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: 6/30/2021 |
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Item 1. Proxy Voting Records. |
Franklin Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Fund
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period.
Franklin Convertible Securities Fund
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period.
Franklin Equity Income Fund
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ANALOG DEVICES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: ADI | ||||
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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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 Roche | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director James A. Champy | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Anantha P. Chandrakasan | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Bruce R. Evans | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Edward H. Frank | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Laurie H. Glimcher | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Karen M. Golz | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Mark M. Little | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Susie Wee | 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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APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | ||||
Ticker: APO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Leon Black | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Joshua Harris | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Marc Rowan | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Michael Ducey | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert Kraft | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director A.B. Krongard | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Pauline Richards | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | Three Years | One Year |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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APPLE INC. | ||||
Ticker: AAPL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director James Bell | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Tim Cook | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Al Gore | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Andrea Jung | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Art Levinson | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Monica Lozano | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Ron Sugar | Management | For | For |
1h | 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 | Proxy Access Amendments | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Improve Principles of Executive Compensation Program | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: ARES | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Michael J Arougheti | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Antoinette Bush | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Paul G. Joubert | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director R. Kipp deVeer | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director David B. Kaplan | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Michael Lynton | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Judy D. Olian | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Antony P. Ressler | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Bennett Rosenthal | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO. | ||||
Ticker: AJG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director William L. Bax | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director D. John Coldman | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director David S. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Kay W. McCurdy | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Christopher C. Miskel | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Ralph J. Nicoletti | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Norman L. Rosenthal | 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 |
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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 Frank P. Bramble, Sr. | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Pierre J.P. de Weck | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Arnold W. Donald | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Linda P. Hudson | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Thomas J. May | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Brian T. Moynihan | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Denise L. Ramos | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Clayton S. Rose | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Michael D. White | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Thomas D. Woods | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director R. David Yost | Management | For | For |
1p | Elect Director Maria T. Zuber | 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 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Approve Change in Organizational Form | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Request on Racial Equity Audit | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BASF SE | ||||
Ticker: BAS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2020 (Non-Voting) | Management | None | None |
2 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 3.30 per Share | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal Year 2020 | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal Year 2020 | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2021 | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Liming Chen to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
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BLACKROCK, INC. | ||||
Ticker: BLK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Bader M. Alsaad | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Pamela Daley | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Laurence D. Fink | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director William E. Ford | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Fabrizio Freda | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Murry S. Gerber | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Margaret 'Peggy' L. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Robert S. Kapito | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Cheryl D. Mills | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Gordon M. Nixon | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Charles H. Robbins | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Marco Antonio Slim Domit | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director Susan L. Wagner | Management | For | For |
1p | Elect Director Mark Wilson | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4a | Provide Right to Call Special Meeting | Management | For | For |
4b | Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
4c | Amend Charter to Eliminate Provisions that are No Longer Applicable and Make Other Technical Revisions | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Become a Public Benefit Corporation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BROADCOM INC. | ||||
Ticker: AVGO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Diane M. Bryant | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Gayla J. Delly | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Raul J. Fernandez | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Check Kian Low | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Justine F. Page | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Henry Samueli | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Hock E. Tan | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Harry L. You | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: CNQ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Catherine M. Best | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director M. Elizabeth Cannon | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director N. Murray Edwards | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Christopher L. Fong | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Gordon D. Giffin | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Wilfred A. Gobert | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Steve W. Laut | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Tim S. McKay | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Frank J. McKenna | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director David A. Tuer | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Annette M. Verschuren | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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CHEVRON CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CVX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Wanda M. Austin | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director John B. Frank | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Alice P. Gast | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson | 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 Dambisa F. Moyo | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Debra Reed-Klages | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director D. James Umpleby, III | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Michael K. Wirth | 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 | Reduce Scope 3 Emissions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Impacts of Net Zero 2050 Scenario | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Become a Public Benefit Corporation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: CSCO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Wesley G. Bush | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Michael D. Capellas | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Mark Garrett | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Charles H. Robbins | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Arun Sarin - Withdrawn | Management | None | None |
1i | Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Lisa T. Su | Management | For | For |
2 | Change State of Incorporation from California to Delaware | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
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CITIGROUP INC. | ||||
Ticker: C | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ellen M. Costello | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Grace E. Dailey | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Barbara J. Desoer | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director John C. Dugan | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Jane N. Fraser | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Duncan P. Hennes | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Peter B. Henry | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director S. Leslie Ireland | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Lew W. (Jay) Jacobs, IV | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Renee J. James | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Gary M. Reiner | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Diana L. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director James S. Turley | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Deborah C. Wright | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director Alexander R. Wynaendts | Management | For | For |
1p | Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon | 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 Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Adopt a Policy to Include Non-Management Employees as Prospective Director Candidates | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on Racial Equity Audit | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Become a Public Benefit Corporation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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COMCAST CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CMCSA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Madeline S. Bell | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Naomi M. Bergman | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Edward D. Breen | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Maritza G. Montiel | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Asuka Nakahara | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director David C. Novak | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Brian L. Roberts | 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 | Report on Risks Posed by the Failing to Prevent Workplace Sexual Harassment | Shareholder | Against | For |
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: DUK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael G. Browning | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Annette K. Clayton | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert M. Davis | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Caroline Dorsa | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director W. Roy Dunbar | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Nicholas C. Fanandakis | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Lynn J. Good | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director John T. Herron | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director E. Marie McKee | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Michael J. Pacilio | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Thomas E. Skains | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director William E. Webster, Jr. | 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 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Political Contributions and Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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EATON CORPORATION PLC | ||||
Ticker: ETN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Craig Arnold | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Christopher M. Connor | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Olivier Leonetti | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Deborah L. McCoy | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Silvio Napoli | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Gregory R. Page | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Sandra Pianalto | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Lori J. Ryerkerk | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Gerald B. Smith | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Dorothy C. Thompson | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Ernst & Young 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 | Authorize Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
5 | Authorize Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorize Share Repurchase of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
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EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. | ||||
Ticker: EMR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Mark A. Blinn | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Arthur F. Golden | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Candace Kendle | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director James S. Turley | 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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ENTERGY CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: ETR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director John R. Burbank | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Patrick J. Condon | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Leo P. Denault | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Kirkland H. Donald | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Brian W. Ellis | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Philip L. Frederickson | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Alexis M. Herman | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director M. Elise Hyland | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Blanche Lambert Lincoln | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Karen A. Puckett | 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 | Authorize New Class of Preferred Stock | Management | For | For |
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HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. | ||||
Ticker: HCA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Thomas F. Frist, III | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Samuel N. Hazen | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Meg G. Crofton | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Robert J. Dennis | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Nancy-Ann DeParle | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director William R. Frist | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael W. Michelson | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Wayne J. Riley | 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 | Against |
5 | Assess Feasibility of Increasing the Impact of the Company's Performance on Quality Metrics for Senior Executive Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. | ||||
Ticker: ITW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Daniel J. Brutto | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Susan Crown | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Darrell L. Ford | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director James W. Griffith | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Jay L. Henderson | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Richard H. Lenny | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director E. Scott Santi | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director David B. Smith, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Pamela B. Strobel | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Anre D. Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor | 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 | Against |
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON | ||||
Ticker: JNJ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Mary C. Beckerle | 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 Jennifer A. Doudna | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Alex Gorsky | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Hubert Joly | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Mark B. McClellan | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Charles Prince | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director A. Eugene Washington | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Mark A. Weinberger | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Nadja Y. West | Management | For | For |
1n | 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 | Report on Government Financial Support and Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Civil Rights Audit | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Adopt Policy on Bonus Banking | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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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 Stephen B. Burke | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Todd A. Combs | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director James Dimon | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Mellody Hobson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael A. Neal | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Request Action by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Report on Racial Equity Audit | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Report on Congruency Political Analysis and Electioneering Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: LMT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David B. Burritt | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Bruce A. Carlson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas J. Falk | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Ilene S. Gordon | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Vicki A. Hollub | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Jeh C. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Debra L. Reed-Klages | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director James D. Taiclet | 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 | Against |
5 | Report on Human Rights Due Diligence | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: LOW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Raul Alvarez | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David H. Batchelder | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Angela F. Braly | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Sandra B. Cochran | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Laurie Z. Douglas | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Marvin R. Ellison | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Daniel J. Heinrich | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Brian C. Rogers | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Bertram L. Scott | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Mary Beth West | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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MCDONALD'S CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: MCD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Lloyd Dean | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Robert Eckert | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Catherine Engelbert | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Margaret Georgiadis | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Christopher Kempczinski | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Richard Lenny | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director John Mulligan | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Sheila Penrose | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John Rogers, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Paul Walsh | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Miles 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 | Report on Sugar and Public Health | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Antibiotics and Public Health Costs | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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MEDTRONIC PLC | ||||
Ticker: MDT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Richard H. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Craig Arnold | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Scott C. Donnelly | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Andrea J. Goldsmith | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Randall J. Hogan, III | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director James T. Lenehan | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Geoffrey S. Martha | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Kendall J. Powell | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers 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 | Renew the Board's Authority to Issue Shares Under Irish Law | Management | For | For |
5 | Renew the Board's Authority to Opt-Out of Statutory Pre-Emptions Rights Under Irish Law | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorize Overseas Market Purchases of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
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MERCK & CO., INC. | ||||
Ticker: MRK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Leslie A. Brun | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Pamela J. Craig | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Stephen L. Mayo | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Paul B. Rothman | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Christine E. Seidman | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Inge G. Thulin | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Kathy J. Warden | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Peter C. Wendell | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Access to COVID-19 Products | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: MSFT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Satya Nadella | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Charles W. Scharf | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director John W. Stanton | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John W. Thompson | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Padmasree Warrior | 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 | Report on Employee Representation on the Board of Directors | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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MORGAN STANLEY | ||||
Ticker: MS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Elizabeth Corley | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Alistair Darling | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director James P. Gorman | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Robert H. Herz | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Nobuyuki Hirano | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Hironori Kamezawa | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Shelley B. Leibowitz | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Stephen J. Luczo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Jami Miscik | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Dennis M. Nally | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Perry M. Traquina | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Rayford Wilkins, Jr. | 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 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
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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 | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 2.75 per Share | Management | For | For |
4.1.a | Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director and Board Chairman | Management | For | For |
4.1.b | Reelect Ulf Schneider as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.c | Reelect Henri de Castries as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.d | Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.e | Reelect Pablo Isla as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.f | Reelect Ann Veneman as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.g | Reelect Eva Cheng as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.h | Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.i | Reelect Kasper Rorsted as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.j | Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.k | Reelect Dick Boer as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.l | Reelect Dinesh Paliwal as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.m | Reelect Hanne Jimenez de Mora as Director | Management | For | For |
4.2 | Elect Lindiwe Sibanda as Director | Management | For | For |
4.3.1 | Appoint Pablo Isla as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.3.2 | Appoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.3.3 | Appoint Dick Boer as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.3.4 | Appoint Kasper Rorsted as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.4 | Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4.5 | Designate Hartmann Dreyer as Independent Proxy | Management | For | For |
5.1 | Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of CHF 10 Million | Management | For | For |
5.2 | Approve Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 57.5 Million | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve CHF 6.6 Million Reduction in Share Capital as Part of the Share Buyback Program via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Climate Action Plan | Management | For | For |
8 | Transact Other Business (Voting) | Management | 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 James L. Camaren | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Kenneth B. Dunn | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Naren K. Gursahaney | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Kirk S. Hachigian | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Amy B. Lane | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director David L. Porges | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James L. Robo | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John L. Skolds | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Lynn M. Utter | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Darryl L. Wilson | 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 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: NSC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Thomas D. Bell, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Marcela E. Donadio | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director John C. Huffard, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Christopher T. Jones | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Thomas C. Kelleher | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Steven F. Leer | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael D. Lockhart | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Amy E. Miles | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Claude Mongeau | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Jennifer F. Scanlon | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director James A. Squires | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director John R. Thompson | 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 Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Corporate Climate Lobbying Aligned with Paris Agreement | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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ORACLE CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: ORCL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg | Management | For | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael J. Boskin | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Safra A. Catz | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen | Management | For | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director George H. Conrades | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Rona A. Fairhead | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Renee J. James | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Leon E. Panetta | Management | For | Withhold |
1.12 | Elect Director William G. Parrett | Management | For | Withhold |
1.13 | Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director Vishal Sikka | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Report on Gender Pay Gap | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
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PEPSICO, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PEP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Segun Agbaje | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Shona L. Brown | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Cesar Conde | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Ian Cook | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Dina Dublon | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Michelle Gass | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Ramon L. Laguarta | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Dave Lewis | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director David C. Page | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Darren Walker | Management | For | For |
1m | 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 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Sugar and Public Health | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on External Public Health Costs | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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PFIZER INC. | ||||
Ticker: PFE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Ronald E. Blaylock | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Albert Bourla | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Susan Desmond-Hellmann | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Joseph J. Echevarria | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Scott Gottlieb | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Susan Hockfield | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Dan R. Littman | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Shantanu Narayen | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director James Quincey | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director James C. Smith | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Report on Political Contributions and Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Access to COVID-19 Products | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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PROLOGIS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PLD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Hamid R. Moghadam | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Cristina G. Bita | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director George L. Fotiades | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Irving F. Lyons, III | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Avid Modjtabai | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director David P. O'Connor | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Olivier Piani | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Jeffrey L. Skelton | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Carl B. Webb | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director William D. Zollars | 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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PUBLIC STORAGE | ||||
Ticker: PSA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ronald L. Havner, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Tamara Hughes Gustavson | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Leslie S. Heisz | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Michelle (Meka) Millstone-Shroff | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Shankh S. Mitra | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director David J. Neithercut | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Rebecca Owen | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Kristy M. Pipes | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John Reyes | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Joseph D. Russell, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Tariq M. Shaukat | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Ronald P. Spogli | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Paul S. Williams | 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 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Eliminate Cumulative Voting | Management | For | For |
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RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: RTX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Tracy A. Atkinson | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Gregory J. Hayes | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Thomas A. Kennedy | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director George R. Oliver | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Robert K. (Kelly) Ortberg | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Margaret L. O'Sullivan | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Dinesh C. Paliwal | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ellen M. Pawlikowski | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Denise L. Ramos | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Brian C. Rogers | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director James A. Winnefeld, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Robert O. Work | 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 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: RSG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Manuel Kadre | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Tomago Collins | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Michael A. Duffy | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Thomas W. Handley | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Jennifer M. Kirk | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Michael Larson | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Kim S. Pegula | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James P. Snee | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Brian S. Tyler | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Sandra M. Volpe | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Katharine B. Weymouth | 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 | Report on Integrating ESG Metrics Into Executive Compensation Program | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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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 | Elect Jane Lute as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Ben van Beurden as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Dick Boer as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Neil Carson as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Ann Godbehere as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Euleen Goh as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Catherine Hughes as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Martina Hund-Mejean as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Sir Andrew Mackenzie as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Abraham Schot as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Jessica Uhl as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Gerrit Zalm as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
20 | Approve the Shell Energy Transition Strategy | Management | For | For |
21 | Request Shell to Set and Publish Targets for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. | ||||
Ticker: SWK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Andrea J. Ayers | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director George W. Buckley | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Patrick D. Campbell | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Carlos M. Cardoso | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Robert B. Coutts | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Debra A. Crew | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael D. Hankin | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James M. Loree | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Jane M. Palmieri | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Mojdeh Poul | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Dmitri L. Stockton | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Irving Tan | 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 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Management | For | For |
5 | Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement Applicable Under the Connecticut Business Corporation Act | Management | For | For |
6 | Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement to Approve Certain Business Combinations | Management | For | For |
7 | Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested Election of Directors | Management | For | For |
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SUNCOR ENERGY INC. | ||||
Ticker: SU | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Patricia M. Bedient | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John D. Gass | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Russell (Russ) K. Girling | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Jean Paul (JP) Gladu | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Dennis M. Houston | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Mark S. Little | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Brian P. MacDonald | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Maureen McCaw | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Lorraine Mitchelmore | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Eira M. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Michael M. Wilson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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TARGET CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: TGT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director George S. Barrett | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Brian C. Cornell | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Robert L. Edwards | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Melanie L. Healey | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Donald R. Knauss | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Christine A. Leahy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Mary E. Minnick | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Derica W. Rice | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Kenneth L. Salazar | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Dmitri L. Stockton | 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 Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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TELUS CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: T | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director R. H. (Dick) Auchinleck | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Raymond T. Chan | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Hazel Claxton | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Lisa de Wilde | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Darren Entwistle | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas E. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Mary Jo Haddad | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Kathy Kinloch | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Christine Magee | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John Manley | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director David Mowat | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Marc Parent | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Denise Pickett | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director W. Sean Willy | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Deferred Share Unit Plan | Management | For | For |
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | ||||
Ticker: TXN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Mark A. Blinn | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Todd M. Bluedorn | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Janet F. Clark | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Carrie S. Cox | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Martin S. Craighead | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jean M. Hobby | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael D. Hsu | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Ronald Kirk | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Robert E. Sanchez | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Richard K. Templeton | 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 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: KO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Herbert A. Allen | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Marc Bolland | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ana Botin | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Christopher C. Davis | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Barry Diller | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Helene D. Gayle | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Alexis M. Herman | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert A. Kotick | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director James Quincey | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Caroline J. Tsay | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director David B. Weinberg | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Sugar and Public Health | 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 Francis S. Blake | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Angela F. Braly | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Amy L. Chang | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Joseph Jimenez | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Debra L. Lee | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Terry J. Lundgren | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Christine M. McCarthy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Nelson Peltz | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director David S. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz | 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 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Report on Efforts to Eliminate Deforestation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Publish Annually a Report Assessing Diversity and Inclusion Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: SHW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Kerrii B. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Arthur F. Anton | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Richard J. Kramer | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director John G. Morikis | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Christine A. Poon | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Aaron M. Powell | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael H. Thaman | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Matthew Thornton, III | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Steven H. Wunning | 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 TJX COMPANIES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: TJX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Zein Abdalla | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Jose B. Alvarez | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Alan M. Bennett | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Rosemary T. Berkery | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director David T. Ching | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director C. Kim Goodwin | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Ernie Herrman | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael F. Hines | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Amy B. Lane | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Jackwyn L. Nemerov | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director John F. O'Brien | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Animal Welfare | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Pay Disparity | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: TFC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Jennifer S. Banner | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director K. David Boyer, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Agnes Bundy Scanlan | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Anna R. Cablik | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Dallas S. Clement | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Paul D. Donahue | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Paul R. Garcia | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Patrick C. Graney, III | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Linnie M. Haynesworth | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Kelly S. King | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Easter A. Maynard | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Donna S. Morea | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Charles A. Patton | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Nido R. Qubein | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe | Management | For | For |
1p | Elect Director William H. Rogers, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1q | Elect Director Frank P. Scruggs, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1r | Elect Director Christine Sears | Management | For | For |
1s | Elect Director Thomas E. Skains | Management | For | For |
1t | Elect Director Bruce L. Tanner | Management | For | For |
1u | Elect Director Thomas N. Thompson | Management | For | For |
1v | Elect Director Steven C. Voorhees | 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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UNILEVER NV | ||||
Ticker: UNA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Amend Articles Re: Unification | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Unification | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Discharge of Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Discharge of Non-Executive Directors | 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 Carol B. Tome | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Rodney C. Adkins | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Eva C. Boratto | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Michael J. Burns | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Wayne M. Hewett | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Angela Hwang | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Kate E. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director William R. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ann M. Livermore | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Franck J. Moison | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Christiana Smith Shi | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Russell Stokes | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Kevin Warsh | 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 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Climate Change | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Become a Public Benefit Corporation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Publish Annually a Report Assessing Diversity and Inclusion Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | ||||
Ticker: UNH | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Richard T. Burke | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Michele J. Hooper | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director F. William McNabb, III | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Valerie C. Montgomery Rice | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director John H. Noseworthy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Andrew Witty | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||
Ticker: VZ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Melanie L. Healey | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Rodney E. Slater | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver | 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 | Lower Ownership Threshold for Action by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Amend Senior Executive Compensation Clawback Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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WALMART INC. | ||||
Ticker: WMT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Cesar Conde | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Sarah J. Friar | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Carla A. Harris | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Thomas W. Horton | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Marissa A. Mayer | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director C. Douglas McMillon | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Gregory B. Penner | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Steven S Reinemund | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director S. Robson Walton | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Steuart L. Walton | 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 | Report on Refrigerants Released from Operations | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Alignment of Racial Justice Goals and Starting Wages | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Approve Creation of a Pandemic Workforce Advisory Council | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Review of Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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XCEL ENERGY INC. | ||||
Ticker: XEL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Lynn Casey | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Ben Fowke | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Robert Frenzel | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Netha Johnson | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Patricia Kampling | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director George Kehl | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Richard O'Brien | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Charles Pardee | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Christopher Policinski | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director James Prokopanko | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director David Westerlund | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Kim Williams | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Timothy Wolf | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Daniel Yohannes | 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 | Report on Costs and Benefits of Climate-Related Activities | Shareholder | Against | Against |
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period.
Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund
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PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC. | ||||
Ticker: PRTY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Joel Alsfine | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Steven J. Collins | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James G. Conroy | Management | For | Withhold |
1.4 | Elect Director William S. Creekmuir | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Sarah Dodds-Brown | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jennifer Fleiss | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director John A. Frascotti | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director James M. Harrison | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Norman S. Matthews | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Michelle Millstone-Shroff | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Bradley M. Weston | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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VERSO CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: VRS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Robert K. Beckler | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Marvin Cooper | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Sean T. Erwin | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Jeffrey E. Kirt | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Randy J. Nebel | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Adam St. John | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Nancy M. Taylor | 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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VERSO CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: VRS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Robert K. Beckler | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Marvin Cooper | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jeffrey E. Kirt | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Randy J. Nebel | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Nancy M. Taylor | 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 |
Franklin Managed Income Fund
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ABBVIE INC. | ||||
Ticker: ABBV | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard A. Gonzalez | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Rebecca B. Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton | 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 Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
7 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
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AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. | ||||
Ticker: APD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Susan K. Carter | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Charles I. Cogut | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Lisa A. Davis | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Chadwick C. Deaton | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Seifollah (Seifi) Ghasemi | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director David H. Y. Ho | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Edward L. Monser | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Matthew H. Paull | 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 |
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ANALOG DEVICES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: ADI | ||||
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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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 Roche | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director James A. Champy | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Anantha P. Chandrakasan | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Bruce R. Evans | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Edward H. Frank | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Laurie H. Glimcher | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Karen M. Golz | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Mark M. Little | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Susie Wee | 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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ANTHEM, INC. | ||||
Ticker: ANTM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Lewis Hay, III | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Antonio F. Neri | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ramiro G. Peru | 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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ASTRAZENECA PLC | ||||
Ticker: AZN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Dividends | Management | For | For |
3 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
5a | Re-elect Leif Johansson as Director | Management | For | For |
5b | Re-elect Pascal Soriot as Director | Management | For | For |
5c | Re-elect Marc Dunoyer as Director | Management | For | For |
5d | Re-elect Philip Broadley as Director | Management | For | For |
5e | Elect Euan Ashley as Director | Management | For | For |
5f | Re-elect Michel Demare as Director | Management | For | For |
5g | Re-elect Deborah DiSanzo as Director | Management | For | For |
5h | Elect Diana Layfield as Director | Management | For | For |
5i | Re-elect Sheri McCoy as Director | Management | For | For |
5j | Re-elect Tony Mok as Director | Management | For | For |
5k | Re-elect Nazneen Rahman as Director | Management | For | For |
5l | Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
8 | Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
9 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | For |
10 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
11 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | Management | For | For |
12 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
13 | Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
14 | Amend Performance Share Plan | Management | For | For |
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ASTRAZENECA PLC | ||||
Ticker: AZN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 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 Frank P. Bramble, Sr. | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Pierre J.P. de Weck | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Arnold W. Donald | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Linda P. Hudson | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Thomas J. May | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Brian T. Moynihan | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Denise L. Ramos | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Clayton S. Rose | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Michael D. White | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Thomas D. Woods | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director R. David Yost | Management | For | For |
1p | Elect Director Maria T. Zuber | 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 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Approve Change in Organizational Form | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Request on Racial Equity Audit | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BCE INC. | ||||
Ticker: BCE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Mirko Bibic | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David F. Denison | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert P. Dexter | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Ian Greenberg | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Katherine Lee | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Monique F. Leroux | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Sheila A. Murray | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Gordon M. Nixon | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Louis P. Pagnutti | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Calin Rovinescu | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Karen Sheriff | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Robert C. Simmonds | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Jennifer Tory | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director Cornell Wright | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | 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.a | Elect Murray Auchincloss as Director | Management | For | For |
3.b | Elect Tushar Morzaria as Director | Management | For | For |
3.c | Elect Karen Richardson as Director | Management | For | For |
3.d | Elect Dr Johannes Teyssen as Director | Management | For | For |
3.e | Re-elect Bernard Looney as Director | Management | For | For |
3.f | Re-elect Pamela Daley as Director | Management | For | For |
3.g | Re-elect Helge Lund as Director | Management | For | For |
3.h | Re-elect Melody Meyer as Director | Management | For | For |
3.i | Re-elect Paula Reynolds as Director | Management | For | For |
3.j | Re-elect Sir John Sawers as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Scrip Dividend Programme | Management | For | For |
8 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | For |
9 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
10 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | Management | For | For |
11 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
12 | Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
13 | Approve Shareholder Resolution on Climate Change Targets | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: BMY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1A | Elect Director Peter J. Arduini | Management | For | For |
1B | Elect Director Michael W. Bonney | Management | For | For |
1C | Elect Director Giovanni Caforio | Management | For | For |
1D | Elect Director Julia A. Haller | Management | For | For |
1E | Elect Director Paula A. Price | Management | For | For |
1F | Elect Director Derica W. Rice | Management | For | For |
1G | Elect Director Theodore R. Samuels | Management | For | For |
1H | Elect Director Gerald L. Storch | Management | For | For |
1I | Elect Director Karen H. Vousden | Management | For | For |
1J | Elect Director Phyllis R. Yale | 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 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Special Shareholder Meetings to 15% | Management | For | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Special Shareholder Meetings to 10% | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CHEVRON CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CVX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Wanda M. Austin | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director John B. Frank | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Alice P. Gast | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson | 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 Dambisa F. Moyo | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Debra Reed-Klages | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director D. James Umpleby, III | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Michael K. Wirth | 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 | Reduce Scope 3 Emissions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Impacts of Net Zero 2050 Scenario | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Become a Public Benefit Corporation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CITIGROUP INC. | ||||
Ticker: C | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Ellen M. Costello | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Grace E. Dailey | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Barbara J. Desoer | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director John C. Dugan | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Jane N. Fraser | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Duncan P. Hennes | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Peter B. Henry | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director S. Leslie Ireland | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Lew W. (Jay) Jacobs, IV | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Renee J. James | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Gary M. Reiner | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Diana L. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director James S. Turley | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Deborah C. Wright | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director Alexander R. Wynaendts | Management | For | For |
1p | Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon | 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 Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Adopt a Policy to Include Non-Management Employees as Prospective Director Candidates | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Report on Racial Equity Audit | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Become a Public Benefit Corporation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CVS HEALTH CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: CVS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Fernando Aguirre | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director C. David Brown, II | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Alecia A. DeCoudreaux | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Nancy-Ann M. DeParle | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director David W. Dorman | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Roger N. Farah | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Anne M. Finucane | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Karen S. Lynch | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Tony L. White | 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 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Request Action by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG | ||||
Ticker: DTE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2020 (Non-Voting) | Management | None | None |
2 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.60 per Share | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal Year 2020 | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal Year 2020 | Management | For | For |
5.1 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2021 | Management | For | For |
5.2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as Auditors for the 2021 Interim Financial Statements | Management | For | For |
5.3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as Auditors for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 | Management | For | For |
5.4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as Auditors for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 and First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Helga Jung to the Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
7 | Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | For |
8 | Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives when Repurchasing Shares | Management | For | For |
9 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Against |
10 | Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board | Management | For | For |
11 | Amend Articles Re: Shareholders' Right to Participation during the Virtual Meeting | Shareholder | Against | For |
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DOMINION ENERGY, INC. | ||||
Ticker: D | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1A | Elect Director James A. Bennett | Management | For | For |
1B | Elect Director Robert M. Blue | Management | For | For |
1C | Elect Director Helen E. Dragas | Management | For | For |
1D | Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1E | Elect Director D. Maybank Hagood | Management | For | For |
1F | Elect Director Ronald W. Jibson | Management | For | For |
1G | Elect Director Mark J. Kington | Management | For | For |
1H | Elect Director Joseph M. Rigby | Management | For | For |
1I | Elect Director Pamela J. Royal | Management | For | For |
1J | Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1K | Elect Director Susan N. Story | Management | For | For |
1L | Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk | 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 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: DTE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Gerard M. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David A. Brandon | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Charles G. McClure, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gail J. McGovern | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Mark A. Murray | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Gerardo Norcia | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert C. Skaggs, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director David A. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Gary H. Torgow | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director James H. Vandenberghe | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Valerie M. Williams | 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 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Costs and Benefits of Environmental Related Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: DUK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael G. Browning | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Annette K. Clayton | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert M. Davis | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Caroline Dorsa | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director W. Roy Dunbar | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Nicholas C. Fanandakis | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Lynn J. Good | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director John T. Herron | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director E. Marie McKee | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Michael J. Pacilio | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Thomas E. Skains | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director William E. Webster, Jr. | 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 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Political Contributions and Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: LLY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Katherine Baicker | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director J. Erik Fyrwald | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jamere Jackson | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Gabrielle Sulzberger | Management | For | For |
1e | 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 |
4 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Management | For | For |
5 | Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
6 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Adopt Policy on Bonus Banking | Shareholder | Against | For |
9 | Clawback Disclosure of Recoupment Activity from Senior Officers | Shareholder | Against | For |
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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: XOM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
Management Proxy (Blue Proxy Card) | ||||
1.1 | Elect Director Michael J. Angelakis | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.2 | Elect Director Susan K. Avery | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.3 | Elect Director Angela F. Braly | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.4 | Elect Director Ursula M. Burns | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.5 | Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.6 | Elect Director Joseph L. Hooley | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.7 | Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.8 | Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.9 | Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.10 | Elect Director Jeffrey W. Ubben | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.11 | Elect Director Darren W. Woods | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
1.12 | Elect Director Wan Zulkiflee | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
4 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Did Not Vote |
5 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | Did Not Vote |
6 | Issue Audited Report on Financial Impacts of IEA's Net Zero 2050 Scenario | Shareholder | Against | Did Not Vote |
7 | Report on Costs and Benefits of Environmental-Related Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Did Not Vote |
8 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Did Not Vote |
9 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Did Not Vote |
10 | Report on Corporate Climate Lobbying Aligned with Paris Agreement | Shareholder | Against | Did Not Vote |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Dissident Recommendation | Vote Cast |
Dissident Proxy (White Proxy Card) | ||||
1.1 | Elect Director Gregory J. Goff | Shareholder | For | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director Kaisa Hietala | Shareholder | For | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner | Shareholder | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Anders Runevad | Shareholder | For | Withhold |
1.5 | Management Nominee Michael J. Angelakis | Shareholder | For | For |
1.6 | Management Nominee Susan K. Avery | Shareholder | For | For |
1.7 | Management Nominee Angela F. Braly | Shareholder | For | For |
1.8 | Management Nominee Ursula M. Burns | Shareholder | For | For |
1.9 | Management Nominee Kenneth C. Frazier | Shareholder | For | For |
1.10 | Management Nominee Joseph L. Hooley | Shareholder | For | For |
1.11 | Management Nominee Jeffrey W. Ubben | Shareholder | For | For |
1.12 | Management Nominee Darren W. Woods | Shareholder | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | Against | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | None | Against |
5 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | None | Against |
6 | Issue Audited Report on Financial Impacts of IEA's Net Zero 2050 Scenario | Shareholder | None | Against |
7 | Report on Costs and Benefits of Environmental-Related Expenditures | Shareholder | None | Against |
8 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | None | Against |
9 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | None | Against |
10 | Report on Corporate Climate Lobbying Aligned with Paris Agreement | Shareholder | None | Against |
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FIRSTENERGY CORP. | ||||
Ticker: FE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael J. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Steven J. Demetriou | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Julia L. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Jesse A. Lynn | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Donald T. Misheff | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas N. Mitchell | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director James F. O'Neil, III | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Christopher D. Pappas | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Luis A. Reyes | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John W. Somerhalder, II | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Steven E. Strah | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Andrew Teno | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Leslie M. Turner | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director Melvin Williams | 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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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: GD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Rudy F. deLeon | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Cecil D. Haney | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Mark M. Malcolm | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director James N. Mattis | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director C. Howard Nye | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Catherine B. Reynolds | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Laura J. Schumacher | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Robert K. Steel | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director John G. Stratton | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Peter A. Wall | 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 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | For |
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||||
Ticker: HON | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1A | Elect Director Darius Adamczyk | Management | For | For |
1B | Elect Director Duncan B. Angove | Management | For | For |
1C | Elect Director William S. Ayer | Management | For | For |
1D | Elect Director Kevin Burke | Management | For | For |
1E | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | Management | For | For |
1F | Elect Director Deborah Flint | Management | For | For |
1G | Elect Director Judd Gregg | Management | For | For |
1H | Elect Director Grace D. Lieblein | Management | For | For |
1I | Elect Director Raymond T. Odierno | Management | For | For |
1J | Elect Director George Paz | Management | For | For |
1K | Elect Director Robin L. Washington | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: IBM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Thomas Buberl | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Michael L. Eskew | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director David N. Farr | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Alex Gorsky | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Michelle J. Howard | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Arvind Krishna | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Frederick William McNabb, III | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Martha E. Pollack | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Joseph R. Swedish | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Peter R. Voser | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Frederick H. Waddell | 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 Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Lower Ownership Threshold for Action by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Publish Annually a Report Assessing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts | Shareholder | For | For |
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON | ||||
Ticker: JNJ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Mary C. Beckerle | 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 Jennifer A. Doudna | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Alex Gorsky | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Hubert Joly | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Mark B. McClellan | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Charles Prince | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director A. Eugene Washington | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Mark A. Weinberger | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Nadja Y. West | Management | For | For |
1n | 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 | Report on Government Financial Support and Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Civil Rights Audit | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Adopt Policy on Bonus Banking | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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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 Stephen B. Burke | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Todd A. Combs | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director James Dimon | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Mellody Hobson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael A. Neal | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Request Action by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Report on Racial Equity Audit | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Report on Congruency Political Analysis and Electioneering Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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MERCK & CO., INC. | ||||
Ticker: MRK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Leslie A. Brun | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Pamela J. Craig | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Stephen L. Mayo | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Paul B. Rothman | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Christine E. Seidman | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Inge G. Thulin | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Kathy J. Warden | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Peter C. Wendell | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Access to COVID-19 Products | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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MORGAN STANLEY | ||||
Ticker: MS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Elizabeth Corley | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Alistair Darling | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director James P. Gorman | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Robert H. Herz | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Nobuyuki Hirano | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Hironori Kamezawa | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Shelley B. Leibowitz | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Stephen J. Luczo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Jami Miscik | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Dennis M. Nally | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Perry M. Traquina | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Rayford Wilkins, Jr. | 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 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
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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 | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 2.75 per Share | Management | For | For |
4.1.a | Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director and Board Chairman | Management | For | For |
4.1.b | Reelect Ulf Schneider as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.c | Reelect Henri de Castries as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.d | Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.e | Reelect Pablo Isla as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.f | Reelect Ann Veneman as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.g | Reelect Eva Cheng as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.h | Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.i | Reelect Kasper Rorsted as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.j | Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.k | Reelect Dick Boer as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.l | Reelect Dinesh Paliwal as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1.m | Reelect Hanne Jimenez de Mora as Director | Management | For | For |
4.2 | Elect Lindiwe Sibanda as Director | Management | For | For |
4.3.1 | Appoint Pablo Isla as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.3.2 | Appoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.3.3 | Appoint Dick Boer as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.3.4 | Appoint Kasper Rorsted as Member of the Compensation Committee | Management | For | For |
4.4 | Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4.5 | Designate Hartmann Dreyer as Independent Proxy | Management | For | For |
5.1 | Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of CHF 10 Million | Management | For | For |
5.2 | Approve Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 57.5 Million | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve CHF 6.6 Million Reduction in Share Capital as Part of the Share Buyback Program via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Climate Action Plan | Management | For | For |
8 | Transact Other Business (Voting) | Management | Against | Against |
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: NOC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Kathy J. Warden | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David P. Abney | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Marianne C. Brown | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge | 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 Gary Roughead | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director James S. Turley | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Mark A. Welsh, III | 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 | Report on Human Rights Impact Assessment | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Request Action by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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PEPSICO, INC. | ||||
Ticker: PEP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Segun Agbaje | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Shona L. Brown | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Cesar Conde | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Ian Cook | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Dina Dublon | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Michelle Gass | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Ramon L. Laguarta | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Dave Lewis | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director David C. Page | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Darren Walker | Management | For | For |
1m | 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 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Sugar and Public Health | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on External Public Health Costs | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED | ||||
Ticker: DGX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Vicky B. Gregg | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Wright L. Lassiter, III | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Timothy L. Main | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Denise M. Morrison | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Gary M. Pfeiffer | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Timothy M. Ring | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Stephen H. Rusckowski | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Helen I. Torley | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | 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 | Elect Jane Lute as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Ben van Beurden as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Dick Boer as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Neil Carson as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Ann Godbehere as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Euleen Goh as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Catherine Hughes as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Martina Hund-Mejean as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Sir Andrew Mackenzie as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Abraham Schot as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Jessica Uhl as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Gerrit Zalm as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
20 | Approve the Shell Energy Transition Strategy | Management | For | For |
21 | Request Shell to Set and Publish Targets for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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SCHLUMBERGER N.V. | ||||
Ticker: SLB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Patrick de La Chevardiere | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Miguel M. Galuccio | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Olivier Le Peuch | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Tatiana A. Mitrova | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Maria Moraeus Hanssen | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Mark G. Papa | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Henri Seydoux | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Jeff W. Sheets | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt and Approve Financials and Dividends | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
7 | Amend Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
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SEMPRA ENERGY | ||||
Ticker: SRE | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Andres Conesa | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Maria Contreras-Sweet | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Pablo A. Ferrero | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director William D. Jones | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jeffrey W. Martin | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael N. Mears | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Jack T. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Cynthia L. Walker | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Cynthia J. Warner | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director James C. Yardley | 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 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Corporate Climate Lobbying Aligned with Paris Agreement | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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TARGET CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: TGT | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director George S. Barrett | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Brian C. Cornell | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Robert L. Edwards | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Melanie L. Healey | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Donald R. Knauss | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Christine A. Leahy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Mary E. Minnick | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Derica W. Rice | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Kenneth L. Salazar | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Dmitri L. Stockton | 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 Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: KO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Herbert A. Allen | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Marc Bolland | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ana Botin | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Christopher C. Davis | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Barry Diller | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Helene D. Gayle | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Alexis M. Herman | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert A. Kotick | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director James Quincey | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Caroline J. Tsay | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director David B. Weinberg | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Sugar and Public Health | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE HOME DEPOT, INC. | ||||
Ticker: HD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Gerard J. Arpey | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Ari Bousbib | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jeffery H. Boyd | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director J. Frank Brown | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Albert P. Carey | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Helena B. Foulkes | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Linda R. Gooden | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Wayne M. Hewett | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Manuel Kadre | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Stephanie C. Linnartz | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Craig A. Menear | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Shareholder Written Consent Provisions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Political Contributions Congruency Analysis | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Prison Labor in the Supply Chain | 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 Francis S. Blake | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Angela F. Braly | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Amy L. Chang | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Joseph Jimenez | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Debra L. Lee | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Terry J. Lundgren | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Christine M. McCarthy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Nelson Peltz | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director David S. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz | 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 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Report on Efforts to Eliminate Deforestation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Publish Annually a Report Assessing Diversity and Inclusion Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | ||||
Ticker: SO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Janaki Akella | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Henry A. Clark, III | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Thomas A. Fanning | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director David J. Grain | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Colette D. Honorable | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Donald M. James | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director John D. Johns | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Dale E. Klein | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Ernest J. Moniz | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director E. Jenner Wood, III | 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 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
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THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. | ||||
Ticker: TRV | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Alan L. Beller | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Janet M. Dolan | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director William J. Kane | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Thomas B. Leonardi | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Elizabeth E. Robinson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Philip T. (Pete) Ruegger, III | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Todd C. Schermerhorn | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Alan D. Schnitzer | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen | 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 |
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TOTAL SE | ||||
Ticker: FP | ||||
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 2.64 per Share | Management | For | For |
4 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions Mentioning the Absence of New Transactions | Management | For | For |
6 | Reelect Patrick Pouyanne as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Reelect Anne-Marie Idrac as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Jacques Aschenbroich as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Glenn Hubbard as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers | Management | For | For |
11 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors | Management | For | For |
12 | Approve Compensation of Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman and CEO | Management | For | For |
13 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman and CEO | Management | For | For |
14 | Approve the Company's Sustainable Development and Energy Transition | Management | For | For |
15 | Change Company Name to TotalEnergies SE and Amend Article 2 of Bylaws Accordingly | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans | Management | For | For |
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TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: TFC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Jennifer S. Banner | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director K. David Boyer, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Agnes Bundy Scanlan | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Anna R. Cablik | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Dallas S. Clement | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Paul D. Donahue | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Paul R. Garcia | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Patrick C. Graney, III | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Linnie M. Haynesworth | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Kelly S. King | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Easter A. Maynard | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Donna S. Morea | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Charles A. Patton | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Nido R. Qubein | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe | Management | For | For |
1p | Elect Director William H. Rogers, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1q | Elect Director Frank P. Scruggs, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1r | Elect Director Christine Sears | Management | For | For |
1s | Elect Director Thomas E. Skains | Management | For | For |
1t | Elect Director Bruce L. Tanner | Management | For | For |
1u | Elect Director Thomas N. Thompson | Management | For | For |
1v | Elect Director Steven C. Voorhees | 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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U.S. BANCORP | ||||
Ticker: USB | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Warner L. Baxter | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Dorothy J. Bridges | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Elizabeth L. Buse | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Andrew Cecere | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Kimberly N. Ellison-Taylor | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Kimberly J. Harris | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Olivia F. Kirtley | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Karen S. Lynch | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Richard P. McKenney | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Yusuf I. Mehdi | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director John P. Wiehoff | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Scott W. Wine | 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 |
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UNILEVER PLC | ||||
Ticker: ULVR | ||||
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 Climate Transition Action Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Nils Andersen as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Laura Cha as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Dr Judith Hartmann as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Alan Jope as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Andrea Jung as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Susan Kilsby as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Strive Masiyiwa as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Youngme Moon as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Graeme Pitkethly as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect John Rishton as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Re-elect Feike Sijbesma 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 UK Political Donations and Expenditure | Management | For | For |
19 | Approve SHARES Plan | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
22 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | Management | For | For |
23 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
24 | Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
25 | Adopt New Articles of Association | Management | For | For |
26 | Approve Reduction of the Share Premium Account | Management | For | For |
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UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: UNP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Andrew H. Card, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director William J. DeLaney | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director David B. Dillon | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Lance M. Fritz | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Deborah C. Hopkins | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jane H. Lute | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael R. McCarthy | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Thomas F. McLarty, III | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Christopher J. 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 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Report on EEO | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Publish Annually a Report Assessing Diversity and Inclusion Efforts | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Annual Vote and Report on Climate Change | 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 Carol B. Tome | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Rodney C. Adkins | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Eva C. Boratto | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Michael J. Burns | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Wayne M. Hewett | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Angela Hwang | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Kate E. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director William R. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ann M. Livermore | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Franck J. Moison | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Christiana Smith Shi | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Russell Stokes | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Kevin Warsh | 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 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Climate Change | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Become a Public Benefit Corporation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Publish Annually a Report Assessing Diversity and Inclusion Efforts | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||
Ticker: VZ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Melanie L. Healey | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Rodney E. Slater | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver | 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 | Lower Ownership Threshold for Action by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Amend Senior Executive Compensation Clawback Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC | ||||
Ticker: VOD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Jean-Francois van Boxmeer as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Nick Read as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Margherita Della Valle as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Michel Demare as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Dame Clara Furse as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Valerie Gooding as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Renee James as Director | Management | For | Against |
11 | Re-elect Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Sanjiv Ahuja as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect David Thodey as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect David Nish 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 | Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Issue of Equity | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
22 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment | 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 General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
26 | Approve Share Incentive Plan | Management | For | For |
Franklin Total Return Fund
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PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC. | ||||
Ticker: PRTY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Joel Alsfine | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Steven J. Collins | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James G. Conroy | Management | For | Withhold |
1.4 | Elect Director William S. Creekmuir | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Sarah Dodds-Brown | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jennifer Fleiss | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director John A. Frascotti | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director James M. Harrison | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Norman S. Matthews | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Michelle Millstone-Shroff | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Bradley M. Weston | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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VERSO CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: VRS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Robert K. Beckler | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Marvin Cooper | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Sean T. Erwin | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Jeffrey E. Kirt | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Randy J. Nebel | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Adam St. John | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Nancy M. Taylor | 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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VERSO CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: VRS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Robert K. Beckler | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Marvin Cooper | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jeffrey E. Kirt | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Randy J. Nebel | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Nancy M. Taylor | 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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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC | ||||
Ticker: WFTLF | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Benjamin C. Duster, IV | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Neal P. Goldman | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jacqueline Mutschler | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Girishchandra K. Saligram | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Charles M. Sledge | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | 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/ Matthew T. Hinkle _____
Matthew T. Hinkle,
Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration
Date August 25, 2021
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.