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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 170,907,255 26,937,601 89,618 33,166,278","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1612720/000161272026000036/0001612720-26-000036-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-03"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"5e973380c576c484b43a5fade8717cb016f65f3f","claim":"NextDecade Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2026-06-03 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3 : Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 164,777,795 32,970,500 186,179 33,166,278","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1612720/000161272026000036/0001612720-26-000036-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-03"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"6257873cc0be0609cf563656712f124cd1a3a019","claim":"NextDecade Corp shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants and auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-06-03 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4 : Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants and auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 230,582,163 402,897 115,692 0","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1612720/000161272026000036/0001612720-26-000036-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-03"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"9ff269a1b6528e9677d0b5a04b8784c41bfd3ef6","claim":"NextDecade Corp shareholders approved Election of two Class B directors and four Class C directors at the 2026-06-03 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1 : The election of two Class B directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors for terms until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal and four Class C directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors for a term until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal. Director Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Pamela Beall - Class B director 168,472,855 22,494,429 6,967,190 33,166,278 In Kyu Park - Class B director 190,687,163 264,256 6,983,055 33,166,278 Matthew Bonanno - Class C director 145,611,322 449,300 51,873,852 33,166,278 Charles Q. Brown, Jr. - Class C director 190,715,031 251,841 6,967,602 33,166,278 Diana Sands - Class C director 168,394,731 22,579,896 6,959,847 33,166,278 David Stover - Class C director 190,747,334 210,","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1612720/000161272026000036/0001612720-26-000036-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-03"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}