UNITED STATES
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: 811-22985
SMEAD FUNDS TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
600 University Street, Suite 2412
Seattle, WA 98101
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Cole W. Smead
Smead Capital Management, Inc.
600 University Street, Suite 2412
Seattle, WA 98101
Copy to:
Pamela M. Krill, Esq.
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
833 East Michigan Street, Suite 1800
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 807-4122
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
Investment Company Report
SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACTIVE, INC.
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Security | 811065101 | Meeting Type | Special | |||
Ticker Symbol | SNI | Meeting Date | 17-Nov-2017 | |||
ISIN | US8110651010 | Agenda | 934693412 - Management |
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1. | ADOPT THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, DATED AS OF JULY 30, 2017, AS MAY BE AMENDED, AMONG SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACTIVE, INC., AN OHIO CORPORATION (“SCRIPPS”), DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION (“DISCOVERY”) AND SKYLIGHT MERGER SUB, INC., AN OHIO CORPORATION AND A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF DISCOVERY (“MERGER SUB”), PURSUANT TO WHICH MERGER SUB WILL BE MERGED WITH AND INTO SCRIPPS, WITH SCRIPPS SURVIVING AS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF DISCOVERY (THE “MERGER”). | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) BASIS, CERTAIN COMPENSATION THAT WILL OR MAY BE PAID BY SCRIPPS TO ITS NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | APPROVE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SCRIPPS SPECIAL MEETING IF NECESSARY TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IF THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT VOTES TO APPROVE ITEM 1 AT THE TIME OF THE SCRIPPS SPECIAL MEETING OR IF A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AT THE SCRIPPS SPECIAL MEETING. | Management | For | For |
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC.
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Security | 931427108 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | WBA | Meeting Date | 17-Jan-2018 | |||
ISIN | US9314271084 | Agenda | 934709037 - Management |
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1A. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JOSE E. ALMEIDA | Management | For | For | ||||||
1B. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JANICE M. BABIAK | Management | For | For | ||||||
1C. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: DAVID J. BRAILER | Management | For | For | ||||||
1D. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: WILLIAM C. FOOTE | Management | For | For | ||||||
1E. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: GINGER L. GRAHAM | Management | For | For | ||||||
1F. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JOHN A. LEDERER | Management | For | For | ||||||
1G. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: DOMINIC P. MURPHY | Management | For | For | ||||||
1H. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: STEFANO PESSINA | Management | For | For | ||||||
1I. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: LEONARD D. SCHAEFFER | Management | For | For | ||||||
1J. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: NANCY M. SCHLICHTING | Management | For | For | ||||||
1K. | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JAMES A. SKINNER | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. | Management | 1 Year | For | ||||||
5. | APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. 2013 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN. | Management | For | For | ||||||
6. | STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING THE OWNERSHIP THRESHOLD FOR CALLING SPECIAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
7. | STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING PROXY ACCESS BY-LAW AMENDMENT. | Shareholder | Against | For |
ACCENTURE PLC
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Security | G1151C101 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | ACN | Meeting Date | 07-Feb-2018 | |||
ISIN | IE00B4BNMY34 | Agenda | 934714886 - Management |
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1A. | RE-APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR: JAIME ARDILA | Management | For | For | ||||||
1B. | RE-APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR: CHARLES H.GIANCARLO | Management | For | For | ||||||
1C. | RE-APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR: HERBERT HAINER | Management | For | For | ||||||
1D. | RE-APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR: MARJORIE MAGNER | Management | For | For | ||||||
1E. | RE-APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR: NANCY MCKINSTRY | Management | For | For | ||||||
1F. | RE-APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR: PIERRE NANTERME | Management | For | For | ||||||
1G. | RE-APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR: GILLES C.PELISSON | Management | For | For | ||||||
1H. | RE-APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR: PAULA A. PRICE | Management | For | For | ||||||
1I. | RE-APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR: ARUN SARIN | Management | For | For | ||||||
1J. | RE-APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR: FRANK K. TANG | Management | For | For | ||||||
1K. | RE-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 APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ACCENTURE PLC 2010 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (THE “2010 SIP”) TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE FOR ISSUANCE. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | 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 | ||||||
5. | TO GRANT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SHARES UNDER IRISH LAW. | Management | For | For | ||||||
6. | TO GRANT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE AUTHORITY TO OPT-OUT OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS UNDER IRISH LAW. | Management | For | For | ||||||
7. | TO DETERMINE THE PRICE RANGE AT WHICH ACCENTURE CAN RE-ALLOT SHARES THAT IT ACQUIRES AS TREASURY SHARES UNDER IRISH LAW. | Management | For | For | ||||||
8. | TO APPROVE AN INTERNAL MERGER TRANSACTION. | Management | For | For | ||||||
9. | TO AMEND THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION TO NO LONGER REQUIRE SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF CERTAIN INTERNAL TRANSACTIONS. | Management | For | For |
LENNAR CORPORATION
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Security | 526057104 | Meeting Type | Special | |||
Ticker Symbol | LEN | Meeting Date | 12-Feb-2018 | |||
ISIN | US5260571048 | Agenda | 934719406 - Management |
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1. | Approval of the issuance of shares of Lennar’s Class A and Class B common stock in connection with the merger of CalAtlantic Group, Inc. with a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Lennar, as contemplated by an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 29,2017, by and among CalAtlantic Group, Inc., Lennar and Cheetah Cub Group Corp. | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Approval of an amendment to Lennar’s certificate of incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of Lennar’s Class A common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 400,000,000 shares. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Approval of an adjournment of the Special Meeting of Stockholders, if necessary, to enable Lennar to solicit additional votes, if at the time of such meeting there are not sufficient votes to approve proposals 1 and 2. | Management | For | For |
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
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Security | 03073E105 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | ABC | Meeting Date | 01-Mar-2018 | |||
ISIN | US03073E1055 | Agenda | 934720613 - Management |
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1A. | Election of Director: Ornella Barra | Management | For | For | ||||||
1B. | Election of Director: Steven H. Collis | Management | For | For | ||||||
1C. | Election of Director: Douglas R. Conant | Management | For | For |
1D. | Election of Director: D. Mark Durcan | Management | For | For | ||||||
1E. | Election of Director: Richard W. Gochnauer | Management | For | For | ||||||
1F. | Election of Director: Lon R. Greenberg | Management | For | For | ||||||
1G. | Election of Director: Jane E. Henney, M.D. | Management | For | For | ||||||
1H. | Election of Director: Kathleen W. Hyle | Management | For | For | ||||||
1I. | Election of Director: Michael J. Long | Management | For | For | ||||||
1J. | Election of Director: Henry W. McGee | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Approval of an amendment and restatement of the AmerisourceBergen Corporation 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. | Management | For | For | ||||||
5. | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented, to urge the Board of Directors to adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board be an independent director. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
6. | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented, regarding the ownership threshold for calling special meetings of stockholders. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
7. | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented, to urge the Board of Directors to adopt a policy to disclose certain incentive compensation clawbacks. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
8. | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented, to urge the Board of Directors to report to stockholders on governance measures implemented related to opioids. | Shareholder | Against | For |
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
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Security | 254687106 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | DIS | Meeting Date | 08-Mar-2018 | |||
ISIN | US2546871060 | Agenda | 934720598 - Management |
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1A. | Election of director: Susan E. Arnold | Management | For | For | ||||||
1B. | Election of director: Mary T. Barra | Management | For | For | ||||||
1C. | Election of director: Safra A. Catz | Management | For | For | ||||||
1D. | Election of director: John S. Chen | Management | For | For | ||||||
1E. | Election of director: Francis A. deSouza | Management | For | For | ||||||
1F. | Election of director: Robert A. Iger | Management | For | For | ||||||
1G. | Election of director: Maria Elena Lagomasino | Management | For | For | ||||||
1H. | Election of director: Fred H. Langhammer | Management | For | For | ||||||
1I. | Election of director: Aylwin B. Lewis | Management | For | For | ||||||
1J. | Election of director: Mark G. Parker | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s registered public accountants for 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | To approve material terms of performance goals under the Amended and Restated 2002 Executive Performance Plan. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | To approve the advisory resolution on executive compensation. | Management | For | For | ||||||
5. | To approve the shareholder proposal requesting an annual report disclosing information regarding the Company’s lobbying policies and activities. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
6. | To approve the shareholder proposal requesting the Board to amend the Company’s bylaws relating to proxy access to increase the number of permitted nominees, remove the limit on aggregating shares to meet the shareholding requirement, and remove the limitation on renomination of persons based on votes in a prior election. | Shareholder | Against | For |
STARBUCKS CORPORATION
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Security | 855244109 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | SBUX | Meeting Date | 21-Mar-2018 | |||
ISIN | US8552441094 | Agenda | 934721956 - Management |
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1A. | Election of Director: Howard Schultz | Management | For | For | ||||||
1B. | Election of Director: Rosalind G. Brewer | Management | For | For | ||||||
1C. | Election of Director: Mary N. Dillon | Management | For | For | ||||||
1D. | Election of Director: Mellody Hobson | Management | For | For |
1E. | Election of Director: Kevin R. Johnson | Management | For | For | ||||||
1F. | Election of Director: Jorgen Vig Knudstorp | Management | For | For | ||||||
1G. | Election of Director: Satya Nadella | Management | For | For | ||||||
1H. | Election of Director: Joshua Cooper Ramo | Management | For | For | ||||||
1I. | Election of Director: Clara Shih | Management | For | For | ||||||
1J. | Election of Director: Javier G. Teruel | Management | For | For | ||||||
1K. | Election of Director: Myron E. Ullman, III | Management | For | For | ||||||
1L. | Election of Director: Craig E. Weatherup | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Advisory resolution to approve our executive compensation. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Ratification of selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Proxy Access By law Amendments. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
5. | Report on Sustainable Packaging. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
6. | “Proposal Withdrawn”. | Shareholder | Against | |||||||
7. | Diversity Report. | Shareholder | Against | For |
LENNAR CORPORATION
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Security | 526057104 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | LEN | Meeting Date | 11-Apr-2018 | |||
ISIN | US5260571048 | Agenda | 934730917 - Management |
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1. | DIRECTOR | Management | ||||||||
1 Irving Bolotin | For | For | ||||||||
2 Steven L. Gerard | For | For | ||||||||
3 Theron I. “Tig” Gilliam | For | For | ||||||||
4 Sherrill W. Hudson | For | For | ||||||||
5 Sidney Lapidus | For | For | ||||||||
6 Teri P. McClure | For | For | ||||||||
7 Stuart Miller | For | For | ||||||||
8 Armando Olivera | For | For | ||||||||
9 Donna Shalala | For | For | ||||||||
10 Scott Stowell | For | For | ||||||||
11 Jeffrey Sonnenfeld | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Lennar’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Lennar’s named executive officers. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Approval of a stockholder proposal regarding our common stock voting structure. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
5. | Approval of a stockholder proposal regarding providing holders an annual right to convert a limited amount of Class B common stock into Class A common stock. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
6. | Approval of a stockholder proposal regarding a limit on director tenure.
| Shareholder | Against | For |
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
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Security | 949746101 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | WFC | Meeting Date | 24-Apr-2018 | |||
ISIN | US9497461015 | Agenda | 934740350 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: John D. Baker II | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Celeste A. Clark | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Theodore F. Craver, Jr. | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Elizabeth A. Duke | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Donald M. James | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Maria R. Morris | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Karen B. Peetz | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Juan A. Pujadas | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: James H. Quigley | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Ronald L. Sargent | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Timothy J. Sloan | Management | For | For | ||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Suzanne M. Vautrinot | Management | For | For |
2. | Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Shareholder Proposal - Special Shareowner Meetings. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
5. | Shareholder Proposal - Reform Executive Compensation Policy with Social Responsibility. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
6. | Shareholder Proposal - Report on Incentive Compensation and Risks of Material Losses. | Shareholder | Against | For |
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
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Security | 060505104 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | BAC | Meeting Date | 25-Apr-2018 | |||
ISIN | US0605051046 | Agenda | 934737163 - Management |
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1A. | Election of Director: Sharon L. Allen | Management | For | For | ||||||
1B. | Election of Director: Susan S. Bies | Management | For | For | ||||||
1C. | Election of Director: Jack O. Bovender, Jr. | Management | For | For | ||||||
1D. | Election of Director: Frank P. Bramble, Sr. | Management | For | For | ||||||
1E. | Election of Director: Pierre J. P. de Weck | Management | For | For | ||||||
1F. | Election of Director: Arnold W. Donald | Management | For | For | ||||||
1G. | Election of Director: Linda P. Hudson | Management | For | For | ||||||
1H. | Election of Director: Monica C. Lozano | Management | For | For | ||||||
1I. | Election of Director: Thomas J. May | Management | For | For | ||||||
1J. | Election of Director: Brian T. Moynihan | Management | For | For | ||||||
1K. | Election of Director: Lionel L. Nowell, III | Management | For | For | ||||||
1L. | Election of Director: Michael D. White | Management | For | For | ||||||
1M. | Election of Director: Thomas D. Woods | Management | For | For | ||||||
1N. | Election of Director: R. David Yost | Management | For | For | ||||||
1O. | Election of Director: Maria T. Zuber | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Approving Our Executive Compensation (an Advisory, Non-binding “Say on Pay” Resolution) | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Ratifying the Appointment of Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2018 | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Stockholder Proposal - Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
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Security | 478160104 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | JNJ | Meeting Date | 26-Apr-2018 | |||
ISIN | US4781601046 | Agenda | 934737620 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Mary C. Beckerle | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: D. Scott Davis | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Ian E. L. Davis | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Jennifer A. Doudna | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Alex Gorsky | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Mark B. McClellan | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: William D. Perez | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Charles Prince | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: A. Eugene Washington | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2018 | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Shareholder Proposal - Accounting for Litigation and Compliance in Executive Compensation Performance Measures | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
5. | Shareholder Proposal - Amendment to Shareholder Ability to Call Special Shareholder Meeting | Shareholder | Against | For |
PFIZER INC.
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Security | 717081103 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | PFE | Meeting Date | 26-Apr-2018 | |||
ISIN | US7170811035 | Agenda | 934739256 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Dennis A. Ausiello | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Ronald E. Blaylock | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Albert Bourla | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: W. Don Cornwell | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Joseph J. Echevarria | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Helen H. Hobbs | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: James M. Kilts | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Dan R. Littman | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Shantanu Narayen | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Suzanne Nora Johnson | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Ian C. Read | Management | For | For | ||||||
1l. | Election of Director: James C. Smith | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | 2018 Advisory approval of executive compensation | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Approval of the Pfizer Inc. French Sub-Plan under the 2014 Stock Plan | Management | For | For | ||||||
5. | Shareholder proposal regarding right to act by written consent | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
6. | Shareholder proposal regarding independent chair policy | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
7. | Shareholder proposal regarding report on lobbying activities | Shareholder | Against | For |
TEGNA INC.
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Security | 87901J105 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | TGNA | Meeting Date | 26-Apr-2018 | |||
ISIN | US87901J1051 | Agenda | 934739787 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Gina L. Bianchini | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Howard D. Elias | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Stuart J. Epstein | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Lidia Fonseca | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: David T. Lougee | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Scott K. McCune | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Henry W. McGee | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Susan Ness | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Bruce P. Nolop | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Neal Shapiro | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Melinda C. Witmer | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | TO RATIFY the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. | Management | For | For |
NVR, INC.
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Security | 62944T105 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | NVR | Meeting Date | 02-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US62944T1051 | Agenda | 934747291 - Management |
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1A. | Election of Director: C. E. Andrews | Management | For | For | ||||||
1B. | Election of Director: Timothy M. Donahue | Management | For | For | ||||||
1C. | Election of Director: Thomas D. Eckert | Management | For | For | ||||||
1D. | Election of Director: Alfred E. Festa | Management | For | For | ||||||
1E. | Election of Director: Ed Grier | Management | For | For | ||||||
1F. | Election of Director: Manuel H. Johnson | Management | For | For | ||||||
1G. | Election of Director: Mel Martinez | Management | For | For | ||||||
1H. | Election of Director: William A. Moran | Management | For | For | ||||||
1I. | Election of Director: David A. Preiser | Management | For | For | ||||||
1J. | Election of Director: W. Grady Rosier | Management | For | For | ||||||
1K. | Election of Director: Susan Williamson Ross | Management | For | For |
1L. | Election of Director: Dwight C. Schar | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Adoption of the NVR, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. | Management | For | For |
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC.
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Security | 011659109 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | ALK | Meeting Date | 03-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US0116591092 | Agenda | 934746958 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Patricia M. Bedient | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: James A. Beer | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Marion C. Blakey | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Phyllis J. Campbell | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Raymond L. Conner | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Dhiren R. Fonseca | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Susan J. Li | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Helvi K. Sandvik | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: J. Kenneth Thompson | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Bradley D. Tilden | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Eric K. Yeaman | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Consider a stockholder proposal regarding changes to the Company’s proxy access bylaw. | Shareholder | Against | For |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
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Security | 084670702 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | BRKB | Meeting Date | 05-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US0846707026 | Agenda | 934745641 - Management |
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1. | DIRECTOR | Management | ||||||||
1 Warren E. Buffett | For | For | ||||||||
2 Charles T. Munger | For | For | ||||||||
3 Gregory E. Abel | For | For | ||||||||
4 Howard G. Buffett | For | For | ||||||||
5 Stephen B. Burke | For | For | ||||||||
6 Susan L. Decker | For | For | ||||||||
7 William H. Gates III | For | For | ||||||||
8 David S. Gottesman | For | For | ||||||||
9 Charlotte Guyman | For | For | ||||||||
10 Ajit Jain | For | For | ||||||||
11 Thomas S. Murphy | For | For | ||||||||
12 Ronald L. Olson | For | For | ||||||||
13 Walter Scott, Jr. | For | For | ||||||||
14 Meryl B. Witmer | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Shareholder proposal regarding methane gas emissions. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
3. | Shareholder proposal regarding adoption of a policy to encourage Berkshire subsidiaries to issue annual sustainability reports. | Shareholder | Against | For |
AFLAC INCORPORATED
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Security | 001055102 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | AFL | Meeting Date | 07-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US0010551028 | Agenda | 934740273 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Daniel P. Amos | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: W. Paul Bowers | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Toshihiko Fukuzawa | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Douglas W. Johnson | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Robert B. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1f. | Election of Director: Thomas J. Kenny | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Karole F. Lloyd | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Joseph L. Moskowitz | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Katherine T. Rohrer | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Melvin T. Stith | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | To consider the following non-binding advisory proposal: “Resolved, on an advisory basis, the shareholders of Aflac Incorporated approve the compensation of the named executives, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and accompanying tables and narrative of the Notice of 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement” | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | To consider and act upon the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2018 | Management | For | For |
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
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Security | 025816109 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | AXP | Meeting Date | 07-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US0258161092 | Agenda | 934753256 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Charlene Barshefsky | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: John J. Brennan | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Peter Chernin | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Ralph de la Vega | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Anne L. Lauvergeon | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Michael O. Leavitt | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Theodore J. Leonsis | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Richard C. Levin | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Samuel J. Palmisano | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Stephen J. Squeri | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Daniel L. Vasella | Management | For | For | ||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For | ||||||
1m. | Election of Director: Christopher D. Young | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Shareholder proposal relating to action by written consent. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
5. | Shareholder proposal relating to independent board chairman. | Shareholder | Against | For |
DISCOVERY, INC.
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Security | 25470F104 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | DISCA | Meeting Date | 10-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US25470F1049 | Agenda | 934756822 - Management |
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1. | DIRECTOR | Management | ||||||||
1 Robert R. Beck | For | For | ||||||||
2 Susan M. Swain | For | For | ||||||||
3 J. David Wargo | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Discovery, Inc.‘s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | To approve certain amendments to the Discovery Communications, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan adopted by the Board of Directors on February 22, 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting the Board of Directors to adopt a policy that the initial list of candidates from which new management-supported director nominees are chosen shall include qualified women and minority candidates. | Shareholder | Against | For |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
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Security | 46625H100 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | JPM | Meeting Date | 15-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US46625H1005 | Agenda | 934764463 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Linda B. Bammann | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: James A. Bell | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Stephen B. Burke | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Todd A. Combs | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: James S. Crown | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: James Dimon | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Mellody Hobson | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Laban P. Jackson Jr. | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Michael A. Neal | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Lee R. Raymond | Management | For | For | ||||||
1l. | Election of Director: William C. Weldon | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Ratification of special meeting provisions in the Firm’s By-Laws | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Approval of Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan effective May 15, 2018 | Management | For | For | ||||||
5. | Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm | Management | For | For | ||||||
6. | Independent Board chairman | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
7. | Vesting for government service | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
8. | Proposal to report on investments tied to genocide | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
9. | Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | For |
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
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Security | 437076102 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | HD | Meeting Date | 17-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US4370761029 | Agenda | 934760136 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Gerard J. Arpey | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Ari Bousbib | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Jeffery H. Boyd | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Gregory D. Brenneman | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: J. Frank Brown | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Albert P. Carey | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Armando Codina | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Helena B. Foulkes | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Linda R. Gooden | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Wayne M. Hewett | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Stephanie C. Linnartz | Management | For | For | ||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Craig A. Menear | Management | For | For | ||||||
1m. | Election of Director: Mark Vadon | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (“Say-on-Pay”) | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Semi-Annual Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
5. | Shareholder Proposal Regarding EEO-1 Disclosure | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
6. | Shareholder Proposal to Reduce the Threshold to Call Special Shareholder Meetings to 10% of Outstanding Shares | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
7. | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Amendment of Compensation Clawback Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
MERCK & CO., INC.
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Security | 58933Y105 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | MRK | Meeting Date | 22-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US58933Y1055 | Agenda | 934774262 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Leslie A. Brun | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Thomas R. Cech | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Pamela J. Craig | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Kenneth C. Frazier | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Thomas H. Glocer | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Rochelle B. Lazarus | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: John H. Noseworthy | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Paul B. Rothman | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Craig B. Thompson | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Inge G. Thulin | Management | For | For | ||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Wendell P. Weeks | Management | For | For | ||||||
1m. | Election of Director: Peter C. Wendell | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Shareholder proposal concerning shareholders’ right to act by written consent. | Shareholder | Against | For |
AMGEN INC.
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Security | 031162100 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | AMGN | Meeting Date | 22-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US0311621009 | Agenda | 934775101 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Dr. Wanda M. Austin | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Mr. Robert A. Bradway | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Dr. Brian J. Druker | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Mr. Robert A. Eckert | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Mr. Greg C. Garland | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Mr. Fred Hassan | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Dr. Rebecca M. Henderson | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Mr. Frank C. Herringer | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Mr. Charles M. Holley, Jr. | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Dr. Tyler Jacks | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Ms. Ellen J. Kullman | Management | For | For | ||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Dr. Ronald D. Sugar | Management | For | For | ||||||
1m. | Election of Director: Dr. R. Sanders Williams | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Advisory vote to approve our executive compensation. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Stockholder proposal for an annual report on the extent to which risks related to public concern over drug pricing strategies are integrated into our executive incentive compensation. | Shareholder | Against | For |
PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC.
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Security | 70450Y103 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | PYPL | Meeting Date | 23-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US70450Y1038 | Agenda | 934777787 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Rodney C. Adkins | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Wences Casares | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Jonathan Christodoro | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: John J. Donahoe | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: David W. Dorman | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Belinda J. Johnson | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Gail J. McGovern | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: David M. Moffett | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Ann M. Sarnoff | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Daniel H. Schulman | Management | For | For |
1k. | Election of Director: Frank D. Yeary | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Approval of the PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Approval of the PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan. | Management | For | For | ||||||
5. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditor for 2018. | Management | For | For | ||||||
6. | Stockholder proposal regarding stockholder proxy access enhancement. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
7. | Stockholder proposal regarding political transparency. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
8. | Stockholder proposal regarding human and indigenous peoples’ rights. | Shareholder | Against | For |
NORDSTROM, INC.
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Security | 655664100 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | JWN | Meeting Date | 29-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US6556641008 | Agenda | 934766417 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Shellye L. Archambeau | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Stacy Brown-Philpot | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Tanya L. Domier | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Blake W. Nordstrom | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Erik B. Nordstrom | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Peter E. Nordstrom | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Philip G. Satre | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Brad D. Smith | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Gordon A. Smith | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Bradley D. Tilden | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: B. Kevin Turner | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | ADVISORY VOTE REGARDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION: SAY ON PAY. | Management | For | For |
EBAY INC.
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Security | 278642103 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | EBAY | Meeting Date | 30-May-2018 | |||
ISIN | US2786421030 | Agenda | 934791573 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Fred D. Anderson Jr. | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Anthony J. Bates | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Adriane M. Brown | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Diana Farrell | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Logan D. Green | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Bonnie S. Hammer | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Kathleen C. Mitic | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Pierre M. Omidyar | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Paul S. Pressler | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Robert H. Swan | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Thomas J. Tierney | Management | For | For | ||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Perry M. Traquina | Management | For | For | ||||||
1m. | Election of Director: Devin N. Wenig | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Ratification of appointment of independent auditors. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Ratification of Special Meeting Provisions. | Management | For | For |
COMCAST CORPORATION
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Security | 20030N101 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | CMCSA | Meeting Date | 11-Jun-2018 | |||
ISIN | US20030N1019 | Agenda | 934808265 - Management |
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1. | DIRECTOR | Management | ||||||||
1 Kenneth J. Bacon | For | For | ||||||||
2 Madeline S. Bell | For | For | ||||||||
3 Sheldon M. Bonovitz | For | For | ||||||||
4 Edward D. Breen | For | For | ||||||||
5 Gerald L. Hassell | For | For | ||||||||
6 Jeffrey A. Honickman | For | For | ||||||||
7 Maritza G. Montiel | For | For | ||||||||
8 Asuka Nakahara | For | For | ||||||||
9 David C. Novak | For | For | ||||||||
10 Brian L. Roberts | For | For | ||||||||
2. | Ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Advisory vote on executive compensation | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | To provide a lobbying report | Shareholder | Against | For |
TARGET CORPORATION
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Security | 87612E106 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | TGT | Meeting Date | 13-Jun-2018 | |||
ISIN | US87612E1064 | Agenda | 934805904 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Roxanne S. Austin | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Douglas M. Baker, Jr. | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Brian C. Cornell | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Calvin Darden | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Henrique De Castro | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Robert L. Edwards | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Melanie L. Healey | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Donald R. Knauss | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Monica C. Lozano | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Mary E. Minnick | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Kenneth L. Salazar | Management | For | For | ||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Dmitri L. Stockton | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Company proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Company proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, our executive compensation (“Say on Pay”). | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy for an independent chairman. | Shareholder | Against | For |
THE KROGER CO.
| ||||||
Security | 501044101 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
Ticker Symbol | KR | Meeting Date | 28-Jun-2018 | |||
ISIN | US5010441013 | Agenda | 934823813 - Management |
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1a. | Election of Director: Nora A. Aufreiter | Management | For | For | ||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Robert D. Beyer | Management | For | For | ||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Anne Gates | Management | For | For | ||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Susan J. Kropf | Management | For | For | ||||||
1e. | Election of Director: W. Rodney McMullen | Management | For | For | ||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Jorge P. Montoya | Management | For | For | ||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Clyde R. Moore | Management | For | For | ||||||
1h. | Election of Director: James A. Runde | Management | For | For | ||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Ronald L. Sargent | Management | For | For | ||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Bobby S. Shackouls | Management | For | For | ||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Mark S. Sutton | Management | For | For | ||||||
2. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of Kroger’s executive compensation. | Management | For | For | ||||||
3. | Approval of an amendment to Kroger’s Regulations to adopt proxy access. | Management | For | For | ||||||
4. | Approval of an amendment to Kroger’s Regulations to permit Board amendments in accordance with Ohio law. | Management | For | For |
5. | Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as auditors. | Management | For | For | ||||||
6. | A shareholder proposal, if properly presented, to issue a report assessing the environmental impacts of using unrecyclable packaging for private label brands. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
7. | A shareholder proposal, if properly presented, to issue a report assessing the climate benefits and feasibility of adopting enterprise-wide, quantitative, time bound targets for increasing renewable energy sourcing. | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
8. | A shareholder proposal, if properly presented, to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws as necessary to require the Chair of the Board to be independent. | Shareholder | Against | For |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) | Smead Funds Trust | |
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Steven J. LeMire | |
Steven J. LeMire, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
Date | July 27, 2018 |