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At HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.'s shareholder meeting held June 6, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 55 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 154 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. — HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP 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: HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2024.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 10, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of June 6, 2024: 5 items on HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 10, 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
Proxy season: 2023-2024
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These tallies are HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 10, 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: Patrick Chung | 14,289,106 | -- | -- | 2,105,225 | 10,706,987 | 87% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: William Toler | 16,051,072 | -- | -- | 343,259 | 10,706,987 | 98% | Elected | — |
| 2. An amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide the Board the authority, but not the requirement, to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's outstanding common stock at a ratio between 1-for-1.1 and 1-for-25 | 25,226,557 | 1,722,499 | 152,262 | -- | -- | 94% | Approved | — |
| 3. Compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 15,420,220 | 876,236 | 97,875 | -- | 10,706,987 | 95% | Approved | — |
| 4. Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 | 26,782,935 | 279,214 | 39,169 | -- | -- | 99% | Approved | — |
Source: HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 10, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 55 asset managers that disclosed a HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP 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.
87% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect two (2) class I directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2027: Patrick Chung
HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Patrick Chung”): 14,289,106 for, 2,105,225 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 10, 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: “The following nominees were reelected to serve on the Company's board of directors (the "Board") as Class I Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, based on the following vote s:”
Support: 87% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 12 asset managers below reported 3,979,212 for, 304,884 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,864,219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 1,035,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 525,457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 396,460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176,200 | Withhold |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 130,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104,775 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 27,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,518 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,526 | Withhold |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,400 | Withhold |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 465 | Withhold |
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect two (2) class I directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2027: William Toler
HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William Toler”): 16,051,072 for, 343,259 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 10, 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: “The following nominees were reelected to serve on the Company's board of directors (the "Board") as Class I Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, based on the following vote s:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 12 asset managers below reported 4,284,096 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,864,219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 1,035,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 525,457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 396,460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 176,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 130,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 104,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 27,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 13,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 6,526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve a proposed amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Charter"), to effect a reverse stock split of our common stock at a ratio between 1-for-1.1 and 1-for-25 (or any number in between) to be effected at such time and date, if at all, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion.
HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. An amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide the Board the authority, but not the requirement, to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's outstanding common stock at”): 25,226,557 for, 1,722,499 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 10, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “An amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide the Board the authority, but not the requirement, to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's outstanding common stock at a ratio between 1-for-1.1 and 1-for-25 (or any number in between) was approved ba…”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 12 asset managers below reported 4,284,096 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,864,219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 1,035,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 525,457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 396,460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 176,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 130,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 104,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 27,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 13,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 6,526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.
HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 15,420,220 for, 876,236 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 10, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis, based on the following votes:”
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).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,864,219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 1,035,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 525,457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 396,460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 176,200 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 130,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 104,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 27,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 13,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 6,526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 12 managers: 4,107,896 for, 176,200 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc | 1,320,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 782,439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 532,938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 456,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prentice Capital Management, LP | 455,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 433,668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 221,076 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 176,200 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 89,355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ | 43,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 41,538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Corient Private Wealth LLC | 31,801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 27,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OSBORNE PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 27,071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 14,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 12,694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 12,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ASSETMARK, INC | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 3,933 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC | 3,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC | 3,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC | 2,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL | 2,047 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 47 managers: 4,536,627 for, 180,133 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024”): 26,782,935 for, 279,214 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 10, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified, based on the following votes:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 12 asset managers below reported 4,284,096 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,864,219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 1,035,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 525,457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 396,460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 176,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cambria ETF Trust | 130,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 104,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 27,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 13,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 6,526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Blackstone Alternative Investment Funds | 3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guggenheim | 465 | 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 45,978,795 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 4.05% |
| 2 | Amplify ETF Trust | 2.25% |
| 3 | T. Rowe Price | 1.14% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 0.86% |
| 5 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.38% |
| 6 | Cambria ETF Trust | 0.28% |
| 7 | BlackRock | 0.23% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 0.06% |
| 9 | Global X | 0.03% |
| 10 | Equitable | 0.01% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc | 2.87% |
| 2 | T. Rowe Price | 1.70% |
| 3 | Renaissance | 1.16% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 0.99% |
| 5 | Prentice Capital Management, LP | 0.99% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.94% |
| 7 | Neuberger Berman | 0.48% |
| 8 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.38% |
| 9 | State Street | 0.19% |
| 10 | STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ | 0.09% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Rapoport | 3.76% | 13G |
| Renaissance Technologies | 1.49% | 13F |
| Bogaczyk Janusz Michal | 0.99% | 13G |
| Geode Capital | 0.94% | 13F |
| Dumont Global LP | 0.71% | 13G |
| State Street | 0.35% | 13F |
| Millennium Management | 0.27% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 0.16% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 0.06% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 45,978,795 shares outstanding, as reported by HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC. on its Form 10-Q dated May 7, 2024 (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.
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 HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC.’s 10-Q dated May 7, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 (this page).
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