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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-31 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.
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These tallies are ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-31 (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 | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Rebecca B. Blalock | 53,654,088 | -- | -- | 10,073,998 | 6,451,923 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: James E. Sweetnam | 60,692,464 | -- | -- | 3,035,622 | 6,451,923 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 3: The Company's stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, based on the following votes: | 42,702,743 | 16,976,065 | 4,049,278 | -- | 6,451,923 | Passed |
Source: ASPEN AEROGELS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-05-31 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 209 asset managers that disclosed a ASPEN AEROGELS 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. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.
Combines 14 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
72% Passed · of votes cast
ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: The Company's stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, based on ”): 42,702,743 for, 16,976,065 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-31 (Item 5.07). Of all 76,077,929 outstanding shares: 56% for, 22% against (78% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 206 asset managers below cast 57% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (25,902,094 for, 19,189,269 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 3,479,242 | 690,840 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 3,623,617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P. | 3,340,525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEORGE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION | 3,167,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | 3,048,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 2,851,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 49,980 | 2,402,534 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Federated Hermes | 0 | 2,308,084 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 1,977,839 | 0 | Abstain |
| Manager Directed Portfolios | 1,898,211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 0 | 0 | 1,648,074 | 0 | Abstain |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,497,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,327,924 | 29,444 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 0 | 1,342,974 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 0 | 1,070,636 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 843,067 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 0 | 821,633 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 745,958 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 0 | 598,515 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC | 0 | 500,495 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Point72 | 0 | 485,303 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nuveen | 0 | 471,227 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 0 | 468,965 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP | 0 | 452,496 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Baird | 0 | 435,516 | 0 | 0 | Against |
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Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.3% fund support · no official result
The 59 asset managers below cast 99.3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (19,672,291 for, 138,120 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,533,274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 2,851,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,379,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Manager Directed Portfolios | 1,898,211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,497,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,375,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 1,154,042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 901,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 752,987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 541,939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 468,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 272,555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 208,949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 201,204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 192,069 | 82 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 143,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 138,958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 121,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 115,129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 106,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 0 | 102,830 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 75,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 73,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| M FUND INC | 69,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 64,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James E. Sweetnam”): 60,692,464 for, 3,035,622 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-31 (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. Of all 76,077,929 outstanding shares: 80% for, 4% withheld (84% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (17,876,850 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,533,274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 2,851,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,379,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Manager Directed Portfolios | 1,898,211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,497,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,375,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 0 | 0 | 1,154,042 | 0 | Abstain |
| BlackRock | 901,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 752,987 | 0 | Abstain |
| Voya | 541,939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 468,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 272,555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 208,949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 201,204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 192,028 | 0 | 123 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 143,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 138,958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 121,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 115,129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 106,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 102,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 75,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 66,964 | 0 | 6,507 | 0 | For |
| M FUND INC | 69,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 64,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
84% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rebecca B. Blalock”): 53,654,088 for, 10,073,998 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-31 (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. Of all 76,077,929 outstanding shares: 71% for, 13% withheld (84% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,793,620 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,533,274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 2,851,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,379,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Manager Directed Portfolios | 1,898,211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,497,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,375,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 1,154,042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 901,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 752,987 | 0 | Abstain |
| Voya | 0 | 0 | 541,939 | 0 | Abstain |
| TIAA | 468,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 272,555 | 0 | Abstain |
| SEI | 0 | 0 | 208,949 | 0 | Abstain |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 201,204 | 0 | Abstain |
| State Street | 190,139 | 0 | 2,012 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 143,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 88,068 | 0 | 50,890 | 0 | For |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 121,534 | 0 | Abstain |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 115,129 | 0 | Abstain |
| Pacific Life | 106,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 0 | 0 | 102,830 | 0 | Abstain |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 8,183 | 0 | 67,016 | 0 | Abstain |
| Lincoln Financial | 43,000 | 0 | 30,471 | 0 | For |
| M FUND INC | 0 | 0 | 69,351 | 0 | Abstain |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 64,630 | 0 | Abstain |
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Ranked by the number of ASPEN AEROGELS INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 76,077,929 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity | 5.48% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 4.76% |
| 3 | OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P. | 4.39% |
| 4 | GEORGE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION | 4.16% |
| 5 | Hood River Capital Management LLC | 4.01% |
| 6 | NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 3.75% |
| 7 | BlackRock | 3.22% |
| 8 | Federated Hermes | 3.03% |
| 9 | AWM Investment Company, Inc. | 2.60% |
| 10 | Manager Directed Portfolios | 2.50% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Entities affiliated with Koch Industries, Inc. | 25.94% | DEF14A |
| BlackRock | 6.54% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 5.93% | 13F |
| Donald R. Young | 2.20% | DEF14A |
| Goldman Sachs | 1.87% | 13F |
| State Street | 1.82% | 13F |
| JPMorgan Chase | 1.77% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.55% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 1.49% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.91% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 76,077,929 shares outstanding, as reported by ASPEN AEROGELS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2024-03-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s 10-Q dated 2024-03-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At ASPEN AEROGELS INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-05-30, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 209 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 976 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 4 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval of the compensation of Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s named executive officers, as disclosed… — the proposal passed with 72% 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: ASPEN AEROGELS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2024-05-31.
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