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At Western New England Bancorp, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 14, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 72 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 380 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the… — Western New England Bancorp, 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: Western New England Bancorp, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2025.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of May 14, 2025: 5 items on Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2025: 2 elected · 3 approved.
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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 Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 14, 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: Gary G. Fitzgerald | 13,099,663 | -- | -- | 253,951 | 3,299,917 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Paul C. Picknelly | 12,735,191 | -- | -- | 618,424 | 3,299,916 | 95% | Elected | — |
| 2. Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers | 12,670,770 | 406,270 | 276,573 | -- | 3,299,918 | 97% | Approved | — |
| 3. Consider and vote upon a proposal for the ratification of the appointment by the Company's Board of Directors of Wolf & Company, P.C | 15,653,350 | 277,475 | 722,706 | -- | -- | 98% | Approved | — |
| 4. Consider and vote upon a proposal for the approval of the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan | 12,457,803 | 487,738 | 408,071 | -- | 3,299,919 | 96% | Approved | — |
Source: Western New England Bancorp, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 72 asset managers that disclosed a Western New England Bancorp, 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.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting of shareholders: Gary G. Fitzgerald
Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gary G. Fitzgerald”): 13,099,663 for, 253,951 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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 shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 26 asset managers below reported 4,894,056 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensional | 1,298,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,010,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 787,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 669,313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST | 345,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 174,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 138,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 133,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 89,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 67,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 65,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 27,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 26,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 10,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 9,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 6,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST | 6,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 6,071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 5,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 3,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 3,650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 3,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 1,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 26 asset managers. All 26 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of the following directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting of shareholders: Paul C. Picknelly
Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul C. Picknelly”): 12,735,191 for, 618,424 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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 shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 26 asset managers below reported 4,804,237 for, 89,819 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensional | 1,298,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,010,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 787,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 669,313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST | 345,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 174,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 138,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 133,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89,196 | Withhold |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 67,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 65,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 27,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 26,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 10,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 9,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 6,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST | 6,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 6,071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 5,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 3,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 3,650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 3,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 1,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 26 asset managers. All 26 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Consideration and approval of the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“4. Consider and vote upon a proposal for the approval of the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan”): 12,457,803 for, 487,738 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 26 asset managers below reported 4,796,483 for, 30,573 against, 67,000 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensional | 1,298,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,010,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 787,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 669,313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST | 345,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 174,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 138,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 133,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 89,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 67,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| BlackRock | 65,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 27,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 26,300 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 10,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 9,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 6,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST | 6,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 6,071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 5,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 3,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 3,650 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 3,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 1,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 26 asset managers. All 26 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Consideration and approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers”): 12,670,770 for, 406,270 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2, 3 and 4.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensional | 1,298,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,010,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 787,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 669,313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST | 345,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 174,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 138,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 133,741 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 89,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 67,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 65,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 27,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 26,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 10,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 9,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 6,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST | 6,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 6,071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 5,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 3,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 3,650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 3,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 1,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 26 managers: 4,760,315 for, 133,741 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TI-TRUST, INC | 1,763,231 | 9,541 | 29,534 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 1,089,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 811,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 294,020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 206,856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC | 0 | 0 | 203,429 | 0 | Abstain |
| Dimensional | 149,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 147,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 137,141 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 123,252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 110,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 102,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 83,036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 81,343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 73,684 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 54,171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 52,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 50,784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EJF Capital LLC | 46,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Point72 | 32,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fourthstone LLC | 30,251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ST GERMAIN D J CO INC | 27,730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Newton Investment Management North America, LLC | 0 | 25,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 20,187 | 2,242 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 20,408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 57 managers: 5,520,039 for, 174,024 against, 232,963 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C., as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
Western New England Bancorp, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Consider and vote upon a proposal for the ratification of the appointment by the Company's Board of Directors of Wolf & Company, P.C”): 15,653,350 for, 277,475 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders elected the director nominees listed in Proposal 1 and approved Proposals 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 25 asset managers below reported 4,804,237 for, 89,196 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensional | 1,298,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,010,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 787,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 669,313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST | 345,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 174,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 138,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 133,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 89,196 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 67,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 65,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 27,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 26,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 10,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 9,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 6,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST | 6,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 6,071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 5,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 3,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 3,650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 3,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 1,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 1,120 | 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 20,711,028 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimensional | 6.27% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 4.88% |
| 3 | Columbia Threadneedle | 3.80% |
| 4 | Royce | 3.23% |
| 5 | HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST | 1.67% |
| 6 | Fidelity | 0.84% |
| 7 | Federated Hermes | 0.67% |
| 8 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.65% |
| 9 | EA Series Trust | 0.43% |
| 10 | TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0.32% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TI-TRUST, INC | 8.70% |
| 2 | Renaissance | 5.26% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 3.92% |
| 4 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1.42% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.00% |
| 6 | MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC | 0.98% |
| 7 | Dimensional | 0.72% |
| 8 | Federated Hermes | 0.71% |
| 9 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.66% |
| 10 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 0.60% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 7.14% | 13F |
| Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust of Westfield Financial, Inc. | 7.12% | DEF14A |
| Renaissance Technologies | 5.25% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 4.92% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 4.51% | 13F |
| Strategic Value Investors LP | 4.18% | 13G |
| Millennium Management | 1.49% | 13F |
| James C. Hagan | 1.49% | DEF14A |
| Geode Capital | 1.03% | 13F |
| Paul C. Picknelly | 0.50% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 20,711,028 shares outstanding, as reported by Western New England Bancorp, 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 Western New England Bancorp, 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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