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At OPTINOSE INC.'s shareholder meeting held June 6, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 94 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 525 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. — OPTINOSE INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% 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: OPTINOSE INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2024.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and OPTINOSE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of June 6, 2024: 5 items on OPTINOSE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2024: 2 approved · 3 without a stated outcome.
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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 OPTINOSE INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 6, 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: Ramy A. Mahmoud | 81,689,158 | -- | -- | 862,908 | 6,657,322 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Tomas J. Heyman | 66,940,231 | -- | -- | 15,611,649 | 6,657,322 | 81% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Kyle Dempsey | 81,364,724 | -- | -- | 1,187,342 | 6,657,322 | 99% | Not verified | — |
| 2. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting | 81,216,107 | 1,294,778 | 41,181 | -- | 6,657,322 | 98% | Approved | — |
| 3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 | 88,366,337 | 822,571 | 20,480 | -- | -- | 99.0% | Approved | — |
Source: OPTINOSE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 6, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 94 asset managers that disclosed a OPTINOSE 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 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors, each to serve until the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such person's successor is duly elected and qualified: Kyle Dempsey
OPTINOSE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kyle Dempsey”): 81,364,724 for, 1,187,342 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 35 asset managers below reported 20,182,512 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 9,833,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 4,110,888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,411,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,126,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 330,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 250,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 207,938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 202,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 146,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 112,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 104,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 63,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 35,933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 34,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 28,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 25,268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 24,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 22,232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 18,767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 12,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 12,354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 11,708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 11,525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 10,539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 9,167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 35 asset managers. All 35 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors, each to serve until the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such person's successor is duly elected and qualified: Ramy Mahmoud
OPTINOSE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ramy A. Mahmoud”): 81,689,158 for, 862,908 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 35 asset managers below reported 20,182,512 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 9,833,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 4,110,888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,411,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,126,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 330,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 250,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 207,938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 202,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 146,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 112,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 104,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 63,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 35,933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 34,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 28,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 25,268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 24,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 22,232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 18,767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 12,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 12,354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 11,708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 11,525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 10,539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 9,167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 35 asset managers. All 35 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
81% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors, each to serve until the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such person's successor is duly elected and qualified: Tom Heyman
OPTINOSE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Tomas J. Heyman”): 66,940,231 for, 15,611,649 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 81% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 35 asset managers below reported 16,590,792 for, 5,000 against, 3,542,685 withheld, 44,035 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 9,833,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 4,110,888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,411,315 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 2,126,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330,700 | Withhold |
| Pacific Life | 20,449 | 0 | 0 | 230,221 | Mixed |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207,938 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 202,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 146,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 112,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104,948 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63,700 | Withhold |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35,933 | Withhold |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34,230 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 19,977 | 0 | 0 | 8,590 | Mixed |
| GPS Funds I | 0 | 0 | 25,268 | 0 | Abstain |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24,941 | Withhold |
| Voya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,232 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 18,767 | 0 | Abstain |
| ProShares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,772 | Withhold |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 12,354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,708 | Withhold |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,525 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,539 | Withhold |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,167 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 35 asset managers. All 35 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.
OPTINOSE INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting”): 81,216,107 for, 1,294,778 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “(2) approved, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting”
Support: 98% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 9,833,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 4,110,888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,411,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,126,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| James Alpha Funds Trust | 700,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 330,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 250,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 207,938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 202,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 146,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 112,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 104,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 63,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 35,933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 34,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 28,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 25,268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 24,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 22,232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 18,767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 12,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 12,354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 11,708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 11,525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 10,539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 35 managers: 20,871,491 for, 6,021 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 14,444,467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GREAT POINT PARTNERS LLC | 8,188,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bleichroeder LP | 4,045,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | 3,821,432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 2,849,474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | 1,760,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,474,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,300,752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Velan Capital Investment Management LP | 1,222,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,046,836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC | 787,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 522,548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 338,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 294,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 286,339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 202,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Newton Investment Management North America, LLC | 0 | 164,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 121,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 112,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC | 78,039 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 61,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Rhumbline | 56,746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 50,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | 47,639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 71 managers: 43,541,393 for, 247,487 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.0% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.
OPTINOSE INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024”): 88,366,337 for, 822,571 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “(3) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 35 asset managers below reported 20,182,512 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 9,833,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 4,110,888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,411,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,126,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 330,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 250,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 207,938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 202,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 146,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 112,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 104,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 63,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 35,933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 34,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 28,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GPS Funds I | 25,268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 24,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 22,232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 18,767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 12,772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 12,354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 11,708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 11,525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 10,539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 9,167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 35 asset managers. All 35 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 113,038,726 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity | 8.70% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 3.64% |
| 3 | MFS | 2.13% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 1.88% |
| 5 | James Alpha Funds Trust | 0.62% |
| 6 | BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0.29% |
| 7 | Pacific Life | 0.22% |
| 8 | Prudential/PGIM | 0.18% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 0.18% |
| 10 | QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0.13% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity | 12.78% |
| 2 | GREAT POINT PARTNERS LLC | 7.24% |
| 3 | Bleichroeder LP | 3.58% |
| 4 | KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | 3.38% |
| 5 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 2.52% |
| 6 | Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | 1.56% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.30% |
| 8 | State Street | 1.15% |
| 9 | Velan Capital Investment Management LP | 1.08% |
| 10 | BlackRock | 0.93% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Entities affiliated with FMR LLC | 16.52% | DEF14A |
| MVM Partners | 12.92% | DEF14A |
| Acorn Bioventures | 10.65% | DEF14A |
| Theodore H. Kruttschnitt, III | 8.06% | 13G |
| Geode Capital | 1.39% | 13F |
| Ramy A. Mahmoud, M.D., M.P.H. | 1.25% | DEF14A |
| State Street | 1.21% | 13F |
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | 0.89% | 13G |
| Peter K. Miller | 0.85% | DEF14A |
| Michael F. Marino | 0.79% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 113,038,726 shares outstanding, as reported by OPTINOSE INC. on its Form 10-Q dated May 1, 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 OPTINOSE INC.’s 10-Q dated May 1, 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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