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At BARK INC.'s shareholder meeting held September 12, 2024, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 95 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 499 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. — BARK INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 99.1% 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 September 18, 2024.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and BARK INC.’s Form 8-K, filed September 18, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of September 12, 2024: 5 items on BARK INC.’s Form 8-K, filed September 18, 2024: 2 elected · 3 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
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These tallies are BARK INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed September 18, 2024 (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: Larry Bodner | 88,658,790 | -- | -- | 382,457 | 40,108,824 | 99.5% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Jim McGinty | 84,036,233 | -- | -- | 5,005,014 | 40,108,824 | 94% | Elected | — |
| 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 128,697,753 | 362,174 | 90,144 | -- | -- | 99.7% | Approved | — |
| 3. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers | 88,134,300 | 751,425 | 155,522 | -- | 40,108,824 | 99.1% | Approved | — |
| 4. Approval of the Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation | 88,647,895 | 283,701 | 109,651 | -- | 40,108,824 | 99.6% | Approved | — |
Source: BARK INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 18, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 95 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.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Elect the two Class C director nominees named in the proxy statement: Jim McGinty
BARK INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jim McGinty”): 84,036,233 for, 5,005,014 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 18, 2024 (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 C Director Nominees The stockholders elected the persons named below as Class C directors to serve a three-year term ending at the Company's 2027 annual meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 33 asset managers below reported 8,918,823 for, 322,028 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,753,072 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,898,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,618,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 922,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 136,513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 109,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 52,639 | 0 | 0 | 49,000 | Mixed |
| Global X | 79,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 63,013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 62,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 60,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52,124 | Withhold |
| Voya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,626 | Withhold |
| Gabelli | 49,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 48,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48,197 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29,456 | Withhold |
| SEI | 26,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21,159 | Withhold |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,541 | Withhold |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19,032 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,244 | Withhold |
| State Street | 10,859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,359 | Withhold |
| Nationwide | 8,595 | 0 | 0 | 585 | Mixed |
Showing the 25 largest of 33 asset managers. All 33 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Elect the two Class C director nominees named in the proxy statement: Larry Bodner
BARK INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Larry Bodner”): 88,658,790 for, 382,457 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 18, 2024 (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 C Director Nominees The stockholders elected the persons named below as Class C directors to serve a three-year term ending at the Company's 2027 annual meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 33 asset managers below reported 9,231,492 for, 9,359 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,753,072 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,898,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,618,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 922,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 136,513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 109,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 101,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 79,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 63,013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 62,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 60,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 52,124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 50,626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 49,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 48,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 48,197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 29,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 26,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 21,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 19,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 13,244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 10,859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,359 | Withhold |
| Nationwide | 9,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 33 asset managers. All 33 are in the interactive database (link above).
99.6% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REMOVE THE WAIVER AND RENUNCIATION OF CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO THE COMPANY.
BARK INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Approval of the Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation”): 88,647,895 for, 283,701 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 18, 2024 (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 to remove the waiver and renunciation of corporate opportunities related to the Company.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 33 asset managers below reported 9,240,851 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,753,072 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,898,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,618,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 922,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 136,513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 109,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 101,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 79,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 63,013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 62,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 60,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 52,124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 50,626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 49,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 48,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 48,197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 29,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 26,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 21,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 19,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 13,244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 10,859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 9,359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 9,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 33 asset managers. All 33 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.1% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S 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”): 88,134,300 for, 751,425 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 18, 2024 (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: 99.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,753,072 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,898,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,618,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 922,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 136,513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 109,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 101,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 79,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 63,013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 62,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 60,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 52,124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 50,626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 49,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 48,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 48,197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 29,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 26,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 21,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 19,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 13,244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 10,859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 9,359 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nationwide | 9,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 33 managers: 9,227,385 for, 13,466 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2,098,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 1,949,275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,933,038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,414,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 922,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 564,394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 504,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 454,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 290,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC | 263,252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 251,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Arnhold LLC | 165,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 155,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Soviero Asset Management, LP | 120,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 105,858 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Rhumbline | 69,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 58,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 54,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 52,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 50,626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | 49,985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 49,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 48,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DE Shaw | 46,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 44,500 | 0 | Abstain |
Institutional-manager reports, all 73 managers: 12,081,350 for, 75,005 against, 44,500 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
99.7% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2025.
BARK INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 128,697,753 for, 362,174 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 18, 2024 (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, 2025.”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 33 asset managers below reported 9,240,851 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,753,072 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,898,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,618,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 922,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 136,513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 109,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 101,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 79,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 63,013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 62,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 60,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 52,124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 50,626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 49,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 48,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 48,197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 29,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 26,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 21,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 19,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 13,244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 10,859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 9,359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 9,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 33 asset managers. All 33 are in the interactive database (link above).
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 173,549,210 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 2.16% |
| 2 | Fidelity | 1.09% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 0.93% |
| 4 | Charles Schwab | 0.53% |
| 5 | QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0.08% |
| 6 | Lincoln Financial | 0.06% |
| 7 | Equitable | 0.06% |
| 8 | Global X | 0.05% |
| 9 | Bridge Builder Trust | 0.04% |
| 10 | Pacific Life | 0.04% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.21% |
| 2 | Magnetar Financial LLC | 1.12% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 1.11% |
| 4 | State Street | 0.82% |
| 5 | Charles Schwab | 0.53% |
| 6 | MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0.33% |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 0.29% |
| 8 | AllianceBernstein | 0.26% |
| 9 | Renaissance | 0.17% |
| 10 | Informed Momentum Co LLC | 0.15% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dane Ventures, LLC | 12.91% | 13D |
| Entities affiliated with RRE Ventures | 11.68% | DEF14A |
| Henrik Werdelin | 7.29% | DEF14A |
| Matt Meeker | 6.70% | DEF14A |
| Prehype Ventures LLC | 6.36% | DEF14A |
| Carly Strife | 6.16% | DEF14A |
| Jon Ledecky | 5.22% | DEF14A |
| BlackRock | 4.92% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 3.84% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.64% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 173,549,210 shares outstanding, as reported by BARK INC. on its Form 10-Q dated August 5, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 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 BARK INC.’s 10-Q dated August 5, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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