For Immediate Release
New York, NY - 2026-08-08 · Ticker: NASDAQ:SWBI
Signal Proxy Intelligence Recommends Full Support for All Three Items at Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Annual Meeting
Independent research firm publishes item-by-item recommendations on all three ballot measures within 42 hours of the company's proxy filing. (Within SPI's standing 48-hour / T+2 commitment.)
NEW YORK, NY — Signal Proxy Intelligence, the independent proxy research division of Signal Law Group, today published its recommendations for the Sept. 15, 2026 annual meeting of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWBI). SPI issued a recommendation on each of the three items on the ballot, published 42 hours after the company's definitive proxy statement was accepted on EDGAR.
Reviewing the ballot from the perspective of the common shareholder and using publicly available information only, SPI assigned the meeting a concern band of Routine. The firm recommends FOR on the advisory vote on executive compensation, citing that filing states recent say-on-pay support was 97%, 95%, and 92%.
On the election of directors, SPI recommends FOR the director nominees as presented on the ballot.
“This ballot presented no divergences from the board's recommendations. Each item was assessed under our published framework, and the full rationale for every recommendation is documented in the report.”
— Hayden Smith, Head of Proxy Research
SPI will publish a separate post-meeting divergence report comparing its recommendations to those of the incumbent proxy advisors after the meeting results are available.
The complete item-by-item analysis, including the rationale for each recommendation, is available at https://www.signallawgroup.com/proxies/smith-wesson-brands-inc-2026-09-15/.
Class: common stockCUSIP: 831754106Record Date: July 24, 2026Meeting Date: Sept. 15, 2026
Ballot Summary: Recommendation by Item
| Item | Title | SPI Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Election of directors | FOR |
| 2 | Advisory vote on executive compensation ("say-on-pay") | FOR |
| 3 | Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm | FOR |
About Signal Proxy Intelligence
SPI is the independent proxy research division of Signal Law Group, an independent research and investigations firm. SPI publishes FOR / AGAINST / WITHHOLD recommendations on every item of every covered proxy ballot within 48 hours of filing, analyzing each measure from the perspective of the common shareholder using publicly available information. SPI accepts no revenue from the companies it covers. Every SPI recommendation is timestamped at publication, fingerprinted, and reconciled against the company's reported vote.
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