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The voting results for this proposal are as follows: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Ross D. DeMont 7,746,103 2,555,052 3,175,282 Russell D. Glass 7,393,035 2,908,120 3,175,282 Joseph M. Manko, Jr. 8,507,740 1,793,415 3,175,282 Beth S. Michelson 7,845,165 2,455,990 3,175,282","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86115/000143774923015876/0001437749-23-015876-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"14446868a45513914d9a29d63724456facb35093","claim":"SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes Concerning Executive Compensation of the Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal III – Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes Concerning Executive Compensation of the Named Executive Officers Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s proposal to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation of the named executed officers annually. In accordance with the Board of Director’s recommendation and the outcome of this advisory vote, the Company intends to hold the next advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting. The voting results for this proposal are as follows: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker-Non-Votes 9,843,572 9,217 337,288 111,078 3,175,282","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86115/000143774923015876/0001437749-23-015876-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"b16a4dfa0bfcbe7fc713492465d8d6ca70507a64","claim":"SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2023 at the 2023-05-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal IV – Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company ’ s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2023 Shareholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its 2023 fiscal year. The voting results for this proposal are as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 13,327,530 29,005 119,902 --- 2","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86115/000143774923015876/0001437749-23-015876-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"b9a83f183f31460df47b46005788e52b22e3d8e0","claim":"SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote Concerning Executive Compensation of the Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal II – Advisory Vote Concerning Executive Compensation of the Named Executive Officers Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s compensation of its named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and Executive Compensation sections of the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement. The voting results for this proposal are as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 8,413,899 1,786,864 100,392 3,175,282","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86115/000143774923015876/0001437749-23-015876-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}