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 811-04986
Franklin Investors Securities Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31
Date of reporting period: 6/30/12
Item 1. Proxy Voting Records.
Franklin Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Fund
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period.
Franklin Balanced Fund
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES | ||||
Ticker: ABT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert J. Alpern | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Sally E. Blount | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director W. James Farrell | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Nancy McKinstry | Management | For | Withhold |
1.7 | Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William A. Osborn | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Miles D. White | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Research Animal Care and Promotion of Testing Alternatives | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Cease Compliance Adjustments to Performance Criteria | Shareholder | Against | For |
10 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Plans | Shareholder | Against | For |
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AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: APD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Mario L. Baeza | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Susan K. Carter | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director John E. McGlade | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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ANALOG DEVICES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: ADI | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Ray Stata | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Jerald G. Fishman | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director James A. Champy | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director John C. Hodgson | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Yves-Andre Istel | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Neil Novich | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director F. Grant Saviers | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Paul J. Severino | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano | Management | For | For |
10 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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AT&T INC. | ||||
Ticker: T | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect DirectorJames H. Blanchard | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect DirectorJaime Chico Pardo | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director James P. Kelly | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Jon C. Madonna | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director John B. McCoy | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Joyce M. Roche | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Matthew K. Rose | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratification Of Appointment Of Independent Auditors. | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Management | For | For |
15 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Commit to Wireless Network Neutrality | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||||
Ticker: BAX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director James R. Gavin, III | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Peter S. Hellman | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director K. J. Storm | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
6 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Shareholder | For | For |
7 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | Shareholder | For | For |
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CANADIAN OIL SANDS LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: COS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director C.E. (Chuck) Shultz | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Ian A. Bourne | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Marcel R. Coutu | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Gerald W. Grandey | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Donald J. Lowry | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Sarah E. Raiss | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director John K. Read | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director Brant G. Sangster | Management | For | For |
2.9 | Elect Director Wesley R. Twiss | Management | For | For |
2.10 | Elect Director John B. Zaozirny | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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CATERPILLAR INC. | ||||
Ticker: CAT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director David L. Calhoun | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Daniel M. Dickinson | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Eugene V. Fife | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Juan Gallardo | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director David R. Goode | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jesse J. Greene, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Peter A. Magowan | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Dennis A. Muilenburg | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director William A. Osborn | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Charles D. Powell | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director Susan C. Schwab | Management | For | For |
1.15 | Elect Director Joshua I. Smith | Management | For | For |
1.16 | Elect Director Miles D. White | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Right to Call Special Meeting | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Advance Notice Provisions for Shareholder Proposals/Nominations | Management | For | Against |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Review and Assess Human Rights Policies | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CHK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Richard K. Davidson | Management | For | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director V. Burns Hargis | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested Election of Directors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | Against |
6 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
7 | Reincorporate in Another State [from Oklahoma to Delaware] | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
9 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | Shareholder | Against | For |
10 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
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CHEVRON CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CVX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Robert E. Denham | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Chuck Hagel | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director George L. Kirkland | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Carl Ware | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director John S. Watson | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Remove Exclusive Venue Provision | Shareholder | Against | For |
15 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Report on Hydraulic Fracturing Risks to Company | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Report on Accident Risk Reduction Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
20 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
21 | Request Director Nominee with Environmental Qualifications | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: CSCO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Carol A. Bartz | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Michael D. Capellas | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Larry R. Carter | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director John T. Chambers | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Brian L. Halla | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director John L. Hennessy | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Arun Sarin | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Steven M. West | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Jerry Yang | Management | For | For |
13 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
15 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
16 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Environmental Sustainability | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Report on Internet Fragmentation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CIT GROUP INC. | ||||
Ticker: CIT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director John A. Thain | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Michael J. Embler | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director William M. Freeman | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director David M. Moffett | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director R. Brad Oates | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Marianne Miller Parrs | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Gerald Rosenfeld | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director John R. Ryan | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Seymour Sternberg | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Peter J. Tobin | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Laura S. Unger | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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COMCAST CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CMCSA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon | Management | For | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Joseph J. Collins | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director J. Michael Cook | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Eduardo G. Mestre | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Brian L. Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Judith Rodin | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | For |
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CONOCOPHILLIPS | ||||
Ticker: COP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Richard L. Armitage | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Ryan M. Lance | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Mohd H. Marican | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Harold W. McGraw, III | Management | For | Against |
9 | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Robert A. Niblock | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Harald J. Norvik | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director William K. Reilly | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner | Management | For | Against |
15 | Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr. | Management | For | Against |
16 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | Against |
17 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
18 | Adopt Policy to Address Coastal Louisiana Environmental Impacts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Report on Accident Risk Reduction Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
20 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
21 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
22 | Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination based on Gender Identity | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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DIAGEO PLC | ||||
Ticker: DGE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Peggy Bruzelius as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Laurence Danon as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Lord Davies of Abersoch as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Betsy Holden as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Dr Franz Humer as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Deirdre Mahlan as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Philip Scott as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Todd Stitzer as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Paul Walsh as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Reappoint KPMG Audit plc as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
14 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Market Purchase | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: D | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director William P. Barr | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Peter W. Brown | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Helen E. Dragas | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director John W. Harris | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Robert S. Jepson, Jr. | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Mark J. Kington | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Frank S. Royal | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director David A. Wollard | Management | For | For |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Adopt Renewable Energy Production Goal | Shareholder | Against | Against |
14 | Report on Encouraging Customer Use of Renewable Energy Systems | Shareholder | Against | Against |
15 | Report on Plant Closures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
16 | Report on Coal Use from Mountaintop Removal Mining | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Report on Impacts and Risks of Natural Gas | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Review and Report on Nuclear Safety | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: DD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Lamberto Andreotti | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Richard H. Brown | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Robert A. Brown | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Eleuthere I. Du Pont | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Lois D. Juliber | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Lee M. Thomas | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
15 | Report on Pay Disparity | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. | ||||
Ticker: EMR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director C. Fernandez G. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director A.F. Golden | Management | For | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director W.R. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director J.B. Menzer | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director A.A. Busch, III | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director R.I. Ridgway | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Sustainability | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
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FEDEX CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: FDX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director James L. Barksdale | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director John A. Edwardson | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson | Management | For | Against |
4 | Elect Director Steven R. Loranger | Management | For | Against |
5 | Elect Director Gary W. Loveman | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director R. Brad Martin | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Joshua Cooper Ramo | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Susan C. Schwab | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Frederick W. Smith | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Joshua I. Smith | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director David P. Steiner | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Paul S. Walsh | Management | For | For |
13 | Provide Right to Call Special Meeting | Management | For | For |
14 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
16 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
17 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
18 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC. | ||||
Ticker: FCX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. | Management | For | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert A. Day | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gerald J. Ford | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director H. Devon Graham, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Charles C. Krulak | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Bobby Lee Lackey | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Jon C. Madonna | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director James R. Moffett | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director B. M. Rankin, Jr. | Management | For | Withhold |
1.12 | Elect Director Stephen H. Siegele | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Request Director Nominee with Environmental Qualifications | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: FTR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Leroy T. Barnes, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Peter C.B. Bynoe | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Jeri B. Finard | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Edward Fraioli | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director James S. Kahan | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Pamela D.A. Reeve | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Howard L. Schrott | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Larraine D. Segil | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Mark Shapiro | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Myron A. Wick, III | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
4 | Amend Articles Regarding Arbitration of Shareholder Lawsuits | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: GD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Mary T. Barra | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Nicholas D. Chabraja | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | Against |
4 | Elect Director William P. Fricks | Management | For | Against |
5 | Elect Director Jay L. Johnson | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director James L. Jones | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Paul G. Kaminski | Management | For | Against |
8 | Elect Director John M. Keane | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Lester L. Lyles | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director William A. Osborn | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Robert Walmsley | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
15 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
16 | Review and Assess Human Rights Policies | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: GE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Susan Hockfield | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Andrea Jung | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Alan G. Lafley | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | Management | For | Against |
11 | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Sam Nunn | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Roger S. Penske | Management | For | Against |
14 | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Director James S. Tisch | Management | For | For |
16 | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner, III | Management | For | For |
17 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
18 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
19 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
20 | Approve Material Terms of Senior Officer Performance Goals | Management | For | For |
21 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
22 | Phase Out Nuclear Activities | Shareholder | Against | Against |
23 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
24 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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INTEL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: INTC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director Andy D. Bryant | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Susan L. Decker | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director John J. Donahoe | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Reed E. Hundt | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Paul S. Otellini | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director James D. Plummer | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director David S. Pottruck | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Frank D. Yeary | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director David B. Yoffie | Management | For | Against |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Adopt Proxy Statement Reporting on Political Contributions and Advisory Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON | ||||
Ticker: JNJ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director James G. Cullen | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Ian E.l. Davis | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Alex Gorsky | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Michael M.e. Johns | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | Against |
8 | Elect Director Leo F. Mullin | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director William D. Perez | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Charles Prince | Management | For | Against |
11 | Elect Director David Satcher | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
15 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
16 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
18 | Require Shareholder Vote to Approve Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Adopt Animal-Free Training Methods | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | ||||
Ticker: JPM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director James A. Bell | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Stephen B. Burke | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director David M. Cote | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director James Dimon | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Ellen V. Futter | Management | For | Against |
9 | Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Lee R. Raymond | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Affirm Political Non-Partisanship | Shareholder | Against | Against |
15 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Report on Loan Modifications | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Institute Procedures to Prevent Investments in Companies that Contribute to Genocide or Crimes Against Humanity | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
20 | Stock Retention | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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KELLOGG COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: K | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Benjamin Carson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John Dillon | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Jim Jenness | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Don Knauss | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | Shareholder | Against | For |
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LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V. | ||||
Ticker: LYB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Robin Buchanan as Class II Director to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Stephen F. Cooper as Class II Director to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Robert G. Gwin as Class II Director to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Marvin O. Schlanger as Class II Director to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Discharge of Management Board | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors | Management | For | For |
6 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board | Management | For | Against |
8 | Approve Dividends of USD 0.25 Per Share | Management | For | For |
9 | Approve Remuneration Report Containing Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members | Management | For | For |
10 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
11 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
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MERCK & CO., INC. | ||||
Ticker: MRK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Leslie A. Brun | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Thomas R. Cech | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director William B. Harrison Jr. | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director C. Robert Kidder | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Carlos E. Represas | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Craig B. Thompson | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Peter C. Wendell | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
15 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Report on Charitable and Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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METLIFE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: MET | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John M. Keane | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Hugh B. Price | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: MSFT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Dina Dublon | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director William H. Gates, III | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Reed Hastings | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Maria M. Klawe | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director David F. Marquardt | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Helmut Panke | Management | For | For |
10 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
11 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Environmental Sustainability | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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NIKE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: NKE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John C. Lechleiter | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Phyllis M. Wise | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: NTRS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Nicholas D. Chabraja | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Susan Crown | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Dipak C. Jain | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Edward J. Mooney | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director John W. Rowe | Management | For | Withhold |
1.8 | Elect Director Martin P. Slark | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director David H.B. Smith, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Charles A. Tribbett, III | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Frederick H. Waddell | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Plans | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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NUCOR CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: NUE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Clayton C. Daley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John J. Ferriola | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Harvey B. Gantt | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Bernard L. Kasriel | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
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PEOPLE'S UNITED FINANCIAL, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PBCT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director George P. Carter | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Jerry Franklin | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Kirk W. Walters | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Shareholder | None | For |
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PEPSICO, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PEP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Shona L. Brown | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Ian M. Cook | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Dina Dublon | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Victor J. Dzau | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Ray L. Hunt | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Sharon Percy Rockefeller | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director James J. Schiro | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Lloyd G. Trotter | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Alberto Weisser | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
15 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
16 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Establish Risk Oversight Committee | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: PNW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Edward N. Basha, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Donald E. Brandt | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Susan Clark-Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Denis A. Cortese | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Michael L. Gallagher | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Roy A. Herberger, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Dale E. Klein | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Humberto S. Lopez | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Kathryn L. Munro | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Bruce J. Nordstrom | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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PROGRESS ENERGY, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PGN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Merger Agreement | Management | For | For |
2 | Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | For |
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RAYTHEON COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: RTN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director James E. Cartwright | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Vernon E. Clark | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director John M. Deutch | Management | For | Against |
4 | Elect Director Stephen J. Hadley | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Frederic M. Poses | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Ronald L. Skates | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director William R. Spivey | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz | Management | For | Against |
10 | Elect Director William H. Swanson | Management | For | For |
11 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
14 | Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
15 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC | ||||
Ticker: RDSB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Sir Nigel Sheinwald as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Josef Ackermann as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Simon Henry as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Charles Holliday as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Christine Morin-Postel as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Jorma Ollila as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Linda Stuntz as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Jeroen van der Veer as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Peter Voser as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
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SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: SLB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Peter L.S. Currie | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Tony Isaac | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director K. Vaman Kamath | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Paal Kibsgaard | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Nikolay Kudryavtsev | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Adrian Lajous | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Michael E. Marks | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Elizabeth Moler | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Lubna S. Olayan | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Leo Rafael Reif | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Tore I. Sandvold | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Henri Seydoux | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt and Approve Financials and Dividends | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
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SEMPRA ENERGY | ||||
Ticker: SRE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director James G. Brocksmith, Jr. | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Wilford D. Godbold, Jr. | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director William D. Jones | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director William G. Ouchi | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Carlos Ruiz | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director William C. Rusnack | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director William P. Rutledge | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Lynn Schenk | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Luis M. Tellez | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
15 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Include Sustainability as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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TARGET CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: TGT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Calvin Darden | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Mary N. Dillon | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director James A. Johnson | Management | For | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director Mary E. Minnick | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | Withhold |
1.7 | Elect Director Derica W. Rice | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Gregg W. Steinhafel | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
5 | Report on Electronics Recycling and Preventing E-Waste Export | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Prohibit Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | ||||
Ticker: TXN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director R.W. Babb, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director D.A. Carp | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director C.S. Cox | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director P.H. Patsley | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director R.E. Sanchez | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director W.R. Sanders | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director R.J. Simmons | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director R.K. Templeton | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director C.T. Whitman | Management | For | For |
10 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: BK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly | Management | For | Against |
5 | Elect Director Richard J. Kogan | Management | For | Against |
6 | Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr. | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Catherine A. Rein | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director William C. Richardson | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III | Management | For | Against |
12 | Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack | Management | For | Against |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
14 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE BOEING COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: BA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director David L. Calhoun | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Linda Z. Cook | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein | Management | For | Against |
5 | Elect Director Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr. | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Susan C. Schwab | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Mike S. Zafirovski | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
15 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Adopt Retention Ratio for Executives/Directors | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: DOW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Arnold A. Allemang | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director James A. Bell | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director John B. Hess | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Paul Polman | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director James M. Ringler | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | Management | For | Against |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
14 | Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
15 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: PG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Angela F. Braly | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Scott D. Cook | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Susan Desmond-Hellmann | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Robert A. McDonald | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
15 | Amend Articles of Incorporation | Management | For | For |
16 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Phase Out Use of Laboratory Animals in Pet Food Product Testing | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Report on Political Contributions and Provide Advisory Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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U.S. BANCORP | ||||
Ticker: USB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Y. Marc Belton | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Victoria Buyniski Gluckman | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Richard K. Davis | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Joel W. Johnson | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Olivia F. Kirtley | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Jerry W. Levin | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director David B. O'Maley | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director O'dell M. Owens, M.D., M.P.H. | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Craig D. Schnuck | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Patrick T. Stokes | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director Doreen Woo Ho | Management | For | For |
15 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: UPS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director Michael J. Burns | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Stuart E. Eizenstat | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Michael L. Eskew | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director William R. Johnson | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Candace Kendle | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Ann M. Livermore | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Rudy H.P. Markham | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Clark T. Randt, Jr. | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director John W. Thompson | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Carol B. Tome | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
15 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
16 | Report on Lobbying Contributions and Expenses | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: UTX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Louis R. Chenevert | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director John V. Faraci | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier, Ph.D. | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Edward A. Kangas | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Richard D. McCormick | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Harold McGraw, III | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Richard B. Myers | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Andre Villeneuve | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||
Ticker: VZ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Richard L. Carrion | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Melanie L. Healey | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director M. Frances Keeth | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Lowell C. McAdam | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Sandra O. Moose | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer | Management | For | Against |
8 | Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Hugh B. Price | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Rodney E. Slater | Management | For | Against |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Disclose Prior Government Service | Shareholder | Against | Against |
15 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
16 | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
18 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
19 | Commit to Wireless Network Neutrality | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: WFC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director John D. Baker, II | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director Elaine L. Chao | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director John S. Chen | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Susan E. Engel | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Donald M. James | Management | For | Against |
8 | Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan | Management | For | Against |
9 | Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Federico F. Pena | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Philip J. Quigley | Management | For | Against |
12 | Elect Director Judith M. Runstad | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Director Susan G. Swenson | Management | For | For |
16 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
17 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
18 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
19 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | For |
20 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
21 | Require Audit Committee Review and Report on Controls Related to Loans, Foreclosure and Securitizations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
Franklin Convertible Securities Fund
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period.
Franklin Equity Income Fund
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3M COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: MMM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Vance D. Coffman | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Michael L. Eskew | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director W. James Farrell | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Robert S. Morrison | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Aulana L. Peters | Management | For | Against |
9 | Elect Director Inge G. Thulin | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Robert J. Ulrich | Management | For | For |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
14 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
15 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
16 | Prohibit Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES | ||||
Ticker: ABT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert J. Alpern | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Sally E. Blount | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director W. James Farrell | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Nancy McKinstry | Management | For | Withhold |
1.7 | Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William A. Osborn | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Miles D. White | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Research Animal Care and Promotion of Testing Alternatives | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Cease Compliance Adjustments to Performance Criteria | Shareholder | Against | For |
10 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Plans | Shareholder | Against | For |
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AFLAC INCORPORATED | ||||
Ticker: AFL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Daniel P. Amos | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director John Shelby Amos, II | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Paul S. Amos, II | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Kriss Cloninger, III | Management | For | Against |
5 | Elect Director Elizabeth J. Hudson | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Douglas W. Johnson | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Robert B. Johnson | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Charles B. Knapp | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director E. Stephen Purdom | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Barbara K. Rimer | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Marvin R. Schuster | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Melvin T. Stith | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director David Gary Thompson | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director Takuro Yoshida | Management | For | For |
15 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
16 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
17 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
18 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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AT&T INC. | ||||
Ticker: T | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect DirectorJames H. Blanchard | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect DirectorJaime Chico Pardo | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director James P. Kelly | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Jon C. Madonna | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director John B. McCoy | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Joyce M. Roche | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Matthew K. Rose | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratification Of Appointment Of Independent Auditors. | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Management | For | For |
15 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Commit to Wireless Network Neutrality | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: BAC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Mukesh D. Ambani | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Susan S. Bies | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Charles K. Gifford | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Thomas J. May | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Brian T. Moynihan | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Donald E. Powell | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Charles O. Rossotti | Management | For | Against |
12 | Elect Director Robert W. Scully | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Disclose Prior Government Service | Shareholder | Against | Against |
16 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
17 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | For |
18 | Require Audit Committee Review and Report on Controls Related to Loans, Foreclosure and Securitizations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Prohibit Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BLACKROCK, INC. | ||||
Ticker: BLK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director William S. Demchak | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Laurence D. Fink | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Robert S. Kapito | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg | Management | For | For |
6 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
7 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
8 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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CATERPILLAR INC. | ||||
Ticker: CAT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director David L. Calhoun | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Daniel M. Dickinson | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Eugene V. Fife | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Juan Gallardo | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director David R. Goode | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jesse J. Greene, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Peter A. Magowan | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Dennis A. Muilenburg | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director William A. Osborn | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Charles D. Powell | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director Susan C. Schwab | Management | For | For |
1.15 | Elect Director Joshua I. Smith | Management | For | For |
1.16 | Elect Director Miles D. White | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Right to Call Special Meeting | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Advance Notice Provisions for Shareholder Proposals/Nominations | Management | For | Against |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Review and Assess Human Rights Policies | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
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CHEVRON CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CVX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Robert E. Denham | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Chuck Hagel | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director George L. Kirkland | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Carl Ware | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director John S. Watson | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Remove Exclusive Venue Provision | Shareholder | Against | For |
15 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Report on Hydraulic Fracturing Risks to Company | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Report on Accident Risk Reduction Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
20 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
21 | Request Director Nominee with Environmental Qualifications | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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COMCAST CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CMCSA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon | Management | For | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Joseph J. Collins | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director J. Michael Cook | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Eduardo G. Mestre | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Brian L. Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Judith Rodin | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | For |
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CONOCOPHILLIPS | ||||
Ticker: COP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Richard L. Armitage | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Ryan M. Lance | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Mohd H. Marican | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Harold W. McGraw, III | Management | For | Against |
9 | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Robert A. Niblock | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Harald J. Norvik | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director William K. Reilly | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner | Management | For | Against |
15 | Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr. | Management | For | Against |
16 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | Against |
17 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
18 | Adopt Policy to Address Coastal Louisiana Environmental Impacts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Report on Accident Risk Reduction Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
20 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
21 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
22 | Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination based on Gender Identity | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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DIAGEO PLC | ||||
Ticker: DGE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Peggy Bruzelius as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Laurence Danon as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Lord Davies of Abersoch as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Betsy Holden as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Dr Franz Humer as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Deirdre Mahlan as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Philip Scott as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Todd Stitzer as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Paul Walsh as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Reappoint KPMG Audit plc as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
14 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Market Purchase | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: DD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Lamberto Andreotti | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Richard H. Brown | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Robert A. Brown | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Eleuthere I. Du Pont | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Lois D. Juliber | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Lee M. Thomas | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
15 | Report on Pay Disparity | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. | ||||
Ticker: EMR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director C. Fernandez G. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director A.F. Golden | Management | For | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director W.R. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director J.B. Menzer | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director A.A. Busch, III | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director R.I. Ridgway | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Sustainability | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: XOM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director M.J. Boskin | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director P. Brabeck-Letmathe | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director L.R. Faulkner | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director J.S. Fishman | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director H.H. Fore | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director K.C. Frazier | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director W.W. George | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director S.J. Palmisano | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director S.S. Reinemund | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director R.W. Tillerson | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Report on Hydraulic Fracturing Risks to Company | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC. | ||||
Ticker: FCX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. | Management | For | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert A. Day | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gerald J. Ford | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director H. Devon Graham, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Charles C. Krulak | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Bobby Lee Lackey | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Jon C. Madonna | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director James R. Moffett | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director B. M. Rankin, Jr. | Management | For | Withhold |
1.12 | Elect Director Stephen H. Siegele | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Request Director Nominee with Environmental Qualifications | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: GD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Mary T. Barra | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Nicholas D. Chabraja | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | Against |
4 | Elect Director William P. Fricks | Management | For | Against |
5 | Elect Director Jay L. Johnson | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director James L. Jones | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Paul G. Kaminski | Management | For | Against |
8 | Elect Director John M. Keane | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Lester L. Lyles | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director William A. Osborn | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Robert Walmsley | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
15 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
16 | Review and Assess Human Rights Policies | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: GE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Susan Hockfield | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Andrea Jung | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Alan G. Lafley | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | Management | For | Against |
11 | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Sam Nunn | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Roger S. Penske | Management | For | Against |
14 | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Director James S. Tisch | Management | For | For |
16 | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner, III | Management | For | For |
17 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
18 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
19 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
20 | Approve Material Terms of Senior Officer Performance Goals | Management | For | For |
21 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
22 | Phase Out Nuclear Activities | Shareholder | Against | Against |
23 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
24 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||||
Ticker: HON | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Kevin Burke | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director David M. Cote | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | Management | For | Against |
7 | Elect Director Judd Gregg | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Clive R. Hollick | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director George Paz | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares | Management | For | For |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
14 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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INTEL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: INTC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director Andy D. Bryant | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Susan L. Decker | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director John J. Donahoe | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Reed E. Hundt | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Paul S. Otellini | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director James D. Plummer | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director David S. Pottruck | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Frank D. Yeary | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director David B. Yoffie | Management | For | Against |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Adopt Proxy Statement Reporting on Political Contributions and Advisory Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: IBM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director William R. Brody | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Michael L. Eskew | Management | For | Against |
5 | Elect Director David N. Farr | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | Management | For | Against |
8 | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director James W. Owens | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Joan E. Spero | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Sidney Taurel | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director Lorenzo H. Zambrano | Management | For | Against |
15 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
17 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Report on Lobbying Expenses | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: JBHT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Douglas G. Duncan | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Francesca M. Edwardson | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Wayne Garrison | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Sharilyn S. Gasaway | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Gary C. George | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Bryan Hunt | Management | For | Against |
7 | Elect Director Coleman H. Peterson | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director John N. Roberts, III | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director James L. Robo | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director William J. Shea, Jr. | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Kirk Thompson | Management | For | For |
12 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON | ||||
Ticker: JNJ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director James G. Cullen | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Ian E.l. Davis | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Alex Gorsky | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Michael M.e. Johns | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | Against |
8 | Elect Director Leo F. Mullin | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director William D. Perez | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Charles Prince | Management | For | Against |
11 | Elect Director David Satcher | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
15 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
16 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
18 | Require Shareholder Vote to Approve Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Adopt Animal-Free Training Methods | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | ||||
Ticker: JPM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director James A. Bell | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Stephen B. Burke | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director David M. Cote | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director James Dimon | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Ellen V. Futter | Management | For | Against |
9 | Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Lee R. Raymond | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Affirm Political Non-Partisanship | Shareholder | Against | Against |
15 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Report on Loan Modifications | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Institute Procedures to Prevent Investments in Companies that Contribute to Genocide or Crimes Against Humanity | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
20 | Stock Retention | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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LIMITED BRANDS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: LTD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director James L. Heskett | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director Allan R. Tessler | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Abigail S. Wexner | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
6 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
7 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
9 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
10 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: LOW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Raul Alvarez | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David W. Bernauer | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Leonard L. Berry | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Peter C. Browning | Management | For | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Dawn E. Hudson | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Robert L. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen | Management | For | Withhold |
1.9 | Elect Director Richard K. Lochridge | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Robert A. Niblock | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V. | ||||
Ticker: LYB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Robin Buchanan as Class II Director to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Stephen F. Cooper as Class II Director to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Robert G. Gwin as Class II Director to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Marvin O. Schlanger as Class II Director to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Discharge of Management Board | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors | Management | For | For |
6 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board | Management | For | Against |
8 | Approve Dividends of USD 0.25 Per Share | Management | For | For |
9 | Approve Remuneration Report Containing Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members | Management | For | For |
10 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
11 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: MMC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Zachary W. Carter | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Brian Duperreault | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Oscar Fanjul | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director H. Edward Hanway | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Elaine La Roche | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Lord Lang | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Steven A. Mills | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Marc D. Oken | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Morton O. Schapiro | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Adele Simmons | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director R. David Yost | Management | For | For |
14 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
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MERCK & CO., INC. | ||||
Ticker: MRK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Leslie A. Brun | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Thomas R. Cech | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director William B. Harrison Jr. | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director C. Robert Kidder | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Carlos E. Represas | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Craig B. Thompson | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Peter C. Wendell | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
15 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Report on Charitable and Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED | ||||
Ticker: MCHP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Steve Sanghi | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Albert J. Hugo-Martinez | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director L.b. Day | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Matthew W. Chapman | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Wade F. Meyercord | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | Three Years | One Year |
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: MSFT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Dina Dublon | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director William H. Gates, III | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Reed Hastings | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Maria M. Klawe | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director David F. Marquardt | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Helmut Panke | Management | For | For |
10 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
11 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Environmental Sustainability | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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NIKE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: NKE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John C. Lechleiter | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Phyllis M. Wise | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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PAYCHEX, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PAYX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director B. Thomas Golisano | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Joseph G. Doody | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director David J. S. Flaschen | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Phillip Horsley | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Grant M. Inman | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Pamela A. Joseph | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Martin Mucci | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Joseph M. Velli | Management | For | For |
10 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
11 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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PEOPLE'S UNITED FINANCIAL, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PBCT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director George P. Carter | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Jerry Franklin | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Kirk W. Walters | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Shareholder | None | For |
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PEPSICO, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PEP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Shona L. Brown | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Ian M. Cook | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Dina Dublon | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Victor J. Dzau | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Ray L. Hunt | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Sharon Percy Rockefeller | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director James J. Schiro | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Lloyd G. Trotter | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Alberto Weisser | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
15 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
16 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Establish Risk Oversight Committee | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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PFIZER INC. | ||||
Ticker: PFE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director M. Anthony Burns | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director W. Don Cornwell | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director William H. Gray, III | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Constance J. Horner | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director James M. Kilts | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director George A. Lorch | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director John P. Mascotte | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Ian C. Read | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director Marc Tessier-Lavigne | Management | For | For |
15 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
17 | Publish Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
19 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
20 | Non-Employee Director Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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QBE INSURANCE GROUP LTD. | ||||
Ticker: QBE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
2 | Approve the Adoption of the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3 | Renew the Company's Proportional Takeover Approval Provisions | Management | For | For |
4(a) | Elect B J Hutchinson as a Director | Management | For | For |
4(b) | Elect I F Hudson as a Director | Management | For | For |
4(c) | Elect I Y L Lee as a Director | Management | For | For |
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REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: RSG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director James W. Crownover | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director William J. Flynn | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Michael Larson | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Nolan Lehmann | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director W. Lee Nutter | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Ramon A. Rodriguez | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Donald W. Slager | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Allan C. Sorensen | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director John M. Trani | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Michael W. Wickham | Management | For | For |
11 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Adopt a Policy in which the Company will not Make or Promise to Make Any Death Benefit Payments to Senior Executives | Shareholder | Against | For |
14 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC | ||||
Ticker: RDSB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Sir Nigel Sheinwald as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Josef Ackermann as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Simon Henry as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Charles Holliday as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Christine Morin-Postel as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Jorma Ollila as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Linda Stuntz as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Jeroen van der Veer as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Peter Voser as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
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SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: SLB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Peter L.S. Currie | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Tony Isaac | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director K. Vaman Kamath | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Paal Kibsgaard | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Nikolay Kudryavtsev | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Adrian Lajous | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Michael E. Marks | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Elizabeth Moler | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Lubna S. Olayan | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Leo Rafael Reif | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Tore I. Sandvold | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Henri Seydoux | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt and Approve Financials and Dividends | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
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SEMPRA ENERGY | ||||
Ticker: SRE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director James G. Brocksmith, Jr. | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Wilford D. Godbold, Jr. | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director William D. Jones | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director William G. Ouchi | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Carlos Ruiz | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director William C. Rusnack | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director William P. Rutledge | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Lynn Schenk | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Luis M. Tellez | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
15 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Include Sustainability as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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SPECTRA ENERGY CORP | ||||
Ticker: SE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director William T. Esrey | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Austin A. Adams | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Joseph Alvarado | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Pamela L. Carter | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director F. Anthony Comper | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Peter B. Hamilton | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Dennis R. Hendrix | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Michael McShane | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Joseph H. Netherland | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Michael E.J. Phelps | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested Election of Directors | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC. | ||||
Ticker: TROW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Edward C. Bernard | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director James T. Brady | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Donald B. Hebb, Jr. | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director James A.C. Kennedy | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Robert F. MacLellan | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Brian C. Rogers | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Alfred Sommer | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Dwight S. Taylor | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Anne Marie Whittemore | Management | For | For |
11 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
12 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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TARGET CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: TGT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Calvin Darden | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Mary N. Dillon | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director James A. Johnson | Management | For | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director Mary E. Minnick | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | Withhold |
1.7 | Elect Director Derica W. Rice | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Gregg W. Steinhafel | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
5 | Report on Electronics Recycling and Preventing E-Waste Export | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Prohibit Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE BOEING COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: BA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director David L. Calhoun | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Linda Z. Cook | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein | Management | For | Against |
5 | Elect Director Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr. | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Susan C. Schwab | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Mike S. Zafirovski | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
15 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Adopt Retention Ratio for Executives/Directors | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: KO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Herbert A. Allen | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Ronald W. Allen | Management | For | Against |
3 | Elect Director Howard G. Buffett | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Richard M. Daley | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Barry Diller | Management | For | Against |
6 | Elect Director Evan G. Greenberg | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Alexis M. Herman | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Muhtar Kent | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Donald R. Keough | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Robert A. Kotick | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Donald F. McHenry | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Sam Nunn | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director James D. Robinson, III | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth | Management | For | For |
16 | Elect Director Jacob Wallenberg | Management | For | Against |
17 | Elect Director James B. Williams | Management | For | Against |
18 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
19 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: PG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Angela F. Braly | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Scott D. Cook | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Susan Desmond-Hellmann | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Robert A. McDonald | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
15 | Amend Articles of Incorporation | Management | For | For |
16 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Phase Out Use of Laboratory Animals in Pet Food Product Testing | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Report on Political Contributions and Provide Advisory Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: SO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Jon A. Boscia | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Henry A. Clark, III | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Thomas A. Fanning | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director H. William Habermeyer, Jr. | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Warren A. Hood, Jr. | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Donald M. James | Management | For | Against |
9 | Elect Director Dale E. Klein | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Steven R. Specker | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Larry D. Thompson | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director E. Jenner Wood, III | Management | For | For |
14 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
16 | Report on Coal Combustion Waste Hazard and Risk Mitigation Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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UNILEVER NV | ||||
Ticker: UN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Authorize Board to Repurchase Outstanding 6 Percent and 7 Percent Cumulative Preference Shares | Management | For | For |
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UNILEVER NV | ||||
Ticker: UN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Receive Report of Management Board | Management | None | None |
2 | Approve Financial Statements and Allocation of Income | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Discharge of Management Board | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
5 | Reelect P.G.J.M. Polman as CEO to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
6 | Relect R.J.M.S. Huet as CFO to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
7 | Reelect L.O. Fresco to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
8 | Reelect A.M. Fudge to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
9 | Reelect C.E. Golden to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
10 | Reelect B.E. Grote to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
11 | Reelect S.B. Mittal to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
12 | Reelect H. Nyasulu to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
13 | Reelect M. Rifkind to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
14 | Reelect K.J. Storm to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
15 | Reelect M. Treschow to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
16 | Reelect P.S. Walsh to Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
17 | Amend Articles of Association | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
19 | Approve Authorization to Cancel Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
20 | Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus Additional 10 Percent in Case of Takeover/Merger and Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights | Management | For | For |
21 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors | Management | For | For |
22 | Allow Questions and Close Meeting | Management | None | None |
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: UPS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director Michael J. Burns | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Stuart E. Eizenstat | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Michael L. Eskew | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director William R. Johnson | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Candace Kendle | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Ann M. Livermore | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Rudy H.P. Markham | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Clark T. Randt, Jr. | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director John W. Thompson | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Carol B. Tome | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
15 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
16 | Report on Lobbying Contributions and Expenses | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC | ||||
Ticker: VOD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect John Buchanan as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Vittorio Colao as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Michel Combes as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Andy Halford as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Stephen Pusey as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Renee James as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Alan Jebson as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Samuel Jonah as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Nick Land as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Anne Lauvergeon as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Anthony Watson as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Re-elect Philip Yea as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
17 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
18 | Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
22 | Authorise Market Purchase | Management | For | For |
23 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: WFC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director John D. Baker, II | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director Elaine L. Chao | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director John S. Chen | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Susan E. Engel | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Donald M. James | Management | For | Against |
8 | Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan | Management | For | Against |
9 | Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Federico F. Pena | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Philip J. Quigley | Management | For | Against |
12 | Elect Director Judith M. Runstad | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Director Susan G. Swenson | Management | For | For |
16 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
17 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
18 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
19 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | For |
20 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
21 | Require Audit Committee Review and Report on Controls Related to Loans, Foreclosure and Securitizations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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XEROX CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: XRX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Glenn A. Britt | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Ursula M. Burns | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Richard J. Harrington | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director William Curt Hunter | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Robert J. Keegan | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Robert A. McDonald | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Charles Prince | Management | For | Against |
8 | Elect Director Ann N. Reese | Management | For | Against |
9 | Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter | Management | For | For |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund
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CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CDELB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Merger Agreement | Management | For | For |
2 | Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | For |
3.1 | Elect Director Jonathan Mandel | Management | For | For |
3.2 | Elect Director Gregory Mrva | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
Franklin Limited Maturity U.S. Government Securities Fund
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period.
Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period.
Franklin Real Return Fund
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ALCOA INC. | ||||
Ticker: AA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Kathryn S. Fuller | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Director Judith M. Gueron | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | Against |
4 | Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
6 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
7 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement for the Fair Price Provision | Management | For | For |
8 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement for Director Elections | Management | For | For |
9 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement for Director Removals | Management | For | For |
10 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
11 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Management | For | For |
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ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: ANR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Kevin S. Crutchfield | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director William J. Crowley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director E. Linn Draper, Jr. | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Glenn A. Eisenberg | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director P. Michael Giftos | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Deborah M. Fretz | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Joel Richards, III | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director James F. Roberts | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Ted G. Wood | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
11 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: APC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Kevin P. Chilton | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Luke R. Corbett | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Peter J. Fluor | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Richard L. George | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Preston M. Geren, III | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Charles W. Goodyear | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director John R. Gordon | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director James T. Hackett | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Eric D. Mullins | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director R. A. Walker | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
15 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
16 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination based on Gender Identity | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: ABX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Howard L. Beck | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director C. William D. Birchall | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Donald J. Carty | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gustavo Cisneros | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert M. Franklin | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director J. Brett Harvey | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Dambisa Moyo | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Brian Mulroney | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Anthony Munk | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Peter Munk | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Aaron W. Regent | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Nathaniel P. Rothschild | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro | Management | For | For |
1.14 | 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 |
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CHEVRON CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CVX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Robert E. Denham | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Chuck Hagel | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director George L. Kirkland | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Carl Ware | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director John S. Watson | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Remove Exclusive Venue Provision | Shareholder | Against | For |
15 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
16 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection | Shareholder | Against | Against |
18 | Report on Hydraulic Fracturing Risks to Company | Shareholder | Against | Against |
19 | Report on Accident Risk Reduction Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
20 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
21 | Request Director Nominee with Environmental Qualifications | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: DVN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert H. Henry | Management | For | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director John A. Hill | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Michael M. Kanovsky | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr | Management | For | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director J. Larry Nichols | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Duane C. Radtke | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Mary P. Ricciardello | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director John Richels | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Right to Call Special Meeting | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
7 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
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DEX ONE CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: DEXO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Jonathan B. Bulkeley | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Eugene I. Davis | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Richard L. Kuersteiner | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director W. Kirk Liddell | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Mark A. McEachen | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Alfred T. Mockett | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Alan F. Schultz | Management | For | For |
8 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
9 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: XOM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director M.J. Boskin | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director P. Brabeck-Letmathe | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director L.R. Faulkner | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director J.S. Fishman | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director H.H. Fore | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director K.C. Frazier | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director W.W. George | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director S.J. Palmisano | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director S.S. Reinemund | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director R.W. Tillerson | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Report on Hydraulic Fracturing Risks to Company | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC. | ||||
Ticker: FCX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. | Management | For | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert A. Day | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gerald J. Ford | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director H. Devon Graham, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Charles C. Krulak | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Bobby Lee Lackey | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Jon C. Madonna | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director James R. Moffett | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director B. M. Rankin, Jr. | Management | For | Withhold |
1.12 | Elect Director Stephen H. Siegele | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Request Director Nominee with Environmental Qualifications | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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HALLIBURTON COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: HAL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Alan M. Bennett | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director James R. Boyd | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Milton Carroll | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Murry S. Gerber | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director S. Malcolm Gillis | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Abdallah S. Jum'ah | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director David J. Lesar | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Robert A. Malone | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director J. Landis Martin | Management | For | Against |
11 | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
14 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
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MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: MPC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director David A. Daberko | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Donna A. James | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Charles R. Lee | Management | For | Withhold |
1.4 | Elect Director Seth E. Schofield | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
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NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC. | ||||
Ticker: NOV | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Merrill A. Miller, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Greg L. Armstrong | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director David D. Harrison | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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NOBLE ENERGY, INC. | ||||
Ticker: NBL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Jeffrey L. Berenson | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Michael A. Cawley | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Edward F. Cox | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Charles D. Davidson | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Thomas J. Edelman | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Eric P. Grubman | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Kirby L. Hedrick | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Scott D. Urban | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director William T. Van Kleef | Management | For | For |
10 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
11 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
12 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | Management | For | For |
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NUCOR CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: NUE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Clayton C. Daley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John J. Ferriola | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Harvey B. Gantt | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Bernard L. Kasriel | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: OXY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Spencer Abraham | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Howard I. Atkins | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director John E. Feick | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Margaret M. Foran | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Ray R. Irani | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Aziz D. Syriani | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Rosemary Tomich | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Request Director Nominee with Environmental Qualifications | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN INC. | ||||
Ticker: POT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director C. M. Burley | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director D. G. Chynoweth | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director D. Clauw | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director W. J. Doyle | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director J. W. Estey | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director G. W. Grandey | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director C. S. Hoffman | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director D. J. Howe | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director A. D. Laberge | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director K.G. Martell | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director J. J. McCaig | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director M. Mogford | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director E. Viyella de Paliza | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve 2012 Performance Option Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: SLB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Peter L.S. Currie | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Tony Isaac | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director K. Vaman Kamath | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Paal Kibsgaard | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Nikolay Kudryavtsev | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Adrian Lajous | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Michael E. Marks | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Elizabeth Moler | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Lubna S. Olayan | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Leo Rafael Reif | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Tore I. Sandvold | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Henri Seydoux | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt and Approve Financials and Dividends | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
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SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: SWN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Lewis E. Epley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Robert L. Howard | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Catherine A. Kehr | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Greg D. Kerley | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Harold M. Korell | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Vello A. Kuuskraa | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Kenneth R. Mourton | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Steven L. Mueller | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Charles E. Scharlau | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Alan H. Stevens | Management | For | For |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
12 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
13 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: X | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Frank J. Lucchino | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Seth E. Schofield | Management | For | Against |
3 | Elect Director John P. Surma | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director David S. Sutherland | Management | For | Against |
5 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
6 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
7 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD. | ||||
Ticker: WFT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management | Management | For | Against |
3.1 | Relect Bernard J. Duroc-Danner as Director | Management | For | For |
3.2 | Reelect Samuel W. Bodman, III as Director | Management | For | For |
3.3 | Reelect Nicholas F. Brady as Director | Management | For | For |
3.4 | Reelect David J. Butters as Director | Management | For | Against |
3.5 | Reelect William E. Macaulay as Director | Management | For | For |
3.6 | Reelect Robert K. Moses, Jr. as Director | Management | For | Against |
3.7 | Reelect Guillermo Ortiz as Director | Management | For | For |
3.8 | Reelect Emyr Jones Parry as Director | Management | For | For |
3.9 | Reelect Robert A. Rayne as Director | Management | For | Against |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | Against |
5 | Authorize Capital Increase for Future Acquisitions | Management | For | For |
6 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
7 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
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DEX ONE CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: DEXO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Jonathan B. Bulkeley | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Eugene I. Davis | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Richard L. Kuersteiner | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director W. Kirk Liddell | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Mark A. McEachen | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Alfred T. Mockett | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Alan F. Schultz | Management | For | For |
8 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
9 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: GM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director David Bonderman | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Stephen J. Girsky | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director E. Neville Isdell | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Robert D. Krebs | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Philip A. Laskawy | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Kathryn V. Marinello | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Carol M. Stephenson | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Theodore M. Solso | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director Cynthia A. Telles | Management | For | For |
15 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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) Franklin Investors Securities Trust
By (Signature and Title)* /s/LAURA F. FERGERSON_____________________________
Laura F. Fergerson,
Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration
Date August 24, 2012
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.