UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 |
FORM N-PX |
annual report of proxy voting record of |
registered management investment company |
Investment Company Act file number: 811- 03081 |
BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. 240 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10286 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
Deirdre Cunnane, Esq. 240 Greenwich Street |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6400 |
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31 |
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021 |
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
====================== BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc. ====================== ABBOTT LABORATORIES Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Alpern For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Sally E. Blount For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert B. Ford For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michelle A. Kumbier For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Darren W. McDew For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management 1.8 Elect Director William A. Osborn For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Michael F. Roman For For 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 For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4a Adopt Majority Voting Standard for For For Management Amendments of the Articles of Incorporation and Effect Other Ministerial Changes 4b Adopt Majority Voting Standard for For For Management Certain Extraordinary Transactions 5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Racial Justice Against Against Shareholder 7 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBVIE INC. Ticker: ABBV Security ID: 00287Y109 Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 08, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard A. Gonzalez For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Rebecca B. Roberts For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton 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 5 Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 6 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement 7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder 8 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADOBE INC. Ticker: ADBE Security ID: 00724F101 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 22, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Amy Banse For For Management 1b Elect Director Melanie Boulden For For Management 1c Elect Director Frank Calderoni For For Management 1d Elect Director James Daley For For Management 1e Elect Director Laura Desmond For For Management 1f Elect Director Shantanu Narayen For For Management 1g Elect Director Kathleen Oberg For For Management 1h Elect Director Dheeraj Pandey For For Management 1i Elect Director David Ricks For For Management 1j Elect Director Daniel Rosensweig For For Management 1k Elect Director John Warnock For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. Ticker: APD Security ID: 009158106 Meeting Date: JAN 28, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 30, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Susan K. Carter For For Management 1b Elect Director Charles I. Cogut For For Management 1c Elect Director Lisa A. Davis For For Management 1d Elect Director Chadwick C. Deaton For For Management 1e Elect Director Seifollah (Seifi) For For Management Ghasemi 1f Elect Director David H. Y. Ho For For Management 1g Elect Director Edward L. Monser For For Management 1h Elect Director Matthew H. Paull For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. Ticker: MO Security ID: 02209S103 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 29, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director John T. Casteen, III For For Management 1b Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre For For Management 1c Elect Director William F. Gifford, Jr. For For Management 1d Elect Director Debra J. Kelly-Ennis For For Management 1e Elect Director W. Leo Kiely, III For For Management 1f Elect Director Kathryn B. McQuade For For Management 1g Elect Director George Munoz For For Management 1h Elect Director Mark E. Newman For For Management 1i Elect Director Nabil Y. Sakkab For For Management 1j Elect Director Virginia E. Shanks For For Management 1k Elect Director Ellen R. Strahlman For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditor 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Report on Underage Tobacco Prevention Against Against Shareholder Policies and Marketing Practices 5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMAZON.COM, INC. Ticker: AMZN Security ID: 023135106 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 01, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Jeffrey P. Bezos For For Management 1b Elect Director Keith B. Alexander For For Management 1c Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management 1d Elect Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher For For Management 1e Elect Director Judith A. McGrath For For 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 For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Report on Customers' Use of its Against Against Shareholder Surveillance and Computer Vision Products Capabilities or Cloud Products Contribute to Human Rights Violations 5 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Gender/Racial Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder 7 Report on Promotion Data Against Against Shareholder 8 Report on the Impacts of Plastic Against Against Shareholder Packaging 9 Oversee and Report on a Civil Rights, Against Against Shareholder Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Audit 10 Adopt a Policy to Include Hourly Against Against Shareholder Employees as Director Candidates 11 Report on Board Oversight of Risks Against Against Shareholder Related to Anti-Competitive Practices 12 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder Shareholders to Call Special Meeting 13 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder 14 Report on Potential Human Rights Against Against Shareholder Impacts of Customers' Use of Rekognition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLE INC. Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100 Meeting Date: FEB 23, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 28, 2020 # 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 For Management 1d Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management 1e Elect Director Art Levinson For For Management 1f Elect Director Monica Lozano 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 For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Proxy Access Amendments Against Against Shareholder 5 Improve Principles of Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation Program -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASML HOLDING NV Ticker: ASML Security ID: N07059210 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 01, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Discuss the Company's Business, None None Management Financial Situation and Sustainability 3.a Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 3.b Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3.c Receive Clarification on Company's None None Management Reserves and Dividend Policy 3.d Approve Dividends of EUR 2.75 Per Share For For Management 4.a Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4.b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Approve Number of Shares for For For Management Management Board 6 Approve Certain Adjustments to the For For Management Remuneration Policy for Management Board 7 Approve Certain Adjustments to the For For Management Remuneration Policy for Supervisory Board 8 Receive Information on the Composition None None Management of the Management Board 9.a Elect B. Conix to Supervisory Board For For Management 9.b Receive Information on the Composition None None Management of the Supervisory Board 10 Ratify KPMG Accountants N.V. as For For Management Auditors 11.a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management Up to 5 Percent of Issued Capital for General Purposes 11.b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Share Issuances under Item 11.a 11.c Grant Board Authority to Issue or For For Management Grant Rights to Subscribe for Ordinary Shares Up to 5 Percent in Case of Merger or Acquisition 11.d Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Share Issuances under 11.c 12.a Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 12.b Authorize Additional Repurchase of Up For For Management to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital 13 Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased For For Management Shares 14 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management 15 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. Ticker: ADP Security ID: 053015103 Meeting Date: NOV 11, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 14, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Peter Bisson For For Management 1b Elect Director Richard T. Clark For For Management 1c Elect Director Linnie M. Haynesworth For For Management 1d Elect Director John P. Jones For For Management 1e Elect Director Francine S. Katsoudas For For Management 1f Elect Director Nazzic S. Keene For For Management 1g Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch For For Management 1h Elect Director Scott F. Powers For For Management 1i Elect Director William J. Ready For For Management 1j Elect Director Carlos A. Rodriguez For For Management 1k Elect Director Sandra S. Wijnberg 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 4 Report on Non-Management Employee Against Against Shareholder Representation on the Board of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Ticker: BRK.B Security ID: 084670108 Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 03, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Warren E. Buffett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles T. Munger For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gregory E. Abel For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Howard G. Buffett For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management 1.8 Elect Director David S. Gottesman For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Charlotte Guyman For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Ajit Jain For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Ronald L. Olson For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Walter Scott, Jr. For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Meryl B. Witmer For For Management 2 Report on Climate-Related Risks and Against Against Shareholder Opportunities 3 Publish Annually a Report Assessing Against Against Shareholder Diversity and Inclusion Efforts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACKROCK, INC. Ticker: BLK Security ID: 09247X101 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 29, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Bader M. Alsaad For For Management 1b Elect Director Pamela Daley For For Management 1c Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn For For Management 1d Elect Director Laurence D. Fink For For Management 1e Elect Director William E. Ford For For Management 1f Elect Director Fabrizio Freda For For Management 1g Elect Director Murry S. Gerber For For Management 1h Elect Director Margaret 'Peggy' L. For For Management Johnson 1i Elect Director Robert S. Kapito For For Management 1j Elect Director Cheryl D. Mills For For Management 1k Elect Director Gordon M. Nixon For For Management 1l Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management 1m Elect Director Marco Antonio Slim Domit For For Management 1n Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg For For Management 1o Elect Director Susan L. Wagner For For Management 1p Elect Director Mark Wilson For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Management 4a Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management 4b Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement 4c Amend Charter to Eliminate Provisions For For Management that are No Longer Applicable and Make Other Technical Revisions 5 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder Become a Public Benefit Corporation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. Ticker: BR Security ID: 11133T103 Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 24, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management 1b Elect Director Pamela L. Carter For For Management 1c Elect Director Richard J. Daly For For Management 1d Elect Director Robert N. Duelks For For Management 1e Elect Director Timothy C. Gokey For For Management 1f Elect Director Brett A. Keller For For Management 1g Elect Director Maura A. Markus For For Management 1h Elect Director Thomas J. Perna For For Management 1i Elect Director Alan J. Weber For For Management 1j Elect Director Amit K. Zavery 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 4 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder Disclosure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LIMITED Ticker: CP Security ID: 13645T100 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: FEB 26, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Management 2 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management Compensation Approach 3.1 Elect Director John Baird For For Management 3.2 Elect Director Isabelle Courville For For Management 3.3 Elect Director Keith E. Creel For For Management 3.4 Elect Director Gillian (Jill) H. Denham For For Management 3.5 Elect Director Edward R. Hamberger For For Management 3.6 Elect Director Rebecca MacDonald For For Management 3.7 Elect Director Edward L. Monser For For Management 3.8 Elect Director Matthew H. Paull For For Management 3.9 Elect Director Jane L. Peverett For For Management 3.10 Elect Director Andrea Robertson For For Management 3.11 Elect Director Gordon T. Trafton For For Management 4 Approve Share Split For For Management 5 SP: Hold an Annual Non-Binding For For Shareholder Advisory Vote on Climate Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHEVRON CORPORATION Ticker: CVX Security ID: 166764100 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 29, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Wanda M. Austin For For Management 1b Elect Director John B. Frank For For Management 1c Elect Director Alice P. Gast For For Management 1d Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management 1e Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson For For Management 1f Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. For For Management 1g Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV For For Management 1h Elect Director Dambisa F. Moyo For For Management 1i Elect Director Debra Reed-Klages For For Management 1j Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar For For Management 1k Elect Director D. James Umpleby, III For For Management 1l Elect Director Michael K. Wirth For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Reduce Scope 3 Emissions Against Against Shareholder 5 Report on Impacts of Net Zero 2050 Against Against Shareholder Scenario 6 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder Become a Public Benefit Corporation 7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder 8 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder 9 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder Shareholders to Call Special Meeting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHUBB LIMITED Ticker: CB Security ID: H1467J104 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 26, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.1 Allocate Disposable Profit For For Management 2.2 Approve Dividend Distribution From For For Management Legal Reserves Through Capital Contributions Reserve Subaccount 3 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management 4.1 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG For For Management (Zurich) as Statutory Auditor 4.2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management (United States) as Independent Registered Accounting Firm 4.3 Ratify BDO AG (Zurich) as Special For For Management Audit Firm 5.1 Elect Director Evan G. Greenberg For For Management 5.2 Elect Director Michael P. Connors For For Management 5.3 Elect Director Michael G. Atieh For For Management 5.4 Elect Director Sheila P. Burke For For Management 5.5 Elect Director Mary Cirillo For For Management 5.6 Elect Director Robert J. Hugin For For Management 5.7 Elect Director Robert W. Scully For For Management 5.8 Elect Director Eugene B. Shanks, Jr. For For Management 5.9 Elect Director Theodore E. Shasta For For Management 5.10 Elect Director David H. Sidwell For For Management 5.11 Elect Director Olivier Steimer For For Management 5.12 Elect Director Luis Tellez For For Management 5.13 Elect Director Frances F. Townsend For For Management 6 Elect Evan G. Greenberg as Board For For Management Chairman 7.1 Elect Michael P. Connors as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 7.2 Elect Mary Cirillo as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 7.3 Elect Frances F. Townsend as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 8 Designate Homburger AG as Independent For For Management Proxy 9 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 10 Approve CHF 86,557,222.50 Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation in Nominal Value of CHF 24.15 each 11.1 Approve the Maximum Aggregate For For Management Remuneration of Directors 11.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Management in the Amount of USD 48 Million for Fiscal 2022 12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 13 Transact Other Business (Voting) For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMCAST CORPORATION Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101 Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 05, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Madeline S. Bell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Naomi M. Bergman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Maritza G. Montiel For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Asuka Nakahara For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts 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 4 Report on Risks Posed by the Failing Against Against Shareholder to Prevent Workplace Sexual Harassment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FACEBOOK, INC. Ticker: FB Security ID: 30303M102 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 01, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Peggy Alford For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Andrew W. Houston For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Nancy Killefer For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert M. Kimmitt For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Sheryl K. Sandberg For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Peter A. Thiel For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Tracey T. Travis For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Mark Zuckerberg For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Non-Employee Director For For Management Compensation Policy 4 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against Against Shareholder Stock to Have One-vote per Share 5 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Online Child Sexual Against Against Shareholder Exploitation 7 Require Independent Director Nominee Against Against Shareholder with Human and/or Civil Rights Experience 8 Report on Platform Misuse Against Against Shareholder 9 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder Become a Public Benefit Corporation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HERMES INTERNATIONAL SCA Ticker: RMS Security ID: F48051100 Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 03, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Discharge of General Managers For For Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 4.55 per Share 5 Approve Auditors' Special Report on For For Management Related-Party Transactions 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 7 Approve Compensation of Corporate For For Management Officers 8 Approve Compensation of Axel Dumas, For Against Management General Manager 9 Approve Compensation of Emile Hermes For Against Management SARL, General Manager 10 Approve Compensation of Eric de For For Management Seynes, Chairman of the Supervisory Board 11 Approve Remuneration Policy of General For Against Management Managers 12 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management Supervisory Board Members 13 Reelect Matthieu Dumas as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 14 Reelect Blaise Guerrand as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 15 Reelect Olympia Guerrand as For For Management Supervisory Board Member 16 Reelect Alexandre Viros as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 17 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 18 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves For For Management of up to 40 Percent of Issued Capital for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 19 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to 40 Percent of Issued Capital 20 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to 40 Percent of Issued Capital 21 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management Employee Stock Purchase Plans 22 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities up to 20 Percent of Issued Capital Per Year for Private Placements 23 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind 24 Delegate Powers to the Management For For Management Board to Implement Spin-Off Agreements 25 Delegate Powers to the Management For For Management Board to Issue Shares in Connection with Item 24 Above 26 Amend Articles of Bylaws Re. Change of For For Management Corporate Form of Emile Hermes SARL 27 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IHS MARKIT LTD. Ticker: INFO Security ID: G47567105 Meeting Date: MAR 11, 2021 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JAN 19, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IHS MARKIT LTD. Ticker: INFO Security ID: G47567105 Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 09, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Lance Uggla For For Management 1b Elect Director John Browne For For Management 1c Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre For For Management 1d Elect Director Ruann F. Ernst For For Management 1e Elect Director Jacques Esculier For For Management 1f Elect Director Gay Huey Evans For For Management 1g Elect Director William E. Ford For For Management 1h Elect Director Nicoletta Giadrossi For For Management 1i Elect Director Robert P. Kelly For For Management 1j Elect Director Deborah Doyle McWhinney For For Management 1k Elect Director Jean-Paul L. Montupet For For Management 1l Elect Director Deborah K. Orida For For Management 1m Elect Director James A. Rosenthal For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC. Ticker: ICE Security ID: 45866F104 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Sharon Y. Bowen For For Management 1b Elect Director Shantella E. Cooper For For Management 1c Elect Director Charles R. Crisp For For Management 1d Elect Director Duriya M. Farooqui For For Management 1e Elect Director The Right Hon. the Lord For For Management Hague of Richmond 1f Elect Director Mark F. Mulhern For For Management 1g Elect Director Thomas E. Noonan For For Management 1h Elect Director Frederic V. Salerno For For Management 1i Elect Director Caroline L. Silver For For Management 1j Elect Director Jeffrey C. Sprecher For For Management 1k Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management 1l Elect Director Vincent Tese 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 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTUIT INC. Ticker: INTU Security ID: 461202103 Meeting Date: JAN 21, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 23, 2020 # 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 K. Goodarzi For For Management 1e Elect Director Deborah Liu For For Management 1f Elect Director Tekedra Mawakana For For Management 1g Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management 1h Elect Director Dennis D. Powell For For Management 1i Elect Director Brad D. Smith For For Management 1j Elect Director Thomas Szkutak For For Management 1k Elect Director Raul Vazquez For For Management 1l Elect Director Jeff Weiner 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Ticker: ISRG Security ID: 46120E602 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 05, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Craig H. Barratt For For Management 1b Elect Director Joseph C. Beery For For Management 1c Elect Director Gary S. Guthart For For Management 1d Elect Director Amal M. Johnson For For Management 1e Elect Director Don R. Kania For For Management 1f Elect Director Amy L. Ladd For For Management 1g Elect Director Keith R. Leonard, Jr. For For Management 1h Elect Director Alan J. Levy For Against Management 1i Elect Director Jami Dover Nachtsheim For For Management 1j Elect Director Monica P. Reed For For Management 1k Elect Director Mark J. Rubash For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON & JOHNSON Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Mary C. Beckerle For For Management 1b Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management 1c Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis For For Management 1d Elect Director Jennifer A. Doudna For For Management 1e Elect Director Alex Gorsky For For Management 1f Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson For For Management 1g Elect Director Hubert Joly For For Management 1h Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management 1i Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management 1j Elect Director Charles Prince For Against Management 1k Elect Director A. Eugene Washington For For Management 1l Elect Director Mark A. Weinberger For For Management 1m Elect Director Nadja Y. West For For Management 1n Elect Director Ronald A. Williams 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 Report on Government Financial Support Against Against Shareholder and Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics 5 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Civil Rights Audit Against Against Shareholder 7 Adopt Policy on Bonus Banking Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 19, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Linda B. Bammann For For Management 1b Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management 1c Elect Director Todd A. Combs For For Management 1d Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management 1e Elect Director James Dimon For For Management 1f Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn For For Management 1g Elect Director Mellody Hobson For For Management 1h Elect Director Michael A. Neal For For Management 1i Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic For For Management 1j Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder Shareholders to Request Action by Written Consent 6 Report on Racial Equity Audit Against Against Shareholder 7 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder 8 Report on Congruency Political Against Against Shareholder Analysis and Electioneering Expenditures -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE Ticker: MC Security ID: F58485115 Meeting Date: APR 15, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 13, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 6.00 per Share 4 Approve Auditors' Special Report on For For Management Related-Party Transactions 5 Reelect Antoine Arnault as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Nicolas Bazire as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Charles de Croisset as Director For Against Management 8 Reelect Yves-Thibault de Silguy as For For Management Director 9 Appoint Olivier Lenel as Alternate For For Management Auditor 10 Approve Amendment of Remuneration For For Management Policy of Directors Re: FY 2020 11 Approve Amendment of Remuneration For Against Management Policy of Executive Corporate Officers Re: FY 2020 12 Approve Compensation of Corporate For Against Management Officers 13 Approve Compensation of Bernard For Against Management Arnault, Chairman and CEO 14 Approve Compensation of Antonio For Against Management Belloni, Vice-CEO 15 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management Directors 16 Approve Remuneration Policy of For Against Management Chairman and CEO 17 Approve Remuneration Policy of Vice-CEO For Against Management 18 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 19 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 20 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves For For Management of Up to EUR 20 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 21 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 20 Million 22 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 20 Million 23 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities for Qualified Investors, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 20 Million 24 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above 25 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to For For Management EUR 20 Million for Future Exchange Offers 26 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind 27 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For Against Management Capital for Use in Stock Option Plans 28 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management Employee Stock Purchase Plans 29 Set Total Limit for Capital Increase For For Management to Result from Issuance Requests Under Items 21-26 at EUR 20 Million 30 Amend Article 22 of Bylaws Re: Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE Ticker: MC Security ID: F58485115 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2021 Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders Record Date: MAY 26, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: MAR Security ID: 571903202 Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director J.W. Marriott, Jr. For For Management 1b Elect Director Anthony G. Capuano For For Management 1c Elect Director Deborah Marriott For For Management Harrison 1d Elect Director Frederick A. 'Fritz' For For Management Henderson 1e Elect Director Eric Hippeau For For Management 1f Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner For For Management 1g Elect Director Debra L. Lee For For Management 1h Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis For For Management 1i Elect Director David S. Marriott For For Management 1j Elect Director Margaret M. McCarthy For For Management 1k Elect Director George Munoz For For Management 1l Elect Director Horacio D. Rozanski For For Management 1m Elect Director Susan C. Schwab 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 4a Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement for Removal of Directors 4b Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement to Amend Certificate of Incorporation 4c Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement to Amend Certain Bylaws Provisions 4d Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement for Certain Transactions 4e Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement for Certain Business Combinations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Against Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MASTERCARD INCORPORATED Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104 Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 23, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management 1b Elect Director Merit E. Janow For For Management 1c Elect Director Richard K. Davis For For Management 1d Elect Director Steven J. Freiberg For For Management 1e Elect Director Julius Genachowski For For Management 1f Elect Director Choon Phong Goh For For Management 1g Elect Director Oki Matsumoto For For Management 1h Elect Director Michael Miebach For For Management 1i Elect Director Youngme Moon For For Management 1j Elect Director Rima Qureshi For For Management 1k Elect Director Jose Octavio Reyes For For Management Lagunes 1l Elect Director Gabrielle Sulzberger For For Management 1m Elect Director Jackson Tai For For Management 1n Elect Director Lance Uggla For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 6 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MCDONALD'S CORPORATION Ticker: MCD Security ID: 580135101 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Lloyd Dean For For Management 1b Elect Director Robert Eckert For For Management 1c Elect Director Catherine Engelbert For For Management 1d Elect Director Margaret Georgiadis For For Management 1e Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For Against Management 1f Elect Director Christopher Kempczinski For For Management 1g Elect Director Richard Lenny For Against Management 1h Elect Director John Mulligan For For Management 1i Elect Director Sheila Penrose For For Management 1j Elect Director John Rogers, Jr. For For Management 1k Elect Director Paul Walsh For For Management 1l Elect Director Miles White 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 Report on Sugar and Public Health Against Against Shareholder 5 Report on Antibiotics and Public Against Against Shareholder Health Costs 6 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORPORATION Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104 Meeting Date: DEC 02, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 08, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Satya Nadella For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Charles W. Scharf For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John W. Stanton For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Padmasree Warrior 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 4 Report on Employee Representation on Against Against Shareholder the Board of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NESTLE SA Ticker: NESN Security ID: 641069406 Meeting Date: APR 15, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 09, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2.75 per Share 4.1.a Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 4.1.b Reelect Ulf Schneider as Director For For Management 4.1.c Reelect Henri de Castries as Director For For Management 4.1.d Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director For For Management 4.1.e Reelect Pablo Isla as Director For For Management 4.1.f Reelect Ann Veneman as Director For For Management 4.1.g Reelect Eva Cheng as Director For For Management 4.1.h Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management 4.1.i Reelect Kasper Rorsted as Director For For Management 4.1.j Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director For For Management 4.1.k Reelect Dick Boer as Director For For Management 4.1.l Reelect Dinesh Paliwal as Director For For Management 4.1.m Reelect Hanne Jimenez de Mora as For For Management Director 4.2 Elect Lindiwe Sibanda as Director For For Management 4.3.1 Appoint Pablo Isla as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3.2 Appoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.3.3 Appoint Dick Boer as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3.4 Appoint Kasper Rorsted as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management 4.5 Designate Hartmann Dreyer as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 10 Million 5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 57.5 Million 6 Approve CHF 6.6 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital as Part of the Share Buyback Program via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 7 Approve Climate Action Plan For For Management 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) Against Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIKE, INC. Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103 Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 17, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. For For Management 1b Elect Director Peter B. Henry For For Management 1c Elect Director Michelle A. Peluso 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder Disclosure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTIS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION Ticker: OTIS Security ID: 68902V107 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 03, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Jeffrey H. Black For For Management 1b Elect Director Kathy Hopinkah Hannan For For Management 1c Elect Director Shailesh G. Jejurikar For For Management 1d Elect Director Christopher J. Kearney For For Management 1e Elect Director Judith F. Marks For For Management 1f Elect Director Harold W. McGraw, III For For Management 1g Elect Director Margaret M. V. Preston For For Management 1h Elect Director Shelley Stewart, Jr. For For Management 1i Elect Director John H. Walker 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPSICO, INC. Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108 Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 01, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Segun Agbaje For For Management 1b Elect Director Shona L. Brown For For Management 1c Elect Director Cesar Conde For For Management 1d Elect Director Ian Cook For For Management 1e Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management 1f Elect Director Michelle Gass For For Management 1g Elect Director Ramon L. Laguarta For For Management 1h Elect Director Dave Lewis 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 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder Shareholders to Call Special Meeting 5 Report on Sugar and Public Health Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on External Public Health Costs Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: PM Security ID: 718172109 Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Brant Bonin Bough For For Management 1b Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos For For Management 1c Elect Director Michel Combes For For Management 1d Elect Director Juan Jose Daboub For For Management 1e Elect Director Werner Geissler For For Management 1f Elect Director Lisa A. Hook For For Management 1g Elect Director Jun Makihara For For Management 1h Elect Director Kalpana Morparia For For Management 1i Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management 1j Elect Director Jacek Olczak For For Management 1k Elect Director Frederik Paulsen For For Management 1l Elect Director Robert B. Polet For For Management 1m Elect Director Shlomo Yanai For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as For For Management Auditor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Ticker: RTX Security ID: 75513E101 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 02, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Tracy A. Atkinson For For Management 1b Elect Director Gregory J. Hayes For For Management 1c Elect Director Thomas A. Kennedy For For Management 1d Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen For For Management 1e Elect Director George R. Oliver For For Management 1f Elect Director Robert K. (Kelly) For For Management Ortberg 1g Elect Director Margaret L. O'Sullivan For For Management 1h Elect Director Dinesh C. Paliwal For For Management 1i Elect Director Ellen M. Pawlikowski For For Management 1j Elect Director Denise L. Ramos For For Management 1k Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management 1l Elect Director Brian C. Rogers For For Management 1m Elect Director James A. Winnefeld, Jr. For For Management 1n Elect Director Robert O. Work For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 6 Amend Proxy Access Right Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S&P GLOBAL INC. Ticker: SPGI Security ID: 78409V104 Meeting Date: MAR 11, 2021 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JAN 19, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue Shares in Connection with Merger For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S&P GLOBAL INC. Ticker: SPGI Security ID: 78409V104 Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Marco Alvera For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William J. Amelio For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William D. Green For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Stephanie C. Hill For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Rebecca J. Jacoby For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Monique F. Leroux For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ian P. Livingston For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Maria R. Morris For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Douglas L. Peterson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Kurt L. Schmoke For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Richard E. Thornburgh 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 Approve Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions For For Management Reduction Plan 5 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder Become a Public Benefit Corporation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED Ticker: TXN Security ID: 882508104 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 22, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Mark A. Blinn For For Management 1b Elect Director Todd M. Bluedorn For For Management 1c Elect Director Janet F. Clark For For Management 1d Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For For Management 1e Elect Director Martin S. Craighead For For Management 1f Elect Director Jean M. Hobby For For Management 1g Elect Director Michael D. Hsu For For Management 1h Elect Director Ronald Kirk For For Management 1i Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley For For Management 1j Elect Director Robert E. Sanchez For For Management 1k Elect Director Richard K. Templeton 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 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Ticker: KO Security ID: 191216100 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 19, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Herbert A. Allen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Marc Bolland For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ana Botin For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Christopher C. Davis For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Barry Diller For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Helene D. Gayle For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Alexis M. Herman For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert A. Kotick For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino For For Management 1.10 Elect Director James Quincey For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Caroline J. Tsay For For Management 1.12 Elect Director David B. Weinberg For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor For For Management 4 Report on Sugar and Public Health Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. Ticker: EL Security ID: 518439104 Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 11, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management 1b Elect Director Wei Sun Christianson For For Management 1c Elect Director Fabrizio Freda For For Management 1d Elect Director Jane Lauder For For Management 1e Elect Director Leonard A. Lauder For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION Ticker: PGR Security ID: 743315103 Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Philip Bleser For For Management 1b Elect Director Stuart B. Burgdoerfer For For Management 1c Elect Director Pamela J. Craig For For Management 1d Elect Director Charles A. Davis For For Management 1e Elect Director Roger N. Farah For For Management 1f Elect Director Lawton W. Fitt For For Management 1g Elect Director Susan Patricia Griffith For For Management 1h Elect Director Devin C. Johnson For For Management 1i Elect Director Jeffrey D. Kelly For For Management 1j Elect Director Barbara R. Snyder For For Management 1k Elect Director Jan E. Tighe For For Management 1l Elect Director Kahina Van Dyke For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY Ticker: SHW Security ID: 824348106 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Kerrii B. Anderson For For Management 1b Elect Director Arthur F. Anton For For Management 1c Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig For For Management 1d Elect Director Richard J. Kramer For For Management 1e Elect Director John G. Morikis For For Management 1f Elect Director Christine A. Poon For For Management 1g Elect Director Aaron M. Powell For For Management 1h Elect Director Michael H. Thaman For For Management 1i Elect Director Matthew Thornton, III For For Management 1j Elect Director Steven H. Wunning 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY Ticker: DIS Security ID: 254687106 Meeting Date: MAR 09, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 11, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Susan E. Arnold For For Management 1b Elect Director Mary T. Barra For For Management 1c Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management 1d Elect Director Robert A. Chapek For For Management 1e Elect Director Francis A. deSouza For For Management 1f Elect Director Michael B.G. Froman For For Management 1g Elect Director Robert A. Iger For For Management 1h Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino For For Management 1i Elect Director Mark G. Parker For For Management 1j Elect Director Derica W. Rice For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder 5 Adopt a Policy to Include Against Against Shareholder Non-Management Employees as Prospective Director Candidates -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION Ticker: UNP Security ID: 907818108 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Andrew H. Card, Jr. For For Management 1b Elect Director William J. DeLaney For For Management 1c Elect Director David B. Dillon For For Management 1d Elect Director Lance M. Fritz For For Management 1e Elect Director Deborah C. Hopkins For For Management 1f Elect Director Jane H. Lute For For Management 1g Elect Director Michael R. McCarthy For For Management 1h Elect Director Thomas F. McLarty, III For For Management 1i Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal For For Management 1j Elect Director Christopher J. Williams 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 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 6 Report on EEO Against Against Shareholder 7 Publish Annually a Report Assessing Against Against Shareholder Diversity and Inclusion Efforts 8 Annual Vote and Report on Climate Against Against Shareholder Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED Ticker: UNH Security ID: 91324P102 Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 09, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Richard T. Burke For For Management 1b Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn For For Management 1c Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley For For Management 1d Elect Director Michele J. Hooper For For Management 1e Elect Director F. William McNabb, III For For Management 1f Elect Director Valerie C. Montgomery For For Management Rice 1g Elect Director John H. Noseworthy For For Management 1h Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky For For Management 1i Elect Director Andrew Witty 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 4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder Shareholders to Call Special Meeting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERISK ANALYTICS, INC. Ticker: VRSK Security ID: 92345Y106 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Samuel G. Liss For For Management 1b Elect Director Bruce E. Hansen For For Management 1c Elect Director Therese M. Vaughan For For Management 1d Elect Director Kathleen A. Hogenson For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISA INC. Ticker: V Security ID: 92826C839 Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 27, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Lloyd A. Carney For For Management 1b Elect Director Mary B. Cranston For For Management 1c Elect Director Francisco Javier For For Management Fernandez-Carbajal 1d Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. For For Management 1e Elect Director Ramon Laguarta For For Management 1f Elect Director John F. Lundgren For For Management 1g Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat For For Management 1h Elect Director Denise M. Morrison For For Management 1i Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management 1j Elect Director Linda J. Rendle For For Management 1k Elect Director John A. C. Swainson For For Management 1l Elect Director Maynard G. Webb, Jr. 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Provide Holders of At Least 15% Class For For Management A Common Stock Right to Call Special Meeting 6 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder 7 Amend Principles of Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation Program
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 Appreciation Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ David DiPetrillo | |
David DiPetrillo President (Principal Executive Officer)
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Date: | August 20, 2021 |