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: 6/30/14 |
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 | For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Final Dividend | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Kelvin Dushnisky as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Bradley Gordon as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Juma Mwapachu as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Graham Clow as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Rachel English as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Andre Falzon as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Stephen Galbraith as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Michael Kenyon as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Steve Lucas as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Richard McCreary as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Peter Tomsett as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers 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 | Against |
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AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: AEM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Leanne M. Baker | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Sean Boyd | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Martine A. Celej | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Clifford J. Davis | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert J. Gemmell | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Bernard Kraft | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Mel Leiderman | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Deborah A. McCombe | Management | For | For |
1.9 | 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 Incentive Share Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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ALACER GOLD CORP. | ||||
Ticker: ASR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Rodney P. Antal | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Thomas R. Bates, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Jan A. Castro | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Edward C. Dowling, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.5 | 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 | Re-approve Restricted Stock Unit Plan | Management | For | Against |
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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 Anthony Garson | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director David Gower | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director John A. McCluskey | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Paul J. Murphy | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Kenneth G. Stowe | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director David Fleck | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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AMARA MINING PLC | ||||
Ticker: AMA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Re-elect Peter Spivey as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Peter Gardner as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Peter Cowley as Director | Management | For | Against |
5 | Elect Alexander Davidson as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Reappoint BDO LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
7 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
8 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
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ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LTD | ||||
Ticker: AMS | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Re-elect Richard Dunne as Director | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Re-elect Khanyisile Kweyama as Director | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Re-elect Rene Medori as Director | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Re-elect Bongani Nqwababa as Director | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Mark Cutifani as Director | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Peter Mageza as Director | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Nombulelo Moholi as Director | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Daisy Naidoo as Director | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Anthony O'Neill as Director | Management | For | For |
3.1 | Re-elect Richard Dunne as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
3.2 | Elect Peter Mageza as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
3.3 | Elect Daisy Naidoo as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
3.4 | Re-elect John Vice as Member of the Audit and Risk 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 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorise Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions | Management | For | For |
1 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Against |
1 | Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Parties | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Reduction of Authorised Securities and Amend to the Memorandum of Incorporation | Management | For | For |
4 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | 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 Richard Duffy as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Rhidwaan Gasant as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Sipho Pityana as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Wiseman Nkuhlu as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Michael Kirkwood as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Rhidwaan Gasant as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Rodney Ruston as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
9 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Remuneration Policy | 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 Non-executive Directors' Remuneration for their Service as Directors | Management | For | For |
13 | Approve Non-executive Directors' Remuneration for Board Committee Meetings | Management | For | For |
14 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation | Management | For | For |
15 | Amend Long Term Incentive Plan | Management | For | For |
16 | Amend Bonus Share Plan | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
18 | Approve Financial Assistance in Terms of Sections 44 and 45 of the Companies Act | Management | For | For |
19 | Elect David Hodgson as Director | 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 Alan R. Edwards | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Mark J. Daniel | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Scott G. Perry | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Luis M. Chavez | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Patrick D. Downey | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Ronald E. Smith | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Richard M. Colterjohn | Management | For | For |
1.8 | 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 Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend By-Law No. 1 | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Employee Share Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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B2GOLD CORP. | ||||
Ticker: BTO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Nine | 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 |
2.9 | Elect Director Kevin Bullock | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Restricted Share Unit Plan | Management | For | Against |
6 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | Against |
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BANRO CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: BAA | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
Management Proxy (Blue Card) | ||||
1.1 | Elect Director Richard W. Brissenden | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John A. Clarke | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Maurice J. Colson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Peter N. Cowley | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Matthys J. Terblanche | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Derrick H. Weyrauch | 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 | For |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Dissident Recommendation | Vote Cast |
Dissident Proxy (Green Card) | ||||
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Eight | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
2.1 | Elect Director James R. Gillis | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
2.2 | Elect Director Michel Losembe | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
2.3 | Elect Director Scot Martin | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
2.4 | Elect Director Niral V. Merchant | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
2.5 | Elect Director Edwin Nordholm | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
2.6 | Elect Director Loudon F. McLean Owen | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
2.7 | Elect Director Imran R. Patel | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
2.8 | Elect Director Thomas John Pladsen | Shareholder | For | Did Not Vote |
3 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
4 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | Did Not Vote |
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BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: ABX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director C. William D. Birchall | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Gustavo Cisneros | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ned Goodman | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director J. Brett Harvey | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Nancy H.O. Lockhart | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Dambisa Moyo | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Anthony Munk | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director David Naylor | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Jamie C. Sokalsky | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director John L. Thornton | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Ernie L. Thrasher | 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 |
4 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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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 Michael Donaldson as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Ross Kestel as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Employee Option Scheme | Management | For | Against |
5 | Approve the Grant of 300,892 Performance Rights to Robert Watkins, Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve the Grant of 494,740 Performance Rights to Peter Bowler, Managing Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
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BELO SUN MINING CORP. | ||||
Ticker: BSX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Eight | Management | For | For |
2a | Elect Director Peter Tagliamonte | Management | For | For |
2b | Elect Director Stan Bharti | Management | For | For |
2c | Elect Director Helio Diniz | Management | For | For |
2d | Elect Director Mark Eaton | Management | For | For |
2e | Elect Director C. Jay Hodgson | Management | For | For |
2f | Elect Director Clay Livingston Hoes | Management | For | For |
2g | Elect Director Rui Botica Santos | Management | For | For |
2h | Elect Director Catherine Stretch | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Collins Barrow Toronto LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
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BELO SUN MINING CORP. | ||||
Ticker: BSX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Eight | Management | For | For |
2a | Elect Director Peter Tagliamonte | Management | For | For |
2b | Elect Director Stan Bharti | Management | For | For |
2c | Elect Director Helio Diniz | Management | For | For |
2d | Elect Director Mark Eaton | Management | For | For |
2e | Elect Director C. Jay Hodgson | Management | For | For |
2f | Elect Director Clay Livingston Hoes | Management | For | For |
2g | Elect Director Rui Botica Santos | Management | For | For |
2h | Elect Director Catherine Stretch | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Collins Barrow Toronto LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
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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 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
7 | 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 Stephen A. Lang | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Emil Orozbaev | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Michael Parrett | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Sheryl K. Pressler | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Terry V. Rogers | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Kalinur Sadyrov | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Kylychbek Shakirov | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Bruce V. Walter | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend By-law No. 2 | 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 Stephen A. Lang | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Emil Orozbaev | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Michael Parrett | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Sheryl K. Pressler | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Terry V. Rogers | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Kalinur Sadyrov | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Kylychbek Shakirov | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Bruce V. Walter | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend By-law No. 2 | 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 Anthony Kiernan as Director | Management | For | Against |
3 | Elect Douglas Jones as Director | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve the Employee Share Option Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend the Constitution Re: Unmarketable Parcels | 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 | Fix Number of Directors at Nine | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Xin Song | Management | For | Withhold |
2.2 | Elect Director Bing Liu | Management | For | Withhold |
2.3 | Elect Director Lianzhong Sun | 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 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 2015 Contract for Purchase and Sale of Dore | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Annual Monetary Caps under 2015 Contract for Purchase and Sale of Dore | Management | For | For |
9 | Approve 2015 Contract for Purchase and Sale of Copper Concentrate | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Annual Monetary Caps Under 2015 Contract for Purchase and Sale of Copper Concentrate | Management | For | For |
11 | Approve Jiama Phase II Hornfels Stripping and Mining Agreement | Management | For | For |
12 | Approve Transaction with a Related Party - Approve Annual Monetary Caps under Jiama Phase II Hornfels Stripping and Mining Agreement | Management | For | For |
13 | Ratify All Acts of Directors and Officers | Management | For | For |
14 | Other Business | Management | For | Against |
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CONTINENTAL GOLD LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: CNL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Leon Teicher | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Ari B. Sussman | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Jaime I. Gutierrez | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gustavo J. Koch | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Paul J. Murphy | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Kenneth G. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.7 | 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 Deferred Share Unit Plan | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve Restricted Share Unit Plan | Management | For | Against |
5 | Amend Bye-laws | Management | For | Against |
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DETOUR GOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: DGC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Peter E. Crossgrove | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Louis Dionne | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert E. Doyle | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Andre Falzon | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Ingrid J. Hibbard | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director J. Michael Kenyon | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Paul Martin | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Alex G. Morrison | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Jonathan Rubenstein | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Graham Wozniak | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | 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 Five | 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 J. Merfyn Roberts | Management | For | For |
2.5 | 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 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
5 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve Stock Consolidation and Stock Split | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Delisting of Shares on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange | 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 Directo Michael A. Price | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Steven P. Reid | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jonathan A. Rubenstein | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Donald M. Shumka | Management | For | For |
1.8 | 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 |
4 | Adopt By-Law No.1 | Management | For | For |
5 | Eliminate Class of Convertible Non-Voting Shares | Management | For | For |
6 | Amend Officers and Directors Plan | Management | For | For |
7 | Amend Employee Plan | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve Performance Share Unit Plan | Management | For | For |
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EVOLUTION MINING LTD. | ||||
Ticker: EVN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | None | For |
2 | Elect John Rowe as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Colin Johnstone as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Grant of Up to 2.25 Million Performance Rights to Jacob Klein, Executive Director of the Company | 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 Special Dividend | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Alberto Bailleres as Director | Management | For | Abstain |
6 | Re-elect Fernando Ruiz as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Guy Wilson as Director | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Juan Bordes as Director | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Arturo Fernandez as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Rafael Mac Gregor as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Jaime Lomelin as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Alejandro Bailleres as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Barbara Garza Laguera as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Jaime Serra as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Elect Charles Jacobs as Director | Management | For | For |
17 | Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
18 | Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
19 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
22 | Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice | Management | For | For |
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G-RESOURCES GROUP LTD. | ||||
Ticker: 01051 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports (Voting) | Management | For | For |
2a | Elect Wah Wang Kei, Jackie as Director | Management | For | Against |
2b | Elect Ma Yin Fan as Director | Management | For | For |
2c | Elect Leung Hoi Ying as Director | Management | For | Against |
2d | Authorize Board to Fix Directors' Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve 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 Share Repurchase Program | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Management | For | Against |
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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 | Elect Owen L Hegarty as Director | Management | For | For |
2b | Elect Peter Geoffrey Albert as Director | Management | For | For |
2c | Elect Hui Richard Rui as Director | Management | For | For |
2d | Authorize Board to Fix Directors' Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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 |
7 | Adopt New Share Option Scheme | Management | For | Against |
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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 Kofi Ansah as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Nick Holland as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Paul Schmidt as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect Gayle Wilson as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Richard Menell as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
7 | Re-elect Donald Ncube as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
8 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
1 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | For |
1 | Authorise Board to Issue Shares for Cash up to a Maximum of Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Company | Management | For | For |
4 | 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 Clement A. Pelletier | Management | For | For |
a7 | Elect Director P. Randy Reifel | 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 |
b | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
c | Amend Restricted Share Unit Plan | Management | For | For |
d | Amend Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
e | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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GUYANA GOLDFIELDS INC. | ||||
Ticker: GUY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director J. Patrick Sheridan | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Alan Ferry | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Rene Marion | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Michael Richings | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Daniel Noone | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Chauvin | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Scott Caldwell | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director David Beatty | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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GUYANA GOLDFIELDS INC. | ||||
Ticker: GUY | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director J. Patrick Sheridan | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Alan Ferry | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Rene Marion | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Michael Richings | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Daniel Noone | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Chauvin | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Scott Caldwell | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director David Beatty | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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HOCHSCHILD MINING PLC | ||||
Ticker: HOC | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Acquisition of Shares in International Minerals Corporation | Management | For | For |
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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 Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Against |
4 | Re-elect Graham Birch as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-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 | Reappoint Ernst & Young 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 | Approve Deferred Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
16 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
18 | 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 | Amend Share Incentive Plan | Management | For | For |
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IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD | ||||
Ticker: IMP | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc as Auditors of the Company | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Re-elect Hugh Cameron as Chairman of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Re-elect Almorie Maule as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Thabo Mokgatlha as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Re-elect Babalwa Ngonyama as Member of the Audit Committee | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Against |
4.1 | Re-elect Hugh Cameron as Director | Management | For | For |
4.2 | Elect Peter Davey as Director | Management | For | For |
4.3 | Re-elect Mandla Gantsho as Director | Management | For | For |
4.4 | Elect Albertinah Kekana as Director | Management | For | For |
4.5 | Elect Alastair Macfarlane as Director | Management | For | For |
4.6 | Re-elect Thabo Mokgatlha as Director | Management | For | For |
4.7 | Elect Brett Nagle as Director | Management | For | For |
1 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Company | 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 Six | 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 Laurie Pare | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Edward A. Yurkowski | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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INTERNATIONAL MINERALS CORP. | ||||
Ticker: IMZ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Six | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Stephen J. Kay | Management | For | Withhold |
2.2 | Elect Director Rod C. McKeen | Management | For | Withhold |
2.3 | Elect Director Jorge Paz Durini | Management | For | Withhold |
2.4 | Elect Director Gabriel Bianchi | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director W. Michael Smith | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Axel Schweitzer | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Davidson & Company LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Plan of Arrangement | Management | For | For |
5 | If Arrangement Resolution is Approved, Approve Chaparral Gold 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 | Withhold |
1b | Elect Director James Clucas | Management | For | Withhold |
1c | Elect Director Parviz Farsangi | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Eric Klein | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director A. Terrance MacGibbon | Management | For | Withhold |
1f | Elect Director Robert Pollock | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Stock Consolidation | Management | For | For |
4 | Other Business | Management | For | Against |
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IVANHOE MINES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: IVN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Ten | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Robert M. Friedland | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Ian D. Cockerill | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Charles J. Russell | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Peter G. Meredith | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Markus Faber | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director William G. Lamarque | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director William B. Hayden | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director Oyvind Hushovd | Management | For | For |
2.9 | Elect Director Guy J. de Selliers | Management | For | For |
2.10 | 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 Equity Incentive Plan | Management | For | Against |
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IVANHOE MINES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: IVN | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Ten | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Robert M. Friedland | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Ian D. Cockerill | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Charles J. Russell | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Peter G. Meredith | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Markus Faber | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director William G. Lamarque | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director William B. Hayden | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director Oyvind Hushovd | Management | For | For |
2.9 | Elect Director Guy J. de Selliers | Management | For | For |
2.10 | 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 Equity Incentive Plan | Management | For | Against |
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KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: K | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John A. Brough | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John K. Carrington | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John M. H. Huxley | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Kenneth C. Irving | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director John A. Keyes | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director John A. Macken | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Catherine McLeod-Seltzer | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director John E. Oliver | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Una M. Power | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Terence C. W. Reid | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director J. Paul Rollinson | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Ruth G. Woods | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Share Option Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Restricted Share Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | 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 |
1 | Approve the Grant of Up to 233,000 Options to Lee Spencer, Non-Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve the Grant of Up to 612,000 Options to David Frecker, Non-Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve the Grant of Up to 291,000 Options to Louis Rozman, Non-Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Grant of Up to 291,000 Options to Mark Stowell, Non-Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Issuance of Options to RMB Australia Holdings Limited | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve the Issuance of Options to Pacific Road Resources Funds | 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 | For |
3.1 | Elect David Frecker as Director | Management | For | For |
3.2 | Elect Lee Spencer as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 10 Percent of the Company's Issued Capital | Management | For | For |
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LION ONE METALS LIMITED | ||||
Ticker: LIO | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Seven | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Walter H. Berukoff | Management | For | Withhold |
2.2 | Elect Director David Duval | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Hamish Greig | Management | For | Withhold |
2.4 | Elect Director Stephen T. Mann | Management | For | Withhold |
2.5 | Elect Director Richard J. Meli | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Kevin Puil | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director George S. Young | Management | For | Withhold |
3 | Ratify Davidson & Company LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Other Business | Management | For | Against |
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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 Howard H. J. Stevenson | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Willan H. Abel | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Timothy Read | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Stephen J. Altmann | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Vahan Kololian | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Memorandum of Association | 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 Seven | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director George N. Paspalas | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Jonathan A. Rubenstein | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Richard M. Colterjohn | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Derek C. White | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Peter D. Barnes | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Richard P. Clark | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Daniel T. MacInnis | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Deloitte LLP Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Share Unit Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve Directors' Deferred Share Unit Plan | Management | For | For |
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MIDAS GOLD CORP. | ||||
Ticker: MAX | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors Seven | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Stephen Quin | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Wayne Hubert | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Jerry Korpan | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Peter Nixon | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Michael Richings | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director John Wakeford | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Donald Young | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
5 | 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 Richard P. Sawchak | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director John W. Sheridan | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Frank S. Yu | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
4 | Grant the Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares Preferential Corporate Governance and Nomination Rights | 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 A. Geoffrey Loudon | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Russell Debney | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Cynthia Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Mohammed Al Barwani | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Usama Al Barwani | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Mark Horn | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
4 | Re-approve Share Loan Plan | Management | For | Against |
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NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: NSU | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Six | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director R. Stuart Angus | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director Ian R. Ashby | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Clifford T. Davis | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Robert J. Gayton | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Gary E. German | Management | For | For |
2.6 | 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 Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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NEW GOLD INC. | ||||
Ticker: NGD | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director David Emerson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director James Estey | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert Gallagher | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Vahan Kololian | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Martyn Konig | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Pierre Lassonde | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Randall Oliphant | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Raymond Threlkeld | 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 | For |
4 | Approve Long Term Incentive Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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NEWCREST MINING LTD. | ||||
Ticker: NCM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
2a | Elect Philip Aiken as Director | Management | For | For |
2b | Elect Peter Hay as Director | Management | For | For |
2c | Elect Richard Lee as Director | Management | For | For |
2d | Elect Tim Poole as Director | Management | For | For |
2e | Elect John Spark as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve 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 |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD. | ||||
Ticker: PDL | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Exercise of Series I Warrants | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Tranche 2 Offering | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Alternative Offering | 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 Andre J. Douchane | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Alfred L. Hills | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John W. Jentz | 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 | Amend RRSP Share Issuance Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Restricted Share Unit Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | 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 2013 | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Re-elect Kelello Chabedi as Director | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Re-elect Emily Kgosi as Director | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Re-ect Alwyn Martin as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Reappoint Ernst & Young Inc as Auditors of the Company with Michael Herbst as the Designated Registered Auditor | Management | For | For |
4.1 | Re-elect Michael Beckett as Member of Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
4.2 | Re-elect Ralph Havenstein as Member of Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
4.3 | Re-elect Emily Kgosi as Member of Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
4.4 | Re-elect Alwyn Martin as Member of Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Management | For | Against |
6 | Approve Remuneration of Directors | Management | For | For |
7 | Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors | Management | For | For |
8 | Authorise Board to Issue Shares for Cash up to a Maximum of Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
1 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Memorandum of Incorporation Re: Distributions | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Remuneration of Non-executive Directors | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Company or Corporation | Management | For | For |
5 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
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OSISKO MINING CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: OSK | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Acquisition by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and Yamana Gold Inc. | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Out-of-the-Money Consideration Resolution | Management | For | Against |
3 | Approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Stock Consolidation | Management | For | For |
6.1 | Elect Director Victor H. Bradley | Management | For | For |
6.2 | Elect Director John F. Burzynski | Management | For | For |
6.3 | Elect Director Marcel Cote | Management | For | For |
6.4 | Elect Director Michele Darling | Management | For | For |
6.5 | Elect Director Joanne Ferstman | Management | For | For |
6.6 | Elect Director Staph Leavenworth Bakali | Management | For | For |
6.7 | Elect Director William A. MacKinnon | Management | For | For |
6.8 | Elect Director Charles E. Page | Management | For | For |
6.9 | Elect Director Sean Roosen | Management | For | For |
6.10 | Elect Director Gary A. Sugar | Management | For | For |
6.11 | Elect Director Serge Vezina | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-approve Employee Share Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
10 | 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 Garry Hounsell as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect John Crofts as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Amendments to the Company's Constitution | Management | For | For |
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PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD. | ||||
Ticker: PTM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director R. Michael Jones | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Frank R. Hallam | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Barry W. Smee | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Iain D.C. McLean | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Eric H. Carlson | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Timothy D. Marlow | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Diana J. Walters | 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 |
4 | Other Business | Management | For | Against |
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PRETIUM RESOURCES INC. | ||||
Ticker: PVG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Seven | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Robert A. Quartermain | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director C. Noel Dunn | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Ross A. Mitchell | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Joseph J. Ovsenek | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director Tom S.Q. Yip | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director George Paspalas | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Peter Birkey | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers 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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PRIMERO MINING CORP. | ||||
Ticker: P | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Issuance of Shares in Connection with the Acquisition | Management | For | For |
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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 Eduardo Luna | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Robert Quartermain | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Michael Riley | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Brad Marchant | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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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 Eduardo Luna | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Robert Quartermain | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Michael Riley | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Brad Marchant | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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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 | Approve Remuneration Policy | 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 Jamil Kassum as Director | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect Jeanine Mabunda Lioko as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Andrew Quinn as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Graham Shuttleworth as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Karl Voltaire as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Reappoint BDO LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
15 | Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
16 | Approve Increase in Authorised Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
17 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
18 | Approve Awards of Ordinary Shares to Non-executive Directors | Management | For | For |
19 | Approve Increase in the Aggregate Limit of Fees Payable to Directors | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
21 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
22 | Amend Articles of Association | Management | For | For |
23 | Approve Scrip Dividend | Management | For | For |
24 | Authorise the Company to Use Electronic Communications | Management | For | For |
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RED 5 LTD. | ||||
Ticker: RED | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Ratify the Past Issuance of 20.3 Million Tranche 1 Shares to Professional and Sophisticated Clients of Petra Capital Pty Ltd | Management | For | Abstain |
2 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 479.7 Million Tranche 2 Shares to Professional and Sophisticated Clients of Petra Capital Pty Ltd | Management | For | Abstain |
3 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 150 Million Shares | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 150,000 Shares Each to Colin Jackson and Mark Milazzo, Directors of the Company | Management | For | For |
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RED 5 LTD. | ||||
Ticker: RED | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Colin Jackson as Director | Management | For | Against |
2 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve the Grant of 1.28 Million Performance Rights to Johannes 'Steve' Norregaard, Managing Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Employee Share Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
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ROMARCO MINERALS INC. | ||||
Ticker: R | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Eight | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Diane R. Garrett | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director James R. Arnold | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Leendert G. Krol | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Robert (Don) MacDonald | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director John O. Marsden | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Patrick Michaels | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Robert van Doorn | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director Gary A. Sugar | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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ROMARCO MINERALS INC. | ||||
Ticker: R | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Fix Number of Directors at Eight | Management | For | For |
2.1 | Elect Director Diane R. Garrett | Management | For | For |
2.2 | Elect Director James R. Arnold | Management | For | For |
2.3 | Elect Director Leendert G. Krol | Management | For | For |
2.4 | Elect Director Robert (Don) MacDonald | Management | For | For |
2.5 | Elect Director John O. Marsden | Management | For | For |
2.6 | Elect Director Patrick Michaels | Management | For | For |
2.7 | Elect Director Robert van Doorn | Management | For | For |
2.8 | Elect Director Gary A. Sugar | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | 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 2013 | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Lucas Ndala as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Re-elect Linda de Beer as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Re-elect Kgomotso Moroka as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Re-elect David Noko as Director | Management | For | For |
6 | Re-elect Mike Rogers as Director | Management | For | For |
7 | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc as Auditors of the Company and Appoint Hendrik Odendaal as the Designated Auditor | Management | For | For |
8 | Re-elect Linda de Beer as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
9 | Re-elect Robin Mills as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
10 | Re-elect David Noko as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Francis Petersen 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 | For |
15 | Amend Bonus Share Plan | Management | For | Against |
16 | Amend Share Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
17 | Amend Forfeitable Share Plan | Management | For | Against |
18 | Amend Mahube Share Trust | Management | For | Against |
19 | Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Parties | Management | For | For |
20 | Authorise Repurchase of Up to Five Percent of Issued Share Capital | Management | For | For |
21 | Approve Non-executive Directors' Fees | Management | For | For |
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RTG MINING INC. | ||||
Ticker: RTG | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael Carrick | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Justine Magee | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert Scott | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director David Cruse | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Phillip Lockyer | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Issuance of Shares in Connection with Acquisition of the Listed Issued and Outstanding Securities of Sierra Mining Limited | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Issuance of Shares in Connection with Acquisition of the Unlisted Options of Sierra Mining Limited | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Memorandum of Association | Management | For | For |
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SANDFIRE RESOURCES NL | ||||
Ticker: SFR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Paul Hallam as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Robert N Scott as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Sandfire Resources NL Employee Share Option Plan | Management | For | Against |
5 | Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors | Management | For | For |
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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 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | Management | For | For |
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SIERRA MINING LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SRM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Scheme of Arrangement between Sierra Mining Ltd and Its Ordinary Share Holders | Management | For | For |
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SIERRA MINING LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SRM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Scheme of Arrangement between Sierra Mining Ltd and Its Option Holders | Management | For | For |
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SILVER LAKE RESOURCES LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SLR | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Ratify the Past Issuance of 55.94 Million Shares to Sophisticated and Professional Investor Clients of Royal Bank of Canada and Fairfax Securities Corporation DBA Jett Capital Advisors | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 235,294 Shares to Paul Chapman, Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 235,294 Shares to Leslie Davis, Executive Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 235,294 Shares to Brian Kennedy, Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 235,294 Shares to David Griffiths, Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 235,294 Shares to Christopher Banasik, Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 235,294 Shares to Peter Johnston, Director of the Company | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve the Issuance of Up to 12.75 Million Shares to Unrelated Parties | Management | For | For |
9 | Ratify the Past Issuance of 797,520 Shares to Integra Mining Limited Optionholders | 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 Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Peter Johnston as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Christopher Banasik as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Luke Tonkin as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Grant of Up to 2 Million Incentive Options to Luke Tonkin, Director of the Company | Management | For | Against |
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ST BARBARA LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SBM | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve the Remuneration Report | Management | For | Against |
2 | Elect Douglas Weir Bailey as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Elizabeth (Betsy) Ann Donaghey as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Ines Scotland as Director | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve the Grant of Up to 1.87 Million Performance Rights to Timothy James Lehany, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company | Management | For | For |
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ST. AUGUSTINE GOLD AND COPPER LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SAU | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Andrew J. Russell | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert L. Russell | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Thomas L. McKeirnan | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Max V. Anhoury | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Terry J. Krepiakevich | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Manuel Paolo A. Villar | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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ST. AUGUSTINE GOLD AND COPPER LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SAU | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Andrew J. Russell | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert L. Russell | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Thomas L. McKeirnan | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Max V. Anhoury | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Terry J. Krepiakevich | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Manuel Paolo A. Villar | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
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ST. AUGUSTINE GOLD AND COPPER LTD. | ||||
Ticker: SAU | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert L. Russell | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Max V. Anhoury | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Terry J. Krepiakevich | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas L. McKeirnan | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Manuel Paolo A. Villar | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Andrew J. Russell | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young 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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TERANGA GOLD CORP | ||||
Ticker: TGZ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Alan R. Hill | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard S. Young | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Christopher R. Lattanzi | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Alan R. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Frank D. Wheatley | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Edward Goldenberg | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition of Oromin Explorations Ltd | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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TERANGA GOLD CORP | ||||
Ticker: TGZ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Alan R. Hill | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard S. Young | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Christopher R. Lattanzi | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Alan R. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Frank D. Wheatley | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Edward Goldenberg | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition of Oromin Explorations Ltd | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Advance Notice Policy | Management | For | For |
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TERANGA GOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: TGZ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Alan R. Hill | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard S. Young | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Christopher R. Lattanzi | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Edward Goldenberg | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Alan R. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Frank D. Wheatley | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jendayi Frazer | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Stock Option Plan | Management | For | For |
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TERANGA GOLD CORPORATION | ||||
Ticker: TGZ | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Alan R. Hill | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard S. Young | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Christopher R. Lattanzi | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Edward Goldenberg | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Alan R. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Frank D. Wheatley | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jendayi Frazer | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Stock Option Plan | 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 Shareholder Rights Plan | 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 Shareholder Rights Plan | 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 Rowena Albones | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Jill Gardiner | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director R. Peter Gillin | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director David Klingner | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Kay Priestly | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Russel C. Robertson | Management | For | For |
1.7 | 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 |
1 | Approve Merger Agreement | Management | For | For |
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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 Carl Renzoni | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Dino Titaro | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt By-Law No. 1 | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | 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 25, 2014
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.