UNITED STATES |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, DC 20549 |
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FORM N-PX |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY |
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Investment Company Act file number 811-04986 |
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Franklin Investors Securities Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000 |
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Date of fiscal year end: 10/31 |
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Date of reporting period: 6/30/15 |
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Item 1. Proxy Voting Records. |
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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 | ||||
AGRIUM INC. | ||||
Ticker: AGU | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director David C. Everitt | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Russell K. Girling | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director M. Marianne Harris | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Susan A. Henry | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Russell J. Horner | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director John E. Lowe | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Charles (Chuck) V. Magro | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director A. Anne McLellan | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Derek G. Pannell | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Mayo M. Schmidt | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Victor J. Zaleschuk | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
4 | Human Rights Risk Assessment | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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ALCOA INC. | ||||
Ticker: AA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Kathryn S. Fuller | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director L. Rafael Reif | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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AMGEN INC. | ||||
Ticker: AMGN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director David Baltimore | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert A. Bradway | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Francois de Carbonnel | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Vance D. Coffman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert A. Eckert | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Greg C. Garland | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Rebecca M. Henderson | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Frank C. Herringer | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Tyler Jacks | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Judith C. Pelham | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director R. Sanders Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Abstentions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: APC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1a | Elect Director Anthony R. Chase | Management | For | For |
1.1b | Elect Director Kevin P. Chilton | Management | For | For |
1.1c | Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart | Management | For | For |
1.1d | Elect Director Peter J. Fluor | Management | For | For |
1.1e | Elect Director Richard L. George | Management | For | For |
1.1f | Elect Director Joseph W. Gorder | Management | For | For |
1.1g | Elect Director John R. Gordon | Management | For | For |
1.1h | Elect Director Mark C. McKinley | Management | For | For |
1.1i | Elect Director Eric D. Mullins | Management | For | For |
1.1j | Elect Director R. A. Walker | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Report on Plans to Address Stranded Carbon Asset Risks | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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ANALOG DEVICES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: ADI | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ray Stata | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Vincent T. Roche | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jose E. Almeida | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Richard M. Beyer | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director James A. Champy | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Edward H. Frank | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director John C. Hodgson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Yves-Andre Istel | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Neil Novich | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Lisa T. Su | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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APPLE INC. | ||||
Ticker: AAPL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Tim Cook | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Al Gore | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Bob Iger | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Andrea Jung | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Art Levinson | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Ron Sugar | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Sue Wagner | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Report on Risks Associated with Repeal of Climate Change Policies | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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AT&T INC. | ||||
Ticker: T | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Scott T. Ford | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Glenn H. Hutchins | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director William E. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Jon C. Madonna | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Michael B. McCallister | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director John B. McCoy | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Beth E. Mooney | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Joyce M. Roche | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Matthew K. Rose | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Cynthia B. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Report on Indirect Political Contribution | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Amend Bylaws to Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BHP BILLITON LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: BHP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Appoint KPMG LLP as the Auditor of BHP Billiton Plc | Management | For | For |
3 | Authorize the Board to Fix the Remuneration of the Auditor | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Authority to Issue Shares in BHP Billiton Plc | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Authority to Issue Shares in BHP Billiton Plc for Cash | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve the Repurchase of 211.21 Million Shares in BHP Billiton Plc | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve the Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve the Directors' Annual Report on Remuneration | Management | For | For |
9 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve the Termination Benefits to Any Current or Future Holder of a Managerial or Executive Office | Management | For | For |
11 | Approve the Grant of Awards to Andrew Mackenzie, Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Malcolm Brinded as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect John Buchanan as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Carlos Cordeiro as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Elect Pat Davies as Director | Management | For | For |
17 | Elect Carolyn Hewson as Director | Management | For | For |
18 | Elect Andrew Mackenzie as Director | Management | For | For |
19 | Elect Lindsay Maxsted as Director | Management | For | For |
20 | Elect Wayne Murdy as Director | Management | For | For |
21 | Elect Keith Rumble as Director | Management | For | For |
22 | Elect John Schubert as Director | Management | For | For |
23 | Elect Shriti Vadera as Director | Management | For | For |
24 | Elect Jac Nasser as Director | Management | For | For |
25 | Elect Ian Dunlop as Director | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BHP BILLITON LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: BHP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Demerger of South32 from BHP Billiton Limited | Management | For | For |
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BP PLC | ||||
Ticker: BP. | ||||
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 | Re-elect Bob Dudley as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Dr Brian Gilvary as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Paul Anderson as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Alan Boeckmann as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Frank Bowman as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Antony Burgmans as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Cynthia Carroll as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Ian Davis as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Dame Ann Dowling as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Brendan Nelson as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Phuthuma Nhleko as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Andrew Shilston as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Re-elect Carl-Henric Svanberg as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise the Renewal of the Scrip Dividend Programme | Management | For | For |
18 | Approve Share Award Plan 2015 | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | 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 of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
23 | Adopt New Articles of Association | Management | For | For |
24 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
25 | Approve Strategic Climate Change Resilience for 2035 and Beyond | Shareholder | 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 Juan Gallardo | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Jesse J. Greene, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Dennis A. Muilenburg | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William A. Osborn | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Susan C. Schwab | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Miles D. White | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Review and Amend Human Rights Policies | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Amend Policies to Allow Employees to Participate in Political Process with No Retribution | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CHEVRON CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CVX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Alexander B. Cummings, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Robert E. Denham | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Alice P. Gast | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Inge G. Thulin | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Carl Ware | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director John S. Watson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Charitable Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Prohibit Political Spending | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Increase Return of Capital to Shareholders in Light of Climate Change Risks | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on the Result of Efforts to Minimize Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | Against | For |
11 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
12 | Require Director Nominee with Environmental Experience | Shareholder | Against | Against |
13 | Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: CSCO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Carol A. Bartz | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Michael D. Capellas | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director John T. Chambers | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Brian L. Halla | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director John L. Hennessy | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Arun Sarin | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Steven M. West | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Establish Public Policy Board Committee | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. | ||||
Ticker: CLF | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
Management Proxy (White Card) | ||||
1.1 | Elect Director Gary B. Halverson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Mark E. Gaumond | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Susan M. Green | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Janice K. Henry | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director James F. Kirsch | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Richard K. Riederer | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Timothy W. Sullivan | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Dissident Recommendation | Vote Cast |
Dissident Proxy (Gold Card) | ||||
1.1 | Elect Directors Robert P. Fisher, Jr. | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.2 | Elect Directors Celso Lourenco Goncalves | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.3 | Elect Directors Joseph Rutkowski | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.4 | Elect Directors James S. Sawyer | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.5 | Elect Directors Gabriel Stoliar | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.6 | Elect Directors Douglas Taylor | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
2 | Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | Management | Against | Did Not Vote |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | Against | Did Not Vote |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | Against | Did Not Vote |
5 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
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COMCAST CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CMCSA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition | Management | For | For |
2 | Adjourn Meeting | 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 | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Edward D. Breen | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Joseph J. Collins | Management | For | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director J. Michael Cook | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell | Management | For | Withhold |
1.7 | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Eduardo G. Mestre | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Brian L. Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Judith Rodin | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share | Shareholder | Against | For |
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DEERE & COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: DE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Samuel R. Allen | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Vance D. Coffman | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Dipak C. Jain | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Michael O. Johanns | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Clayton M. Jones | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Joachim Milberg | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Richard B. Myers | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Gregory R. Page | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Thomas H. Patrick | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Sherry M. Smith | Management | For | For |
2 | Provide Right to Call Special Meeting | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: DUK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Michael G. Browning | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Daniel R. DiMicco | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director John H. Forsgren | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Lynn J. Good | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Ann Maynard Gray | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director John T. Herron | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director James B. Hyler, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director William E. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director E. Marie McKee | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Richard A. Meserve | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director James T. Rhodes | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Carlos A. Saladrigas | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: DD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
Management Proxy (White Card) | ||||
1.1 | Elect Director Lamberto Andreotti | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Edward D. Breen | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert A. Brown | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Eleuthere I. du Pont | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director James L. Gallogly | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Lois D. Juliber | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Ulf M. Schneider | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Lee M. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Patrick J. Ward | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Herbicide Use on GMO Crops | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Establish Committee on Plant Closures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Repeal Amendments to the Company's Bylaws Adopted Without Stockholder Approval After August 12, 2013 | Shareholder | Against | Against |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Dissident Recommendation | Vote Cast |
Dissident Proxy (Gold Card) | ||||
1.1 | Elect Director Nelson Peltz | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.2 | Elect Director John H. Myers | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.3 | Elect Director Arthur B. Winkleblack | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert J. Zatta | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.5 | Management Nominee - Lamberto Andreotti | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.6 | Management Nominee - Edward D. Breen | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.7 | Management Nominee - Eleuthere I. du Pont | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.8 | Management Nominee - James L. Gallogly | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.9 | Management Nominee - Marillyn A. Hewson | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.10 | Management Nominee - Ellen J. Kullman | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.11 | Management Nominee - Ulf M. Schneider | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.12 | Management Nominee - Patrick J. Ward | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | None | Did Not Vote |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | None | Did Not Vote |
4 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | None | Did Not Vote |
5 | Report on Herbicide Use on GMO Crops | Shareholder | None | Did Not Vote |
6 | Establish Committee on Plant Closures | Shareholder | None | Did Not Vote |
7 | Repeal Amendments to the Company's Bylaws Adopted Without Stockholder Approval After August 12, 2013 | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: LLY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1a | Elect Director Katherine Baicker | Management | For | For |
1.1b | Elect Director J. Erik Fyrwald | Management | For | For |
1.1c | Elect Director Ellen R. Marram | Management | For | For |
1.1d | Elect Director Jackson P. Tai | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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EXELON CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: EXC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1a | Elect Director Anthony K. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1.1b | Elect Director Ann C. Berzin | Management | For | For |
1.1c | Elect Director John A. Canning | Management | For | For |
1.1d | Elect Director Christopher M. Crane | Management | For | For |
1.1e | Elect Director Yves C. de Balmann | Management | For | For |
1.1f | Elect Director Nicholas DeBenedictis | Management | For | For |
1.1g | Elect Director Paul L. Joskow | Management | For | For |
1.1h | Elect Director Robert J. Lawless | Management | For | For |
1.1i | Elect Director Richard W. Mies | Management | For | For |
1.1j | Elect Director William C. Richardson | Management | For | For |
1.1k | Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.1l | Elect Director Mayo A. Shattuck, III | Management | For | For |
1.1m | Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Provide Proxy Access Right | Management | For | For |
6 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: F | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Stephen G. Butler | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Kimberly A. Casiano | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Mark Fields | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Edsel B. Ford II | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director William Clay Ford, Jr. | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director James P. Hackett | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director William W. Helman Iv | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director William E. Kennard | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director John C. Lechleiter | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Ellen R. Marram | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director Gerald L. Shaheen | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Director John L. Thornton | Management | For | For |
16 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPas Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
18 | Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share | Shareholder | Against | For |
19 | Amend Bylaws to Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: GE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
A1 | Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie | Management | For | For |
A2 | Elect Director John J. Brennan | Management | For | For |
A3 | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | Management | For | For |
A4 | Elect Director Francisco D'Souza | Management | For | For |
A5 | Elect Director Marijn E. Dekkers | Management | For | For |
A6 | Elect Director Susan J. Hockfield | Management | For | For |
A7 | Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt | Management | For | For |
A8 | Elect Director Andrea Jung | Management | For | For |
A9 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | Management | For | For |
A10 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | Management | For | For |
A11 | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
A12 | Elect Director James E. Rohr | Management | For | For |
A13 | Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro | Management | For | For |
A14 | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | Management | For | For |
A15 | Elect Director James S. Tisch | Management | For | For |
A16 | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner, III | Management | For | For |
B1 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
B2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
C1 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
C2 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
C3 | Select One Director from Ranks of Retirees | Shareholder | Against | Against |
C4 | Adopt Holy Land Principles | Shareholder | Against | Against |
C5 | Pro-rata Vesting on Equity Plans | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: GM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Joseph J. Ashton | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Mary T. Barra | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Stephen J. Girsky | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Linda R. Gooden | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Joseph Jimenez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Kathryn V. Marinello | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael G. Mullen | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Theodore M. Solso | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Carol M. Stephenson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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HALLIBURTON COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: HAL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition | Management | For | For |
2 | Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | For |
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HALLIBURTON COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: HAL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Abdulaziz F. Al Khayyal | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Alan M. Bennett | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James R. Boyd | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Milton Carroll | Management | For | Against |
1.5 | Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Murry S. Gerber | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jose C. Grubisich | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director David J. Lesar | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Robert A. Malone | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director J. Landis Martin | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Miller | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
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INTEL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: INTC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Aneel Bhusri | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Andy D. Bryant | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Susan L. Decker | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director John J. Donahoe | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Reed E. Hundt | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Brian M. Krzanich | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James D. Plummer | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director David S. Pottruck | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Frank D. Yeary | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director David B. Yoffie | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Adopt Holy Land Principles | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Abstentions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON | ||||
Ticker: JNJ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Alex Gorsky | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Mark B. McClellan | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director William D. Perez | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Charles Prince | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director A. Eugene Washington | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Policy Regarding Overextended Directors | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Consistency Between Corporate Values and Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | ||||
Ticker: JPM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Linda B. Bammann | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director James A. Bell | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Stephen B. Burke | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director James Dimon | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Michael A. Neal | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Lee R. Raymond | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Abstentions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on Certain Vesting Program | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Disclosure of Recoupment Activity from Senior Officers | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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KINDER MORGAN, INC. | ||||
Ticker: KMI | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | Management | For | For |
2 | Issue Shares in Connection with Mergers | Management | For | For |
3 | Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | For |
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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: LMT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1a | Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson | Management | For | For |
1.1b | Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald | Management | For | For |
1.1c | Elect Director Rosalind G. Brewer | Management | For | For |
1.1d | Elect Director David B. Burritt | Management | For | For |
1.1e | Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.1f | Elect Director Thomas J. Falk | Management | For | For |
1.1g | Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson | Management | For | For |
1.1h | Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King | Management | For | For |
1.1i | Elect Director James M. Loy | Management | For | For |
1.1j | Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston | Management | For | For |
1.1k | Elect Director Anne Stevens | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | 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 | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director David W. Bernauer | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Angela F. Braly | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Laurie Z. Douglas | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert L. Johnson | Management | For | Withhold |
1.7 | Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Richard K. Lochridge | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director James H. Morgan | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Robert A. Niblock | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: MXIM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director B. Kipling Hagopian | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Tunc Doluca | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James R. Bergman | Management | For | Withhold |
1.4 | Elect Director Joseph R. Bronson | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert E. Grady | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director William D. Watkins | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director A.R. Frank Wazzan | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Eliminate Cumulative Voting | Management | For | Against |
6 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
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METLIFE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: MET | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director William E. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director James M. Kilts | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Denise M. Morrison | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Lulu C. Wang | Management | For | For |
2a | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement to Amend Certificate of Incorporation | Management | For | For |
2b | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement to Amend Bylaws | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | 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 |
1.1 | Elect Director William H. Gates lll | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Maria M. Klawe | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director G. Mason Morfit | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Satya Nadella | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Helmut Panke | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Charles W. Scharf | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director John W. Stanton | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John W. Thompson | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. | ||||
Ticker: NEE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director James L. Camaren | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Kenneth B. Dunn | Management | For | For |
1.e | Elect Director Naren K. Gursahaney | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Kirk S. Hachigian | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Toni Jennings | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Amy B. Lane | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director James L. Robo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director John L. Skolds | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director William H. Swanson | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Hansel E. Tookes, II | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
5 | Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
6 | Amend Charter to Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement and Provide that the Vote Required is a Majority of Outstanding Shares, For Shareholder Approval of Certain Amendments to the Charter | Management | For | For |
7 | Amend Charter to Eliminate the 'for cause' Requirement for the Removal of a Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Amend Right to Call Special Meeting | Management | For | Against |
9 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: NOC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Wesley G. Bush | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Marianne C. Brown | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Victor H. Fazio | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director William H. Hernandez | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Madeleine A. Kleiner | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Karl J. Krapek | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Richard B. Myers | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Gary Roughead | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director James S. Turley | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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PEPSICO, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PEP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Shona L. Brown | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director George W. Buckley | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ian M. Cook | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Dina Dublon | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Rona A. Fairhead | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Richard W. Fisher | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William R. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director David C. Page | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Lloyd G. Trotter | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director Alberto Weisser | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Establish a Board Committee on Sustainability | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Pro-Rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Plans to Minimize Pesticides' Impact on Pollinators | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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PFIZER INC. | ||||
Ticker: PFE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director W. Don Cornwell | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director James M. Kilts | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Shantanu Narayen | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Ian C. Read | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director James C. Smith | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Marc Tessier-Lavigne | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Review and Assess Membership of Lobbying Organizations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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PG&E CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: PCG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Lewis Chew | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Fred J. Fowler | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Richard C. Kelly | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Roger H. Kimmel | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Richard A. Meserve | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Forrest E. Miller | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Rosendo G. Parra | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Anne Shen Smith | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Barry Lawson Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | 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 Christopher M. Burley | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Donald G. Chynoweth | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John W. Estey | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gerald W. Grandey | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director C. Steven Hoffman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Alice D. Laberge | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Consuelo E. Madere | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Keith G. Martell | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Jeffrey J. McCaig | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Jochen E. Tilk | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Elena Viyella de Paliza | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve 2015 Performance Option Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend By-law | Management | For | For |
6 | SP1: Conduct and Make Public An Independent Human Rights Assessment | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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PRAXAIR, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Stephen F. Angel | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Oscar Bernardes | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Edward G. Galante | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Ira D. Hall | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Raymond W. LeBoeuf | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Larry D. McVay | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Denise L. Ramos | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Wayne T. Smith | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Robert L. Wood | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
3 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | ||||
Ticker: QCOM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Donald G. Cruickshank | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Susan Hockfield | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Thomas W. Horton | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Paul E. Jacobs | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Sherry Lansing | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Harish Manwani | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Steven M. Mollenkopf | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Duane A. Nelles | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Clark T. 'Sandy' Randt, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Francisco Ros | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Jonathan J. Rubinstein | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Brent Scowcroft | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director Marc I. Stern | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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RAYTHEON COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: RTN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Tracy A. Atkinson | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director James E. Cartwright | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Vernon E. Clark | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Stephen J. Hadley | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Thomas A. Kennedy | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Letitia A. Long | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director George R. Oliver | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ronald L. Skates | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director William R. Spivey | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: RSG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ramon A. Rodriguez | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Tomago Collins | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director James W. Crownover | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Ann E. Dunwoody | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director William J. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Manuel Kadre | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael Larson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director W. Lee Nutter | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Donald W. Slager | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John M. Trani | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | None | For |
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RIO TINTO PLC | ||||
Ticker: RIO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Remuneration Report for Australian Law Purposes | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Megan Clark as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Michael L'Estrange as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Robert Brown as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Jan du Plessis as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Ann Godbehere as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Richard Goodmanson as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Anne Lauvergeon as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Chris Lynch as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Paul Tellier as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Simon Thompson as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Re-elect John Varley as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Re-elect Sam Walsh as Director | Management | For | For |
17 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
22 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC | ||||
Ticker: RDSA | ||||
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 | Re-elect Ben van Beurden as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Euleen Goh 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 Sir Nigel Sheinwald as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Linda Stuntz as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Patricia Woertz as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Gerrit Zalm as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
19 | Approve Scrip Dividend Scheme | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
21 | Approve Strategic Resilience for 2035 and Beyond | Shareholder | For | For |
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SANOFI | ||||
Ticker: SAN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 2.85 per Share | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions | Management | For | Against |
5 | Reelect Serge Weinberg as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Reelect Suet-Fern Lee as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Ratify Appointment of Bonnie Bassler as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Reelect Bonnie Bassler as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Ratify Appointment of Olivier Brandicourt as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Advisory Vote on Compensation of Serge Weinberg | Management | For | For |
11 | Advisory Vote on Compensation of Christopher Viehbacher | Management | For | Against |
12 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
1 | Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.3 Billion | Management | For | For |
2 | Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 260 Million | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 260 Million | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Issuance of Debt Securities Giving Access to New Shares of Subsidiaries and/or Existing Shares and/or Debt Securities, up to Aggregate Amount of EUR 7 Billion | Management | For | For |
5 | Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind | Management | For | For |
7 | Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value | Management | For | Against |
8 | Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | For |
9 | Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans | Management | For | For |
10 | Authorize up to 1.2 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans | Management | For | For |
11 | Amend Article 7 of Bylaws Re: Shareholding Disclosure Thresholds | Management | For | Against |
12 | Amend Article 19 of Bylaws Re: Attendance to General Meetings | Management | For | For |
13 | Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities | Management | For | For |
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SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: SLB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Peter L.S. Currie as Director | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect K. Vaman Kamath as Director | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect V. Maureen Kempston Darkes as Director | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Paal Kibsgaard as Director | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Nikolay Kudryavtsev as Director | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Michael E. Marks as Director | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Indra K. Nooyi as Director | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Lubna S. Olayan as Director | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Leo Rafael Reif as Director | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Tore I. Sandvold as Director | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Henri Seydoux as Director | 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 |
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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: HOT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Adam M. Aron | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Bruce W. Duncan | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Thomas E. Clarke | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Clayton C. Daley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Lizanne Galbreath | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Eric Hippeau | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Stephen R. Quazzo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Thomas O. Ryder | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
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TARGET CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: TGT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Brian C. Cornell | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Calvin Darden | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Henrique De Castro | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Mary E. Minnick | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Derica W. Rice | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Kenneth L. Salazar | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Cease Discrimination in Hiring, Vendor Contracts, or Customer Relations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | ||||
Ticker: TXN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ralph W. Babb, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Mark A. Blinn | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Daniel A. Carp | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Carrie S. Cox | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Ronald Kirk | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Robert E. Sanchez | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Wayne R. Sanders | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Richard K. Templeton | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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THE BOEING COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: BA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director David L. Calhoun | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Susan C. Schwab | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Mike S. Zafirovski | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
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THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: DOW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ajay Banga | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director James A. Bell | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Richard K. Davis | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Mark Loughridge | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Robert S. Miller | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Paul Polman | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director James M. Ringler | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE MOSAIC COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: MOS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Nancy E. Cooper | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Denise C. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Robert L. Lumpkins | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director William T. Monahan | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director James L. Popowich | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director James T. Prokopanko | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Steven M. Seibert | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | 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 |
1a | Elect Director Angela F. Braly | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Scott D. Cook | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Susan Desmond-Hellmann | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director A.G. Lafley | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Terry J. Lundgren | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo | Management | For | For |
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 | Assess Environmental Impact of Non-Recyclable Packaging | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Consistency Between Corporate Values and Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: SO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Jon A. Boscia | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Henry A. 'Hal' Clark, III | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Thomas A. Fanning | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director David J. Grain | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Warren A. Hood, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Linda P. Hudson | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Donald M. James | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John D. Johns | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Dale E. Klein | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Steven R. Specker | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Larry D. Thompson | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director E. Jenner Wood, III | Management | For | Against |
2 | Approve Outside Director Stock Awards | Management | For | For |
3 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
6 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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TRANSOCEAN LTD. | ||||
Ticker: RIG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Decrease in Size of Board | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Merrill A. "Pete" Miller, Jr. as Director | Management | For | For |
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: UPS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director David P. Abney | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Rodney C. Adkins | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Michael J. Burns | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director William R. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Candace Kendle | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Ann M. Livermore | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Rudy H.P. Markham | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Clark T. Randt, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John T. Stankey | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Carol B. Tome | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Kevin M. Warsh | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||
Ticker: VZ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard L. Carrion | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Melanie L. Healey | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director M. Frances Keeth | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Lowell C. McAdam | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Rodney E. Slater | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Kathryn A. Tesija | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Gregory D. Wasson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Net Neutrality | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Indirect Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
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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 | Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Vittorio Colao as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Nick Read as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Stephen Pusey as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Dame Clara Furse as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Valerie Gooding as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Renee James as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Samuel Jonah as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Omid Kordestani as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Nick Land as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Philip Yea as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
16 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
17 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
18 | Approve Incentive Plan | Management | For | For |
19 | Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
22 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
23 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
24 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
25 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
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WALGREEN CO. | ||||
Ticker: WAG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Merger Agreement | Management | For | For |
2 | Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition | Management | For | For |
3 | Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | For |
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WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: WBA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Janice M. Babiak | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director David J. Brailer | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Steven A. Davis | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director William C. Foote | Management | For | Against |
1e | Elect Director Ginger L. Graham | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director John A. Lederer | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Dominic P. Murphy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Stefano Pessina | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Barry Rosenstein | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director James A. Skinner | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Stock Retention | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Include Sustainability as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. | ||||
Ticker: WM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Bradbury H. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Andres R. Gluski | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Patrick W. Gross | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Victoria M. Holt | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director John C. Pope | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director W. Robert Reum | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director David P. Steiner | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: WFC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director John D. Baker, II | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Elaine L. Chao | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director John S. Chen | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Elizabeth A. Duke | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Susan E. Engel | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Donald M. James | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Federico F. Pena | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director James H. Quigley | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Judith M. Runstad | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director Susan G. Swenson | Management | For | For |
1p | Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
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XCEL ENERGY INC. | ||||
Ticker: XEL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Gail K. Boudreaux | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Richard K. Davis | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Ben Fowke | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Albert F. Moreno | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Richard T. O'Brien | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Christopher J. Policinski | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director A. Patricia Sampson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James J. Sheppard | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director David A. Westerlund | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Kim Williams | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Timothy V. Wolf | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
Franklin Convertible Securities Fund
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CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. | ||||
Ticker: CLF | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
Management Proxy (White Card) | ||||
1.1 | Elect Director Gary B. Halverson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Mark E. Gaumond | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Susan M. Green | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Janice K. Henry | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director James F. Kirsch | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Richard K. Riederer | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Timothy W. Sullivan | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Dissident Recommendation | Vote Cast |
Dissident Proxy (Gold Card) | ||||
1.1 | Elect Directors Robert P. Fisher, Jr. | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.2 | Elect Directors Celso Lourenco Goncalves | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.3 | Elect Directors Joseph Rutkowski | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.4 | Elect Directors James S. Sawyer | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.5 | Elect Directors Gabriel Stoliar | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
1.6 | Elect Directors Douglas Taylor | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
2 | Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | Management | Against | Did Not Vote |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | Against | Did Not Vote |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | Against | Did Not Vote |
5 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
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CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. | ||||
Ticker: CLF | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director John T. Baldwin | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Robert P. Fisher, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director C. Lourenco Goncalves | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Susan M. Green | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Joseph A. Rutkowski, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director James S. Sawyer | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael D. Siegal | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Gabriel Stoliar | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Douglas C. Taylor | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
Franklin Equity Income Fund
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AFLAC INCORPORATED | ||||
Ticker: AFL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Daniel P. Amos | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Paul S. Amos, II | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director W. Paul Bowers | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Kriss Cloninger, III | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Elizabeth J. Hudson | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Douglas W. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Robert B. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Thomas J. Kenny | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Charles B. Knapp | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Joseph L. Moskowitz | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Barbara K. Rimer | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Melvin T. Stith | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Takuro Yoshida | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA | ||||
Ticker: ABI | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
A1 | Amend Articles Re: Remove References to Bearer Shares | Management | For | For |
B1 | Receive Directors' Reports (Non-Voting) | Management | None | None |
B2 | Receive Auditors' Reports (Non-Voting) | Management | None | None |
B3 | Receive Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports (Non-Voting) | Management | None | None |
B4 | Approve Financial Statements, Allocation of Income, and Dividends of EUR 3.00 per Share | Management | For | For |
B5 | Approve Discharge of Directors | Management | For | For |
B6 | Approve Discharge of Auditors | Management | For | For |
B7a | Reelect Michele Burns as Independent Director | Management | For | For |
B7b | Reelect Olivier Goudet as Independent Director | Management | For | For |
B7c | Elect Kasper Rosted as Independent Director | Management | For | For |
B7d | Reelect Paul Cornet de Ways Ruart as Director | Management | For | Against |
B7e | Reelect Stefan Descheemaeker as Director | Management | For | Against |
B8a | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | Against |
B8b | Proposal to Increase Remuneration of Audit Committee Chairman | Management | For | For |
B8c | Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and According Stock Option Grants to Non-Executive Directors | Management | For | Against |
C1 | Authorize Implementation of Approved Resolutions and Filing of Required Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry | Management | For | For |
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: BAC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Sharon L. Allen | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Susan S. Bies | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jack O. Bovender, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Pierre J. P. de Weck | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Arnold W. Donald | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Charles K. Gifford | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Linda P. Hudson | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Thomas J. May | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Brian T. Moynihan | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director R. David Yost | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Report on Climate Change Financing Risk | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Establish Other Governance Board Committee | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BHP BILLITON PLC | ||||
Ticker: BLT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Authorise the Risk and Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
5 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes | Management | For | For |
9 | Approve Remuneration Report for Australian Law Purposes | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Leaving Entitlements | Management | For | For |
11 | Approve Grant of Awards under the Group's Short and Long Term Incentive Plans to Andrew Mackenzie | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Malcolm Brinded as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Sir John Buchanan as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Re-elect Carlos Cordeiro as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Re-elect Pat Davies as Director | Management | For | For |
17 | Re-elect Carolyn Hewson as Director | Management | For | For |
18 | Re-elect Andrew Mackenzie as Director | Management | For | For |
19 | Re-elect Lindsay Maxsted as Director | Management | For | For |
20 | Re-elect Wayne Murdy as Director | Management | For | For |
21 | Re-elect Keith Rumble as Director | Management | For | For |
22 | Re-elect John Schubert as Director | Management | For | For |
23 | Re-elect Shriti Vadera as Director | Management | For | For |
24 | Re-elect Jac Nasser as Director | Management | For | For |
25 | Elect Ian Dunlop, a Shareholder Nominee to the Board | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BHP BILLITON PLC | ||||
Ticker: BLT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Demerger of South32 from BHP Billiton | Management | For | For |
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BLACKROCK, INC. | ||||
Ticker: BLK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Abdlatif Yousef Al-Hamad | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Pamela Daley | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director William S. Demchak | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Laurence D. Fink | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Fabrizio Freda | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Murry S. Gerber | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director James Grosfeld | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Robert S. Kapito | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director David H. Komansky | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Sir Deryck Maughan | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Cheryl D. Mills | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg | Management | For | For |
1p | Elect Director Marco Antonio Slim Domit | Management | For | For |
1q | Elect Director John S. Varley | Management | For | For |
1r | Elect Director Susan L. Wagner | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Institute Procedures to Prevent Investments in Companies that Contribute to Genocide or Crimes Against Humanity | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BP PLC | ||||
Ticker: BP. | ||||
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 | Re-elect Bob Dudley as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Dr Brian Gilvary as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Paul Anderson as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Alan Boeckmann as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Frank Bowman as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Antony Burgmans as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Cynthia Carroll as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Ian Davis as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Dame Ann Dowling as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Brendan Nelson as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Phuthuma Nhleko as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Andrew Shilston as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Re-elect Carl-Henric Svanberg as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise the Renewal of the Scrip Dividend Programme | Management | For | For |
18 | Approve Share Award Plan 2015 | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | 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 of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
23 | Adopt New Articles of Association | Management | For | For |
24 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
25 | Approve Strategic Climate Change Resilience for 2035 and Beyond | Shareholder | For | For |
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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: BMY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1A | Elect Director Lamberto Andreotti | Management | For | For |
1.1B | Elect Director Giovanni Caforio | Management | For | For |
1.1C | Elect Director Lewis B. Campbell | Management | For | For |
1.1D | Elect Director Laurie H. Glimcher | Management | For | For |
1.1E | Elect Director Michael Grobstein | Management | For | For |
1.1F | Elect Director Alan J. Lacy | Management | For | For |
1.1G | Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.1H | Elect Director Dinesh C. Paliwal | Management | For | For |
1.1I | Elect Director Vicki L. Sato | Management | For | For |
1.1J | Elect Director Gerald L. Storch | Management | For | For |
1.1K | Elect Director Togo D. West, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Adopt the Jurisdiction of Incorporation as the Exclusive Forum for Certain Disputes | Management | For | Against |
5 | Remove Supermajority Vote Requirement Applicable to Preferred Stock | Management | For | For |
6 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
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CA, INC. | ||||
Ticker: CA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1A | Elect Director Jens Alder | Management | For | For |
1B | Elect Director Raymond J. Bromark | Management | For | For |
1C | Elect Director Gary J. Fernandes | Management | For | For |
1D | Elect Director Michael P. Gregoire | Management | For | For |
1E | Elect Director Rohit Kapoor | Management | For | For |
1F | Elect Director Kay Koplovitz | Management | For | For |
1G | Elect Director Christopher B. Lofgren | Management | For | For |
1H | Elect Director Richard Sulpizio | Management | For | For |
1I | Elect Director Laura S. Unger | Management | For | For |
1J | Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach | Management | For | For |
1K | Elect Director Renato (Ron) Zambonini | 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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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 Juan Gallardo | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Jesse J. Greene, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Dennis A. Muilenburg | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William A. Osborn | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Susan C. Schwab | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Miles D. White | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Review and Amend Human Rights Policies | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Amend Policies to Allow Employees to Participate in Political Process with No Retribution | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CHEVRON CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CVX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Alexander B. Cummings, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Robert E. Denham | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Alice P. Gast | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Inge G. Thulin | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Carl Ware | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director John S. Watson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Charitable Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Prohibit Political Spending | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Increase Return of Capital to Shareholders in Light of Climate Change Risks | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on the Result of Efforts to Minimize Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | Against | For |
11 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
12 | Require Director Nominee with Environmental Experience | Shareholder | Against | Against |
13 | Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: CSCO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Carol A. Bartz | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Michael D. Capellas | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director John T. Chambers | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Brian L. Halla | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director John L. Hennessy | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Arun Sarin | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Steven M. West | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Establish Public Policy Board Committee | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Political Contributions | 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 Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Peggy Bruzelius as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Laurence Danon as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Lord Davies of Abersoch as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Ho KwonPing as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Betsy Holden as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Dr Franz Humer as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Deirdre Mahlan as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Ivan Menezes as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Philip Scott as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Nicola Mendelsohn as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Alan Stewart as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
22 | Approve 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan | Management | For | For |
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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: D | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director William P. Barr | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Helen E. Dragas | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director John W. Harris | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Mark J. Kington | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Pamela J. Royal | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director David A. Wollard | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as 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 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Cease Construction of New Nuclear Units | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Methane Emissions Management and Reduction Targets | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Include Carbon Reduction as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on Financial and Physical Risks of Climate Change | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
11 | Report on Biomass Carbon Footprint and Assess Risks | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: DUK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Michael G. Browning | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Daniel R. DiMicco | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director John H. Forsgren | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Lynn J. Good | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Ann Maynard Gray | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director John T. Herron | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director James B. Hyler, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director William E. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director E. Marie McKee | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Richard A. Meserve | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director James T. Rhodes | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Carlos A. Saladrigas | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: LLY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1a | Elect Director Katherine Baicker | Management | For | For |
1.1b | Elect Director J. Erik Fyrwald | Management | For | For |
1.1c | Elect Director Ellen R. Marram | Management | For | For |
1.1d | Elect Director Jackson P. Tai | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: XOM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael J. Boskin | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Peter Brabeck-Letmathe | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ursula M. Burns | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Larry R. Faulkner | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Jay S. Fishman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Henrietta H. Fore | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Director Nominee with Environmental Experience | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Increase the Number of Females on the Board | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Disclose Percentage of Females at Each Percentile of Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
11 | Report on the Result of Efforts to Minimize Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: F | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Stephen G. Butler | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Kimberly A. Casiano | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Mark Fields | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Edsel B. Ford II | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director William Clay Ford, Jr. | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director James P. Hackett | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director William W. Helman Iv | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director William E. Kennard | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director John C. Lechleiter | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Ellen R. Marram | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director Gerald L. Shaheen | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Director John L. Thornton | Management | For | For |
16 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPas Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
18 | Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share | Shareholder | Against | For |
19 | Amend Bylaws to Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN 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 | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Alan R. Buckwalter, III | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert A. Day | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director James C. Flores | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Gerald J. Ford | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Thomas A. Fry, III | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director H. Devon Graham, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Charles C. Krulak | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Bobby Lee Lackey | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Jon C. Madonna | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director James R. Moffett | Management | For | For |
1.15 | Elect Director Stephen H. Siegele | Management | For | For |
1.16 | Elect Director Frances Fragos Townsend | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: GE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
A1 | Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie | Management | For | For |
A2 | Elect Director John J. Brennan | Management | For | For |
A3 | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | Management | For | For |
A4 | Elect Director Francisco D'Souza | Management | For | For |
A5 | Elect Director Marijn E. Dekkers | Management | For | For |
A6 | Elect Director Susan J. Hockfield | Management | For | For |
A7 | Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt | Management | For | For |
A8 | Elect Director Andrea Jung | Management | For | For |
A9 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | Management | For | For |
A10 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | Management | For | For |
A11 | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
A12 | Elect Director James E. Rohr | Management | For | For |
A13 | Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro | Management | For | For |
A14 | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | Management | For | For |
A15 | Elect Director James S. Tisch | Management | For | For |
A16 | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner, III | Management | For | For |
B1 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
B2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
C1 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
C2 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
C3 | Select One Director from Ranks of Retirees | Shareholder | Against | Against |
C4 | Adopt Holy Land Principles | Shareholder | Against | Against |
C5 | Pro-rata Vesting on Equity Plans | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: GM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Joseph J. Ashton | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Mary T. Barra | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Stephen J. Girsky | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Linda R. Gooden | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Joseph Jimenez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Kathryn V. Marinello | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael G. Mullen | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Theodore M. Solso | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Carol M. Stephenson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: HFC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Douglas Y. Bech | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Leldon E. Echols | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director R. Kevin Hardage | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Michael C. Jennings | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Robert J. Kostelnik | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director James H. Lee | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Franklin Myers | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael E. Rose | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Tommy A. Valenta | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Report on Sustainability, Including GHG Goals | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||||
Ticker: HON | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1A | Elect Director William S. Ayer | Management | For | For |
1B | Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune | Management | For | For |
1C | Elect Director Kevin Burke | Management | For | For |
1D | Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo | Management | For | For |
1E | Elect Director David M. Cote | Management | For | For |
1F | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | Management | For | For |
1G | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | Management | For | For |
1H | Elect Director Judd Gregg | Management | For | For |
1I | Elect Director Clive Hollick | Management | For | For |
1J | Elect Director Grace D. Lieblein | Management | For | For |
1K | Elect Director George Paz | Management | For | For |
1L | Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares | Management | For | For |
1M | Elect Director Robin L. Washington | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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INTEL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: INTC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Aneel Bhusri | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Andy D. Bryant | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Susan L. Decker | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director John J. Donahoe | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Reed E. Hundt | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Brian M. Krzanich | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James D. Plummer | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director David S. Pottruck | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Frank D. Yeary | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director David B. Yoffie | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Adopt Holy Land Principles | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Abstentions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON | ||||
Ticker: JNJ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Alex Gorsky | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Mark B. McClellan | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director William D. Perez | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Charles Prince | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director A. Eugene Washington | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Policy Regarding Overextended Directors | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Consistency Between Corporate Values and Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | ||||
Ticker: JPM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Linda B. Bammann | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director James A. Bell | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Stephen B. Burke | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director James Dimon | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Michael A. Neal | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Lee R. Raymond | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Abstentions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on Certain Vesting Program | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Disclosure of Recoupment Activity from Senior Officers | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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L BRANDS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: LB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director E. Gordon Gee | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Allan R. Tessler | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Abigail S. Wexner | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Abstain |
6 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | Shareholder | Against | For |
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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. | ||||
Ticker: LVS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Jason N. Ader | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Micheline Chau | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Michael A. Leven | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director David F. Levi | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: LMT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1a | Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson | Management | For | For |
1.1b | Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald | Management | For | For |
1.1c | Elect Director Rosalind G. Brewer | Management | For | For |
1.1d | Elect Director David B. Burritt | Management | For | For |
1.1e | Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.1f | Elect Director Thomas J. Falk | Management | For | For |
1.1g | Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson | Management | For | For |
1.1h | Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King | Management | For | For |
1.1i | Elect Director James M. Loy | Management | For | For |
1.1j | Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston | Management | For | For |
1.1k | Elect Director Anne Stevens | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | 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 | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director David W. Bernauer | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Angela F. Braly | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Laurie Z. Douglas | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert L. Johnson | Management | For | Withhold |
1.7 | Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Richard K. Lochridge | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director James H. Morgan | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Robert A. Niblock | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: MMC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Oscar Fanjul | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Daniel S. Glaser | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director H. Edward Hanway | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Lord Lang of Monkton | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Elaine La Roche | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Maria Silvia Bastos Marques | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Steven A. Mills | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Marc D. Oken | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Morton O. Schapiro | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director R. David Yost | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: MXIM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director B. Kipling Hagopian | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Tunc Doluca | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James R. Bergman | Management | For | Withhold |
1.4 | Elect Director Joseph R. Bronson | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert E. Grady | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director William D. Watkins | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director A.R. Frank Wazzan | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Eliminate Cumulative Voting | Management | For | Against |
6 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
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MCDONALD'S CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: MCD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Susan E. Arnold | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Stephen J. Easterbrook | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Robert A. Eckert | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Margaret (Margo) H. Georgiadis | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Richard H. Lenny | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Walter E. Massey | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Andrew J. McKenna | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Sheila A. Penrose | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Roger W. Stone | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Miles D. White | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Report on Consistency Between Corporate Values and Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Educate Public About GMO Benefits | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on Practices to Mitigate Palm Oil Sourcing Impacts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: MJN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1a | Elect Director Steven M. Altschuler | Management | For | For |
1.1b | Elect Director Howard B. Bernick | Management | For | For |
1.1c | Elect Director Kimberly A. Casiano | Management | For | For |
1.1d | Elect Director Anna C. Catalano | Management | For | For |
1.1e | Elect Director Celeste A. Clark | Management | For | For |
1.1f | Elect Director James M. Cornelius | Management | For | For |
1.1g | Elect Director Stephen W. Golsby | Management | For | For |
1.1h | Elect Director Michael Grobstein | Management | For | For |
1.1i | Elect Director Peter Kasper Jakobsen | Management | For | For |
1.1j | Elect Director Peter G. Ratcliffe | Management | For | For |
1.1k | Elect Director Michael A. Sherman | Management | For | For |
1.1l | Elect Director Elliott Sigal | Management | For | For |
1.1m | Elect Director Robert S. Singer | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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METLIFE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: MET | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director William E. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director James M. Kilts | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Denise M. Morrison | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Lulu C. Wang | Management | For | For |
2a | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement to Amend Certificate of Incorporation | Management | For | For |
2b | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement to Amend Bylaws | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | 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 |
1.1 | Elect Director William H. Gates lll | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Maria M. Klawe | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director G. Mason Morfit | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Satya Nadella | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Helmut Panke | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Charles W. Scharf | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director John W. Stanton | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John W. Thompson | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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NESTLE SA | ||||
Ticker: NESN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Approve Remuneration Report (Non-binding) | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 2.20 per Share | Management | For | For |
4.1a | Reelect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1b | Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1c | Reelect Andreas Koopmann as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1d | Reelect Beat Hess as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1e | Reelect Daniel Borel as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1f | Reelect Steven G. Hoch as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1g | Reelect Naina Lal Kidwai as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1h | Reelect Jean-Pierre Roth as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1i | Reelect Ann M. Veneman as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1j | Reelect Henri de Castries as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1k | Reelect Eva Cheng as Director | Management | For | For |
4.2.1 | Elect Ruth Khasaya Oniang'o as Director | Management | For | For |
4.2.2 | Elect Patrick Aebischer as Director | Management | For | For |
4.2.3 | Elect Renato Fassbind as Director | Management | For | For |
4.3 | Elect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe as Board Chairman | Management | For | For |
4.4.1 | Appoint Beat Hess as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.4.2 | Appoint Daniel Borel as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.4.3 | Appoint Andreas Koopmann as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.4.4 | Appoint Jean-Pierre Roth as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.5 | Ratify KPMG SA as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4.6 | Designate Hartmann Dreyer as Independent Proxy | Management | For | For |
5.1 | Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board of Directors in the Amount of CHF 11 Million | Management | For | For |
5.2 | Approve Maximum Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 60 Million | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve CHF 3.6 Million Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | For |
7 | Transact Other Business (Voting) | Management | For | Against |
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NIELSEN N.V. | ||||
Ticker: NLSN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Amend Articles of Association in Connection with the Merger and Authorize Any and All Lawyers and (Deputy) Civil Law Notaries Practicing at Clifford Chance, LLP to Execute the Notarial Deed of Amendment of the Articles of Association | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Corporate Reorganization | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Discharge of Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
5a | Elect Director James A. Attwood, Jr. | Management | For | For |
5b | Elect Director Dwight M. Barns | Management | For | For |
5c | Elect Director David L. Calhoun | Management | For | For |
5d | Elect Director Karen M. Hoguet | Management | For | For |
5e | Elect Director James M. Kilts | Management | For | For |
5f | Elect Director Harish Manwani | Management | For | For |
5g | Elect Director Kathryn V. Marinello | Management | For | For |
5h | Elect Director Alexander Navab | Management | For | For |
5i | Elect Director Robert C. Pozen | Management | For | For |
5j | Elect Director Vivek Y. Ranadive | Management | For | For |
5k | Elect Director Javier G. Teruel | Management | For | For |
6 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
7 | Appoint Ernst and Young Accountants LLP to Audit the Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts | Management | For | For |
8 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
9 | Advisory Vote to Approve Remuneration of Executives | Management | For | For |
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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 Michelle A. Peluso | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Phyllis M. Wise | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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PAYCHEX, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PAYX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director B. Thomas Golisano | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Joseph G. Doody | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director David J. S. Flaschen | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Phillip Horsley | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Grant M. Inman | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Pamela A. Joseph | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Martin Mucci | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Joseph M. Velli | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
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PEPSICO, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PEP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Shona L. Brown | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director George W. Buckley | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ian M. Cook | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Dina Dublon | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Rona A. Fairhead | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Richard W. Fisher | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William R. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director David C. Page | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Lloyd G. Trotter | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director Alberto Weisser | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Establish a Board Committee on Sustainability | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Pro-Rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Plans to Minimize Pesticides' Impact on Pollinators | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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PFIZER INC. | ||||
Ticker: PFE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director W. Don Cornwell | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director James M. Kilts | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Shantanu Narayen | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Ian C. Read | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director James C. Smith | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Marc Tessier-Lavigne | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Review and Assess Membership of Lobbying Organizations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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PG&E CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: PCG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Lewis Chew | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Fred J. Fowler | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Richard C. Kelly | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Roger H. Kimmel | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Richard A. Meserve | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Forrest E. Miller | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Rosendo G. Parra | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Anne Shen Smith | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Barry Lawson Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | 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 Christopher M. Burley | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Donald G. Chynoweth | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John W. Estey | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gerald W. Grandey | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director C. Steven Hoffman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Alice D. Laberge | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Consuelo E. Madere | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Keith G. Martell | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Jeffrey J. McCaig | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Jochen E. Tilk | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Elena Viyella de Paliza | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve 2015 Performance Option Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend By-law | Management | For | For |
6 | SP1: Conduct and Make Public An Independent Human Rights Assessment | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: RSG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ramon A. Rodriguez | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Tomago Collins | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director James W. Crownover | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Ann E. Dunwoody | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director William J. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Manuel Kadre | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael Larson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director W. Lee Nutter | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Donald W. Slager | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John M. Trani | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | None | For |
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC | ||||
Ticker: RDSA | ||||
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 | Re-elect Ben van Beurden as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Euleen Goh 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 Sir Nigel Sheinwald as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Linda Stuntz as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Patricia Woertz as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Gerrit Zalm as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
19 | Approve Scrip Dividend Scheme | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
21 | Approve Strategic Resilience for 2035 and Beyond | Shareholder | For | For |
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SANOFI | ||||
Ticker: SAN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 2.85 per Share | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions | Management | For | Against |
5 | Reelect Serge Weinberg as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Reelect Suet-Fern Lee as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Ratify Appointment of Bonnie Bassler as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Reelect Bonnie Bassler as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Ratify Appointment of Olivier Brandicourt as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Advisory Vote on Compensation of Serge Weinberg | Management | For | For |
11 | Advisory Vote on Compensation of Christopher Viehbacher | Management | For | Against |
12 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
1 | Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.3 Billion | Management | For | For |
2 | Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 260 Million | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 260 Million | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Issuance of Debt Securities Giving Access to New Shares of Subsidiaries and/or Existing Shares and/or Debt Securities, up to Aggregate Amount of EUR 7 Billion | Management | For | For |
5 | Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind | Management | For | For |
7 | Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value | Management | For | Against |
8 | Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | For |
9 | Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans | Management | For | For |
10 | Authorize up to 1.2 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans | Management | For | For |
11 | Amend Article 7 of Bylaws Re: Shareholding Disclosure Thresholds | Management | For | Against |
12 | Amend Article 19 of Bylaws Re: Attendance to General Meetings | Management | For | For |
13 | Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities | Management | For | For |
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC | ||||
Ticker: STX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Stephen J. Luczo | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Michael R. Cannon | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Mei-Wei Cheng | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director William T. Coleman | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jay L. Geldmacher | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Kristen M. Onken | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Chong Sup Park | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Gregorio Reyes | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Stephanie Tilenius | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Edward J. Zander | Management | For | For |
2 | Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights | Management | For | For |
3 | Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Management | For | For |
4 | Determine Price Range for Reissuance of Treasury Shares | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
7 | Authorize the Holding of the 2015 AGM at a Location Outside Ireland | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: HOT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Adam M. Aron | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Bruce W. Duncan | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Thomas E. Clarke | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Clayton C. Daley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Lizanne Galbreath | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Eric Hippeau | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Stephen R. Quazzo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Thomas O. Ryder | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
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T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC. | ||||
Ticker: TROW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Mark S. Bartlett | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Edward C. Bernard | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Mary K. Bush | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Donald B. Hebb, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Freeman A. Hrabowski, III | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director James A.C. Kennedy | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Robert F. MacLellan | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Brian C. Rogers | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Olympia J. Snowe | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Alfred Sommer | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Dwight S. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Anne Marie Whittemore | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify KPMG LL as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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TARGET CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: TGT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Brian C. Cornell | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Calvin Darden | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Henrique De Castro | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Mary E. Minnick | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Derica W. Rice | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Kenneth L. Salazar | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Cease Discrimination in Hiring, Vendor Contracts, or Customer Relations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE BOEING COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: BA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director David L. Calhoun | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Susan C. Schwab | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Mike S. Zafirovski | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
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THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: DOW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ajay Banga | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director James A. Bell | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Richard K. Davis | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Mark Loughridge | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Robert S. Miller | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Paul Polman | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director James M. Ringler | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: PG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Angela F. Braly | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Scott D. Cook | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Susan Desmond-Hellmann | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director A.G. Lafley | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Terry J. Lundgren | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo | Management | For | For |
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 | Assess Environmental Impact of Non-Recyclable Packaging | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Consistency Between Corporate Values and Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: UPS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director David P. Abney | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Rodney C. Adkins | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Michael J. Burns | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director William R. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Candace Kendle | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Ann M. Livermore | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Rudy H.P. Markham | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Clark T. Randt, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John T. Stankey | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Carol B. Tome | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Kevin M. Warsh | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: UTX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director John V. Faraci | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Gregory J. Hayes | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Edward A. Kangas | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Harold McGraw, III | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Richard B. Myers | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Andre Villeneuve | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | 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 |
1.1 | Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard L. Carrion | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Melanie L. Healey | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director M. Frances Keeth | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Lowell C. McAdam | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Rodney E. Slater | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Kathryn A. Tesija | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Gregory D. Wasson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Net Neutrality | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Indirect Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
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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 | Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Vittorio Colao as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Nick Read as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Stephen Pusey as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Dame Clara Furse as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Valerie Gooding as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Renee James as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Samuel Jonah as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Omid Kordestani as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Nick Land as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Philip Yea as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
16 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
17 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
18 | Approve Incentive Plan | Management | For | For |
19 | Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
22 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
23 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
24 | Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
25 | 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 |
1a | Elect Director John D. Baker, II | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Elaine L. Chao | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director John S. Chen | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Elizabeth A. Duke | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Susan E. Engel | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Donald M. James | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Federico F. Pena | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director James H. Quigley | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Judith M. Runstad | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director Susan G. Swenson | Management | For | For |
1p | Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
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XCEL ENERGY INC. | ||||
Ticker: XEL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Gail K. Boudreaux | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Richard K. Davis | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Ben Fowke | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Albert F. Moreno | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Richard T. O'Brien | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Christopher J. Policinski | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director A. Patricia Sampson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James J. Sheppard | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director David A. Westerlund | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Kim Williams | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Timothy V. Wolf | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund
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CUMULUS MEDIA INC. | ||||
Ticker: CMLS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Lewis W. Dickey, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Mary G. Berner | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Brian Cassidy | Management | For | Withhold |
1.4 | Elect Director Ralph B. Everett | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Alexis Glick | Management | For | Withhold |
1.6 | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Marcus | Management | For | Withhold |
1.7 | Elect Director David M. Tolley | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund
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VERSO CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: VRS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert M. Amen | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Thomas Gutierrez | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Eric L. Press | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director L.H. Puckett, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
Franklin Real Return Fund
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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: APC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1a | Elect Director Anthony R. Chase | Management | For | For |
1.1b | Elect Director Kevin P. Chilton | Management | For | For |
1.1c | Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart | Management | For | For |
1.1d | Elect Director Peter J. Fluor | Management | For | For |
1.1e | Elect Director Richard L. George | Management | For | For |
1.1f | Elect Director Joseph W. Gorder | Management | For | For |
1.1g | Elect Director John R. Gordon | Management | For | For |
1.1h | Elect Director Mark C. McKinley | Management | For | For |
1.1i | Elect Director Eric D. Mullins | Management | For | For |
1.1j | Elect Director R. A. Walker | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Report on Plans to Address Stranded Carbon Asset Risks | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BHP BILLITON LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: BHP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Appoint KPMG LLP as the Auditor of BHP Billiton Plc | Management | For | For |
3 | Authorize the Board to Fix the Remuneration of the Auditor | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Authority to Issue Shares in BHP Billiton Plc | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Authority to Issue Shares in BHP Billiton Plc for Cash | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve the Repurchase of 211.21 Million Shares in BHP Billiton Plc | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve the Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve the Directors' Annual Report on Remuneration | Management | For | For |
9 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve the Termination Benefits to Any Current or Future Holder of a Managerial or Executive Office | Management | For | For |
11 | Approve the Grant of Awards to Andrew Mackenzie, Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Malcolm Brinded as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect John Buchanan as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Carlos Cordeiro as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Elect Pat Davies as Director | Management | For | For |
17 | Elect Carolyn Hewson as Director | Management | For | For |
18 | Elect Andrew Mackenzie as Director | Management | For | For |
19 | Elect Lindsay Maxsted as Director | Management | For | For |
20 | Elect Wayne Murdy as Director | Management | For | For |
21 | Elect Keith Rumble as Director | Management | For | For |
22 | Elect John Schubert as Director | Management | For | For |
23 | Elect Shriti Vadera as Director | Management | For | For |
24 | Elect Jac Nasser as Director | Management | For | For |
25 | Elect Ian Dunlop as Director | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BHP BILLITON LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: BHP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Demerger of South32 from BHP Billiton Limited | Management | For | For |
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CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CRC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Justin A. Gannon | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Timothy J. Sloan | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
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CHEVRON CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CVX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Alexander B. Cummings, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Robert E. Denham | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Alice P. Gast | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Inge G. Thulin | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Carl Ware | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director John S. Watson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Charitable Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Prohibit Political Spending | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Increase Return of Capital to Shareholders in Light of Climate Change Risks | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on the Result of Efforts to Minimize Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | Against | For |
11 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
12 | Require Director Nominee with Environmental Experience | Shareholder | Against | Against |
13 | Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings | 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 Barbara M. Baumann | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John E. Bethancourt | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert H. Henry | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Michael M. Kanovsky | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director J. Larry Nichols | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Duane C. Radtke | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Mary P. Ricciardello | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director John Richels | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Review Public Policy Advocacy on Climate Change | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Report on Financial Risks of Climate Change | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: XOM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael J. Boskin | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Peter Brabeck-Letmathe | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ursula M. Burns | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Larry R. Faulkner | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Jay S. Fishman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Henrietta H. Fore | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Director Nominee with Environmental Experience | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Increase the Number of Females on the Board | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Disclose Percentage of Females at Each Percentile of Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
11 | Report on the Result of Efforts to Minimize Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN 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 | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Alan R. Buckwalter, III | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert A. Day | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director James C. Flores | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Gerald J. Ford | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Thomas A. Fry, III | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director H. Devon Graham, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Charles C. Krulak | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Bobby Lee Lackey | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Jon C. Madonna | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director James R. Moffett | Management | For | For |
1.15 | Elect Director Stephen H. Siegele | Management | For | For |
1.16 | Elect Director Frances Fragos Townsend | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
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GOLDCORP INC. | ||||
Ticker: G | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John P. Bell | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Beverley A. Briscoe | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Peter J. Dey | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Douglas M. Holtby | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Charles A. Jeannes | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Clement A. Pelletier | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director P. Randy Reifel | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Ian W. Telfer | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Blanca Trevino | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Kenneth F. Williamson | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend By-Laws | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Restricted Share Unit Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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HALLIBURTON COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: HAL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition | Management | For | For |
2 | Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | For |
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HALLIBURTON COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: HAL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Abdulaziz F. Al Khayyal | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Alan M. Bennett | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James R. Boyd | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Milton Carroll | Management | For | Against |
1.5 | Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Murry S. Gerber | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jose C. Grubisich | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director David J. Lesar | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Robert A. Malone | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director J. Landis Martin | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Miller | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
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MARATHON OIL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: MRO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1a | Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce | Management | For | For |
1.1b | Elect Director Pierre Brondeau | Management | For | For |
1.1c | Elect Director Chadwick C. Deaton | Management | For | For |
1.1d | Elect Director Marcela E. Donadio | Management | For | For |
1.1e | Elect Director Philip Lader | Management | For | For |
1.1f | Elect Director Michael E. J. Phelps | Management | For | For |
1.1g | Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley | Management | For | For |
1.1h | Elect Director Lee M. Tillman | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Capital Expenditure Strategy with Respect to Climate Change Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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NOBLE ENERGY, INC. | ||||
Ticker: NBL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Jeffrey L. Berenson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael A. Cawley | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Edward F. Cox | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas J. Edelman | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Eric P. Grubman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Kirby L. Hedrick | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director David L. Stover | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Scott D. Urban | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director William T. Van Kleef | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Molly K. Williamson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
7 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Report on Impacts of and Plans to Align with Global Climate Change Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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NUCOR CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: NUE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John J. Ferriola | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Harvey B. Gantt | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Gregory J. Hayes | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Victoria F. Haynes | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Bernard L. Kasriel | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Christopher J. Kearney | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director John H. Walker | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: OXY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Spencer Abraham | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Howard I. Atkins | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Eugene L. Batchelder | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director John E. Feick | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Margaret M. Foran | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William R. Klesse | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Elisse B. Walter | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Methane and Flaring Emissions Management and Reduction Targets | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Review and Assess Membership of Lobbying Organizations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: BTU | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director William A. Coley | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director William E. James | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert B. Karn, III | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Glenn L. Kellow | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Henry E. Lentz | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Robert A. Malone | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William C. Rusnack | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Michael W. Sutherlin | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John F. Turner | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Sandra A. Van Trease | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Heather A. Wilson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | Against | For |
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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: PXD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Edison C. Buchanan | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Andrew F. Cates | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Timothy L. Dove | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Phillip A. Gobe | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Larry R. Grillot | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Stacy P. Methvin | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Royce W. Mitchell | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Frank A. Risch | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Scott D. Sheffield | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director J. Kenneth Thompson | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Phoebe A. Wood | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Adopt Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
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POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN INC. | ||||
Ticker: POT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Christopher M. Burley | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Donald G. Chynoweth | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John W. Estey | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gerald W. Grandey | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director C. Steven Hoffman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Alice D. Laberge | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Consuelo E. Madere | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Keith G. Martell | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Jeffrey J. McCaig | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Jochen E. Tilk | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Elena Viyella de Paliza | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve 2015 Performance Option Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend By-law | Management | For | For |
6 | SP1: Conduct and Make Public An Independent Human Rights Assessment | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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RIO TINTO PLC | ||||
Ticker: RIO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Remuneration Report for Australian Law Purposes | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Megan Clark as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Michael L'Estrange as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Robert Brown as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Jan du Plessis as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Ann Godbehere as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Richard Goodmanson as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Anne Lauvergeon as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Chris Lynch as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Paul Tellier as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Simon Thompson as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Re-elect John Varley as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Re-elect Sam Walsh as Director | Management | For | For |
17 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
22 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
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SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: SLB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Peter L.S. Currie as Director | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect K. Vaman Kamath as Director | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect V. Maureen Kempston Darkes as Director | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Paal Kibsgaard as Director | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Nikolay Kudryavtsev as Director | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Michael E. Marks as Director | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Indra K. Nooyi as Director | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Lubna S. Olayan as Director | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Leo Rafael Reif as Director | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Tore I. Sandvold as Director | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Henri Seydoux as Director | 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 |
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SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: SWN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John D. Gass | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Catherine A. Kehr | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Greg D. Kerley | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Vello A. Kuuskraa | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Kenneth R. Mourton | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Steven L. Mueller | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Elliott Pew | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Terry W. Rathert | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Alan H. Stevens | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Proxy Access | Shareholder | Against | For |
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THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: DOW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ajay Banga | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director James A. Bell | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Richard K. Davis | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Mark Loughridge | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Robert S. Miller | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Paul Polman | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director James M. Ringler | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC | ||||
Ticker: WFT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1A | Elect Director David J. Butters | Management | For | For |
1B | Elect Director Bernard J. Duroc-Danner | Management | For | For |
1C | Elect Director John D. Gass | Management | For | For |
1D | Elect Director Francis S. Kalman | Management | For | For |
1E | Elect Director William E. Macaulay | Management | For | For |
1F | Elect Director Robert K. Moses, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1G | Elect Director Guillermo Ortiz | Management | For | For |
1H | Elect Director Emyr Jones Parry | Management | For | For |
1I | Elect Director Robert A. Rayne | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Authorize Holding of 2015 Annual General Meeting Outside of Ireland | Management | For | For |
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC | ||||
Ticker: WFT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Mohamed A. Awad | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director David J. Butters | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Bernard J. Duroc-Danner | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director John D. Gass | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Emyr Jones Parry | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Francis S. Kalman | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director William E. Macaulay | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Robert K. Moses, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Guillermo Ortiz | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Robert A. Rayne | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Authorize Holding of 2016 Annual General Meeting Outside of Ireland | Management | For | For |
Franklin Total Return Fund
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GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: GM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Joseph J. Ashton | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Mary T. Barra | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Stephen J. Girsky | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Linda R. Gooden | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Joseph Jimenez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Kathryn V. Marinello | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael G. Mullen | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Theodore M. Solso | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Carol M. Stephenson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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VERSO CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: VRS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert M. Amen | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Thomas Gutierrez | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Eric L. Press | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director L.H. Puckett, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | 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 26, 2015
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.