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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and nLIGHT, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 13, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.
Meeting of June 10, 2025: 4 items on nLIGHT, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 13, 2025: 2 elected · 2 approved.
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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These tallies are nLIGHT, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 13, 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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Scott Keeney | 29,450,705 | -- | -- | 6,746,434 | 7,205,898 | 81% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Camille Nichols | 27,905,992 | -- | -- | 8,291,147 | 7,205,898 | 77% | Elected | — |
| 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 43,057,369 | 195,056 | 150,612 | -- | -- | 99.5% | Approved | — |
| 3. Advisory Non-Binding Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation | 33,643,926 | 2,498,381 | 54,832 | -- | 7,205,898 | 93% | Approved | — |
Source: nLIGHT, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 13, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 180 asset managers that disclosed a nLIGHT, 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.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
77% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Class I Directors: Camille Nichols
nLIGHT, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Camille Nichols”): 27,905,992 for, 8,291,147 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected as Class I directors to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 77% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 54 asset managers below reported 14,776,201 for, 1,615,395 withheld, 30,357 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,604,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 2,451,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 2,397,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,701,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,164,023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 807,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 640,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 464,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399,371 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 394,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 371,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286,938 | Withhold |
| PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds | 183,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 167,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156,044 | Withhold |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127,356 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 81,782 | 0 | 0 | 38,600 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114,675 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113,291 | Withhold |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101,449 | Withhold |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 88,319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 70,726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69,360 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64,961 | Withhold |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31,249 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 54 asset managers. See all 54 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
81% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Class I Directors: Scott Keeney
nLIGHT, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott Keeney”): 29,450,705 for, 6,746,434 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected as Class I directors to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 81% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 54 asset managers below reported 15,083,167 for, 1,307,707 withheld, 31,079 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,604,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 2,451,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 2,397,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,701,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,164,023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 807,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 640,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 464,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399,371 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 394,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 371,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286,938 | Withhold |
| PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds | 183,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 167,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156,044 | Withhold |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127,356 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 81,782 | 0 | 0 | 38,600 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 114,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 113,291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101,449 | Withhold |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 88,319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 70,726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69,360 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 33,500 | 0 | 0 | 31,461 | Mixed |
| Northern Trust | 31,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 54 asset managers. See all 54 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory, non- binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.
nLIGHT, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory Non-Binding Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation”): 33,643,926 for, 2,498,381 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement.”
Support: 93% 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).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,604,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 2,451,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 629,000 | 1,768,750 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| BlackRock | 1,701,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,164,023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 807,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 640,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 464,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 399,371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 394,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 371,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 286,938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds | 183,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 167,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 156,044 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 127,356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 120,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 114,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 113,291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 101,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 88,319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 70,726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 69,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 64,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 31,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 54 managers: 14,650,941 for, 1,774,012 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Partners, LLC | 2,073,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,678,010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Divisar Capital Management LLC | 1,504,092 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Senvest Management, LLC | 1,365,928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD | 1,174,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,154,311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,109,856 | 1,243 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP | 991,219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Newton Investment Management North America, LLC | 918,819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 868,814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd | 719,277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ACK Asset Management LLC | 716,998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 715,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | 650,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | 464,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP | 458,898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 395,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 380,128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | 342,020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 260,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Herald Investment Management Ltd | 260,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | 241,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ | 202,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 162,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STRS OHIO | 157,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 144 managers: 20,687,536 for, 217,374 against, 2,090 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
99.5% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.
nLIGHT, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 43,057,369 for, 195,056 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 13, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, was ratified.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 55 asset managers below reported 16,424,041 for, 912 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,604,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 2,451,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 2,397,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,701,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,164,023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 807,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 640,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 464,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 399,371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 394,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 371,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 286,938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds | 183,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 167,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 156,044 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | 127,356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 120,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 114,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 113,291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 101,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 88,319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 70,726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 69,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 64,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 31,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. See all 55 in the interactive database.
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 49,435,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 7.29% |
| 2 | Royce | 4.96% |
| 3 | NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 4.85% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 3.44% |
| 5 | Fidelity | 2.35% |
| 6 | NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 1.63% |
| 7 | BNY Mellon | 1.30% |
| 8 | MERIDIAN FUND INC | 0.94% |
| 9 | Dimensional | 0.81% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 0.80% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvey Partners, LLC | 4.19% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 3.39% |
| 3 | Divisar Capital Management LLC | 3.04% |
| 4 | Senvest Management, LLC | 2.76% |
| 5 | PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD | 2.38% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.34% |
| 7 | Neuberger Berman | 2.25% |
| 8 | Invenomic Capital Management LP | 2.01% |
| 9 | Newton Investment Management North America, LLC | 1.86% |
| 10 | State Street | 1.76% |
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.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 7.83% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 7.42% | 13F |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 3.87% | 13G |
| Needham Investment Management L.L.C. | 3.72% | 13G |
| Scott Keeney | 3.11% | DEF14A |
| Geode Capital | 2.32% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 2.16% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 2.16% | 13F |
| State Street | 2.12% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 0.92% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 49,435,000 shares outstanding, as reported by nLIGHT, 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.
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 nLIGHT, Inc.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At nLIGHT, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held June 10, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 180 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 823 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory, non- binding basis, the compensation of our named executive… — nLIGHT, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 93% 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: nLIGHT, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2025.
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