Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow CCOI and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full CCOI filings page.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. is asking stockholders to approve several key items at its May 1, 2026 annual meeting, including electing eight directors and expanding its equity incentive plan. The Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan would add 1.5 million shares, extend the plan to March 19, 2036, and raise the per-person annual share limit to 1.0 million shares.
The Board highlights completion of Sprint network integration, expansion to over 1,000 data centers, and refurbishing Sprint facilities into 24 data centers, opening a new optical transport market the Company estimates at up to $2 billion. It also notes over $380 million of asset-backed securities raised against its 38 million IPv4 addresses.
After a slower-than-expected ramp in optical wavelength revenue and trimming low-margin services, the Board cut the quarterly dividend to $0.02 per share in November 2025 and says it will not increase it until leverage declines. A major CEO package is proposed, including a one-time 1,000,000-share performance award with stock-price hurdles of $70, $85 and $100 over five years, intended to retain founder-CEO Dave Schaeffer and tightly link his pay to long-term shareholder value.