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
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Jennifer R. Kloehn, Senior Vice President & Treasurer
411 East Wisconsin Avenue
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: 03/31/2019
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
Account Name: Nicholas Fund, Inc.
AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.
Ticker: AMG Security ID: 008252108
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Samuel T. Byrne For For Management
1b Elect Director Dwight D. Churchill For For Management
1c Elect Director Glenn Earle For For Management
1d Elect Director Niall Ferguson For For Management
1e Elect Director Sean M. Healey For For Management
1f Elect Director Tracy P. Palandjian For For Management
1g Elect Director Patrick T. Ryan For For Management
1h Elect Director Karen L. Yerburgh For For Management
1i Elect Director Jide J. Zeitlin 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 Elect Director Nathaniel Dalton For For Management
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ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
Ticker: ALB Security ID: 012653101
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
2a Elect Director Mary Lauren Brlas For For Management
2b Elect Director William H. Hernandez For For Management
2c Elect Director Luther C. Kissam, IV For For Management
2d Elect Director Douglas L. Maine For For Management
2e Elect Director J. Kent Masters For For Management
2f Elect Director James J. O'Brien For For Management
2g Elect Director Diarmuid B. O'Connell For For Management
2h Elect Director Dean L. Seavers For For Management
2i Elect Director Gerald A. Steiner For For Management
2j Elect Director Harriett Tee Taggart For For Management
2k Elect Director Alejandro Wolff For For Management
3 Adopt Majority Vote to Approve For For Management
Extraordinary Transactions
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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AMAZON.COM, INC.
Ticker: AMZN Security ID: 023135106
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jeffrey P. Bezos For For Management
1b Elect Director Tom A. Alberg 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 Jonathan J. Rubinstein For For Management
1g Elect Director Thomas O. Ryder For For Management
1h Elect Director Patricia Q. Stonesifer For For Management
1i Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks 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 Adopt Policy on Board Diversity None None Shareholder
*Withdrawn Resolution*
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Against Against Shareholder
Abstentions
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AMERCO
Ticker: UHAL Security ID: 023586100
Meeting Date: AUG 24, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 26, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edward J. ("Joe") Shoen For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director James E. Acridge For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Charles J. Bayer For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John P. Brogan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John M. Dodds For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James J. Grogan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Karl A. Schmidt For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Samuel J. Shoen For Withhold Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
4 Ratify BDO USA, LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Ratify and Affirm Decisions and For Against Shareholder
Actions Taken by the Board and
Executive Officers for Fiscal 2017
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AON PLC
Ticker: AON Security ID: G0408V102
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 24, 2018
# 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 Carolyn Y. Woo For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
5 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
6 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Aon's U.K. For For Management
Statutory Auditor
7 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
8 Authorise Shares for Market Purchase For For Management
9 Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked For For Management
Securities with Pre-emptive Rights
10 Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked For For Management
Securities without Pre-emptive Rights
11 Approve Political Donations For For Management
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APPLE INC.
Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100
Meeting Date: FEB 13, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 15, 2017
# 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 Bob Iger For For Management
1e Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
1f Elect Director Art Levinson For For Management
1g Elect Director Ron Sugar For For Management
1h Elect Director Sue Wagner For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
5 Proxy Access Amendments Against For Shareholder
6 Establish Human Rights Committee Against Against Shareholder
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BALL CORPORATION
Ticker: BLL Security ID: 058498106
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert W. Alspaugh For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Cave For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Pedro Henrique Mariani For Withhold Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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BIOGEN INC.
Ticker: BIIB Security ID: 09062X103
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 17, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Alexander J. Denner For For Management
1b Elect Director Caroline D. Dorsa For For Management
1c Elect Director Nancy L. Leaming For For Management
1d Elect Director Richard C. Mulligan For For Management
1e Elect Director Robert W. Pangia For For Management
1f Elect Director Stelios Papadopoulos For For Management
1g Elect Director Brian S. Posner For For Management
1h Elect Director Eric K. Rowinsky For For Management
1i Elect Director Lynn Schenk For For Management
1j Elect Director Stephen A. Sherwin For For Management
1k Elect Director Michel Vounatsos For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Integrating Risks Related to Against For Shareholder
Drug Pricing into Senior Executive
Compensation
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BLACK KNIGHT, INC.
Ticker: BKI Security ID: 09215C105
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William P. Foley, II For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas M. Hagerty For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas J. Sanzone For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Ticker: BSX Security ID: 101137107
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2018
# 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 Stephen P. MacMillan For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael F. Mahoney For For Management
1h Elect Director David J. Roux For For Management
1i Elect Director John E. Sununu For For Management
1j 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
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CBRE GROUP, INC.
Ticker: CBRE Security ID: 12504L109
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2018
# 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 Curtis F. Feeny For For Management
1d Elect Director Christopher T. Jenny For For Management
1e Elect Director Gerardo I. Lopez For For Management
1f Elect Director Paula R. Reynolds For For Management
1g Elect Director Robert E. Sulentic For For Management
1h Elect Director Laura D. Tyson For For Management
1i Elect Director Ray Wirta 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 For For Management
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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CELGENE CORPORATION
Ticker: CELG Security ID: 151020104
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mark J. Alles For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard W. Barker For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Hans E. Bishop For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael W. Bonney For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael D. Casey For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael A. Friedman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Julia A. Haller For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Patricia A. Hemingway For For Management
Hall
1.10 Elect Director James J. Loughlin For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ernest Mario For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John H. Weiland 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 Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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CHUBB LIMITED
Ticker: CB Security ID: H1467J104
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2018
# 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 and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG For For Management
(Zurich) as Auditors
4.2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management
(United States) as Independent
Registered Accounting Firm as Auditors
4.3 Ratify BDO AG (Zurich) as Special For For Management
Auditors
5.1 Elect Director Evan G. Greenberg For For Management
5.2 Elect Director Robert M. Hernandez 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 James I. Cash For For Management
5.6 Elect Director Mary Cirillo For For Management
5.7 Elect Director Michael P. Connors For For Management
5.8 Elect Director John A. Edwardson For For Management
5.9 Elect Director Kimberly A. Ross For For Management
5.10 Elect Director Robert W. Scully For For Management
5.11 Elect Director Eugene B. Shanks, Jr. For For Management
5.12 Elect Director Theodore E. Shasta For For Management
5.13 Elect Director David H. Sidwell For For Management
5.14 Elect Director Olivier Steimer For For Management
5.15 Elect Director James M. Zimmerman For For Management
6 Elect Evan G. Greenberg as Board For Against Management
Chairman
7.1 Appoint Michael P. Connors as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
7.2 Appoint Mary Cirillo as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
7.3 Appoint Robert M. Hernandez as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
7.4 Appoint James M. Zimmerman as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
8 Designate Homburger AG as Independent For For Management
Proxy
9 Issue Shares Without Preemptive Rights For For Management
10.1 Approve the Maximum Aggregate For For Management
Remuneration of Directors
10.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Management in the Amount of USD 43
Million for Fiscal 2019
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CINTAS CORPORATION
Ticker: CTAS Security ID: 172908105
Meeting Date: OCT 17, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 18, 2017
# 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 Robert E. Coletti For For Management
1e Elect Director Richard T. Farmer For For Management
1f Elect Director Scott D. Farmer For For Management
1g Elect Director James J. Johnson For For Management
1h Elect Director Joseph Scaminace For For Management
1i Elect Director Ronald W. Tysoe 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 Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 11, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 13, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
1b Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1d Elect Director Amy L. Chang For For Management
1e Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1f Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1g Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1h Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1i Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1j Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For For Management
1k Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
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COPART, INC.
Ticker: CPRT Security ID: 217204106
Meeting Date: DEC 08, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 17, 2017
# 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 Vincent W. Mitz For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas N. Tryforos 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 Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
Ticker: EWBC Security ID: 27579R104
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Molly Campbell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Iris S. Chan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Rudolph I. Estrada For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Paul H. Irving For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Herman Y. Li For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jack C. Liu For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Dominic Ng For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Lester M. Sussman For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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EQUIFAX INC.
Ticker: EFX Security ID: 294429105
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mark W. Begor For For Management
1b Elect Director Mark L. Feidler For Against Management
1c Elect Director G. Thomas Hough For Against Management
1d Elect Director Robert D. Marcus For For Management
1e Elect Director Siri S. Marshall For For Management
1f Elect Director Scott A. McGregor For For Management
1g Elect Director John A. McKinley For Against Management
1h Elect Director Robert W. Selander For For Management
1i Elect Director Elane B. Stock For Against Management
1j Elect Director Mark B. Templeton 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 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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FACEBOOK, INC.
Ticker: FB Security ID: 30303M102
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 06, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Erskine B. Bowles For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Susan D. For Withhold Management
Desmond-Hellmann
1.5 Elect Director Reed Hastings For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Jan Koum - Withdrawn None None Management
Resolution
1.7 Elect Director Sheryl K. Sandberg For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Peter A. Thiel For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Mark Zuckerberg For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder
Stock to Have One-vote per Share
4 Establish Board Committee on Risk Against For Shareholder
Management
5 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Major Global Content Against For Shareholder
Management Controversies (Fake News)
7 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
8 Report on Responsible Tax Principles Against Against Shareholder
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FASTENAL COMPANY
Ticker: FAST Security ID: 311900104
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a�� Elect Director Willard D. Oberton For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael J. Ancius For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael J. Dolan For For Management
1d Elect Director Stephen L. Eastman For For Management
1e Elect Director Daniel L. Florness For For Management
1f Elect Director Rita J. Heise For For Management
1g Elect Director Darren R. Jackson For For Management
1h Elect Director Daniel L. Johnson For For Management
1i Elect Director Scott A. Satterlee For For Management
1j 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
4 Approve Outside Director Stock For For Management
Awards/Options in Lieu of Cash
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FORTIVE CORPORATION
Ticker: FTV Security ID: 34959J108
Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1A Elect Director Feroz Dewan For Against Management
1B Elect Director James A. Lico For Against Management
2 Ratify Ernst and Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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GARTNER, INC.
Ticker: IT Security ID: 366651107
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Michael J. Bingle For For Management
1b Elect Director Peter E. Bisson For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard J. Bressler For For Management
1d Elect Director Raul E. Cesan For For Management
1e Elect Director Karen E. Dykstra For For Management
1f Elect Director Anne Sutherland Fuchs For For Management
1g Elect Director William O. Grabe For For Management
1h Elect Director Eugene A. Hall For For Management
1i Elect Director Stephen G. Pagliuca For For Management
1j Elect Director Eileen Serra For For Management
1k Elect Director James C. Smith For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director John F. Cogan For For Management
1b Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton For For Management
1c Elect Director Kelly A. Kramer For For Management
1d Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton For For Management
1e Elect Director John C. Martin For For Management
1f Elect Director John F. Milligan For For Management
1g Elect Director Richard J. Whitley For For Management
1h Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson For For Management
1i Elect Director Per Wold-Olsen For 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 Chairman Against For Shareholder
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: HON Security ID: 438516106
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2018
# 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 Jaime Chico Pardo For For Management
1F Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1G Elect Director Linnet F. Deily For For Management
1H Elect Director Judd Gregg For For Management
1I Elect Director Clive Hollick For For Management
1J Elect Director Grace D. Lieblein For For Management
1K Elect Director George Paz For For Management
1L 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 For For Management
Auditors
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for For For Management
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
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INTEL CORPORATION
Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Aneel Bhusri For For Management
1b Elect Director Andy D. Bryant For For Management
1c Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management
1d Elect Director Omar Ishrak For For Management
1e Elect Director Brian M. Krzanich For For Management
1f Elect Director Risa Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
1g Elect Director Tsu-Jae King Liu For For Management
1h Elect Director Gregory D. Smith For For Management
1i Elect Director Andrew Wilson For For Management
1j Elect Director Frank D. Yeary 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 Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Costs and Benefits of Against Against Shareholder
Poltical Contributions
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David N. Farr For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Alex Gorsky For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Hutham S. Olayan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James W. Owens For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Joseph R. Swedish For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Sidney Taurel For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Peter R. Voser For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Frederick H. Waddell For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2018
# 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 Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1g Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1h Elect Director William D. Perez For For Management
1i Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1j Elect Director A. Eugene Washington For For Management
1k Elect Director Ronald A. Williams 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 Prohibit Adjusting Compensation Against Against Shareholder
Metrics for Legal or Compliance Costs
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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KEYCORP
Ticker: KEY Security ID: 493267108
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Bruce D. Broussard For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles P. Cooley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gary M. Crosby For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management
1.5 Elect Director H. James Dallas For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Elizabeth R. Gile For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ruth Ann M. Gillis For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William G. Gisel, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Carlton L. Highsmith For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Richard J. Hipple For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Kristen L. Manos For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Beth E. Mooney For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Demos Parneros For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Barbara R. Snyder For For Management
1.15 Elect Director David K. Wilson 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 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
Ticker: LH Security ID: 50540R409
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2018
# 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 D. Gary Gilliland For For Management
1d Elect Director David P. King For For Management
1e Elect Director Garheng Kong For For Management
1f Elect Director Robert E. Mittelstaedt, For For Management
Jr.
1g Elect Director Peter M. Neupert For For Management
1h Elect Director Richelle P. Parham For For Management
1i Elect Director Adam H. Schechter 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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LKQ CORPORATION
Ticker: LKQ Security ID: 501889208
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia For For Management
1b Elect Director A. Clinton Allen For For Management
1c Elect Director Robert M. Hanser For For Management
1d Elect Director Joseph M. Holsten For For Management
1e Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie For For Management
1f Elect Director John F. O'Brien For For Management
1g Elect Director Guhan Subramanian For For Management
1h Elect Director William M. Webster, IV For For Management
1i Elect Director Dominick Zarcone 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
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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 27, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard Haythornthwaite For For Management
1b Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management
1c Elect Director Silvio Barzi For For Management
1d Elect Director David R. Carlucci For For Management
1e Elect Director Richard K. Davis For For Management
1f Elect Director Steven J. Freiberg For For Management
1g Elect Director Julius Genachowski For For Management
1h Elect Director Choon Phong Goh For For Management
1i Elect Director Merit E. Janow For For Management
1j Elect Director Nancy Karch For For Management
1k Elect Director Oki Matsumoto For For Management
1l Elect Director Rima Qureshi For For Management
1m Elect Director Jose Octavio Reyes For For Management
Lagunes
1n Elect Director Jackson Tai For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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MCDONALD'S CORPORATION
Ticker: MCD Security ID: 580135101
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Lloyd Dean For For Management
1b Elect Director Stephen Easterbrook For For Management
1c Elect Director Robert Eckert For For Management
1d Elect Director Margaret (Margo) For For Management
Georgiadis
1e Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
1f Elect Director Jeanne Jackson 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 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 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Plastic Straws Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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MEDTRONIC PLC
Ticker: MDT Security ID: G5960L103
Meeting Date: DEC 08, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 10, 2017
# 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 Randall J. Hogan, III For For Management
1e Elect Director Omar Ishrak For For Management
1f Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt For For Management
1h Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management
1i Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel For For Management
1j Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management
1k Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For For Management
1l Elect Director Robert C. Pozen For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Audit Committee
to Fix Their Remuneration
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1b Elect Director Thomas R. Cech For For Management
1c Elect Director 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 Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
1g Elect Director John H. Noseworthy For For Management
1h Elect Director Paul B. Rothman For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management
1j Elect Director Craig B. Thompson For For Management
1k Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For For Management
1l Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks 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
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 29, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Satya Nadella For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles W. Scharf For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John W. Stanton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Padmasree Warrior For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
6 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
Ticker: MHK Security ID: 608190104
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Filip Balcaen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Bruce C. Bruckmann 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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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: MDLZ Security ID: 609207105
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2018
# 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 Debra A. Crew For For Management
1d Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1e Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum For For Management
1f Elect Director Peter W. May For For Management
1g Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita For For Management
1h Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management
1i Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1j Elect Director Christiana S. Shi For For Management
1k Elect Director Patrick T. Siewert For For Management
1l Elect Director Jean-Francois M. L. van For For Management
Boxmeer
1m Elect Director Dirk Van de Put 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 Assess Environmental Impact of Against For Shareholder
Non-Recyclable Packaging
5 Create a Committee to Prepare a Report Against Against Shareholder
Regarding the Impact of Plant Closures
on Communities
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O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
Ticker: ORLY Security ID: 67103H107
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2018
# 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 Rosalie O'Reilly Wooten For For Management
1d Elect Director Greg Henslee For For Management
1e Elect Director Jay D. Burchfield For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas T. Hendrickson For For Management
1g Elect Director John R. Murphy For For Management
1h Elect Director Dana M. Perlman For For Management
1i Elect Director Ronald Rashkow 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 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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PEPSICO, INC.
Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Shona L. Brown For For Management
1b Elect Director George W. Buckley For For Management
1c Elect Director Cesar Conde For For Management
1d Elect Director Ian M. Cook For For Management
1e Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
1f Elect Director Richard W. Fisher For For Management
1g Elect Director William R. Johnson For For Management
1h Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi 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
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PFIZER INC.
Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald E. Blaylock For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Albert Bourla For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Joseph J. Echevarria For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Dan R. Littman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Shantanu Narayen For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management
1.12 Elect Director James C. Smith 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 Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
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PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: PM Security ID: 718172109
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Harold Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Massimo Ferragamo For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Werner Geissler For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lisa A. Hook For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jennifer Li For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jun Makihara For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Sergio Marchionne For Against Management
1.10 Elect Director Kalpana Morparia For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Frederik Paulsen For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Robert B. Polet For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as For For Management
Auditors
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SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
Ticker: CRM Security ID: 79466L302
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Marc Benioff For For Management
1b Elect Director Keith Block For For Management
1c Elect Director Craig Conway 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 Bernard Tyson For For Management
1j Elect Director Robin Washington For For Management
1k Elect Director Maynard Webb For For Management
1l Elect Director Susan Wojcicki For For Management
2 Amend Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
6 Eliminate Supermajority Vote Against For Shareholder
Requirement
7 Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection Against Against Shareholder
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SERVICENOW, INC.
Ticker: NOW Security ID: 81762P102
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2018
# 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 Frederic B. Luddy For For Management
1d Elect Director Jeffrey A. Miller 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
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SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
Ticker: SWKS Security ID: 83088M102
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David J. Aldrich For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kevin L. Beebe For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Timothy R. Furey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Liam K. Griffin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Balakrishnan S. Iyer For Against Management
1.6 Elect Director Christine King For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David P. McGlade For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David J. McLachlan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Robert A. Schriesheim 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 Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
5 Ratify Existing Ownership Threshold For Against Management
for Shareholders to Call Special
Meeting
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SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Ticker: SNA Security ID: 833034101
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David C. Adams For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Karen L. Daniel For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ruth Ann M. Gillis For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James P. Holden For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Nathan J. Jones For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Henry W. Knueppel For For Management
1.7 Elect Director W. Dudley Lehman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Nicholas T. Pinchuk For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gregg M. Sherrill For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Donald J. Stebbins 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
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STARBUCKS CORPORATION
Ticker: SBUX Security ID: 855244109
Meeting Date: MAR 21, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 11, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Howard Schultz For For Management
1b Elect Director Rosalind G. Brewer For For Management
1c Elect Director Mary N. Dillon For For Management
1d Elect Director Mellody Hobson For For Management
1e Elect Director Kevin R. Johnson For For Management
1f Elect Director Jorgen Vig Knudstorp For For Management
1g Elect Director Satya Nadella For For Management
1h Elect Director Joshua Cooper Ramo For For Management
1i Elect Director Clara Shih For For Management
1j Elect Director Javier G. Teruel For For Management
1k Elect Director Myron E. Ullman, III For For Management
1l Elect Director Craig E. Weatherup 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 Proxy Access Bylaw Amendments Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Sustainable Packaging Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Paid Family Leave *Withdrawn None None Shareholder
Resolution*
7 Prepare Employment Diversity Report Against For Shareholder
and Report on Diversity Policies
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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
Ticker: SCHW Security ID: 808513105
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2018
# 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 For Management
1e 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Provide Proxy Access Right For For Management
6 Prepare Employment Diversity Report Against For Shareholder
7 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
Ticker: HD Security ID: 437076102
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2018
# 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 Armando Codina For For Management
1h Elect Director Helena B. Foulkes For For Management
1i Elect Director Linda R. Gooden For For Management
1j Elect Director Wayne M. Hewett For For Management
1k Elect Director Stephanie C. Linnartz For For Management
1l Elect Director Craig A. Menear For For Management
1m Elect Director Mark Vadon 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 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
5 Prepare Employment Diversity Report Against For Shareholder
and Report on Diversity Policies
6 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
7 Clawback of Incentive Payments Against For Shareholder
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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: TJX Security ID: 872540109
Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Zein Abdalla For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David T. Ching For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ernie Herrman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael F. Hines For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Amy B. Lane For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jackwyn L. Nemerov For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John F. O'Brien For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Willow B. Shire 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 Gender, Race, or Ethnicity Against Against Shareholder
Pay Gaps
5 Clawback of Incentive Payments Against For Shareholder
6 Adopt Policy Regarding Prison Labor in Against Against Shareholder
Supply Chain
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
Ticker: TMO Security ID: 883556102
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2018
# 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 Judy C. Lewent For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch For For Management
1g Elect Director Jim P. Manzi For For Management
1h Elect Director Lars R. Sorensen For For Management
1i Elect Director Scott M. Sperling For For Management
1j Elect Director Elaine S. Ullian For For Management
1k 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
Auditors
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ULTA BEAUTY, INC.
Ticker: ULTA Security ID: 90384S303
Meeting Date: JUN 06, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert F. DiRomualdo For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Catherine A. Halligan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George R. Mrkonic For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lorna E. Nagler For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Sally E. Blount 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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VISA INC.
Ticker: V Security ID: 92826C839
Meeting Date: JAN 30, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 01, 2017
# 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 Gary A. Hoffman For For Management
1e Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. For For Management
1f Elect Director John F. Lundgren For For Management
1g Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat For For Management
1h Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1i Elect Director John A.C. Swainson For For Management
1j 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
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WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC.
Ticker: WBA Security ID: 931427108
Meeting Date: JAN 17, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 20, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jose E. Almeida For For Management
1b Elect Director Janice M. Babiak For For Management
1c Elect Director David J. Brailer For For Management
1d Elect Director William C. Foote For For Management
1e Elect Director Ginger L. Graham For For Management
1f Elect Director John A. Lederer For For Management
1g Elect Director Dominic P. Murphy For For Management
1h Elect Director Stefano Pessina For For Management
1i Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer For For Management
1j Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For For Management
1k Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
7 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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WORKDAY, INC.
Ticker: WDAY Security ID: 98138H101
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 23, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Aneel Bhusri For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David A. Duffield For For Management
1.3 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan 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. |
| | |
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ David O. Nicholas |
| | David O. Nicholas, Principal Executive Officer |
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Date | 08/31/2018 |
