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: 811-23625
Name of Fund: BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2020 – 06/30/2021
Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.
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ICA File Number: 811-23625
Reporting Period: 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021
BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust
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10X GENOMICS, INC.
Ticker: TXG Security ID: 88025U109
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Bryan E. Roberts For For Management
1b Elect Director Kimberly J. Popovits For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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908 DEVICES, INC.
Ticker: MASS Security ID: 65443P102
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 23, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Fenel M. Eloi For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jeffrey P. George For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Ticker: ADPT Security ID: 00650F109
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michelle Griffin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Peter Neupert For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Leslie Trigg For Withhold Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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AMERICAN WELL CORPORATION
Ticker: AMWL Security ID: 03044L105
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Derek Ross For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Brendan O'Grady For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Deborah Jackson For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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AMYRIS, INC.
Ticker: AMRS Security ID: 03236M200
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 01, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Philip Eykerman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frank Kung For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John Melo For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Julie Spencer Washington For For Management
2 Ratify Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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AVALARA, INC.
Ticker: AVLR Security ID: 05338G106
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Marion Foote For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Rajeev Singh For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kathleen Zwickert For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.
Ticker: AXON Security ID: 05464C101
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard H. Carmona For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Julie Cullivan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Caitlin Kalinowski For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Approve the Increase in the Maximum For For Management
Number of Directors from Nine to Eleven
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.
Ticker: BFAM Security ID: 109194100
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 26, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Julie Atkinson For For Management
1b Elect Director Jordan Hitch For For Management
1c Elect Director Laurel J. Richie For For Management
1d Elect Director Mary Ann Tocio For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: GH Security ID: 40131M109
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Helmy Eltoukhy For For Management
1b Elect Director AmirAli Talasaz For For Management
1c Elect Director Bahija Jallal For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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HEALTH CATALYST, INC.
Ticker: HCAT Security ID: 42225T107
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Daniel Burton For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John A. Kane For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Julie Larson-Green For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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HIMS & HERS HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: HIMS Security ID: 433000106
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Andrew Dudum For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alex Bard For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ambar Bhattacharyya For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Toby Cosgrove For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kirsten Green For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jules Maltz For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Lynne Chou O'Keefe For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Andrea Perez For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David Wells For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, INC.
Ticker: IIPR Security ID: 45781V101
Meeting Date: JUN 04, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alan Gold For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gary Kreitzer For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mary Curran For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Scott Shoemaker For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Paul Smithers For For Management
1.6 Elect Director David Stecher For For Management
2 Ratify BDO USA, LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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INVITAE CORPORATION
Ticker: NVTA Security ID: 46185L103
Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Kimber D. Lockhart For For Management
1b Elect Director Chitra Nayak For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Proxy Access Right Against Against Shareholder
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder
Election of Directors
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KAHOOT! ASA
Ticker: KAHOT Security ID: R3S4AN105
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
2 Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda For Did Not Vote Management
3 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management
Meeting
4 Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation
of Income and Omission of Dividends
5 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For Did Not Vote Management
6 Discuss Company's Corporate Governance None None Management
Statement
7 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management
Terms of Employment For Executive
Management
8 Elect Andreas Hansson (Chair), Akshay For Did Not Vote Management
Naheta, Lori Wright, Joanne Bradford
and Stefan Blom as Directors
9 Elect Harald Arnet (Chair) and Fredrik For Did Not Vote Management
Cassel as Members of Nominating
Committee
10 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management
the Amount of USD 75,000 for Chair and
USD 50,000 for Other Directors;
Approve Meeting Fees
11 Approve Remuneration of Nomination For Did Not Vote Management
Committee
12 Approve Creation of NOK 6.1 Million For Did Not Vote Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
13 Approve Equity Plan Financing For Did Not Vote Management
14 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Vote Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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KAMBI GROUP PLC
Ticker: KAMBI Security ID: X4170A107
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 23, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Elect Chairman of Meeting None None Management
3 Prepare and Approve the Register of None None Management
Shareholders Entitled to Vote
4 Approve Agenda None None Management
5 Determine Whether the Meeting has been None None Management
Duly Convened
6 Designate Inspector or Shareholder None None Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
7 Receive Consolidated Financial None None Management
Statements, Financial Statements and
Statutory Reports (Non-Voting)
8 Statement by CEO None None Management
9 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements, Financial Statements and
Statutory Reports
10 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
11 Fix Number of Directors For For Management
12 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
13 Reelect Lars Stugemo as Director For Against Management
14 Reelect Anders Strom as Director For Against Management
15 Reelect Patrick Clase as Director For For Management
16 Reelect Marlene Forsell as Director For Against Management
17 Reelect Cecilia de Leeuw as Director For For Management
18 Elect Lars Stugemo as Board Chair For For Management
19 Approve Guidelines on Electing For For Management
Nomination Committee
20 Ratify Mazars as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
21 Approve Remuneration Policy For Against Management
22 Authorize Share Capital Increase For For Management
without Preemptive Rights
23 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
24 Close Meeting None None Management
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MASIMO CORPORATION
Ticker: MASI Security ID: 574795100
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Joe Kiani For For Management
2 Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: MPWR Security ID: 609839105
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Eugen Elmiger For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jeff Zhou For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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OUTSET MEDICAL, INC.
Ticker: OM Security ID: 690145107
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Leslie Trigg For For Management
1b Elect Director Karen Drexler For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC.
Ticker: PENN Security ID: 707569109
Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 07, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David A. Handler For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John M. Jacquemin For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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Q2 HOLDINGS, INC.
Ticker: QTWO Security ID: 74736L109
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director R. Lynn Atchison For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jeffrey T. Diehl For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Matthew P. Flake For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stephen C. Hooley For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Margaret L. Taylor For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lynn Antipas Tyson For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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REXFORD INDUSTRIAL REALTY, INC.
Ticker: REXR Security ID: 76169C100
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert L. Antin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Frankel For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Diana J. Ingram For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Debra L. Morris For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Tyler H. Rose For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Peter E. Schwab For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Howard Schwimmer For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard S. Ziman For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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SEER, INC.
Ticker: SEER Security ID: 81578P106
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Catherine J. Friedman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Omead Ostadan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mostafa Ronaghi For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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VITAL FARMS, INC.
Ticker: VITL Security ID: 92847W103
Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 12, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kofi Owusu For For Management
Amoo-Gottfried
1.2 Elect Director Brent Drever For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Karl Khoury For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.
Ticker: VG Security ID: 92886T201
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Hamid Akhavan For For Management
1b Elect Director Jeffrey A. Citron For For Management
1c Elect Director Stephen Fisher For Against Management
1d Elect Director Jan Hauser For For Management
1e Elect Director Priscilla Hung For For Management
1f Elect Director Carolyn Katz For Against Management
1g Elect Director Michael J. McConnell For For Management
1h Elect Director Rory Read For For Management
1i Elect Director John J. Roberts For For Management
1j Elect Director Tien Tzuo For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte and Touche, LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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VROOM, INC.
Ticker: VRM Security ID: 92918V109
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 26, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Mylod, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Scott A. Dahnke For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael J. Farello For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Paul J. Hennessy For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Laura W. Lang For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Laura G. O'Shaughnessy For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Paula B. Pretlow For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Frederick O. Terrell For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
========== END NPX REPORT
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.
BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust
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By: | | /s/ John Perlowski |
| | John Perlowski |
| | Chief Executive Officer of |
| | BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust |
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Date: | | August 27, 2021 |