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At AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held June 23, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 55 asset managers reported how they voted on 8 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 154 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approve non-binding advisory on compensation to our named executive officers. — AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 99.3% support 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). Source: AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2026.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 25, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of June 23, 2026: 8 items on AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 25, 2026: 4 elected · 4 approved.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
Proxy season: 2023-2024 2025-2026
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These tallies are AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 25, 2026 (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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Graydon Bensler | 6,877,654 | -- | -- | 88,899 | 936,972 | 99% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Braeden Lichti | 6,936,626 | -- | -- | 29,927 | 936,972 | 99.5% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Rick Sterling | 6,822,911 | -- | -- | 143,642 | 936,972 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Sylvia A. Wulf | 6,932,565 | -- | -- | 33,988 | 936,972 | 99.5% | Elected | — |
| 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 7,728,776 | 167,151 | 7,598 | -- | 0 | 98% | Approved | — |
| 3. Approval of an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, to Approve a Reverse Stock Split | 7,439,977 | 453,736 | 9,812 | -- | 0 | 94% | Approved | — |
| 4. Non-Binding, Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers | 6,919,501 | 42,280 | 4,772 | -- | 936,972 | 99.3% | Approved | — |
| 5. Approval of an Adjournment of the Meeting, if Necessary to Solicit Additional Votes | 7,679,072 | 219,411 | 5,042 | -- | 0 | 97% | Approved | — |
Source: AquaBounty Technologies, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 25, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 55 asset managers that disclosed a AquaBounty Technologies, 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.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect four directors to serve on our Board of Directors for a one-year term of office until the next annual meeting of stockholders: Braeden Lichti
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Braeden Lichti”): 6,936,626 for, 29,927 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The stockholders elected each person named below to serve as a director on the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") for a one-year term of office until the next Annual Meeting, with each director to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected…”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 4 asset managers below reported 77,174 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 53,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 23,370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect four directors to serve on our Board of Directors for a one-year term of office until the next annual meeting of stockholders: Graydon Bensler
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Graydon Bensler”): 6,877,654 for, 88,899 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The stockholders elected each person named below to serve as a director on the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") for a one-year term of office until the next Annual Meeting, with each director to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 4 asset managers below reported 77,093 for, 82 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 53,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 23,289 | 0 | 0 | 82 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect four directors to serve on our Board of Directors for a one-year term of office until the next annual meeting of stockholders: Rick Sterling
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rick Sterling”): 6,822,911 for, 143,642 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The stockholders elected each person named below to serve as a director on the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") for a one-year term of office until the next Annual Meeting, with each director to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 4 asset managers below reported 23,419 for, 53,754 withheld, 1 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53,587 | Withhold |
| Vanguard | 23,202 | 0 | 1 | 167 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect four directors to serve on our Board of Directors for a one-year term of office until the next annual meeting of stockholders: Sylvia Wulf
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sylvia A. Wulf”): 6,932,565 for, 33,988 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The stockholders elected each person named below to serve as a director on the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") for a one-year term of office until the next Annual Meeting, with each director to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected…”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 4 asset managers below reported 77,007 for, 167 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 53,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 23,203 | 0 | 0 | 167 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approve amendment to our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to approve a Reverse Share Split.
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval of an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, to Approve a Reverse Stock Split”): 7,439,977 for, 453,736 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 – Approval of an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, to Approve a Reverse Stock Split The stockholders approved the amendment , granting the Company's Board the discretion to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio ranging from 1-for-5 to 1-for-20, inclusive, with such ratio a…”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 4 asset managers below reported 77,174 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 53,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 23,370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
97% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approve adjournment of meeting, if necessary to solicit additional proxies.
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“5. Approval of an Adjournment of the Meeting, if Necessary to Solicit Additional Votes”): 7,679,072 for, 219,411 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 5 – Approval of an Adjournment of the Meeting, if Necessary to Solicit Additional Votes The stockholders approved an adjournment to the meeting, which was not necessary.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 4 asset managers below reported 77,174 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 53,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 23,370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.3% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approve non-binding advisory on compensation to our named executive officers.
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“4. Non-Binding, Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers”): 6,919,501 for, 42,280 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4 – Non-Binding, Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.”
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 53,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 23,289 | 82 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 4 managers: 77,093 for, 82 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPIQ PARTNERS, LLC | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 55,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 52,562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 47,528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 10,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 9,827 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 9,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 2,924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | 358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST CO OF VERMONT | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Addison Capital Co | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Paulson Wealth Management Inc. | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Family Manage LLC | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management, LLC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DEBUSSY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 52 managers: 264,616 for, 137 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratify the independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 7,728,776 for, 167,151 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 4 asset managers below reported 77,007 for, 167 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 53,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 23,203 | 167 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 5,147,204 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity | 1.04% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 0.45% |
| 3 | Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | <0.01% |
| 4 | Guggenheim | <0.01% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPIQ PARTNERS, LLC | 1.46% |
| 2 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.09% |
| 3 | Two Sigma | 1.02% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 0.92% |
| 5 | Vanguard | 0.21% |
| 6 | Northern Trust | 0.19% |
| 7 | State Street | 0.18% |
| 8 | MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0.06% |
| 9 | FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | <0.01% |
| 10 | PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | <0.01% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| About Investment Pte. Ltd | 6.55% | 13G |
| Renaissance Technologies | 2.22% | 13F |
| Two Sigma | 1.80% | 13F |
| Univest Securities LLC | 1.26% | DEF14A |
| Geode Capital | 1.09% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 0.92% | 13F |
| Hongyu Wang | 0.92% | DEF14A |
| Citadel Advisors | 0.66% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 0.66% | 13F |
| Sylvia Wulf | 0.66% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 5,147,204 shares outstanding, as reported by AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated May 5, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.’s 10-Q dated May 5, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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