UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 |
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FORM N-PX |
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annual report of proxy voting record of |
registered management investment company |
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Investment Company Act file number: | 811- 02192 | |
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BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc.
(formerly, The Dreyfus Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc.) |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10286 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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Bennett A. MacDougall, Esq. 240 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10286
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(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6400 |
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Date of fiscal year end: 5/31 |
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019 |
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Alpern For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Sally E. Blount For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michelle A. Kumbier For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director William A. Osborn For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Daniel J. Starks For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John G. Stratton For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Miles D. White 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
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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ACCENTURE PLC
Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1151C101
Meeting Date: FEB 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 03, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jaime Ardila For For Management
1b Elect Director Herbert Hainer For For Management
1c Elect Director Marjorie Magner For For Management
1d Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1e Elect Director David P. Rowland For For Management
1f Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson For For Management
1g Elect Director Paula A. Price For For Management
1h Elect Director Venkata (Murthy) For For Management
Renduchintala
1i Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1j Elect Director Frank K. Tang For For Management
1k Elect Director Tracey T. Travis For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
4 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
6 Determine the Price Range at which For For Management
Accenture Plc can Re-issue Shares that
it Acquires as Treasury Stock
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ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
Ticker: AYI Security ID: 00508Y102
Meeting Date: JAN 04, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 09, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Peter C. Browning For Against Management
1b Elect Director G. Douglas Dillard, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. For For Management
1d Elect Director Vernon J. Nagel For For Management
1e Elect Director Julia B. North For Against Management
1f Elect Director Ray M. Robinson For Against Management
1g Elect Director Mary A. Winston For Against Management
2 Ratify EY as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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ALPHABET INC.
Ticker: GOOGL Security ID: 02079K305
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Larry Page For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sergey Brin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1.4 Elect Director L. John Doerr For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ann Mather For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Alan R. Mulally For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sundar Pichai For For Management
1.9 Elect Director K. Ram Shriram For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Robin L. Washington For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder
Stock to Have One-vote per Share
5 Adopt a Policy Prohibiting Inequitable Against For Shareholder
Employment Practices
6 Establish Societal Risk Oversight Against For Shareholder
Committee
7 Report on Sexual Harassment Policies Against For Shareholder
8 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
9 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
10 Employ Advisors to Explore Against Against Shareholder
Alternatives to Maximize Value
11 Approve Nomination of Employee Against Against Shareholder
Representative Director
12 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against Against Shareholder
13 Assess Feasibility of Including Against For Shareholder
Sustainability as a Performance
Measure for Senior Executive
Compensation
14 Report on Human Rights Risk Assessment Against Against Shareholder
15 Adopt Compensation Clawback Policy Against For Shareholder
16 Report on Policies and Risks Related Against For Shareholder
to Content Governance
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AMAZON.COM, INC.
Ticker: AMZN Security ID: 023135106
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jeffrey P. Bezos For For Management
1b Elect Director Rosalind G. Brewer For Against Management
1c Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management
1d Elect Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher For Against Management
1e Elect Director Judith A. McGrath For Against Management
1f Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi For For Management
1g Elect Director Jonathan J. Rubinstein For For Management
1h Elect Director Thomas O. Ryder For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia Q. Stonesifer For For Management
1j Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Management of Food Waste Against For Shareholder
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6 Prohibit Sales of Facial Recognition Against Against Shareholder
Technology to Government Agencies
7 Report on Impact of Government Use of Against For Shareholder
Facial Recognition Technologies
8 Report on Products Promoting Hate Against For Shareholder
Speech
9 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
10 Report on Sexual Harassment Against For Shareholder
11 Report on Climate Change Against For Shareholder
12 Disclose a Board of Directors' Against Against Shareholder
Qualification Matrix
13 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
14 Assess Feasibility of Including Against For Shareholder
Sustainability as a Performance
Measure for Senior Executive
Compensation
15 Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Against Against Shareholder
Abstentions
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APPLE, INC.
Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100
Meeting Date: MAR 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 02, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director James Bell For For Management
1b Elect Director Tim Cook For For Management
1c Elect Director Al Gore For Against Management
1d Elect Director Bob Iger For Against Management
1e Elect Director Andrea Jung For Against Management
1f Elect Director Art Levinson For For Management
1g Elect Director Ron Sugar For For Management
1h Elect Director Sue Wagner 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
4 Proxy Access Amendments Against For Shareholder
5 Disclose Board Diversity and Against Against Shareholder
Qualifications
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APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Ticker: AMAT Security ID: 038222105
Meeting Date: MAR 07, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 10, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Judy Bruner For For Management
1b Elect Director Xun (Eric) Chen For For Management
1c Elect Director Aart J. de Geus For For Management
1d Elect Director Gary E. Dickerson For For Management
1e Elect Director Stephen R. Forrest For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas J. Iannotti For For Management
1g Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner For For Management
1h Elect Director Adrianna C. Ma For For Management
1i Elect Director Scott A. McGregor For For Management
1j Elect Director Dennis D. Powell For �� For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
Ticker: CHRW Security ID: 12541W209
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Scott P. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Robert C. Biesterfeld For For Management
Jr.
1c Elect Director Wayne M. Fortun For Against Management
1d Elect Director Timothy C. Gokey For Against Management
1e Elect Director Mary J. Steele Guilfoile For Against Management
1f Elect Director Jodee A. Kozlak For Against Management
1g Elect Director Brian P. Short For Against Management
1h Elect Director James B. Stake For For Management
1i Elect Director Paula C. Tolliver For For Management
1j Elect Director John P. Wiehoff For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Against For Shareholder
Disclosure
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 12, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 15, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1c Elect Director Mark Garrett For For Management
1d Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1e Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1f Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1g Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1h Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For For Management
1i Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Adjust Executive Compensation Metrics Against For Shareholder
for Share Buybacks
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CITIGROUP INC.
Ticker: C Security ID: 172967424
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 19, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Michael L. Corbat For For Management
1b Elect Director Ellen M. Costello For For Management
1c Elect Director Barbara J. Desoer For For Management
1d Elect Director John C. Dugan For Against Management
1e Elect Director Duncan P. Hennes For For Management
1f Elect Director Peter B. Henry For Against Management
1g Elect Director S. Leslie Ireland For For Management
1h Elect Director Lew W. (Jay) Jacobs, IV For For Management
1i Elect Director Renee J. James For For Management
1j Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade For For Management
1k Elect Director Gary M. Reiner For For Management
1l Elect Director Diana L. Taylor For Against Management
1m Elect Director James S. Turley For For Management
1n Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management
1o Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce For Against Management
de Leon
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
6 Prohibit Accelerated Vesting of Awards Against For Shareholder
to Pursue Government Service
7 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: CMS Security ID: 125896100
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jon E. Barfield For For Management
1b Elect Director Deborah H. Butler For For Management
1c Elect Director Kurt L. Darrow For For Management
1d Elect Director Stephen E. Ewing For For Management
1e Elect Director William D. Harvey For For Management
1f Elect Director Patricia K. Poppe For For Management
1g Elect Director John G. Russell For For Management
1h Elect Director Suzanne F. Shank For For Management
1i Elect Director Myrna M. Soto For For Management
1j Elect Director John G. Sznewajs For For Management
1k Elect Director Laura H. Wright For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
4 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
Disclosure
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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
Ticker: CL Security ID: 194162103
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Charles A. Bancroft For For Management
1b Elect Director John P. Bilbrey For For Management
1c Elect Director John T. Cahill For Against Management
1d Elect Director Ian Cook For For Management
1e Elect Director Lisa M. Edwards For For Management
1f Elect Director Helene D. Gayle For Against Management
1g Elect Director C. Martin Harris For Against Management
1h Elect Director Lorrie M. Norrington For For Management
1i Elect Director Michael B. Polk For Against Management
1j Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove For Against Management
1k Elect Director Noel R. Wallace For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.
Ticker: COST Security ID: 22160K105
Meeting Date: JAN 24, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 19, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Hamilton E. James For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director John W. Stanton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mary Agnes (Maggie) For For Management
Wilderotter
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
6 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
7 Report on Human Rights Risk Assessment Against For Shareholder
Process
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COTY, INC.
Ticker: COTY Security ID: 222070203
Meeting Date: NOV 06, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 12, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lambertus J.H. Becht For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sabine Chalmers For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joachim Faber For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Olivier Goudet For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Peter Harf For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Paul S. Michaels For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Camillo Pane For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Erhard Schoewel For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Robert Singer For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION
Ticker: DG Security ID: 256677105
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Warren F. Bryant For Against Management
1b Elect Director Michael M. Calbert For For Management
1c Elect Director Sandra B. Cochran For For Management
1d Elect Director Patricia D. Fili-Krushel For Against Management
1e Elect Director Timothy I. McGuire For For Management
1f Elect Director William C. Rhodes, III For For Management
1g Elect Director Ralph E. Santana For For Management
1h Elect Director Todd J. Vasos For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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EBAY INC.
Ticker: EBAY Security ID: 278642103
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Fred D. Anderson, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Anthony J. Bates For Against Management
1c Elect Director Adriane M. Brown For For Management
1d Elect Director Jesse A. Cohn For For Management
1e Elect Director Diana Farrell For For Management
1f Elect Director Logan D. Green For For Management
1g Elect Director Bonnie S. Hammer For Against Management
1h Elect Director Kathleen C. Mitic For Against Management
1i Elect Director Matthew J. Murphy For For Management
1j Elect Director Pierre M. Omidyar For For Management
1k Elect Director Paul S. Pressler For Against Management
1l Elect Director Robert H. Swan For For Management
1m Elect Director Thomas J. Tierney For Against Management
1n Elect Director Perry M. Traquina For For Management
1o Elect Director Devin N. Wenig For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for For For Management
Shareholder to Call Special Meetings
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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ECOLAB INC.
Ticker: ECL Security ID: 278865100
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Shari L. Ballard For For Management
1c Elect Director Barbara J. Beck For Against Management
1d Elect Director Leslie S. Biller For For Management
1e Elect Director Jeffrey M. Ettinger For Against Management
1f Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael Larson For For Management
1h Elect Director David W. MacLennan For Against Management
1i Elect Director Tracy B. McKibben For For Management
1j Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III For For Management
1k Elect Director Victoria J. Reich For Against Management
1l Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot For For Management
1m Elect Director John J. Zillmer For Against Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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EVERSOURCE ENERGY
Ticker: ES �� Security ID: 30040W108
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Cotton M. Cleveland For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sanford Cloud, Jr. For Against Management
1.3 Elect Director James S. DiStasio For Against Management
1.4 Elect Director Francis A. Doyle For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Linda Dorcena Forry For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James J. Judge For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John Y. Kim For Against Management
1.8 Elect Director Kenneth R. Leibler For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William C. Van Faasen For Against Management
1.10 Elect Director Frederica M. Williams For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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FERGUSON PLC
Ticker: FERG Security ID: G3408R113
Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 27, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management
4 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
5 Re-elect Tessa Bamford as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Gareth Davis as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect John Martin as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Kevin Murphy as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Alan Murray as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Michael Powell as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Darren Shapland as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Dr Nadia Shouraboura as For For Management
Director
13 Re-elect Jacqueline Simmonds as For For Management
Director
14 Approve Increase in the Maximum For For Management
Aggregate Remuneration Payable to
Non-executive Directors
15 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Management
16 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
17 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
18 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
20 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
an Acquisition or Other Capital
Investment
21 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
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FERGUSON PLC
Ticker: FERG Security ID: G3408R113
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: APR 25, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Introduction of a New Jersey For For Management
Incorporated and UK Tax-resident
Holding Company
2 Approve Cancellation of Share Premium For For Management
Account
3 Approve Delisting of Ordinary Shares For For Management
from the Official List
4 Approve Change of Company Name to For For Management
Ferguson Holdings Limited; Amend
Memorandum of Association
5 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
6 Approve Employee Share Purchase Plan, For For Management
International Sharesave Plan and Long
Term Incentive Plan
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FERGUSON PLC
Ticker: FERG Security ID: G3408R113
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2019 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date: APR 25, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
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FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
Ticker: FRC Security ID: 33616C100
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James H. Herbert, II For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Katherine August-deWilde For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Hafize Gaye Erkan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Boris Groysberg For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Sandra R. Hernandez For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Pamela J. Joyner For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Reynold Levy For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Duncan L. Niederauer For For Management
1.11 Elect Director George G.C. Parker For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Sebastien M. Bazin For For Management
2 Elect Director H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. For For Management
3 Elect Director Francisco D'Souza For Against Management
4 Elect Director Edward P. Garden For Against Management
5 Elect Director Thomas W. Horton For Against Management
6 Elect Director Risa Lavizzo-Mourey For Against Management
7 Elect Director Catherine Lesjak For For Management
8 Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds For For Management
9 Elect Director Leslie F. Seidman For For Management
10 Elect Director James S. Tisch For For Management
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
12 Approve Reduction in Minimum Size of For For Management
Board
13 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For Against Management
14 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
15 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton For For Management
1b Elect Director John F. Cogan For For Management
1c Elect Director Kelly A. Kramer For For Management
1d Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton For Against Management
1e Elect Director Harish Manwani For For Management
1f Elect Director Daniel P. O'Day For For Management
1g Elect Director Richard J. Whitley For For Management
1h Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson For For Management
1i Elect Director Per Wold-Olsen For Against Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Against Management
3 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Corporate Tax Savings Against Against Shareholder
Allocation
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INTACT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Ticker: IFC Security ID: 45823T106
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Charles Brindamour For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Janet De Silva For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Claude Dussault For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jane E. Kinney For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert G. Leary For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Eileen Mercier For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Sylvie Paquette For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Timothy H. Penner For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Frederick Singer For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephen G. Snyder For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Carol Stephenson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director William L. Young For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
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INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
Ticker: IFF Security ID: 459506101
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 06, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Marcello V. Bottoli For For Management
1b Elect Director Linda Buck For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael L. Ducker For Against Management
1d Elect Director David R. Epstein For For Management
1e Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. For Against Management
1f Elect Director John F. Ferraro For For Management
1g Elect Director Andreas Fibig For For Management
1h Elect Director Christina Gold For Against Management
1i Elect Director Katherine M. Hudson For Against Management
1j Elect Director Dale F. Morrison For Against Management
1k Elect Director Stephen Williamson For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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INTUIT, INC.
Ticker: INTU Security ID: 461202103
Meeting Date: JAN 17, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 19, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Eve Burton For For Management
1b Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard L. Dalzell For For Management
1d Elect Director Sasan Goodarzi For For Management
1e Elect Director Deborah Liu For For Management
1f Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For Against Management
1g Elect Director Dennis D. Powell For For Management
1h Elect Director Brad D. Smith For For Management
1i Elect Director Thomas Szkutak For For Management
1j Elect Director Raul Vazquez For For Management
1k Elect Director Jeff Weiner For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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LENNAR CORPORATION
Ticker: LEN Security ID: 526057104
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 12, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Rick Beckwitt For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Irving Bolotin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Steven L. Gerard For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Tig Gilliam For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Sherrill W. Hudson For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Jonathan M. Jaffe For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Sidney Lapidus For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Teri P. McClure For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Stuart Miller For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Armando Olivera For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Jeffrey Sonnenfeld For Withhold Management
1.12 Elect Director Scott Stowell For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
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MEDTRONIC PLC
Ticker: MDT Security ID: G5960L103
Meeting Date: DEC 07, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 09, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For Against Management
1b Elect Director Craig Arnold For Against Management
1c Elect Director Scott C. Donnelly For Against Management
1d Elect Director Randall J. Hogan, III For Against Management
1e Elect Director Omar Ishrak For For Management
1f Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt For For Management
1g Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management
1h Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel For For Management
1i Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management
1j Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For Against Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1b Elect Director Thomas R. Cech For For Management
1c Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe For For Management
1d Elect Director Pamela J. Craig For For Management
1e Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For Against Management
1g Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For Against Management
1h Elect Director Paul B. Rothman For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For Against Management
1j Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For Against Management
1k Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
1l Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Adopt Policy Disclosing Rationale Against Against Shareholder
Behind Approval of Sale of
Compensation Shares by a Senior
Executive During a Buyback
7 Report on Integrating Risks Related to Against Against Shareholder
Drug Pricing into Senior Executive
Compensation
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MICROSOFT CORP.
Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 28, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 26, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Satya Nadella For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles W. Scharf For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John W. Stanton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Padmasree Warrior For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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NIKE, INC.
Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103
Meeting Date: SEP 20, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 20, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John C. Lechleiter For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michelle A. Peluso For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
Disclosure
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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PEPSICO, INC.
Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Shona L. Brown For For Management
1b Elect Director Cesar Conde For For Management
1c Elect Director Ian Cook For For Management
1d Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
1e Elect Director Richard W. Fisher For For Management
1f Elect Director Michelle Gass For For Management
1g Elect Director William R. Johnson For For Management
1h Elect Director Ramon Laguarta For For Management
1i Elect Director David C. Page For For Management
1j Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad For For Management
1k Elect Director Daniel Vasella For For Management
1l Elect Director Darren Walker For For Management
1m Elect Director Alberto Weisser For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirement
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Pesticide Management Against Against Shareholder
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PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Ticker: PFG Security ID: 74251V102
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Michael T. Dan For Against Management
1b Elect Director C. Daniel Gelatt For Against Management
1c Elect Director Sandra L. Helton For For Management
1d Elect Director Blair C. Pickerell For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor For Against Management
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
Ticker: PHM Security ID: 745867101
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Brian P. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Bryce Blair For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling For Against Management
1.4 Elect Director Thomas J. Folliard For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise For Against Management
1.6 Elect Director Andre J. Hawaux For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ryan R. Marshall For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John R. Peshkin For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Scott F. Powers For Against Management
1.10 Elect Director William J. Pulte For Against Management
1.11 Elect Director Lila J. Snyder For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Against Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend NOL Rights Plan (NOL Pill) For Against Management
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QUALCOMM, INC.
Ticker: QCOM Security ID: 747525103
Meeting Date: MAR 12, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 14, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander For Against Management
1b Elect Director Mark Fields For For Management
1c Elect Director Jeffrey W. Henderson For For Management
1d Elect Director Ann M. Livermore For For Management
1e Elect Director Harish Manwani For Against Management
1f Elect Director Mark D. McLaughlin For Against Management
1g Elect Director Steve Mollenkopf For For Management
1h Elect Director Clark T. "Sandy" Randt, For For Management
Jr.
1i Elect Director Francisco Ros For For Management
1j Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld For For Management
1k Elect Director Neil Smit For For Management
1l Elect Director Anthony J. Vinciquerra For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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REDWOOD TRUST, INC.
Ticker: RWT Security ID: 758075402
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard D. Baum For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Christopher J. Abate For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mariann Byerwalter For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Douglas B. Hansen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Debora D. Horvath For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Greg H. Kubicek For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Fred J. Matera For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey T. Pero For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Georganne C. Proctor 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
4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
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SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Ticker: 006400 Security ID: 796054203
Meeting Date: MAR 20, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Allocation of Income
2.1 Elect Ahn Tae-hyeok as Inside Director For For Management
3 Approve Total Remuneration of Inside For For Management
Directors and Outside Directors
4 Amend Articles of Incorporation For For Management
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THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
Ticker: GS Security ID: 38141G104
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 04, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Drew G. Faust For For Management
1c Elect Director Mark A. Flaherty For For Management
1d Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management
1e Elect Director Lakshmi N. Mittal For For Management
1f Elect Director Adebayo O. Ogunlesi For For Management
1g Elect Director Peter Oppenheimer For For Management
1h Elect Director David M. Solomon For For Management
1i Elect Director Jan E. Tighe For For Management
1j Elect Director David A. Viniar For For Management
1k Elect Director Mark O. Winkelman For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditor
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: TJX Security ID: 872540109
Meeting Date: JUN 04, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 08, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Zein Abdalla For For �� Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Rosemary T. Berkery For For Management
1.4 Elect Director David T. Ching For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ernie Herrman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael F. Hines For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Amy B. Lane For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Jackwyn L. Nemerov For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John F. O'Brien For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Willow B. Shire For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Gender, Race, or Ethnicity Against Against Shareholder
Pay Equity
5 Report on Prison Labor in Supply Chain Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Human Rights Risks in Against For Shareholder
Operations and Supply Chain
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THE TJX COS., INC.
Ticker: TJX Security ID: 872540109
Meeting Date: OCT 22, 2018 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 27, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
Ticker: UAA Security ID: 904311107
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kevin A. Plank For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George W. Bodenheimer For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Douglas E. Coltharp For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jerri L. DeVard For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Mohamed A. El-Erian For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Karen W. Katz For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director A.B. Krongard For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William R. McDermott For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Eric T. Olson For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Harvey L. Sanders For Withhold Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 04, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Vittorio Colao For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Melanie L. Healey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Rodney E. Slater For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Kathryn A. Tesija For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver 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 Eliminate Above-Market Earnings in Against For Shareholder
Executive Retirement Plans
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Online Child Exploitation Against For Shareholder
7 Assess Feasibility of Cyber Security Against For Shareholder
and Data Privacy as a Performance
Measure for Senior Executive
Compensation
8 Submit Severance Agreement Against For Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
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WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC.
Ticker: WBA Security ID: 931427108
Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 26, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jose E. Almeida For For Management
1b Elect Director Janice M. Babiak For For Management
1c Elect Director David J. Brailer For For Management
1d Elect Director William C. Foote For Against Management
1e Elect Director Ginger L. Graham For For Management
1f Elect Director John A. Lederer For For Management
1g Elect Director Dominic P. Murphy For For Management
1h Elect Director Stefano Pessina For For Management
1i Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer For For Management
1j Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For For Management
1k Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Use GAAP for Executive Compensation Against For Shareholder
Metrics
7 Report on Governance Measures Against For Shareholder
Implemented Related to Opioids
8 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ Renee LaRoche-Morris
Renee LaRoche-Morris
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 20, 2019
