--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001171843-26-003511" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ASPN" cik: "0001145986" company_name: "ASPEN AEROGELS INC" filed_at: "2026-05-18T20:30:18+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-18T21:02:44.773357+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 0.7 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7 confidence: "medium" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Aspen Aerogels begins staged restart of East Providence facility after April 8 incident ## Summary - Restart initiated after comprehensive safety reviews with local, state, and federal agencies. - Company expects phased ramp-up; returning to full capabilities will take time. - CEO Don Young thanked East Providence officials and cited safety as top priority. - CFO Grant Thoele's base salary increased to $425,000, effective April 1, 2026. - Shareholders approved all proposals at annual meeting, including director elections and advisory votes. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001171843-26-003511 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ASPN - cik: 0001145986 - company_name: ASPEN AEROGELS INC - filed_at: 2026-05-18T20:30:18+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: positive - materiality_score: 0.7 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7 - confidence: medium - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000117184326003511/0001171843-26-003511-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000117184326003511/f8k_051526.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-003511 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-003511.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-003511.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Grant Thoele changed role as Principal Accounting Officer at ASPEN AEROGELS INC. - Action: designated - Role: Principal Accounting Officer source text: On May 13, 2026, the Board of Directors of Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (the “Company”) designated Grant Thoele as the Company’s principal accounting officer, effective immediately, in addition to his current roles as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and principal financial officer. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000117184326003511/0001171843-26-003511-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ASPEN AEROGELS INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory proposal regarding future declassification of the Board of Directors at the 2026-05-13 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-13 source text: 5. The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a proposal regarding the future declassification of the Board of Directors, based on the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 57,012,251 665,791 91,107 12,668,133 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000117184326003511/0001171843-26-003511-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ASPEN AEROGELS INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers at the 2026-05-13 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-13 source text: 3. The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, based on the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 49,538,581 7,344,203 886,365 12,668,133 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000117184326003511/0001171843-26-003511-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ASPEN AEROGELS INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of holding advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2026-05-13 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-13 source text: 4. The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a one-year frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers, based on the following votes: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 56,316,979 34,117 1,316,984 101,069 12,668,133 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000117184326003511/0001171843-26-003511-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ASPEN AEROGELS INC shareholders approved Election of Class III directors at the 2026-05-13 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-13 source text: 1. The following nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors as Class III directors until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Steven R. Mitchell 51,612,245 6,156,904 12,668,133 Donald R. Young 52,236,066 5,533,083 12,668,133 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000117184326003511/0001171843-26-003511-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ASPEN AEROGELS INC shareholders approved Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-13 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-13 source text: 2. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified, based on the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 69,845,522 571,148 20,612 - evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000117184326003511/0001171843-26-003511-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.