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Woodward, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Woodward, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed 2026-02-03 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

9Reported items
526Asset managers
3,606Fund votes
2026-01-28Meeting date

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

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Official 2025-2026 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 2026-02-03 (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 2026-01-28
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: David Hess	43,159,311	5,184,461	147,992	--	5,126,867	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Mary Petryszyn	47,779,137	613,281	99,346	--	5,126,867	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Tana Utley	47,134,432	1,250,143	107,189	--	5,126,867	Majority: yes
Proposal 2. Advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:	44,599,306	3,681,409	211,050	--	5,126,867	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, 2026:	52,541,505	1,038,273	38,854	--	0	Majority: yes
Proposal 4. Approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate certain supermajority voting requirements contained therein:	47,706,228	672,162	113,374	--	5,126,867	Majority: yes
Proposal 5. Approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate cumulative voting rights in director elections:	46,856,809	1,496,382	138,574	--	5,126,867	Majority: yes

Source: Woodward, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2026-02-03 — read the filing on EDGAR.

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

Each item below shows how the 526 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. 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 Woodward, 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. Vote on an advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers;

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

Meeting held 2026-01-28.

Combines 15 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%8%

FOR: 44,599,306AGAINST: 3,681,409

Woodward, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2. Advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:”): 44,599,306 for, 3,681,409 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-02-03 (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 59,868,975 outstanding shares: 74% for, 6% against (81% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 521 asset managers below cast 92% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (43,718,524 for, 3,897,022 against).

FOR 92%8%

FOR: 43,718,524 (91.8%)AGAINST: 3,897,022 (8.2%)ABSTAIN: 14,995 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 3,509 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Vote on an advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers;” at Woodward, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,806,407	1	For
BlackRock	5,684,150	437	For
Fidelity	4,948,979	0	For
EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	3,569,977	0	For
State Street	2,213,867	17,219	For
Invesco	0	1,771,021	Against
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,423,503	0	For
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC	389,722	774,181	Against
Charles Schwab	945,611	0	For
NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD	779,238	0	For
Findlay Park Partners LLP	691,600	0	For
Artisan	672,529	0	For
Northern Trust	559,011	6,102	For
Capital Research Global Investors	561,007	0	For
Capital Group	551,941	0	For
Duquesne Family Office LLC	538,730	0	For
First Trust	497,956	315	For
SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P	461,602	0	For
Senator Investment Group LP	426,538	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	415,187	0	For
T. Rowe Price	408,332	0	For
JPMorgan	394,699	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	391,007	Against
HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	389,821	0	For
COOKE & BIELER LP	378,932	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 521 asset managers. See all 521 in the interactive database.

2. APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO ELIMINATE CUMULATIVE VOTING RIGHTS IN THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-01-28.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 46,856,809AGAINST: 1,496,382

Woodward, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 5. Approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate cumulative voting rights in director elections:”): 46,856,809 for, 1,496,382 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-02-03 (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 59,868,975 outstanding shares: 78% for, 2% against (81% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,163,571 for, 138,910 against).

FOR 99.2%

FOR: 19,163,571 (99.3%)AGAINST: 138,910 (0.7%)NOT VOTED: 45 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO ELIMINATE CUMULATIVE VOTING RIGHTS IN THE ELECTION” at Woodward, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,366,908	0	For
BlackRock	3,725,295	0	For
Fidelity	2,983,452	0	For
State Street	1,025,443	0	For
Invesco	867,203	0	For
Capital Group	550,466	0	For
First Trust	486,202	0	For
Charles Schwab	470,450	0	For
JPMorgan	394,699	0	For
Global X	374,390	0	For
Lord Abbett	201,781	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	190,662	2,461	For
Dimensional	179,124	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	174,145	0	For
Goldman Sachs	165,843	0	For
Equitable	90,519	69,500	For
T. Rowe Price	138,810	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	115,083	1,411	For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.	113,600	0	For
TIAA	99,584	0	For
WisdomTree	81,568	0	For
Jackson National	78,466	0	For
John Hancock	71,301	0	For
Virtus	68,778	0	For
AQR	68,363	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 108 asset managers. See all 108 in the interactive database.

3. Approve an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), to eliminate certain supermajority voting requirements contained therein; and

CORPORATE GOVERNANCEMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-01-28.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 47,706,228AGAINST: 672,162

Woodward, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4. Approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate certain supermajority voting requirements contained therein:”): 47,706,228 for, 672,162 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-02-03 (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 59,868,975 outstanding shares: 80% for, 1% against (81% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,302,481 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 19,302,481 (100.0%)NOT VOTED: 45 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Approve an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate of I” at Woodward, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	5,366,908	For
BlackRock	3,725,295	For
Fidelity	2,983,452	For
State Street	1,025,443	For
Invesco	867,203	For
Capital Group	550,466	For
First Trust	486,202	For
Charles Schwab	470,450	For
JPMorgan	394,699	For
Global X	374,390	For
Lord Abbett	201,781	For
Prudential/PGIM	193,123	For
Dimensional	179,124	For
Bridge Builder Trust	174,145	For
Goldman Sachs	165,843	For
Equitable	160,019	For
T. Rowe Price	138,810	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	116,494	For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.	113,600	For
TIAA	99,584	For
WisdomTree	81,568	For
Jackson National	78,466	For
John Hancock	71,301	For
Virtus	68,778	For
AQR	68,363	For

Showing the 25 largest of 108 asset managers. See all 108 in the interactive database.

4. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026;

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-01-28.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 52,541,505AGAINST: 1,038,273

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, 2026:”): 52,541,505 for, 1,038,273 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-02-03 (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 59,868,975 outstanding shares: 88% for, 2% against (89% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,287,351 for, 5,134 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 19,287,351 (99.9%)AGAINST: 5,134 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 9,995 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 45 (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., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,366,908	0	For
BlackRock	3,725,295	0	For
Fidelity	2,983,452	0	For
State Street	1,025,347	96	For
Invesco	867,203	0	For
Capital Group	550,466	0	For
First Trust	486,202	0	For
Charles Schwab	470,450	0	For
JPMorgan	394,699	0	For
Global X	374,390	0	For
Lord Abbett	201,781	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	193,123	0	For
Dimensional	179,124	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	174,145	0	For
Goldman Sachs	165,843	0	For
Equitable	160,019	0	For
T. Rowe Price	138,810	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	116,494	0	For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.	113,600	0	For
TIAA	99,584	0	For
WisdomTree	81,568	0	For
Jackson National	78,466	0	For
John Hancock	71,301	0	For
Virtus	68,778	0	For
AQR	68,363	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 108 asset managers. See all 108 in the interactive database.

5. Elect as directors the three nominees identified in this proxy statement, each to serve for a term of three years: David Hess

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-01-28.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 89%11%

FOR: 43,159,311AGAINST: 5,184,461

Woodward, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David Hess”): 43,159,311 for, 5,184,461 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-02-03 (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 59,868,975 outstanding shares: 72% for, 9% against (81% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 105 asset managers below cast 88% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,963,282 for, 2,319,187 against).

FOR 88%12%

FOR: 16,963,282 (87.9%)AGAINST: 2,319,187 (12.0%)ABSTAIN: 9,995 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 45 (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., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,366,595	313	For
BlackRock	3,725,295	0	For
Fidelity	2,983,452	0	For
State Street	14,124	1,011,319	Against
Invesco	0	867,203	Against
Capital Group	550,466	0	For
First Trust	486,202	0	For
Charles Schwab	470,450	0	For
JPMorgan	394,699	0	For
Global X	374,390	0	For
Lord Abbett	201,781	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	193,123	0	For
Dimensional	0	179,124	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	174,145	0	For
Goldman Sachs	165,843	0	For
Equitable	160,019	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	138,810	Against
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	116,494	0	For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.	113,600	0	For
TIAA	99,584	0	For
WisdomTree	81,568	0	For
Jackson National	75,678	2,788	For
John Hancock	32,111	39,190	Against
Virtus	68,778	0	For
AQR	68,363	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 105 asset managers. See all 105 in the interactive database.

6. Elect as directors the three nominees identified in this proxy statement, each to serve for a term of three years: Mary Petryszyn

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-01-28.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 47,779,137AGAINST: 613,281

Woodward, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mary Petryszyn”): 47,779,137 for, 613,281 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-02-03 (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 59,868,975 outstanding shares: 80% for, 1% against (81% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 105 asset managers below cast 99.1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,120,264 for, 162,206 against).

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 19,120,264 (99.1%)AGAINST: 162,206 (0.8%)ABSTAIN: 9,995 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 45 (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., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,366,908	0	For
BlackRock	3,725,295	0	For
Fidelity	2,983,452	0	For
State Street	1,025,443	0	For
Invesco	867,203	0	For
Capital Group	550,466	0	For
First Trust	486,202	0	For
Charles Schwab	470,450	0	For
JPMorgan	394,699	0	For
Global X	374,390	0	For
Lord Abbett	201,781	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	193,123	0	For
Dimensional	179,124	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	174,145	0	For
Goldman Sachs	165,843	0	For
Equitable	160,019	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	138,810	Against
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	116,494	0	For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.	113,600	0	For
TIAA	99,584	0	For
WisdomTree	81,568	0	For
Jackson National	78,466	0	For
John Hancock	71,301	0	For
Virtus	68,778	0	For
AQR	68,363	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 105 asset managers. See all 105 in the interactive database.

7. Elect as directors the three nominees identified in this proxy statement, each to serve for a term of three years: Tana Utley

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-01-28.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 47,134,432AGAINST: 1,250,143

Woodward, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Tana Utley”): 47,134,432 for, 1,250,143 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-02-03 (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 59,868,975 outstanding shares: 79% for, 2% against (81% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 105 asset managers below cast 99.0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,095,117 for, 187,353 against).

FOR 99%

FOR: 19,095,117 (99.0%)AGAINST: 187,353 (1.0%)ABSTAIN: 9,995 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 45 (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., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,366,908	0	For
BlackRock	3,725,295	0	For
Fidelity	2,983,452	0	For
State Street	1,025,443	0	For
Invesco	867,203	0	For
Capital Group	550,466	0	For
First Trust	486,202	0	For
Charles Schwab	470,450	0	For
JPMorgan	394,699	0	For
Global X	374,390	0	For
Lord Abbett	201,781	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	193,123	0	For
Dimensional	179,124	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	174,145	0	For
Goldman Sachs	165,843	0	For
Equitable	160,019	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	138,810	Against
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	116,494	0	For
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Inc.	113,600	0	For
TIAA	99,584	0	For
WisdomTree	81,568	0	For
Jackson National	78,466	0	For
John Hancock	71,301	0	For
Virtus	68,778	0	For
AQR	68,363	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 105 asset managers. See all 105 in the interactive database.

8. Election of Directors (Majority Voting)

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2026-01-28.

All nominees (reported as one line). These filers reported the election of directors as a single line covering every nominee. It is not attributed to any one director, and no share total is shown for it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR.

FOR: 100.0%

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors (Majority Voting)” at Woodward, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST	5,000	For
AMERICAN PENSION INVESTORS TRUST	2,750	For
Williamson Legacy Group, LLC	2,266	For

9. 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

Meeting held 2025-01-29 (outside the 2025-2026 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 46,395,278AGAINST: 2,002,512

Woodward, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2. Advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:”): 46,395,278 for, 2,002,512 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-02-04 (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 59,868,975 outstanding shares: 77% for, 3% against (81% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 2 asset managers below cast 0.2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (500 for, 251,171 against).

AGAINST 99.8%

FOR: 500 (0.2%)AGAINST: 251,171 (99.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Vote on an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.” at Woodward, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
PENSIOENFONDS RAIL & OV	0	251,171	0	0	Against
NORRIS PERNE & FRENCH LLP/MI	500	0	0	0	For

Largest Woodward, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of Woodward, Inc. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 59,868,975 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top Woodward, Inc. shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	9.70%
2	BlackRock	9.50%
3	Fidelity	8.27%
4	EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	5.96%
5	State Street	3.73%
6	Invesco	2.96%
7	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.38%
8	EARNEST PARTNERS LLC	1.94%
9	Charles Schwab	1.58%
10	NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD	1.30%

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 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock, Inc.	10.18%	DEF14A
The Vanguard Group	9.62%	DEF14A
Vanguard Capital Management	5.21%	13G
Eagle Capital Management, LLC	4.12%	13G
State Street	3.88%	13F
FMR (Fidelity)	3.68%	13F
Invesco	1.95%	13F
Northern Trust	0.97%	13F
JPMorgan Chase	0.89%	13F
Morgan Stanley	0.79%	13F

Percentages above are of 59,868,975 shares outstanding, as reported by Woodward, Inc. on its Form 10-K dated 2025-11-24 (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 Woodward, Inc.’s 10-K dated 2025-11-24. 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 2026-01-28, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 526 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,606 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 9 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 — Vote on an advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive… — 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: Woodward, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2026-02-03.

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