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Two kinds of vote are listed: a board-sponsored proposal WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS voted AGAINST or withheld on, and a shareholder proposal it voted FOR. One row is one proposal at one meeting; “funds” is how many of the manager’s funds or accounts voted that way.
Everything Only shareholder proposals it backed
822 proposals.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midea Group Co., Ltd. | 2025-09-24 | Approve Provision of Guarantees | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Naspers Ltd. | 2025-08-21 | Approve Financial Assistance in Terms of Section 44 of the Companies Act | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Naspers Ltd. | 2025-08-21 | Approve Implementation Report of the Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Naspers Ltd. | 2025-08-21 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Naspers Ltd. | 2025-08-21 | Authorise Board to Issue Shares for Cash | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Naspers Ltd. | 2025-08-21 | Authorise Repurchase of A Ordinary Shares | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Naspers Ltd. | 2025-08-21 | Authorise Specific Repurchase of N Ordinary Shares from Holders of N Ordinary Share | Extraordinary Transactions | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Naspers Ltd. | 2025-08-21 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Naspers Ltd. | 2025-08-21 | Re-elect Steve Pacak as Chairman of the Audit Committee | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Novonesis (Novozymes A/S) | 2026-03-23 | Reelect Kasim Kutay Lane as Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Optima Bank SA | 2026-05-05 | Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Optima Bank SA | 2026-05-05 | Approve Director Remuneration | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Optima Bank SA | 2026-05-05 | Approve Profit Sharing Plan to Directors and Employees | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Optima Bank SA | 2026-05-05 | Approve Share Distribution Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Oracle Corporation | 2025-11-18 | Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Oracle Corporation | 2025-11-18 | Election of Directors: Awo Ablo | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Oracle Corporation | 2025-11-18 | Election of Directors: Bruce R. Chizen | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Orange Polska SA | 2026-04-10 | Elect Clarisse Dubreuil as Supervisory Board Member | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Orange Polska SA | 2026-04-10 | Elect Usman Javaid as Supervisory Board Member | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Orange SA | 2026-05-19 | Amending Item 15 of Current Meeting to either Align the Employees' Free Shares Plans to the Executives' LTIPs or Proceed to an Annual Issuance Reserved for Employees Aligned with the Terms of Issuances used in Employees Stock Purchase Plans | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Orange SA | 2026-05-19 | Dismiss Pierre Chaussoneaux as Representative of Employees to the Board to Comply with Legal Changes Re: Gender Parity on the Board of Directors | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Orange SA | 2026-05-19 | Dismiss Vincent Gimeno as Representative of Employees to the Board to Comply with Legal Changes Re: Gender Parity on the Board of Directors | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| PBF Energy Inc. | 2026-04-28 | Election of Directors: Lawrence M. Ziemba | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| PDF Solutions, Inc. | 2026-06-16 | To approve our Eleventh Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Permian Resources Corporation | 2026-05-19 | To approve the First Amendment to the Permian Resources Corporation 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Pidilite Industries Limited | 2025-08-06 | Approve Appointment and Remuneration of Swaminathan K as Whole Time Director designated as Director - Operations | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Pidilite Industries Limited | 2025-08-06 | Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of A N Parekh as Whole-Time Director | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Pidilite Industries Limited | 2025-08-06 | Elect Swaminathan K as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Pidilite Industries Limited | 2025-08-06 | Reelect A N Parekh as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Pidilite Industries Limited | 2025-08-06 | Reelect Sandeep Batra as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Poly Medicure Limited | 2025-08-03 | Amend Poly Medicure Employee Stock Option Scheme-2020 | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Poly Medicure Limited | 2025-08-03 | Approve Payment of Remuneration to Vishal Baid as Executive Director | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV | 2025-10-13 | Ratify and Extend Resolutions Approved by Annual Ordinary Meeting of Holders Held on April 9, 2024 Re: Acquisition of up to 100 Percent of Real Estate Trust Certificates (CBFIs) of Terrafina | Extraordinary Transactions | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV | 2026-03-30 | Ratify, Elect and/or Remove Members and Alternates of Technical Committee and Verify Independence Classification | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 2026-06-19 | Elect Akash M. Ambani as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 2026-06-19 | Elect Anant M. Ambani as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Revolve Group, Inc. | 2026-06-05 | The election of directors: Michael Karanikolas | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Revolve Group, Inc. | 2026-06-05 | The election of directors: Michael Mente | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Rush Enterprises, Inc. | 2026-05-19 | Election of Directors: Dr. Kennon H. Guglielmo | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Rush Enterprises, Inc. | 2026-05-19 | Election of Directors: Elaine Mendoza | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Rush Enterprises, Inc. | 2026-05-19 | Election of Directors: Raymond J. Chess | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Rush Enterprises, Inc. | 2026-05-19 | Election of Directors: Troy A. Clarke | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Rush Street Interactive, Inc. | 2026-06-03 | Election of Class III Director: Neil Bluhm | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Rush Street Interactive, Inc. | 2026-06-03 | Election of Class III Director: Niccolo de Masi | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| SAMYANG FOODS Co., Ltd. | 2026-03-26 | Approve Total Remuneration of Inside Directors and Outside Directors | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA | 2026-03-24 | Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA | 2026-03-24 | Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA | 2026-03-24 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA | 2026-03-24 | Ratify Appointment of Michael Grosse as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Shanghai Conant Optical Co., Ltd. | 2025-09-09 | Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to Issue Shares | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| SharkNinja, Inc. | 2026-06-18 | Election of Directors: Chi Kin Max Hui | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| SharkNinja, Inc. | 2026-06-18 | Election of Directors: Timothy R. Warner | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| SkyWest, Inc. | 2026-05-05 | A shareholder proposal regarding collective bargaining policy. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 2 |
| Snowflake Inc. | 2026-06-29 | Election of Class III Directors for terms expiring in 2029: Mark D. McLaughlin | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Snowflake Inc. | 2026-06-29 | Election of Class III Directors for terms expiring in 2029: Sridhar Ramaswamy | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Snowflake Inc. | 2026-06-29 | Election of Class III Directors for terms expiring in 2029: Teresa Briggs | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Snowflake Inc. | 2026-06-29 | To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Southern Copper Corporation | 2026-05-29 | Election of Directors: German Larrea Mota-Velasco | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Southern Copper Corporation | 2026-05-29 | Election of Directors: Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| State Bank of India | 2026-05-15 | Elect Deepak Arora as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| State Bank of India | 2026-05-15 | Elect Dharmendra Singh Shekhawat as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| State Bank of India | 2026-05-15 | Elect Sandeep Natwarlal Shah as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| State Bank of India | 2026-05-15 | Elect Sanjay Kapoor as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | 2025-07-31 | Approve Appointment and Remuneration of Vidhi Shanghvi as Whole-Time Director | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Approve Alternative Equity Plan Financing | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Approve Creation of Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Approve Equity Plan Financing (Management Program) | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Approve Long Term Incentive Program (Management Program) | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Reelect Filippa Stenberg as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Reelect Iris Loew-Friedrich as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| TVS Motor Company Limited | 2026-01-22 | Elect Kalpana Unadkat as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Taseko Mines Limited | 2026-06-24 | Amend Deferred Share Unit Plan and Share Option Plan and Approve DSU Grant | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Tenaris SA | 2026-05-12 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Tenaris SA | 2026-05-12 | Approve Share Repurchase | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Tenaris SA | 2026-05-12 | Elect Directors (Bundled) | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-29 | Elect Director Koike, Masahiro | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-29 | Elect Director Komiya, Satoru | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-29 | Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Shindo, Kosei | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Trex Company, Inc. | 2026-04-28 | Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation ("say-on-pay") | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| VAT Group AG | 2026-04-28 | Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) Co., Ltd. | 2026-06-29 | Approve Grant of General Mandate to Issue Shares (Including Sale or Transfer of Treasury Shares) | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) Co., Ltd. | 2026-06-29 | Approve Increase in the Use of Idle Self-Owned Funds for Cash Management | Extraordinary Transactions | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Vishal Mega Mart Ltd. | 2025-09-29 | Approve Payment of Remuneration to Gunender Kapur as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 2026-05-18 | Election of Directors Nominees for 3-year terms: Dr. Abraham Ludomirski | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 2026-05-18 | Election of Directors Nominees for 3-year terms: Michael J. Cody | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 2026-05-18 | Election of Directors Nominees for 3-year terms: Raanan Zilberman | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 2 |
| WUS Printed Circuit (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. | 2025-11-17 | Elect Guan Jinkun as Independent Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| WUS Printed Circuit (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. | 2025-11-17 | Elect Wu Chuanbin as Non-independent Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Weatherford International plc | 2026-06-11 | To agree to a scheme of arrangement under Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Companies Act 2014, as amended, substantially in the form attached as Annex C to the Proxy Statement, that, once it becomes effective, will result in you owning common stock of Weatherford International Corp Instead of ordinary shares of Weatherford international plc. | Extraordinary Transactions | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Wingstop Inc. | 2026-05-21 | Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. | 2026-04-28 | Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as PRC Financial Report and Internal Control Report Auditors and as Offshore Financial Report Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. | 2026-04-28 | Approve Grant of General Mandate to Issue A Shares and/or H Shares | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Yutong Bus Co., Ltd. | 2026-04-27 | Approve External Guarantees | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Yutong Bus Co., Ltd. | 2026-04-27 | Approve Use of Idle Funds for Investment in Financial Products | Extraordinary Transactions | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Zabka Group SA | 2026-06-09 | Amend Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Zabka Group SA | 2026-06-09 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Zabka Group SA | 2026-06-09 | Elect Krzysztof Aniola as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Zabka Group SA | 2026-06-09 | Reelect Istvan Tadeusz Szoke as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Zabka Group SA | 2026-06-09 | Reelect Stephan Schali as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
| Zabka Group SA | 2026-06-09 | Reelect Tomasz Zenon Suchanski as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 2 |
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