UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2021
 
Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-36481	04-3559972	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
 	 	 	
30 Forbes Road, Building B,
Northborough, MA	 	01532	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (508) 691-1111
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered	
Common Stock	ASPN	The New York Stock Exchange	
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Stockholders.
(a) On June 1, 2021, Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) via live audio webcast on the Internet. Of the 28,345,159 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of April 5, 2021, a quorum of 25,381,972 shares, or 89.5% of the eligible shares, was present at the meeting or represented by proxy.
(b) The following actions were taken at the Annual Meeting:
1. The following nominees were reelected to serve on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) as Class I Directors until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:
 
Nominee	 	Voted For	 	 	Votes Withheld	 	 	Broker Non-Votes	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rebecca B. Blalock	 	 	18,752,219	 	 	 	3,455,579	 	 	 	3,174,174	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Robert M. Gervis	 	 	16,770,874	 	 	 	5,436,924	 	 	 	3,174,174	 	
 
After the Annual Meeting, Mark L. Noetzel and William P. Noglows continued to serve as Class II Directors for terms that expire at the 2022 annual meeting and Steven R. Mitchell, Richard F. Reilly and Donald R. Young continued to serve as Class III Directors for terms that expire at the 2023 annual meeting.
 
2. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified, based on the following votes:  
 
For	 	 	Against	 	 	Abstain	 	 	Broker Non-Votes	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	25,336,369	 	 	 	42,793	 	 	 	2,810	 	 	 	—	 	
 
3. The Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2021 proxy statement, based on the following votes:
 
For	 	 	Against	 	 	Abstain	 	 	Broker Non-Votes	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	22,079,105	 	 	 	124,257	 	 	 	4,436	 	 	 	3,174,174	 	

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 	 	Aspen Aerogels, Inc.	
 	 	 	 	
Date: June 1, 2021	 	By:	/s/ John F. Fairbanks	
 	 	Name:	John F. Fairbanks	
 	 	Title:	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer