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FRESHPET INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and FRESHPET INC.’s Form 8-K, filed October 12, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 293Asset managers
  • 2,146Fund votes
  • October 10, 2023Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of October 10, 2023: 6 items on FRESHPET INC.’s Form 8-K, filed October 12, 2023: 4 elected · 2 approved.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by FRESHPET INC.

These tallies are FRESHPET INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed October 12, 2023 (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.

FRESHPET INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held October 10, 2023
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: OLU BECK 41,910,123---- 791,440-- 98%Elected—
Elect Director: WILLIAM B. CYR 42,294,343---- 407,220-- 99.0%Elected—
Elect Director: LETA D. PRIEST 38,908,823---- 3,792,740-- 91%Elected—
Elect Director: DAVID J. WEST 42,316,136---- 385,427-- 99.0%Elected—
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 45,446,010178,86840,998 ---- 99.6%Approved—
3. Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers 41,159,6161,495,30346,643 --2,964,313 96%Approved—

Source: FRESHPET INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 12, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.

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

Each item below shows how the 293 asset managers that disclosed a FRESHPET 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: OLU BECK

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 41,910,123WITHHELD: 791,440
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 87 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of four Class III directors to the Board of Directors; Olu Beck

FRESHPET INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: OLU BECK”): 41,910,123 for, 791,440 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed October 12, 2023 (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: “All nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors pursuant to the following votes:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 87 asset managers below reported 20,956,946 for, 14,964 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 20,956,946WITHHOLD: 14,964
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four Class III directors to the Board of Directors; Olu Beck” at FRESHPET INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,826,0160 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II1,755,0000 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,742,9010 00For
Fidelity1,127,1720 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES941,1090 00For
AllianceBernstein710,5260 00For
BlackRock653,8210 00For
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.584,9420 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST562,4100 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS542,2790 00For
JPMorgan454,8110 00For
Bridge Builder Trust371,5210 00For
Jackson National349,1430 00For
Principal342,7890 00For
Brighthouse281,8880 014,964Mixed
Invesco283,5940 00For
First Trust280,0550 00For
Charles Schwab258,2510 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC250,0000 00For
Capital Group242,4680 00For
Lord Abbett242,3690 00For
Virtus228,0340 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST223,7470 00For
Equitable206,6090 00For
Neuberger Berman205,0550 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 87 asset managers. See all 87 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: WILLIAM B. CYR

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%
FOR: 42,294,343WITHHELD: 407,220
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 87 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of four Class III directors to the Board of Directors; William B. Cyr

FRESHPET INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: WILLIAM B. CYR”): 42,294,343 for, 407,220 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed October 12, 2023 (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: “All nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors pursuant to the following votes:”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 87 asset managers below reported 20,956,946 for, 14,964 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 20,956,946WITHHOLD: 14,964
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four Class III directors to the Board of Directors; William B. Cyr” at FRESHPET INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,826,0160 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II1,755,0000 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,742,9010 00For
Fidelity1,127,1720 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES941,1090 00For
AllianceBernstein710,5260 00For
BlackRock653,8210 00For
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.584,9420 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST562,4100 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS542,2790 00For
JPMorgan454,8110 00For
Bridge Builder Trust371,5210 00For
Jackson National349,1430 00For
Principal342,7890 00For
Brighthouse281,8880 014,964Mixed
Invesco283,5940 00For
First Trust280,0550 00For
Charles Schwab258,2510 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC250,0000 00For
Capital Group242,4680 00For
Lord Abbett242,3690 00For
Virtus228,0340 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST223,7470 00For
Equitable206,6090 00For
Neuberger Berman205,0550 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 87 asset managers. See all 87 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: LETA D. PRIEST

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%
FOR: 38,908,823WITHHELD: 3,792,740
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 87 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of four Class III directors to the Board of Directors; Leta D. Priest

FRESHPET INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: LETA D. PRIEST”): 38,908,823 for, 3,792,740 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed October 12, 2023 (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: “All nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors pursuant to the following votes:”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 87 asset managers below reported 19,792,498 for, 1,179,412 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 19,792,498WITHHOLD: 1,179,412
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four Class III directors to the Board of Directors; Leta D. Priest” at FRESHPET INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,826,0160 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II1,755,0000 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,742,9010 00For
Fidelity1,127,1720 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES00 0941,109Withhold
AllianceBernstein710,5260 00For
BlackRock653,8210 00For
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.584,9420 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST562,4100 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS542,2790 00For
JPMorgan454,8110 00For
Bridge Builder Trust371,5210 00For
Jackson National349,1430 00For
Principal342,7890 00For
Brighthouse281,8880 014,964Mixed
Invesco283,5940 00For
First Trust280,0550 00For
Charles Schwab258,2510 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC250,0000 00For
Capital Group242,4680 00For
Lord Abbett242,3690 00For
Virtus226,5920 01,442For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST223,7470 00For
Equitable206,6090 00For
Neuberger Berman205,0550 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 87 asset managers. See all 87 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: DAVID J. WEST

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%
FOR: 42,316,136WITHHELD: 385,427
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 87 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of four Class III directors to the Board of Directors; David J. West

FRESHPET INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: DAVID J. WEST”): 42,316,136 for, 385,427 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed October 12, 2023 (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: “All nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors pursuant to the following votes:”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 87 asset managers below reported 20,956,946 for, 14,964 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 20,956,946WITHHOLD: 14,964
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four Class III directors to the Board of Directors; David J. West” at FRESHPET INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,826,0160 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II1,755,0000 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,742,9010 00For
Fidelity1,127,1720 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES941,1090 00For
AllianceBernstein710,5260 00For
BlackRock653,8210 00For
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.584,9420 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST562,4100 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS542,2790 00For
JPMorgan454,8110 00For
Bridge Builder Trust371,5210 00For
Jackson National349,1430 00For
Principal342,7890 00For
Brighthouse281,8880 014,964Mixed
Invesco283,5940 00For
First Trust280,0550 00For
Charles Schwab258,2510 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC250,0000 00For
Capital Group242,4680 00For
Lord Abbett242,3690 00For
Virtus228,0340 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST223,7470 00For
Equitable206,6090 00For
Neuberger Berman205,0550 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 87 asset managers. See all 87 in the interactive database.

5. 3. Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers

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

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 41,159,616AGAINST: 1,495,303
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 288 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

FRESHPET INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval, by Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers”): 41,159,616 for, 1,495,303 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 12, 2023 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Say-on-Pay advisory proposal to approve executive compensation was approved with the following votes:”
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: 84 asset managers voting on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.” at FRESHPET INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,826,0160 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II1,755,0000 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,742,9010 00For
Fidelity1,127,1720 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES941,1090 00For
AllianceBernstein710,5260 00For
BlackRock653,8210 00For
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.584,9420 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST562,4100 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS542,2790 00For
JPMorgan454,8110 00For
Artisan415,2020 00For
Bridge Builder Trust371,5210 00For
Jackson National349,1430 00For
Principal342,7890 00For
Brighthouse281,8880 14,9640Mixed
Invesco283,5940 00For
First Trust280,0550 00For
Charles Schwab258,2510 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC250,0000 00For
Capital Group242,4680 00For
Lord Abbett242,3690 00For
Virtus228,0340 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST223,7470 00For
Equitable206,6090 00For

Fund voting reports, all 84 managers: 21,009,730 for, 180,337 against, 14,964 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 222 asset managers voting on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.” at FRESHPET INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Jana Partners3,619,5130 00For
AQR3,000,0000 00For
Wellington2,382,1700 00For
WASATCH ADVISORS LP2,248,9830 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC2,093,7430 00For
AllianceBernstein1,956,0360 00For
FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC1,367,9100 00For
Fidelity1,234,3410 00For
BlackRock1,213,1150 00For
Janus Henderson1,000,0000 00For
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC869,3840 00For
EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC778,0120 00For
Rock Springs Capital Management LP662,1370 00For
RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC638,8884,443 00For
Bridgewater597,3400 00For
JPMorgan588,8070 00For
Granite Investment Partners, LLC430,8370 00For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC422,5660 00For
EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST365,4710 00For
Invesco332,6090 00For
State Street332,2280 00For
Northern Trust318,9370 00For
Charles Schwab282,8050 00For
GMT CAPITAL CORP283,8000 00For
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.278,4930 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 222 managers: 32,353,789 for, 879,404 against, 20,664 abstained, 4,334 not voted, 295 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%
FOR: 45,446,010AGAINST: 178,868
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 85 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023; and

FRESHPET INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 45,446,010 for, 178,868 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 12, 2023 (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 2023 was ratified with the following votes:”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 85 asset managers below reported 20,814,082 for, 21,523 against, 14,964 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 20,814,082AGAINST: 21,523ABSTAIN: 14,964
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for” at FRESHPET INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,826,0160 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II1,755,0000 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,742,9010 00For
Fidelity1,127,1720 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES941,1090 00For
AllianceBernstein710,5260 00For
BlackRock653,8210 00For
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.584,9420 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST562,4100 00For
WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS542,2790 00For
JPMorgan454,8110 00For
Bridge Builder Trust371,5210 00For
Jackson National349,1430 00For
Principal342,7890 00For
Brighthouse281,8880 14,9640Mixed
Invesco283,5940 00For
First Trust280,0550 00For
Charles Schwab258,2510 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC250,0000 00For
Capital Group242,4680 00For
Lord Abbett242,3690 00For
Virtus226,5920 00For
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST223,7470 00For
Equitable206,6090 00For
Neuberger Berman205,0550 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 85 asset managers. See all 85 in the interactive database.

Largest FRESHPET 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 48,226,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top FRESHPET INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 12.08%
2Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II 3.64%
3WASATCH FUNDS TRUST 3.61%
4Fidelity 2.34%
5FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES 1.95%
6AllianceBernstein 1.47%
7BlackRock 1.36%
8AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC. 1.21%
9CARILLON SERIES TRUST 1.17%
10WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS 1.12%
Institutional-manager reports: top FRESHPET INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Jana Partners 7.51%
2AQR 6.22%
3Wellington 4.94%
4WASATCH ADVISORS LP 4.66%
5WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.34%
6AllianceBernstein 4.06%
7FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC 2.84%
8Fidelity 2.56%
9BlackRock 2.52%
10Janus Henderson 2.07%

Reported FRESHPET 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.

FRESHPET INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 11.65% 13F
Vanguard Group 10.69% 13F
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 7.87% DEF14A
Wellington Management 6.08% 13F
Wasatch Advisors LP 5.75% DEF14A
Franklin Templeton 3.47% 13F
FMR (Fidelity) 3.12% 13F
William Blair Investment Management, LLC 3.04% 13G
JPMorgan Chase 2.89% 13F
William B. Cyr 2.32% DEF14A

Percentages above are of 48,226,000 shares outstanding, as reported by FRESHPET INC. on its Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2023 (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 FRESHPET INC.’s 10-Q dated September 30, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At FRESHPET INC.'s shareholder meeting held October 10, 2023, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 293 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,146 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. — FRESHPET INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 96% 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: FRESHPET INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 12, 2023.

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