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 811-05128
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Andrew Dakos
Park 80 West
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 708
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-730-2932
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
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ABB LTD.
Ticker: ABBN Security ID: H0010V101
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 0.80 per Share
5 Approve Creation of CHF 24 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
6.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management
of Directors in the Amount of CHF 4.7
Million
6.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 55.5 Million
7.1 Elect Matti Alahuhta as Director For For Management
7.2 Elect Gunnar Brock as Director For For Management
7.3 Elect David Constable as Director For For Management
7.4 Elect Lars Foerberg as Director For For Management
7.5 Elect Frederico Curado as Director For For Management
7.6 Elect Jennifer Xin-Zhe Li as Director For For Management
7.7 Elect Geraldine Matchett as Director For For Management
7.8 Elect Satish Pai as Director For For Management
7.9 Elect David Meline as Director For For Management
7.10 Elect Jacob Wallenberg as Director For For Management
7.11 Elect Peter Voser as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
8.1 Appoint David Constable as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
8.2 Appoint Frederico Curado as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
8.3 Appoint Jennifer Xin-Zhe Li as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
9 Designate Hans Zehnder as Independent For For Management
Proxy
10 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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ARYZTA AG
Ticker: ARYN Security ID: H0336B110
Meeting Date: NOV 01, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
(Non-Binding)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Omission of Dividends
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1a Reelect Gary McGann as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
4.1b Reelect Dan Flinter as Director For For Management
4.1c Reelect Annette Flynn as Director For For Management
4.1d Reelect James Leighton as Director For For Management
4.1e Reelect Andrew Morgan as Director For For Management
4.1f Reelect Kevin Toland as Director For For Management
4.1g Reelect Rolf Watter as Director For For Management
4.1h Elect Michael Andres as Director For For Management
4.1i Elect Gregory Flack as Director For For Management
4.1j Elect Tim Lodge as Director For For Management
4.2.1 Reappoint Gary McGann as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.2.2 Reappoint Rolf Watter as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.2.3 Appoint Michael Andres as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.2.4 Appoint Dan Flinter as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
4.4 Designate Patrick ONeill as For For Management
Independent Proxy
5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million
5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 18
Million
6 Approve CHF 912.2 Million Capital For For Management
Increase with Preemptive Rights
7.1 Change Location of Registered Office For For Management
Headquarters to Schlieren, Switzerland
7.2 Amend Articles Re: Outside Mandates For Against Management
for the Members of the Executive
Committee
8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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BALOISE HOLDING AG
Ticker: BALN Security ID: H04530202
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 6.00 per Share
4 Approve Creation of CHF 400,000 Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
5.1.a Reelect Andreas Burckhardt as Director For Against Management
and Board Chairman
5.1.b Reelect Andreas Beerli as Director For For Management
5.1.c Reelect Christoph Gloor as Director For For Management
5.1.d Reelect Hugo Lasat as Director For For Management
5.1.e Reelect Thomas von Planta as Director For For Management
5.1.f Reelect Thomas Pleines as Director For For Management
5.1.g Elect Hans-Joerg Schmidt-Trenz as For For Management
Director
5.1.h Reelect Marie-Noelle For For Management
Venturi-Zen-Ruffinen as Director
5.1.i Elect Christoph Maeder as Director For For Management
5.1.j Elect Markus Neuhaus as Director For For Management
5.2.1 Appoint Christoph Maeder as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.2.2 Appoint Thomas Pleines as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.2.3 Appoint Hans-Joerg Schmidt-Trenz as For For Management
Member of the Compensation Committee
5.2.4 Appoint Marie-Noelle For For Management
Venturi-Zen-Ruffinen as Member of the
Compensation Committee
5.3 Designate Christophe Sarasin as For For Management
Independent Proxy
5.4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
6.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management
the Amount of CHF 3.3 Million
6.2.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 4.7 Million
6.2.2 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 5.2 Million
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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BELIMO HOLDING AG
Ticker: BEAN Security ID: H07171103
Meeting Date: APR 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 100 per Share
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
(Non-Binding)
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 900,000
5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 5.4
Million
6.1.1 Reelect Adrian Altenburger as Director For For Management
6.1.2 Reelect Patrick Burkhalter as Director For For Management
6.1.3 Reelect Sandra Emme as Director For For Management
6.1.4 Reelect Martin Zwyssig as Director For For Management
6.2 Elect Urban Linsi as Director For For Management
6.3.1 Elect Patrick Burkhalter as Board For For Management
Chairman
6.3.2 Reelect Martin Zwyssig as Deputy For For Management
Chairman
6.4.1 Reappoint Adrian Altenburger as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
6.4.2 Reappoint Sandra Emme as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
6.5 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management
as Independent Proxy
6.6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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BKW AG
Ticker: BKW Security ID: H10053108
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.80 per Share
5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 1.2 Million
5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 8.8
Million
6.1.1 Reelect Urs Gasche as Director For For Management
6.1.2 Reelect Hartmut Geldmacher as Director For For Management
6.1.3 Reelect Kurt Schaer as Director For For Management
6.1.4 Reelect Roger Baillod as Director For For Management
6.1.5 Elect Carole Ackermann as Director For For Management
6.1.6 Elect Rebecca Guntern as Director For For Management
6.2 Reelect Urs Gasche as Board Chairman For For Management
6.3.1 Reappoint Urs Gasche as Member of the For Against Management
Compensation and Nomination Committee
6.3.2 Reappoint Hartmut Geldmacher as Member For For Management
of the Compensation and Nomination
Committee
6.3.3 Reappoint Andreas Rickenbacher as For Against Management
Member of the Compensation and
Nomination Committee
6.4 Designate Andreas Byland as For For Management
Independent Proxy
6.5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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BUCHER INDUSTRIES AG
Ticker: BUCN Security ID: H10914176
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 8.00 per Share
4.1.1 Reelect Claude Cornaz as Director For Against Management
4.1.2 Reelect Anita Hauser as Director For Against Management
4.1.3 Reelect Michael Hauser as Director For For Management
4.1.4 Reelect Martin Hirzel as Director For For Management
4.1.5 Reelect Philip Mosimann as Director For For Management
and Board Chairman
4.1.6 Reelect Heinrich Spoerry as Director For Against Management
4.1.7 Reelect Valentin Vogt as Director For For Management
4.2.1 Reappoint Claude Cornaz as Member of For Against Management
the Compensation Committee
4.2.2 Reappoint Anita Hauser as Member of For Against Management
the Compensation Committee
4.2.3 Reappoint Valentin Vogt as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.3 Designate Mathe & Partner as For For Management
Independent Proxy
4.4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
5.1 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 2.8 Million
5.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
(Non-Binding)
5.3 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million
5.4 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 5.1 Million
6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION HOLDING AG
Ticker: BCHN Security ID: H12013100
Meeting Date: JUL 06, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 6.00 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
5.1.1 Reelect Valentin Vogt as Director For For Management
5.1.2 Reelect Hans Hess as Director For For Management
5.1.3 Reelect Urs Leinhaeuser as Director For For Management
5.1.4 Reelect Monika Kruesi as Director For For Management
5.1.5 Reelect Stephan Bross as Director For For Management
5.2 Reelect Valentin Vogt as Board Chairman For For Management
5.3.1 Reappoint Hans Hess as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
5.3.2 Reappoint Stephan Bross as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
5.5 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management
Independent Proxy
6.1 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 511,000
6.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
(Non-Binding)
6.3 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Directors in the Amount of CHF 580,000
6.4 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 2.1 Million
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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CEMBRA MONEY BANK AG
Ticker: CMBN Security ID: H1329L107
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of 3.75 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
5.1.1 Reelect Felix Weber as Director For For Management
5.1.2 Reelect Peter Athanas as Director For For Management
5.1.3 Reelect Urs Baumann as Director For For Management
5.1.4 Reelect Denis Hall as Director For For Management
5.1.5 Reelect Katrina Machin as Director For For Management
5.1.6 Reelect Monica Maechler as Director For For Management
5.1.7 Reelect Ben Tellings as Director For For Management
5.2 Reelect Felix Weber as Board Chairman For For Management
5.3.1 Reappoint Urs Baumann as Member of the For For Management
Compensation and Nomination Committee
5.3.2 Reappoint Katrina Machin as Member of For For Management
the Compensation and Nomination
Committee
5.3.3 Reappoint Ben Tellings as Member of For For Management
the Compensation and Nomination
Committee
5.4 Designate Keller KLG as Independent For For Management
Proxy
5.5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
6 Approve Creation of CHF 3 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
7.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million
7.2 Approve Fixed and Variable For For Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 6.4 Million
8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA
Ticker: CFR Security ID: H25662182
Meeting Date: SEP 10, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.90 per Registered A
Share and CHF 0.19 per Registered B
Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management
4.1 Reelect Johann Rupert as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
4.2 Reelect Josua Malherbe as Director For Against Management
4.3 Reelect Nikesh Arora as Director For Against Management
4.4 Reelect Nicolas Bos as Director For Against Management
4.5 Reelect Clay Brendish as Director For For Management
4.6 Reelect Jean-Blaise Eckert as Director For Against Management
4.7 Reelect Burkhart Grund as Director For Against Management
4.8 Reelect Keyu Jin as Director For For Management
4.9 Reelect Jerome Lambert as Director For Against Management
4.10 Reelect Ruggero Magnoni as Director For Against Management
4.11 Reelect Jeff Moss as Director For For Management
4.12 Reelect Vesna Nevistic as Director For Against Management
4.13 Reelect Guillaume Pictet as Director For For Management
4.14 Reelect Alan Quasha as Director For Against Management
4.15 Reelect Maria Ramos as Director For For Management
4.16 Reelect Anton Rupert as Director For Against Management
4.17 Reelect Jan Rupert as Director For Against Management
4.18 Reelect Gary Saage as Director For Against Management
4.19 Reelect Cyrille Vigneron as Director For Against Management
4.20 Elect Sophie Guieysse as Director For Against Management
5.1 Appoint Clay Brendish as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
5.2 Appoint Guillaume Pictet as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.3 Appoint Maria Ramos as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
5.4 Appoint Keyu Jin as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
7 Designate Etude Gampert & Demierre as For For Management
Independent Proxy
8.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For Against Management
Directors in the Amount of CHF 8.9
Million
8.2 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 15.8 Million
8.3 Approve Maximum Variable Remuneration For Against Management
of Executive Committee in the Amount
of CHF 15.8 Million
9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG
Ticker: CSGN Security ID: H3698D419
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
1.2 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.26 per For For Management
Share from Capital Contribution
Reserves
4 Approve Creation of CHF 4.1 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
5.1 Amend Articles Re: General Meeting of For For Management
Shareholders; Deletions
5.2 Amend Articles Re: Voting Rights For For Management
6.1.a Reelect Urs Rohner as Director and For Against Management
Board Chairman
6.1.b Reelect Iris Bohnet as Director For For Management
6.1.c Reelect Andreas Gottschling as Director For For Management
6.1.d Reelect Alexander Gut as Director For For Management
6.1.e Reelect Michael Klein as Director For For Management
6.1.f Reelect Seraina Macia as Director For For Management
6.1.g Reelect Kai Nargolwala as Director For For Management
6.1.h Elect Ana Pessoa as Director For For Management
6.1.i Reelect Joaquin Ribeiro as Director For For Management
6.1.j Reelect Severin Schwan as Director For For Management
6.1.k Reelect John Tiner as Director For For Management
6.1.l Elect Christian Gellerstad as Director For For Management
6.1.m Elect Shan Li as Director For For Management
6.2.1 Reappoint Iris Bohnet as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
6.2.2 Reappoint Kai Nargolwala as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
6.2.3 Appoint Christian Gellerstad as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
6.2.4 Appoint Michael Klein as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
7.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management
the Amount of CHF 12 Million
7.2.1 Approve Short-Term Variable For Against Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 30.6 Million
7.2.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 31 Million
7.2.3 Approve Long-Term Variable For Against Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 30.2 Million
8.1 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
8.2 Ratify BDO AG as Special Auditors For For Management
8.3 Designate Anwaltskanzlei Keller KLG as For For Management
Independent Proxy
9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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DKSH HOLDING AG
Ticker: DKSH Security ID: H2012M121
Meeting Date: MAR 21, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of 1.85 CHF per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For Against Management
of Directors in the Amount of CHF 2.8
Million
4.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 18.5 Million
5.1.1 Reelect Frank Gulich as Director For For Management
5.1.2 Reelect Adrian Keller as Director For For Management
5.1.3 Reelect Andreas Keller as Director For For Management
5.1.4 Reelect Annette Koehler as Director For For Management
5.1.5 Reelect Christoph Tanner as Director For Against Management
5.1.6 Reelect Eunice Zehnder-Lai as Director For For Management
5.1.7 Elect Wolfgang Baier as Director For For Management
5.1.8 Elect Jack Clemons as Director For For Management
5.1.9 Elect Marco Gadola as Director For For Management
5.2 Elect Adrian Keller as Board Chairman For For Management
5.3.1 Reappoint Frank Gulich as Member of For For Management
the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
5.3.2 Reappoint Eunice Zehnder-Lai as Member For For Management
of the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
5.3.3 Appoint Andreas Keller as Member of For For Management
the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
7 Designate Ernst Widmer as Independent For For Management
Proxy
8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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FEINTOOL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING AG
Ticker: FTON Security ID: H24510135
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 2.00 per For For Management
Share from Capital Contribution
Reserves
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management
the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million
4.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.9
Million
5.1.1 Reelect Alexander von Witzleben as For Against Management
Director
5.1.2 Reelect Michael Soormann as Director For Against Management
5.1.3 Reelect Thomas Erb as Director For For Management
5.1.4 Reelect Norbert Indlekofer as Director For For Management
5.1.5 Reelect Heinz Loosli as Director For For Management
5.2 Reelect Alexander von Witzleben as For Against Management
Board Chairman
5.3.1 Reappoint Alexander von Witzleben as For Against Management
Member of the Compensation Committee
5.3.2 Reappoint Michael Soormann as Member For Against Management
of the Compensation Committee
5.4 Designate COT Treuhand AG as For For Management
Independent Proxy
5.5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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FORBO HOLDING AG
Ticker: FORN Security ID: H26865214
Meeting Date: APR 05, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 21.00 per Share
4 Approve CHF 15,000 Reduction in Share For For Management
Capital via Cancellation of Registered
Shares
5 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
6.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
6.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 4 Million
6.3 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 2.3 Million
6.4 Approve Short-Term Variable For For Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 630,000
6.5 Approve Maximum Variable Long-Term For For Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 285,000
7.1 Reelect This Schneider as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
7.2 Reelect Peter Altorfer as Director For For Management
7.3 Reelect Michael Pieper as Director For For Management
7.4 Reelect Claudia Coninx-Kaczynski as For For Management
Director
7.5 Reelect Reto Mueller as Director For For Management
7.6 Reelect Vincent Studer as Director For For Management
8.1 Reappoint Peter Altorfer as Member of For Against Management
the Compensation Committee
8.2 Reappoint Claudia Coninx-Kaczynski as For For Management
Member of the Compensation Committee
8.3 Reappoint Michael Pieper as Member of For Against Management
the Compensation Committee
9 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
10 Designate Rene Peyer as Independent For For Management
Proxy
11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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GEORG FISCHER AG
Ticker: FI.N Security ID: H26091142
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 25 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1 Reelect Hubert Achermann as Director For For Management
4.2 Reelect Roman Boutellier as Director For For Management
4.3 Reelect Riet Cadonau as Director For Against Management
4.4 Reelect Andreas Koopmann as Director For For Management
4.5 Reelect Roger Michaelis as Director For For Management
4.6 Reelect Eveline Saupper as Director For For Management
4.7 Reelect Jasmin Staibilin as Director For For Management
4.8 Reelect Zhiqiang Zhang as Director For For Management
4.9 Elect Yves Serra as Director For For Management
5.1 Reelect Andreas Koopmann as Board For For Management
Chairman
5.2.1 Appoint Roman Boutellier as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.2.2 Appoint Eveline Saupper as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.2.3 Appoint Jasmin Staiblin as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 3.8 Million
7 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 10.5
Million
8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
9 Designate Christoph Vaucher as For For Management
Independent Proxy
10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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IMPLENIA AG
Ticker: IMPN Security ID: H41929102
Meeting Date: MAR 26, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 0.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million
4.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 13
Million
5.1.1 Reelect Hans Meister as Director and For For Management
as Board Chairman
5.1.2 Reelect Henner Mahlstedt as Director For For Management
5.1.3 Reelect Ines Poeschel as Director For For Management
5.1.4 Reelect Kyrre Olaf Johansen as Director For For Management
5.1.5 Reelect Laurent Vulliet as Director For For Management
5.1.6 Reelect Martin Fischer as Director For For Management
5.1.7 Elect Barbara Lambert as Director For For Management
5.2.1 Reappoint Ines Poeschel as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.2.2 Reappoint Laurent Vulliet as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.2.3 Reappoint Martin Fischer as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.3 Designate Keller KLG as Independent For For Management
Proxy
5.4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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JULIUS BAER GRUPPE AG
Ticker: BAER Security ID: H4414N103
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.50 per Share from
Capital Contribution Reserves
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management
Directors in the Amount of CHF 3.8
Million from 2019 AGM Until 2020 AGM
4.2.1 Approve Variable Cash-Based For For Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 5.9 Million for
Fiscal 2018
4.2.2 Approve Variable Share-Based For For Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 6.2 Million for
Fiscal 2019
4.2.3 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 5.9 Million for Fiscal 2020
5.1.1 Reelect Gilbert Achermann as Director For For Management
5.1.2 Reelect Heinrich Baumann as Director For For Management
5.1.3 Reelect Richard Campbell-Breeden as For For Management
Director
5.1.4 Reelect Paul Man Yiu Chow as Director For For Management
5.1.5 Reelect Ivo Furrer as Director For For Management
5.1.6 Reelect Claire Giraut as Director For For Management
5.1.7 Reelect Charles Stonehill as Director For For Management
5.2.1 Elect Romeo Lacher as Director For For Management
5.2.2 Elect Eunice Zehnder-Lai as Director For For Management
5.2.3 Elect Olga Zoutendijk as Director For For Management
5.3 Elect Romeo Lacher as Board Chairman For For Management
5.4.1 Reappoint Gilbert Achermann as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
5.4.2 Reappoint Heinrich Baumann as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
5.4.3 Reappoint Richard Campbell-Breeden as For For Management
Member of the Compensation Committee
5.4.4 Appoint Eunice Zehnder-Lai as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
7 Designate Marc Nater as Independent For For Management
Proxy
8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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KUROS BIOSCIENCES LTD.
Ticker: KURN Security ID: H4769G117
Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2018 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve CHF 4.3 Million Capital For For Management
Increase without Preemptive Rights
2 Approve CHF 1.7 Million Conditional For For Management
Capital Pool for Bonds or Similar Debt
Instruments without Preemptive Rights
3 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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KUROS BIOSCIENCES LTD.
Ticker: KURN Security ID: H4769G117
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Against Management
Management
3 Approve Treatment of Net Loss For For Management
4.1 Reelect Clemens van Blitterswijk as For For Management
Director and Board Chairman
4.2 Reelect Leanna Caron as Director For For Management
4.3 Reelect Joost de Bruijn as Director For For Management
4.4 Reelect Gerhard Ries as Director For For Management
4.5 Reelect Jason Hannon as Director For For Management
4.6 Reelect Scott Bruder as Director For For Management
4.7 Reelect Oliver Walker as Director For For Management
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
6.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Directors in the Amount of CHF 321,750
6.2 Approve Grant of up to 15,250 Share For Against Management
Options to Directors
6.3 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 1.7 Million
6.4 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 645,216
6.5 Approve Grant of up to 677,500 Share For Against Management
Options To Executives
7.1 Reappoint Gerhard Ries as Member of For Against Management
the Compensation Committee
7.2 Reappoint Leanna Caron as Member of For Against Management
the Compensation Committee
8 Designate Keller KLG as Independent For For Management
Proxy
9 Approve Creation of CHF 4 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
10 Approve CHF 4 Million Conditional For Against Management
Capital Pool for Bonds or Similar Debt
Instruments without Preemptive Rights
11 Increase and Adjust Pool of For Against Management
Conditional Capital for Employee
Equity Plans
12 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL SA
Ticker: LOGN Security ID: H50430232
Meeting Date: SEP 05, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 30, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Appropriation of Retained Earnings and For For Management
Declaration of Dividend
4 Approve Creation of CHF 8.7 Million For For Management
Pool of Authorized Capital Without
Preemptive Rights
5 Amend Articles of Incorporation For For Management
Regarding the Convening of Shareholder
Meetings
6 Amend Articles of Incorporation For For Management
Regarding the Maximum Number of
Mandates that Members of the Board of
Directors and Management Team May
Accept for Charitable Organizations
7 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
8A Elect Director Patrick Aebischer For For Management
8B Elect Director Wendy Becker For For Management
8C Elect Director Edouard Bugnion For For Management
8D Elect Director Bracken Darrell For For Management
8E Elect Director Guerrino De Luca For For Management
8F Elect Director Didier Hirsch For For Management
8G Elect Director Neil Hunt For For Management
8H Elect Director Neela Montgomery For For Management
8I Elect Director Dimitri Panayotopoulos For For Management
8J Elect Director Lung Yeh For For Management
8K Elect Director Marjorie Lao For For Management
9 Elect Guerrino De Luca as Board For For Management
Chairman
10A Appoint Edouard Bugnion as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
10B Appoint Neil Hunt as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
10C Appoint Dimitri Panayotopoulos as For For Management
Member of the Compensation Committee
10D Appoint Wendy Becker as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
11 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
12 Approve Remuneration of the Group For For Management
Management Team in the Amount of USD
23,700,000
13 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors and Ratify For For Management
KPMG LLP as Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year
2019
14 Designate Etude Regina Wenger & Sarah For For Management
Keiser-Wuger as Independent
Representative
A Authorize Independent Representative For Against Management
to Vote on Any Amendment to Previous
Resolutions
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NESTLE SA
Ticker: NESN Security ID: H57312649
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 2.45 per Share
4.1a Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director and For Against Management
Board Chairman
4.1b Reelect Ulf Schneider as Director For For Management
4.1c Reelect Henri de Castries as Director For For Management
4.1d Reelect Beat Hess as Director For For Management
4.1e Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director For For Management
4.1f Reelect Ann Veneman as Director For For Management
4.1g Reelect Eva Cheng as Director For For Management
4.1h Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management
4.1i Reelect Ursula Burns as Director For For Management
4.1j Reelect Kasper Rorsted as Director For For Management
4.1k Reelect Pablo Isla as Director For For Management
4.1l Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director For For Management
4.2.1 Elect Dick Boer as Director For For Management
4.2.2 Elect Dinesh Paliwal as Director For For Management
4.3.1 Appoint Beat Hess as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.3.2 Appoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.3.3 Appoint Ursula Burns as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.3.4 Appoint Pablo Isla as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.4 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
4.5 Designate Hartmann Dreyer as For For Management
Independent Proxy
5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 10 Million
5.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 55 Million
6 Approve CHF 8.7 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) Against Against Management
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NOVARTIS AG
Ticker: NOVN Security ID: H5820Q150
Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 2.85 per Share
4 Approve CHF 11.6 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
5 Authorize Repurchase of up to CHF 10 For For Management
Billion in Issued Share Capital
6 Approve Special Distribution by Way of For For Management
a Dividend in Kind to Effect the
Spin-Off of Alcon Inc.
7.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management
Directors in the Amount of CHF 8.2
Million
7.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 92 Million
7.3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
8.1 Reelect Joerg Reinhardt as Director For For Management
and Board Chairman
8.2 Reelect Nancy Andrews as Director For For Management
8.3 Reelect Ton Buechner as Director For For Management
8.4 Reelect Srikant Datar as Director For For Management
8.5 Reelect Elizabeth Doherty as Director For For Management
8.6 Reelect Ann Fudge as Director For For Management
8.7 Reelect Frans van Houten as Director For For Management
8.8 Reelect Andreas von Planta as Director For For Management
8.9 Reelect Charles Sawyers as Director For For Management
8.10 Reelect Enrico Vanni as Director For For Management
8.11 Reelect William Winters as Director For For Management
8.12 Elect Patrice Bula as Director For Against Management
9.1 Reappoint Srikant Datar as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
9.2 Reappoint Ann Fudge as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
9.3 Reappoint Enrico Vanni as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
9.4 Reappoint William Winters as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
9.5 Appoint Patrice Bula as Member of the For Against Management
Compensation Committee
10 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
11 Designate Peter Zahn as Independent For For Management
Proxy
12 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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OC OERLIKON CORP. AG
Ticker: OERL Security ID: H59187106
Meeting Date: APR 09, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2.1 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 1.00 per For For Management
Share from Capital Contribution
Reserves
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1.1 Reelect Michael Suess as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
4.1.2 Reelect Geoffery Merszei as Director For For Management
4.1.3 Reelect David Metzger as Director For For Management
4.1.4 Reelect Alexey Moskov as Director For For Management
4.1.5 Reelect Gerhard Pegam as Director For For Management
4.2.1 Elect Suzanne Thoma as Director For For Management
4.2.2 Elect Paul Adams as Director For For Management
5.1.1 Reappoint Michael Suess as Member of For For Management
the Human Resources Committee
5.1.2 Reappoint Alexey Moskov as Member of For For Management
the Human Resources Committee
5.1.3 Reappoint Gerhard Pegam as Member of For For Management
the Human Resources Committee
5.2.1 Appoint Suzanne Thoma as Member of the For For Management
Human Resources Committee
5.2.2 Appoint Geoffrey Merszei as Member of For For Management
the Human Resources Committee
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
7 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management
as Independent Proxy
8 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 2.6 Million from the
2019 AGM Until 2020 AGM
10 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 4 Million for the Period July 1,
2019 - June 30, 2020
11 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 6.5 Million for the Period 1 Jan.
2018 - 31 Dec. 2018
12 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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PARTNERS GROUP HOLDING AG
Ticker: PGHN Security ID: H6120A101
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 22.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
5.1 Approve Short-Term Remuneration of For For Management
Directors in the Amount of CHF 3.3
Million from 2019 AGM Until 2020 AGM
5.2 Approve Revised Short Term For For Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 7.5 Million for
Fiscal 2019
5.3 Approve Short-Term Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 7.5 Million for Fiscal 2020
6.1.1 Elect Steffen Meister as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
6.1.2 Elect Marcel Erni as Director For For Management
6.1.3 Elect Michelle Felman as Director For For Management
6.1.4 Elect Alfred Gantner as Director For For Management
6.1.5 Elect Grace del Rosario-Castano as For For Management
Director
6.1.6 Elect Martin Strobel as Director For For Management
6.1.7 Elect Eric Strutz as Director For For Management
6.1.8 Elect Patrick Ward as Director For For Management
6.1.9 Elect Urs Wietlisbach as Director For For Management
6.2.1 Appoint Michelle Felman as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
6.2.2 Appoint Grace del Rosario-Castano as For For Management
Member of the Compensation Committee
6.2.3 Appoint Martin Strobel as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
6.3 Designate Hotz & Goldmann as For For Management
Independent Proxy
6.4 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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SENSIRION HOLDING AG
Ticker: SENS Security ID: H7448F129
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Approve Treatment of Net Loss For For Management
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1.1 Reelect Moritz Lechner as Director and For For Management
Board Co-Chairman
4.1.2 Reelect Felix Mayer as Director and For For Management
Board Co-Chairman
4.1.3 Reelect Ricarda Demarmels as Director For For Management
4.1.4 Reelect Heinrich Fischer as Director For For Management
4.1.5 Reelect Francois Gabella as Director For For Management
4.1.6 Reelect Franz Studer as Director For For Management
4.2.1 Reappoint Heinrich Fischer as Member For For Management
of the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
4.2.2 Reappoint Moritz Lechner as Member of For Against Management
the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
4.2.3 Reappoint Felix Mayer as Member of the For Against Management
Nomination and Compensation Committee
4.3 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
4.4 Designate Keller KLG as Independent For For Management
Proxy
5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management
the Amount of CHF 930,000
5.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 2.3 Million
5.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 318,528
6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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SFS GROUP AG
Ticker: SFSN Security ID: H7482F118
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 1.2 Million for the
Term of Office 2019/20
2.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 4.2 Million for the Period Jan. 1,
2020 - Dec. 31, 2020
2.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 1.2 Million for Fiscal 2018
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 2.00 per Share
5.1 Reelect Nick Huber as Director For For Management
5.2 Reelect Urs Kaufmann as Director For Against Management
5.3 Reelect Thomas Oetterli as Director For For Management
5.4 Reelect Heinrich Spoerry as Director For For Management
and Board Chairman
5.5 Reelect Bettina Stadler as Director For For Management
5.6 Reelect Joerg Walther as Director For For Management
6.1 Reappoint Nick Huber as Member of the For Against Management
Nomination and Compensation Committee
6.2 Reappoint Urs Kaufmann as Chairman of For Against Management
the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
6.3 Reappoint Heinrich Spoerry as Member For Against Management
of the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
7 Designate Buerki Bolt Rechtsanwaelte For For Management
as Independent Proxy
8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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SIG COMBIBLOC GROUP AG
Ticker: SIGN Security ID: H76406117
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Treatment of Net Loss For For Management
4 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.35 per For For Management
Share from Capital Contribution
Reserves
5.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
(Non-Binding)
5.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management
the Amount of CHF 2.3 Million
5.3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 18
Million
6.1.1 Reelect Werner Bauer as Director For For Management
6.1.2 Reelect Wah-Hui Chu as Director For For Management
6.1.3 Reelect Colleen Goggins as Director For For Management
6.1.4 Reelect Mariel Hoch as Director For For Management
6.1.5 Reelect Matthias Waehren as Director For For Management
6.1.6 Reelect Nigel Wright as Director For For Management
6.1.7 Reelect Andreas Umbach as Director For For Management
6.2 Reelect Andreas Umbach as Board For For Management
Chairman
6.3.1 Reappoint Wah-Hui Chu as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
6.3.2 Reappoint Colleen Goggins as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
6.3.3 Reappoint Mariel Hoch as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
7 Designate Anwaltskanzlei Keller KLG as For For Management
Independent Proxy
8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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SONOVA HOLDING AG
Ticker: SOON Security ID: H8024W106
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 2.90 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1.1 Reelect Robert Spoerry as Director and For Against Management
Board Chairman
4.1.2 Reelect Beat Hess as Director For For Management
4.1.3 Reelect Lynn Bleil as Director For For Management
4.1.4 Reelect Lukas Braunschweiler as For For Management
Director
4.1.5 Reelect Michael Jacobi as Director For Against Management
4.1.6 Reelect Stacy Seng as Director For For Management
4.1.7 Reelect Ronald van der Vis as Director For For Management
4.1.8 Reelect Jinlong Wang as Director For For Management
4.2.1 Reappoint Robert Spoerry as Member of For For Management
the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
4.2.2 Reappoint Beat Hess as Member of the For For Management
Nomination and Compensation Committee
4.2.3 Reappoint Stacy Enxing Seng as Member For For Management
of the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
4.3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
4.4 Designate Keller KLG as Independent For For Management
Proxy
5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 2.9 Million
5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 15.3
Million
6 Approve CHF 46,637 Reduction in Share For For Management
Capital via Cancellation of Registered
Shares
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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SULZER AG
Ticker: SUN Security ID: H83580284
Meeting Date: APR 03, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 3.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management
the Amount of CHF 3 Million
4.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 21.5
Million
5.1 Reelect Peter Loescher as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
5.2.1 Reelect Hanne Breinbjerg as Director For For Management
5.2.2 Reelect Matthias Bichsel as Director For For Management
5.2.3 Reelect Lukas Braunschweiler as For For Management
Director
5.2.4 Reelect Mikhail Lifshitz as Director For For Management
5.2.5 Reelect Marco Musetti as Director For For Management
5.2.6 Reelect Gerhard Roiss as Director For For Management
6.1.1 Reappoint Hanne Breinbjerg as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
6.1.2 Reappoint Marco Musetti as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
6.1.3 Reappoint Gerhard Roiss as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
7 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
8 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management
as Independent Proxy
9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AG
Ticker: SRCG Security ID: H83659104
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 4.20 per For For Management
Share from Capital Contribution
Reserves
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1.1 Reelect Peter Schoepfer as Director For For Management
4.1.2 Reelect Jesper Ovesen as Director For For Management
4.1.3 Reelect Robin Bienenstock as Director For For Management
4.1.4 Reelect Ingrid Deltenre as Director For For Management
4.1.5 Reelect Michael Krammer as Director For For Management
4.1.6 Reelect Christoph Vilanek as Director For Against Management
4.1.7 Reelect Peter Kurer as Director For For Management
4.1.8 Elect Ingo Arnold as Director For For Management
4.1.9 Reelect Peter Kurer as Chairman For For Management
4.2.1 Reappoint Peter Schoepfer as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.2.2 Reappoint Peter Kurer as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.2.3 Reappoint Christoph Vilanek as Member For Against Management
of the Compensation Committee
4.2.4 Reappoint Michael Krammer as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.2.5 Reappoint Ingrid Deltenre as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.2.6 Reppoint Peter Schoepfer as Chairman For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
5 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management
Independent Proxy
6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
7.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
7.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million Until
the 2020 AGM
7.3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 13.5
Million for Fiscal 2020
7.4 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 13.5
Million for Fiscal 2019
8.1 Approve CHF 4.2 Million Pool of For For Management
Authorized Capital without Preemptive
Rights
8.2 Approve CHF 280,972 Pool of Authorized For Against Management
Capital without Preemptive Rights for
Employee Equity Participation
8.3 Amend Articles Re: Variable For For Management
Compensation of the Executive Committee
8.4 Change Location of Registered For For Management
Office/Headquarters to Opfikon,
Switzerland
9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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SWISS LIFE HOLDING AG
Ticker: SLHN Security ID: H8404J162
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
2.1 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 14 per Share
2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 2.50 per For For Management
Share from Capital Contribution
Reserves
3 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management
4.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Directors in the Amount of CHF 3.2
Million
4.2 Approve Short-Term Variable For For Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 4.7 Million
4.3 Approve Maximum Fixed and Long-Term For For Management
Variable Remuneration of Executive
Committee in the Amount of CHF 13.8
Million
5.1 Reelect Rolf Doerig as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
5.2 Reelect Adrienne Corboud Fumagalli as For For Management
Director
5.3 Reelect Ueli Dietiker as Director For For Management
5.4 Reelect Damir Filipovic as Director For For Management
5.5 Reelect Frank Keuper as Director For For Management
5.6 Reelect Stefan Loacker as Director For For Management
5.7 Reelect Henry Peter as Director For For Management
5.8 Reelect Martin Schmid as Director For For Management
5.9 Reelect Frank Schnewlin as Director For For Management
5.10 Reelect Franziska Sauber as Director For For Management
5.11 Reelect Klaus Tschuetscher as Director For For Management
5.12 Elect Thomas Buess as Director For For Management
5.13 Reappoint Frank Schnewlin as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.14 Reappoint Franziska Sauber as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
5.15 Appoint Klaus Tschuetscher as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
6 Designate Andreas Zuercher as For For Management
Independent Proxy
7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
8 Approve CHF 3.2 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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TECAN GROUP AG
Ticker: TECN Security ID: H84774167
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 2.10 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1.a Reelect Lukas Braunschweiler as For For Management
Director
4.1.b Reelect Oliver Fetzer as Director For For Management
4.1.c Reelect Heinrich Fischer as Director For For Management
4.1.d Reelect Lars Holmqvist as Director For For Management
4.1.e Reelect Karen Huebscher as Director For For Management
4.1.f Reelect Christa Kreuzburg as Director For For Management
4.1.g Reelect Daniel Marshak as Director For For Management
4.2 Reelect Lukas Braunschweiler as Board For For Management
Chairman
4.3.a Reappoint Oliver Fetzer as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.3.b Reappoint Christa Kreuzburg as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
4.3.c Reappoint Daniel Marshak as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
4.5 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management
as Independent Proxy
5.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
(Non-Binding)
5.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million
5.3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 18.5
Million
6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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THE SWATCH GROUP AG
Ticker: UHR Security ID: H83949133
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.60 per Registered
Share and CHF 8.00 per Bearer Share
4.1.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management
Non-Executive Directors in the Amount
of CHF 1 Million
4.1.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management
Executive Directors in the Amount of
CHF 2.6 Million
4.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 5.1 Million
4.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management
Executive Directors in the Amount of
CHF 8.2 Million
4.4 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 20.8 Million
5.1 Reelect Nayla Hayek as Director For Against Management
5.2 Reelect Ernst Tanner as Director For Against Management
5.3 Reelect Daniela Aeschlimann as Director For Against Management
5.4 Reelect Georges Hayek as Director For Against Management
5.5 Reelect Claude Nicollier as Director For Against Management
5.6 Reelect Jean-Pierre Roth as Director For Against Management
5.7 Reelect Nayla Hayek as Board Chairman For Against Management
6.1 Reappoint Nayla Hayek as Member of the For Against Management
Compensation Committee
6.2 Reappoint Ernst Tanner as Member of For Against Management
the Compensation Committee
6.3 Reappoint Daniela Aeschlimann as For Against Management
Member of the Compensation Committee
6.4 Reappoint Georges Hayek as Member of For Against Management
the Compensation Committee
6.5 Reappoint Claude Nicollier as Member For Against Management
of the Compensation Committee
6.6 Reappoint Jean-Pierre Roth as Member For Against Management
of the Compensation Committee
7 Designate Bernhard Lehmann as For For Management
Independent Proxy
8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
9 Approve EUR 7.5 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital by Cancellation of
Registered and Bearer Shares
10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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UBS GROUP AG
Ticker: UBSG Security ID: H42097107
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
(Non-Binding)
3.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.70 per For For Management
Share from Capital Contribution
Reserves
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Against Management
Management
5.1 Reelect Axel Weber as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
5.2 Reelect David Sidwell as Director For For Management
5.3 Reelect Jeremy Anderson as Director For For Management
5.4 Reelect Reto Francioni as Director For For Management
5.5 Reelect Fred Hu as Director For For Management
5.6 Reelect Julie Richardson as Director For For Management
5.7 Reelect Isabelle Romy as Director For For Management
5.8 Reelect Robert Scully as Director For For Management
5.9 Reelect Beatrice Weder di Mauro as For For Management
Director
5.10 Reelect Dieter Wemmer as Director For For Management
6.1 Elect William Dudley as Director For For Management
6.2 Elect Jeanette Wong as Director For For Management
7.1 Reappoint Julie Richardson as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
7.2 Reappoint Dieter Wemmer as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
7.3 Appoint Reto Francioni as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
7.4 Appoint Fred Hu as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
8.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management
Directors in the Amount of CHF 14.5
Million
8.2 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 73.3 Million
8.3 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 33 Million
9 Designate ADB Altorfer Duss & For For Management
Beilstein AG as Independent Proxy
10 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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VZ HOLDING AG
Ticker: VZN Security ID: H9239A103
Meeting Date: APR 09, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 4.90 per Share
4.1.1 Reelect Fred Kindle as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
4.1.2 Reelect Roland Iff as Director For For Management
4.1.3 Reelect Albrecht Langhart as Director For Against Management
4.1.4 Reelect Roland Ledergerber as Director For For Management
4.1.5 Reelect Olivier de Perregaux as For For Management
Director
4.2.1 Reappoint Fred Kindle as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.2.2 Reappoint Roland Ledergerber as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
5 Designate Keller KLG as Independent For For Management
Proxy
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
7.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 403,000
7.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 4.2 Million
7.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 1.8 Million
8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG
Ticker: ZURN Security ID: H9870Y105
Meeting Date: APR 03, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
(Non-binding)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 19 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1.1 Reelect Michel Lies as Director and For For Management
Chairman
4.1.2 Reelect Joan Amble as Director For For Management
4.1.3 Reelect Catherine Bessant as Director For For Management
4.1.4 Reelect Alison Carnwath as Director For For Management
4.1.5 Reelect Christoph Franz as Director For For Management
4.1.6 Reelect Jeffrey Hayman as Director For For Management
4.1.7 Reelect Monica Maechler as Director For For Management
4.1.8 Reelect Kishore Mahbubani as Director For For Management
4.1.9 Elect Michael Halbherr as Director For For Management
4.110 Elect Jasmin Staiblin as Director For For Management
4.111 Elect Barry Stowe as Director For For Management
4.2.1 Reappoint Michel Lies as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.2.2 Reappoint Catherine Bessant as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
4.2.3 Reappoint Christoph Franz as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.2.4 Reappoint Kishore Mahbubani as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
4.2.5 Appoint Jasmin Staiblin as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.3 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management
Independent Proxy
4.4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as For For Management
Auditors
5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 4.9 Million
5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 74.7
Million
6 Approve CHF 174,000 Reduction in Share For For Management
Capital via Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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) The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. .
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Andrew Dakos
Andrew Dakos
Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 19, 2019