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BARK INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

At BARK INC.'s shareholder meeting held August 15, 2023, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 86 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 611 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers — BARK INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 95% 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: BARK INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2023.

Download data (CSV): ballot items · votes by manager · column guide.

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and BARK INC.’s Form 8-K, filed August 21, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 86Asset managers
  • 611Fund votes
  • August 15, 2023Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of August 15, 2023: 6 items on BARK INC.’s Form 8-K, filed August 21, 2023: 3 elected · 3 approved.

Material dissent

None.

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

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by BARK INC.

These tallies are BARK INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed August 21, 2023 (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.

BARK INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held August 15, 2023
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Paulette Dodson 103,177,603---- 2,523,13733,854,321 98%Elected—
Elect Director: Matt Meeker 103,055,209---- 2,645,53133,854,321 97%Elected—
Elect Director: Michele Meyer 103,206,254---- 2,494,48633,854,321 98%Elected—
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 137,350,9531,975,403228,705 ---- 99%Approved—
3. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers 100,147,5325,401,643151,565 --33,854,321 95%Approved—
4. Approval of the Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation 102,788,4232,789,792122,525 --33,854,321 97%Approved—

Source: BARK INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 21, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the BARK INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 86 asset managers that disclosed a BARK 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.

1. Elect Director: Matt Meeker

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 103,055,209WITHHELD: 2,645,531
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 34 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Elect three Class B director nominees named in the attached proxy statement: Matt Meeker

BARK INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Matt Meeker”): 103,055,209 for, 2,645,531 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 21, 2023 (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 Class B Director Nominees The stockholders elected the persons named below as Class B directors to serve a three-year term ending at the Company's 2026 annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 34 asset managers below reported 12,744,813 for, 9,359 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 12,744,813WITHHOLD: 9,359
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect three Class B director nominees named in the attached proxy statement: Matt Meeker” at BARK INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard3,893,6370 00For
Capital Group2,438,9090 00For
BlackRock2,089,8530 00For
Fidelity1,178,3150 00For
Morgan Stanley854,0370 00For
Charles Schwab806,9720 00For
Equitable245,1080 00For
Invesco242,4830 00For
Capitol Series Trust209,0750 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC182,2940 00For
Lincoln Financial96,2000 00For
Pacific Life51,8060 00For
Northern Trust50,9800 00For
John Hancock49,8090 00For
Voya46,4410 00For
Bridge Builder Trust44,6690 00For
Brighthouse42,4160 00For
GPS Funds I33,7610 00For
Gabelli30,0000 00For
Nationwide28,1460 00For
SEI26,2000 00For
AIG/SunAmerica22,9700 00For
DWS17,6900 00For
ProShares16,9480 00For
Principal12,1060 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 34 asset managers. All 34 are in the interactive database (link above).

2. Elect Director: Michele Meyer

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 103,206,254WITHHELD: 2,494,486
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 34 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Elect three Class B director nominees named in the attached proxy statement: Michele Meyer

BARK INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michele Meyer”): 103,206,254 for, 2,494,486 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 21, 2023 (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 Class B Director Nominees The stockholders elected the persons named below as Class B directors to serve a three-year term ending at the Company's 2026 annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 34 asset managers below reported 12,754,172 for.

FOR
FOR: 12,754,172
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect three Class B director nominees named in the attached proxy statement: Michele Meyer” at BARK INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard3,893,6370 00For
Capital Group2,438,9090 00For
BlackRock2,089,8530 00For
Fidelity1,178,3150 00For
Morgan Stanley854,0370 00For
Charles Schwab806,9720 00For
Equitable245,1080 00For
Invesco242,4830 00For
Capitol Series Trust209,0750 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC182,2940 00For
Lincoln Financial96,2000 00For
Pacific Life51,8060 00For
Northern Trust50,9800 00For
John Hancock49,8090 00For
Voya46,4410 00For
Bridge Builder Trust44,6690 00For
Brighthouse42,4160 00For
GPS Funds I33,7610 00For
Gabelli30,0000 00For
Nationwide28,1460 00For
SEI26,2000 00For
AIG/SunAmerica22,9700 00For
DWS17,6900 00For
ProShares16,9480 00For
Principal12,1060 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 34 asset managers. All 34 are in the interactive database (link above).

3. Elect Director: Paulette Dodson

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 103,177,603WITHHELD: 2,523,137
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 34 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Elect three Class B director nominees named in the attached proxy statement: Paulette Dodson

BARK INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paulette Dodson”): 103,177,603 for, 2,523,137 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed August 21, 2023 (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 Class B Director Nominees The stockholders elected the persons named below as Class B directors to serve a three-year term ending at the Company's 2026 annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 34 asset managers below reported 12,754,172 for.

FOR
FOR: 12,754,172
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect three Class B director nominees named in the attached proxy statement: Paulette Dodson” at BARK INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard3,893,6370 00For
Capital Group2,438,9090 00For
BlackRock2,089,8530 00For
Fidelity1,178,3150 00For
Morgan Stanley854,0370 00For
Charles Schwab806,9720 00For
Equitable245,1080 00For
Invesco242,4830 00For
Capitol Series Trust209,0750 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC182,2940 00For
Lincoln Financial96,2000 00For
Pacific Life51,8060 00For
Northern Trust50,9800 00For
John Hancock49,8090 00For
Voya46,4410 00For
Bridge Builder Trust44,6690 00For
Brighthouse42,4160 00For
GPS Funds I33,7610 00For
Gabelli30,0000 00For
Nationwide28,1460 00For
SEI26,2000 00For
AIG/SunAmerica22,9700 00For
DWS17,6900 00For
ProShares16,9480 00For
Principal12,1060 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 34 asset managers. All 34 are in the interactive database (link above).

4. Approval of the Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation

Official resultCORPORATE GOVERNANCEReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 102,788,423AGAINST: 2,789,792
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 33 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approve an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to adopt a new provision allowing for the exculpation of certain officers of the Company as permitted by Delaware law

BARK INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Approval of the Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation”): 102,788,423 for, 2,789,792 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed August 21, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4 Approval of the Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation The stockholders approved the amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 33 asset managers below reported 11,710,925 for, 833,172 against, 1,000 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 11,710,925AGAINST: 833,172ABSTAIN: 1,000
Largest asset managers voting on “Approve an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to adopt a new provision allowing for the exculpation” at BARK INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard3,893,6370 00For
Capital Group2,438,9090 00For
BlackRock2,089,8530 00For
Fidelity1,178,3150 00For
Morgan Stanley854,0370 00For
Charles Schwab0806,972 00Against
Equitable245,1080 00For
Invesco242,4830 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC182,2940 00For
Lincoln Financial96,2000 00For
Pacific Life51,8060 00For
Northern Trust50,9800 00For
John Hancock49,8090 00For
Voya46,4410 00For
Bridge Builder Trust44,6690 00For
Brighthouse42,4160 00For
GPS Funds I33,7610 00For
Gabelli30,0000 00For
Nationwide28,1460 00For
SEI026,200 00Against
AIG/SunAmerica22,9700 00For
DWS17,6900 00For
ProShares16,9480 00For
Principal12,1060 00For
Victory Capital10,0730 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 33 asset managers. All 33 are in the interactive database (link above).

5. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 100,147,532AGAINST: 5,401,643
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 83 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers

BARK INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers”): 100,147,532 for, 5,401,643 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed August 21, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”
Support: 95% 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).

Fund voting reports: 33 asset managers voting on “Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers” at BARK INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard3,893,6370 00For
Capital Group02,438,909 00Against
BlackRock2,089,8530 00For
Fidelity1,178,3150 00For
Morgan Stanley854,0370 00For
Charles Schwab806,9720 00For
Equitable245,1080 00For
Invesco242,4830 00For
Capitol Series Trust209,0750 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC182,2940 00For
Lincoln Financial96,2000 00For
Pacific Life51,8060 00For
Northern Trust50,9800 00For
John Hancock49,8090 00For
Voya46,4410 00For
Bridge Builder Trust44,6690 00For
Brighthouse42,4160 00For
GPS Funds I33,7610 00For
Gabelli30,0000 00For
Nationwide28,1460 00For
SEI26,2000 00For
AIG/SunAmerica22,9700 00For
DWS17,6900 00For
ProShares16,9480 00For
Principal12,1060 00For

Fund voting reports, all 33 managers: 10,304,904 for, 2,448,268 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).

Institutional-manager reports: 60 asset managers voting on “Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers” at BARK INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Founders Circle Capital LLC7,941,9220 00For
Capital Research Global Investors02,438,909 00Against
Morgan Stanley2,149,5270 00For
Magnetar Financial LLC1,949,2750 00For
J. Goldman & Co LP1,834,2630 00For
BlackRock1,519,5340 00For
STRS OHIO1,368,9000 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,283,9080 00For
State Street1,133,3070 00For
Charles Schwab806,9720 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp534,1070 00For
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION503,9100 00For
Archon Capital Management LLC00 00--
AllianceBernstein405,1890 00For
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.324,0250 00For
Renaissance280,0030 00For
Invesco263,7360 00For
Arnhold LLC196,0000 00For
Fidelity152,2340 00For
Vanguard100,3270 00For
Goldman Sachs87,1490 00For
JPMorgan82,9790 00For
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND66,6490 00For
Rhumbline65,2280 00For
WASHINGTON STATE INVESTMENT BOARD53,4490 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 60 managers: 23,492,709 for, 2,465,520 against, 1,000 abstained, 416,882 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).

6. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 137,350,953AGAINST: 1,975,403
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 34 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024

BARK INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 137,350,953 for, 1,975,403 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed August 21, 2023 (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 March 31, 2024.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 34 asset managers below reported 12,754,172 for.

FOR
FOR: 12,754,172
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the ” at BARK INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard3,893,6370 00For
Capital Group2,438,9090 00For
BlackRock2,089,8530 00For
Fidelity1,178,3150 00For
Morgan Stanley854,0370 00For
Charles Schwab806,9720 00For
Equitable245,1080 00For
Invesco242,4830 00For
Capitol Series Trust209,0750 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC182,2940 00For
Lincoln Financial96,2000 00For
Pacific Life51,8060 00For
Northern Trust50,9800 00For
John Hancock49,8090 00For
Voya46,4410 00For
Bridge Builder Trust44,6690 00For
Brighthouse42,4160 00For
GPS Funds I33,7610 00For
Gabelli30,0000 00For
Nationwide28,1460 00For
SEI26,2000 00For
AIG/SunAmerica22,9700 00For
DWS17,6900 00For
ProShares16,9480 00For
Principal12,1060 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 34 asset managers. All 34 are in the interactive database (link above).

Largest BARK INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

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 178,880,231 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top BARK INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 2.18%
2Capital Group 1.36%
3BlackRock 1.17%
4Fidelity 0.66%
5Morgan Stanley 0.48%
6Charles Schwab 0.45%
7Equitable 0.14%
8Invesco 0.14%
9Capitol Series Trust 0.12%
10QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC 0.10%
Institutional-manager reports: top BARK INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Founders Circle Capital LLC 4.44%
2Capital Research Global Investors 1.36%
3Morgan Stanley 1.20%
4Magnetar Financial LLC 1.09%
5J. Goldman & Co LP 1.03%
6BlackRock 0.85%
7STRS OHIO 0.77%
8GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.72%
9State Street 0.63%
10Charles Schwab 0.45%

Reported BARK INC. holdings and ownership

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.

BARK INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Entities affiliated with RRE Ventures 11.33% DEF14A
Henrik Werdelin 7.08% DEF14A
Matt Meeker 6.50% DEF14A
Prehype Ventures LLC 6.17% DEF14A
Jon Ledecky 5.06% DEF14A
Jonathan J. Ledecky 5.06% 13D
Carly Strife 4.79% 13D
Vanguard Group 3.81% 13F
BlackRock 3.73% 13F
Geode Capital 1.46% 13F

Percentages above are of 178,880,231 shares outstanding, as reported by BARK INC. on its Form 10-Q dated August 7, 2023 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

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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 BARK INC.’s 10-Q dated August 7, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

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