Company: CVLT
Filing Date: 2025-06-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001169561-25-000059
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Company: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC
Filing Date: 2025-06-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 69
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 | No effect    |
| Advisory vote on Commvault’s executive compensation                              |     | FOR, AGAINST, or 
 ABSTAIN          |     | FOR             |     | As a non-binding, advisory vote, there is no specific approval requirement. However, Commvault’s Board of Directors will review and consider the outcome of this advisory vote and will take it into account when making future compensation decisions. |     | No effect    |
| Ratification of the independent auditors                                         |     | FOR, AGAINST, or 
 ABSTAIN          |     | FOR             |     | The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal.                                                                                                                                                                                   |     | No effect    |
| Approval of additional shares for issuance under Commvault’s 2016 Incentive Plan |     | FOR, AGAINST, or 
 ABSTAIN          |     | FOR             |     | The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 cast on the proposal.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |     | No effect    |

1. For an explanation of broker non-votes, please see “How can I vote if I hold my Commvault stock through a broker?”

How can I vote if I do not plan to attend the Annual Meeting?

Registered stockholders of record may provide voting instructions before the Annual Meeting in one of three ways:

All properly completed, unrevoked proxies received prior to the close of voting at the Annual Meeting will be voted in accordance with the instructions provided.

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| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING |

How can I vote if I hold my Commvault stock through a broker?

If you hold your shares through a bank, broker, or other nominee (meaning you are the “beneficial owner” of shares owned by someone else) your broker will ask how you want your shares to be voted. If you give voting instructions, your broker will vote your shares as you direct. If you do not provide voting instructions, your broker is only permitted to vote your shares on Proposal No. 3 regarding ratification of the auditors. Brokers holding shares beneficially owned by their clients do not have the authority to cast votes with respect to the election of directors or executive compensation unless they have received instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares. If you do not provide instructions to your broker, your vote will not be counted with respect to Proposal No. 1 (the election of