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: 811-01728
Nicholas Fund, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2100
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Jennifer R. Kloehn, Senior Vice President & Treasurer
411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2100
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 414-272-4650
Date of Fiscal year-end: 03/31/2022
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
Account Name: Nicholas Fund, Inc.
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
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ALCON INC.
Ticker: ALC Security ID: H01301128
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 0.10 per Share
4.1 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
(Non-Binding)
4.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 3.3 Million
4.3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 38.4
Million
5.1 Reelect Michael Ball as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
5.2 Reelect Lynn Bleil as Director For For Management
5.3 Reelect Arthur Cummings as Director For For Management
5.4 Reelect David Endicott as Director For For Management
5.5 Reelect Thomas Glanzmann as Director For For Management
5.6 Reelect Keith Grossman as Director For Against Management
5.7 Reelect Scott Maw as Director For For Management
5.8 Reelect Karen May as Director For For Management
5.9 Reelect Ines Poeschel as Director For For Management
5.10 Reelect Dieter Spaelti as Director For For Management
6.1 Reappoint Thomas Glanzmann as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
6.2 Reappoint Keith Grossman as Member of For Against Management
the Compensation Committee
6.3 Reappoint Karen May as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
6.4 Reappoint Ines Poeschel as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
7 Designate Hartmann Dreyer For For Management
Attorneys-at-Law as Independent Proxy
8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as For For Management
Auditors
9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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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 Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Customers' Use of its Against For 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 For Shareholder
7 Report on Promotion Data Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on the Impacts of Plastic Against For Shareholder
Packaging
9 Oversee and Report on a Civil Rights, Against For Shareholder
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Audit
10 Adopt a Policy to Include Hourly Against For Shareholder
Employees as Director Candidates
11 Report on Board Oversight of Risks Against For Shareholder
Related to Anti-Competitive Practices
12 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
13 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
14 Report on Potential Human Rights Against For Shareholder
Impacts of Customers' Use of
Rekognition
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AON PLC
Ticker: AON Security ID: G0403H108
Meeting Date: AUG 26, 2020 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUN 30, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the Issuance of the Aggregate For For Management
Scheme Consideration
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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AON PLC
Ticker: AON Security ID: G0403H108
Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lester B. Knight For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gregory C. Case For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jin-Yong Cai For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jeffrey C. Campbell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Fulvio Conti For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Cheryl A. Francis For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J. Michael Losh For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gloria Santona For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Byron O. Spruell For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo 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 Ratify Ernst & Young Chartered For For Management
Accountants as Statutory Auditor
5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
6 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Article 190
7 Authorize the Board of Directors to For For Management
Capitalize Certain Non-distributable
Reserves
8 Approve Creation of Distributable For For Management
Profits by the Reduction and
Cancellation of the Amounts
Capitalized Pursuant to the Authority
Given Under Proposal 7
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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 For Shareholder
5 Improve Principles of Executive Against Against Shareholder
Compensation Program
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BALL CORPORATION
Ticker: BLL Security ID: 058498106
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 04, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John A. Bryant For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Cave For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Daniel W. Fisher For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Pedro Henrique Mariani For Withhold Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Ticker: BDX Security ID: 075887109
Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 07, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Catherine M. Burzik For For Management
1b Elect Director R. Andrew Eckert For For Management
1c Elect Director Vincent A. Forlenza For For Management
1d Elect Director Claire M. Fraser For For Management
1e Elect Director Jeffrey W. Henderson For For Management
1f Elect Director Christopher Jones For For Management
1g Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen For For Management
1h Elect Director David F. Melcher For For Management
1i Elect Director Thomas E. Polen For For Management
1j Elect Director Claire Pomeroy For For Management
1k Elect Director Rebecca W. Rimel For For Management
1l Elect Director Timothy M. Ring For For Management
1m Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Ticker: BSX Security ID: 101137107
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Nelda J. Connors For For Management
1b Elect Director Charles J. Dockendorff For For Management
1c Elect Director Yoshiaki Fujimori For For Management
1d Elect Director Donna A. James For For Management
1e Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
1f Elect Director Michael F. Mahoney For For Management
1g Elect Director David J. Roux For For Management
1h Elect Director John E. Sununu For For Management
1i Elect Director Ellen M. Zane 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 Non-Management Employee Against Against Shareholder
Representation on the Board of
Directors
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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
Ticker: BMY Security ID: 110122108
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1A Elect Director Peter J. Arduini For For Management
1B Elect Director Michael W. Bonney For For Management
1C Elect Director Giovanni Caforio For For Management
1D Elect Director Julia A. Haller For For Management
1E Elect Director Paula A. Price For For Management
1F Elect Director Derica W. Rice For For Management
1G Elect Director Theodore R. Samuels For For Management
1H Elect Director Gerald L. Storch For For Management
1I Elect Director Karen H. Vousden For For Management
1J Elect Director Phyllis R. Yale 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
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Special For For Management
Shareholder Meetings to 15%
6 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
7 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
8 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Special Against For Shareholder
Shareholder Meetings to 10%
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CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CDNS Security ID: 127387108
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mark W. Adams For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ita Brennan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lewis Chew For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Julia Liuson 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 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Request Action by
Written Consent
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CBRE GROUP, INC.
Ticker: CBRE Security ID: 12504L109
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Brandon B. Boze For For Management
1b Elect Director Beth F. Cobert For For Management
1c Elect Director Reginald H. Gilyard For For Management
1d Elect Director Shira D. Goodman For For Management
1e Elect Director Christopher T. Jenny For For Management
1f Elect Director Gerardo I. Lopez For For Management
1g Elect Director Oscar Munoz For For Management
1h Elect Director Robert E. Sulentic For For Management
1i Elect Director Laura D. Tyson For For Management
1j Elect Director Sanjiv Yajnik 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 For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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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 Against 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 Against Management
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CINTAS CORPORATION
Ticker: CTAS Security ID: 172908105
Meeting Date: OCT 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 02, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Gerald S. Adolph For For Management
1b Elect Director John F. Barrett For For Management
1c Elect Director Melanie W. Barstad For For Management
1d Elect Director Karen L. Carnahan For For Management
1e Elect Director Robert E. Coletti For For Management
1f Elect Director Scott D. Farmer For For Management
1g Elect Director Joseph Scaminace For For Management
1h Elect Director Ronald W. Tysoe 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 Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
Disclosure
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 12, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Wesley G. Bush For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1d Elect Director Mark Garrett For For Management
1e Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1f Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1g Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1h Elect Director Arun Sarin - Withdrawn None None Management
1i Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For For Management
1j Elect Director Lisa T. Su For For Management
2 Change State of Incorporation from For For Management
California to Delaware
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
6 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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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
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COPART, INC.
Ticker: CPRT Security ID: 217204106
Meeting Date: DEC 04, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 12, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Willis J. Johnson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director A. Jayson Adair For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Matt Blunt For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Steven D. Cohan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Daniel J. Englander For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James E. Meeks For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Thomas N. Tryforos For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Diane M. Morefield For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Stephen Fisher For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
Ticker: COST Security ID: 22160K105
Meeting Date: JAN 21, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 12, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kenneth D. Denman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard A. Galanti For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Craig Jelinek For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Sally Jewell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles T. Munger For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Raikes For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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DEXCOM, INC.
Ticker: DXCM Security ID: 252131107
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kevin R. Sayer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nicholas Augustinos For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Bridgette P. Heller 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 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Ticker: LLY Security ID: 532457108
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Katherine Baicker For For Management
1b Elect Director J. Erik Fyrwald For For Management
1c Elect Director Jamere Jackson For For Management
1d Elect Director Gabrielle Sulzberger For For Management
1e Elect Director Jackson P. Tai For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
5 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirement
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
8 Adopt Policy on Bonus Banking Against For Shareholder
9 Clawback Disclosure of Recoupment Against For Shareholder
Activity from Senior Officers
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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 Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Andrew W. Houston For Withhold 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 Amend 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 Report on Online Child Sexual Against For Shareholder
Exploitation
7 Require Independent Director Nominee Against Against Shareholder
with Human and/or Civil Rights
Experience
8 Report on Platform Misuse Against For Shareholder
9 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder
Become a Public Benefit Corporation
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FASTENAL COMPANY
Ticker: FAST Security ID: 311900104
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Scott A. Satterlee For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael J. Ancius For For Management
1c Elect Director Stephen L. Eastman For For Management
1d Elect Director Daniel L. Florness For For Management
1e Elect Director Rita J. Heise For For Management
1f Elect Director Hsenghung Sam Hsu For For Management
1g Elect Director Daniel L. Johnson For For Management
1h Elect Director Nicholas J. Lundquist For For Management
1i Elect Director Reyne K. Wisecup For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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FISERV, INC.
Ticker: FISV Security ID: 337738108
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frank J. Bisignano For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alison Davis For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Henrique de Castro For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Harry F. DiSimone For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Dennis F. Lynch For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Heidi G. Miller For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Scott C. Nuttall For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Denis J. O'Leary For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Doyle R. Simons For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Kevin M. Warren For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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FORTIVE CORPORATION
Ticker: FTV Security ID: 34959J108
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 12, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Daniel L. Comas For For Management
1b Elect Director Feroz Dewan For For Management
1c Elect Director Sharmistha Dubey For For Management
1d Elect Director Rejji P. Hayes For For Management
1e Elect Director James A. Lico For For Management
1f Elect Director Kate D. Mitchell For For Management
1g Elect Director Jeannine Sargent For For Management
1h Elect Director Alan G. Spoon 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 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton For For Management
1b Elect Director Jeffrey A. Bluestone For For Management
1c Elect Director Sandra J. Horning For For Management
1d Elect Director Kelly A. Kramer For For Management
1e Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton For For Management
1f Elect Director Harish Manwani For For Management
1g Elect Director Daniel P. O'Day For For Management
1h Elect Director Javier J. Rodriguez For For Management
1i Elect Director Anthony Welters 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 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
Ticker: GPN Security ID: 37940X102
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director F. Thaddeus Arroyo For For Management
1b Elect Director Robert H.B. Baldwin, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director John G. Bruno For For Management
1d Elect Director Kriss Cloninger, III For For Management
1e Elect Director William I Jacobs For For Management
1f Elect Director Joia M. Johnson For For Management
1g Elect Director Ruth Ann Marshall For For Management
1h Elect Director Connie D. McDaniel For For Management
1i Elect Director William B. Plummer For For Management
1j Elect Director Jeffrey S. Sloan For For Management
1k Elect Director John T. Turner For For Management
1l Elect Director M. Troy Woods 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
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: HON Security ID: 438516106
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1A Elect Director Darius Adamczyk For For Management
1B Elect Director Duncan B. Angove For For Management
1C Elect Director William S. Ayer For For Management
1D Elect Director Kevin Burke For For Management
1E Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1F Elect Director Deborah Flint For For Management
1G Elect Director Judd Gregg For For Management
1H Elect Director Grace D. Lieblein For For Management
1I Elect Director Raymond T. Odierno For For Management
1J Elect Director George Paz For For Management
1K Elect Director Robin L. Washington For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For For Management
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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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 For Shareholder
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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 For 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 For Shareholder
and Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and
Therapeutics
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Civil Rights Audit Against Against Shareholder
7 Adopt Policy on Bonus Banking Against Against Shareholder
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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 For Shareholder
Shareholders to Request Action by
Written Consent
6 Report on Racial Equity Audit Against Against Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
8 Report on Congruency Political Against For Shareholder
Analysis and Electioneering
Expenditures
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LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
Ticker: LH Security ID: 50540R409
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Kerrii B. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Jean-Luc Belingard For For Management
1c Elect Director Jeffrey A. Davis For For Management
1d Elect Director D. Gary Gilliland For For Management
1e Elect Director Garheng Kong For For Management
1f Elect Director Peter M. Neupert For For Management
1g Elect Director Richelle P. Parham For For Management
1h Elect Director Adam H. Schechter For For Management
1i Elect Director Kathryn E. Wengel For For Management
1j Elect Director R. Sanders Williams 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 Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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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 Against 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
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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 For Management
1f Elect Director Christopher Kempczinski For For Management
1g Elect Director Richard Lenny For For 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 For Shareholder
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MEDTRONIC PLC
Ticker: MDT Security ID: G5960L103
Meeting Date: DEC 11, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 15, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Craig Arnold For For Management
1c Elect Director Scott C. Donnelly For For Management
1d Elect Director Andrea J. Goldsmith For For Management
1e Elect Director Randall J. Hogan, III For For Management
1f Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt For For Management
1g Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management
1h Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton For For Management
1i Elect Director Geoffrey S. Martha For For Management
1j Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel For For Management
1k Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management
1l Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Renew the Board's Authority to Issue For For Management
Shares Under Irish Law
5 Renew the Board's Authority to Opt-Out For For Management
of Statutory Pre-Emptions Rights Under
Irish Law
6 Authorize Overseas Market Purchases of For For Management
Ordinary Shares
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1b Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe For For Management
1c Elect Director Pamela J. Craig For For Management
1d Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier For For Management
1e Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management
1f Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
1g Elect Director Stephen L. Mayo For For Management
1h Elect Director Paul B. Rothman For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management
1j Elect Director Christine E. Seidman For For Management
1k Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For For Management
1l Elect Director Kathy J. Warden For For Management
1m Elect Director Peter C. Wendell 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 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Access to COVID-19 Products Against For Shareholder
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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
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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: MDLZ Security ID: 609207105
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Lewis W.K. Booth For For Management
1b Elect Director Charles E. Bunch For For Management
1c Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1d Elect Director Peter W. May For For Management
1e Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita For For Management
1f Elect Director Jane Hamilton Nielsen For For Management
1g Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1h Elect Director Christiana S. Shi For For Management
1i Elect Director Patrick T. Siewert For For Management
1j Elect Director Michael A. Todman For For Management
1k Elect Director Jean-Francois M. L. van For For Management
Boxmeer
1l Elect Director Dirk Van de Put 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 Consider Pay Disparity Between Against Against Shareholder
Executives and Other Employees
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NVIDIA CORPORATION
Ticker: NVDA Security ID: 67066G104
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Robert K. Burgess For For Management
1b Elect Director Tench Coxe For For Management
1c Elect Director John O. Dabiri For For Management
1d Elect Director Persis S. Drell For For Management
1e Elect Director Jen-Hsun Huang For For Management
1f Elect Director Dawn Hudson For For Management
1g Elect Director Harvey C. Jones For For Management
1h Elect Director Michael G. McCaffery For For Management
1i Elect Director Stephen C. Neal For For Management
1j Elect Director Mark L. Perry For For Management
1k Elect Director A. Brooke Seawell For For Management
1l Elect Director Aarti Shah For For Management
1m Elect Director Mark A. Stevens 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 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
Ticker: ORLY Security ID: 67103H107
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 04, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director David O'Reilly For For Management
1b Elect Director Larry O'Reilly For For Management
1c Elect Director Greg Henslee For For Management
1d Elect Director Jay D. Burchfield For For Management
1e Elect Director Thomas T. Hendrickson For For Management
1f Elect Director John R. Murphy For For Management
1g Elect Director Dana M. Perlman For For Management
1h Elect Director Maria A. Sastre For For Management
1i Elect Director Andrea M. Weiss For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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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
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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 For 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
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ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Ticker: ROP Security ID: 776696106
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Amy Woods Brinkley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John F. Fort, III For For Management
1.4 Elect Director L. Neil Hunn For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert D. Johnson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Laura G. Thatcher For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard F. Wallman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Christopher Wright 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 Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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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
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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
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SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
Ticker: CRM Security ID: 79466L302
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Marc Benioff For For Management
1b Elect Director Craig Conway For For Management
1c Elect Director Parker Harris For For Management
1d Elect Director Alan Hassenfeld For For Management
1e Elect Director Neelie Kroes For For Management
1f Elect Director Colin Powell For For Management
1g Elect Director Sanford Robertson For For Management
1h Elect Director John V. Roos For For Management
1i Elect Director Robin Washington For For Management
1j Elect Director Maynard Webb For For Management
1k Elect Director Susan Wojcicki 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
5 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder
Become a Public Benefit Corporation
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SERVICENOW, INC.
Ticker: NOW Security ID: 81762P102
Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Susan L. Bostrom For For Management
1b Elect Director Jonathan C. Chadwick For For Management
1c Elect Director Lawrence J. Jackson, Jr. For For Management
1d Elect Director Frederic B. Luddy For For Management
1e Elect Director Jeffrey A. Miller 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 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
5 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
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SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
Ticker: SWKS Security ID: 83088M102
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Alan S. Batey For For Management
1b Elect Director Kevin L. Beebe For For Management
1c Elect Director Timothy R. Furey For For Management
1d Elect Director Liam K. Griffin For For Management
1e Elect Director Christine King For For Management
1f Elect Director David P. McGlade For For Management
1g Elect Director Robert A. Schriesheim For For Management
1h Elect Director Kimberly S. Stevenson For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Adopt Simple Majority Vote None For Shareholder
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STARBUCKS CORPORATION
Ticker: SBUX Security ID: 855244109
Meeting Date: MAR 17, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard E. Allison, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Rosalind G. Brewer None None Management
*Withdrawn Resolution*
1c Elect Director Andrew Campion For For Management
1d Elect Director Mary N. Dillon For For Management
1e Elect Director Isabel Ge Mahe For For Management
1f Elect Director Mellody Hobson For For Management
1g Elect Director Kevin R. Johnson For For Management
1h Elect Director Jorgen Vig Knudstorp For For Management
1i Elect Director Satya Nadella For For Management
1j Elect Director Joshua Cooper Ramo For For Management
1k Elect Director Clara Shih For For Management
1l Elect Director Javier G. Teruel For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Adopt a Policy to Include Against Against Shareholder
Non-Management Employees as
Prospective Director Candidates
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SYNOPSYS, INC.
Ticker: SNPS Security ID: 871607107
Meeting Date: APR 08, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 09, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Aart J. de Geus For For Management
1b Elect Director Chi-Foon Chan For For Management
1c Elect Director Janice D. Chaffin For For Management
1d Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For For Management
1e Elect Director Mercedes Johnson For For Management
1f Elect Director Chrysostomos L. "Max" For For Management
Nikias
1g Elect Director Jeannine P. Sargent For For Management
1h Elect Director John Schwarz For For Management
1i Elect Director Roy Vallee 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 KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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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 For Shareholder
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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Ticker: SCHW Security ID: 808513105
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Walter W. Bettinger, II For For Management
1b Elect Director Joan T. Dea For For Management
1c Elect Director Christopher V. Dodds For For Management
1d Elect Director Mark A. Goldfarb For Against Management
1e Elect Director Bharat B. Masrani For For Management
1f Elect Director Charles A. Ruffel 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 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
5 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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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
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THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
Ticker: HD Security ID: 437076102
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Gerard J. Arpey For For Management
1b Elect Director Ari Bousbib For For Management
1c Elect Director Jeffery H. Boyd For For Management
1d Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman For For Management
1e Elect Director J. Frank Brown For For Management
1f Elect Director Albert P. Carey For For Management
1g Elect Director Helena B. Foulkes For For Management
1h Elect Director Linda R. Gooden For For Management
1i Elect Director Wayne M. Hewett For For Management
1j Elect Director Manuel Kadre For For Management
1k Elect Director Stephanie C. Linnartz For For Management
1l Elect Director Craig A. Menear 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 Shareholder Written Consent Against For Shareholder
Provisions
5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
Congruency Analysis
6 Report on Prison Labor in the Supply Against Against Shareholder
Chain
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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: TJX Security ID: 872540109
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Zein Abdalla For For Management
1b Elect Director Jose B. Alvarez For For Management
1c Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For For Management
1d Elect Director Rosemary T. Berkery For For Management
1e Elect Director David T. Ching For For Management
1f Elect Director C. Kim Goodwin For For Management
1g Elect Director Ernie Herrman For For Management
1h Elect Director Michael F. Hines For For Management
1i Elect Director Amy B. Lane For For Management
1j Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz For For Management
1k Elect Director Jackwyn L. Nemerov For For Management
1l Elect Director John F. O'Brien For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Animal Welfare Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
Ticker: TMO Security ID: 883556102
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Marc N. Casper For For Management
1b Elect Director Nelson J. Chai For For Management
1c Elect Director C. Martin Harris For For Management
1d Elect Director Tyler Jacks For For Management
1e Elect Director R. Alexandra Keith For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch For For Management
1g Elect Director Jim P. Manzi For For Management
1h Elect Director James C. Mullen For For Management
1i Elect Director Lars R. Sorensen For For Management
1j Elect Director Debora L. Spar For For Management
1k Elect Director Scott M. Sperling For For Management
1l Elect Director Dion J. Weisler For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
4 Provide Right to Call A Special Meeting Against For Shareholder
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TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Ticker: TFC Security ID: 89832Q109
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 18, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jennifer S. Banner For For Management
1b Elect Director K. David Boyer, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director Agnes Bundy Scanlan For For Management
1d Elect Director Anna R. Cablik For For Management
1e Elect Director Dallas S. Clement For For Management
1f Elect Director Paul D. Donahue For For Management
1g Elect Director Paul R. Garcia For For Management
1h Elect Director Patrick C. Graney, III For For Management
1i Elect Director Linnie M. Haynesworth For For Management
1j Elect Director Kelly S. King For For Management
1k Elect Director Easter A. Maynard For For Management
1l Elect Director Donna S. Morea For For Management
1m Elect Director Charles A. Patton For For Management
1n Elect Director Nido R. Qubein For For Management
1o Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe For For Management
1p Elect Director William H. Rogers, Jr. For For Management
1q Elect Director Frank P. Scruggs, Jr. For For Management
1r Elect Director Christine Sears For For Management
1s Elect Director Thomas E. Skains For For Management
1t Elect Director Bruce L. Tanner For For Management
1u Elect Director Thomas N. Thompson For For Management
1v Elect Director Steven C. Voorhees For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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ULTA BEAUTY, INC.
Ticker: ULTA Security ID: 90384S303
Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Catherine A. Halligan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David C. Kimbell For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George R. Mrkonic For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lorna E. Nagler For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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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 Against 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 For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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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 For Shareholder
7 Amend Principles of Executive Against Against Shareholder
Compensation Program
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WORKDAY, INC.
Ticker: WDAY Security ID: 98138H101
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 12, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Aneel Bhusri For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ann-Marie Campbell For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David A. Duffield For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lee J. Styslinger, III For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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XILINX, INC.
Ticker: XLNX Security ID: 983919101
Meeting Date: AUG 05, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 10, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Dennis Segers For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Raman K. Chitkara For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Saar Gillai For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ronald S. Jankov For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Mary Louise Krakauer For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas H. Lee For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jon A. Olson For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Victor Peng For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Elizabeth W. Vanderslice 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
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XILINX, INC.
Ticker: XLNX Security ID: 983919101
Meeting Date: APR 07, 2021 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 10, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For For Management
3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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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) | Nicholas Fund, Inc. |
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By (Signature and Title) | /s/ David O. Nicholas |
| | David O. Nicholas, Principal Executive Officer |
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Date | 08/25/2021 |
