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ASPEN AEROGELS, INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 1, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 201Asset managers
  • 1,349Fund votes
  • April 30, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of April 30, 2025: 6 items on ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 1, 2025: 2 elected · 4 approved.

Material dissent

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 2024-2025 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 1, 2025 (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 April 30, 2025
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Kathleen M. Kool 46,595,924---- 7,486,26214,320,575 86%Elected—
Elect Director: William P. Noglows 45,404,107---- 8,678,07914,320,575 84%Elected—
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was ratified, based on the following votes: 66,789,4271,566,33546,999 ---- 98%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 49,498,4344,391,103192,649 --14,320,575 92%Approved—
4. The Company's 40,935,77812,145,8681,000,540 --14,320,575 77%Approved—
5. The Company's 53,751,363154,368176,455 --14,320,575 99.7%Approved—

This meeting is also recorded here as May 2, 2025; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 1, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the ASPEN AEROGELS, INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 201 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: Kathleen M. Kool

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%
FOR: 46,595,924WITHHELD: 7,486,262
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 56 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kathleen M. Kool

ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kathleen M. Kool”): 46,595,924 for, 7,486,262 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 1, 2025 (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 Board as Class II directors until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 56 asset managers below reported 12,520,840 for, 2,951,633 withheld, 39,744 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 12,520,840ABSTAIN: 39,744WITHHOLD: 2,951,633
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kathleen M. Kool” at ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,247,2740 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC2,600,0000 00For
Dimensional00 01,776,273Withhold
Fidelity1,470,7320 00For
BlackRock1,466,5350 00For
Royce583,2380 00For
Charles Schwab533,5140 00For
Columbia Threadneedle471,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs00 0349,252Withhold
First Trust00 0291,460Withhold
Exchange Place Advisors Trust205,8800 00For
TIAA192,5890 00For
Equitable110,2530 057,610Mixed
DWS00 0152,976Withhold
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST105,4390 00For
FIRSTHAND FUNDS105,0000 00For
Lincoln Financial43,2000 046,886Mixed
M FUND INC74,4900 00For
Thrivent00 054,289Withhold
State Street53,4720 0149For
UBS45,0950 00For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST36,0000 00For
Global X35,8800 00For
Northern Trust33,5530 00For
Nationwide3,9450 028,372Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 56 asset managers. See all 56 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: William P. Noglows

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

84% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 84%WITHHELD
FOR: 45,404,107WITHHELD: 8,678,079
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 56 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: William P. Noglows

ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William P. Noglows”): 45,404,107 for, 8,678,079 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 1, 2025 (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 Board as Class II directors until the 2028 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 56 asset managers below reported 12,246,976 for, 3,224,917 withheld, 40,324 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 12,246,976ABSTAIN: 40,324WITHHOLD: 3,224,917
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: William P. Noglows” at ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,247,2740 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC2,600,0000 00For
Dimensional00 01,776,273Withhold
Fidelity1,470,7320 00For
BlackRock1,466,5350 00For
Royce583,2380 00For
Charles Schwab533,5140 00For
Columbia Threadneedle471,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs00 0349,252Withhold
First Trust00 0291,460Withhold
Exchange Place Advisors Trust205,8800 00For
TIAA00 0192,589Withhold
Equitable110,2530 057,610Mixed
DWS00 0152,976Withhold
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST105,4390 00For
FIRSTHAND FUNDS105,0000 00For
Lincoln Financial43,2000 046,886Mixed
M FUND INC74,4900 00For
Thrivent00 054,289Withhold
State Street53,4720 0149For
UBS00 045,095Withhold
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST36,0000 00For
Global X35,8800 00For
Northern Trust00 033,553Withhold
Nationwide3,9450 028,372Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 56 asset managers. See all 56 in the interactive database.

3. 5. The Company's

Official resultCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%
FOR: 53,751,363AGAINST: 154,368
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 60 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF THE ASPEN AEROGELS EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.

ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.’s own tally for this item (“5. The Company's”): 53,751,363 for, 154,368 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 1, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's Stockholders approved the Aspen Aerogels Employee Stock Purchase Plan, based on the following votes:”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 60 asset managers below reported 15,778,211 for.

FOR
FOR: 15,778,211
Largest asset managers voting on “APPROVAL OF THE ASPEN AEROGELS EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.” at ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,247,2740 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC2,600,0000 00For
Dimensional1,776,2730 00For
Fidelity1,470,7320 00For
BlackRock1,466,5350 00For
Royce583,2380 00For
Charles Schwab533,5140 00For
Columbia Threadneedle471,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs349,2520 00For
First Trust291,4600 00For
Exchange Place Advisors Trust205,8800 00For
TIAA192,5890 00For
Equitable167,8630 00For
DWS152,9760 00For
Redwood Grove Capital, LLC147,7050 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST105,4390 00For
FIRSTHAND FUNDS105,0000 00For
Lincoln Financial90,0860 00For
Pear Tree Funds80,9200 00For
M FUND INC74,4900 00For
Thrivent54,2890 00For
State Street53,6210 00For
UBS45,0950 00For
RBB Fund Trust36,6860 00For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST36,0000 00For

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

4. 4. The Company's

Official resultFund totals may overlapCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

77% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 77%AGAINST
FOR: 40,935,778AGAINST: 12,145,868
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 59 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF THE ASPEN AEROGELS AMENDED AND RESTATED 2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.

ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. The Company's”): 40,935,778 for, 12,145,868 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 1, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's Stockholders approved the Aspen Aerogels Amended and Restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, based on the following votes:”
Support: 77% 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: 56 asset managers voting on “APPROVAL OF THE ASPEN AEROGELS AMENDED AND RESTATED 2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.” at ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,247,2740 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC2,600,0000 00For
Dimensional01,776,273 00Against
Fidelity1,470,7320 00For
BlackRock1,466,5350 00For
Royce00 583,2380Abstain
Charles Schwab0533,514 00Against
Columbia Threadneedle471,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs349,2520 00For
First Trust0291,460 00Against
Exchange Place Advisors Trust0205,880 00Against
TIAA0192,589 00Against
Equitable167,8630 00For
DWS0152,976 00Against
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST0105,439 00Against
FIRSTHAND FUNDS105,0000 00For
Lincoln Financial43,20046,886 00Mixed
M FUND INC074,490 00Against
Thrivent054,289 00Against
State Street53,472149 00For
UBS045,095 00Against
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST36,0000 00For
Global X035,880 00Against
Northern Trust033,553 00Against
Nationwide30,0472,270 00Mixed

Fund voting reports, all 56 managers: 11,119,920 for, 3,809,059 against, 583,238 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “APPROVAL OF THE ASPEN AEROGELS AMENDED AND RESTATED 2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.” at ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
KIM, LLC12,280,4260 00For
ALGERT GLOBAL LLC0227,890 00Against
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC6830 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 12,281,109 for, 227,890 against.

5. 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 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 92%
FOR: 49,498,434AGAINST: 4,391,103
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 201 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 2025 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”): 49,498,434 for, 4,391,103 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 1, 2025 (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: 92% 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: 58 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., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,247,2740 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC700,0001,900,000 00Mixed
Dimensional1,776,2730 00For
Fidelity1,470,7320 00For
BlackRock1,466,5350 00For
Royce583,2380 00For
Charles Schwab533,5140 00For
Columbia Threadneedle471,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs349,2520 00For
First Trust291,4600 00For
Exchange Place Advisors Trust205,8800 00For
TIAA0192,589 00Against
Equitable110,25357,610 00Mixed
DWS152,9760 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST105,4390 00For
FIRSTHAND FUNDS105,0000 00For
Lincoln Financial90,0860 00For
Pear Tree Funds80,9200 00For
M FUND INC74,4900 00For
Thrivent54,2890 00For
State Street53,6210 00For
UBS045,095 00Against
RBB Fund Trust36,6860 00For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST36,0000 00For
Global X35,8800 00For

Fund voting reports, all 58 managers: 13,434,529 for, 2,195,294 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 165 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., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
KIM, LLC12,280,4260 00For
OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P.4,260,8420 00For
BlackRock2,221,7170 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,457,4180 00For
State Street1,139,7080 00For
DENDUR CAPITAL LP1,077,0000 00For
Fidelity809,2370 00For
Point72758,3640 00For
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd756,8070 00For
RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC732,7430 00For
Charles Schwab533,5340 00For
Northern Trust475,0330 00For
Baird460,6990 00For
Samjo Management, LLC0450,000 00Against
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND0437,572 00Against
UBS0361,074 00Against
Allspring306,6160 00For
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC262,4260 00For
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.0237,028 00Against
Royce230,2950 00For
ALGERT GLOBAL LLC227,8900 00For
MARSHALL WACE, LLP216,8060 00For
Dimensional206,0050 00For
Goldman Sachs202,5770 00For
Nuveen0198,075 00Against

Institutional-manager reports, all 165 managers: 31,203,004 for, 1,976,805 against, 123,096 abstained, 15,000 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 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 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 66,789,427AGAINST: 1,566,335
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 58 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, 2025.

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, 2025 was ratified, based on the following votes:”): 66,789,427 for, 1,566,335 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 1, 2025 (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, 2025 was ratified, based on the following votes:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 58 asset managers below reported 15,628,920 for, 903 against.

FOR
FOR: 15,628,920AGAINST: 903
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., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,247,2740 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC2,600,0000 00For
Dimensional1,776,2730 00For
Fidelity1,470,7320 00For
BlackRock1,466,5350 00For
Royce583,2380 00For
Charles Schwab533,5140 00For
Columbia Threadneedle471,4450 00For
Goldman Sachs349,2520 00For
First Trust291,4600 00For
Exchange Place Advisors Trust205,8800 00For
TIAA192,5890 00For
Equitable167,8630 00For
DWS152,9760 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST105,4390 00For
FIRSTHAND FUNDS105,0000 00For
Lincoln Financial90,0860 00For
Pear Tree Funds80,9200 00For
M FUND INC74,4900 00For
Thrivent54,2890 00For
State Street53,61011 00For
UBS45,0950 00For
RBB Fund Trust36,6860 00For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST36,0000 00For
Global X35,8800 00For

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

Largest ASPEN AEROGELS, INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

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 82,174,358 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…”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 5.17%
2NEEDHAM FUNDS INC 3.16%
3Dimensional 2.16%
4Fidelity 1.79%
5BlackRock 1.78%
6Royce 0.71%
7Charles Schwab 0.65%
8Columbia Threadneedle 0.57%
9Goldman Sachs 0.43%
10First Trust 0.35%
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…”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1KIM, LLC 14.94%
2OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P. 5.19%
3BlackRock 2.70%
4GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.77%
5State Street 1.39%
6DENDUR CAPITAL LP 1.31%
7Fidelity 0.98%
8Point72 0.92%
9UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 0.92%
10RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.89%

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 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 6.04% 13F
Vanguard Group 5.32% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 3.05% 13F
Millennium Management 1.95% 13F
Geode Capital 1.84% 13F
State Street 1.82% 13F
Citadel Advisors 1.65% 13F
Goldman Sachs 1.55% 13F
FMR (Fidelity) 1.48% 13F
Two Sigma 1.10% 13F

Percentages above are of 82,174,358 shares outstanding, as reported by ASPEN AEROGELS, INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2025 (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.

About this page

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, 2025. 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 April 30, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 201 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,349 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 92% 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 1, 2025.

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