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: 811-03421
Prudential Variable Contract Account - 10
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
655 Broad Street
6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Patrick McGuiness, Esquire
655 Broad Street
6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 973-802-6469
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/2022 through 6/30/2023
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
In determining votes against management, any ballot that management did not make a recommendation is considered to be "FOR" regardless of the vote cast. Any "Abstain" vote cast is considered as voted, and to be against the management recommendation.
******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-03421 Reporting Period: 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023 The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10 ================= VCA-10 - Subadviser: Jennison Associates LLC ================= ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC Ticker: TEAM Security ID: G06242111 Meeting Date: AUG 22, 2022 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUN 24, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Effect Scheme of Arrangement For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC Ticker: TEAM Security ID: G06242104 Meeting Date: AUG 22, 2022 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUN 24, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTENE CORP. Ticker: CNC Security ID: 15135B101 Meeting Date: SEP 27, 2022 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 10, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Repeal of Classified Board For For Management 2 Permit Shareholders to Call Special For For Management Meetings 3 Permit Shareholders to Act by Written For For Management Consent 4 Right to Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102 Meeting Date: DEC 08, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 10, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect M. Michele Burns For For Management 2 Elect Wesley G. Bush For For Management 3 Elect Michael D. Capellas For For Management 4 Elect Mark S. Garrett For For Management 5 Elect John D. Harris II For For Management 6 Elect Kristina M. Johnson For For Management 7 Elect Roderick C. McGeary For For Management 8 Elect Sarah Rae Murphy For For Management 9 Elect Charles H. Robbins For For Management 10 Elect Brenton L. Saunders For For Management 11 Elect Lisa T. Su For For Management 12 Elect Marianna Tessel For For Management 13 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For For Management 14 Ratification of Auditor For For Management 15 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report Against For Shareholder on Tax Transparency -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP Ticker: COST Security ID: 22160K105 Meeting Date: JAN 19, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 11, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Susan L. Decker For For Management 2 Elect Kenneth D. Denman For For Management 3 Elect Richard A. Galanti For For Management 4 Elect Hamilton E. James For For Management 5 Elect W. Craig Jelinek For For Management 6 Elect Sally Jewell For For Management 7 Elect Charles T. Munger For For Management 8 Elect Jeffrey S. Raikes For For Management 9 Elect John W. Stanton For For Management 10 Elect Ron M. Vachris For For Management 11 Elect Mary Agnes Wilderotter For For Management 12 Ratification of Auditor For For Management 13 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For For Management 14 Frequency of Advisory Vote on 1 Year 1 Year Management Executive Compensation 15 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report Against Against Shareholder On Risks From State Policies Restricting Reproductive Health Care -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEERE & CO. Ticker: DE Security ID: 244199105 Meeting Date: FEB 22, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 27, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Leanne G. Caret For For Management 2 Elect Tamra A. Erwin For For Management 3 Elect Alan C. Heuberger For For Management 4 Elect Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management 5 Elect Michael O. Johanns For For Management 6 Elect Clayton M. Jones For For Management 7 Elect John C. May For For Management 8 Elect Gregory R. Page For For Management 9 Elect Sherry M. Smith For For Management 10 Elect Dmitri L. Stockton For For Management 11 Elect Sheila G. Talton For For Management 12 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For For Management 13 Frequency of Advisory Vote on 1 Year 1 Year Management Executive Compensation 14 Ratification of Auditor For For Management 15 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Against Abstain Shareholder Severance Approval Policy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESTEE LAUDER COS., INC. Ticker: EL Security ID: 518439104 Meeting Date: NOV 18, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 19, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Ronald S. Lauder For For Management 2 Elect William P. Lauder For For Management 3 Elect Richard D. Parsons For For Management 4 Elect Lynn Forester de Rothschild For For Management 5 Elect Jennifer Tejada For Withhold Management 6 Elect Richard F. Zannino For For Management 7 Ratification of Auditor For For Management 8 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAM RESEARCH CORP. Ticker: LRCX Security ID: 512807108 Meeting Date: NOV 08, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 09, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Sohail U. Ahmed For For Management 2 Elect Timothy M. Archer For For Management 3 Elect Eric K. Brandt For For Management 4 Elect Michael R. Cannon For For Management 5 Elect Bethany J. Mayer For For Management 6 Elect Jyoti K. Mehra For For Management 7 Elect Abhijit Y. Talwalkar For For Management 8 Elect Rick Lih-Shyng TSAI For For Management 9 Elect Leslie F. Varon For For Management 10 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For For Management 11 Ratification of Auditor For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDE PLC Ticker: LIN Security ID: G5494J103 Meeting Date: JUL 25, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 28, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Stephen F. Angel For For Management 2 Elect Sanjiv Lamba For For Management 3 Elect Ann-Kristin Achleitner For For Management 4 Elect Thomas Enders For For Management 5 Elect Edward G. Galante For For Management 6 Elect Joe Kaeser For For Management 7 Elect Victoria Ossadnik For For Management 8 Elect Martin H. Richenhagen For For Management 9 Elect Alberto Weisser For For Management 10 Elect Robert L. Wood For For Management 11 Ratification of Auditor For For Management 12 Authority to Set Auditor's Fees For For Management 13 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For Against Management 14 Remuneration Report For For Management 15 Determination of Price Range for For For Management Re-allotment of Treasury Shares 16 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Simple Against For Shareholder Majority Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDE PLC Ticker: LIN Security ID: G5494J103 Meeting Date: JAN 18, 2023 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 09, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approval of Scheme of Arrangement For For Management 2 Amendments to Articles For For Management 3 Dissolution Merger For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDE PLC Ticker: LIN Security ID: G5494J111 Meeting Date: JAN 18, 2023 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 09, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approval of Scheme of Arrangement For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORPORATION Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104 Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 12, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Reid G. Hoffman For For Management 2 Elect Hugh F. Johnston For For Management 3 Elect Teri L. List For For Management 4 Elect Satya Nadella For For Management 5 Elect Sandra E. Peterson For For Management 6 Elect Penny S. Pritzker For For Management 7 Elect Carlos A. Rodriguez For For Management 8 Elect Charles W. Scharf For For Management 9 Elect John W. Stanton For For Management 10 Elect John W. Thompson For For Management 11 Elect Emma N. Walmsley For For Management 12 Elect Padmasree Warrior For For Management 13 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For For Management 14 Ratification of Auditor For For Management 15 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Cost Against Against Shareholder Benefit Analysis of Global Diversity and Inclusion Efforts 16 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report Against Against Shareholder on Hiring Practices 17 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Against Against Shareholder Managing Climate Risk in Employee Retirement Options 18 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report Against Against Shareholder on Government Use of Technology 19 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Risks Against Against Shareholder of Developing Military Weapons 20 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report Against For Shareholder on Tax Transparency -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIKE, INC. Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103 Meeting Date: SEP 09, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 08, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Alan B. Graf, Jr. For For Management 2 Elect Peter B. Henry For For Management 3 Elect Michelle A. Peluso For For Management 4 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For For Management 5 Ratification of Auditor For For Management 6 Amendment to the Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 7 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Policy Against Against Shareholder to Pause Sourcing of Raw Materials from China -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109 Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 12, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect B. Marc Allen For For Management 2 Elect Angela F. Braly For For Management 3 Elect Amy L. Chang For For Management 4 Elect Joseph Jimenez For For Management 5 Elect Christopher Kempczinski For For Management 6 Elect Debra L. Lee For For Management 7 Elect Terry J. Lundgren For For Management 8 Elect Christine M. McCarthy For For Management 9 Elect Jon R. Moeller For For Management 10 Elect Rajesh Subramaniam For For Management 11 Elect Patricia A. Woertz For For Management 12 Ratification of Auditor For For Management 13 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SNOWFLAKE INC Ticker: SNOW Security ID: 833445109 Meeting Date: JUL 07, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 13, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Kelly A. Kramer For For Management 2 Elect Frank Slootman For For Management 3 Elect Michael L. Speiser For For Management 4 Frequency of Advisory Vote on 1 Year 1 Year Management Executive Compensation 5 Ratification of Auditor For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TESLA INC Ticker: TSLA Security ID: 88160R101 Meeting Date: AUG 04, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 06, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Ira Ehrenpreis For For Management 2 Elect Kathleen Wilson-Thompson For For Management 3 Reduce Director Terms from Three Years For For Management to Two Years 4 Elimination of Supermajority For For Management Requirement 5 Increase in Authorized Common Stock For For Management 6 Ratification of Auditor For For Management 7 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Proxy Against Against Shareholder Access 8 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report Against Against Shareholder on Effectiveness of Workplace Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Policies 9 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Board Against Against Shareholder Diversity Aligned with Customer Base and Regional Operations 10 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report Against Against Shareholder on The Impact of Mandatory Arbitration Policies 11 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Against Against Shareholder Lobbying Activity Alignment with the Paris Agreement 12 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Policy Against Against Shareholder on Freedom of Association 13 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report Against Against Shareholder on Ending Child Labor 14 Shareholder Proposal Regarding Water Against Against Shareholder Risk Exposure ========== 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.
The Prudential Variable Contract Account – 10
By: Stuart S. Parker*
Stuart S. Parker, President
* By: /s/ Patrick McGuinness
Attorney-in-Fact
Date: August 22, 2023
POWER OF ATTORNEY
for the PGIM Open End Fund Complex
The undersigned, directors/trustees and/or officers of each of the registered investment companies listed in Appendix A hereto, hereby authorize Andrew French, Claudia DiGiacomo, Melissa Gonzalez, Patrick McGuinness and Debra Rubano or any of them, as attorney-in-fact, to sign on his or her behalf in the capacities indicated (and not in such person’s personal individual capacity for personal financial or estate planning), the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed for such registered investment company or any amendment thereto (including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments) and any and all supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, including Form N-PX, Forms 3, 4 and 5 for or on behalf of each registered investment company listed in Appendix A or any current or future series thereof, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
/s/ Ellen S. Alberding | /s/ Laurie Simon Hodrick |
Ellen S. Alberding | Laurie Simon Hodrick |
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/s/ Kevin J. Bannon | /s/ Christian J. Kelly |
Kevin J. Bannon | Christian J. Kelly |
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/s/ Scott E. Benjamin | /s/ Stuart S. Parker |
Scott E. Benjamin | Stuart S. Parker |
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/s/ Linda W. Bynoe | /s/ Brian K. Reid |
Linda W. Bynoe | Brian K. Reid |
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/s/ Barry H. Evans | /s/ Russ Shupak |
Barry H. Evans | Russ Shupak |
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/s/ Keith F. Hartstein | /s/ Grace C. Torres |
Keith F. Hartstein | Grace C. Torres |
Dated: March 30, 2023
APPENDIX A
Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc.
The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios 2
Prudential Investment Portfolios 3
Prudential Investment Portfolios Inc. 14
Prudential Investment Portfolios 4
Prudential Investment Portfolios 5
Prudential Investment Portfolios 6
Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Blend Fund, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios 7
Prudential Investment Portfolios 8
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios 9
Prudential World Fund, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 10
Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc.
Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15
Prudential Investment Portfolios 16
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17
Prudential Investment Portfolios 18
Prudential Sector Funds, Inc.
Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc.
The Target Portfolio Trust
PGIM ETF Trust
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund
Ms. Alberding does not serve as a Trustee of the PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund.
Ms. Bynoe and Ms. Hodrick do not serve as Directors of PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. and PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc. or as Trustees of PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund.