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Voting  items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: 1.    Election of  Directors Nominees 01    Rebecca  A  Blalock 02   Robert  M .  Gervis The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: 2. The ratification  of  the  appointment of KPMG LLP as Aspen Aerogels, Inc's independent registered  public accounting  firm  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  December  31 ,    2018 NOTE:   Such  other  business as  may  properly come  before  the  meeting  or  any adjournment  or  postponement  thereof. 0000379355_3 R.1.0.1.17

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Voting items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: 1. Election of Directors Nominees 01 Mark L. Noetzel 02 William P. Noglows The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: 2. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Aspen Aerogels, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. 0000414386_3 R1.0.1.18 BARCODE 0000 0000 0000 0000 Broadridge Internal Use Only xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx Cusip Job # Envelope # Sequence # # of # Sequence #

Reserved for Broadridge Internal Control Information NAME THE COMPANY NAME INC. - COMMON 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS A 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS B 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS C 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS D 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS E 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS F 123,456,789,012.12345 THE COMPANY NAME INC. - 401 K 123,456,789,012.12345 0000414386_4 R1.0.1.18 THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR SIGNATURES IF APPLICABLE Broadridge Internal Use Only Job # Envelope # Sequence # # of # Sequence #