UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-22507
Volt ETF Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
116 South Franklin Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Paracorp Inc.
2140 South Dupont Hwy, Camden, DE 19934
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 252-972-9922
Date of fiscal year end: July 31
Date of reporting period: October 27, 2021 (commencement of operations) - June 30, 2022
Volt Crypto Industry Revolution and Tech ETF Proxy Vote Records | ||||||||||||
HIVE Blockchain Technologies, Ltd. | ||||||||||||
Security | 43366H100 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | HIVE | Meeting Date | 21-Dec-21 | |||||||||
Record Date | 9-Nov-21 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
Due to a voting configuration issue with the vendor, vote was not cast. | ||||||||||||
Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. | ||||||||||||
Security | 739190106, 739190205 | Meeting Type | Special | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | XPDB | Meeting Date | 19-Jan-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 7-Dec-21 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
Due to a voting configuration issue with the vendor, vote was not cast. | ||||||||||||
Apple Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 037833100 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | AAPL | Meeting Date | 4-Mar-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 3-Jan-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
Due to a voting configuration issue with the vendor, vote was not cast. | ||||||||||||
CleanSpark, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 18452B209 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | CLSK | Meeting Date | 15-Mar-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 20-Jan-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
Due to a voting configuration issue with the vendor, vote was not cast. | ||||||||||||
Cipher Mining Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 17253J106 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | CIFR | Meeting Date | 5-May-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 14-Mar-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Robert Dykes | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Caitlin Long | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
Globant S.A. | ||||||||||||
Security | L44385109 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | GLOB | Meeting Date | 22-Apr-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 15-Mar-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
Resolutions of the Annual General Meeting: | ||||||||||||
1. | Presentation of the reports of the independent auditor and of the reports of the Board of Directors of the Company on the consolidated accounts for the financial year ended on December 31, 2021 and on the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ended on December 31, 2021. | |||||||||||
2. | Approval of the consolidated accounts of the Company prepared under EU IFRS and IFRS as of and for the financial year ended December 31, 2021. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | Approval of the Company?s annual accounts under LUX GAAP as of and for the financial year ended December 31, 2021. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | Allocation of results for the financial year ended December 31, 2021. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
5. | Vote on discharge (quitus) of the members of the Board of Directors for the proper exercise of their mandate during the financial year ended December 31, 2021. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
6. | Approval of the cash and share based compensation payable to the non-executive members of the Board of Directors for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
7. | Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative as independent auditor for the annual accounts and the EU IFRS consolidated accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
8. | Appointment of Price Waterhouse & Co. S.R.L. as independent auditor for the IFRS consolidated accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
9. | Re-appointment of Mr. Francisco Álvarez-Demalde as member of the Board of Directors for a term ending on the date of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held in 2025. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
10. | Re-appointment of Ms. Maria Pinelli as member of the Board of Directors for a term ending on the date of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held in 2025. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
11. | Appointment of Ms. Andrea Mayumi Petroni Merhy as member of the Board of Directors for a term ending on the date of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held in 2025. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
Resolution for the Extraordinary General Meeting: | ||||||||||||
1. | The approval of the increase in the authorized capital of the Company and subsequent amendments to the Articles of Incorporation. | Management | For | For |
Intel Corporation | ||||||||||||
Security | 458140100 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | INTC | Meeting Date | 12-May-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 18-Mar-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Patrick P. Gelsinger | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | James J. Goetz | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Andrea J. Goldsmith | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | Alyssa H. Henry | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.05 | Omar Ishrak | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.06 | Risa Lavizzo-Mourey | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.07 | Tsu-Jae King Liu | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.08 | Gregory D. Smith | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.09 | Dion J. Weisler | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.10 | Frank D. Yeary | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratification of selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | Advisory vote to approve executive compensation of our listed officers. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | Approval of amendment and restatement of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
5. | Stockholder proposal requesting amendment to the company's stockholder special meeting right, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
6. | Stockholder proposal requesting a third-party audit and report on whether written policies or unwritten norms at the company reinforce racism in company culture, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 007903107 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | AMD | Meeting Date | 18-May-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 22-Mar-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | John E. Caldwell | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Nora M. Denzel | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Mark Durcan | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | Michael P. Gregoire | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.05 | Joseph A. Householder | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.06 | John W. Marren | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.07 | Jon A. Olson | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.08 | Lisa T. Su | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.09 | Abhi Y. Talwalkar | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.10 | Elizabeth W. Vanderslice | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | Advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | |||||||||||
Core Scientific, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 21873J108 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | CORZ | Meeting Date | 11-May-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 28-Mar-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Michael Levitt | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Darin Feinstein | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Jarvis Hollingsworth | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | Matt Minnis | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.05 | Stacie Olivares | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.06 | Kneeland Youngblood | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
MicroStrategy Incorporated | ||||||||||||
Security | 594972408 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | MSTR | Meeting Date | 25-May-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 28-Mar-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | To elect the following five (5) directors for the next year. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Michael J. Saylor | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Stephen X. Graham | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Jarrod M. Patten | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | Leslie J. Rechan | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.05 | Carl J. Rickertsen | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as MicroStrategy Incorporated's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For |
Twitter, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 90184L102 | Meeting Type | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | TWTR | Meeting Date | 25-May-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 30-Mar-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | Against | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Egon Durban | Management | Against | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Patrick Pichette | Management | Against | For | ||||||||
2. | The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | Against | For | ||||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | The approval of an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to declassify our board of directors. | Management | Against | For | ||||||||
5. | A stockholder proposal regarding a report on risks of the use of concealment clauses, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Shareholder | For | Against | ||||||||
6. | A stockholder proposal regarding a director candidate with human and/or civil rights expertise, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
7. | A stockholder proposal regarding an audit analyzing the Company's impacts on civil rights and non-discrimination, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
8. | A stockholder proposal regarding an electoral spending report, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
9. | A stockholder proposal regarding a report on lobbying activities and expenditures, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Shareholder | For | Against | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 30303M102 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | META | Meeting Date | 25-May-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 1-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Peggy Alford | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Marc L. Andreessen | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Andrew W. Houston | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | Nancy Killefer | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.05 | Robert M. Kimmitt | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.06 | Sheryl K. Sandberg | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.07 | Tracey T. Travis | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.08 | Tony Xu | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.09 | Mark Zuckerberg | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Meta Platforms, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation program for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s named executive officers as disclosed in Meta Platforms, Inc.'s proxy statement. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. | Shareholder | For | Against | ||||||||
5. | A shareholder proposal regarding an independent chair. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
6. | A shareholder proposal regarding concealment clauses. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
7. | A shareholder proposal regarding report on external costs of misinformation. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
8. | A shareholder proposal regarding report on community standards enforcement. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
9. | A shareholder proposal regarding report and advisory vote on the metaverse. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
10. | A shareholder proposal regarding human rights impact assessment. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
11. | A shareholder proposal regarding child sexual exploitation online. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
12. | A shareholder proposal regarding civil rights and non-discrimination audit. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
13. | A shareholder proposal regarding report on lobbying. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
14. | A shareholder proposal regarding assessment of audit & risk oversight committee. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
15. | A shareholder proposal regarding report on charitable donations. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
NVIDIA Corporation | ||||||||||||
Security | 67066G104 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | NVDA | Meeting Date | 2-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 4-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Robert K. Burgess | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Tench Coxe | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | John O. Dabiri | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | Persis S. Drell | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.05 | Jen-Hsun Huang | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.06 | Dawn Hudson | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.07 | Harvey C. Jones | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.08 | Michael G. McCaffery | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.09 | Stephen C. Neal | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.10 | Mark L. Perry | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.11 | A. Brooke Seawell | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.12 | Aarti Shah | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.13 | Mark A. Stevens | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Advisory approval of our executive compensation. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | Approval of an amendment to our charter to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 4 billion to 8 billion shares. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
5. | Approval of an amendment and restatement of our Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 70450Y103 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | PYPL | Meeting Date | 2-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 5-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of the 12 Director Nominees Identified in the Proxy Statement. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Rodney C. Adkins | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Jonathan Christodoro | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | John J. Donahoe | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | David W. Dorman | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.05 | Belinda J. Johnson | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.06 | Enrique Lores | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.07 | Gail J. McGovern | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.08 | Deborah M. Messemer | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.09 | David M. Moffett | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.10 | Ann M. Sarnoff | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.11 | Daniel H. Schulman | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.12 | Frank D. Yeary | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Stockholder Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. | Management | 1 Year | 1 Year | ||||||||
4. | Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Our Independent Auditor for 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
5. | Stockholder Proposal ? Special Shareholder Meeting Improvement. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
Coinbase Global, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 19260Q107 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | COIN | Meeting Date | 1-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 8-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Frederick E. Ehrsam III | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Tobias Lütke | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Fred Wilson | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | 3 Years | 3 Years | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | ||||||||||||
Security | 874039100 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | TSM | Meeting Date | 8-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 8-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | To accept 2021 Business Report and Financial Statements | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | To revise the Articles of Incorporation | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | To revise the Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | To approve the issuance of employee restricted stock awards for year 2022 | Management | For | For | ||||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 58733R102 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | MELI | Meeting Date | 8-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 12-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Richard Sanders (Class II) | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Emiliano Calemzuk (Class III) | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Marcos Galperin (Class III) | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | Andrea Mayumi Petroni Merhy (Class III) | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal year 2021. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment of Pistrelli, Henry Martin y Asociados S.R.L., a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
Sonder Holdings Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 83542D102 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | SOND | Meeting Date | 6-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 12-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Class I directors to serve until the 2025 annual meeting od stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Francis Davidson | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Nabeel Hyatt | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for Sonder Holdings Inc. for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | Amendment of Sonder Holdings Inc.'s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of authorized common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, from 400,000,000 shares to 2,250,000,000 shares, and to make a corresponding change to the number of authorized shares of General Common Stock and of capital stock. | Management | Against | For | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
Block, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 852234103 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | SQ | Meeting Date | 14-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 21-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Class I Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Jack Dorsey | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Paul Deighton | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE STOCKHOLDER ADVISORY VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. | Management | 1 Year | 1 Year | ||||||||
4. | RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
5. | STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL, IF PROPERLY PRESENTED AT THE MEETING, REGARDING A CHANGE IN STOCKHOLDER VOTING. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
Robinhood Markets, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 770700102 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | HOOD | Meeting Date | 22-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 25-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Class I Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Paula Loop | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Dara Treseder | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Robert Zoellick | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future say-on-pay votes | Management | 1 Year | 1 Year | ||||||||
3. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 | Management | For | For | ||||||||
Such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting and any adjournments or postponement thereof. | ||||||||||||
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 565788106 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | MARA | Meeting Date | 24-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 26-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of two (2) Class II Directors for a three-year term expiring in 2025: | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Georges Antoun | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Jay Leupp | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | The ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP, as the Company's independent registered certified public accountant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
Bitfarms Ltd. | ||||||||||||
Security | 09173B107 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | BITF | Meeting Date | 21-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 28-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Emiliano Joel Grodzki | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Nicolas Bonta | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Brian Howlett | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | Pierre Seccareccia | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.05 | Andres Finkielsztain | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year and authorizing the Directors to fix their remuneration. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
Hut 8 Mining Corp. | ||||||||||||
Security | 44812T102 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | HUT | Meeting Date | 16-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 29-Apr-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Bill Tai | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Joseph Flinn | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Jaime Leverton | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | K. Alexia Hefti | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.05 | Rick Rickersten | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratification and appointment of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditors of the Corporation for the ensuing year and authorizing the board of directors of the Corporation to fix their remuneration, as further described in the management information circular of the Corporation dated April 29, 2022. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC | ||||||||||||
Security | 040126104 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | ARBK | Meeting Date | 29-Jun-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 31-May-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
Ordinary Resolutions | ||||||||||||
1. | To receive the audited accounts of the Group for the financial period ended 31 December 2021. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | To approve the directors? remuneration report for the financial period ended 31 December 2021. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | To reappoint Alex Appleton as a director of the Company. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | To reappoint Sarah Gow as a director of the Company. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
5. | To reappoint Maria Perrella as a director of the Company. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
6. | To reappoint Raghav Chopra as a director of the Company. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
7. | To reappoint PKF Littlejohn LLP as auditors of the Company. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
8. | To authorise the directors to fix the auditors? remuneration. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
9. | To approve the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
10. | To authorise the directors to allot shares. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
Special Resolutions | ||||||||||||
11. | To disapply pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issued share capital. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
12. | To disapply pre-emption rights up to a further 5% of the issued share capital in connection with an acquisition or capital investment. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
13. | That a general meeting of the Company, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days? notice. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
14. | To authorise the Company generally and unconditionally to make market purchases of ordinary shares. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
Riot Blockchain, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 767292105 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | RIOT | Meeting Date | 27-Jul-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 31-May-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Director | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Hubert Marleau | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | Approval to amend the Articles of Incorporation of Riot Blockchain, Inc. to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
5. | Approval of the Third Amendment to the Riot Blockchain, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
Tesla, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 88160R101 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | TSLA | Meeting Date | 4-Aug-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 6-Jun-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors: | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Ira Ehrenpreis | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Kathleen Wilson-Thompson | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Tesla proposal for adoption of amendments to certificate of incorporation to reduce director terms to two years. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | Tesla proposal for adoption of amendments to certificate of incorporation and bylaws to eliminate applicable supermajority voting requirements. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
4. | Tesla proposal for adoption of amendments to certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock by 4,000,000,000 shares. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
5. | Tesla proposal to ratify the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
6. | Stockholder proposal regarding proxy access. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
7. | Stockholder proposal regarding annual reporting on anti-discrimination and harassment efforts. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
8. | Stockholder proposal regarding annual reporting on Board diversity. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
9. | Stockholder proposal regarding reporting on employee arbitration. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
10. | Stockholder proposal regarding reporting on lobbying. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
11. | Stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a freedom of association and collective bargaining policy. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
12. | Stockholder proposal regarding additional reporting on child labor. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
13. | Stockholder proposal regarding additional reporting on water risk. | Shareholder | Against | Against | ||||||||
Bit Digital, Inc | ||||||||||||
Security | G1144A105 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | BTBT | Meeting Date | 29-Jul-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 7-Jun-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.01 | Zhaohui Deng | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.02 | Erke Huang | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.03 | Ichi Shih | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.04 | Yan Xiong | Management | For | For | ||||||||
1.05 | Brock Pierce | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | To authorize the Board of Directors to effect a reverse stock split. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | To approve and adopt amended and restated versions of the Company?s memorandum and articles of association. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||||||||
Twitter, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Security | 90184L102 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
Ticker Symbol | TWTR | Meeting Date | 13-Sep-22 | |||||||||
Record Date | 22-Jul-22 | |||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | Management Recommendation | ||||||||
1. | To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended from time to time, the "Merger Agreement") dated as of April 25, 2022, by and among X Holdings I, Inc., X Holdings II, Inc., Twitter, Inc., and, solely for the purposes of certain provisions of the merger agreement, Elon R. Musk. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
2. | To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that will or may become payable by Twitter to its named executive officers in connection with the merger. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
3. | To approve any proposal to adjourn the special meeting, from time to time, to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting. | Management | For | For | ||||||||
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. |
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.
Volt ETF Trust | |
/s/ Tad Park | |
By: | Tad Park President and Principal Executive Officer |
Date: | August 25, 2022 |