BlackRock	2.56%
4	Swedbank Robur Fonder AB	2.50%
5	Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd	1.06%
6	UBS	1.00%
7	State Street	0.94%
8	Fidelity	0.90%
9	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0.53%
10	FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0.52%

Reported VMWARE INC. ownership

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

VMWARE INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Michael Dell*	39.39%	DEF14A
SLP Stockholders	9.79%	DEF14A
Dodge & Cox	6.35%	DEF14A
Norges Bank	0.46%	13F
Raghu Raghuram	0.07%	DEF14A
Zane Rowe	0.02%	DEF14A
Amy Fliegelman Olli	<0.01%	DEF14A
Sumit Dhawan	<0.01%	DEF14A
Jean-Pierre Brulard	<0.01%	DEF14A
Michael Brown	<0.01%	DEF14A

Percentages above are of 429,707,000 shares outstanding, as reported by VMWARE INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2023-05-05 (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 VMWARE INC.’s 10-Q dated 2023-05-05. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At VMWARE INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2023-07-13, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 778 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,672 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 10 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — An advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, as deccribed in VMware's… — FOR was 92% 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: VMWARE INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2023-07-14.

VMWARE INC. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 (this page).