UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-02032
MFS SERIES TRUST XVI
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Christopher R. Bohane
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Name and address of agents for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000
Date of fiscal year end: June 30
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-02032 Reporting Period: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020 MFS Series Trust XVI ======================== MFS Prudent Investor Fund ======================== ACCENTURE PLC Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1151C101 Meeting Date: JAN 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 02, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Jaime Ardila For For Management 1b Elect Director Herbert Hainer For For Management 1c Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management 1d Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson For For Management 1e Elect Director Paula A. Price For For Management 1f Elect Director Venkata (Murthy) For For Management Renduchintala 1g Elect Director David Rowland For For Management 1h Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management 1i Elect Director Julie Sweet 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 5 Authorize Board to Allot and Issue For For Management Shares 6 Authorize Board to Opt-Out of For For Management Statutory Pre-Emption Rights 7 Determine Price Range for Reissuance For For Management of Treasury Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALPHABET INC. Ticker: GOOGL Security ID: 02079K305 Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 07, 2020 # 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 Sundar Pichai For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Frances H. Arnold For For Management 1.6 Elect Director L. John Doerr For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ann Mather For Withhold Management 1.9 Elect Director Alan R. Mulally For Withhold Management 1.10 Elect Director K. Ram Shiram For Withhold Management 1.11 Elect Director Robin L. Washington For Withhold Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management Executive Officers' Compensation 5 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder Stock to Have One-vote per Share 6 Report on Arbitration of Against Against Shareholder Employment-Related Claims 7 Establish Human Rights Risk Oversight Against For Shareholder Committee 8 Require Shareholder Approval of Bylaw Against Against Shareholder Amendments Adopted by the Board of Directors 9 Assess Feasibility of Including Against For Shareholder Sustainability as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation 10 Report on Takedown Requests Against Against Shareholder 11 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder Election of Directors 12 Report on Gender/Racial Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder 13 Require Independent Director Nominee Against Against Shareholder with Human and/or Civil Rights Experience 14 Report on Whistleblower Policies and Against Against Shareholder Practices -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMADEUS IT GROUP SA Ticker: AMS Security ID: E04648114 Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 12, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Consolidated and Standalone For For Management Financial Statements 2 Approve Non-Financial Information For For Management Statement 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends 4 Approve Discharge of Board For For Management 5.1 Elect Xiaoqun Clever as Director For For Management 5.2 Reelect Jose Antonio Tazon Garcia as For For Management Director 5.3 Reelect Luis Maroto Camino as Director For For Management 5.4 Reelect David Webster as Director For For Management 5.5 Reelect Clara Furse as Director For For Management 5.6 Reelect Nicolas Huss as Director For For Management 5.7 Reelect Pierre-Henri Gourgeon as For For Management Director 5.8 Reelect Francesco Loredan as Director For For Management 6 Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report For For Management 7 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 8 Authorize Increase in Capital up to 10 For For Management Percent via Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 9 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEIERSDORF AG Ticker: BEI Security ID: D08792109 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 16, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2019 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.70 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2019 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2019 5 Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors For For Management for Fiscal 2020 6 Approve Creation of EUR 42 Million For For Management Pool of Authorized Capital I with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights 7 Approve Creation of EUR 25 Million For For Management Pool of Authorized Capital II with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights 8 Approve Creation of EUR 25 Million For For Management Pool of Authorized Capital III with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights 9 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds For For Management with Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 42 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 11 Amend Articles Re: Participation For For Management Requirements and Proof of Entitlement 12.1 Elect Wolfgang Herz to the Supervisory For For Management Board 12.2 Elect Beatrice Dreyfus as Alternate For For Management Supervisory Board Member -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. Ticker: BKNG Security ID: 09857L108 Meeting Date: JUN 04, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 09, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Timothy M. Armstrong For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jeffery H. Boyd For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Glenn D. Fogel For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Mirian M. Graddick-Weir For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Wei Hopeman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert J. Mylod, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Nicholas J. Read For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Thomas E. Rothman For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Bob van Dijk For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Lynn M. Vojvodich For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Vanessa A. Wittman 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 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CDNS Security ID: 127387108 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 02, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mark W. Adams For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Susan L. Bostrom For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ita Brennan For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Lewis Chew For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James D. Plummer For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Alberto For For Management Sangiovanni-Vincentelli 1.7 Elect Director John B. Shoven For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Young K. Sohn For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Lip-Bu Tan For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder Shareholders to Call Special Meeting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CTXS Security ID: 177376100 Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 07, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Robert M. Calderoni For For Management 1b Elect Director Nanci E. Caldwell For For Management 1c Elect Director Robert D. Daleo For For Management 1d Elect Director Murray J. Demo For For Management 1e Elect Director Ajei S. Gopal For For Management 1f Elect Director David J. Henshall For For Management 1g Elect Director Thomas E. Hogan For For Management 1h Elect Director Moira A. Kilcoyne For For Management 1i Elect Director Peter J. Sacripanti For For Management 1j Elect Director J. Donald Sherman For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE INC. Ticker: CSU Security ID: 21037X100 Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 01, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jeff Bender For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lawrence Cunningham For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Susan Gayner For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert Kittel For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Mark Leonard For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Paul McFeeters For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mark Miller For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Lori O'Neill For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stephen R. Scotchmer For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robin Van Poelje For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Dexter Salna For For Management 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management Compensation Approach -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION Ticker: COST Security ID: 22160K105 Meeting Date: JAN 22, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 18, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard A. Galanti For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Sally Jewell For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Charles T. Munger 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 Amend Articles of Incorporation to For For Management Provide Directors May Be Removed With or Without Cause 5 Disclose Board Diversity and Against Against Shareholder Qualifications Matrix -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DANONE SA Ticker: BN Security ID: F12033134 Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: JUN 24, 2020 # 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 2.10 per Share 4 Reelect Gregg L. Engles as Director For For Management 5 Reelect Gaelle Olivier as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Isabelle Seillier as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Jean-Michel Severino as For For Management Director 8 Reelect Lionel Zinsou-Derlin as For For Management Director 9 Approve Compensation Report of For For Management Corporate Officers 10 Approve Compensation of Emmanuel For For Management Faber, Chairman and CEO 11 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management Corporate Officers 12 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management Directors 13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 14 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management Employee Stock Purchase Plans Reserved for Employees of International Subsidiaries 15 Authorize up to 0.2 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans 16 Amend Article 15 of Bylaws Re: For For Management Employee Representatives 17 Amend Article 19 of Bylaws Re: Related For For Management Parties Agreements 18 Amend Article 21 of Bylaws Re: For For Management Alternate Auditors 19 Amend Articles 20 and 27 of Bylaws Re: For For Management Directors Remuneration and Powers of General Meeting 20 Amend Article 1 of Bylaws Re: Adopt For For Management the French (Societe a Mission) Status 21 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEUTSCHE WOHNEN SE Ticker: DWNI Security ID: D2046U176 Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 14, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2019 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.90 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2019 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2019 5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2020 6.1 Elect Matthias Huenlein to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.2 Elect Kerstin Guenther to the For For Management Supervisory Board 7.1 Amend Articles Re: Information Sent by For For Management Registered Letter 7.2 Amend Articles Re: Transmission of For For Management Information by Electronic Means 7.3 Amend Articles Re: Proof of Entitlement For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FACEBOOK, INC. Ticker: FB Security ID: 30303M102 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 03, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Peggy Alford For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen For Withhold 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 Withhold 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 Approve Non-Employee Director For Against Management Compensation Policy 4 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder Stock to Have One-vote per Share 5 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder 6 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder Election of Directors 7 Report on Political Advertising Against For Shareholder 8 Require Independent Director Nominee Against Against Shareholder with Human and/or Civil Rights Experience 9 Report on Civil and Human Rights Risk Against Against Shareholder Assessment 10 Report on Online Child Sexual Against For Shareholder Exploitation 11 Report on Median Gender/Racial Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEINEKEN NV Ticker: HEIA Security ID: N39427211 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 26, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.a Receive Report of Management Board None None Management (Non-Voting) 1.b Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 1.c Adopt Financial Statements For For Management 1.d Receive Explanation on Dividend Policy None None Management 1.e Approve Dividends of EUR 1.68 Per Share For For Management 1.f Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 1.g Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 2.a Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 2.b Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital 2.c Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Share Issuances under Item 2.b 3 Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management Management Board 4 Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management Supervisory Board 5 Ratify Deloitte as Auditors For For Management 6.a Amend Articles 7, 9, 10, 12, 13 For For Management Paragraph 1 and Article 18 of the Articles of Association 6.b Amend Article 13 Paragraph 10 of the For Against Management Articles of Association 7 Elect Dolf van den Brink to Management For For Management Board 8 Reelect Pamela Mars Wright to For For Management Supervisory Board 9 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAO CORP. Ticker: 4452 Security ID: J30642169 Meeting Date: MAR 25, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management Final Dividend of JPY 65 2 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on For For Management Director Titles 3.1 Elect Director Sawada, Michitaka For For Management 3.2 Elect Director Takeuchi, Toshiaki For For Management 3.3 Elect Director Hasebe, Yoshihiro For For Management 3.4 Elect Director Matsuda, Tomoharu For For Management 3.5 Elect Director Kadonaga, Sonosuke For For Management 3.6 Elect Director Shinobe, Osamu For For Management 3.7 Elect Director Mukai, Chiaki For For Management 3.8 Elect Director Hayashi, Nobuhide For For Management 4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakazawa, For For Management Takahiro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KDDI CORP. Ticker: 9433 Security ID: J31843105 Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management Final Dividend of JPY 60 2.1 Elect Director Tanaka, Takashi For Against Management 2.2 Elect Director Takahashi, Makoto For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Shoji, Takashi For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Muramoto, Shinichi For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Mori, Keiichi For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Morita, Kei For For Management 2.7 Elect Director Amamiya, Toshitake For For Management 2.8 Elect Director Takeyama, Hirokuni For For Management 2.9 Elect Director Yoshimura, Kazuyuki For For Management 2.10 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Goro For For Management 2.11 Elect Director Yamamoto, Keiji For For Management 2.12 Elect Director Oyagi, Shigeo For For Management 2.13 Elect Director Kano, Riyo For For Management 2.14 Elect Director Goto, Shigeki For For Management 3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takagi, For For Management Kenichiro 3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Honto, Shin For For Management 3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsumiya, For For Management Toshihiko 3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Karube, Jun For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KYOCERA CORP. Ticker: 6971 Security ID: J37479110 Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management Final Dividend of JPY 80 2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Harada, For For Management Itsuki 2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakata, For For Management Hitoshi 2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Akiyama, For For Management Masaaki 2.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Koyama, For For Management Shigeru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGRAND SA Ticker: LR Security ID: F56196185 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 25, 2020 # 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 1.34 per Share 4 Approve Compensation Report of For For Management Corporate Officers 5 Approve Compensation of Gilles For For Management Schnepp, Chairman of the Board 6 Approve Compensation of Benoit For For Management Coquart, CEO 7 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management Chairman of the Board 8 Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO For For Management 9 Approve Remuneration Policy of Board For For Management Members 10 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.2 Million 11 Reelect Isabelle Boccon-Gibod as For For Management Director 12 Reelect Christel Bories as Director For For Management 13 Reelect Angeles Garcia-Poveda as For For Management Director 14 Elect Benoit Coquart as Director For For Management 15 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 16 Amend Article 9 of Bylaws Re: For For Management Directors Length of Terms 17 Amend Article 9 of Bylaws Re: Employee For For Management Representative 18 Amend Article 9 of Bylaws Re: Board For For Management Members Deliberation via Written Consultation 19 Amend Article 9 of Bylaws Re: Board For For Management Powers 20 Amend Articles 10, 11 and 13 to Comply For For Management with Legal Changes 21 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 22 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 200 Million 23 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 100 Million 24 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 100 Million 25 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above 26 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves For For Management of Up to EUR 100 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 27 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management Employee Stock Purchase Plans 28 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 5 For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind 29 Set Total Limit for Capital Increase For For Management to Result from Issuance Requests Under Items 22-25 and 27-28 at EUR 200 Million 30 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAREL HF Ticker: MAREL Security ID: X5187X105 Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting; Elect Chairman and None None Management Secretary of Meeting 2 Receive Report of Board None None Management 3 Receive President's Report None None Management 4 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 5 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR Cents 5.79 Per Share 6 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 7 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For For Management Terms of Employment For Executive Management 8 Approve Remuneration of Directors for For For Management 2020 9 Approve Remuneration of Auditors for For For Management 2019 10.1 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management to Reflect Share Capital Currency Before Registration/Conversion 10.2 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management to Reflect Share Capital Currency 10.3 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management to Clarify Shareholders' Obligation to Obide the Articles of Association 10.4 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management Stating the Shareholders' Right to Bring an Advisor to Shareholders' Meeting 10.5 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management to State that Shareholder Meeting is Lawful 10.6 Amend Articles Re: Holding For For Management Shareholders' Meeting in Different Location Than at Company's Domicile 10.7 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management Regarding Publication Methods of Convocations 10.8 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management Regarding Convocation Notice of Four Weeks 10.9 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management Regarding Article (88) Public Limited Companies no. 2/1995 (Convocation) 10.10 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management Regarding Article (88) Public Limited Companies no. 2/1995 (Agenda and Final Proposals) 10.11 Amend Articles Re: Change Notice of For For Management Board Candidates From Five Days to No Later Than 14 Days 10.12 Amend Articles Re: Change Disclosure For For Management Time for Board Candidates from Two Days to Up to Ten Days 11.1 Fix Number of Directors at Seven For For Management 11.2a Elect Ann Elizabeth Savage as Director For For Management 11.2b Elect Arnar Thor Masson as Director For For Management 11.2c Elect Asthildur Margret Otharsdottir For For Management as Director 11.2d Elect Astvaldur Johannsson as Director For For Management 11.2e Elect Lillie Li Valeur as Director For For Management 11.2f Elect Olafur Steinn Gudmundsson as For For Management Director 11.2g Elect Ton van der Laan as Director For For Management 12 Ratify KPMG as Auditors For For Management 13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 14 Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NESTLE SA Ticker: NESN Security ID: H57312649 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # 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 2.70 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 Ann Veneman as Director For For Management 4.1.f Reelect Eva Cheng as Director For For Management 4.1.g Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management 4.1.h Reelect Ursula Burns as Director For For Management 4.1.i Reelect Kasper Rorsted as Director For For Management 4.1.j Reelect Pablo Isla as Director For For Management 4.1.k Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director For For Management 4.1.l Reelect Dick Boer as Director For For Management 4.1.m Reelect Dinesh Paliwal as Director For For Management 4.2 Elect Hanne Jimenez de Mora as Director For For Management 4.3.1 Appoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.3.2 Appoint Ursula Burns as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3.3 Appoint Pablo Isla as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3.4 Appoint Dick Boer as Member of the For For Management 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 55 Million 6 Approve CHF 9.5 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) Against Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NITTO DENKO CORP. Ticker: 6988 Security ID: J58472119 Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management Final Dividend of JPY 100 2 Approve Annual Bonus For For Management 3.1 Elect Director Takasaki, Hideo For For Management 3.2 Elect Director Todokoro, Nobuhiro For For Management 3.3 Elect Director Miki, Yosuke For For Management 3.4 Elect Director Iseyama, Yasuhiro For For Management 3.5 Elect Director Furuse, Yoichiro For For Management 3.6 Elect Director Hatchoji, Takashi For For Management 3.7 Elect Director Fukuda, Tamio For For Management 3.8 Elect Director Wong Lai Yong For For Management 4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Teranishi, For For Management Masashi 4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shiraki, For For Management Mitsuhide 5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for For For Management Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PREMIER, INC. Ticker: PINC Security ID: 74051N102 Meeting Date: DEC 06, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 09, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Susan D. DeVore For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Jody R. Davids For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Peter S. Fine For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director David H. Langstaff For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Marvin R. O'Quinn For Withhold Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOUT24 AG Ticker: G24 Security ID: D345XT105 Meeting Date: AUG 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2018 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management Dividends of EUR 0.64 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Vote Management for Fiscal 2018 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Vote Management for Fiscal 2018 5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For Did Not Vote Management 2019 6.1 Elect Mathias Hedlund to the For Did Not Vote Management Supervisory Board 6.2 Elect Andre Schwaemmlein to the For Did Not Vote Management Supervisory Board 6.3 Elect Frank Lutz to the Supervisory For Did Not Vote Management Board 7.1 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Vote Management Consumer First Services GmbH 7.2.1 Amend Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Vote Management Immobilien Scout GmbH 7.2.2 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Vote Management AutoScout24 GmbH 8 Voting Instructions for Motions or None Did Not Vote Management Nominations by Shareholders that are not Made Accessible Before the AGM and that are Made or Amended in the Course of the AGM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOUT24 AG Ticker: G24 Security ID: D345XT105 Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2019 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.90 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2019 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2019 5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2020 6.1 Elect Hans-Holger Albrecht to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.2 Elect Christoph Brand to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.3 Elect Elke Frank to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6.4 Elect Frank Lutz to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6.5 Elect Peter Schwarzenbauer to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.6 Elect Andre Schwaemmlein to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.7 Vote Against Shareholder Election For For Management Proposals Submitted Prior to the AGM 7 Approve EUR 30 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Redemption Shares 8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 9 Approve Creation of EUR 32.3 Million For For Management Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights 10 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management Scout24 Beteiligungs SE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SGS SA Ticker: SGSN Security ID: H7485A108 Meeting Date: MAR 24, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # 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 (Non-Binding) 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 80.00 per Share 4.1a Reelect Paul Desmarais as Director For Against Management 4.1b Reelect August Francois von Finck as For For Management Director 4.1c Reelect Ian Gallienne as Director For Against Management 4.1d Reelect Calvin Grieder as Director For For Management 4.1e Reelect Cornelius Grupp as Director For For Management 4.1f Reelect Gerard Lamarche as Director For For Management 4.1g Reelect Shelby du Pasquier as Director For Against Management 4.1h Reelect Kory Sorenson as Director For For Management 4.1i Elect Sami Atiya as Director For For Management 4.1j Elect Tobias Hartmann as Director For For Management 4.2 Elect Calvin Grieder as Board Chairman For For Management 4.3.1 Appoint Ian Gallienne as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 4.3.2 Appoint Shelby du Pasquier as Member For Against Management of the Compensation Committee 4.3.3 Appoint Kory Sorenson as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.4 Ratify Deloitte SA as Auditors For For Management 4.5 Designate Jeandin & Defacqz as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 2.3 Million 5.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 14 Million 5.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 7 Million 6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWISS RE AG Ticker: SREN Security ID: H8431B109 Meeting Date: APR 17, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 1.2 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 5.90 per Share 3 Approve Variable Short-Term For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 14.1 Million 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 5.1.a Reelect Walter Kielholz as Director For For Management and Board Chairman 5.1.b Reelect Raymond Ch'ien as Director For For Management 5.1.c Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director For For Management 5.1.d Reelect Karen Gavan as Director For For Management 5.1.e Reelect Jay Ralph as Director For For Management 5.1.f Reelect Joerg Reinhardt as Director For For Management 5.1.g Reelect Philip Ryan as Director For For Management 5.1.h Reelect Paul Tucker as Director For For Management 5.1.i Reelect Jacques de Vaucleroy as For For Management Director 5.1.j Reelect Susan Wagner as Director For For Management 5.1.k Reelect Larry Zimpleman as Director For For Management 5.1.l Elect Sergio Ermotti as Director For For Management 5.1.m Elect Joachim Oechslin as Director For For Management 5.1.n Elect Deanna Ong as Director For For Management 5.2.1 Reappoint Raymond Ch'ien as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2.2 Reappoint Renato Fassbind as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2.3 Reappoint Joerg Reinhardt as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2.4 Reappoint Jacques de Vaucleroy as For For Management Member of the Compensation Committee 5.2.5 Appoint Karen Gavan as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.3 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management as Independent Proxy 5.4.1 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd as For For Management Auditors for Fiscal 2020 5.4.2 Ratify KPMG Ltd as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2021 6.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 10.3 Million 6.2 Approve Fixed and Variable Long-Term For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 37.7 Million 7 Approve CHF 990,739 Reduction in Share For For Management Capital via Cancellation of Registered Shares 8 Authorize Repurchase of up to CHF 1 For For Management Billion of Issued Share Capital 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED Ticker: TXN Security ID: 882508104 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2020 # 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SAGE GROUP PLC Ticker: SGE Security ID: G7771K142 Meeting Date: FEB 25, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 21, 2020 # 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 Final Dividend For For Management 4 Elect Dr John Bates as Director For For Management 5 Elect Jonathan Bewes as Director For For Management 6 Elect Annette Court as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Sir Donald Brydon as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Drummond Hall as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Steve Hare as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Jonathan Howell as Director For For Management 11 Re-elect Cath Keers as Director For For Management 12 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 13 Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee For For Management to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 14 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management Expenditure 15 Authorise Issue of Equity For For Management 16 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 17 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment 18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management Shares 19 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VONOVIA SE Ticker: VNA Security ID: D9581T100 Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2019 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.57 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2019 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2019 5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WOLTERS KLUWER NV Ticker: WKL Security ID: N9643A197 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 26, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2.a Receive Report of Management Board None None Management (Non-Voting) 2.b Receive Report of Supervisory Board None None Management (Non-Voting) 2.c Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3.a Adopt Financial Statements For For Management 3.b Receive Explanation on Dividend Policy None None Management 3.c Approve Dividends of EUR 1.18 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.a Reelect Jeanette Horan to Supervisory For For Management Board 5.b Elect Jack de Kreij to Supervisory For For Management Board 5.c Elect Sophie Vandebroek to Supervisory For For Management Board 6 Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management Management Board 7.a Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management Supervisory Board 7.b Amend Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management Board Members 8.a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital 8.b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Share Issuances 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 10 Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased For For Management Shares 11 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management 12 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Ticker: 9064 Security ID: J96612114 Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on For For Management Number of Statutory Auditors 2.1 Elect Director Yamauchi, Masaki For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Nagao, Yutaka For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Kanda, Haruo For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Shibasaki, Kenichi For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Mori, Masakatsu For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Tokuno, Mariko For For Management 2.7 Elect Director Kobayashi, Yoichi For For Management 2.8 Elect Director Sugata, Shiro For For Management 2.9 Elect Director Kuga, Noriyuki For For Management 3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuda, For For Management Ryuji 3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shimoyama, For For Management Yoshihide 4 Approve Fixed Cash Compensation For For Management Ceiling and Performance-Based Cash Compensation Ceiling for Directors 5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation For For Management Plan ========== END NPX REPORT
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: MFS SERIES TRUST XVI
By (Signature and Title): | David DiLorenzo* | |
David DiLorenzo, President and Principal Executive Officer |
Date: August 28, 2020
*By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Susan A. Pereira | |
Susan A. Pereira, as attorney-in-fact |
* | Executed by Susan A. Pereira on behalf of David DiLorenzo pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated June 1, 2017. (1) |
(1) |