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WOODWARD INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and WOODWARD INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-01-26 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

5Ballot items
398Asset managers
2,244Fund votes
2024-01-24Meeting date

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

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by WOODWARD INC.

These tallies are WOODWARD INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2024-01-26 (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.

WOODWARD INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2024-01-24
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Charles P. Blankenship	45,909,926	3,275,331	127,445	--	5,655,789	Majority: yes
Elect Director: John D. Cohn	46,455,808	2,716,807	140,087	--	5,655,789	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Daniel G. Korte	46,008,112	3,163,715	140,875	--	5,655,789	Majority: yes
Proposal 2. Advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:	46,494,750	2,610,876	207,077	--	5,655,789	Majority: yes
Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024:	53,447,288	1,435,982	85,222	--	0	Majority: yes

This meeting is also recorded here as 2024-01-25; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: WOODWARD INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-01-26 — read the filing on EDGAR.

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

Each item below shows how the 398 asset managers that disclosed a WOODWARD 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.

1. Vote on an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers;

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

Combines 14 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 46,494,750AGAINST: 2,610,876

WOODWARD INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2. Advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:”): 46,494,750 for, 2,610,876 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-01-26 (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 60,032,056 outstanding shares: 77% for, 4% against (82% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 386 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.

FOR 95%

FOR: 95.4%AGAINST: 4.5%ABSTAIN: 0.0%UNKNOWN: 0.0%1 YEAR: 0.0%NOT VOTED: 0.0%

Largest asset managers voting on “Vote on an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers;” at WOODWARD INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	6,189,714	0	For
BlackRock	5,906,466	437	For
Capital Research Global Investors	4,305,684	0	For
EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	3,215,487	0	For
Fidelity	2,840,031	163,220	For
State Street	2,991,536	0	For
AMCAP FUND	2,579,338	0	For
JPMorgan	1,266,906	0	For
Calvert	0	1,261,140	Against
COOKE & BIELER LP	1,076,911	0	For
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC	1,025,892	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,022,379	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	949,141	0	For
T. Rowe Price	789,916	0	For
SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P	705,889	0	For
Dimensional	675,171	0	For
Invesco	616,845	0	For
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO	600,446	0	For
BROWN ADVISORY INC	570,398	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	565,202	0	For
HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	506,608	0	For
Nuveen	396,857	0	For
Two Sigma	383,258	0	For
Goldman Sachs	368,299	0	For
TIAA	361,254	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 386 asset managers. See all 386 in the interactive database.

2. Elect as directors the three nominees identified in this proxy statement, each to serve for a term of three years: Charles P. Blankenship, Jr.

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%

FOR: 45,909,926AGAINST: 3,275,331

WOODWARD INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Charles P. Blankenship”): 45,909,926 for, 3,275,331 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-01-26 (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 60,032,056 outstanding shares: 76% for, 5% against (82% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 94 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (21,238,006 for, 654,361 against).

FOR 97%

FOR: 21,238,006 (96.9%)AGAINST: 654,361 (3.0%)ABSTAIN: 13,481 (0.1%)UNKNOWN: 2,220 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Elect as directors the three nominees identified in this proxy statement, each to serve for a term of three ye” at WOODWARD INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,114,356	0	0	For
BlackRock	3,963,802	0	0	For
AMCAP FUND	2,579,338	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,836,900	0	0	For
State Street	906,549	0	0	For
JPMorgan	739,112	0	0	For
Calvert	0	625,257	0	Against
Charles Schwab	507,098	0	0	For
Dimensional	504,924	0	0	For
TIAA	359,563	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	324,601	0	0	For
Global X	303,701	0	0	For
Invesco	296,350	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	232,871	0	0	For
Royce	232,215	0	0	For
Brown Advisory Funds	199,619	0	0	For
Equitable	197,952	0	0	For
Jackson National	187,401	0	0	For
Principal	156,878	0	0	For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.	93,000	0	0	For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	90,344	0	0	For
Brighthouse	75,878	0	13,481	For
AIG/SunAmerica	82,006	0	0	For
Allspring	79,146	0	0	For
John Hancock	76,222	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 94 asset managers. See all 94 in the interactive database.

3. Elect as directors the three nominees identified in this proxy statement, each to serve for a term of three years: Daniel G. Korte

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 46,008,112AGAINST: 3,163,715

WOODWARD INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Daniel G. Korte”): 46,008,112 for, 3,163,715 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-01-26 (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 60,032,056 outstanding shares: 77% for, 5% against (82% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 94 asset managers below cast 92% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (20,202,784 for, 1,689,583 against).

FOR 92%8%

FOR: 20,202,784 (92.2%)AGAINST: 1,689,583 (7.7%)ABSTAIN: 13,481 (0.1%)UNKNOWN: 2,220 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Elect as directors the three nominees identified in this proxy statement, each to serve for a term of three ye” at WOODWARD INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,114,356	0	0	For
BlackRock	3,963,802	0	0	For
AMCAP FUND	2,579,338	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,836,900	0	0	For
State Street	906,549	0	0	For
JPMorgan	739,112	0	0	For
Calvert	0	625,257	0	Against
Charles Schwab	507,098	0	0	For
Dimensional	504,924	0	0	For
TIAA	359,563	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	324,601	0	Against
Global X	303,701	0	0	For
Invesco	0	296,350	0	Against
Goldman Sachs	21,426	211,445	0	Against
Royce	232,215	0	0	For
Brown Advisory Funds	199,619	0	0	For
Equitable	106,710	91,242	0	For
Jackson National	187,401	0	0	For
Principal	156,878	0	0	For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.	93,000	0	0	For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	90,344	0	0	For
Brighthouse	25,893	49,985	13,481	Against
AIG/SunAmerica	82,006	0	0	For
Allspring	79,146	0	0	For
John Hancock	76,222	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 94 asset managers. See all 94 in the interactive database.

4. Elect as directors the three nominees identified in this proxy statement, each to serve for a term of three years: John D. Cohn

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 46,455,808AGAINST: 2,716,807

WOODWARD INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John D. Cohn”): 46,455,808 for, 2,716,807 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-01-26 (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 60,032,056 outstanding shares: 77% for, 5% against (82% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 94 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (21,485,807 for, 406,560 against).

FOR 98%

FOR: 21,485,807 (98.1%)AGAINST: 406,560 (1.9%)ABSTAIN: 13,481 (0.1%)UNKNOWN: 2,220 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Elect as directors the three nominees identified in this proxy statement, each to serve for a term of three ye” at WOODWARD INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,114,356	0	0	For
BlackRock	3,963,802	0	0	For
AMCAP FUND	2,579,338	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,836,900	0	0	For
State Street	906,549	0	0	For
JPMorgan	739,112	0	0	For
Calvert	625,257	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	507,098	0	0	For
Dimensional	504,924	0	0	For
TIAA	359,563	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	324,601	0	Against
Global X	303,701	0	0	For
Invesco	296,350	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	232,871	0	0	For
Royce	232,215	0	0	For
Brown Advisory Funds	199,619	0	0	For
Equitable	197,952	0	0	For
Jackson National	187,401	0	0	For
Principal	156,878	0	0	For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.	93,000	0	0	For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	90,344	0	0	For
Brighthouse	25,893	49,985	13,481	Against
AIG/SunAmerica	82,006	0	0	For
Allspring	79,146	0	0	For
John Hancock	76,222	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 94 asset managers. See all 94 in the interactive database.

5. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 53,447,288AGAINST: 1,435,982

WOODWARD INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024:”): 53,447,288 for, 1,435,982 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-01-26 (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 60,032,056 outstanding shares: 89% for, 2% against (91% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 94 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (21,892,093 for, 274 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 21,892,093 (99.9%)AGAINST: 274 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 13,481 (0.1%)UNKNOWN: 2,220 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm” at WOODWARD INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,114,356	0	For
BlackRock	3,963,802	0	For
AMCAP FUND	2,579,338	0	For
Fidelity	1,836,900	0	For
State Street	906,549	0	For
JPMorgan	739,112	0	For
Calvert	625,257	0	For
Charles Schwab	507,098	0	For
Dimensional	504,924	0	For
TIAA	359,563	0	For
T. Rowe Price	324,601	0	For
Global X	303,701	0	For
Invesco	296,350	0	For
Goldman Sachs	232,871	0	For
Royce	232,215	0	For
Brown Advisory Funds	199,619	0	For
Equitable	197,952	0	For
Jackson National	187,401	0	For
Principal	156,878	0	For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.	93,000	0	For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	90,344	0	For
Brighthouse	75,878	13,481	For
AIG/SunAmerica	82,006	0	For
Allspring	79,146	0	For
John Hancock	76,222	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 94 asset managers. See all 94 in the interactive database.

Largest WOODWARD INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of WOODWARD INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 60,032,056 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top WOODWARD INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	10.31%
2	BlackRock	9.84%
3	Capital Research Global Investors	7.17%
4	EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	5.36%
5	Fidelity	5.00%
6	State Street	4.98%
7	AMCAP FUND	4.30%
8	JPMorgan	2.11%
9	Calvert	2.10%
10	COOKE & BIELER LP	1.79%

Reported WOODWARD INC. ownership

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

WOODWARD INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	9.96%	13F
Vanguard Group	9.39%	13F
State Street	3.86%	13F
FMR (Fidelity)	2.99%	13F
Geode Capital	1.92%	13F
JPMorgan Chase	1.20%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	1.13%	13F
Morgan Stanley	1.00%	13F
Northern Trust	0.94%	13F
BNY Mellon	0.88%	13F

Percentages above are of 60,032,056 shares outstanding, as reported by WOODWARD INC. on its Form 10-K dated 2023-11-17 (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 WOODWARD INC.’s 10-K dated 2023-11-17. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At WOODWARD INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-01-24, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 398 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,244 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Vote on an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive… — FOR was 95% 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: WOODWARD INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2024-01-26.

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