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ASPEN AEROGELS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 31, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 4Ballot items
  • 206Asset managers
  • 973Fund votes
  • May 30, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 30, 2024: 4 items on ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 31, 2024: 2 elected · 2 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 ASPEN AEROGELS INC.

These tallies are ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 31, 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.

ASPEN AEROGELS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 30, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Rebecca B. Blalock 53,654,088---- 10,073,9986,451,923 84%Elected—
Elect Director: James E. Sweetnam 60,692,464---- 3,035,6226,451,923 95%Elected—
The appointment of KPMG 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: 67,700,3242,463,62716,058 ---- 96%Approved—
3. In a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, based on the following votes 42,702,74316,976,0654,049,278 --6,451,923 72%Approved—

Source: ASPEN AEROGELS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 31, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

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

Each item below shows how the 206 asset managers that disclosed a ASPEN AEROGELS 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: James E. Sweetnam

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 60,692,464WITHHELD: 3,035,622
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 58 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: James E. Sweetnam

ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James E. Sweetnam”): 60,692,464 for, 3,035,622 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 31, 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 elected to serve on the Company's board of directors as Class I directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 58 asset managers below reported 17,876,850 for, 1,920,924 withheld, 14,826 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 17,876,850ABSTAIN: 14,826WITHHOLD: 1,920,924
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: James E. Sweetnam” at ASPEN AEROGELS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard3,533,2740 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC2,851,8770 00For
Fidelity2,379,8760 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios1,898,2110 00For
Columbia Threadneedle1,497,9340 00For
Royce1,375,7280 00For
Federated Hermes00 01,154,042Withhold
BlackRock901,9220 00For
Dimensional00 0752,987Withhold
Voya541,9390 00For
TIAA468,9650 00For
First Trust272,5550 00For
SEI208,9490 00For
DWS201,2040 00For
State Street192,0280 0123For
Charles Schwab143,3510 00For
Equitable138,9580 00For
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS121,5340 00For
American Century115,1290 00For
Pacific Life106,9360 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST102,8300 00For
RBB FUND, INC.75,1990 00For
Lincoln Financial66,9640 06,507Mixed
M FUND INC69,3510 00For
Goldman Sachs64,6300 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Rebecca B. Blalock

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

84% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 84%WITHHELD
FOR: 53,654,088WITHHELD: 10,073,998
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 58 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Rebecca B. Blalock

ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rebecca B. Blalock”): 53,654,088 for, 10,073,998 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 31, 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 elected to serve on the Company's board of directors as Class I directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:”
Support: 84% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 58 asset managers below reported 16,793,620 for, 2,928,349 withheld, 90,631 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 16,793,620ABSTAIN: 90,631WITHHOLD: 2,928,349
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Rebecca B. Blalock” at ASPEN AEROGELS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard3,533,2740 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC2,851,8770 00For
Fidelity2,379,8760 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios1,898,2110 00For
Columbia Threadneedle1,497,9340 00For
Royce1,375,7280 00For
Federated Hermes1,154,0420 00For
BlackRock901,9220 00For
Dimensional00 0752,987Withhold
Voya00 0541,939Withhold
TIAA468,9650 00For
First Trust00 0272,555Withhold
SEI00 0208,949Withhold
DWS00 0201,204Withhold
State Street190,1390 02,012For
Charles Schwab143,3510 00For
Equitable88,0680 050,890Mixed
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS00 0121,534Withhold
American Century00 0115,129Withhold
Pacific Life106,9360 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST00 0102,830Withhold
RBB FUND, INC.8,1830 067,016Mixed
Lincoln Financial43,0000 030,471Mixed
M FUND INC00 069,351Withhold
Goldman Sachs00 064,630Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

3. 3. In a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the…

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

Combines 14 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

72% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 72%AGAINST
FOR: 42,702,743AGAINST: 16,976,065
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 206 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval of the compensation of Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s named executive officers, as disclosed in its Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting

ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. In a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, based on the following votes”): 42,702,743 for, 16,976,065 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 31, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, based on the following votes:”
Support: 72% 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: 60 asset managers voting on “Approval of the compensation of Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s named executive officers, as disclosed in its Proxy Sta” at ASPEN AEROGELS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard3,533,2740 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC2,851,8770 00For
Fidelity1,689,036690,840 00Mixed
Manager Directed Portfolios1,898,2110 00For
Columbia Threadneedle1,497,9340 00For
Royce00 1,375,7280Abstain
Federated Hermes01,154,042 00Against
BlackRock0901,922 00Against
Dimensional0752,987 00Against
Voya0541,939 00Against
TIAA0468,965 00Against
First Trust0272,555 00Against
SEI0208,949 00Against
DWS0201,204 00Against
State Street190,1392,012 00For
Charles Schwab0143,351 00Against
Equitable0138,958 00Against
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS0121,534 00Against
American Century0115,129 00Against
Pacific Life85,56221,374 00Mixed
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST0102,830 00Against
Pear Tree Funds084,848 00Against
RBB FUND, INC.8,18367,016 00Mixed
Lincoln Financial43,00030,471 00Mixed
M FUND INC069,351 00Against

Fund voting reports, all 60 managers: 11,894,828 for, 6,627,272 against, 1,410,348 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 166 asset managers voting on “Approval of the compensation of Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s named executive officers, as disclosed in its Proxy Sta” at ASPEN AEROGELS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P.3,340,5250 00For
GEORGE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION3,167,3220 00For
Hood River Capital Management LLC3,048,5190 00For
AWM Investment Company, Inc.00 1,977,8390Abstain
Fidelity1,790,2060 00For
BlackRock49,9801,500,612 00Against
State Street1,137,78527,432 00For
Federated Hermes01,154,042 00Against
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd01,070,636 00Against
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC0821,633 00Against
Voya0801,035 00Against
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC0745,958 00Against
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC0598,515 00Against
RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC0500,495 00Against
Point720485,303 00Against
Nuveen0471,227 00Against
ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP0452,496 00Against
Baird0435,516 00Against
Encompass Capital Advisors LLC383,7130 00For
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND0383,658 00Against
STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM0332,714 00Against
Northern Trust03,318 315,5670Abstain
Harvey Partners, LLC277,5000 00For
GREENWOOD CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LLC276,3080 00For
Royce00 272,3460Abstain

Institutional-manager reports, all 166 managers: 14,007,266 for, 12,561,997 against, 2,570,031 abstained, 20,000 not voted, 156 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

4. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 67,700,324AGAINST: 2,463,627
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 60 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s own tally for this item (“The appointment of KPMG 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:”): 67,700,324 for, 2,463,627 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 31, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of KPMG 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: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 60 asset managers below reported 19,705,106 for, 138,120 against, 7,265 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 19,705,106AGAINST: 138,120ABSTAIN: 7,265
Largest asset managers voting on “The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s independent registered public accoun” at ASPEN AEROGELS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard3,533,2740 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC2,851,8770 00For
Fidelity2,379,8760 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios1,898,2110 00For
Columbia Threadneedle1,497,9340 00For
Royce1,375,7280 00For
Federated Hermes1,154,0420 00For
BlackRock901,9220 00For
Dimensional752,9870 00For
Voya541,9390 00For
TIAA468,9650 00For
First Trust272,5550 00For
SEI208,9490 00For
DWS201,2040 00For
State Street192,06982 00For
Charles Schwab143,3510 00For
Equitable138,9580 00For
DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS121,5340 00For
American Century115,1290 00For
Pacific Life106,9360 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST0102,830 00Against
RBB FUND, INC.75,1990 00For
Lincoln Financial73,4710 00For
M FUND INC69,3510 00For
Goldman Sachs64,6300 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 60 asset managers. See all 60 in the interactive database.

Largest ASPEN AEROGELS 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 76,077,929 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top ASPEN AEROGELS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval of the compensation of Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s named executive officers, as disclosed…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 4.64%
2NEEDHAM FUNDS INC 3.75%
3Fidelity 3.13%
4Manager Directed Portfolios 2.50%
5Columbia Threadneedle 1.97%
6Royce 1.81%
7Federated Hermes 1.52%
8BlackRock 1.19%
9Dimensional 0.99%
10Voya 0.71%
Institutional-manager reports: top ASPEN AEROGELS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval of the compensation of Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s named executive officers, as disclosed…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P. 4.39%
2GEORGE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION 4.16%
3Hood River Capital Management LLC 4.01%
4AWM Investment Company, Inc. 2.60%
5Fidelity 2.35%
6BlackRock 2.04%
7State Street 1.53%
8Federated Hermes 1.52%
9UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 1.41%
10FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.08%

Reported ASPEN AEROGELS 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.

ASPEN AEROGELS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Entities affiliated with Koch Industries, Inc. 25.94% DEF14A
BlackRock 6.54% 13F
Vanguard Group 5.93% 13F
Donald R. Young 2.20% DEF14A
Goldman Sachs 1.87% 13F
State Street 1.82% 13F
JPMorgan Chase 1.77% 13F
Geode Capital 1.55% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 1.49% 13F
Morgan Stanley 0.91% 13F

Percentages above are of 76,077,929 shares outstanding, as reported by ASPEN AEROGELS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 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.

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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 ASPEN AEROGELS INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At ASPEN AEROGELS INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 30, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 206 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 973 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval of the compensation of Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s named executive officers, as disclosed… — ASPEN AEROGELS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 72% 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: ASPEN AEROGELS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2024.

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