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COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 8, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 12Reported items
  • 349Asset managers
  • 3,611Fund votes
  • May 8, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 8, 2024: 8 items on COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 8, 2024: 8 elected.

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 COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.

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

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 8, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Marc Montagner: 41,653,8131,184,17528,364 ---- 97%Elected—
Elect Director: D. Blake Bath: 40,415,3702,421,33529,647 ---- 94%Elected—
Elect Director: Steven D. Brooks: 40,684,3832,152,96829,001 ---- 95%Elected—
Elect Director: Paul de Sa: 42,271,598565,18629,568 ---- 99%Elected—
Elect Director: Lewis H. Ferguson, III: 41,779,7051,057,52129,126 ---- 98%Elected—
Elect Director: Eve Howard: 42,602,925233,75229,675 ---- 99.4%Elected—
Elect Director: Deneen Howell: 42,267,908568,87229,572 ---- 99%Elected—
Elect Director: Sheryl Kennedy: 41,894,866942,09529,391 ---- 98%Elected—

This meeting is also recorded here as May 9, 2024; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 349 asset managers that disclosed a COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS 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. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Dave Schaeffer

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.9% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 94 asset managers

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 90 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Dave Schaeffer” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
Brown Advisory Funds402,5620 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND390,0000 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree249,2080 00For
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Jackson National150,8090 00For
JPMorgan126,9610 00For
Prudential/PGIM123,2900 00For
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST115,9690 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For

Fund voting reports, all 90 managers: 18,359,446 for, 12,823 against, 2,160 abstained, 31,678 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Dave Schaeffer” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC22,2630 00For
Boltwood Capital Management990 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 212,904 for.

2. Elect Director: Deneen Howell:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 42,267,908AGAINST: 568,872
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 94 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Deneen Howell

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Deneen Howell:”): 42,267,908 for, 568,872 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 proposals were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Proxy Statement: Under the first proposal, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualif…”
Support: 99% 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: 90 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Deneen Howell” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
Brown Advisory Funds402,5620 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND390,0000 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree249,2080 00For
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Jackson National150,8090 00For
JPMorgan126,9610 00For
Prudential/PGIM123,2900 00For
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST115,9690 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For

Fund voting reports, all 90 managers: 18,372,256 for, 13 against, 2,160 abstained, 31,678 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Deneen Howell” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC22,2630 00For
Boltwood Capital Management990 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 212,904 for.

3. Elect Director: Marc Montagner:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 41,653,813AGAINST: 1,184,175
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 94 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Marc Montagner

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marc Montagner:”): 41,653,813 for, 1,184,175 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 proposals were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Proxy Statement: Under the first proposal, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualif…”
Support: 97% 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: 90 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Marc Montagner” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
Brown Advisory Funds402,5620 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND390,0000 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree249,2080 00For
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Jackson National150,8090 00For
JPMorgan126,9610 00For
Prudential/PGIM123,2900 00For
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST115,9690 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For

Fund voting reports, all 90 managers: 18,369,039 for, 3,230 against, 2,160 abstained, 31,678 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Marc Montagner” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC22,2630 00For
Boltwood Capital Management990 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 212,904 for.

4. Elect Director: Sheryl Kennedy:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 41,894,866AGAINST: 942,095
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 94 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Sheryl Kennedy

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sheryl Kennedy:”): 41,894,866 for, 942,095 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 proposals were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Proxy Statement: Under the first proposal, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualif…”
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).

Fund voting reports: 90 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Sheryl Kennedy” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
Brown Advisory Funds402,5620 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND390,0000 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree0249,208 00Against
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Jackson National43,705107,104 00Mixed
JPMorgan126,9610 00For
Prudential/PGIM123,2900 00For
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST115,9690 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For

Fund voting reports, all 90 managers: 18,009,644 for, 362,625 against, 2,160 abstained, 31,678 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Sheryl Kennedy” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC22,2630 00For
Boltwood Capital Management990 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 212,904 for.

5. Elect Director: Steven D. Brooks:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 40,684,383AGAINST: 2,152,968
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 94 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Steven D. Brooks

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Steven D. Brooks:”): 40,684,383 for, 2,152,968 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 proposals were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Proxy Statement: Under the first proposal, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualif…”
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).

Fund voting reports: 90 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Steven D. Brooks” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
Brown Advisory Funds402,5620 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND390,0000 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree0249,208 00Against
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Jackson National43,705107,104 00Mixed
JPMorgan126,9610 00For
Prudential/PGIM123,2900 00For
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST115,9690 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For

Fund voting reports, all 90 managers: 18,010,534 for, 361,735 against, 2,160 abstained, 31,678 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Steven D. Brooks” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC22,2630 00For
Boltwood Capital Management990 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 212,904 for.

6. Elect Director: D. Blake Bath:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 40,415,370AGAINST: 2,421,335
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 93 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: D. Blake Bath

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: D. Blake Bath:”): 40,415,370 for, 2,421,335 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 proposals were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Proxy Statement: Under the first proposal, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualif…”
Support: 94% 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: 89 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: D. Blake Bath” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
Brown Advisory Funds402,5620 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND390,0000 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree249,2080 00For
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Jackson National150,8090 00For
JPMorgan126,9610 00For
Prudential/PGIM123,2900 00For
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST115,9690 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For

Fund voting reports, all 89 managers: 18,363,805 for, 7,774 against, 2,160 abstained, 31,678 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: D. Blake Bath” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC22,2630 00For
Boltwood Capital Management990 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 212,904 for.

7. Elect Director: Eve Howard:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.4%
FOR: 42,602,925AGAINST: 233,752
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 93 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Eve Howard

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eve Howard:”): 42,602,925 for, 233,752 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 proposals were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Proxy Statement: Under the first proposal, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualif…”
Support: 99.4% 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: 89 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Eve Howard” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
Brown Advisory Funds402,5620 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND390,0000 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree249,2080 00For
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Jackson National150,8090 00For
JPMorgan126,9610 00For
Prudential/PGIM123,2900 00For
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST115,9690 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For

Fund voting reports, all 89 managers: 18,370,532 for, 1,047 against, 2,160 abstained, 31,678 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Eve Howard” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC22,2630 00For
Boltwood Capital Management990 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 212,904 for.

8. Elect Director: Lewis H. Ferguson, III:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 41,779,705AGAINST: 1,057,521
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 93 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Lewis H. Ferguson III

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lewis H. Ferguson, III:”): 41,779,705 for, 1,057,521 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 proposals were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Proxy Statement: Under the first proposal, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualif…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ELECT DIRECTOR LEWIS H. FERGUSON, III” (2 managers, 3,437 for, 31,678 not voted).

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: 89 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Lewis H. Ferguson III” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
Brown Advisory Funds402,5620 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND390,0000 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree0249,208 00Against
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Jackson National43,705107,104 00Mixed
JPMorgan126,9610 00For
Prudential/PGIM123,2900 00For
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST115,9690 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For

Fund voting reports, all 89 managers: 18,007,222 for, 361,610 against, 2,160 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Lewis H. Ferguson III” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC22,2630 00For
Boltwood Capital Management990 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 212,904 for.

9. Elect Director: Paul de Sa:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 42,271,598AGAINST: 565,186
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 93 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Paul de Sa

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul de Sa:”): 42,271,598 for, 565,186 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 proposals were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in detail in the Proxy Statement: Under the first proposal, each of the following nominees was elected to the Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualif…”
Support: 99% 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: 89 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Paul de Sa” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
Brown Advisory Funds402,5620 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND390,0000 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree249,2080 00For
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Jackson National150,8090 00For
JPMorgan126,9610 00For
Prudential/PGIM123,2900 00For
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST115,9690 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For

Fund voting reports, all 89 managers: 18,371,566 for, 13 against, 2,160 abstained, 31,678 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Paul de Sa” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC22,2630 00For
Boltwood Capital Management990 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 212,904 for.

10. PROPOSAL - Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation;

No official matchFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 244 asset managers

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 68 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation;” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree249,2080 00For
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Prudential/PGIM78,14445,146 00Mixed
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For
Goldman Sachs73,9690 00For
State Street72,8080 00For
ALPS ETF Trust57,0790 00For
Dimensional54,5170 00For
New York Life42,3280 00For

Fund voting reports, all 68 managers: 16,863,591 for, 49,929 against, 2,160 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 197 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation;” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Renaissance1,475,2760 00For
BROWN ADVISORY INC1,142,1670 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC973,1330 00For
BlackRock919,601332 00For
MIG Capital, LLC884,9900 00For
State Street649,5330 00For
Senator Investment Group LP641,7680 00For
Broad Run Investment Management, LLC578,6200 00For
Invesco567,2010 00For
Charles Schwab483,1520 00For
M&G Plc431,0860 00For
Fidelity406,8670 00For
T. Rowe Price340,6640 00For
Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd.0334,872 00Against
Newtyn Management, LLC313,2300 00For
BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL310,0940 00For
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC301,2592,257 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC303,3430 00For
Aberdeen00 256,1150Abstain
River Road Asset Management, LLC236,7780 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS227,2850 00For
Nuveen191,6310 00For
Herald Investment Management Ltd190,6000 00For
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 197 managers: 15,457,097 for, 761,642 against, 256,115 abstained, 864 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

11. Proposal- Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

No official matchFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 108 asset managers

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 21 asset managers voting on “Proposal- Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Brown Advisory Funds402,5620 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND390,0000 00For
Jackson National150,8090 00For
JPMorgan126,9610 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST115,9690 00For
MADISON FUNDS075,152 00Against
Harbor ETF Trust54,5120 00For
AMG Funds IV45,9830 00For
Allianz25,9160 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II16,8390 00For
John Hancock16,2080 00For
NEOS ETF Trust012,675 00Against
Bridge Builder Trust12,3120 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios3,6830 00For
Harbor Funds II2,4760 00For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II1,9100 00For
EA Series Trust1,0240 00For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC2340 00For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS500 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust II310 00For
GPS Funds I60 00For

Fund voting reports, all 21 managers: 1,367,485 for, 87,827 against.

Institutional-manager reports: 87 asset managers voting on “Proposal- Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
EdgePoint Investment Group Inc.1,051,5680 00For
Copeland Capital Management, LLC637,8230 00For
BOSTON FINANCIAL MANGEMENT LLC0550,268 00Against
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES536,0540 00For
Northern Trust386,5710 00For
BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC348,7440 00For
Hood River Capital Management LLC313,2700 00For
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC286,5240 00For
EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST214,7260 00For
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC117,4990 00For
REAVES W H & CO INC112,5570 00For
EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC99,8780 00For
Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC77,8900 00For
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION47,84223 00For
CAPITAL INSIGHT PARTNERS, LLC47,6620 00For
OPPENHEIMER & CO INC32,4830 00For
Texas Yale Capital Corp.23,0000 00For
ADVISOR PARTNERS II, LLC20,5010 00For
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION19,0390 00For
JPMorgan18,4870 00For
DF DENT & CO INC12,5230 00For
Madison Investment Advisors, LLC011,214 00Against
Natixis9,3240 00For
CHICAGO TRUST Co NA9,0710 00For
RAYMOND JAMES TRUST N.A.8,2400 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 87 managers: 4,468,677 for, 567,071 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

12. PROPOSAL - Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent registered public…

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: description as filed, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: PROPOSAL - Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024;

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 68 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent registered public” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock5,360,0650 00For
Vanguard5,013,7980 00For
Fidelity1,113,3550 00For
Capital Group981,6230 00For
Invesco525,8220 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST461,9960 00For
Charles Schwab449,6850 00For
First Trust283,7350 00For
T. Rowe Price273,6980 00For
Principal251,4950 00For
WisdomTree249,2080 00For
TIAA189,7810 00For
Victory Capital181,8180 00For
Global X174,4580 00For
Prudential/PGIM123,2900 00For
ProShares121,0460 00For
Columbia Threadneedle120,5270 00For
Equitable116,7140 00For
SEI86,9700 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC77,3380 00For
Goldman Sachs73,9690 00For
State Street72,8026 00For
ALPS ETF Trust57,0790 00For
Dimensional54,5170 00For
New York Life42,3280 00For

Fund voting reports, all 68 managers: 16,893,052 for, 20,468 against, 2,160 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 2 asset managers voting on “PROPOSAL - Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent registered public” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC190,5420 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC22,2630 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 212,805 for.

Largest COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS 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 49,013,487 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “PROPOSAL - Election of Directors: Dave Schaeffer”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 10.94%
2Vanguard 10.23%
3Fidelity 2.27%
4Capital Group 2.00%
5Invesco 1.07%
6HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST 0.94%
7Charles Schwab 0.92%
8Brown Advisory Funds 0.82%
9REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND 0.80%
10First Trust 0.58%
Institutional-manager reports: top COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “PROPOSAL - Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation;”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Renaissance 3.01%
2BROWN ADVISORY INC 2.33%
3Capital Group 2.00%
4GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.99%
5BlackRock 1.88%
6MIG Capital, LLC 1.81%
7State Street 1.33%
8Senator Investment Group LP 1.31%
9Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 1.18%
10Invesco 1.16%

Reported COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS 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.

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 14.06% 13F
Vanguard Group 10.94% 13F
Dave Schaeffer 10.04% DEF14A
Morgan Stanley 3.67% 13F
State Street 3.60% 13F
Renaissance Technologies 2.93% 13F
Geode Capital 2.00% 13F
Norges Bank 1.79% 13F
BNY Mellon 1.24% 13F
Northern Trust 1.17% 13F

Percentages above are of 49,013,487 shares outstanding, as reported by COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS 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.

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 COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 8, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 349 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,611 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 12 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.'s own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — PROPOSAL - Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation; — the reporting funds and managers cast 98% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST plus WITHHELD; abstained and unvoted shares are excluded because neither took a side). Fund and manager reports are combined in it and may count the same shares twice: it adds fund reports to institutional-manager reports, which can cover the same shares. It is not the company's certified result.

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