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 811-05569 |
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Franklin Universal Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000 |
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Date of fiscal year end: 8/31 |
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Date of reporting period: 6/30/19 |
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Item 1. Proxy Voting Records. |
FORM N-PX
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ALLIANT ENERGY CORP.
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2019
Record Date: MAR 22, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: LNT
Security ID: 018802108 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Roger K. Newport | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Jillian C. Evanko | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John O. Larsen | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas F. O'Toole | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2019
Record Date: FEB 25, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: AEP
Security ID: 025537101 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Nicholas K. Akins | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David J. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director J. Barnie Beasley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Ralph D. Crosby, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas E. Hoaglin | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Sandra Beach Lin | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Margaret M. McCarthy | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Stephen S. Rasmussen | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Oliver G. Richard, III | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Eliminate Preemptive Rights | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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BHP BILLITON PLC
Meeting Date: OCT 17, 2018
Record Date: SEP 13, 2018
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: BLT
Security ID: 05545E209 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Authorise the Risk and Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
5 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Management | For | For |
6 | Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Management | For | For |
7 | Approve Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes | Management | For | For |
8 | Approve Remuneration Report for Australian Law Purposes | Management | For | For |
9 | Approve Grant of Awards under the Group's Incentive Plans to Andrew Mackenzie | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Change of Company Name to BHP Group plc | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Terry Bowen as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Anita Frew as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Carolyn Hewson as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Re-elect Andrew Mackenzie as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Re-elect Lindsay Maxsted as Director | Management | For | For |
17 | Re-elect John Mogford as Director | Management | For | For |
18 | Re-elect Shriti Vadera as Director | Management | For | For |
19 | Re-elect Ken MacKenzie as Director | Management | For | For |
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CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2019
Record Date: MAR 01, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: CNP
Security ID: 15189T107 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Leslie D. Biddle | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Milton Carroll | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Scott J. McLean | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Martin H. Nesbitt | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Theodore F. Pound | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Scott M. Prochazka | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Susan O. Rheney | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Phillip R. Smith | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director John W. Somerhalder, II | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Peter S. Wareing | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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CHAPARRAL ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2019
Record Date: MAY 06, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: CHAP
Security ID: 15942R208 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director K. Earl Reynolds | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert F. Heinemann | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Douglas E. Brooks | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Matthew D. Cabell | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Samuel Langford | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Kenneth W. Moore | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Marcus C. Rowland | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Gysle Shellum | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
5 | Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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CHAPARRAL ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2019
Record Date: MAY 06, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: CHAP
Security ID: 15942R406 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director K. Earl Reynolds | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert F. Heinemann | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Douglas E. Brooks | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Matthew D. Cabell | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Samuel Langford | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Kenneth W. Moore | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Marcus C. Rowland | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Gysle Shellum | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
5 | Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2019
Record Date: MAR 05, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: CMS
Security ID: 125896100 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Jon E. Barfield | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Deborah H. Butler | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Kurt L. Darrow | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Stephen E. Ewing | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director William D. Harvey | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Patricia K. Poppe | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director John G. Russell | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Suzanne F. Shank | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Myrna M. Soto | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John G. Sznewajs | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Laura H. Wright | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Political Contributions Disclosure | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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CONCORDIA INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2018
Record Date: OCT 30, 2018
Meeting Type: SPECIAL |
Ticker: CXR
Security ID: 20653P409 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Change Company Name to Advanz Pharma Corp. | Management | For | For |
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CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2019
Record Date: MAR 25, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: ED
Security ID: 209115104 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director George Campbell, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Ellen V. Futter | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John F. Killian | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director John McAvoy | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director William J. Mulrow | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Armando J. Olivera | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Michael W. Ranger | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Linda S. Sanford | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Deirdre Stanley | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director L. Frederick Sutherland | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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DOMINION ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2019
Record Date: MAR 01, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: D
Security ID: 25746U109 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director James A. Bennett | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Helen E. Dragas | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director D. Maybank Hagood | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director John W. Harris | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Ronald W. Jibson | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Mark J. Kington | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Joseph M. Rigby | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Pamela J. Royal | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Susan N. Story | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | Management | For | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For |
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2019
Record Date: MAR 12, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: DTE
Security ID: 233331107 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Gerard M. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David A. Brandon | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director W. Frank Fountain, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Charles G. McClure, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Gail J. McGovern | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Mark A. Murray | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert C. Skaggs, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director David A. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director James H. Vandenberghe | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Valerie M. Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019
Record Date: MAR 04, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: DUK
Security ID: 26441C204 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael G. Browning | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Annette K. Clayton | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert M. Davis | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Daniel R. DiMicco | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Lynn J. Good | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director John T. Herron | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William E. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director E. Marie McKee | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Marya M. Rose | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Carlos A. Saladrigas | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Thomas E. Skains | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director William E. Webster, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Mitigating Health and Climate Impacts of Duke Energy's Coal Use | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on Costs and Benefits of Voluntary Environment-Related Activities | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2019
Record Date: MAR 04, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: EIX
Security ID: 281020107 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Michael C. Camunez | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director James T. Morris | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Timothy T. O'Toole | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Pedro J. Pizarro | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director William P. Sullivan | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Ellen O. Tauscher | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Peter J. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Keith Trent | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Brett White -Withdrawn Resolution | Management | None | None |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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ENBRIDGE, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2019
Record Date: MAR 11, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: ENB
Security ID: 29250N105 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Pamela L. Carter | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Marcel R. Coutu | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Susan M. Cunningham | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director J. Herb England | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Charles W. Fischer | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director V. Maureen Kempston Darkes | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Teresa S. Madden | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Al Monaco | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Michael E.J. Phelps *Withdrawn Resolution* | Management | None | None |
1.11 | Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Catherine L. Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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ENTERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2019
Record Date: MAR 04, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: ETR
Security ID: 29364G103 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director John R. Burbank | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Patrick J. Condon | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Leo P. Denault | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Kirkland H. Donald | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Philip L. Frederickson | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Alexis M. Herman | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director M. Elise Hyland | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Blanche Lambert Lincoln | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Karen A. Puckett | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
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EVERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2019
Record Date: FEB 26, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: EVRG
Security ID: 30034W106 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Terry Bassham | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Charles Q. Chandler, IV | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gary D. Forsee | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Scott D. Grimes | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Richard L. Hawley | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Thomas D. Hyde | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director B. Anthony Isaac | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Sandra A.J. Lawrence | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Ann D. Murtlow | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Sandra J. Price | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Mark A. Ruelle | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director John J. Sherman | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director S. Carl Soderstrom, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.15 | Elect Director John Arthur Stall | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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EXELON CORPORATION
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2019
Record Date: MAR 04, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: EXC
Security ID: 30161N101 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Anthony K. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Ann C. Berzin | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Laurie Brlas | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Christopher M. Crane | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Yves C. de Balmann | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Nicholas DeBenedictis | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Linda P. Jojo | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Paul L. Joskow | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Robert J. Lawless | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Richard W. Mies | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Mayo A. Shattuck, III | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director John F. Young | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Costs and Benefits of Environment-related Activities | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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FIRSTENERGY CORP.
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2019
Record Date: MAR 22, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: FE
Security ID: 337932107 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael J. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Steven J. Demetriou | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Julia L. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Charles E. Jones | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Donald T. Misheff | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas N. Mitchell | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director James F. O'Neil, III | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Christopher D. Pappas | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Sandra Pianalto | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Luis A. Reyes | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Leslie M. Turner | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
5 | Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested Election of Directors | Management | For | For |
6 | Provide Proxy Access Right | Management | For | For |
7 | Adopt Simple Majority Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2019
Record Date: APR 15, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: FCX
Security ID: 35671D857 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Gerald J. Ford | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Frances Fragos Townsend | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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HALCON RESOURCES CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2019
Record Date: APR 01, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: HK
Security ID: 40537Q605 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Janine J. McArdle | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Darryl L. Schall | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Nathan W. Walton | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2019
Record Date: MAR 26, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: NEE
Security ID: 65339F101 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director James L. Camaren | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Kenneth B. Dunn | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Naren K. Gursahaney | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Kirk S. Hachigian | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Toni Jennings | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Amy B. Lane | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James L. Robo | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John L. Skolds | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director William H. Swanson | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Hansel E. Tookes, II | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Darryl L. Wilson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | For |
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NISOURCE INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2019
Record Date: MAR 12, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: NI
Security ID: 65473P105 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Peter A. Altabef | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Theodore H. Bunting, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Eric L. Butler | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Aristides S. Candris | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Wayne S. DeVeydt | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Joseph Hamrock | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Deborah A. Henretta | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael E. Jesanis | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Kevin T. Kabat | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
4 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Provide Directors May Be Removed With or Without Cause | Management | For | For |
6 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
7 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | For |
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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2019
Record Date: MAR 08, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: PNW
Security ID: 723484101 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Donald E. Brandt | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Denis A. Cortese | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard P. Fox | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Michael L. Gallagher | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Dale E. Klein | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Humberto S. Lopez | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Kathryn L. Munro | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Bruce J. Nordstrom | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Paula J. Sims | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director James E. Trevathan, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director David P. Wagener | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
4 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | For |
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PPL CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2019
Record Date: FEB 28, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: PPL
Security ID: 69351T106 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John W. Conway | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Steven G. Elliott | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Raja Rajamannar | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Craig A. Rogerson | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director William H. Spence | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Natica von Althann | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Keith H. Williamson | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Phoebe A. Wood | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Armando Zagalo de Lima | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INCORPORATED
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2019
Record Date: FEB 15, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: PEG
Security ID: 744573106 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Willie A. Deese | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director William V. Hickey | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ralph Izzo | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director David Lilley | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Barry H. Ostrowsky | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Laura A. Sugg | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Richard J. Swift | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Susan Tomasky | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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RIVIERA RESOURCES, INC.
Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2019
Record Date: APR 08, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: RVRA
Security ID: 76964R104 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director David B. Rottino | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Matthew W. Bonanno | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Philip Brown | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director C. Gregory Harper | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Evan S. Lederman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Andrew Taylor | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | Three Years | One Year |
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SEMPRA ENERGY
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2019
Record Date: MAR 14, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: SRE
Security ID: 816851109 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Kathleen L. Brown | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Andres Conesa | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Maria Contreras-Sweet | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Pablo A. Ferrero | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director William D. Jones | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jeffrey W. Martin | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Michael N. Mears | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director William C. Rusnack | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Lynn Schenk | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Jack T. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Cynthia L. Walker | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director James C. Yardley | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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SOUTH32 LTD.
Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2018
Record Date: SEP 14, 2018
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: S32
Security ID: 84473L105 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
2a | Elect David Crawford as Director | Management | For | For |
2b | Elect Xolani Mkhwanazi as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Grant of Awards to Graham Kerr | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Leaving Entitlements | Management | For | For |
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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2019
Record Date: MAR 25, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: SO
Security ID: 842587107 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Janaki Akella | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jon A. Boscia | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Henry A. 'Hal' Clark, III | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Anthony F. 'Tony' Earley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Thomas A. Fanning | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director David J. Grain | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Donald M. James | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director John D. Johns | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Dale E. Klein | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Ernest J. Moniz | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Steven R. Specker | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Larry D. Thompson | Management | For | For |
1o | Elect Director E. Jenner Wood, III | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
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VERSO CORP.
Meeting Date: SEP 24, 2018
Record Date: AUG 13, 2018
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: VRS
Security ID: 92531L207 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Alan J. Carr | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Eugene I. Davis | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director B. Christopher DiSantis | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Steven D. Scheiwe | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Jay Shuster | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019
Record Date: FEB 21, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: WEC
Security ID: 92939U106 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Barbara L. Bowles | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Albert J. Budney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Patricia W. Chadwick | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Curt S. Culver | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Danny L. Cunningham | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director William M. Farrow, III | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Thomas J. Fischer | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director J. Kevin Fletcher | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Gale E. Klappa | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Henry W. Knueppel | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Allen L. Leverett | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Mary Ellen Stanek | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor | Management | For | For |
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XCEL ENERGY INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2019
Record Date: MAR 21, 2019
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: XEL
Security ID: 98389B100 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Lynn Casey | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Richard K. Davis | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Ben Fowke | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Richard T. O'Brien | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director David K. Owens | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Christopher J. Policinski | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director James T. Prokopanko | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director A. Patricia Sampson | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director James J. Sheppard | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director David A. Westerlund | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Kim Williams | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Timothy V. Wolf | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Daniel Yohannes | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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 Universal Trust
By (Signature and Title)* _/s/MATTHEW T. HINKLE
Matthew T. Hinkle,
Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration
Date August 28, 2019
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.
