UNITED STATES |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, DC 20549 |
|
|
FORM N-PX |
|
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY |
|
Investment Company Act file number 811-05569 |
|
Franklin Universal Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
|
One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
|
Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
|
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000 |
|
Date of fiscal year end: 8/31 |
|
Date of reporting period: 6/30/2021 |
|
Item 1. Proxy Voting Records. |
|
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2021
Record Date: MAR 19, 2021
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 Dean C. Oestreich | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Carol P. Sanders | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Costs and Benefits of Environmental Related Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
|
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2021
Record Date: FEB 22, 2021
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 Art A. Garcia | 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 Stephen S. Rasmussen | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Oliver G. Richard, III | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Daryl Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
|
AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021
Record Date: MAR 24, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: AMPY
Security ID: 03212B103 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Patrice Douglas | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Christopher W. Hamm | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Randal T. Klein | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Evan S. Lederman | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director David H. Proman | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Todd R. Snyder | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Martyn Willsher | 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 |
|
BHP GROUP PLC
Meeting Date: OCT 15, 2020
Record Date: SEP 11, 2020
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: BHP
Security ID: 05545E209 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Management | For | For |
2 | Reappoint Ernst & Young 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 | 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 Mike Henry | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Leaving Entitlements | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Xiaoqun Clever as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Gary Goldberg as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Mike Henry as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Christine O'Reilly as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Dion Weisler as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Re-elect Terry Bowen as Director | Management | For | For |
17 | Re-elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director | Management | For | For |
18 | Re-elect Ian Cockerill as Director | Management | For | For |
19 | Re-elect Anita Frew as Director | Management | For | For |
20 | Re-elect Susan Kilsby as Director | Management | For | For |
21 | Re-elect John Mogford as Director | Management | For | For |
22 | Re-elect Ken MacKenzie as Director | Management | For | For |
23 | Amend Constitution of BHP Group Limited | Shareholder | Against | Against |
24 | Adopt Interim Cultural Heritage Protection Measures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
25 | Approve Suspension of Memberships of Industry Associations where COVID-19 Related Advocacy is Inconsistent with Paris Agreement Goals | Shareholder | Against | Against |
|
BONANZA CREEK ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2021
Record Date: APR 15, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: BCEI
Security ID: 097793400 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director James E. Craddock | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Eric T. Greager | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Carrie L. Hudak | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Paul Keglevic | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Audrey Robertson | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Brian Steck | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jeff E. Wojahn | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify Tax Benefits Preservation Plan | Management | For | For |
|
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2021
Record Date: MAR 15, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: CRC
Security ID: 13057Q305 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Douglas E. Brooks | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Tiffany (TJ) Thom Cepak | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James N. Chapman | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Mark A. (Mac) McFarland | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Julio M. Quintana | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director William B. Roby | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Andrew Bremner | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
|
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2021
Record Date: FEB 26, 2021
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 Wendy Montoya Cloonan | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Earl M. Cummings | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director David J. Lesar | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Martin H. Nesbitt | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Theodore F. Pound | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Phillip R. Smith | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Barry T. Smitherman | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
|
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2021
Record Date: MAR 09, 2021
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 William D. Harvey | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Garrick J. Rochow | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director John G. Russell | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Suzanne F. Shank | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Myrna M. Soto | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director John G. Sznewajs | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Ronald J. Tanski | 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 Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Costs and Benefits of Environmental Related Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
|
CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2021
Record Date: MAR 22, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: ED
Security ID: 209115104 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Timothy P. Cawley | 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 Karol V. Mason | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director John McAvoy | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Dwight A. McBride | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director William J. Mulrow | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Armando J. Olivera | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Michael W. Ranger | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Linda S. Sanford | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Deirdre Stanley | Management | For | For |
1.12 | 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 |
|
DOMINION ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2021
Record Date: MAR 05, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: D
Security ID: 25746U109 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1A | Elect Director James A. Bennett | Management | For | For |
1B | Elect Director Robert M. Blue | Management | For | For |
1C | Elect Director Helen E. Dragas | Management | For | For |
1D | Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1E | Elect Director D. Maybank Hagood | Management | For | For |
1F | Elect Director Ronald W. Jibson | Management | For | For |
1G | Elect Director Mark J. Kington | Management | For | For |
1H | Elect Director Joseph M. Rigby | Management | For | For |
1I | Elect Director Pamela J. Royal | Management | For | For |
1J | Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1K | Elect Director Susan N. Story | Management | For | For |
1L | Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
|
DTE ENERGY COMPANY
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2021
Record Date: MAR 23, 2021
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 Charles G. McClure, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Gail J. McGovern | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Mark A. Murray | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Gerardo Norcia | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert C. Skaggs, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director David A. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Gary H. Torgow | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director James H. Vandenberghe | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Valerie M. Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Costs and Benefits of Environmental Related Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
|
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2021
Record Date: MAR 08, 2021
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 Caroline Dorsa | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director W. Roy Dunbar | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Nicholas C. Fanandakis | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Lynn J. Good | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director John T. Herron | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director E. Marie McKee | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Michael J. Pacilio | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Thomas E. Skains | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director William E. Webster, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
5 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Political Contributions and Expenditures | Shareholder | Against | Against |
|
EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2021
Record Date: MAR 01, 2021
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 Carey A. Smith | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director William P. Sullivan | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Peter J. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Keith Trent | 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 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
|
ENBRIDGE INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2021
Record Date: MAR 09, 2021
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 Gregory J. Goff | 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 Stephen S. Poloz | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher | 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 |
|
ENTERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2021
Record Date: MAR 09, 2021
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 Brian W. Ellis | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Philip L. Frederickson | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Alexis M. Herman | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director M. Elise Hyland | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Blanche Lambert Lincoln | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Karen A. Puckett | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Authorize New Class of Preferred Stock | Management | For | For |
|
EVERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2021
Record Date: MAR 18, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: EVRG
Security ID: 30034W106 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director David A. Campbell | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Thomas D. Hyde | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director B. Anthony Isaac | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Paul M. Keglevic | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Mary L. Landrieu | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Sandra A.J. Lawrence | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Ann D. Murtlow | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Sandra J. Price | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Mark A. Ruelle | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director S. Carl Soderstrom, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director John Arthur Stall | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director C. John Wilder | 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 |
|
EXELON CORPORATION
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2021
Record Date: MAR 01, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: EXC
Security ID: 30161N101 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Anthony Anderson | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Ann Berzin | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Laurie Brlas | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Christopher Crane | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Yves de Balmann | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Linda Jojo | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Paul Joskow | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Robert Lawless | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John Richardson | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Mayo Shattuck, III | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director John Young | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Child Labor Audit | Shareholder | Against | Against |
|
FIRSTENERGY CORP.
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2021
Record Date: MAR 19, 2021
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 Jesse A. Lynn | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Donald T. Misheff | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas N. Mitchell | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director James F. O'Neil, III | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Christopher D. Pappas | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Luis A. Reyes | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John W. Somerhalder, II | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Steven E. Strah | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Andrew Teno | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Leslie M. Turner | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director Melvin Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
|
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2021
Record Date: APR 12, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: FCX
Security ID: 35671D857 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director David P. Abney | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert W. Dudley | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director John J. Stephens | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Frances Fragos Townsend | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
|
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2021
Record Date: MAR 24, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: GDP
Security ID: 382410843 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Walter G. 'Gil' Goodrich | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert C. Turnham, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Timothy D. Leuliette | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Ronald F. Coleman | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director K. Adam Leight | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas M. Souers | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Jeffrey S. Serota | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Edward J. Sondey | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Moss Adams LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
|
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2021
Record Date: MAR 23, 2021
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 Amy B. Lane | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director David L. Porges | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director James L. Robo | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director John L. Skolds | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Lynn M. Utter | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Darryl L. Wilson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Shareholder | Against | For |
|
NISOURCE INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2021
Record Date: MAR 30, 2021
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 Deborah A. P. Hersman | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Michael E. Jesanis | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Kevin T. Kabat | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
|
PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2021
Record Date: APR 12, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: PRTY
Security ID: 702149105 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Joel Alsfine | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Steven J. Collins | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James G. Conroy | Management | For | Withhold |
1.4 | Elect Director William S. Creekmuir | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Sarah Dodds-Brown | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jennifer Fleiss | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director John A. Frascotti | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director James M. Harrison | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Norman S. Matthews | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Michelle Millstone-Shroff | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Bradley M. Weston | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
|
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021
Record Date: MAR 11, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: PNW
Security ID: 723484101 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Glynis A. Bryan | 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 Jeffrey B. Guldner | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Dale E. Klein | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Kathryn L. Munro | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Bruce J. Nordstrom | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Paula J. Sims | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director William H. Spence | 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 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
|
PPL CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2021
Record Date: FEB 26, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: PPL
Security ID: 69351T106 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Arthur P. Beattie | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Steven G. Elliott | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Raja Rajamannar | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Craig A. Rogerson | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Vincent Sorgi | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Natica von Althann | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Keith H. Williamson | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Phoebe A. Wood | Management | For | For |
1i | 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 Auditors | Management | For | For |
|
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INCORPORATED
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2021
Record Date: FEB 19, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: PEG
Security ID: 744573106 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Ralph Izzo | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Willie A. Deese | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director David Lilley | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Barry H. Ostrowsky | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Scott G. Stephenson | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Laura A. Sugg | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director John P. Surma | 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 |
4 | Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
|
SEMPRA ENERGY
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2021
Record Date: MAR 19, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: SRE
Security ID: 816851109 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Andres Conesa | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Maria Contreras-Sweet | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Pablo A. Ferrero | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director William D. Jones | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Jeffrey W. Martin | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael N. Mears | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Jack T. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Cynthia L. Walker | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Cynthia J. Warner | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director James C. Yardley | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Proxy Access Right | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Report on Corporate Climate Lobbying Aligned with Paris Agreement | Shareholder | Against | Against |
|
SOUTH32 LTD.
Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2020
Record Date: SEP 18, 2020
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: S32
Security ID: 84473L105 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
2a | Elect Frank Cooper as Director | Management | For | For |
2b | Elect Xiaoling Liu as Director | Management | For | For |
2c | Elect Ntombifuthi (Futhi) Mtoba as Director | Management | For | For |
2d | Elect Karen Wood as Director | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Guy Lansdown as Director | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Remuneration Report | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Grant of Rights to Graham Kerr | Management | For | For |
6 | Approve Renewal of Proportional Takeover Provisions | Management | For | For |
|
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2021
Record Date: MAR 29, 2021
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 Henry A. Clark, III | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Thomas A. Fanning | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director David J. Grain | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Colette D. Honorable | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Donald M. James | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director John D. Johns | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Dale E. Klein | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Ernest J. Moniz | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director E. Jenner Wood, III | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | Management | For | For |
|
VERSO CORPORATION
Meeting Date: AUG 05, 2020
Record Date: JUN 17, 2020
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: VRS
Security ID: 92531L207 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Robert K. Beckler | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Marvin Cooper | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Sean T. Erwin | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Jeffrey E. Kirt | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Randy J. Nebel | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Adam St. John | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Nancy M. Taylor | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
|
VERSO CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2021
Record Date: MAR 22, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: VRS
Security ID: 92531L207 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Robert K. Beckler | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Marvin Cooper | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jeffrey E. Kirt | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Randy J. Nebel | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Nancy M. Taylor | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
|
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2021
Record Date: APR 16, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: WFTLF
Security ID: G48833118 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Benjamin C. Duster, IV | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Neal P. Goldman | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Jacqueline Mutschler | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Girishchandra K. Saligram | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Charles M. Sledge | Management | For | For |
2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Management | For | For |
|
WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2021
Record Date: FEB 25, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: WEC
Security ID: 92939U106 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Curt S. Culver | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Danny L. Cunningham | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director William M. Farrow, III | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director J. Kevin Fletcher | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Cristina A. Garcia-Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Maria C. Green | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Gale E. Klappa | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Thomas K. Lane | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Mary Ellen Stanek | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
|
XCEL ENERGY INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021
Record Date: MAR 22, 2021
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 Ben Fowke | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Robert Frenzel | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Netha Johnson | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Patricia Kampling | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director George Kehl | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Richard O'Brien | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Charles Pardee | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Christopher Policinski | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director James Prokopanko | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director David Westerlund | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Kim Williams | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Timothy Wolf | Management | For | For |
1n | Elect Director Daniel Yohannes | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Costs and Benefits of Climate-Related Activities | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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 25, 2021
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.
