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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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Alison E. Baur, 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: [[L:reporting_date]] |
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Item 1. Proxy Voting Records. |
Franklin Universal Trust
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ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2022
Record Date: MAR 18, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: LNT
Security ID: 018802108 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director N. Joy Falotico | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director John O. Larsen | Management | For | For |
1c | 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 |
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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2022
Record Date: MAR 01, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: AEP |
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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 Benjamin G. S. Fowke, III | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Art A. Garcia | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed | 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 Oliver G. Richard, III | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Daryl Roberts | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Lewis Von Thaer | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Authorize New Class of Preferred Stock | Management | For | For |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
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AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2022
Record Date: APR 25, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: AMPY
Security ID: 03212B103 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Deborah G. Adams | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Patrice Douglas | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Eric T. Greager | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Christopher W. Hamm | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Randal T. Klein | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Todd R. Snyder | Management | For | For |
1.7 | 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 |
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BHP GROUP PLC
Meeting Date: OCT 14, 2021
Record Date: SEP 10, 2021
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: BHP
Security ID: 05545E209 |
Proposal | Proposal | Proposed By | Management | Vote |
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No | | | Recommendation | 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 | Re-elect Terry Bowen as Director | Management | For | For |
11 | Re-elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director | Management | For | For |
12 | Re-elect Xiaoqun Clever as Director | Management | For | For |
13 | Re-elect Ian Cockerill as Director | Management | For | For |
14 | Re-elect Gary Goldberg as Director | Management | For | For |
15 | Re-elect Mike Henry as Director | Management | For | For |
16 | Re-elect Ken MacKenzie as Director | Management | For | For |
17 | Re-elect John Mogford as Director | Management | For | For |
18 | Re-elect Christine O'Reilly as Director | Management | For | For |
19 | Re-elect Dion Weisler as Director | Management | For | For |
20 | Approve the Climate Transition Action Plan | Management | For | For |
21 | Amend Constitution of BHP Group Limited | Shareholder | Against | Against |
22 | Approve Climate-Related Lobbying | Shareholder | For | For |
23 | Approve Capital Protection | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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BHP GROUP PLC
Meeting Date: JAN 20, 2022
Record Date: DEC 20, 2021
Meeting Type: SPECIAL |
Ticker: BHP
Security ID: 05545E209 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Scheme of Arrangement | Management | For | For |
1 | Approve the Scheme of Arrangement and | Management | For | For |
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| | Unification | | | |
2 | Approve Special Voting Share Buy-Back Agreement | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Special Voting Share Buy-Back Agreement (Class Rights Action) | Management | For | For |
4 | Adopt New Articles of Association | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Re-registration of the Company as a Private Limited Company (Class Rights Action) | Management | For | For |
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BONANZA CREEK ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2021
Record Date: SEP 01, 2021
Meeting Type: SPECIAL |
Ticker: BCEI
Security ID: 097793400 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Issue Shares in Connection with the Extraction Merger Agreement | Management | For | For |
2 | Issue Shares in Connection with the Crestone Peak Merger Agreement | Management | For | For |
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CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2022
Record Date: MAR 07, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: CRC
Security ID: 13057Q305 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Andrew B. Bremner | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Douglas E. Brooks | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Tiffany (TJ) Thom Cepak | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director James N. Chapman | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Mark A. (Mac) McFarland | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Nicole Neeman Brady | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Julio M. Quintana | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William B. Roby | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Alejandra (Ale) Veltmann | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
5a | Eliminate Supermajority Vote | Management | For | For |
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| | Requirement for Removal of Directors | | | |
5b | Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement to Amend Certain Provisions of Certificate of Incorporation | Management | For | For |
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CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2022
Record Date: FEB 25, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: CNP
Security ID: 15189T107 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Wendy Montoya Cloonan | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Earl M. Cummings | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Christopher H. Franklin | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director David J. Lesar | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Raquelle W. Lewis | 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 |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2022
Record Date: APR 11, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: CHK
Security ID: 165167735 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1a | Elect Director Domenic J. Dell'Osso, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Timothy S. Duncan | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Benjamin C. Duster, IV | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Sarah A. Emerson | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Matthew M. Gallagher | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Brian Steck | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael A. Wichterich | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as | Management | For | For |
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CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC.
Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2022
Record Date: APR 14, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: CIVI
Security ID: 17888H103 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Benjamin Dell | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Morris R. Clark | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Carrie M. Fox | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Carrie L. Hudak | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Brian Steck | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director James M. Trimble | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Howard A. Willard, III | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Jeffrey E. Wojahn | 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 |
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2022
Record Date: MAR 08, 2022
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 |
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CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC. |
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Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2022
Record Date: MAR 21, 2022
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 |
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DOMINION ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2022
Record Date: MAR 04, 2022
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 |
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3 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Right to Call Special Meeting | Management | For | For |
5 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Adopt Medium Term Scope 3 GHG Emissions Reduction Target | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Report on the Risk of Natural Gas Stranded Assets | Shareholder | None | For |
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DT MIDSTREAM, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2022
Record Date: MAR 09, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: DTM
Security ID: 23345M107 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert Skaggs, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David Slater | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency | Management | One Year | One Year |
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2022
Record Date: MAR 08, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: DTE
Security ID: 233331107 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director David A. Brandon | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Charles G. McClure, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Gail J. McGovern | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Mark A. Murray | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Gerardo Norcia | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Robert C. Skaggs, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director David A. Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Gary H. Torgow | 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 |
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4 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Revise Net Zero by 2050 Goal to Include Full Scope 3 Value Chain Emissions | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2022
Record Date: MAR 07, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: DUK
Security ID: 26441C204 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Derrick Burks | 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 Idalene F. Kesner | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director E. Marie McKee | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Michael J. Pacilio | 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 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2022
Record Date: MAR 04, 2022
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 |
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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 Marcy L. Reed | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Carey A. Smith | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz | 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 |
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ENBRIDGE INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2022
Record Date: MAR 09, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: ENB
Security ID: 29250N105 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Mayank M. Ashar | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Gaurdie E. Banister | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Pamela L. Carter | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Susan M. Cunningham | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jason B. Few | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Teresa S. Madden | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Al Monaco | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Stephen S. Poloz | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director S. Jane Rowe | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Steven W. Williams | 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 | Strengthen the Company's Net Zero Commitment with a Science-Based Net Zero Target | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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ENTERGY CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2022
Record Date: MAR 08, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: ETR
Security ID: 29364G103 |
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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 |
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EVERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2022
Record Date: MAR 01, 2022
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 Thomas D. Hyde | Management | For | For |
1C | Elect Director B. Anthony Isaac | Management | For | For |
1D | Elect Director Paul M. Keglevic | Management | For | For |
1E | Elect Director Mary L. Landrieu | Management | For | For |
1F | Elect Director Sandra A.J. Lawrence | Management | For | For |
1G | Elect Director Ann D. Murtlow | Management | For | For |
1H | Elect Director Sandra J. Price | Management | For | For |
1I | Elect Director Mark A. Ruelle | Management | For | For |
1J | Elect Director James Scarola | Management | For | For |
1K | Elect Director S. Carl Soderstrom, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1L | Elect Director C. John Wilder | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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EXELON CORPORATION
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2022
Record Date: MAR 01, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: EXC |
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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 W. Paul Bowers | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Christopher Crane | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Carlos Gutierrez | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Linda Jojo | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Paul Joskow | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director John Young | 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 | Report on Use of Child Labor in Supply Chain | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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FIRSTENERGY CORP.
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2022
Record Date: MAR 18, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: FE
Security ID: 337932107 |
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Jana T. Croom | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Steven J. Demetriou | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Lisa Winston Hicks | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Paul Kaleta | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Sean T. Klimczak | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Jesse A. Lynn | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director James F. O'Neil, III | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director John W. Somerhalder, II | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Steven E. Strah | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Andrew Teno | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Leslie M. Turner | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Melvin D. 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 | Report on Child Labor Audit | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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| | Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | | | |
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.
Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2022
Record Date: APR 12, 2022
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 Marcela E. Donadio | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert W. Dudley | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Hugh Grant | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Ryan M. Lance | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Sara Grootwassink Lewis | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John J. Stephens | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Frances Fragos Townsend | Management | For | For |
2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
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NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2022
Record Date: MAR 24, 2022
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 John W. Ketchum | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Amy B. Lane | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director David L. Porges | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director James L. Robo | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director John L. Skolds | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director John Arthur Stall | Management | For | For |
1m | Elect Director Darryl L. Wilson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as | Management | For | For |
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3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
4 | Disclose a Board Diversity and Qualifications Matrix | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts and Metrics | Shareholder | Against | For |
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NISOURCE INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2022
Record Date: MAR 30, 2022
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 Sondra L. Barbour | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Theodore H. Bunting, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Eric L. Butler | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director Aristides S. Candris | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Deborah A. Henretta | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Deborah A. P. Hersman | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Michael E. Jesanis | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director William D. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Kevin T. Kabat | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director Cassandra S. Lee | 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 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | For |
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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2022
Record Date: MAR 10, 2022
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 Gonzalo A. de la Melena, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard P. Fox | Management | For | For |
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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 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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PPL CORPORATION
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2022
Record Date: FEB 28, 2022
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 Raja Rajamannar | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Heather B. Redman | 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 |
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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INCORPORATED
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2022
Record Date: FEB 18, 2022
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 Susan Tomasky | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Willie A. Deese | Management | For | For |
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1.4 | Elect Director Jamie M. Gentoso | 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 Valerie A. Smith | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Scott G. Stephenson | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Laura A. Sugg | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director John P. Surma | Management | For | For |
1.11 | 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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SEMPRA ENERGY
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2022
Record Date: MAR 17, 2022
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 Jeffrey W. Martin | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Michael N. Mears | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Jack T. Taylor | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Cynthia L. Walker | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Cynthia J. Warner | Management | For | For |
1k | 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 | Require Independent Board Chair | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022
Record Date: MAR 28, 2022
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 Henry A. Clark, III | Management | For | For |
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1c | Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Thomas A. Fanning | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director David J. Grain | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Colette D. Honorable | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Donald M. James | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director John D. Johns | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director Dale E. Klein | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Ernest J. Moniz | Management | For | For |
1k | Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1l | Elect Director Kristine L. Svinicki | 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 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Adopt Simple Majority Vote | Shareholder | For | For |
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WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2022
Record Date: FEB 24, 2022
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 Cristina A. Garcia-Thomas | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Maria C. Green | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Gale E. Klappa | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Thomas K. Lane | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Scott J. Lauber | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Mary Ellen Stanek | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Glen E. Tellock | 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 |
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XCEL ENERGY INC.
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2022
Record Date: MAR 21, 2022
Meeting Type: ANNUAL |
Ticker: XEL
Security ID: 98389B100 |
Proposal | Proposal | Proposed | Management | Vote |
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No | | By | Recommendation | Cast |
1a | Elect Director Lynn Casey | Management | For | For |
1b | Elect Director Bob Frenzel | Management | For | For |
1c | Elect Director Netha Johnson | Management | For | For |
1d | Elect Director Patricia Kampling | Management | For | For |
1e | Elect Director George Kehl | Management | For | For |
1f | Elect Director Richard O'Brien | Management | For | For |
1g | Elect Director Charles Pardee | Management | For | For |
1h | Elect Director Christopher Policinski | Management | For | For |
1i | Elect Director James Prokopanko | Management | For | For |
1j | Elect Director Kim Williams | Management | For | For |
1k | 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 25, 2022__
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.
