UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21113
Touchstone Institutional Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
303 Broadway, Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
E. Blake Moore, Jr.
303 Broadway, Suite 1100
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4203
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 800-638-8194
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-PX, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-PX unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
PROXY VOTING RECORD
FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2021
TIFT Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC Agenda Number: 935287513
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security: G06242104 Meeting Type: Annual
Ticker: TEAM Meeting Date: 03-Dec-2020
ISIN: GB00BZ09BD16
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1. To receive the Company's accounts and the reports of Mgmt For For
the directors and the auditors for the year ended June
30, 2020 (the Annual Report).
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report, as set Mgmt For For
forth in the Annual Report.
3. To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Mgmt For For
Company to hold office until the conclusion of the
next annual general meeting of the Company.
4. To authorize the Audit Committee of the Board of Mgmt For For
Directors to determine the remuneration of the
auditor.
5. To re-elect Shona L. Brown as a director of the Mgmt For For
Company.
6. To re-elect Michael Cannon-Brookes as a director of Mgmt For For
the Company.
7. To re-elect Scott Farquhar as a director of the Mgmt For For
Company.
8. To re-elect Heather Mirjahangir Fernandez as a Mgmt For For
director of the Company.
9. To re-elect Sasan Goodarzi as a director of the Mgmt For For
Company.
10. To re-elect Jay Parikh as a director of the Company. Mgmt For For
11. To re-elect Enrique Salem as a director of the Mgmt For For
Company.
12. To re-elect Steven Sordello as a director of the Mgmt For For
Company.
13. To re-elect Richard P. Wong as a director of the Mgmt For For
Company.
14. To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as Mgmt For For
an ordinary resolution: That the Company be generally
and unconditionally authorized in accordance with
section 693A of the Companies Act 2006 to make
off-market purchases (within the meaning of section
693 of the Companies Act 2006) of its own Class A
ordinary shares for the purposes of, or pursuant to,
an employee share scheme (within the meaning of
section 1166 of the Companies Act 2006).
15. To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as Mgmt For For
an ordinary resolution: That the Company be authorized
pursuant to section 694 of Companies Act 2006 to
repurchase up to a maximum of 65,081 of its own Class
A ordinary shares pursuant to, & on terms described
in, a Securities Restriction Agreement and produced at
meeting ("Securities Restriction Agreement") & that
the terms, & entry into, of Securities Restriction
Agreement is hereby approved, ratified & confirmed
(authority conferred on Company by this Resolution 15
to expire on December 3, 2025).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTUIT INC. Agenda Number: 935313217
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security: 461202103 Meeting Type: Annual
Ticker: INTU Meeting Date: 21-Jan-2021
ISIN: US4612021034
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1a. Election of Director: Eve Burton Mgmt For For
1b. Election of Director: Scott D. Cook Mgmt For For
1c. Election of Director: Richard L. Dalzell Mgmt For For
1d. Election of Director: Sasan K. Goodarzi Mgmt For For
1e. Election of Director: Deborah Liu Mgmt For For
1f. Election of Director: Tekedra Mawakana Mgmt For For
1g. Election of Director: Suzanne Nora Johnson Mgmt For For
1h. Election of Director: Dennis D. Powell Mgmt For For
1i. Election of Director: Brad D. Smith Mgmt For For
1j. Election of Director: Thomas Szkutak Mgmt For For
1k. Election of Director: Raul Vazquez Mgmt For For
1l. Election of Director: Jeff Weiner Mgmt For For
2. Advisory vote to approve Intuit's executive Mgmt For For
compensation (say-on-pay).
3. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Mgmt For For
Intuit's independent registered public accounting firm
for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2021.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Agenda Number: 935284478
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security: 594918104 Meeting Type: Annual
Ticker: MSFT Meeting Date: 02-Dec-2020
ISIN: US5949181045
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1A. Election of Director: Reid G. Hoffman Mgmt For For
1B. Election of Director: Hugh F. Johnston Mgmt For For
1C. Election of Director: Teri L. List-Stoll Mgmt For For
1D. Election of Director: Satya Nadella Mgmt For For
1E. Election of Director: Sandra E. Peterson Mgmt For For
1F. Election of Director: Penny S. Pritzker Mgmt For For
1G. Election of Director: Charles W. Scharf Mgmt For For
1H. Election of Director: Arne M. Sorenson Mgmt For For
1I. Election of Director: John W. Stanton Mgmt For For
1J. Election of Director: John W. Thompson Mgmt For For
1K. Election of Director: Emma N. Walmsley Mgmt For For
1L. Election of Director: Padmasree Warrior Mgmt For For
2. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer Mgmt For For
compensation.
3. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our Mgmt For For
independent auditor for fiscal year 2021.
4. Shareholder Proposal - Report on Employee Shr Against For
Representation on Board of Directors.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VISA INC. Agenda Number: 935315576
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security: 92826C839 Meeting Type: Annual
Ticker: V Meeting Date: 26-Jan-2021
ISIN: US92826C8394
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1A. Election of Director: Lloyd A. Carney Mgmt For For
1B. Election of Director: Mary B. Cranston Mgmt For For
1C. Election of Director: Francisco Javier Mgmt For For
Fernández-Carbajal
1D. Election of Director: Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. Mgmt For For
1E. Election of Director: Ramon Laguarta Mgmt For For
1F. Election of Director: John F. Lundgren Mgmt For For
1G. Election of Director: Robert W. Matschullat Mgmt For For
1H. Election of Director: Denise M. Morrison Mgmt For For
1I. Election of Director: Suzanne Nora Johnson Mgmt For For
1J. Election of Director: Linda J. Rendle Mgmt For For
1K. Election of Director: John A. C. Swainson Mgmt For For
1L. Election of Director: Maynard G. Webb, Jr. Mgmt For For
2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of compensation paid Mgmt For For
to our named executive officers.
3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our Mgmt For For
independent registered public accounting firm for the
2021 fiscal year.
4. Approval of the Visa Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Mgmt For For
Compensation Plan, as amended and restated.
5. Approval of an amendment to our Certificate of Mgmt For For
Incorporation to enable the adoption of a special
meeting right for Class A common stockholders.
6. To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting Shr Against For
stockholders' right to act by written consent, if
properly presented.
7. To vote on a stockholder proposal to amend our Shr Against For
principles of executive compensation program, if
properly presented.
* Management position unknown
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant Touchstone Institutional Funds Trust
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ E. Blake Moore, Jr.
E. Blake Moore, Jr., President
(principal executive officer)
Date 8.31.2021
*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.