UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: | 811-04316 |
Midas Series Trust | |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | |
3814 Route 44, Millbrook, NY | 12545 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Russell Kamerman, Esq.
Midas Series Trust
3814 Route 44
Millbrook, NY 12545
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | 1-212-785-0900 |
Date of fiscal year end: | 12/31 |
Date of reporting period: | 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022 |
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Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
ICA File Number: 811-04316
Registrant Name: Midas Series Trust
Reporting Period: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022
Midas Fund
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED Meeting Date: NOV 26, 2021 Record Date: OCT 13, 2021 Meeting Type: SPECIAL | ||||
Ticker: AEM Security ID: 008474108 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Issuance of Shares in Connection with the Acquisition of Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. | Management | For | For |
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED Meeting Date: APR 29, 2022 Record Date: MAR 18, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL/SPECIAL | ||||
Ticker: AEM Security ID: 008474108 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Leona Aglukkaq | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Ammar Al-Joundi | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Sean Boyd | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Martine A. Celej | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert J. Gemmell | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jonathan Gill | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Peter Grosskopf | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Elizabeth Lewis-Gray | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Deborah McCombe | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Jeffrey Parr | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director John Merfyn Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Jamie C. Sokalsky | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Incentive Share Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | Against |
ALAMOS GOLD INC. Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2022 Record Date: APR 07, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL/SPECIAL | ||||
Ticker: AGI Security ID: 011532108 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Elaine Ellingham | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David Fleck | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director David Gower | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Claire M. Kennedy | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director John A. McCluskey | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Monique Mercier | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Paul J. Murphy | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director J. Robert S. Prichard | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Kenneth Stowe | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-approve Long-Term Incentive Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Employee Share Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
B2GOLD CORP. Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2022 Record Date: MAY 05, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL/SPECIAL | ||||
Ticker: BTO Security ID: 11777Q209 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Nine | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Kevin Bullock | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Robert Cross | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Robert Gayton | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Clive Johnson | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director George Johnson | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Liane Kelly | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Jerry Korpan | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director Bongani Mtshisi | Management | For | For |
2.9 | Elect Director Robin Weisman | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2022 Record Date: MAR 04, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: ABX Security ID: 067901108 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Mark Bristow | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Helen Cai | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Gustavo A. Cisneros | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Christopher L. Coleman | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director J. Michael Evans | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Brian L. Greenspun | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director J. Brett Harvey | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Anne Kabagambe | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Andrew J. Quinn | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Loreto Silva | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director John L. Thornton | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD LTD. Meeting Date: NOV 26, 2021 Record Date: OCT 13, 2021 Meeting Type: SPECIAL | ||||
Ticker: KL Security ID: 49741E100 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Acquisition by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | Management | For | For |
OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES LTD. Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2022 Record Date: MAR 22, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: OR Security ID: 68827L101 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John R. Baird | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Joanne Ferstman | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Edie Hofmeister | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director William Murray John | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Pierre Labbe | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Candace MacGibbon | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Charles E. Page | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Sean Roosen | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Sandeep Singh | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Deferred Share Unit Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
ROYAL GOLD, INC. Meeting Date: NOV 17, 2021 Record Date: SEP 20, 2021 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: RGLD Security ID: 780287108 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director William Heissenbuttel | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Jamie Sokalsky | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
ROYAL GOLD, INC. Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022 Record Date: MAR 28, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: RGLD Security ID: 780287108 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director William Hayes | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Ronald Vance | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
SANDSTORM GOLD LTD. Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2022 Record Date: APR 14, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL/SPECIAL | ||||
Ticker: SSL Security ID: 80013R206 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Seven | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Nolan Watson | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director David Awram | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director David E. De Witt | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Andrew T. Swarthout | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director John P.A. Budreski | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Mary L. Little | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Vera Kobalia | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-approve Restricted Share Plan | Management | For | For |
SSR MINING INC. Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2022 Record Date: MAR 31, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL/SPECIAL | ||||
Ticker: SSRM Security ID: 784730103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director A.E. Michael Anglin | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Rod Antal | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Thomas R. Bates, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Brian R. Booth | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Simon A. Fish | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Leigh Ann Fisher | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Alan P. Krusi | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Kay Priestly | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2022 Record Date: MAR 18, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL/SPECIAL | ||||
Ticker: WPM Security ID: 962879102 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director George L. Brack | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John A. Brough | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Jaimie Donovan | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director R. Peter Gillin | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Chantal Gosselin | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Glenn Ives | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Charles A. Jeannes | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Eduardo Luna | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Marilyn Schonberner | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Randy V.J. Smallwood | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
Midas Magic
ALPHABET INC. Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2022 Record Date: APR 05, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: GOOGL Security ID: 02079K305 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Larry Page | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Sergey Brin | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Sundar Pichai | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director John L. Hennessy | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Frances H. Arnold | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director L. John Doerr | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Ann Mather | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director K. Ram Shriram | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Robin L. Washington | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
4 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | Management | For | For |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Report on Climate Lobbying | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Report on Physical Risks of Climate Change | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Report on Metrics and Efforts to Reduce Water Related Risk | Shareholder | Against | For |
9 | Oversee and Report a Third-Party Racial Equity Audit | Shareholder | Against | For |
10 | Report on Risks Associated with Use of Concealment Clauses | Shareholder | Against | Against |
11 | Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share | Shareholder | Against | For |
12 | Report on Government Takedown Requests | Shareholder | Against | Against |
13 | Report on Risks of Doing Business in Countries with Significant Human Rights Concerns | Shareholder | Against | For |
14 | Report on Managing Risks Related to Data Collection, Privacy and Security | Shareholder | Against | Against |
15 | Disclose More Quantitative and Qualitative Information on Algorithmic Systems | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Commission Third Party Assessment of Company's Management of Misinformation and Disinformation Across Platforms | Shareholder | Against | For |
17 | Report on External Costs of Misinformation and Impact on Diversified Shareholders | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Report on Steps to Improve Racial and Gender Board Diversity | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Establish an Environmental Sustainability Board Committee | Shareholder | Against | Against |
20 | Adopt a Policy to Include Non-Management Employees as Prospective Director Candidates | Shareholder | Against | Against |
21 | Report on Policies Regarding Military and Militarized Policing Agencies | Shareholder | Against | Against |
ALTICE USA, INC. Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2022 Record Date: APR 18, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: ATUS Security ID: 02156K103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Patrick Drahi | Management | For | Against |
1b | Elect Director Gerrit Jan Bakker | Management | For | Against |
1c | Elect Director David Drahi | Management | For | Against |
1d | Elect Director Dexter Goei | Management | For | Against |
1e | Elect Director Mark Mullen | Management | For | Against |
1f | Elect Director Dennis Okhuijsen | Management | For | Against |
1g | Elect Director Susan Schnabel | Management | For | Against |
1h | Elect Director Charles Stewart | Management | For | Against |
1i | Elect Director Raymond Svider | Management | For | Against |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
4 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
AMERCO Meeting Date: AUG 19, 2021 Record Date: JUN 22, 2021 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: UHAL Security ID: 023586100 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Edward J. "Joe" Shoen | Management | For | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director James E. Acridge | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John P. Brogan | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director James J. Grogan | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Richard J. Herrera | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Karl A. Schmidt | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Roberta R. Shank | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Samuel J. Shoen | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Ratify BDO USA, LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify and Affirm Decisions and Actions Taken by the Board and Executive Officers for Fiscal 2021 | Shareholder | For | Against |
ANTHEM, INC. Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2022 Record Date: MAR 17, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: ANTM Security ID: 036752103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Susan D. DeVore | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Bahija Jallal | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ryan M. Schneider | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Elizabeth E. Tallett | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Change Company Name to Elevance Health, Inc. | Management | For | For |
5 | Adopt a Policy Prohibiting Direct and Indirect Political Contributions to Candidates | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Oversee and Report a Racial Equity Audit | Shareholder | Against | Against |
AUTOZONE, INC. Meeting Date: DEC 15, 2021 Record Date: OCT 18, 2021 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: AZO Security ID: 053332102 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Douglas H. Brooks | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Earl G. Graves, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Enderson Guimaraes | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director D. Bryan Jordan | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Gale V. King | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director George R. Mrkonic, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William C. Rhodes, III | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Jill A. Soltau | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Annual Climate Transition | Shareholder | Against | For |
BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2022 Record Date: MAR 04, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: ABX Security ID: 067901108 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Mark Bristow | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Helen Cai | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Gustavo A. Cisneros | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Christopher L. Coleman | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director J. Michael Evans | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Brian L. Greenspun | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director J. Brett Harvey | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Anne Kabagambe | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Andrew J. Quinn | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Loreto Silva | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director John L. Thornton | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Meeting Date: APR 30, 2022 Record Date: MAR 02, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: BRK.B Security ID: 084670702 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Warren E. Buffett | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Charles T. Munger | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Gregory E. Abel | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Howard G. Buffett | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Susan A. Buffett | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Stephen B. Burke | Management | For | Withhold |
1.7 | Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault | Management | For | Withhold |
1.8 | Elect Director Christopher C. Davis | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Susan L. Decker | Management | For | Withhold |
1.10 | Elect Director David S. Gottesman | Management | For | Withhold |
1.11 | Elect Director Charlotte Guyman | Management | For | Withhold |
1.12 | Elect Director Ajit Jain | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Ronald L. Olson | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director Wallace R. Weitz | Management | For | For |
1.15 | Elect Director Meryl B. Witmer | Management | For | For |
2 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
3 | Report on Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities | Shareholder | Against | For |
4 | Report on GHG Emissions Reduction Targets | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Report on Effectiveness of Diversity Equity and Inclusion Efforts and Metrics | Shareholder | Against | For |
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Meeting Date: AUG 10, 2021 Record Date: JUL 01, 2021 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: CHKP Security ID: M22465104 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Reelect Gil Shwed as Director | Management | For | For |
1b | Reelect Jerry Ungerman as Director | Management | For | For |
1c | Reelect Rupal Hollenbeck as Director | Management | For | For |
1d | Reelect Tal Shavit as Director | Management | For | For |
1e | Reelect Eyal Waldman as Director | Management | For | For |
1f | Reelect Shai Weiss as Director | Management | For | For |
2a | Reelect Yoav Chelouche as External Director | Management | For | For |
2b | Reelect Guy Gecht as External Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Article Re: Board Related | Management | For | For |
4 | Reappoint Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Employment Terms of Gil Shwed, CEO | Management | For | For |
A | Vote FOR if you are NOT a controlling shareholder and do NOT have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. If you vote AGAINST, please provide an explanation to your account manager | Management | None | For |
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION Meeting Date: JUL 21, 2021 Record Date: MAY 27, 2021 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: CACC Security ID: 225310101 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Kenneth S. Booth | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Glenda J. Flanagan | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Vinayak R. Hegde | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas N. Tryforos | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Scott J. Vassalluzzo | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2022 Record Date: APR 11, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: CACC Security ID: 225310101 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Kenneth S. Booth | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Glenda J. Flanagan | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Vinayak R. Hegde | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas N. Tryforos | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Scott J. Vassalluzzo | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
3 | Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC. Meeting Date: AUG 02, 2021 Record Date: JUN 07, 2021 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: ENVA Security ID: 29357K103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ellen Carnahan | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Daniel R. Feehan | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director David Fisher | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director William M. Goodyear | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director James A. Gray | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Gregg A. Kaplan | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Mark P. McGowan | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Mark A. Tebbe | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC. Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2022 Record Date: MAR 17, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: ENVA Security ID: 29357K103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ellen Carnahan | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Daniel R. Feehan | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director David Fisher | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director William M. Goodyear | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director James A. Gray | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Gregg A. Kaplan | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Mark P. McGowan | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Mark A. Tebbe | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
ESSENT GROUP LTD. Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2022 Record Date: MAR 04, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: ESNT Security ID: G3198U102 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert Glanville | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Angela L. Heise | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Allan Levine | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2022 Record Date: MAR 18, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Linda B. Bammann | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Stephen B. Burke | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Todd A. Combs | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director James Dimon | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Mellody Hobson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael A. Neal | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Adopt Fossil Fuel Financing Policy Consistent with IEA's Net Zero 2050 Scenario | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Disclose Director Skills and Qualifications Including Ideological Perspectives | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Become a Public Benefit Corporation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on Absolute Targets for Financed GHG Emissions in Line with Net Zero Commitments | Shareholder | Against | Against |
LCI INDUSTRIES Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2022 Record Date: MAR 25, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: LCII Security ID: 50189K103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Tracy D. Graham | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Frank J. Crespo | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Brendan J. Deely | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director James F. Gero | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Virginia L. Henkels | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jason D. Lippert | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Stephanie K. Mains | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Kieran M. O'Sullivan | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director David A. Reed | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John A. Sirpilla | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
LITHIA MOTORS, INC. Meeting Date: APR 27, 2022 Record Date: FEB 28, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: LAD Security ID: 536797103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Sidney B. DeBoer | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Susan O. Cain | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Bryan B. DeBoer | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Shauna F. McIntyre | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Louis P. Miramontes | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Kenneth E. Roberts | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director David J. Robino | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2022 Record Date: APR 22, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Merit E. Janow | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Candido Bracher | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Richard K. Davis | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Julius Genachowski | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Choon Phong Goh | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Oki Matsumoto | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael Miebach | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Youngme Moon | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Rima Qureshi | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Gabrielle Sulzberger | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Jackson Tai | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Harit Talwar | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Lance Uggla | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Right to Call a Special Meeting at a 15 Percent Ownership Threshold | Management | For | For |
5 | Provide Right to Call a Special Meeting at a 10 Percent Ownership Threshold | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Charitable Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Report on Risks Associated with Sale and Purchase of Ghost Guns | Shareholder | Against | Against |
MEDIFAST, INC. Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2022 Record Date: APR 18, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: MED Security ID: 58470H101 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Jeffrey J. Brown | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Daniel R. Chard | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Constance J. Hallquist | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Michael A. Hoer | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Scott Schlackman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Andrea B. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Ming Xian | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify RSM US LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
META PLATFORMS, INC. Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022 Record Date: APR 01, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: FB Security ID: 30303M102 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Peggy Alford | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Andrew W. Houston | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Nancy Killefer | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert M. Kimmitt | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Sheryl K. Sandberg | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Tracey T. Travis | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Tony Xu | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Mark Zuckerberg | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Report on Risks Associated with Use of Concealment Clauses | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Report on External Costs of Misinformation and Impact on Diversified Shareholders | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Report on Community Standards Enforcement | Shareholder | Against | For |
9 | Report on User Risk and Advisory Vote on Metaverse Project | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Publish Third Party Human Rights Impact Assessment | Shareholder | Against | For |
11 | Report on Child Sexual Exploitation Online | Shareholder | Against | For |
12 | Commission a Workplace Non-Discrimination Audit | Shareholder | Against | Against |
13 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
14 | Commission Assessment of Audit and Risk Oversight Committee | Shareholder | Against | Against |
15 | Report on Charitable Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
NEWMONT CORPORATION Meeting Date: APR 21, 2022 Record Date: FEB 22, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: NEM Security ID: 651639106 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Patrick G. Awuah, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Bruce R. Brook | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Maura Clark | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Emma FitzGerald | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Mary A. Laschinger | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jose Manuel Madero | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Rene Medori | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Jane Nelson | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Thomas Palmer | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Julio M. Quintana | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Susan N. Story | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2022 Record Date: APR 25, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: NXST Security ID: 65336K103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Bernadette S. Aulestia | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Dennis J. FitzSimons | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director C. Thomas McMillen | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Lisbeth McNabb | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Eliminate Class B and Class C Common Stock | Management | For | For |
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC. Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2022 Record Date: MAR 25, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: RHI Security ID: 770323103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Julia L. Coronado | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Dirk A. Kempthorne | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Harold M. Messmer, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Marc H. Morial | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Robert J. Pace | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Frederick A. Richman | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director M. Keith Waddell | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
THE HOME DEPOT, INC. Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2022 Record Date: MAR 21, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: HD Security ID: 437076102 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Gerard J. Arpey | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Ari Bousbib | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jeffery H. Boyd | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director J. Frank Brown | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Albert P. Carey | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Edward P. Decker | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Linda R. Gooden | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Wayne M. Hewett | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Manuel Kadre | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Stephanie C. Linnartz | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Craig A. Menear | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Paula Santilli | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Caryn Seidman-Becker | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Congruency of Political Spending with Company Values and Priorities | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Report on Steps to Improve Gender and Racial Equity on the Board | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on Efforts to Eliminate Deforestation in Supply Chain | Shareholder | Against | For |
10 | Oversee and Report a Racial Equity Audit | Shareholder | Against | For |
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED Meeting Date: JUN 06, 2022 Record Date: APR 08, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: UNH Security ID: 91324P102 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Paul R. Garcia | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Michele J. Hooper | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director F. William McNabb, III | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Valerie C. Montgomery Rice | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director John H. Noseworthy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Andrew Witty | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Report on Congruency of Political Spending with Company Values and Priorities | Shareholder | Against | For |
WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2022 Record Date: APR 06, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
Ticker: WSM Security ID: 969904101 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Laura Alber | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Esi Eggleston Bracey | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Scott Dahnke | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Anne Finucane | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Paula Pretlow | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director William Ready | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Frits van Paasschen | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
END NPX REPORT
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Midas Series Trust
By: | /s/ Thomas B. Winmill | |
Thomas B. Winmill, Chief Executive Officer |
Date: August 2, 2022