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WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

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At WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.'s 2 shareholder meetings in the 2023-2024 proxy season (held July 25, 2023 and May 22, 2024), 78 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 795 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 11 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 of the season, voted at the meeting held July 25, 2023 — Cast an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation as disclosed in these materials. — WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 70% 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: WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2023.

Download data (CSV): ballot items · votes by manager · column guide.

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed July 27, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.

  • 11Reported items
  • 78Asset managers
  • 795Fund votes
  • July 25, 2023Main meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of July 25, 2023: 4 items on WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed July 27, 2023: 3 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.

Meeting of May 22, 2024: 4 items on WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed May 24, 2024: 2 approved · 2 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

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

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

Next meeting: Special Meeting, December 15, 2026: what’s on the ballot

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.

These tallies are WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed July 27, 2023 (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. WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. reported 2 meetings in this season; each is tabulated separately below, with its own filing.

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held July 25, 2023 (Form 8-K, filed July 27, 2023)
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Rae Ann McKeating 3,884,1691,521,9961,346 --555,751 72%Not verified—
2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation 3,790,7471,606,47210,292 --555,751 70%Approved—
4. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company's 2021 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Incentive Plan") 3,778,9001,620,7147,897 --555,751 70%Approved—
5. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 5,951,7633,9387,561 --0 99.9%Approved—

Source: WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 22, 2024 (Form 8-K, filed May 24, 2024)
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Colm Barrington 5,959,293106,8591,357 --287,403 98%Not verified—
Elect Director: Austin C. Willis 5,082,672983,4911,346 --287,403 84%Not verified—
2. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation 5,962,019100,6374,853 --287,403 98%Approved—
3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 6,329,87623,4041,632 --0 99.6%Approved—

Source: WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 24, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. 2023-2024 meetings

Each item below shows how the 78 asset managers that disclosed a WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. 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 WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’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. Elect Director: Colm Barrington

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Meeting held May 22, 2024.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 5,959,293AGAINST: 106,859
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 40 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Elect two Class II Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, specifically and as nominated by the Board of Directors: Colm Barrington

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Colm Barrington”): 5,959,293 for, 106,859 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (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 + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 40 asset managers below reported 840,464 for, 22,116 against, 627 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 840,464AGAINST: 22,116UNKNOWN: 627
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect two Class II Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, specifically and as nomin” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional450,4230 00For
Vanguard102,7520 00For
BlackRock99,3680 00For
Fidelity54,0600 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC47,8900 00For
EA Series Trust022,116 00Against
RBC FUNDS TRUST13,3380 00For
WisdomTree8,5910 00For
Invesco7,9730 00For
Charles Schwab7,8470 00For
SEI6,0200 00For
Equitable5,4370 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC5,3190 00For
T. Rowe Price3,7790 00For
Northern Trust3,7330 00For
TIAA3,3200 00For
Lincoln Financial3,2200 00For
Global X1,7650 00For
Vericimetry Funds1,7400 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,4520 00For
John Hancock1,4060 00For
State Street1,3160 00For
Pacific Life1,2910 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,2160 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS1,2070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 40 asset managers. All 40 are in the interactive database (link above).

2. Elect Director: Austin C. Willis

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Meeting held May 22, 2024.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

84% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 84%AGAINST
FOR: 5,082,672AGAINST: 983,491
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 40 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Elect two Class II Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, specifically and as nominated by the Board of Directors: Austin C. Willis

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Austin C. Willis”): 5,082,672 for, 983,491 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (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: 84% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 40 asset managers below reported 330,626 for, 531,954 against, 627 unknown.

FORAGAINST
FOR: 330,626AGAINST: 531,954UNKNOWN: 627
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect two Class II Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, specifically and as nomin” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional0450,423 00Against
Vanguard102,7520 00For
BlackRock99,3680 00For
Fidelity54,0600 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC047,890 00Against
EA Series Trust22,1160 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST013,338 00Against
WisdomTree8,5910 00For
Invesco7,9730 00For
Charles Schwab7,8470 00For
SEI6,0200 00For
Equitable5,4370 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC5,3190 00For
T. Rowe Price03,779 00Against
Northern Trust03,733 00Against
TIAA03,320 00Against
Lincoln Financial2,300920 00Mixed
Global X1,7650 00For
Vericimetry Funds1,7400 00For
AIG/SunAmerica01,452 00Against
John Hancock01,406 00Against
State Street1,3160 00For
Pacific Life1,2910 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,2160 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS1,2070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 40 asset managers. All 40 are in the interactive database (link above).

3. Elect Director: Rae Ann McKeating

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Meeting held July 25, 2023.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

72% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 72%AGAINST
FOR: 3,884,169AGAINST: 1,521,996
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election Of one Class I Director To Serve Until The 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Rae Ann McKeating

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rae Ann McKeating”): 3,884,169 for, 1,521,996 against, per its Form 8-K filed July 27, 2023 (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: 72% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 19 asset managers below reported 60,170 for, 528,064 against, 31 unknown.

AGAINST
FOR: 60,170AGAINST: 528,064UNKNOWN: 31
Largest asset managers voting on “Election Of one Class I Director To Serve Until The 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Rae Ann McKeating” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional0360,226 00Against
Vanguard087,264 00Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC060,014 00Against
Fidelity24,6050 00For
EA Series Trust17,0400 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST013,338 00Against
BlackRock13,2810 00For
T. Rowe Price03,600 00Against
Northern Trust2,4200 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS1,2000 00For
Charles Schwab1,1590 00For
Jackson National01,150 00Against
Lincoln Financial0920 00Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST0900 00Against
Equitable4650 00For
John Hancock0431 00Against
Victory Capital0210 00Against
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II00 00--
Nationwide011 00Against

4. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

Official resultCORPORATE GOVERNANCEReported outcome: Approved

Meeting held May 22, 2024.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 5,962,019AGAINST: 100,637
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 40 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval of an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for officer exculpation

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”): 5,962,019 for, 100,637 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved the Amendment and Restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation to provide for officer exculpation.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 40 asset managers below reported 845,741 for, 16,839 against, 627 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 845,741AGAINST: 16,839UNKNOWN: 627
Largest asset managers voting on “Approval of an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for off” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional450,4230 00For
Vanguard102,7520 00For
BlackRock99,3680 00For
Fidelity54,0600 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC47,8900 00For
EA Series Trust22,1160 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST13,3380 00For
WisdomTree8,5910 00For
Invesco7,9730 00For
Charles Schwab07,847 00Against
SEI06,020 00Against
Equitable5,4370 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC5,3190 00For
T. Rowe Price3,7790 00For
Northern Trust3,7330 00For
TIAA3,3200 00For
Lincoln Financial3,2200 00For
Global X01,765 00Against
Vericimetry Funds1,7400 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,4520 00For
John Hancock1,4060 00For
State Street1,3160 00For
Pacific Life1,2910 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,2160 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS01,207 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 40 asset managers. All 40 are in the interactive database (link above).

5. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company's 2021 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Incentive Plan")

Official resultCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Meeting held July 25, 2023.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

70% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 70%AGAINST
FOR: 3,778,900AGAINST: 1,620,714
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approve an amendment and restatement of our 2021 Incentive Stock Plan to (i) increase the number of authorized shares issuable thereunder by 1,750,000 shares, and (ii) extend the expiration date of the plan by two years.

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“4. Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company's 2021 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Incentive Plan")”): 3,778,900 for, 1,620,714 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed July 27, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Incentive Plan to (i) increase the number of authorized shares issuable thereunder by 1,750,000 shares, and (ii) extend the expiration date of the Incentive Plan by two years.”
Support: 70% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 19 asset managers below reported 17,040 for, 571,194 against, 31 unknown.

AGAINST
FOR: 17,040AGAINST: 571,194UNKNOWN: 31
Largest asset managers voting on “Approve an amendment and restatement of our 2021 Incentive Stock Plan to (i) increase the number of authorized” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional0360,226 00Against
Vanguard087,264 00Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC060,014 00Against
Fidelity024,605 00Against
EA Series Trust17,0400 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST013,338 00Against
BlackRock013,281 00Against
T. Rowe Price03,600 00Against
Northern Trust02,420 00Against
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS01,200 00Against
Charles Schwab01,159 00Against
Jackson National01,150 00Against
Lincoln Financial0920 00Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST0900 00Against
Equitable0465 00Against
John Hancock0431 00Against
Victory Capital0210 00Against
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II00 00--
Nationwide011 00Against

6. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Meeting held July 25, 2023.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

70% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 70%AGAINST
FOR: 3,790,747AGAINST: 1,606,472
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 53 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Cast an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation as disclosed in these materials.

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation”): 3,790,747 for, 1,606,472 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed July 27, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement.”
Support: 70% 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).

Fund voting reports: 19 asset managers voting on “Cast an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation as disclosed in these materials.” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional0360,226 00Against
Vanguard087,264 00Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC060,014 00Against
Fidelity024,605 00Against
EA Series Trust17,0400 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST013,338 00Against
BlackRock013,281 00Against
T. Rowe Price03,600 00Against
Northern Trust2,4200 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS01,200 00Against
Charles Schwab01,159 00Against
Jackson National01,150 00Against
Lincoln Financial0920 00Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST0900 00Against
Equitable0465 00Against
John Hancock0431 00Against
Victory Capital0210 00Against
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II00 00--
Nationwide011 00Against

Fund voting reports, all 19 managers: 19,460 for, 568,774 against, 31 unknown.

Institutional-manager reports: 41 asset managers voting on “Cast an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation as disclosed in these materials.” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Renaissance0116,590 00Against
Eaton Vance037,245 00Against
Dimensional034,117 00Against
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC026,983 00Against
BlackRock20126,109 00Against
Citadel12,4760 00For
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND08,280 00Against
State Street07,818 00Against
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP05,108 00Against
T. Rowe Price03,600 00Against
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.03,539 00Against
Northern Trust3,3860 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp2,7970 00For
Two Sigma02,585 00Against
JPMorgan02,354 00Against
Laurion Capital Management LP01,906 00Against
Vanguard01,197 00Against
Charles Schwab01,159 00Against
UBS0636 00Against
Fidelity0565 00Against
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION0400 00Against
O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC0381 00Against
BANK OF AMERICA NA0345 00Against
Victory Capital0210 00Against
Goldman Sachs0196 00Against

Institutional-manager reports, all 41 managers: 18,958 for, 282,111 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).

7. Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every one, two…

No official matchFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held July 25, 2023.

— Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

1 YEAR3 YEAR
Details: description as filed, votes by 34 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every one, two of three years.

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).

Fund voting reports: 12 asset managers voting on “Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every o” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional00 00--
Vanguard00 00--
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC00 00--
Fidelity00 00--
BlackRock00 00--
T. Rowe Price00 00--
Northern Trust00 00--
Lincoln Financial00 00--
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST00 00--
Equitable00 00--
Victory Capital00 00--
Nationwide00 00--

Fund voting reports, all 12 managers: 362,046 3 year, 191,870 1 year.

Institutional-manager reports: 28 asset managers voting on “Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every o” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Renaissance00 00--
Eaton Vance00 00--
Dimensional00 00--
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC00 00--
BlackRock00 00--
Citadel00 00--
State Street00 00--
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP00 00--
T. Rowe Price00 00--
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.00 00--
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp00 00--
Two Sigma00 00--
Laurion Capital Management LP00 00--
Vanguard00 00--
UBS00 00--
Fidelity00 00--
O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC00 00--
Victory Capital00 00--
Goldman Sachs00 00--
BNY Mellon00 00--
BESSEMER TRUST Co NATIONAL ASSOCIATION00 00--
BESSEMER TRUST Co OF FLORIDA00 00--
Bessemer Trust CO of Delaware, N.A.00 00--
Bessemer Trust Co of California, N.A.00 00--
Bessemer Trust Co of Nevada, National Association00 00--

Institutional-manager reports, all 28 managers: 238,241 1 year, 46,593 3 year. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).

8. Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every one, two…

No official matchFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held July 25, 2023.

0% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

3 YEAR1 YEAR
Details: description as filed, votes by 13 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every one, two or there years

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 6 asset managers voting on “Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every o” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
EA Series Trust00 00--
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 00--
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS00 00--
Jackson National00 00--
John Hancock00 00--
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II00 00--

Fund voting reports, all 6 managers: 18,596 3 year, 14,563 1 year, 31 unknown.

Institutional-manager reports: 6 asset managers voting on “Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every o” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Northern Trust00 00--
JPMorgan02,354 00Against
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION00 00--
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC00 00--
Centiva Capital, LP00 00--
COLDSTREAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC00 00--

Institutional-manager reports, all 6 managers: 2,354 against, 4,025 1 year.

9. Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every one, two…

No official matchFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held July 25, 2023.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

— Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

1 YEAR
Details: description as filed, votes by 8 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every one, two or three years.

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).

Fund voting reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every o” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Charles Schwab00 00--

Fund voting reports, all 1 managers: 1,159 1 year.

Institutional-manager reports: 6 asset managers voting on “Cast an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation should be held every o” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND00 00--
Charles Schwab00 00--
BANK OF AMERICA NA00 00--
Prudential/PGIM00 00--
Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC00 00--
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC00 00--

Institutional-manager reports, all 6 managers: 9,850 1 year.

10. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Meeting held May 22, 2024.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%
FOR: 6,329,876AGAINST: 23,404
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 40 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 6,329,876 for, 23,404 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the year 2024.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 40 asset managers below reported 840,464 for, 22,116 against, 627 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 840,464AGAINST: 22,116UNKNOWN: 627
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountin” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional450,4230 00For
Vanguard102,7520 00For
BlackRock99,3680 00For
Fidelity54,0600 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC47,8900 00For
EA Series Trust022,116 00Against
RBC FUNDS TRUST13,3380 00For
WisdomTree8,5910 00For
Invesco7,9730 00For
Charles Schwab7,8470 00For
SEI6,0200 00For
Equitable5,4370 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC5,3190 00For
T. Rowe Price3,7790 00For
Northern Trust3,7330 00For
TIAA3,3200 00For
Lincoln Financial3,2200 00For
Global X1,7650 00For
Vericimetry Funds1,7400 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,4520 00For
John Hancock1,4060 00For
State Street1,3160 00For
Pacific Life1,2910 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,2160 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS1,2070 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 40 asset managers. All 40 are in the interactive database (link above).

11. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Meeting held July 25, 2023.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.9% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 5,951,763AGAINST: 3,938
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 19 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Cast an advisory vote ratifying the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“5. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 5,951,763 for, 3,938 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed July 27, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the year 2023.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 19 asset managers below reported 588,234 for, 31 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 588,234UNKNOWN: 31
Largest asset managers voting on “Cast an advisory vote ratifying the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered ” at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional360,2260 00For
Vanguard87,2640 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC60,0140 00For
Fidelity24,6050 00For
EA Series Trust17,0400 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST13,3380 00For
BlackRock13,2810 00For
T. Rowe Price3,6000 00For
Northern Trust2,4200 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS1,2000 00For
Charles Schwab1,1590 00For
Jackson National1,1500 00For
Lincoln Financial9200 00For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST9000 00For
Equitable4650 00For
John Hancock4310 00For
Victory Capital2100 00For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II00 00--
Nationwide110 00For

Largest WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

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 6,572,511 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “Elect two Class II Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Dimensional 6.85%
2Vanguard 1.56%
3BlackRock 1.51%
4Fidelity 0.82%
5BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC 0.73%
6EA Series Trust 0.34%
7RBC FUNDS TRUST 0.20%
8WisdomTree 0.13%
9Invesco 0.12%
10Charles Schwab 0.12%
Institutional-manager reports: top WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “Cast an advisory vote on approval of executive compensation as disclosed in these materials.”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Renaissance 1.77%
2Eaton Vance 0.57%
3Dimensional 0.52%
4GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.41%
5BlackRock 0.40%
6Citadel 0.19%
7NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.13%
8State Street 0.12%
9ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.08%
10T. Rowe Price 0.05%

Reported WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. holdings and ownership

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.

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
WILLIS CHARLES F IV 48.32% 13D
M3 Funds, LLC 7.67% 13G
Dimensional Fund Advisors 7.46% 13F
Renaissance Technologies 3.75% 13F
BlackRock 3.29% 13F
Vanguard Group 2.17% 13F
Morgan Stanley 1.73% 13F
Geode Capital 0.89% 13F
State Street 0.47% 13F
Northern Trust 0.46% 13F

Percentages above are of 6,572,511 shares outstanding, as reported by WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated May 1, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

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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 WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP.’s 10-Q dated May 1, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

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