UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-PX
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ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-22920
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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101 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Michael Beattie, President
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III
c/o SEI Investments
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
(Name and address of agent for service)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-877-446-3863
Date of Fiscal Year End: July 31
Date of Reporting Period: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
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Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
KBI Global Investors Aquarius Fund
A series of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III:
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Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
Security ID: 831865209
Ticker: AOS
Meeting Date: 11-Apr-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Ronald D. Brown | Management | For | Voted - Withheld |
1.2 | Elect Director Earl E. Exum | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Elect Director Michael M. Larsen | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.4 | Elect Director Idelle K. Wolf | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
5 | Report on Whether Company Policies Reinforce Racism in Company Culture | Shareholder | Against | Voted - For |
AALBERTS NV
Security ID: N00089271
Ticker: AALB
Meeting Date: 09-Mar-23
Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
1 | Open Meeting | Management | For | Non-Voting |
2 | Elect T. (Thessa) Menssen to Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Elect F. (Frank) Melzer to Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Other Business (Non-Voting) | Management | For | Non-Voting |
5 | Close Meeting | Management | For | Non-Voting |
Meeting Date: 25-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Open Meeting | Management | For | Non-Voting |
2 | Receive Annual Report | Management | For | Non-Voting |
3.a | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.b | Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.a | Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves and Dividend Policy | Management | For | Non-Voting |
4.b | Approve Dividends | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Approve Discharge of Management Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Reelect J. Van Der Zouw to Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - Against |
8 | Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from Share Issuances | Management | For | Voted - For |
10 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | Voted - For |
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Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
11 | Reappoint Deloitte Accountants B.V. as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
12 | Other Business (Non-Voting) | Management | For | Non-Voting |
13 | Close Meeting | Management | For | Non-Voting |
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.
Security ID: 00790R104
Ticker: WMS
Meeting Date: 21-Jul-22
Meeting Type: Annual
1a | Elect Director Anesa T. Chaibi | Management | For | Voted - For |
1b | Elect Director Robert M. Eversole | Management | For | Voted - For |
1c | Elect Director Alexander R. Fischer | Management | For | Voted - For |
1d | Elect Director Kelly S. Gast | Management | For | Voted - For |
1e | Elect Director M.A. (Mark) Haney | Management | For | Voted - For |
1f | Elect Director Ross M. Jones | Management | For | Voted - For |
1g | Elect Director Manuel J. "Manny" Perez de la Mesa | Management | For | Voted - For |
1h | Elect Director Anil Seetharam | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
5 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
AECOM
Security ID: 00766T100
Ticker: ACM
Meeting Date: 31-Mar-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Bradley W. Buss | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Elect Director Kristy Pipes | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.4 | Elect Director Troy Rudd | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.5 | Elect Director Douglas W. Stotlar | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.6 | Elect Director Daniel R. Tishman | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.7 | Elect Director Sander van't Noordende | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.8 | Elect Director Janet C. Wolfenbarger | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
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Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Security ID: 00846U101
Ticker: A
Meeting Date: 15-Mar-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Heidi K. Kunz | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director Susan H. Rataj | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Elect Director George A. Scangos | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.4 | Elect Director Dow R. Wilson | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Provide Right to Call Special Meeting | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.
Security ID: 030420103
Ticker: AWK
Meeting Date: 10-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1a | Elect Director Jeffrey N. Edwards | Management | For | Voted - For |
1b | Elect Director Martha Clark Goss | Management | For | Voted - For |
1c | Elect Director M. Susan Hardwick | Management | For | Voted - For |
1d | Elect Director Kimberly J. Harris | Management | For | Voted - For |
1e | Elect Director Laurie P. Havanec | Management | For | Voted - For |
1f | Elect Director Julia L. Johnson | Management | For | Voted - For |
1g | Elect Director Patricia L. Kampling | Management | For | Voted - For |
1h | Elect Director Karl F. Kurz | Management | For | Voted - For |
1i | Elect Director Michael L. Marberry | Management | For | Voted - For |
1j | Elect Director James G. Stavridis | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Oversee and Report a Racial Equity Audit | Shareholder | Against | Voted - For |
ANDRITZ AG
Security ID: A11123105
Ticker: ANDR
Meeting Date: 29-Mar-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2022 (Non-Voting) | Management | For | Non-Voting |
2 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 2.10 per Share | Management | For | Voted - For |
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Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
3 | Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board Members | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Ratify KPMG Austria GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2023 | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | Voted - Against |
8 | Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Amend Articles Re: Company Announcements | Management | For | Voted - For |
10.1 | New/Amended Proposals from Shareholders | Management | Against | Voted - Against |
10.2 | New/Amended Proposals from Management and Supervisory Board | Management | Against | Voted - Against |
ARCADIS NV
Security ID: N0605M147
Ticker: ARCAD
Meeting Date: 12-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.a | Open Meeting | Management | For | Non-Voting |
1.b | Receive Announcements | Management | For | Non-Voting |
2 | Receive Report of Supervisory Board (Non-Voting) | Management | For | Non-Voting |
3 | Receive Report of Executive Board (Non-Voting) | Management | For | Non-Voting |
4.a | Adopt Financial Statements | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.b | Approve Dividends | Management | For | Voted - For |
5.a | Approve Discharge of Executive Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
5.b | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
7.a | Approve Remuneration Report for Executive Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
7.b | Approve Remuneration Report for Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Elect A.G. Brookes to Executive Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
9.a | Reelect M.P. Lap to Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
9.b | Elect B. Duganier to Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
9.c | Announce Vacancies on the Supervisory Board | Management | For | Non-Voting |
10.a | Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital | Management | For | Voted - For |
10.b | Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from Share Issuances | Management | For | Voted - For |
11 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | Voted - For |
12 | Approve 2023 Arcadis N.V. Long-Term Incentive Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
13 | Other Business (Non-Voting) | Management | For | Non-Voting |
14 | Close Meeting | Management | For | Non-Voting |
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BEIJING ENTERPRISES WATER GROUP LIMITED
Security ID: G0957L109
Ticker: 371
Meeting Date: 07-Jun-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | Voted - For |
3a1 | Elect Xiong Bin as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3a2 | Elect Li Haifeng as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3a3 | Elect Ke Jian as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3a4 | Elect Sha Ning as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3a5 | Elect Guo Rui as Director | Management | For | Voted - Against |
3a6 | Elect Chau On Ta Yuen as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3a7 | Elect Dai Xiaohu as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3b | Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - Against |
7 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | Voted - Against |
8 | Fix Number of Directors at 30 and Authorize Board to Fill Vacancies and to Appoint Additional Directors Up to Maximum Number | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Approve Amendments to the Bye-Laws and Adopt the Amended and Restated Bye-Laws | Management | For | Voted - Against |
CHINA EVERBRIGHT ENVIRONMENT GROUP LIMITED
Security ID: Y14226107
Ticker: 257
Meeting Date: 24-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.1 | Elect Huang Haiqing as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.2 | Elect Hu Yanguo as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.3 | Elect Qian Xiaodong as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.4 | Elect Fan Yan Hok, Philip as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.5 | Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration of the Directors | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Approve Ernst & Young as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | Voted - For |
5.1 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - Against |
5.2 | Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | Voted - For |
5.3 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | Voted - Against |
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CHINA WATER AFFAIRS GROUP LIMITED
Security ID: G21090124
Ticker: 855
Meeting Date: 09-Sep-22
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.1 | Elect Ding Bin as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.2 | Elect Zhao Hai Hu as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.3 | Elect Chau Kam Wing as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.4 | Elect Siu Chi Ming as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.5 | Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - Against |
6 | Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | Voted - Against |
8 | Adopt New Share Option Scheme | Management | For | Voted - Against |
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO DE MINAS GERAIS
Security ID: P28269101
Ticker: CSMG3
Meeting Date: 06-Sep-22
Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
1 | Elect Kathleen Garcia Nascimento as Fiscal Council Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Elect Thales Almeida Pereira Fernandes as Fiscal Council Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
Meeting Date: 21-Oct-22
Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
1 | Authorize Issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures Re: Long-term Loan Operation | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
Meeting Date: 04-Nov-22
Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
1 | Elect Juliano Fisicaro Borges as Fiscal Council Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022 | Management | For | Voted - Against |
2 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Interest-on-Capital-Stock Payment Date | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Approve Investment Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
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Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23
Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
1 | Approve Remuneration of Company's Management and Fiscal Council | Management | For | Voted - Against |
2 | Amend Articles and Consolidate Bylaws | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Amend Dividend Distribution Policy | Management | For | Voted - For |
Meeting Date: 02-Jun-23
Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
1 | Elect Guilherme Augusto Duarte De Faria as Director | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
2 | Elect Fernando Dal-Ri Murcia as Fiscal Council Member | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
Security ID: G23773107
Ticker: CWCO
Meeting Date: 23-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Linda Beidler-D'Aguilar | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director Brian E. Butler | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Elect Director Carson K. Ebanks | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.4 | Elect Director Clarence B. Flowers, Jr. | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.5 | Elect Director Frederick W. McTaggart | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.6 | Elect Director Wilmer F. Pergande | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.7 | Elect Director Leonard J. Sokolow | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.8 | Elect Director Raymond Whittaker | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
4 | Approve Marcum LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | Voted - For |
CORE & MAIN, INC.
Security ID: 21874C102
Ticker: CNM
Meeting Date: 19-Jul-22
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director James G. Berges | Management | For | Voted - Withheld |
1.2 | Elect Director Dennis G. Gipson | Management | For | Voted - Withheld |
1.3 | Elect Director Stephen O. LeClair | Management | For | Voted - Withheld |
1.4 | Elect Director Nathan K. Sleeper | Management | For | Voted - Withheld |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
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Meeting Date: 28-Jun-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Bhavani Amirthalingam | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director Orvin T. Kimbrough | Management | For | Voted - Withheld |
1.3 | Elect Director Margaret M. Newman | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.4 | Elect Director Ian A. Rorick | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
COSTAIN GROUP PLC
Security ID: G24472204
Ticker: COST
Meeting Date: 11-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Elect Kate Rock as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Re-elect Alex Vaughan as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Re-elect Helen Willis as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Re-elect Bishoy Azmy as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Re-elect Neil Crockett as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Re-elect Jacqueline de Rojas as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
10 | Re-elect Fiona MacAulay as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
11 | Re-elect Tony Quinlan as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
12 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
13 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
14 | Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | Voted - For |
15 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | Voted - For |
16 | Approve Long-Term Incentive Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
17 | Approve Share Deferral Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - For |
19 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | Management | For | Voted - For |
20 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
21 | Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | Voted - For |
COWAY CO., LTD.
Security ID: Y1786S109
Ticker: 021240
Meeting Date: 29-Mar-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Approve Financial Statements and Allocation of Income | Management | For | Voted - For |
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Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
2 | Amend Articles of Incorporation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.1 | Elect Bang Jun-hyeok as Inside Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.2 | Elect Seo Jang-won as Inside Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.3 | Elect Kim Soon-tae as Inside Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.4 | Elect Yoon Bu-hyeon as Outside Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.5 | Elect Kim Gyu-ho as Outside Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Elect Kim Jin-bae as Outside Director to Serve as an Audit Committee Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
5.1 | Elect Yoon Bu-hyeon as a Member of Audit Committee | Management | For | Voted - For |
5.2 | Elect Lee Gil-yeon as a Member of Audit Committee | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Approve Total Remuneration of Inside Directors and Outside Directors | Management | For | Voted - For |
DANAHER CORPORATION
Security ID: 235851102
Ticker: DHR
Meeting Date: 09-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1a | Elect Director Rainer M. Blair | Management | For | Voted - For |
1b | Elect Director Feroz Dewan | Management | For | Voted - For |
1c | Elect Director Linda Filler | Management | For | Voted - For |
1d | Elect Director Teri List | Management | For | Voted - Against |
1e | Elect Director Walter G. Lohr, Jr. | Management | For | Voted - For |
1f | Elect Director Jessica L. Mega | Management | For | Voted - For |
1g | Elect Director Mitchell P. Rales | Management | For | Voted - For |
1h | Elect Director Steven M. Rales | Management | For | Voted - For |
1i | Elect Director Pardis C. Sabeti | Management | For | Voted - For |
1j | Elect Director A. Shane Sanders | Management | For | Voted - Against |
1k | Elect Director John T. Schwieters | Management | For | Voted - Against |
1l | Elect Director Alan G. Spoon | Management | For | Voted - For |
1m | Elect Director Raymond C. Stevens | Management | For | Voted - Against |
1n | Elect Director Elias A. Zerhouni | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
5 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Voted - For |
6 | Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Voted - For |
ECOLAB INC.
Security ID: 278865100
Ticker: ECL
Meeting Date: 04-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1a | Elect Director Shari L. Ballard | Management | For | Voted - For |
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1b | Elect Director Barbara J. Beck | Management | For | Voted - For |
1c | Elect Director Christophe Beck | Management | For | Voted - For |
1d | Elect Director Jeffrey M. Ettinger | Management | For | Voted - For |
1e | Elect Director Eric M. Green | Management | For | Voted - For |
1f | Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins | Management | For | Voted - For |
1g | Elect Director Michael Larson | Management | For | Voted - For |
1h | Elect Director David W. MacLennan | Management | For | Voted - For |
1i | Elect Director Tracy B. McKibben | Management | For | Voted - For |
1j | Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III | Management | For | Voted - For |
1k | Elect Director Victoria J. Reich | Management | For | Voted - For |
1l | Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot | Management | For | Voted - For |
1m | Elect Director John J. Zillmer | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - Against |
6 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
7 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Voted - For |
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.
Security ID: 29670G102
Ticker: WTRG
Meeting Date: 03-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Elizabeth B. Amato | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director David A. Ciesinski | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Elect Director Christopher H. Franklin | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.4 | Elect Director Daniel J. Hilferty | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.5 | Elect Director Edwina Kelly | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.6 | Elect Director W. Bryan Lewis | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.7 | Elect Director Ellen T. Ruff | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.8 | Elect Director Lee C. Stewart | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Security ID: 30057T105
Ticker: AQUA
Meeting Date: 07-Feb-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Ron C. Keating | Management | For | Voted - Withheld |
1.2 | Elect Director Martin J. Lamb | Management | For | Voted - Withheld |
1.3 | Elect Director Peter M. Wilver | Management | For | Voted - Withheld |
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Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
Meeting Date: 11-May-23
Meeting Type: Special
1 | Approve Merger Agreement | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | Voted - For |
FERGUSON PLC
Security ID: G3421J106
Ticker: FERG
Meeting Date: 30-Nov-22
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.1 | Re-elect Kelly Baker as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.2 | Re-elect Bill Brundage as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.3 | Re-elect Geoff Drabble as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.4 | Re-elect Catherine Halligan as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.5 | Re-elect Brian May as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.6 | Re-elect Kevin Murphy as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.7 | Re-elect Alan Murray as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.8 | Re-elect Tom Schmitt as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.9 | Re-elect Nadia Shouraboura as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.10 | Re-elect Suzanne Wood as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Approve Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - For |
10 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | Management | For | Voted - For |
11 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
12 | Adopt New Articles of Association | Management | For | Voted - For |
FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS, INC.
Security ID: 34964C106
Ticker: FBIN
Meeting Date: 16-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1a | Elect Director Nicholas I. Fink | Management | For | Voted - For |
1b | Elect Director A. D. David Mackay | Management | For | Voted - For |
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1c | Elect Director Stephanie Pugliese | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Provide for Exculpation of Officers | Management | For | Voted - For |
GUANGDONG INVESTMENT LIMITED
Security ID: Y2929L100
Ticker: 270
Meeting Date: 16-Jun-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.1 | Elect Hou Wailin as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.2 | Elect Liang Yuanjuan as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.3 | Elect Fung Daniel Richard as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.4 | Elect Cheng Mo Chi, Moses as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.5 | Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Approve KPMG as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - Against |
6 | Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | Voted - For |
HERA SPA
Security ID: T5250M106
Ticker: HER
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Allocation of Income | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Voted - Against |
4 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | Voted - Against |
6.1 | Slate 1 Submitted by the Shareholder Agreement (40.99 Percent of the Share Capital) | Shareholder | Against | Voted - Against |
6.2 | Slate 2 Submitted by Gruppo Societa Gas Rimini SpA | Shareholder | Against | Voted - Against |
6.3 | Slate 3 Submitted by Institutional Investors (Assogestioni) | Shareholder | For | Voted - For |
7 | Approve Remuneration of Directors | Management | For | Voted - Against |
8.1 | Slate 1 Submitted by the Shareholder Agreement (40.99 Percent of the Share Capital) | Shareholder | Against | Voted - Against |
8.2 | Slate 2 Submitted by Gruppo Societa Gas Rimini SpA | Shareholder | Against | Voted - Against |
8.3 | Slate 3 Submitted by Institutional Investors (Assogestioni) | Shareholder | For | Voted - For |
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9 | Approve Internal Auditors' Remuneration | Management | For | Voted - Against |
A | Deliberations on Possible Legal Action Against Directors if Presented by Shareholders | Management | Against | Voted - Against |
HOMESERVE PLC
Security ID: G4639X119
Ticker: HSV
Meeting Date: 22-Jul-22
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Re-elect Tommy Breen as Director | Management | For | Voted - Against |
5 | Re-elect Ross Clemmow as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Re-elect Roisin Donnelly as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Re-elect Richard Harpin as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Re-elect David Bower as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Re-elect Tom Rusin as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
10 | Re-elect Katrina Cliffe as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
11 | Re-elect Stella David as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
12 | Re-elect Edward Fitzmaurice as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
13 | Re-elect Olivier Gremillon as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
14 | Re-elect Ron McMillan as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
15 | Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
16 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | Voted - For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - For |
19 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | Management | For | Voted - For |
20 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
21 | Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | Voted - For |
22 | Amend HomeServe 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
Meeting Date: 22-Jul-22
Meeting Type: Court
1 | Approve Scheme of Arrangement | Management | For | Voted - For |
Meeting Date: 22-Jul-22
Meeting Type: Special
1 | Approve Matters Relating to the Recommended Cash Acquisition of Homeserve plc by Hestia Bidco Limited | Management | For | Voted - For |
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IDEX CORPORATION
Security ID: 45167R104
Ticker: IEX
Meeting Date: 25-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1a | Elect Director Katrina L. Helmkamp | Management | For | Voted - For |
1b | Elect Director Mark A. Beck | Management | For | Voted - For |
1c | Elect Director Carl R. Christenson | Management | For | Voted - For |
1d | Elect Director Alejandro Quiroz Centeno | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Report on Hiring of Persons with Arrest or Incarceration Records | Shareholder | Against | Voted - For |
ITRON, INC.
Security ID: 465741106
Ticker: ITRI
Meeting Date: 11-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1a | Elect Director Mary C. Hemmingsen | Management | For | Voted - For |
1b | Elect Director Jerome J. Lande | Management | For | Voted - For |
1c | Elect Director Frank M. Jaehnert | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
4 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
KUBOTA CORP.
Security ID: J36662138
Ticker: 6326
Meeting Date: 24-Mar-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Kitao, Yuichi | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director Yoshikawa, Masato | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Elect Director Watanabe, Dai | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.4 | Elect Director Kimura, Hiroto | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.5 | Elect Director Yoshioka, Eiji | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.6 | Elect Director Hanada, Shingo | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.7 | Elect Director Matsuda, Yuzuru | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.8 | Elect Director Ina, Koichi | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.9 | Elect Director Shintaku, Yutaro | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.10 | Elect Director Arakane, Kumi | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.11 | Elect Director Kawana, Koichi | Management | For | Voted - For |
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Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
2 | Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Iwamoto, Hogara | Management | For | Voted - For |
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
Security ID: J37221116
Ticker: 6370
Meeting Date: 29-Jun-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 39 | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board Structure with Three Committees - Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions on Director Titles - Indemnify Directors | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.1 | Elect Director Kadota, Michiya | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.2 | Elect Director Ejiri, Hirohiko | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.3 | Elect Director Shirode, Shuji | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.4 | Elect Director Muto, Yukihiko | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.5 | Elect Director Kobayashi, Kenjiro | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.6 | Elect Director Tanaka, Keiko | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.7 | Elect Director Miyazaki, Masahiro | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.8 | Elect Director Takayama, Yoshiko | Management | For | Voted - For |
LINDSAY CORPORATION
Security ID: 535555106
Ticker: LNN
Meeting Date: 10-Jan-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Michael N. Christodolou | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director Ibrahim Gokcen | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Elect Director David B. Rayburn | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.
Security ID: 624758108
Ticker: MWA
Meeting Date: 07-Feb-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Shirley C. Franklin | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director J. Scott Hall | Management | For | Voted - Against |
1.3 | Elect Director Thomas J. Hansen | Management | For | Voted - Against |
1.4 | Elect Director Mark J. O'Brien | Management | For | Voted - Against |
1.5 | Elect Director Christine Ortiz | Management | For | Voted - Against |
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1.6 | Elect Director Jeffery S. Sharritts | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.7 | Elect Director Brian L. Slobodow | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.8 | Elect Director Lydia W. Thomas | Management | For | Voted - Against |
1.9 | Elect Director Michael T. Tokarz | Management | For | Voted - Against |
1.10 | Elect Director Stephen C. Van Arsdell | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
4 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
NORMA GROUP SE
Security ID: D5813Z104
Ticker: NOEJ
Meeting Date: 11-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2022 (Non-Voting) | Management | For | Non-Voting |
2 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.55 per Share | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.1 | Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Michael Schneider for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.2 | Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Friedrich Klein for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.3 | Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Annette Stieve for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.1 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Guenter Hauptmann for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Erika Schulte for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.3 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Rita Forst for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.4 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Miguel Borrego for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.5 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Knut Michelberger for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.6 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Mark Wilhelms for Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2023 | Management | For | Voted - For |
6.1 | Elect Markus Distelhoff to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
6.2 | Elect Rita Forst to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
6.3 | Elect Denise Koopmans to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
6.4 | Elect Erika Schulte to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | Voted - For |
8.1 | Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings Until 2025 | Management | For | Voted - For |
8.2 | Amend Articles Re: Participation of Supervisory Board Members in the Virtual Annual General Meeting by Means of Audio and Video Transmission | Management | For | Voted - For |
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ORBIA ADVANCE CORPORATION SAB DE CV
Security ID: P7S81Y105
Ticker: ORBIA
Meeting Date: 30-Mar-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Accept CEO's Report and Board's Report on Operations and Results | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Accept Individual and Consolidated Financial Statements | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Accept Report on Compliance of Fiscal Obligations | Management | For | Voted - For |
2.1 | Accept Report of Audit Committee | Management | For | Voted - For |
2.2 | Accept Report of Corporate Governance, Responsibility and Compensation Committee | Management | For | Voted - For |
2.3 | Accept Report of Finance Committee | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.1 | Approve Allocation of Individual and Consolidated Net Profit in the Amount of USD 567 Million and USD 665 Million Respectively | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.2 | Approve Allocation of Individual and/or Consolidated Profits Referred to in Previous Item 3.1 to Accumulated Results Account | Management | For | Voted - For |
3.3 | Approve Ordinary Cash Dividends of USD 240 Million | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.1 | Ratify Antonio Del Valle Ruiz as Honorary and Lifetime Board Chairman | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2a | Elect or Ratify Juan Pablo Del Valle Perochena as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2b | Elect or Ratify Antonio Del Valle Perochena as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2c | Elect or Ratify Maria de Guadalupe Del Valle Perochena as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2d | Elect or Ratify Francisco Javier Del Valle Perochena as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2e | Elect or Ratify Guillermo Ortiz Martinez as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - Against |
4.2f | Elect or Ratify Divo Milan Haddad as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2g | Elect or Ratify Alma Rosa Moreno Razo as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2h | Elect or Ratify Maria Teresa Altagracia Arnal Machado as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2i | Elect or Ratify Jack Goldstein Ring as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2j | Elect or Ratify Edward Mark Rajkowski as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.2k | Elect or Ratify Mihir Arvind Desai as Board Member | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.3a | Elect or Ratify Juan Pablo Del Valle Perochena as Chairman of Board of Directors | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.3b | Elect or Ratify Juan Pablo Del Rio Benitez as Secretary (Non-Member) of Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.3c | Elect or Ratify Sheldon Vincent Hirt as Alternate Secretary (Non-Member) of Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
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4.4a | Elect or Ratify Edward Mark Rajkowski as Chairman of Audit Committee | Management | For | Voted - For |
4.4b | Elect or Ratify Maria Teresa Altagracia Arnal Machado as Chairman of Corporate Practices, Responsability and Compensation Committee | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Approve Remuneration of Members of Board and Key Committees | Management | For | Voted - Against |
6.1 | Approve Cancellation of Balance of Amount Approved to be Used for Acquisition of Company's Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
6.2 | Set Aggregate Nominal Amount of Share Repurchase Reserve | Management | For | Voted - Against |
7 | Accept Report on Adoption or Modification of Policies in Share Repurchases of Company | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions | Management | For | Voted - For |
PENNON GROUP PLC
Security ID: G8295T239
Ticker: PNN
Meeting Date: 21-Jul-22
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Re-elect Gill Rider as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Re-elect Susan Davy as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Re-elect Paul Boote as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Re-elect Neil Cooper as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Re-elect Iain Evans as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Re-elect Claire Ighodaro as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
10 | Re-elect Jon Butterworth as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
11 | Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
12 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
13 | Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | Voted - For |
14 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | Voted - For |
15 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - For |
16 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | Management | For | Voted - For |
17 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
18 | Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | Voted - For |
19 | Approve Climate-Related Financial Disclosures | Management | For | Voted - For |
20 | Amend Articles of Association | Management | For | Voted - For |
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PENTAIR PLC
Security ID: G7S00T104
Ticker: PNR
Meeting Date: 09-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1a | Elect Director Mona Abutaleb Stephenson | Management | For | Voted - For |
1b | Elect Director Melissa Barra | Management | For | Voted - For |
1c | Elect Director T. Michael Glenn | Management | For | Voted - For |
1d | Elect Director Theodore L. Harris | Management | For | Voted - For |
1e | Elect Director David A. Jones | Management | For | Voted - For |
1f | Elect Director Gregory E. Knight | Management | For | Voted - For |
1g | Elect Director Michael T. Speetzen | Management | For | Voted - For |
1h | Elect Director John L. Stauch | Management | For | Voted - For |
1i | Elect Director Billie I. Williamson | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Renew the Board's Authority to Issue Shares Under Irish Law | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Renew the Board's Authority to Opt-Out of Statutory Preemption Rights Under Irish Law | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Determine Price Range for Reissuance of Treasury Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Security ID: 776696106
Ticker: ROP
Meeting Date: 13-Jun-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director Amy Woods Brinkley | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Elect Director Irene M. Esteves | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.4 | Elect Director L. Neil Hunn | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert D. Johnson | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas P. Joyce, Jr. | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.7 | Elect Director Laura G. Thatcher | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.8 | Elect Director Richard F. Wallman | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.9 | Elect Director Christopher Wright | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Permit the Exculpation of Officers | Management | For | Voted - For |
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SEVERN TRENT PLC
Security ID: G8056D159
Ticker: SVT
Meeting Date: 07-Jul-22
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Re-elect Kevin Beeston as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Re-elect James Bowling as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Re-elect John Coghlan as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Elect Tom Delay as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Re-elect Olivia Garfield as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Re-elect Christine Hodgson as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
10 | Re-elect Sharmila Nebhrajani as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
11 | Re-elect Philip Remnant as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
12 | Elect Gillian Sheldon as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
13 | Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
14 | Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
15 | Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | Voted - For |
16 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | Voted - For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | Management | For | Voted - For |
19 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
20 | Adopt New Articles of Association | Management | For | Voted - For |
21 | Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | Voted - For |
SIIC ENVIRONMENT HOLDINGS LTD.
Security ID: Y7938H115
Ticker: BHK
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Adopt Financial Statements and Directors' and Auditors' Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Directors' Fees | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Elect Yang Jianwei as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Elect An Hongjun as Director | Management | For | Voted - Against |
6 | Elect Zhong Ming as Director | Management | For | Voted - Against |
7 | Elect Yang Wei as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | Voted - For |
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9 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with or without Preemptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - Against |
10 | Authorize Share Repurchase Program | Management | For | Voted - For |
11 | Approve Amendments to Constitution | Management | For | Voted - For |
SJW GROUP
Security ID: 784305104
Ticker: SJW
Meeting Date: 26-Apr-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1a | Elect Director Carl Guardino | Management | For | Voted - For |
1b | Elect Director Mary Ann Hanley | Management | For | Voted - For |
1c | Elect Director Heather Hunt | Management | For | Voted - For |
1d | Elect Director Rebecca A. Klein | Management | For | Voted - For |
1e | Elect Director Gregory P. Landis | Management | For | Voted - For |
1f | Elect Director Daniel B. More | Management | For | Voted - For |
1g | Elect Director Eric W. Thornburg | Management | For | Voted - For |
1h | Elect Director Carol P. Wallace | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | Voted - One Year |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
STANTEC INC.
Security ID: 85472N109
Ticker: STN
Meeting Date: 11-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Douglas K. Ammerman | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director Martin A. a Porta | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Elect Director Shelley A. M. Brown | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.4 | Elect Director Angeline G. Chen | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.5 | Elect Director Patricia D. Galloway | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert (Bob) J. Gomes | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.7 | Elect Director Gordon (Gord) A. Johnston | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.8 | Elect Director Donald (Don) J. Lowry | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.9 | Elect Director Marie-Lucie Morin | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.10 | Elect Director Celina J. Wang Doka | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | Voted - For |
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KBI Global Investors Aquarius Fund | ||||
Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
THE WEIR GROUP PLC
Security ID: G95248137
Ticker: WEIR
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Re-elect Barbara Jeremiah as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Re-elect Jon Stanton as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Re-elect John Heasley as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Elect Dame Nicole Brewer as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Re-elect Clare Chapman as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Elect Tracey Kerr as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
10 | Re-elect Ben Magara as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
11 | Re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
12 | Re-elect Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
13 | Re-elect Stephen Young as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
14 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
15 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
16 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | Voted - For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | Management | For | Voted - For |
19 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
20 | Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | Voted - For |
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC
Security ID: G92755100
Ticker: UU
Meeting Date: 22-Jul-22
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Re-elect Sir David Higgins as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Re-elect Steve Mogford as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Re-elect Phil Aspin as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Elect Louise Beardmore as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Elect Liam Butterworth as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
10 | Re-elect Kath Cates as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
11 | Re-elect Alison Goligher as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
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KBI Global Investors Aquarius Fund | ||||
Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
12 | Re-elect Paulette Rowe as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
13 | Re-elect Doug Webb as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
14 | Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
15 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
16 | Approve Climate-Related Financial Disclosures | Management | For | Voted - Against |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | Voted - For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | Voted - For |
19 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | Management | For | Voted - For |
20 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | Voted - For |
21 | Approve Long Term Plan | Management | For | Voted - For |
22 | Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | Voted - For |
23 | Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | Voted - For |
VA TECH WABAG LIMITED
Security ID: Y9356W111
Ticker: 533269
Meeting Date: 24-Aug-22
Meeting Type: Annual
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Reelect S Varadarajan as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Reelect Milin Mehta as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Approve Remuneration of Cost Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT SA
Security ID: F9686M107
Ticker: VIE
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23
Meeting Type: Annual/Special
1 | Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Approve Non-Deductible Expenses | Management | For | Voted - For |
4 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.12 per Share | Management | For | Voted - For |
5 | Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions Mentioning the Absence of New Transactions | Management | For | Voted - For |
6 | Reelect Maryse Aulagnon as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
7 | Elect Olivier Andries as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
8 | Elect Veronique Bedague-Hamilius as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
9 | Elect Francisco Reynes as Director | Management | For | Voted - For |
10 | Renew Appointment of Ernst & Young et Autres as Auditor | Management | For | Voted - For |
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KBI Global Investors Aquarius Fund | ||||
Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
11 | Approve Compensation of Antoine Frerot, Chairman and CEO from January 1, 2022 until June 30, 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
12 | Approve Compensation of Antoine Frerot, Chairman of the Board from July 1, 2022 until December 31, 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
13 | Approve Compensation of Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO from July 1, 2022 until December 31, 2022 | Management | For | Voted - For |
14 | Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers | Management | For | Voted - For |
15 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman of the Board | Management | For | Voted - For |
16 | Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO | Management | For | Voted - For |
17 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors | Management | For | Voted - For |
18 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | Voted - For |
19 | Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans | Management | For | Voted - For |
20 | Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans Reserved for Employees and Corporate Officers of International Subsidiaries | Management | For | Voted - For |
21 | Authorize up to 0.35 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans Reserved for Employees and Corporate Officers With Performance Conditions Attached | Management | For | Voted - For |
22 | Amend Article 15 of Bylaws Re: Corporate Purpose | Management | For | Voted - Against |
23 | Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities | Management | For | Voted - For |
XYLEM INC.
Security ID: 98419M100
Ticker: XYL
Meeting Date: 11-May-23
Meeting Type: Special
1 | Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | Voted - For |
Meeting Date: 18-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1a | Elect Director Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn | Management | For | Voted - For |
1b | Elect Director Patrick K. Decker | Management | For | Voted - For |
1c | Elect Director Earl R. Ellis | Management | For | Voted - For |
1d | Elect Director Robert F. Friel | Management | For | Voted - For |
1e | Elect Director Victoria D. Harker | Management | For | Voted - For |
1f | Elect Director Steven R. Loranger | Management | For | Voted - For |
1g | Elect Director Mark D. Morelli | Management | For | Voted - For |
1h | Elect Director Jerome A. Peribere | Management | For | Voted - For |
1i | Elect Director Lila Tretikov | Management | For | Voted - For |
1j | Elect Director Uday Yadav | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
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KBI Global Investors Aquarius Fund | ||||
Proposal | Proponent | Management Recommendation | Vote Instructions |
4 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Voted - For |
ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Security ID: 98983L108
Ticker: ZWS
Meeting Date: 04-May-23
Meeting Type: Annual
1.1 | Elect Director Thomas D. Christopoul | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.2 | Elect Director Emma M. McTague | Management | For | Voted - For |
1.3 | Elect Director Peggy N. Troy | Management | For | Voted - For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Voted - For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Voted - For |
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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.
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III
By: /s/ Michael Beattie
Michael Beattie
President
Date: August 1, 2023
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