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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and NLIGHT INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-10 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.
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These tallies are NLIGHT INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-10 (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: Douglas Carlisle | 24,535,230 | -- | -- | 12,283,740 | 4,932,962 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Bill Gossman | 34,284,609 | -- | -- | 2,534,361 | 4,932,962 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Gary Locke | 27,379,912 | -- | -- | 9,439,058 | 4,932,962 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal Two - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2 | 41,526,960 | 224,525 | 447 | -- | -- | Majority: yes |
| Proposal Three – Advisory Non-Binding Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation . The stockholders approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement. | 35,602,209 | 903,196 | 313,565 | -- | 4,932,962 | Majority: yes |
Source: NLIGHT INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-06-10 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 180 asset managers that disclosed a NLIGHT 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 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
NLIGHT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal Three – Advisory Non-Binding Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation . The stockholders approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement.”): 35,602,209 for, 903,196 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-10 (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 47,552,000 outstanding shares: 75% for, 2% against (77% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 180 asset managers below cast 99.3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan | 7,699,679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 5,072,609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,823,668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Newton Investment Management North America, LLC | 2,198,291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 2,184,371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 1,745,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 1,594,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,333,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 1,296,443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 1,233,493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Harvey Partners, LLC | 1,134,765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,018,646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 955,459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd | 915,014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 903,991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 900,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Senvest Management, LLC | 766,204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 738,396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD | 645,852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 615,094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 525,319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | 512,571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 409,040 | 33 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | 360,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 360,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 180 asset managers. See all 180 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast
NLIGHT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal Two - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year e”): 41,526,960 for, 224,525 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-10 (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 47,552,000 outstanding shares: 87% for, 0.5% against (88% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 65 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (22,446,617 for, 21,832 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,005,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 4,380,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,821,179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 1,745,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,521,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 1,296,443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 1,207,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 954,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 864,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 615,094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 409,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 369,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 360,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 345,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds | 184,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 119,327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 113,291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 101,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 99,434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 84,165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 83,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 77,788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 66,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 62,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 56,157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
NLIGHT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Bill Gossman”): 34,284,609 for, 2,534,361 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-10 (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 47,552,000 outstanding shares: 72% for, 5% withheld (77% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 64 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (21,526,693 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,005,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 4,380,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,821,179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 1,745,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,521,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 1,296,443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 1,207,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 954,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 864,267 | 0 | Abstain |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 615,094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 409,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 369,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 360,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 345,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds | 184,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 77,297 | 0 | 42,030 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 113,291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 101,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 99,434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 84,165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 83,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 77,788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 58,421 | 0 | 7,842 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 62,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 56,157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
67% Majority: yes · of votes cast
NLIGHT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Douglas Carlisle”): 24,535,230 for, 12,283,740 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-10 (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 47,552,000 outstanding shares: 51.6% for, 26% withheld (77% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 64 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (17,988,443 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,005,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 4,380,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,821,179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 1,745,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 1,521,770 | 0 | Abstain |
| Legg Mason | 1,296,443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 1,202,633 | 0 | 5,288 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 829,960 | 0 | 124,048 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 864,267 | 0 | Abstain |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 446,311 | 0 | 168,783 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 409,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 369,198 | 0 | Abstain |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 0 | 0 | 360,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 345,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds | 184,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 119,327 | 0 | Abstain |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 113,291 | 0 | Abstain |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 101,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 0 | 0 | 99,434 | 0 | Abstain |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 0 | 84,165 | 0 | Abstain |
| Prudential/PGIM | 83,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 77,788 | 0 | Abstain |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 66,263 | 0 | Abstain |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 62,098 | 0 | Abstain |
| Allspring | 0 | 0 | 56,157 | 0 | Abstain |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
74% Majority: yes · of votes cast
NLIGHT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gary Locke”): 27,379,912 for, 9,439,058 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-10 (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 47,552,000 outstanding shares: 58% for, 20% withheld (77% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 64 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (18,894,822 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,005,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 4,380,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,821,179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 1,745,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 1,521,770 | 0 | Abstain |
| Legg Mason | 1,296,443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 1,202,633 | 0 | 5,288 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 829,960 | 0 | 124,048 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 864,267 | 0 | Abstain |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 446,311 | 0 | 168,783 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 409,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 369,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 360,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 345,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds | 184,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 119,327 | 0 | Abstain |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 113,291 | 0 | Abstain |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 101,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 0 | 0 | 99,434 | 0 | Abstain |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 0 | 84,165 | 0 | Abstain |
| Prudential/PGIM | 83,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 77,788 | 0 | Abstain |
| Lincoln Financial | 37,300 | 0 | 28,963 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 62,098 | 0 | Abstain |
| Allspring | 0 | 0 | 56,157 | 0 | Abstain |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.
Ranked by the number of NLIGHT INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 47,552,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan | 16.19% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 10.67% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 5.94% |
| 4 | Newton Investment Management North America, LLC | 4.62% |
| 5 | Royce | 4.59% |
| 6 | NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 3.67% |
| 7 | Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 3.35% |
| 8 | Neuberger Berman | 2.80% |
| 9 | Legg Mason | 2.73% |
| 10 | BNY Mellon | 2.59% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 10.23% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 9.50% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 5.18% | 13F |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | 5.09% | DEF14A |
| Scott Keeney | 4.25% | DEF14A |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 2.31% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.19% | 13F |
| State Street | 2.14% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 0.92% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 0.87% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 47,552,000 shares outstanding, as reported by NLIGHT 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 NLIGHT INC.’s 10-Q dated 2024-03-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At NLIGHT INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-06-06, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 180 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,065 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory, non- binding basis, the compensation of our named executive… — FOR was 98% 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), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: NLIGHT INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2024-06-10.
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