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COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

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

  • 12Reported items
  • 327Asset managers
  • 3,803Fund votes
  • May 7, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 7, 2025: 7 items on COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 8, 2025: 7 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 2024-2025 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, 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.

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 7, 2025
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Marc Montagner 39,349,3121,358,99583,720 ---- 97%Elected—
Elect Director: Steven D. Brooks: 38,983,8331,716,58591,609 ---- 96%Elected—
Elect Director: Paul de Sa: 39,959,345749,11483,568 ---- 98%Elected—
Elect Director: Lewis H. Ferguson, III: 39,344,0561,363,54384,428 ---- 97%Elected—
Elect Director: Eve Howard: 40,589,554109,05293,421 ---- 99.7%Elected—
Elect Director: Deneen Howell: 40,445,311263,50383,213 ---- 99.3%Elected—
Elect Director: Sheryl Kennedy: 39,594,0801,114,86883,079 ---- 97%Elected—

Source: COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 327 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. Elect Director: Marc Montagner

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 39,349,312AGAINST: 1,358,995
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 83 asset managers

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

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marc Montagner”): 39,349,312 for, 1,358,995 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 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 Company's Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected …”
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: 82 asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Marc Montagner” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,346,7583 00For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree219,7780 00For
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National133,4490 00For
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Empower040,351 00Against
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS70,6530 00For

Fund voting reports, all 82 managers: 16,957,615 for, 103,612 against, 1,790 abstained, 33,779 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Election of Directors: Marc Montagner” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC372,1660 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 372,166 for.

2. Elect Director: Steven D. Brooks:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 38,983,833AGAINST: 1,716,585
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 83 asset managers

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

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Steven D. Brooks:”): 38,983,833 for, 1,716,585 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 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 Company's Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected …”
Support: 96% 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: 82 asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Steven D. Brooks” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,346,7583 00For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree0219,778 00Against
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National47,59685,853 00Mixed
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Empower40,3510 00For
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS70,6530 00For

Fund voting reports, all 82 managers: 16,696,721 for, 364,506 against, 1,790 abstained, 33,779 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Election of Directors: Steven D. Brooks” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC372,1660 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 372,166 for.

3. Elect Director: Paul de Sa:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 39,959,345AGAINST: 749,114
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 83 asset managers

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

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul de Sa:”): 39,959,345 for, 749,114 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 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 Company's Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected …”
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: 82 asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Paul de Sa” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,346,7601 00For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree219,7780 00For
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National133,4490 00For
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Empower040,351 00Against
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS70,6530 00For

Fund voting reports, all 82 managers: 16,961,512 for, 99,715 against, 1,790 abstained, 33,779 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Election of Directors: Paul de Sa” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC372,1660 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 372,166 for.

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

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 39,344,056AGAINST: 1,363,543
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 83 asset managers

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

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lewis H. Ferguson, III:”): 39,344,056 for, 1,363,543 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 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 Company's Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected …”
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: 82 asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Lewis H. Ferguson III” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,346,7583 00For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree0219,778 00Against
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National47,59685,853 00Mixed
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Empower40,3510 00For
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS70,6530 00For

Fund voting reports, all 82 managers: 16,697,174 for, 364,053 against, 1,790 abstained, 33,779 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Election of Directors: Lewis H. Ferguson III” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC372,1660 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 372,166 for.

5. Elect Director: Eve Howard:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%
FOR: 40,589,554AGAINST: 109,052
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 83 asset managers

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

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eve Howard:”): 40,589,554 for, 109,052 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 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 Company's Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected …”
Support: 99.7% 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: 82 asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Eve Howard” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,346,7610 00For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree219,7780 00For
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National133,4490 00For
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Empower40,3510 00For
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS70,6530 00For

Fund voting reports, all 82 managers: 17,059,853 for, 1,374 against, 1,790 abstained, 33,779 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Election of Directors: Eve Howard” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC372,1660 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 372,166 for.

6. Elect Director: Deneen Howell:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%
FOR: 40,445,311AGAINST: 263,503
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 83 asset managers

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

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Deneen Howell:”): 40,445,311 for, 263,503 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 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 Company's Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected …”
Support: 99.3% 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: 82 asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Deneen Howell” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,346,7601 00For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree219,7780 00For
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National133,4490 00For
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Empower040,351 00Against
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS70,6530 00For

Fund voting reports, all 82 managers: 16,965,974 for, 95,253 against, 1,790 abstained, 33,779 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Election of Directors: Deneen Howell” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC372,1660 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 372,166 for.

7. Elect Director: Sheryl Kennedy:

Official resultFund totals may overlapDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 39,594,080AGAINST: 1,114,868
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 83 asset managers

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

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sheryl Kennedy:”): 39,594,080 for, 1,114,868 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 8, 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 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 Company's Board, to hold office until his or her successor is elected …”
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: 82 asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Sheryl Kennedy” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,346,7592 00For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree0219,778 00Against
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National47,59685,853 00Mixed
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Empower40,3510 00For
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS70,6530 00For

Fund voting reports, all 82 managers: 16,695,800 for, 365,427 against, 1,790 abstained, 33,779 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Election of Directors: Sheryl Kennedy” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC372,1660 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 372,166 for.

8. Election of Directors: Dave Schaeffer

No official matchDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 82 asset managers

The 82 asset managers below reported 16,972,347 for, 88,880 against, 1,790 abstained, 33,779 not voted. 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.

FOR: 16,972,347AGAINST: 88,880ABSTAIN: 1,790NOT VOTED: 33,779
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Dave Schaeffer” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,346,7601 00For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree219,7780 00For
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National133,4490 00For
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Empower40,3510 00For
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS070,653 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

9. TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF THE COMPANY, WHICH PROVIDE THAT THE SIZE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL…

No official matchCORPORATE GOVERNANCE

99.4% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: description as filed, votes by 81 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF THE COMPANY, WHICH PROVIDE THAT THE SIZE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN SIX NOR MORE THAN EIGHT DIRECTORS, WITH THE EXACT NUMBER WITHIN SUCH RANGE TO BE FIXED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

The 81 asset managers below reported 16,971,773 for, 87,053 against, 1,791 abstained. 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.

FOR: 16,971,773AGAINST: 87,053ABSTAIN: 1,791
Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF THE COMPANY, WHICH PROVIDE THAT THE SIZE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTO” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,346,7600 10For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree219,7780 00For
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National133,4490 00For
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS070,653 00Against
Goldman Sachs64,3200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. See all 81 in the interactive database.

10. To approve the Company's Second Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan.

99.3% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 84 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: 81 asset managers voting on “To approve the Company's Second Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan.” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,346,7582 10For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree219,7780 00For
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National133,4490 00For
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS070,653 00Against
Goldman Sachs64,3200 00For

Fund voting reports, all 81 managers: 16,954,106 for, 104,720 against, 1,791 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 3 asset managers voting on “To approve the Company's Second Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan.” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ulysses Management LLC372,1660 00For
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC5770 00For
Boltwood Capital Management1140 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 372,857 for.

11. Non-Binding Advisory Vote to approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.

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

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 324 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: 81 asset managers voting on “Non-Binding Advisory Vote to approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,345,2741,486 10For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree219,7780 00For
Global X0182,791 00Against
Ultimus Managers Trust0138,530 00Against
Jackson National127,3486,101 00For
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional092,242 00Against
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS070,653 00Against
Goldman Sachs64,3200 00For

Fund voting reports, all 81 managers: 16,303,868 for, 754,958 against, 1,791 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 266 asset managers voting on “Non-Binding Advisory Vote to approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
EdgePoint Investment Group Inc.2,005,4190 00For
BROWN ADVISORY INC1,557,5750 00For
Thrivent1,038,0270 00For
MIG Capital, LLC963,0340 00For
BlackRock950,562332 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC820,4230 00For
DigitalBridge Group, Inc.780,8470 00For
Renaissance657,2560 00For
Hood River Capital Management LLC0626,503 00Against
Broad Run Investment Management, LLC616,4150 00For
Senator Investment Group LP0586,474 00Against
State Street581,0840 00For
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS528,5030 00For
Newtyn Management, LLC525,0000 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC522,5270 00For
Charles Schwab519,9490 00For
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES0473,602 00Against
Fidelity405,1590 00For
Invesco386,8190 00For
Capital Group385,6880 00For
Ulysses Management LLC372,1660 00For
BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC333,3340 00For
M&G Plc319,3220 00For
Northern Trust312,9750 00For
SG Capital Management LLC00 265,0670Abstain

Institutional-manager reports, all 266 managers: 17,536,909 for, 3,215,865 against, 265,067 abstained, 2,075 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

12. RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC…

No official matchAUDIT-RELATED

99.8% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: description as filed, votes by 81 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.

The 81 asset managers below reported 17,039,592 for, 19,234 against, 1,791 abstained. 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.

FOR: 17,039,592AGAINST: 19,234ABSTAIN: 1,791
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBL” at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock4,753,4820 00For
Vanguard4,345,2811,479 10For
Thrivent1,032,6960 00For
Fidelity923,1980 00For
Columbia Threadneedle689,4350 00For
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND571,3000 00For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST492,4880 00For
Charles Schwab470,2230 00For
Brown Advisory Funds398,2080 00For
Capital Group385,6540 00For
Invesco323,2490 00For
Principal275,8940 00For
First Trust254,6100 00For
WisdomTree219,7780 00For
Global X182,7910 00For
Ultimus Managers Trust138,5300 00For
Jackson National133,4490 00For
TIAA124,9510 00For
Equitable119,2660 00For
Dimensional92,2420 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST84,0390 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC75,0610 00For
Victory Capital71,4190 00For
MADISON FUNDS70,6530 00For
Goldman Sachs64,3200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. See all 81 in the interactive database.

Largest COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS 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 49,337,310 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Election of Directors: Marc Montagner”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 9.63%
2Vanguard 8.81%
3Thrivent 2.09%
4Fidelity 1.87%
5Columbia Threadneedle 1.40%
6REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND 1.16%
7HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST 1.00%
8Charles Schwab 0.95%
9Brown Advisory Funds 0.81%
10Capital Group 0.78%
Institutional-manager reports: top COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Non-Binding Advisory Vote to approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 4.06%
2BROWN ADVISORY INC 3.16%
3Thrivent 2.10%
4MIG Capital, LLC 1.95%
5BlackRock 1.93%
6GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.66%
7DigitalBridge Group, Inc. 1.58%
8Renaissance 1.33%
9Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.27%
10Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 1.25%

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 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 13.39% 13F
Vanguard Group 10.25% 13F
Dave Schaeffer 9.13% DEF14A
Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. 8.18% 13G
Park West Asset Management LLC 5.69% 13G
State Street 3.60% 13F
Geode Capital 2.11% 13F
Morgan Stanley 1.86% 13F
FMR (Fidelity) 1.69% 13F
Renaissance Technologies 1.31% 13F

Percentages above are of 49,337,310 shares outstanding, as reported by COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS 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 COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS 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 COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 7, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 327 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,803 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 — Non-Binding Advisory Vote to approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. — the reporting funds and managers cast 89% 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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