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 (ss.ss. 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.
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ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
| NIKE, INC. | | | |
| Security | 654106103 | | Meeting Type | Annual | |
| Ticker Symbol | NKE | | Meeting Date | 17-Sep-2020 | | |
| ISIN | US6541061031 | | Agenda | 935256378 - Management | |
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| Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | | | |
| 1a. | Election of Class B Director: Alan B. Graf, Jr. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1b. | Election of Class B Director: Peter B. Henry | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1c. | Election of Class B Director: Michelle A. Peluso | Management | For | For | | | |
| 2. | To approve executive compensation by an advisory vote. | Management | Against | Against | | | |
| 3. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 4. | To approve the Nike, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 5. | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding political contributions disclosure. | Shareholder | Against | For | | | |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. | | | |
| Security | 053015103 | | Meeting Type | Annual | |
| Ticker Symbol | ADP | | Meeting Date | 11-Nov-2020 | | |
| ISIN | US0530151036 | | Agenda | 935276130 - Management | |
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| Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | | | |
| 1A. | Election of Director: Peter Bisson | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1B. | Election of Director: Richard T. Clark | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1C. | Election of Director: Linnie M. Haynesworth | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1D. | Election of Director: John P. Jones | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1E. | Election of Director: Francine S. Katsoudas | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1F. | Election of Director: Nazzic S. Keene | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1G. | Election of Director: Thomas J. Lynch | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1H. | Election of Director: Scott F. Powers | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1I. | Election of Director: William J. Ready | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1J. | Election of Director: Carlos A. Rodriguez | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1K. | Election of Director: Sandra S. Wijnberg | Management | For | For | | | |
| 2. | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 3. | Ratification of the Appointment of Auditors. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 4. | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, to prepare a Report on Employee Representation on the Board of Directors. | Shareholder | Against | For | | | |
| MEDTRONIC PLC | | | |
| Security | G5960L103 | | Meeting Type | Annual | |
| Ticker Symbol | MDT | | Meeting Date | 11-Dec-2020 | | |
| ISIN | IE00BTN1Y115 | | Agenda | 935288286 - Management | |
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| Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | | | |
| 1A. | Election of Director: Richard H. Anderson | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1B. | Election of Director: Craig Arnold | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1C. | Election of Director: Scott C. Donnelly | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1D. | Election of Director: Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1E. | Election of Director: Randall J. Hogan, III | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1F. | Election of Director: Michael O. Leavitt | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1G. | Election of Director: James T. Lenehan | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1H. | Election of Director: Kevin E. Lofton | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1I. | Election of Director: Geoffrey S. Martha | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1J. | Election of Director: Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1K. | Election of Director: Denise M. O'Leary | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1L. | Election of Director: Kendall J. Powell | Management | For | For | | | |
| 2. | To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2021 and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 3. | To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, named executive officer compensation (a "Say-on-Pay" vote). | Management | For | For | | | |
| 4. | To renew the Board's authority to issue shares. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 5. | To renew the Board's authority to opt out of pre-emption rights. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 6. | Authorizing the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary shares. | Management | For | For | | | |
| FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC. | | | |
| Security | 303075105 | | Meeting Type | Annual | |
| Ticker Symbol | FDS | | Meeting Date | 17-Dec-2020 | | |
| ISIN | US3030751057 | | Agenda | 935289896 - Management | |
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| Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | | | |
| 1a. | Election of Director: Robin A. Abrams (To serve a three- year term expiring in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2023.) | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1b. | Election of Director: Laurie Siegel (To serve a three-year term expiring in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2023.) | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1c. | Election of Director: Malcolm Frank (To serve a three- year term expiring in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2023.) | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1d. | Election of Director: Siew Kai Choy (To serve a one-year term expiring in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2021.) | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1e. | Election of Director: Lee Shavel (To serve a one-year term expiring in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2021.) | Management | For | For | | | |
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 3. | To vote on a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | For | For | | | |
| HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION | | | |
| Security | 440452100 | | Meeting Type | Annual | |
| Ticker Symbol | HRL | | Meeting Date | 26-Jan-2021 | | |
| ISIN | US4404521001 | | Agenda | 935315564 - Management | |
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| Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | | | |
| 1a. | Election of Director: Prama Bhatt | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1b. | Election of Director: Gary C. Bhojwani | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1c. | Election of Director: Terrell K. Crews | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1d. | Election of Director: Stephen M. Lacy | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1e. | Election of Director: Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1f. | Election of Director: Susan K. Nestegard | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1g. | Election of Director: William A. Newlands | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1h. | Election of Director: Christopher J. Policinski | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1i. | Election of Director: Jose Luis Prado | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1j. | Election of Director: Sally J. Smith | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1k. | Election of Director: James P. Snee | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1l. | Election of Director: Steven A. White | Management | For | For | | | |
| 2. | Ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 3. | Approve the Named Executive Officer compensation as disclosed in the Company's 2021 annual meeting proxy statement. | Management | For | For | | | |
| ACCENTURE PLC | | | |
| Security | G1151C101 | | Meeting Type | Annual | |
| Ticker Symbol | ACN | | Meeting Date | 03-Feb-2021 | | |
| ISIN | IE00B4BNMY34 | | Agenda | 935318128 - Management | |
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| Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | | | |
| 1A. | Appointment of Director: Jaime Ardila | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1B. | Appointment of Director: Herbert Hainer | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1C. | Appointment of Director: Nancy McKinstry | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1D. | Appointment of Director: Beth E. Mooney | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1E. | Appointment of Director: Gilles C. Pélisson | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1F. | Appointment of Director: Paula A. Price | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1G. | Appointment of Director: Venkata (Murthy) Renduchintala | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1H. | Appointment of Director: David Rowland | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1I. | Appointment of Director: Arun Sarin | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1J. | Appointment of Director: Julie Sweet | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1K. | Appointment of Director: Frank K. Tang | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1L. | Appointment of Director: Tracey T. Travis | Management | For | For | | | |
| 2. | To approve, in a non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 3. | To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of KPMG LLP ("KPMG") as independent auditors of Accenture and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to determine KPMG's remuneration. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 4. | To grant the Board of Directors the authority to issue shares under Irish law. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 5. | To grant the Board of Directors the authority to opt-out of pre-emption rights under Irish law. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 6. | To determine the price range at which Accenture can re- allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law. | Management | For | For | | | |
| S&P GLOBAL INC. | | | |
| Security | 78409V104 | | Meeting Type | Special | |
| Ticker Symbol | SPGI | | Meeting Date | 11-Mar-2021 | | |
| ISIN | US78409V1044 | | Agenda | 935329816 - Management | |
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| Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | | | |
| 1. | Approval of the S&P Global Share Issuance. To vote on a proposal to approve the issuance of S&P Global Inc. common stock, par value $1.00 per share, to the shareholders of IHS Markit Ltd. in connection with the merger contemplated by Agreement and Plan of Merger dated Nov. 29, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 20, 2021, and as it may further be amended from time to time, by and among S&P Global Inc., Sapphire Subsidiary, Ltd. and IHS Markit Ltd. | Management | For | For | | | |
| STARBUCKS CORPORATION | | | |
| Security | 855244109 | | Meeting Type | Annual | |
| Ticker Symbol | SBUX | | Meeting Date | 17-Mar-2021 | | |
| ISIN | US8552441094 | | Agenda | 935326935 - Management | |
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| Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | | | |
| 1A. | Election of Director: Richard E. Allison, Jr. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1B. | Election of Director: Rosalind G. Brewer (Withdrawn) | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1C. | Election of Director: Andrew Campion | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1D. | Election of Director: Mary N. Dillon | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1E. | Election of Director: Isabel Ge Mahe | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1F. | Election of Director: Mellody Hobson | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1G. | Election of Director: Kevin R. Johnson | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1H. | Election of Director: Jørgen Vig Knudstorp | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1I. | Election of Director: Satya Nadella | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1J. | Election of Director: Joshua Cooper Ramo | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1K. | Election of Director: Clara Shih | Management | For | For | | | |
| 1L. | Election of Director: Javier G. Teruel | Management | For | For | | | |
| 2. | Advisory resolution to approve our executive officer compensation. | Management | Against | Against | | | |
| 3. | Ratification of selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021. | Management | For | For | | | |
| 4. | Employee Board Representation. | Shareholder | Against | For | | | |
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.
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