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 811-01700 |
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Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund |
(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: 7/31 |
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Date of reporting period: 6/30/13 |
Item 1. Proxy Voting Records.
Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund
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AFRICAN BARRICK GOLD PLC | ||||
Ticker: ABG | ||||
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 | Against |
3 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Kelvin Dushnisky as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Gregory Hawkins as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Juma Mwapachu as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Andre Falzon as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Stephen Galbraith as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect David Hodgson as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Michael Kenyon as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Richard McCreary as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
15 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: AEM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.01 | Elect Director Leanne M. Baker | Management | For | For |
1.02 | Elect Director Douglas R. Beaumont | Management | For | For |
1.03 | Elect Director Sean Boyd | Management | For | For |
1.04 | Elect Director Martine A. Celej | Management | For | For |
1.05 | Elect Director Clifford J. Davis | Management | For | For |
1.06 | Elect Director Robert J. Gemmell | Management | For | For |
1.07 | Elect Director Bernard Kraft | Management | For | For |
1.08 | Elect Director Mel Leiderman | Management | For | For |
1.09 | Elect Director James D. Nasso | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Sean Riley | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director J. Merfyn Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Howard R. Stockford | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Pertti Voutilainen | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Change Company Name to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited/Mines Agnico Eagle Limitee | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
6 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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ALACER GOLD CORP. | ||||
Ticker: AQG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Timothy J. Haddon | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David F. Quinlivan | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Jan A. Castro | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Stephanie J. Unwin | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Edward C. Dowling, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Rohan I. Williams | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Richard P. Graff | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | For |
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ALAMOS GOLD INC. | ||||
Ticker: AGI | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Six | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Mark Wayne | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director John A. McCluskey | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Kenneth Stowe | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director David Gower | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Paul J. Murphy | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Anthony Garson | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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ALLIED GOLD MINING PLC | ||||
Ticker: ALDL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Acquisition of Allied Gold Mining plc by St Barbara Limited | Management | For | For |
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ALLIED GOLD MINING PLC | ||||
Ticker: ALDL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Acquisition of Allied Gold Mining plc by St Barbara Limited | Management | For | For |
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ALLIED GOLD MINING PLC | ||||
Ticker: ALDL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Acquisition of Allied Gold Mining plc by St Barbara Limited | Management | For | For |
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ALLIED GOLD MINING PLC | ||||
Ticker: ALD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Scheme of Arrangement | Management | For | For |
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ALLIED GOLD MINING PLC | ||||
Ticker: ALD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Scheme of Arrangement | Management | For | For |
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ALLIED GOLD MINING PLC | ||||
Ticker: ALD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Scheme of Arrangement | Management | For | For |
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ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LTD | ||||
Ticker: AMS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for the Year Ended 31 December 2012 | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Re-elect Brian Beamish as Director | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Re-elect Valli Moosa as Director | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Re-elect Wendy Lucas-Bull as Director | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Chris Griffith as Director | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Khanyisile Kweyama as Director | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect John Vice as Director | Management | For | For |
3.1 | Re-elect Richard Dunne as Chairman of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
3.2 | Elect Valli Moosa as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
3.3 | Elect John Vice as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
4 | Reappoint Deloitte & Touche as Auditors of the Company and James Welch as the Designated Audit Partner | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Against |
6 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
1 | Adopt New Memorandum of Incorporation | Management | For | For |
2a | Approve Non-Executive Directors' Fees | Management | For | For |
2b | Approve Additional Special Board Fee | Management | For | For |
3 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Parties | Management | For | For |
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD | ||||
Ticker: ANG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Amend Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Bonus Share Plan 2005 | Management | For | For |
3 | Authorise Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions | Management | For | For |
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD | ||||
Ticker: ANG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Adopt New Memorandum of Incorporation | Management | For | For |
1 | Authorise Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions | Management | For | For |
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD | ||||
Ticker: ANG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Reappoint Ernst & Young Inc as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Michael Kirkwood as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Tony O'Neill as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (Venkat) as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Wiseman Nkuhlu as Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Michael Kirkwood as Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Rhidwaan Gasant as Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Nozipho January-Bardill as Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee | Management | For | For |
9 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
10 | Authorise Board to Issue Shares for Cash up to a Maximum of Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
11 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
12 | Approve Increase in Non-executive Directors Fees | Management | For | For |
13 | Approve Increase in Non-executive Directors' Fees for Board Committees and Statutory Committee Meetings | Management | For | For |
14 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
15 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Company or Corporation | Management | For | For |
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AQUARIUS PLATINUM LTD | ||||
Ticker: AQP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Re-elect Timothy Freshwater as Director | Management | For | For |
2 | Re-elect Zwelakhe Mankazana as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Edward Haslam as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Jean Nel as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Authorise Market Purchase | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
7 | Ratify Issuance of Shares Under BEE Transaction | Management | For | For |
8 | Ratify Issuance of Shares Under First Platinum Acquisition | Management | For | For |
9 | Reappoint Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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AURICO GOLD INC. | ||||
Ticker: AUQ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Colin K. Benner | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Luis M. Chavez | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard M. Colterjohn | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Mark J. Daniel | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Patrick D. Downey | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Alan R. Edwards | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Scott G. Perry | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Ronald E. Smith | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Joseph G. Spiteri | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Omnibus Long-Term Incetive Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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AURIZON MINES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: ARZ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | Against |
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B2GOLD CORP. | ||||
Ticker: BTO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Eight | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Clive Johnson | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Robert Cross | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Robert Gayton | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Barry Rayment | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Jerry Korpan | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director John Ivany | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Bongani Mtshisi | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director Michael Carrick | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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BANRO CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: BAA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John A. Clarke | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Maurice J. Colson | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Peter N. Cowley | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Peter V. Gundy | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Arnold T. Kondrat | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Richard J. Lachcik | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Bernard R. van Rooyen | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: ABX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Howard L. Beck | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director William D. Birchall | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Donald J. Carty | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gustavo Cisneros | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert M. Franklin | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director J. Brett Harvey | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Dambisa Moyo | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Brian Mulroney | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Anthony Munk | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Peter Munk | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Jamie C. Sokalsky | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director John L. Thornton | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | Against |
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BEADELL RESOURCES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: BDR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Craig Readhead as a Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Robert Watkins as a Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Performance Rights Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Potential Termination Benefits Under the Performance Rights Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve the Grant of Up to 243,524 Performance Rights to Robert Watkins, Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve the Grant of Up to 411,224 Performance Rights to Peter Bowler, Managing Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
8 | Ratify the Past Issuance of 27.47 Million Shares to Professional and Sophisticated Investors | Management | For | For |
9 | Renew the Proportional Takeover Provisions | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve the Spill Resolution | Management | Against | Against |
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BELO SUN MINING CORP | ||||
Ticker: BSX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Stan Bharti | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Helio Diniz | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Mark Eaton | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Clay Livingston Hoes | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director C. Jay Hodgson | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Rui Botica Santos | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Catherine Stretch | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Peter Tagliamonte | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Collins Barrow LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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BELO SUN MINING CORP | ||||
Ticker: BSX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Stan Bharti | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Helio Diniz | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Mark Eaton | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Clay Livingston Hoes | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director C. Jay Hodgson | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Rui Botica Santos | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Catherine Stretch | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Peter Tagliamonte | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Collins Barrow LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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CENTAMIN PLC | ||||
Ticker: CEY | ||||
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 |
3.1 | Re-elect Josef El-Raghy as Director | Management | For | For |
3.2 | Re-elect Trevor Schultz as Director | Management | For | For |
3.3 | Re-elect Gordon Haslam as Director | Management | For | For |
3.4 | Re-elect Robert Bowker as Director | Management | For | For |
3.5 | Re-elect Mark Arnesen as Director | Management | For | For |
3.6 | Re-elect Mark Bankes as Director | Management | For | For |
3.7 | Re-elect Kevin Tomlinson as Director | Management | For | For |
4.1 | Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4.2 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Increase in the Maximum Aggregate Fees Payable to Non-Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
7 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
8 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
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CENTERRA GOLD INC. | ||||
Ticker: CG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Ian Atkinson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard W. Connor | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Raphael A. Girard | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Karybek U. Ibraev | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Stephen A. Lang | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director John W. Lill | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Amangeldy M. Muraliev | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Sheryl K. Pressler | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Terry V. Rogers | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Bruce V. Walter | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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CENTERRA GOLD INC. | ||||
Ticker: CG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Ian Atkinson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard W. Connor | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Raphael A. Girard | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Karybek U. Ibraev | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Stephen A. Lang | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director John W. Lill | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Amangeldy M. Muraliev | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Sheryl K. Pressler | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Terry V. Rogers | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Bruce V. Walter | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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CGA MINING LTD. | ||||
Ticker: CGX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Justine Magee as Director | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Robert Scott as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Phil Lockyer as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve CGA Loan Funded Share Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Adoption of the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
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CGA MINING LTD. | ||||
Ticker: CGX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Scheme of Arrangement Between CGA Mining Limited and Its Shareholders | Management | For | For |
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CHALICE GOLD MINES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: CHN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Stephen Quin as a Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve the Equal Capital Reduction | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Spill Resolution | Management | Against | Against |
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CHALICE GOLD MINES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: CHN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Grant of Up to 1.45 Million Performance Rights to William Bent, Managing Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve the Grant of Up to 655,000 Performance Rights to Douglas Jones, Technical Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve the Grant of Up to 750,000 Options to Anthony Kiernan, Non-Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Grant of Up to 300,000 Options to Stephen Quin, Non-Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
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CHINA GOLD INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES CORP. LTD. | ||||
Ticker: CGG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the CSH Agreements | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve the Jiama Agreements | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve the Annual Monetary Caps Under the Jiama Framework Agreement | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify All Acts of Directors and Officers | Management | For | For |
5 | Other Business | Management | For | Against |
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CHINA GOLD INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES CORP. LTD. | ||||
Ticker: CGG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Nine | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Zhaoxue Sun | Management | For | Withhold |
2.2 | Elect Director Xin Song | Management | For | Withhold |
2.3 | Elect Director Bing Liu | Management | For | Withhold |
2.4 | Elect Director Zhanming Wu | Management | For | Withhold |
2.5 | Elect Director Ian He | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Yunfei Chen | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Gregory Hall | Management | For | Withhold |
2.8 | Elect Director John King Burns | Management | For | For |
2.9 | Elect Director Xiangdong Jiang | Management | For | Withhold |
3 | Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Management | For | Against |
5 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | Against |
7 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Supplemental Jiama Framework Agreement | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Annual Monetary Caps under Supplemental Jiama Framework Agreement | Management | For | For |
9 | Approve Supplemental Contract for Purchase and Sale of Dore | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Product and Service Framework Agreement | Management | For | For |
11 | Approve Annual Monetary Caps under Product and Service Framework Agreement | Management | For | For |
12 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Contract for Purchase and Sale of Copper Concentrate | Management | For | For |
13 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Annual Monetary Caps under Contract for Purchase and Sale of Copper Concentrate | Management | For | For |
14 | Ratify All Acts of Directors and Officers | Management | For | For |
15 | Other Business | Management | For | Against |
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CHINA GOLD INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES CORP. LTD. | ||||
Ticker: CGG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Nine | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Zhaoxue Sun | Management | For | Withhold |
2.2 | Elect Director Xin Song | Management | For | Withhold |
2.3 | Elect Director Bing Liu | Management | For | Withhold |
2.4 | Elect Director Zhanming Wu | Management | For | Withhold |
2.5 | Elect Director Ian He | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Yunfei Chen | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Gregory Hall | Management | For | Withhold |
2.8 | Elect Director John King Burns | Management | For | For |
2.9 | Elect Director Xiangdong Jiang | Management | For | Withhold |
3 | Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Management | For | Against |
5 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | Against |
7 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Supplemental Jiama Framework Agreement | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Annual Monetary Caps under Supplemental Jiama Framework Agreement | Management | For | For |
9 | Approve Supplemental Contract for Purchase and Sale of Dore | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Product and Service Framework Agreement | Management | For | For |
11 | Approve Annual Monetary Caps under Product and Service Framework Agreement | Management | For | For |
12 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Contract for Purchase and Sale of Copper Concentrate | Management | For | For |
13 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Annual Monetary Caps under Contract for Purchase and Sale of Copper Concentrate | Management | For | For |
14 | Ratify All Acts of Directors and Officers | Management | For | For |
15 | Other Business | Management | For | Against |
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COLOSSUS MINERALS INC. | ||||
Ticker: CSI | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Alberto Arias | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director John Frostiak | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director David Garofalo | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Greg Hall | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Mel Leiderman | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Claudio Mancuso | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Douglas Reeson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director John Turner | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt New Bylaws | Management | For | For |
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CONTINENTAL GOLD LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: CNL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert W. Allen | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Ari B. Sussman | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Gary P. Barket | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Jaime I. Gutierrez | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Paul J. Murphy | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Leon Teicher | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Kenneth G. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Timothy A. Warman | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: ELR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Six | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Ian Terry Rozier | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director David W. Cohen | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Gordon Keep | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director John Andrews | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director J. Merfyn Roberts | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Robert J. Gayton | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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ELDORADO GOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: ELD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director K. Ross Cory | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert R. Gilmore | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Geoffrey A. Handley | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Wayne D. Lenton | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Michael A. Price | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Steven P. Reid | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jonathan A. Rubenstein | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Donald M. Shumka | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Paul N. Wright | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
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EVOLUTION MINING LTD. | ||||
Ticker: EVN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Adoption of the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Graham Freestone as a Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 1.06 Million Performance Rights to Jacob 'Jake' Klein, Executive Chairman of the Board | Management | For | For |
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FRESNILLO PLC | ||||
Ticker: FRES | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Alberto Bailleres as Director | Management | For | Abstain |
5 | Re-elect Lord Cairns as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Javier Fernandez as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Fernando Ruiz as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Fernando Solana as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Guy Wilson as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Juan Bordes as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Arturo Fernandez as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Rafael MacGregor as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Jaime Lomelin as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Re-elect Alejandro Bailleres as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
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G-RESOURCES GROUP LTD. | ||||
Ticker: 01051 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2a | Reelect Chiu Tao as Director and Authorize the Board to Fix His Remuneration | Management | For | Against |
2b | Reelect Ma Xiao as Director and Authorize the Board to Fix His Remuneration | Management | For | Against |
2c | Reelect Tsui Ching Hung as Director and Authorize the Board to Fix His Remuneration | Management | For | For |
2d | Reelect Or Ching Fai as Director and Authorize the Board to Fix His Remuneration | Management | For | Against |
3 | Reappoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Management | For | Against |
5 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | Against |
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GOLD FIELDS LTD | ||||
Ticker: GFIOF | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Reappoint KPMG Inc as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
2 | Re-elect David Murray as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Donald Ncube as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Rupert Pennant-Rea as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Gayle Wilson as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Gayle Wilson as Chairman of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Richard Menell as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Donald Ncube as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Rupert Pennant-Rea as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
10 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
11 | Authorise Board to Issue Shares for Cash up to a Maximum of Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
1 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
1 | Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors with Effect from 1 June 2013 | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Company | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 1.2.14 | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 1.2.16 | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clauses 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8 | Management | For | For |
6 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 7.5 | Management | For | For |
7 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 8 | Management | For | For |
8 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 11.1 | Management | For | For |
9 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 14.5 | Management | For | For |
10 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 18.28 | Management | For | For |
11 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 18.35 | Management | For | For |
12 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 20.9 | Management | For | For |
13 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 24 | Management | For | For |
14 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 32 | Management | For | For |
15 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Schedule 1 | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
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GOLD FIELDS LTD | ||||
Ticker: GFI | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Reappoint KPMG Inc as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
2 | Re-elect David Murray as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Donald Ncube as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Rupert Pennant-Rea as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Gayle Wilson as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Gayle Wilson as Chairman of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Richard Menell as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Donald Ncube as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Rupert Pennant-Rea as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
10 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
11 | Authorise Board to Issue Shares for Cash up to a Maximum of Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
12 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
1 | Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors with Effect from 1 June 2013 | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Company | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 1.2.14 | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 1.2.16 | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clauses 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8 | Management | For | For |
6 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 7.5 | Management | For | For |
7 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 8 | Management | For | For |
8 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 11.1 | Management | For | For |
9 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 14.5 | Management | For | For |
10 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 18.28 | Management | For | For |
11 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 18.35 | Management | For | For |
12 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 20.9 | Management | For | For |
13 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 24 | Management | For | For |
14 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Clause 32 | Management | For | For |
15 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Schedule 1 | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
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GOLDCORP INC. | ||||
Ticker: G | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
a1 | Elect Director John P. Bell | Management | For | For |
a2 | Elect Director Beverley A. Briscoe | Management | For | For |
a3 | Elect Director Peter J. Dey | Management | For | For |
a4 | Elect Director Douglas M. Holtby | Management | For | For |
a5 | Elect Director Charles A. Jeannes | Management | For | For |
a6 | Elect Director P. Randy Reifel | Management | For | For |
a7 | Elect Director A. Dan Rovig | Management | For | For |
a8 | Elect Director Ian W. Telfer | Management | For | For |
a9 | Elect Director Blanca Trevino | Management | For | For |
a10 | Elect Director Kenneth F. Williamson | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Restricted Share Unit Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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GRAN COLOMBIA GOLD CORP. | ||||
Ticker: GCM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Ten | Management | For | For |
2a | Elect Director Miguel de la Campa | Management | For | For |
2b | Elect Director Robert Doyle | Management | For | For |
2c | Elect Director Robert Hines | Management | For | For |
2d | Elect Director Serafino Iacono | Management | For | For |
2e | Elect Director Alfonso Lopez Caballero | Management | For | For |
2f | Elect Director Augusto Lopez | Management | For | For |
2g | Elect Director Hernan Juan Jose Martinez Torres | Management | For | For |
2h | Elect Director Robert Metcalfe | Management | For | For |
2i | Elect Director Mario Pacheco | Management | For | For |
2j | Elect Director Jaime Perez Branger | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Stock Consolidation | Management | For | For |
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GUYANA GOLDFIELDS INC. | ||||
Ticker: GUY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director J. Patrick Sheridan | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Alan Ferry | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard Williams | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert Bondy | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Daniel Noone | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Chauvin | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Scott Caldwell | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director David Beatty | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | Against |
4 | Establish Range for Board Size (Minimum of One to Maximum of Eleven) | Management | For | For |
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GUYANA GOLDFIELDS INC. | ||||
Ticker: GUY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director J. Patrick Sheridan | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Alan Ferry | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard Williams | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert Bondy | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Daniel Noone | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Chauvin | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Scott Caldwell | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director David Beatty | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | Against |
4 | Establish Range for Board Size (Minimum of One to Maximum of Eleven) | Management | For | For |
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GUYANA GOLDFIELDS INC. | ||||
Ticker: GUY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director J. Patrick Sheridan | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Alan Ferry | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard Williams | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert Bondy | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Daniel Noone | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Chauvin | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Scott Caldwell | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director David Beatty | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | Against |
4 | Establish Range for Board Size (Minimum of One to Maximum of Eleven) | Management | For | For |
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HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LTD | ||||
Ticker: HAR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Re-elect Fikile De Buck as Director | Management | For | For |
2 | Re-elect Simo Lushaba as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Modise Motloba as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Patrice Motsepe as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Fikile De Buck as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Simo Lushaba as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Modise Motloba as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect John Wetton as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
9 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Incorporated as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
11 | Authorise Directors to Allot and Issue up to 21,578,212 Authorised but Unissued Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
12 | Amend the Broad-Based Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) | Management | For | For |
13 | Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
14 | Adopt New Memorandum of Incorporation | Management | For | Against |
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HOCHSCHILD MINING PLC | ||||
Ticker: HOC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Graham Birch as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Enrico Bombieri as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Jorge Born Jr as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Ignacio Bustamante as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Roberto Danino as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Sir Malcolm Field as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Eduardo Hochschild as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Nigel Moore as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Rupert Pennant-Rea as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Fred Vinton as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
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IAMGOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: IMG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John E. Caldwell | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Donald K. Charter | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director W. Robert Dengler | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Guy G. Dufresne | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Richard J. Hall | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Stephen J. J. Letwin | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Mahendra Naik | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William D. Pugliese | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director John T. Shaw | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Timothy R. Snider | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
4 | Adopt By-Law Number Two | Management | For | For |
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IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD | ||||
Ticker: IMP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for the Year Ended 30 June 2012 | Management | For | For |
2 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
3.1 | Elect Hugh Cameron as Chairman of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
3.2 | Elect Almorie Maule as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
3.3 | Re-elect Babalwa Ngonyama as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
5.1 | Elect Almorie Maule as Director | Management | For | For |
5.2 | Re-elect Dr Khotso Mokhele as Director | Management | For | For |
5.3 | Re-elect Thandi Orleyn as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Implats Long-Term Incentive Plan 2012 | Management | For | For |
1 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Directors' Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt New Memorandum of Incorporation | Management | For | Against |
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IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD | ||||
Ticker: IMP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for the Year Ended 30 June 2012 | Management | For | For |
2 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
3.1 | Elect Hugh Cameron as Chairman of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
3.2 | Elect Almorie Maule as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
3.3 | Re-elect Babalwa Ngonyama as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
5.1 | Elect Almorie Maule as Director | Management | For | For |
5.2 | Re-elect Dr Khotso Mokhele as Director | Management | For | For |
5.3 | Re-elect Thandi Orleyn as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Implats Long-Term Incentive Plan 2012 | Management | For | For |
1 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Directors' Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt New Memorandum of Incorporation | Management | For | Against |
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IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD | ||||
Ticker: IMP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Authorise Specific Issue of Ordinary Shares to the Holders of Convertible Bonds that Have Exercised their Rights to Convert their Convertible Bonds Into Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
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IMPERIAL METALS CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: III | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Five | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Pierre Lebel | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director J. Brian Kynoch | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Larry G. Moeller | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Theodore W. Muraro | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Edward A. Yurkowski | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
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INV METALS INC. | ||||
Ticker: INV | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Robert C. Bell | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director James Clucas | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Parviz Farsangi | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Eric Klein | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director A. Terrance MacGibbon | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Robert Pollock | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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IVANHOE AUSTRALIA LTD. | ||||
Ticker: IVA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
2 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3a | Elect Stewart Beckman as a Director | Management | For | For |
3b | Elect Stephen McIntosh as a Director | Management | For | For |
3c | Elect Director | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve the Ivanhoe Australia Limited's 2013 Revised Long Term Incentive Plan for Employees | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Grant of Performance Rights to Peter McMahon, Chairman of the Company | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve the Grant of Performance Rights to Robert Vassie, Managing Director of the Company | Management | For | Against |
7 | Approve the Change of Company Name to Inova Resources Limited | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve the Amendments to the Company's Constitution | Management | For | For |
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IVANPLATS LTD | ||||
Ticker: IVP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Eleven | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Robert M. Friedland | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Ian Cockerill | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Charles Russell | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Peter G. Meredith | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Cyril Ramaphosa | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Markus Faber | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director William Lamarque | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director William Hayden | Management | For | For |
2.9 | Elect Director Oyvind Hushovd | Management | For | For |
2.10 | Elect Director Guy de Selliers | Management | For | For |
2.11 | Elect Director Rilwanu Lukman | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED LTD. | ||||
Ticker: KCN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Peter McAleer as a Director | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify the Past Issuance of 9.86 Million Shares to Institutional and Sophisticated Investors Including Existing Shareholders | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve the Adoption of the Remuneration Report | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve the Grant of Up to 106,082 Deferred Rights and 222,955 Performance Rights to Gavin Thomas, Managing Director of the Company | Management | For | Against |
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KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: K | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect John A. Brough as Director | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect John K. Carrington as Director | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect John M.H. Huxley as Director | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Kenneth C. Irving as Director | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect John A. Keyes as Director | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect John A. Macken as Director | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Catherine McLeod-Seltzer as Director | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect John E. Oliver as Director | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Una M. Power as Director | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Terence C.W. Reid as Director | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect J. Paul Rollinson as Director | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Ruth G. Woods as Director | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG 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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KULA GOLD LTD. | ||||
Ticker: KGD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
2 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | For | Against |
3.1 | Elect Louis Rozman as a Director | Management | For | For |
3.2 | Elect Mark Stowell as a Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Kula Gold Limited Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
5 | Ratify Past Issuance of 12.5 Million Placement Shares to Professional and Sophisticated Investors and Existing Shareholders | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 10 Percent of the Company's Issued Capital | Management | For | For |
7 | Appoint Ernst & Young Australia as Auditor of the Company | Management | For | For |
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LION ONE METALS LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: LIO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Walter H. Berukoff | Management | For | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard J. Meli | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director David Duval | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director George S. Young | Management | For | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director Hamish Greig | Management | For | Withhold |
1.6 | Elect Director Stephen T. Mann | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
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LYDIAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: LYD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Gordon Wylie | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Timothy Coughlin | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Roderick Corrie | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Marc C. Henderson | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Geoffrey P. Cowley | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Armen Sarkissian | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director David Woodall | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
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MAG SILVER CORP. | ||||
Ticker: MAG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Nine | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Daniel T. MacInnis | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Jonathan A. Rubenstein | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Eric H. Carlson | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Richard M. Colterjohn | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Derek C. White | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Peter K. Megaw | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Frank R. Hallam | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director Richard P. Clark | Management | For | For |
2.9 | Elect Director Peter D. Barnes | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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MAG SILVER CORP. | ||||
Ticker: MAG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Daniel T. MacInnis | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Jonathan A. Rubenstein | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Eric H. Carlson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Richard M. Colterjohn | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Derek C. White | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Peter K. Megaw | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Frank R. Hallam | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Richard P. Clark | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Peter D. Barnes | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | Against |
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MIDAS GOLD CORP. | ||||
Ticker: MAX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Eight | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Stephen Quin | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Frederick Earnest | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Wayne Hubert | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Jerry Korpan | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Peter Nixon | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Michael Richings | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director John Wakeford | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director Donald Young | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Allow Electronic Distribution of Company Communications | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
6 | Other Business | Management | For | Against |
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP. | ||||
Ticker: MDW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Seven | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Kenneth A. Brunk | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Martin M. Hale, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Roger A. Newell | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director John W. Sheridan | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Frank S. Yu | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Rodney D. Knutson | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Nathaniel E. Klein | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Permit Holders of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock to Nominate and Elect a Member to the Board | Management | For | For |
5 | Grant the Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares Preferential Corporate Governance and Nomination Rights | Management | For | Against |
6 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
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NAUTILUS MINERALS INC. | ||||
Ticker: NUS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Geoffrey Loudon | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Russell Debney | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Matthew Hammond | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Cynthia Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Mohammed Al Barwani | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Require Advance Notice for Shareholder Proposals/Nominations | Management | For | For |
4 | Allow Electronic Distribution of Company Communications | Management | For | For |
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NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: NSU | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
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NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: NSU | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Five | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director R. Stuart Angus | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Clifford T. Davis | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Robert J. Gayton | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Gary E. German | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Gerard E. Munera | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: NSU | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Five | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director R. Stuart Angus | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Clifford T. Davis | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Robert J. Gayton | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Gary E. German | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Gerard E. Munera | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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NEW GOLD INC. | ||||
Ticker: NGD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Eight | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director David Emerson | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director James Estey | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Robert Gallagher | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Vahan Kololian | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Martyn Konig | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Pierre Lassonde | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Randall Oliphant | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director Raymond Threlkeld | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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NEWCREST MINING LTD. | ||||
Ticker: NCM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
2a | Elect Gerard Michael Bond as a Director | Management | For | For |
2b | Elect Vince Gauci as a Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve the Adoption of the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: NEM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Bruce R. Brook | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director J. Kofi Bucknor | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Joseph A. Carrabba | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Noreen Doyle | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Gary J. Goldberg | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Jane Nelson | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Donald C. Roth | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Simon R. Thompson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
5 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
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NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD. | ||||
Ticker: PDL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Steven R. Berlin | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director C. David A. Comba | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Andre J. Douchane | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert J. Quinn | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Greg J. Van Staveren | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director William J. Weymark | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve RRSP Share Issuance Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Amended and Restated By-law No. 1 | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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NORTHAM PLATINUM LTD | ||||
Ticker: NHM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for the Year Ended 30 June 2012 | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Re-elect Michael Beckett as Director | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Re-elect Dr Judy Dlamini as Director | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Re-elect Ralph Havenstein as Director | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Re-elect Lazarus Zim as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Reappoint Ernst & Young Inc as Auditors of the Company with Crispen Maongera as the Designated Registered Auditor | Management | For | For |
4.1 | Re-elect Alwyn Martin as Member of Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
4.2 | Re-elect Michael Beckett as Member of Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
4.3 | Re-elect Ralph Havenstein as Member of Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
4.4 | Re-elect Emily Kgosi as Member of Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Against |
6 | Approve Directors' Remuneration for the Year Ended 30 June 2012 | Management | For | For |
1 | Approve Directors' Remuneration for the Year Ending 30 June 2013 | Management | For | For |
2 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt New Memorandum of Incorporation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Company or Corporation | Management | For | For |
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OSISKO MINING CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: OSK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Victor H. Bradley | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John F. Burzynski | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Marcel Cote | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Michele Darling | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Joanne Ferstman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Staph Leavenworth Bakali | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director William A. MacKinnon | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Charles E. Page | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Sean Roosen | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Gary A. Sugar | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Serge Vezina | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Allow Board to Appoint Additional Directors Between Annual Meetings | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
6 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP. | ||||
Ticker: PAA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Ross J. Beaty | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Geoffrey A. Burns | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Michael L. Carroll | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Christopher Noel Dunn | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Neil de Gelder | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert P. Pirooz | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director David C. Press | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Walter T. Segsworth | 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 |
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PANAUST LTD | ||||
Ticker: PNA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
2 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Annabelle Chaplain as a Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Geoffrey Billard as a Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Zezhong Li as a Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve the Grant of Up to 3.55 Million Ordinary Fully Paid Shares and the Advance of Loan to Gary Stafford, Managing Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
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PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD. | ||||
Ticker: PTM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Six | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director R. Michael Jones | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Frank R. Hallam | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Eric Carlson | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Barry W. Smee | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Iain D.C. McLean | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Timothy D. Marlow | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoppers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
5 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | Against |
6 | Other Business | Management | For | Against |
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PRIMERO MINING CORP. | ||||
Ticker: P | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Wade Nesmith | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Joseph Conway | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director David Demers | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Grant Edey | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Rohan Hazelton | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Timo Jauristo | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Eduardo Luna | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert Quartermain | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Michael Riley | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve Employees' Phantom Share Unit Plan | Management | For | Against |
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES LTD | ||||
Ticker: RRS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Philippe Lietard as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Mark Bristow as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Norborne Cole Jr as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Christopher Coleman as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Kadri Dagdelen as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Jeanine Mabunda Lioko as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Graham Shuttleworth as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Andrew Quinn as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Karl Voltaire as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Reappoint BDO LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
14 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
16 | Approve Awards of Ordinary Shares to Non-executive Directors | Management | For | For |
17 | Approve Grant of a One-Off Career Shares Award of Ordinary Shares to the CEO | Management | For | Against |
18 | Approve Increase in Non-Executive Directors' Aggregate Fees | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
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RATEL GROUP LTD | ||||
Ticker: RTEGF | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Re-elect Ron Clarke as a Director | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Approve Loan Funded Share Plan | Management | For | Against |
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RATEL GROUP LTD | ||||
Ticker: RTEGF | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Re-elect Ron Clarke as a Director | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Approve Loan Funded Share Plan | Management | For | Against |
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RATEL GROUP LTD | ||||
Ticker: RTEGF | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Merger Agreement | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Issuance of Shares in Private Placement | Management | For | For |
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RED 5 LTD. | ||||
Ticker: RED | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Gary Scanlan as a Director | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve the Adoption of the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify the Past Issuance of 7.08 Million Fully Paid Shares to Institutional and Sophisticated Investors | Management | For | For |
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ROMARCO MINERALS INC. | ||||
Ticker: R | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Diane R. Garrett | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director James R. Arnold | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Leendert G. Krol | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert (Don) MacDonald | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director John O. Marsden | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Patrick Michaels | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Robert van Doorn | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Gary A. Sugar | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
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ROYAL BAFOKENG PLATINUM LTD | ||||
Ticker: RBP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for the Year Ended 31 December 2012 | Management | For | For |
2 | Re-elect Robin Mills as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Francis Petersen as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Nico Muller as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Martin Prinsloo as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc as Auditors of the Company and Andries Rossouw as the Designated Auditor | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Linda de Beer as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Robert Mills as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect David Noko as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Francis Petersen as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Matsotso Vuso as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
12 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
13 | Authorise Issuance of Shares for Cash up to a Maximum of Ten Percent of Issued Capital | Management | For | For |
14 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Against |
15 | Approve Share Plan | Management | For | Against |
16 | Approve Increase in Ordinary Shares for the Purpose of the Employee Share Incentive Schemes of the Company and Authorise Directors to Issue Such Shares | Management | For | Against |
17 | Adopt New Memorandum of Incorporation | Management | For | Against |
18 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
19 | Approve Non-executive Directors' Fees | Management | For | For |
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ROYAL GOLD, INC. | ||||
Ticker: RGLD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Stanley Dempsey | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Tony Jensen | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Gordon J. Bogden | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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SAN GOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: SGR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Hugh Wynne | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Dale Ginn | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Michael E. Power | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director S. W. (Steve) Harapiak | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Michael Anderson | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert Brennan | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Ian Berzins | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Scarrow & Donald LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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SANDFIRE RESOURCES NL | ||||
Ticker: SFR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Adoption of the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Derek La Ferla as Director | Management | For | Against |
3 | Elect Soocheol Shin as Director | Management | For | Against |
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SEMAFO INC. | ||||
Ticker: SMF | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Terence F. Bowles | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Benoit Desormeaux | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Jean Lamarre | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director John LeBoutillier | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Gilles Masson | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Lawrence McBrearty | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Tertius Zongo | 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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SIBANYE GOLD LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SGL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Appoint KPMG Inc as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Tim Cumming as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Barry Davison as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Nkosemntu Nika as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Susan van der Merwe as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Keith Rayner as Chairman of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Rick Menell as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Nkosemntu Nika as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Susan van der Merwe as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
10 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
1 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
11 | Amend Rule 5.1.1 of the 2013 Share Plan | Management | For | For |
12 | Amend Rule 5.2.1 of the 2013 Share Plan | Management | For | For |
1 | Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Company or Corporation | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Retirement of Directors in Rotation | Management | For | For |
4 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
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SIBANYE GOLD LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SBGL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Appoint KPMG Inc as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Tim Cumming as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Barry Davison as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Nkosemntu Nika as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Susan van der Merwe as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Keith Rayner as Chairman of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Rick Menell as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Nkosemntu Nika as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Susan van der Merwe as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
10.1 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
10.2 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
11 | Amend Rule 5.1.1 of the 2013 Share Plan | Management | For | For |
12 | Amend Rule 5.2.1 of the 2013 Share Plan | Management | For | For |
1 | Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Company or Corporation | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Retirement of Directors in Rotation | Management | For | For |
4 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
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SILVER LAKE RESOURCES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SLR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Adoption of the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Brian Kennedy as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect David Griffiths as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Silver Lake Resources Long Term Incentive Plan | Management | For | Against |
5 | Approve the Termination Benefits of Leslie Davis, Managing Director of the Company | Management | For | Against |
6 | Approve the Termination Benefits of Christopher Banasik, Exploration and Geology Director | Management | For | Against |
7 | Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
8 | Renew Proportional Takeover Provision | Management | For | For |
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SILVER WHEATON CORP. | ||||
Ticker: SLW | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
a1 | Elect Director Lawrence I. Bell | Management | For | For |
a2 | Elect Director George L. Brack | Management | For | For |
a3 | Elect Director John A. Brough | Management | For | For |
a4 | Elect Director R. Peter Gillin | Management | For | For |
a5 | Elect Director Douglas M. Holtby | Management | For | For |
a6 | Elect Director Eduardo Luna | Management | For | For |
a7 | Elect Director Wade D. Nesmith | Management | For | For |
a8 | Elect Director Randy V.J. Smallwood | Management | For | For |
b | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
c | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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ST BARBARA LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SBM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
2 | Approve the Adoption of the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Saul Jonathan Colin Wise as a Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Phillip Clive Lockyer as a Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 438,182 Performance Rights to Timothy James Lehany, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve the Provision of Financial Assistance in Relation with the Acquisition of Allied Gold Mining Limited | Management | For | For |
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TAHOE RESOURCES INC. | ||||
Ticker: THO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director A. Dan Rovig | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director C. Kevin McArthur | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Lorne B. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Paul B. Sweeney | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director James S. Voorhees | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director John P. Bell | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Kenneth F. Williamson | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Tanya M. Jakusconek | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Share Option and Incentive Share Plan | Management | For | Against |
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TOREX GOLD RESOURCES INC. | ||||
Ticker: TXG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Fred Stanford | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael Murphy | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director A. Terrance MacGibbon | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director David Fennell | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Andrew Adams | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Frank Davis | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director James Crombie | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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TOREX GOLD RESOURCES INC. | ||||
Ticker: TXG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Fred Stanford | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael Murphy | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director A. Terrance MacGibbon | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director David Fennell | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Andrew Adams | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Frank Davis | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director James Crombie | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: TRQ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Jill Gardiner | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director R. Peter Gillin | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Warren Goodman | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Isabelle Hudon | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Jean-Sebastien Jacques | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director David Klingner | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Charles Lenegan | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Daniel Larsen | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Livia Mahler | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Peter G. Meredith | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Kay Priestly | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Russel C. Robertson | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Jeffery D. Tygesen | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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VOLTA RESOURCES INC. | ||||
Ticker: VTR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Kevin Bullock as Director | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Victor King as Director | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Robert Whittall as Director | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Gordon Bogden as Director | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Lewis Lawrick as Director | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Robert Francis as Director | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Alexander J. Davidson as Director | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
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YAMANA GOLD INC. | ||||
Ticker: YRI | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Peter Marrone | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Patrick J. Mars | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John Begeman | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Alexander Davidson | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Richard Graff | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Nigel Lees | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Juvenal Mesquita Filho | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Carl Renzoni | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Antenor F. Silva, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Dino Titaro | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ LAURA F. FERGERSON_________________
Laura F. Fergerson,
Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration
Date August 23, 2013
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.