Voting October 2017 - Schroders€¦ · 4 Re-elect David Morgan as Director For For 5 Re-elect Nigel Halkes as Director For For 6 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors For For 7 Authorise

Voting October 2017

Schroders is required to publish records of voting in order to achieve compliance with the UK Stewardship Code. According, voting in accordance with our house policy is set out on the following pages.

Vote Summary Report Date range covered: 10/01/2017 to 10/31/2017

Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M.

Meeting Date: 10/03/2017 Country: Israel

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: LUMI

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Reappoint Somekh Chaikin and Kost Forer Gabbay and Kasierer as Joint Auditors and

Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

2

For For Reelect Samer Haj Yehia as Director 3

Against For Elect David Zvilichovsky as Director 4

Voter Rationale: Samer Haj Yehia has board experience and can only vote for one of the two candidates

Against For Reelect Haim Levy as External Director under

Regulation 301

5

Voter Rationale: Tzipora Samet has board experience and can only vote for one of the two candidates

For For Reelect Tzipora Samet as External Director 6

Against None Vote FOR if you are a controlling shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation to your account manager

A

Voter Rationale: Administrative

Against None If you are an Interest Holder as defined in Section 1 of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR.

Otherwise, vote against.

B1


Against None If you are a Senior Officer as defined in Section 37(D) of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.

B2


For None If you are an Institutional Investor as defined in Regulation 1 of the Supervision Financial Services Regulations 2009 or a Manager of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.

B3

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Reappoint Somekh Chaikin and Kost Forer Gabbay and Kasierer as Joint Auditors and


2


Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Reelect Samer Haj Yehia as Director 3

Against For Reelect Haim Levy as External Director under

Regulation 301

5

Voter Rationale: Tzipora Samet has board experience and can only vote for one of the two candidates

For For Reelect Tzipora Samet as External Director 6

Against None Vote FOR if you are a controlling shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation

to your account manager

A


Against None If you are an Interest Holder as defined in Section 1 of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR.


B1


Against None If you are a Senior Officer as defined in Section 37(D) of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.

B2


For None If you are an Institutional Investor as defined in Regulation 1 of the Supervision Financial Services Regulations 2009 or a Manager of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994, vote FOR.


B3

Forestar Group Inc.

Meeting Date: 10/03/2017 Country: USA

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: FOR

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Merger Agreement For For

Against For Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes 2

Voter Rationale: We do not support golden parachutes

For For Adjourn Meeting 3


Hargreaves Services Plc

Meeting Date: 10/03/2017 Country: United Kingdom

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: HSP

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For For

For For Approve Remuneration Report 2

For For Approve Final Dividend 3

For For Re-elect David Morgan as Director 4

For For Re-elect Nigel Halkes as Director 5

For For Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors 6

For For Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 7

For For Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

8

For For Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

9

For For Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares 10

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: USPH

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1.1 Elect Director Jerald L. Pullins For For

For For Elect Director Christopher J. Reading 1.2

For For Elect Director Lawrance W. McAfee 1.3

For For Elect Director Mark J. Brookner 1.4

For For Elect Director Harry S. Chapman 1.5

For For Elect Director Bernard A. Harris, Jr. 1.6

For For Elect Director Edward L. Kuntz 1.7

For For Elect Director Reginald E. Swanson 1.8


U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

Withhold For Elect Director Clayton K. Trier 1.9

Voter Rationale: As head of audit committee, responsible for monitoring internal controls

Against For Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive

Officers' Compensation

2

Voter Rationale: There are no stock ownership guidelines and the change-in-control agreement is single trigger with no clawback policy

Against For Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors 3

Voter Rationale: Failed to identify material misstatements in the accounts

One Year One Year Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency 4

CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd.

Meeting Date: 10/04/2017 Country: Bermuda

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: CAT

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive

Rights For Against

Voter Rationale: The proposed amount exceeds recommended limit of 10 percent of issued share capital.

East Balkan Properties plc

Meeting Date: 10/04/2017 Country: Isle of Man

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: EBP

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For

For For Approve Remuneration of Directors 2

For For Ratify Baker Tilly as Auditors 3


For For Re-elect Graham Smith as Director 5

For For Authorise Company to Proceed with the Capital Reorganisation

6


East Balkan Properties plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive

Rights

7

Artemis Alpha Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ATS

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


For For

For For Approve Remuneration Policy 2


For For Re-elect Duncan Budge as Director 4

For For Re-elect John Ayton as Director 5

For For Re-elect Blathnaid Bergin as Director 6

For For Re-elect Tom Cross Brown as Director 7

For For Elect Jamie Korner as Director 8

For For Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

9


10


11


Atwood Oceanics, Inc.


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: ATW

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction



Atwood Oceanics, Inc. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

Against For Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes 2

Voter Rationale: not in shareholders best interests.


Ensco plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: ESV

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For Authorize Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights

2

For For Authorize Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

3

For For Authorize Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or

Other Capital Investment

4

Everyman Media Group plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: EMAN

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity in Connection with the

Placing

For For

For For Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive

Rights in Connection with the Placing

2

JD Sports Fashion plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: JD.


JD Sports Fashion plc

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Acquisition of Ordinary Shares in the Capital of JD Sprinter Holdings 2010, S.L. from Balaiko Firaja Invest, S.L

For For

Symantec Corporation


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SYMC

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1a Elect Director Gregory S. Clark For For

For For Elect Director Frank E. Dangeard 1b

For For Elect Director Kenneth Y. Hao 1c

For For Elect Director David W. Humphrey 1d

For For Elect Director Geraldine B. Laybourne 1e

For For Elect Director David L. Mahoney 1f

For For Elect Director Robert S. Miller 1g

For For Elect Director Anita M. Sands 1h

For For Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman 1i

For For Elect Director V. Paul Unruh 1j

For For Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot 1k

For For Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors 2

For For Amend Omnibus Stock Plan 3

For For Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

4


Against Against Provide For Confidential Running Vote Tallies On Executive Pay Matters

6

Against Against Adopt Share Retention Policy For Senior Executives

7


The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: HSL

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For




For For Re-elect Jamie Cayzer-Colvin as Director 5

For For Re-elect Beatrice Hollond as Director 6

For For Re-elect David Lamb as Director 7

For For Re-elect Victoria Sant as Director 8

For For Re-elect Mary Sieghart as Director 9

For For Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

10



12


13

For For Authorise Purchase of the Preference Stock 14


For For Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice

16

National Beverage Corp.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: FIZZ

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1a Elect Director Nick A. Caporella For For


National Beverage Corp. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction



2

Voter Rationale: Lack of disclosure, no clawback policy and no stock ownership guidelines. We do not support possible acceleration of options.

One Year Three Years Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency 3

Voter Rationale: A vote for the adoption of an ANNUAL say-on-pay frequency is warranted.

Palace Capital Plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: PCA

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity in Respect of the Placing and Open Offer

For For


2

For For Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Respect of the Placing and Open

Offer

3


4

Infosys Ltd.

Meeting Date: 10/07/2017 Country: India

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: INFY

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Buy Back of Equity Shares For For

For For Elect D. Sundaram as Director 2

For For Elect Nandan M. Nilekani as Director 3

For For Approve Appointment of U. B. Pravin Rao as

Managing Director

4


China Construction Bank Corporation

Meeting Date: 10/09/2017 Country: China

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: 939

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Elect Tian Guoli and Authorize the Remuneration Committee to Fix His

Remuneration

For For

Ets Franz Colruyt

Meeting Date: 10/09/2017 Country: Belgium

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: COLR

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

I.3 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan Up To

1,000,000 Shares

For For

For For Approve Fixing of the Price of Shares to Be

Issued

I.4

For For Eliminate Preemptive Rights Re: Item I.3 I.5

For For Approve Increase of Capital following Issuance of Equity without Preemptive Rights Re: Item I.3

I.6

For For Approve Subscription Period Re: Item I.3 I.7

For For Authorize Implementation of Approved Resolutions and Filing of Required Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry

I.8

Against For Authorize Board to Repurchase Shares in the Event of a Serious and Imminent Harm and Under Normal Conditions

II.1

Voter Rationale: Could be used for anti-takeover purposes.

Against For Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Re: Item II.1

II.2


Against For Authorize Board to Reissue Repurchased Shares in order to Prevent a Serious and Imminent

Harm

II.3


For For Amend Articles Re: Cancellation and Removal of

VVPR Strips

III


Ets Franz Colruyt Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Authorize Implementation of Approved

Resolutions

IV

Infosys Ltd.


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: INFY

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Buy Back of Equity Shares For Against

Voter Rationale: it is not possible for ADS holders without local access to participate

For For Elect D. Sundaram as Director 2

For For Elect Nandan M. Nilekani as Director 3

For For Approve Appointment of U. B. Pravin Rao as Managing Director

4

LXB Retail Properties Plc

Meeting Date: 10/09/2017 Country: Jersey

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: LXB

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Amend Articles of Association For For

Anhui Conch Cement Company Ltd



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Elect Wu Xiaoming as Supervisor For For


BGP Holdings Plc

Meeting Date: 10/10/2017 Country: Malta

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: N/A

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For

For For Approve Auditors 2

For For Adopt New Articles of Association 3

COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Co., Ltd.



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Elect Huang Xiaowen as Director and Approve

His Service Contract

For For

Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: KWE

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Merger of Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate plc and

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

For For



Meeting Type: Court Ticker: KWE



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For

Raven Russia Ltd


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: RUS

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Tender Offer For For

The Procter & Gamble Company


Meeting Type: Proxy Contest Ticker: PG

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1.1 Elect Director Nelson Peltz For For

For For Management Nominee Francis S. Blake 1.2

For For Management Nominee Angela F. Braly 1.3

For For Management Nominee Amy L. Chang 1.4

For For Management Nominee Kenneth I. Chenault 1.5

For For Management Nominee Scott D. Cook 1.6

For For Management Nominee Terry J. Lundgren 1.7

For For Management Nominee W. James McNerney, Jr. 1.8

For For Management Nominee David S. Taylor 1.9

For For Management Nominee Margaret C. Whitman 1.10

For For Management Nominee Patricia A. Woertz 1.11

For None Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors 2


The Procter & Gamble Company Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For None Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive


3

One Year None Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency 4

Abstain None Adopt Holy Land Principles 5

Voter Rationale: The resolution is prescriptive and we believe that management are best placed to determine the best way to manage potential human rights. The company already provides detailed disclosure about its human rights and labour practices.

Against None Report on Company Non-Discrimination Policies in States with Pro-Discrimination Laws

6

Voter Rationale: The proponent requests that the company publicly report on potential risks and costs to the company caused by any state policies supporting discrimination against LGBT individuals and details of how a company would defend against this within 6 months of the AGM. Th company already demonstrates a clear commitment to diversity and anti-discrimination through its code of conduct and human rights policy.

Against None Report on Risks of Doing Business in Conflict-Affected Areas

7

Voter Rationale: The resolution is similar to item 5 on the same ballot. The resolution asks for more disclosure about the company's operations in the West Bank. The company already provides detailed disclosure about its human rights and labour practices.

For For Repeal Any Amendments to Code of Regulations Adopted After April 8, 2016

8

Troy Resources Limited

Meeting Date: 10/10/2017 Country: Australia

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: TRY

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Elect Gregory Paul Foulis as Director Against Against

Against Against Elect Russell Lee Scott Middleton as Director 2

Against Against Elect Jeffrey Wayne Williams as Director 3

Against Against Remove John Load Cecil Jones as Director 4

Against Against Remove Peter Andrew Stern as Director 5



Meeting Type: Special Ticker: TRY



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Ratify Past Issuance of Shares to Investec Bank

Plc

For For

For For Ratify Past Issuance of Options to Investec Bank

Plc

2

For For Approve Issuance of Shares to Professional and

Sophisticated Investors

3

UNICAJA BANCO S.A.

Meeting Date: 10/10/2017 Country: Spain

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: UNI

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Commitment of Guarantee of Obligations Assumed by Subsidiary Banco de Caja Espana de Inversiones, Salamanca y Soria SA (EspanaDuero)

For For

Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad

Meeting Date: 10/11/2017 Country: Malaysia

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BJTOTO

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Directors' Fees For For

For For Approve Remuneration of Directors (Excluding

Directors' Fees)

2

For For Elect Seow Swee Pin as Director 3

For For Elect Oon Weng Boon as Director 4

For For Elect Dickson Tan Yong Loong as Director 5

For For Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and


6

For For Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked

Securities without Preemptive Rights

7


Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions

8

For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program 9

Bluescope Steel Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BSL

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2 Approve the Remuneration Report For Against

Voter Rationale: The incentive plans allow re-testing of performance conditions.

For For Elect John Bevan as Director 3a

For For Elect Penny Bingham-Hall as Director 3b

For For Elect Rebecca Dee-Bradbury as Director 3c

For For Elect Jennifer Lambert as Director 3d

For For Approve Renewal of Proportional Takeover Provisions

4

For For Approve the Grant of Share Rights to Mark Vassella

5

For For Approve the Grant of Alignment Rights to Mark Vassella

6

CK Asset Holdings Limited

Meeting Date: 10/11/2017 Country: Cayman Islands


Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Joint Venture Transaction For For


CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve the Joint Venture Formation Agreement and Related Transactions

For For

Hargreaves Lansdown plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: HL.

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory

Reports

For For




For For Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as

Auditors

5


For For Re-elect Mike Evans as Director 7

For For Re-elect Christopher Hill as Director 8

For For Elect Philip Johnson as Director 9

For For Re-elect Christopher Barling as Director 10

For For Re-elect Stephen Robertson as Director 11

For For Re-elect Shirley Garrood as Director 12

For For Re-elect Jayne Styles as Director 13

For For Elect Fiona Clutterbuck as Director 14

For For Elect Roger Perkin as Director 15

For For Authorise Market Purchase or Ordinary Shares 16


Rights

17


Hargreaves Lansdown plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


Rights

18

For For Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting

with Two Weeks' Notice

19

For For Approve Performance Plan 20

Paychex, Inc.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: PAYX

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1a Elect Director B. Thomas Golisano For For

For For Elect Director Thomas F. Bonadio 1b

For For Elect Director Joseph G. Doody 1c

For For Elect Director David J.S. Flaschen 1d

For For Elect Director Phillip Horsley 1e

For For Elect Director Grant M. Inman 1f

For For Elect Director Martin Mucci 1g

For For Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci 1h

For For Elect Director Joseph M. Velli 1i

For For Elect Director Kara Wilson 1j

For For Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

2


For For Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors 4

Van LanschotKempen NV

Meeting Date: 10/11/2017 Country: Netherlands

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: VLK


Van LanschotKempen NV

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

3a Increase Par Value to EUR 2 Per Share For For

For For Approve Reduction in Share Capital with

Repayment to Shareholders

3b

Idea Cellular Ltd


Meeting Type: Court Ticker: IDEA

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Composite Scheme of Amalgamation and Arrangement

For For

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: KW

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition For For


Magellan Financial Group


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MFG

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

2 Approve Remuneration Report For For


Magellan Financial Group Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Elect Robert Darius Fraser as Director 3a

For For Elect Karen Leslie Phin as Director 3b

For For Elect John Anthony Eales as Director 3c

For For Approve Issuance of Shares to John Eales

Under the Share Purchase Plan

4a

For For Approve Provision of Financial Assistance to

John Eales

4b

For For Approve Grant of Related Party Benefits to John

Eales

4c

For None Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate

Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors

5

Sky plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SKY

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


For For


Against For Approve Remuneration Report 3

Voter Rationale: Lack of disclosure on targets.

For For Re-elect Jeremy Darroch as Director 4

For For Re-elect Andrew Griffith as Director 5

Against For Re-elect Tracy Clarke as Director 6

Voter Rationale: Continued issues with remuneration.

For For Re-elect Martin Gilbert as Director 7

For For Re-elect Adine Grate as Director 8

For For Re-elect Matthieu Pigasse as Director 9

For For Re-elect Andy Sukawaty as Director 10

For For Elect Katrin Wehr-Seiter as Director 11

Against For Re-elect James Murdoch as Director 12

Voter Rationale: Conflicts of interest issues


Sky plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Re-elect Chase Carey as Director 13

For For Re-elect John Nallen as Director 14

For For Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors and

Authorise Their Remuneration

15

For For Authorise EU Political Donations and

Expenditure

16


Rights

17


Rights

18

For For Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment

19



20

Transurban Group


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: TCL

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2a Elect Jane Wilson as Director For For

For For Elect Neil Chatfield as Director 2b

For For Elect Robert Edgar as Director 2c

Against For Approve the Remuneration Report 3

Voter Rationale: High fixed salary for CEO compared to peers as well as a lack of disclosure around performance targets.

For For Approve Grant of Performance Awards to Scott Charlton

4

Civitas Social Housing plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: CSH


Civitas Social Housing plc

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of C Shares Pursuant to the

Issue

For For

For For Authorise Issue of C Shares without Pre-emptive

Rights Pursuant to the Issue

2

For For Authorise Market Purchase of C Shares; Approve Cancellation of Share Premium Account of the C Share Pool; Adopt New Articles of

Association

3

Dongbu Insurance Co.

Meeting Date: 10/13/2017 Country: South Korea

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: A005830

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Amend Articles of Incorporation For For

RMP Energy Inc.

Meeting Date: 10/13/2017 Country: Canada

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: RMP

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Sale of Certain Company Assets to

Tangle Creek Energy Ltd.

For For

For For Change Company Name to Iron Bridge

Resources Inc.

2

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited

Meeting Date: 10/13/2017 Country: Hong Kong



Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Elect Lam Sin Lai Judy as Director and Authorize

Board to Fix Her Remuneration

For For

Against For Adopt New Articles of Association and Related

Transactions

2

Voter Rationale: A vote AGAINST this resolution is warranted given that the proposed new Articles would grant nonindependent directors undue influence over the board's written resolution

Uchida Yoko Co. Ltd.

Meeting Date: 10/14/2017 Country: Japan

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 8057

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 75

For Against

Voter Rationale: The alternative proposal on dividends in Item 4 merits support.

For For Elect Director Kashihara, Takashi 2.1

For For Elect Director Okubo, Noboru 2.2

For For Elect Director Akiyama, Shingo 2.3

For For Elect Director Takai, Shoichiro 2.4

For For Elect Director Kikuchi, Masao 2.5

For For Elect Director Hayashi, Toshiji 2.6

For For Elect Director Hirose, Hidenori 2.7

For For Elect Director Takemata, Kuniharu 2.8

For Against Amend Articles to Dispose of Cross-Holding Shares by July 2018

3

Voter Rationale: The company fails to explain the benefits specifically expected from cross-shareholdings and investment in shares, against the demerits.

For Against Approve Alternate Income Allocation 4

Voter Rationale: Given the firm's position in cash and equivalents and long-term securities, the additional payment should be achievable without causing problems for the company's financial health.


Aeon REIT Investment Corp.



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Law For For

For For Elect Executive Director Shiozaki, Yasuo 2

For For Elect Alternate Executive Director Tsukahara, Keiji

3.1

For For Elect Alternate Executive Director Togawa, Akifumi

3.2

For For Elect Supervisory Director Abo, Chiyu 4.1

For For Elect Supervisory Director Seki, Yoko 4.2

AFFIN Holdings Berhad


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: AFFIN

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Distribution of Entire Shareholdings in Affin Bank Berhad After the Completion of the Proposed Reorganization By Way of

Distribution-in-Specie

For For

For For Approve Issuance of 2 New Ordinary Shares to

Affin Bank Nerhad

2

For For Amend Constitution 3

For For Approve Transfer of Listing Status 4

Sinotrans Ltd.




Sinotrans Ltd.

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Acquisition Agreement and Related

Transactions

For For

Sinotrans Ltd.



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Acquisition Agreement and Related Transactions

For For

AEW UK REIT plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: AEWU

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Equity Pursuant to the Share

Issuance Programme

For For

For For Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights Pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme

2

For For Approve Changes to Company's Investment

Policy

3

Cintas Corporation


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CTAS


Cintas Corporation

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1a Elect Director Gerald S. Adolph For For

For For Elect Director John F. Barrett 1b

For For Elect Director Melanie W. Barstad 1c

For For Elect Director Robert E. Coletti 1d

For For Elect Director Richard T. Farmer 1e

For For Elect Director Scott D. Farmer 1f

For For Elect Director James J. Johnson 1g

For For Elect Director Joseph Scaminace 1h

For For Elect Director Ronald W. Tysoe 1i

For For Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive


2


For For Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 4

Cochlear Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: COH

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1.1 Approve Financial Statements and Reports of the Directors and Auditors

For For

For For Approve Remuneration Report 2.1

For For Elect Andrew Denver as Director 3.1

For For Elect Rick Holliday-Smith as Director 3.2

For For Elect Bruce Robinson as Director 3.3

For For Approve Grant of Securities to Dig Howitt 4.1

For None Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors

5.1


Intertrust NV


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: INTER

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

2 Elect H.P. van Asselt to Management Board For For

For For Elect P.J. Willing to Supervisory Board 3a

For For Elect C.E. Lambkin to Supervisory Board 3b

Lewis Group Ltd

Meeting Date: 10/17/2017 Country: South Africa

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: LEW

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1.1 Re-elect David Nurek as Director For For

For For Elect Adheera Bodasing as Director 1.2

For For Elect Daphne Motsepe as Director 1.3

For For Re-elect Hilton Saven as Member of the Audit

Committee

2.1

For For Re-elect David Nurek as Member of the Audit

Committee

2.2

For For Re-elect Alan Smart as Member of the Audit

Committee

2.3

For For Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc as Auditors of the Company with Allison Legge as the Designated Auditor

3


For For Approve Implementation Report 2

For For Approve Non-executive Directors' Fees 1

For For Authorise Continued Issuance of Notes under the Company's Domestic Medium Term Notes Programme

2

For For Approve Financial Assistance in Terms of

Sections 44 and 45 of the Companies Act

3

For For Authorise Repurchase of Issued Share Capital 4


Lewis Group Ltd Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Authorise Ratification of Approved Resolutions 4

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SWX

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Eliminate Cumulative Voting For For


Telstra Corporation Limited


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: TLS

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

3a Elect Peter Hearl as Director For For

For For Elect John Mullen as Director 3b

For For Approve Grant of Restricted Shares and

Performance Rights to Andrew Penn

4


Alibaba Group Holding Limited


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BABA

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1.1 Elect Jack Yun Ma as Director For For


Alibaba Group Holding Limited Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Elect Masayoshi Son as Director 1.2

For For Elect Walter Teh Ming Kwauk as Director 1.3

For For Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors 2

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: AZJ

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2 Elect John Cooper as Director For For

For For Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Andrew Harding (2016 Award)

3a

For For Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Andrew Harding (2017 Award- 3 Year)

3b

For For Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Andrew Harding (2017 Award- 4 Year)

3c

For For Approve the Potential Termination Benefits 4


Brambles Ltd


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BXB

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

2 Approve the Remuneration Report For For

For For Elect Nessa O'Sullivan as Director 3

For For Elect Tahira Hassan as Director 4

For For Elect Stephen Johns as Director 5

For For Elect Brian Long as Director 6

For For Approve the Amendments to the Brambles

Limited 2006 Performance Rights Plan

7


Brambles Ltd Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Approve the Brambles Limited MyShare Plan 8

For For Approve the Participation of Graham Chipchase

in the Amended Performance Share Plan

9

For For Approve the Participation of Nessa O'Sullivan in the Performance Share Plan or the Amended Performance Share Plan

10

For For Approve the Participation of Nessa O'Sullivan in

the MyShare Plan

11

Champion Technology Holdings Ltd.



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

For Against

Voter Rationale: The share issuance limit is greater than 10%

For For Approve Capital Reorganization 2

For For Approve Transfer of Credits Arising From the Capital Reduction to the Contributed Surplus

Account and Related Transactions

3

CSL Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CSL

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2a Elect John Shine as Director For For

For For Elect Bruce Brook as Director 2b

For For Elect Christine O'Reilly as Director 2c

For For Adopt Remuneration Report 3


CSL Ltd. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

Against For Approve Grant of Performance Share Units to

Paul Perreault

4

Voter Rationale: Reduction in the vesting period along with guaranteed vesting for tranches 1 and 2.

Against Against Approve Spill Resolution 5

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: IMP

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc as Auditors of the Company

For For

For For Re-elect Peter Davey as Director 2.1

For For Re-elect Mandla Gantsho as Director 2.2

For For Elect Udo Lucht as Director 2.3

For For Re-elect Sydney Mufamadi as Director 2.4

For For Re-elect Hugh Cameron as Member of the Audit Committee

3.1

For For Re-elect Peter Davey as Member of the Audit Committee

3.2

For For Re-elect Babalwa Ngonyama as Member of the Audit Committee

3.3

For For Re-elect Mpho Nkeli as Member of the Audit Committee

3.4

Against For Approve Remuneration Policy 4

Voter Rationale: Significant one-off payments have been made to EDs which are not adequately explained by the Company.


Voter Rationale: Significant one-off payments have been made to EDs which are not adequately explained by the Company.

For For Approve Remuneration of Non-executive Directors

1

For For Approve Financial Assistance to Related or Inter-related Companies

2



India Capital Growth Fund Ltd.

Meeting Date: 10/18/2017 Country: Guernsey

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: IGC

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For

For For Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

2

For For Re-elect Fred Carr as Director 3

For For Re-elect John Whittle as Director 4

For For Adopt New Articles of Incorporation 5


Inner Mongolia Eerduosi Resources Co., Ltd.



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Provision of Guarantee to Subsidiaries For For

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

Meeting Date: 10/18/2017 Country: Indonesia

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: BBRI

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Stock Split and Amend Articles of Association Regarding the Stock Split

For For

Against For Elect Directors and Commissioners 2

Voter Rationale: Lack of information on nominees


PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

Meeting Date: 10/18/2017 Country: Indonesia

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: UNVR

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Elect Ira Noviarti as Director For For

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SASR

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Issue Shares in Connection with Merger For For


Seagate Technology plc

Meeting Date: 10/18/2017 Country: Ireland

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: STX

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1a Elect Director Stephen J. Luczo For For

For For Elect Director Mark W. Adams 1b

For For Elect Director Michael R. Cannon 1c

For For Elect Director Mei-Wei Cheng 1d

For For Elect Director William T. Coleman 1e

For For Elect Director Jay L. Geldmacher 1f

For For Elect Director William D. Mosley 1g

For For Elect Director Chong Sup Park 1h

For For Elect Director Stephanie Tilenius 1i

For For Elect Director Edward J. Zander 1j


Seagate Technology plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction



2


For For Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan 4

For For Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and


5

For For Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked

Securities with Preemptive Rights

6

For For Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked


7

For For Determine Price Range for Reissuance of

Treasury Shares

8

Simmons First National Corporation


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SFNC

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition of Southwest Bancorp, Inc.

For For

For For Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition of First Texas BHC, Inc.

2

For For Approve Increase in Size of Board 3



Vale S.A.

Meeting Date: 10/18/2017 Country: Brazil

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: VALE3

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Amend Articles For For


Vale S.A. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Approve Conversion Ratio of One Class A

Preferred Shares into 0.9342 Common Shares

2

Abstain None Elect Isabella Saboya as Director Appointed by

Minority Shareholder

3.1.1

Voter Rationale: Sandra Guerra adds more diversity to the board and has less external commitments.

Abstain None Elect Ricardo Reisen de Pinho as Director and Marcio Guedes Pereira Junior as Alternate Appointed by Minority Shareholder

3.1.2


For None Elect Sandra Guerra as Director Appointed by Minority Shareholder

3.2.1

Abstain None Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Director and Bruno C.H. Bastit as Alternate Appointed by


3.2.2

Voter Rationale: Only 2 out of the 4 candidates can be elected. Sandra Guerra adds more diversity to the board and has less external commitments.


3.3.1

Abstain None Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Director and Bruno C.H. Bastit as Alternate Appointed by Minority Shareholder

3.3.2

Voter Rationale: Only 2 out of the 4 candidates can be elected. Sandra Guerra adds more diversity to the board and has less external commitments.

Vale S.A.



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Conversion of Totality of Class A Preferred Shares at the Ratio of One Class A


For For

Vale S.A.




Vale S.A.

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction




2

For None Elect Sandra Guerra as Director Appointed by

Preferred Shareholder

3.1

Abstain None Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Director and Bruno C.H. Bastit as Alternate Appointed by Preferred Shareholder

3.2

Voter Rationale: Sandra Guerra adds greater diversity to the board and has less external commitments.

Vale S.A.



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction




2

Abstain None Elect Isabella Saboya as Director Appointed by


3.1


Abstain None Elect Ricardo Reisen de Pinho as Director and Marcio Guedes Pereira Junior as Alternate Appointed by Minority Shareholder

3.2



4.1

Abstain None Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Director and Bruno C.H. Bastit as Alternate Appointed by


4.2


For None Elect Sandra Guerra as Director Appointed by


5.1


Vale S.A. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

Abstain None Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Director and Bruno C.H. Bastit as Alternate Appointed by Minority Shareholder

5.2


BHP Billiton plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BLT

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For


For For Authorise the Risk and Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

3


4


5



For For Approve Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes

8

For For Approve Remuneration Report for Australian Law Purposes

9

For For Approve Leaving Entitlements 10

For For Approve Grant of Awards under the Group's Incentive Plans to Andrew Mackenzie

11

For For Elect Terry Bowen as Director 12

For For Elect John Mogford as Director 13

For For Re-elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director 14

For For Re-elect Anita Frew as Director 15

For For Re-elect Carolyn Hewson as Director 16

For For Re-elect Andrew Mackenzie as Director 17

For For Re-elect Lindsay Maxsted as Director 18


BHP Billiton plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Re-elect Wayne Murdy as Director 19

For For Re-elect Shriti Vadera as Director 20

For For Re-elect Ken MacKenzie as Director 21

Against Against Amend the Constitution 22

For Against Review the Public Policy Advocacy on Climate

Change and Energy

23

Voter Rationale: The company has not addressed disclosure of global lobbying and membership payments, which we believe is of material interest to shareholders.

Euronext NV


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: ENX

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2 Elect Franck Silvent to Supervisory Board For For

KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC

Meeting Date: 10/19/2017 Country: Kazakhstan

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: KMG

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Elect Vote Counting Commission For For

For For Approve Early Termination of Powers of Igor Goncharov as Director

2

For For Elect New Director 3

Against For Approve Remuneration of Directors 4

Voter Rationale: Excessive fees paid to non-executive directors compared to peers.


Laura Ashley Holdings plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ALY

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For

For For Re-elect Wong Nyen Faat as Director 2

Against For Re-elect David Walton Masters as Director 3

Voter Rationale: Lack of independence due to long tenure.

For For Appoint Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP as Auditors

and Authorise Their Remuneration

4




Rights

7


Rights

8


Against For Authorise the Company to Sell Shares Held as

Treasury Shares for Cash

10

Voter Rationale: Lack of disclosure.



11

MetLife, Inc.


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: MET

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Modify the Dividend Payment Tests for the Series A

Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock

For For



Sky Network Television Ltd.

Meeting Date: 10/19/2017 Country: New Zealand

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SKT

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For For

For For Elect Peter Macourt as Director 2

For For Elect Susan Paterson as Director 3

For For Elect Mike Darcey as Director 4

The Rank Group Plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: RNK

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


Reports

For For



For For Elect Alex Thursby as Director 4

For For Re-elect Chris Bell as Director 5

For For Re-elect Henry Birch as Director 6

For For Re-elect Ian Burke as Director 7

For For Re-elect Steven Esom as Director 8

For For Re-elect Susan Hooper as Director 9

For For Re-elect Clive Jennings as Director 10

For For Re-elect Lord Kilmorey as Director 11

For For Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors 12

For For Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix

Remuneration of Auditors

13



The Rank Group Plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


Expenditure

15




17

For For Elect Alex Thursby as Director (Independent

Shareholder's Vote)

18

For For Re-elect Chris Bell as Director (Independent

Shareholder's Vote)

19

For For Re-elect Steven Esom as Director (Independent

Shareholder's Vote)

20

For For Re-elect Susan Hooper as Director

(Independent Shareholder's Vote)

21

For For Re-elect Lord Kilmorey as Director (Independent

Shareholder's Vote)

22

Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: TSH

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for the Year Ended 31 March 2017

For For

For For Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc as Auditors of the Company

2

For For Elect Jacques Booysen as Director 3.1

Against For Re-elect Marcel Golding as Director 3.2

Voter Rationale: Non-independent member of a board that is majority non-independent.Marcel also attended <75% meetings for the year

Against For Re-elect Elias Mphande as Director 3.3

Voter Rationale: Non-independent member of a board that is majority non-independent

For For Re-elect Jabu Ngcobo as Director 3.4

For For Re-elect Mac Gani as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

4.1

For For Re-elect Busi Mabuza as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

4.2

For For Re-elect Jabu Ngcobo as Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

4.3


Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

Against For Approve Remuneration Policy 1

Voter Rationale: Lack of disclosure around targets

Against For Approve Remuneration Implementation Report 2

Voter Rationale: Lack of disclosure around targets

For For Approve Non-executive Directors' Fees 1


For For Approve Financial Assistance in Terms of Section 45 of the Companies Act

3

For For Approve Issuance of Shares or Options and Grant Financial Assistance in Terms of the

Company's Share-Based Incentive Schemes

4

Ansell Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ANN

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2 Approve the Increase in the Maximum Number

of Directors For For

For For Elect Glenn Barnes as Director 3a

For For Elect Christina Stercken as Director 3b

For For Elect William G Reilly as Director 3c

For For Approve the On-Market Buy-back of Shares 4

For For Approve the Grant of Performance Share Rights

to Magnus Nicolin

5

For For Approve the Remuneration Report 6

Ashmore Group PLC


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ASHM


Ashmore Group PLC

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


Reports

For For


For For Re-elect Mark Coombs as Director 3

For For Re-elect Tom Shippey as Director 4

For For Re-elect Peter Gibbs as Director 5

For For Re-elect Simon Fraser as Director 6

For For Re-elect Dame Anne Pringle as Director 7

For For Re-elect David Bennett as Director 8

For For Re-elect Clive Adamson as Director 9






Expenditure

14


Rights

15


Rights

16


17


For For Approve Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement 19



20

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.




Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Acquisition Agreement and Related

Transactions

For For

For For Approve Framework Cooperation Agreement

and Related Transactions

2

For For Authorize Board to Deal with All Matters in Relation to the Acquisition Agreement and the Framework Cooperation Agreement

3

Ci:z Holdings, Co.,Ltd.



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 50

For For

For For Elect Director Ishihara, Tomomi 2.1

For For Elect Director Shirono, Yoshinori 2.2

For For Elect Director Kosugi, Hiroyuki 2.3

For For Elect Director Tanaka, Katsuaki 2.4

Against For Elect Director Ebihara, Ikuko 2.5

Voter Rationale: The nominee cannot be expected to fulfill the role of overseeing management effectively in the interests of shareholders in light of the low attendance rate.

For For Elect Director Kojima, Hiroshi 2.6

Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: DPH

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


Reports For For


Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


Voter Rationale: Changes to the LTIP targets where 2 thirds is now EPS



For For Elect Richard Cotton as Director 5

For For Elect Lawson Macartney as Director 6

For For Re-elect Tony Rice as Director 7

For For Re-elect Ian Page as Director 8

For For Re-elect Anthony Griffin as Director 9

For For Re-elect Julian Heslop as Director 10

For For Re-elect Ishbel Macpherson as Director 11


Auditors

12



13


Rights

14


Rights

15


16




18

Against For Approve Long Term Incentive Plan 19

Voter Rationale: Changes to the LTIP targets where 2 thirds is now EPS

Koninklijke Philips NV


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: PHIA

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Elect M.J. van Ginneken to Management Board For For


Koninklijke Philips NV Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Amend Article 10 Re: Setting the Required Minimum Number of Members of the Board of Management

2

Renishaw plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: RSW

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


For For




For For Re-elect Sir David McMurtry as Director 5

For For Re-elect John Deer as Director 6

For For Re-elect Allen Roberts as Director 7

For For Re-elect Geoff McFarland as Director 8

For For Re-elect Will Lee as Director 9

For For Re-elect Sir David Grant as Director 10

For For Re-elect Carol Chesney as Director 11

For For Re-elect John Jeans as Director 12

For For Re-elect Kath Durrant as Director 13


For For Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

15


Romgaz SA

Meeting Date: 10/20/2017 Country: Romania

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SNG


Romgaz SA

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Distribution of Special Dividend of RON

1.94 per Share from Reserves

None For

For None Approve Dividends' Payment Date 2

For None Approve Terms of Special Dividend Distribution 3

For For Approve Meeting's Record Date 4

For For Approve Meeting's Ex-Date 5

For For Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other

Formalities

6

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd.



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Elect Zhang Xinning as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration

For For

For For Elect Ouyang Minggao as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration

2

For For Approve Absorption and Merger of Times Equipment by the Company and Authorize Board to Handle All Matters in Relation to the Absorption and Merger

3

Emaar Properties PJSC

Meeting Date: 10/21/2017 Country: United Arab Emirates

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: EMAAR

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Transfer of Certain Company Assets to Emaar Development LCC a Fully Owned Subsidiary

For For


Emaar Properties PJSC Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Approve Public Offering Up to 30 Percent of Shares in Subsidiary to be Listed on Dubai Financial Market

2

For For Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved

Resolutions

3

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. (PGNiG)

Meeting Date: 10/21/2017 Country: Poland

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: PGN

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2 Elect Meeting Chairman For For

For For Approve Agenda of Meeting 5

For For Amend Statute 6

Digital Barriers plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: DGB

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


Reports For For


For For Re-elect Tom Black as Director 3

For For Re-elect Colin Evans as Director 4




Rights

7


Rights

8



Digital Barriers plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares

Pursuant to the Tender Offer

10

Earthport plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: EPO

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Shares in Connection with the Placing

For For


2


3

Hong Leong Bank Berhad


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: HLBANK

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Final Dividend For For

For For Approve Remuneration of Directors 2

For For Elect Chok Kwee Bee as Director 3

For For Elect Nicholas John Lough @ Sharif Lough bin

Abdullah as Director

4

For For Elect Quek Leng Chan as Director 5

For For Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors

and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

6



7


8


Quantum Pharma Plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: QP.

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Acquisition of Quantum Pharma plc by Clinigen Group plc

For For

Quantum Pharma Plc


Meeting Type: Court Ticker: QP.

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


Super Retail Group Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SUL

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For Elect Reginald Allen Rowe as Director 3

For For Elect Howard Leonard Mowlem as Director 4

For For Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Peter Birtles

5

Totally plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: TLY


Totally plc

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Acquisition of Vocare Limited For For

For For Authorise Issue of Equity Pursuant to the

Capital Raising

2


Rights Pursuant to the Capital Raising

3

Wing Tai Holdings Limited

Meeting Date: 10/23/2017 Country: Singapore

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: W05

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Adopt Financial Statements and Directors' and Auditors' Reports

For For

For For Approve First and Final Dividend 2

For For Approve Directors' Fees 3

Against For Elect Boey Tak Hap as Director 4

Voter Rationale: Length of tenure compromises independence and role on audit and compensation committee

For For Elect Edmund Cheng Wai Wing as Director 5

For For Elect Christopher Lau Loke Sam as Director 6

For For Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

7

Against For Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked

Securities with or without Preemptive Rights

8

Voter Rationale: issuance request without preemptive rights exceeds 10%

Against For Approve Grant of Awards and Issuance of Shares Under the Wing Tai Performance Share Plan and Wing Tai Restricted Share Plan

9

Voter Rationale: No performance conditions attached



Brooks Macdonald Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BRK

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For



For For Elect Caroline Connellan as Director 4

For For Re-elect Colin Harris as Director 5

For For Re-elect Nicholas Holmes as Director 6

For For Re-elect Simon Jackson as Director 7

For For Re-elect Christopher Knight as Director 8

For For Re-elect Christopher Macdonald as Director 9

For For Re-elect Richard Price as Director 10

For For Re-elect Diane Seymour-Williams as Director 11

For For Re-elect Andrew Shepherd as Director 12

For For Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration

13


14


15

For For Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or


16


China Bluechemical Ltd.




China Bluechemical Ltd.

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Elect Meng Jun as Director and Authorize Board

to Fix His Remuneration

For For

For For Elect Tang Quanrong as Supervisor and

Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration

2

Against For Approve Amendments to the Articles of Association and Authorize Board to Deal with All Matters in Relation to the Amendments to the

Articles of Association

3

Voter Rationale: Proposed amendments may result in granting the Party Committee with legitimate authority to significantly influence the leadership and corporate governance of the company, allowing it to assert disproportionate influence over the board and expose shareholders to governance risks.

Dexus


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: DXS

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


For For Elect John Conde as Director 2.1

For For Elect Peter St George as Director 2.2

For For Elect Mark Ford as Director 2.3

For For Elect Nicola Roxon as Director 2.4

For For Approve Reallocation of Capital 3

For For Ratify Past Issuance of Securities to Institutional and Sophisticated Investors

4

Against None Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors

5

Voter Rationale: The company has increased the fee pool for the second year running with no explanation provided.

Inaba Seisakusho




Inaba Seisakusho

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final

Dividend of JPY 13

For For

For For Elect Director Inaba, Akira 2.1

For For Elect Director Inaba, Shigeru 2.2

For For Elect Director Kojima, Akimitsu 2.3

For For Elect Director Komiyama, Masahiko 2.4

For For Elect Director Morita, Yasumitsu 2.5

For For Elect Director Sugiyama, Osamu 2.6

For For Elect Director Saeki, Norikazu 2.7

For For Elect Director Inaba, Yujiro 2.8

For For Elect Director Horikawa, Tomoki 2.9

For For Elect Director Ogonuki, Tatsuya 2.10

For For Elect Director Mitsumura, Katsuya 2.11

McBride plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MCB

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For



For For Re-elect John Coleman as Director 4

For For Re-elect Rik De Vos as Director 5

For For Re-elect Chris Smith as Director 6

For For Re-elect Steve Hannam as Director 7

For For Re-elect Neil Harrington as Director 8

For For Re-elect Sandra Turner as Director 9


McBride plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


Auditors

10



Expenditure

12


Rights

13

For For Approve Bonus Issue of B Shares 14


Rights

15




17

Mcmillan Shakespeare Ltd


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MMS

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against

Voter Rationale: Re-testing is permitted.

For For Elect Tim Poole as Director 3

Against For Elect Ross Chessari as Director 4

Voter Rationale: Lack of independence.

Against For Approve Long Term Incentive Plan 5

Voter Rationale: Vesting period is less than 3 years.

Against For Approve Grant of Performance Rights and Options to Mike Salisbury

6

Voter Rationale: Vesting period is less than 3 years.

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Limited


Meeting Type: Written Consent Ticker: RMI


Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Limited

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Authorise Issue of Shares Pursuant to a

Reinvestment Option

For For

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Adopt Share Option Scheme For For

Sirtex Medical Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SRX

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Remuneration Report For For

For For Elect Andrew McLean as Director 2

For For Elect Neville Mitchell as Director 3

For For Elect Helen Kurincic as Director 4

For For Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Andrew

McLean

5

Southern Cross Media Group Limited


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SXL


Southern Cross Media Group Limited

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Elect Robert Murray as Director For For

For For Elect Helen Nash as Director 2

For For Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Grant

Blackley Under the Long Term Incentive Plan

3


Sun Bancorp, Inc.


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SNBC

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes 2


Wells Fargo Funds Trust


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: N/A

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1a Elect Director William R. Ebsworth For For

For For Elect Director Jane A. Freeman 1b

For For Elect Director Isaiah Harris, Jr. 1c

For For Elect Director Judith M. Johnson 1d

For For Elect Director David F. Larcker 1e

For For Elect Director Olivia S. Mitchell 1f

For For Elect Director Timothy J. Penny 1g


Wells Fargo Funds Trust Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Elect Director Michael S. Scofield 1h

For For Elect Director James G. Polisson 1i

For For Elect Director Pamela Wheelock 1j

CKH Food & Health Limited


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: A900120

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Financial Statements and Allocation of Income

For For

For For Elect Lin Jinsheng as Inside Director 2.1

For For Elect Kim Byeong-jae as Outside Director 2.2

For For Appoint Liu Yan as Internal Auditor 3

For For Approve Total Remuneration of Inside Directors and Outside Directors

4

For For Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Internal Auditor

5

Fletcher Building Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: FBU

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Elect Bruce Hassall as Director For For

For For Elect Cecilia Tarrant as Director 2

For For Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of the

Auditors

3


Hansteen Holdings PLC


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: HSTN

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares Pursuant to the Tender Offer

For For

Korea Aerospace Industries Co. Ltd.



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Elect Kim Jo-won as Inside Director For For

Malaysian Pacific Industries Berhad


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MPI

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For

For For Elect Dennis Ong Lee Khian as Director 2

For For Elect Mohamad Kamarudin bin Hassan as Director

3

For For Approve KPMG PLT as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

4

Against For Approve Zaid bin Syed Jaffar Albar to Continue Office as Independent Non-Executive Director

5

Voter Rationale: 23 year tenure compromises independence in role as chair of audit committee



6


Malaysian Pacific Industries Berhad Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


7


Orkla ASA

Meeting Date: 10/25/2017 Country: Norway

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: ORK

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Open Meeting; Elect Chairman of Meeting For For

For For Approve Special Dividends of NOK 5 Per Share 2

Parker-Hannifin Corporation


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: PH

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1.1 Elect Director Lee C. Banks For For

For For Elect Director Robert G. Bohn 1.2

For For Elect Director Linda S. Harty 1.3

For For Elect Director Robert J. Kohlhepp 1.4

For For Elect Director Kevin A. Lobo 1.5

For For Elect Director Klaus-Peter Muller 1.6

For For Elect Director Candy M. Obourn 1.7

For For Elect Director Joseph Scaminace 1.8

For For Elect Director Wolfgang R. Schmitt 1.9

For For Elect Director Ake Svensson 1.10

For For Elect Director James R. Verrier 1.11


Parker-Hannifin Corporation Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Elect Director James L. Wainscott 1.12

For For Elect Director Thomas L. Williams 1.13

For For Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors 2



3

Voter Rationale: The minimum vesting period is less than three years.


Photo-Me International plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: PHTM

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For






For For Re-elect John Lewis as Director 7


8


9


Redde plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: REDD


Redde plc

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


Reports

For For


For For Re-elect Avril Palmer-Baunack as Director 3




Rights

6


Rights

7



Stockland


Meeting Type: Annual/Special Ticker: SGP

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

2 Elect Andrew Stevens as Director For For

For For Elect Tom Pockett as Director 3


For For Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Mark Steinert

5

Westar Energy, Inc.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: WR


Westar Energy, Inc.

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1.1 Elect Director Mollie H. Carter For For

For For Elect Director Sandra A.J. Lawrence 1.2

For For Elect Director Mark A. Ruelle 1.3



2


For For Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors 4

Bio-Techne Corporation


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: TECH

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Fix Number of Directors at Ten For For

For For Elect Director Robert V. Baumgartner 2a

Against For Elect Director Charles A. Dinarello 2b

Voter Rationale: Failing to attend at least 75 percent of the board meetings that were scheduled over the past year without a valid reason

For For Elect Director John L. Higgins 2c

For For Elect Director Karen A. Holbrook 2d

For For Elect Director Joseph D. Keegan 2e

For For Elect Director Charles R. Kummeth 2f

For For Elect Director Roeland Nusse 2g

For For Elect Director Alpna Seth 2h

Against For Elect Director Randolph C. Steer 2i

Voter Rationale: Chair of remuneration committee and we have voted against remuneration policy for 2 consecutive years

For For Elect Director Harold J. Wiens 2j

Against For Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

3

Voter Rationale: CEO pay increased substantially year-over-year without sufficient explanation


Bio-Techne Corporation Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For Amend Omnibus Stock Plan 5


Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BRG

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For

For For Approve Issuance of Shares for a Private Placement

2

For For Elect Director R. Ramin Kamfar 3.1

For For Elect Director Gary T. Kachadurian 3.2

Withhold For Elect Director Brian D. Bailey 3.3

Voter Rationale: WITHHOLD votes from I. Bobby Majumder, Brian Bailey and Romano Tio for a material governance failure.The company's governing documents which prohibits shareholders’ ability to amend the company bylaws.

Withhold For Elect Director I. Bobby Majumder 3.4


Withhold For Elect Director Romano Tio 3.5


For For Ratify BDO USA, LLP as Auditors 4



5


CJ Hellovision Co. Ltd.




CJ Hellovision Co. Ltd.

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


Digital Barriers plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: DGB

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Disposal of the Video Business For For

For For Approve Change of Company Name to Thruvision Group plc

2

Freightways Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: FRE

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Elect Kim Ellis as Director For For

For For Elect Mark Rushworth as Director 2

For For Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate

Remuneration of Directors

3

For For Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of the

Auditors

4

Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: HLFG


Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


For For Elect Lim Tau Kien as Director 2

Against For Elect Quek Leng Chan as Director 3

Voter Rationale: Non-independent member of key committees

For For Elect Khalid Ahmad bin Sulaiman as Director 4

For For Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

5

For For Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

6

For For Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad ("HLCM") and Persons Connected with HLCM

7

For For Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with Tower Real Estate Investment Trust

8

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


Reports For For

For For Approve Final Dividend 2a

For For Approve Special Final Dividend 2b

Against For Elect Josiah Chin Lai Kwok as Director 3a1

Voter Rationale: Executive director and the board does not have a formal nomination committee and the board is not majority independent

For For Elect Wu Ivy Sau Ping Kwok as Director 3a2

For For Elect Guy Man Guy Wu as Director 3a3

For For Elect Linda Lai Chuen Loke Director 3a4


Hopewell Holdings Ltd. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Elect Sunny Tan as Director 3a5

For For Approve Directors' Fees 3b

For For Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu asas Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

4

For For Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital 5a



5b

Voter Rationale: The aggregate share issuance limit is greater than 10 percent

Against For Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 5c


Against For Approve Grant of Options Under the Share Option Scheme

5d

Voter Rationale: Absence of challenging performance criteria

Imagination Technologies Group Plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: IMG

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


For For


For For Elect Peter Hill as Director 3

For For Re-elect Nigel Toon as Director 4

For For Re-elect Guy Millward as Director 5

For For Re-elect Andrew Heath as Director 6

For For Re-elect David Anderson as Director 7

For For Re-elect Kate Rock as Director 8


For For Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

10


11


Imagination Technologies Group Plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


Rights

12


JB Hi-Fi Limited


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JBH

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


Voter Rationale: Retesting is allowed.

For For Elect Mark Powell as Director 3a

For For Elect Beth Laughton as Director 3b

For For Elect Wai Tang as Director 3c

Against For Approve Grant of Options to Richard Murray 4

Voter Rationale: Retesting is allowed.

For None Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate

Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors

5

For For Approve the Financial Assistance in Connection

with the Acquisition of The Good Guys

6

Kearny Financial Corp.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: KRNY

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1.1 Elect Director Theodore J. Aanensen For For

For For Elect Director Joseph P. Mazza 1.2

For For Elect Director John F. Regan 1.3

For For Elect Director Christopher Petermann 1.4


Kearny Financial Corp. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Ratify Crowe Horwath LLP as Auditors 2



3


Mattioli Woods PLC


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MTW

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For


For For Re-elect Nathan Imlach as Director 3

For For Re-elect Carol Duncumb as Director 4

For For Reappoint RSM UK Audit LLP as Auditors 5




8


9

For For Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or


10

Moneta Money Bank a. s.

Meeting Date: 10/26/2017 Country: Czech Republic

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: MONET

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Meeting Procedures For For


Moneta Money Bank a. s. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Elect Meeting Chairman and Other Meeting

Officials

2

For For Elect Gabriel Eichler as Supervisory Board

Member

3.1

For For Elect Tomas Pardubicky as Supervisory Board

Member

3.2

For For Elect Zuzana Prokopcova as Audit Committee

Member

4

For For Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board

Members

5

For For Approve Remuneration of Audit Committee

Members

6

Murgitroyd Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MUR

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


For For



For For Re-elect Kenneth Chrystie as Director 4

For For Re-elect Gordon Stark as Director 5

For For Re-elect Keith Young as Director 6


7

For For Ratify and Confirm the Payment of Dividends and the Entry in the Audited Accounts for the Year Ended 31 May 2017

8

For For Release Any Claims which the Company has or may have in Respect of the Payment of the Dividends Against its Shareholders

9

For For Ratify and Confirm Any Distribution Involved in the Giving of Any Such Release in Relation to the Dividends be Made Out of the Profits Appropriated to the Dividends

10


Murgitroyd Group plc Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Release Any Claims which the Company has or may have Against its Directors arising in Connection with the Payment of the Dividends; Enter into a Deed of Release

11

For For Ratify and Confirm Any Prohibition under the Articles of Association of the Company or Elsewhere on interested Directors

12

PetroChina Company Limited



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve New Comprehensive Agreement and Related Transactions

For Against

Voter Rationale: The proposed related-party transactions include a financial service agreement with the group finance company, which may expose the company to unnecessary risks.

For For Elect Wang Liang as Supervisor 2

Abstain For Amend Articles of Association, Rules of Procedures for the Shareholders' Meeting, Rules of Procedures for the Board Meeting and Amendments to the Rules of Procedures and Organization of Supervisory Committee

3

Voter Rationale: The proposed amendments may result in explicitly granting the Party Committee with legitimate authority to assert disproportionate influence over the board and its committees, and expose shareholders to governance risks.

SC Fondul Proprietatea SA


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: FP

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For

For For Approve Record Date and Ex-Date 2

For For Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

3





Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

3.1 Approve Continuation of Mandate of Franklin Templeton International Services Sarl as Alternative Investment Fund Manager and Sole Administrator

For For

Against Against Subject to Rejection of Item 3.1, Approve Termination of Mandate of Franklin Templeton International Services Sarl as Alternative Investment Fund Manager and Sole Administrator and Launch Procedure for Selection of New Fund Manager and Sole Administrator

3.2

Voter Rationale: No concerns with the current Fund Manager.

For For Approve Provisionary Budget for Fiscal Year

2018

4

For For Ratify Deloitte Audit SRL as Auditor 5



Formalities

7




Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For


For For Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

3

For For Approve Continuation of Mandate of Franklin Templeton International Services Sarl as Alternative Investment Fund Manager and Sole Administrator

3.1


SC Fondul Proprietatea SA Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

Against Against Subject to Rejection of Item 3.1, Approve Termination of Mandate of Franklin Templeton International Services Sarl as Alternative Investment Fund Manager and Sole Administrator and Launch Procedure for Selection of New Fund Manager and Sole

Administrator

3.2

Voter Rationale: No concerns with the current Fund Manager.

For For Approve Provisionary Budget for Fiscal Year

2018

4

For For Ratify Deloitte Audit SRL as Auditor 5



Formalities

7

Silverlake Axis Ltd


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 5CP

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Adopt Financial Statements and Directors' and Auditors' Reports

For For

For For Approve Final and Special Dividend 2

For For Approve Directors' Fees 3

For For Elect Mohd Munir bin Abdul Majid as Director 4

For For Elect Goh Shiou Ling as Director 5

For For Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

6

For For Amend Bye-Laws of the Company 7

Against For Approve Increase in Authorized Share Capital 8

Voter Rationale: Excessive dilution


Securities with or without Preemptive Rights

9



Silverlake Axis Ltd Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

Against For Approve Grant of Awards and Issuance of Shares Under the Silverlake Axis Ltd Performance Share Plan 2010

10



For For Approve Mandate for Interested Person

Transactions

12

Sino Land Company Limited



Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For


For For Elect Robert Ng Chee Siong as Director 3.1

Against For Elect Adrian David Li Man-kiu as Director 3.2

Voter Rationale: Adrian David Li Man-Kiu (i) is considered a non-independent director nominee and the board is less than one-third independent; (ii) serves on a total of more than six public company boards; and (iii) is the chairman of the audit committee and he is considered a non-independent director.

For For Elect Alice Ip Mo Lin as Director 3.3

For For Elect Sunny Yeung Kwong as Director 3.4

For For Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors

3.5

For For Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

4

For For Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital 5.1

Against For Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

5.2


Against For Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 5.3

Voter Rationale: The aggregate share issuance limit is greater than 10 percent.


The Alumasc Group plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ALU

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For




For For Re-elect David Armfield as Director 5

For For Re-elect Jon Pither as Director 6

For For Re-elect Philip Gwyn as Director 7

For For Re-elect Richard Saville as Director 8


9


10


11


Air China Ltd.



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Emoluments of Stanley Hui Hon-chung

and Li Dajin

For For

For For Approve Non-Receipt of Emoluments by the

Supervisory Committee

2

Abstain For Approve Amendments to Articles of Association 3

Voter Rationale: The proposed amendments may result in explicitly granting the Party Committee with legitimate authority to assert disproportionate influence over the board and its committees, and expose shareholders to governance risks.

For For Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding General

Meetings of Shareholders

4


Air China Ltd. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Board

Meetings

5

Against For Approve Renewal Trademark License Framework

Agreement

6

Voter Rationale: The proposed Trademark License Framework Agreement would result in the company giving value away to the controlling shareholder for free.

Against For Approve Entry Into a Financial Services Framework Agreement Between the Companyand China National Aviation Finance Co., Ltd.

7

Voter Rationale: The proposed related-party transactions include a financial service agreement with the group finance company

Against For Approve Entry Into a Financial Services Framework Agreement between China National Aviation Finance Co., Ltd. and China National

Aviation Holding Company

8

Voter Rationale: The proposed related-party transactions include a financial service agreement with the group finance company

For For Elect Cai Jianjiang as Director 9.01

For For Elect Song Zhiyong as Director 9.02

For For Elect John Robert Slosar as Director 9.03

For For Elect Wang Xiaokang as Director 10.01

For For Elect Liu Deheng as Director 10.02

For For Elect Stanley Hui Hon-chung as Director 10.03

For For Elect Li Dajin as Director 10.04

For For Elect Wang Zhengang as Supervisor 11.01

For For Elect He Chaofan as Supervisor 11.02

For For Approve Expansion of Business Scope and Amend Articles of Association

12

Ausdrill Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ASL

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


Voter Rationale: Vesting period is less than three years.


Ausdrill Ltd. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

Against For Elect Terrence John Strapp as Director 2

Voter Rationale: Non-independent member of the audit committee.

For For Elect Mark Andrew Hine as Director 3

For For Ratify the Past Issuance of Shares to New and

Existing Professional Investors

4

Banco BTG Pactual SA


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: BPAC5

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Minutes of Meeting For For

For For Approve Agreement to Absorb Thor Comercializadora de Energia S.A.

2

For For Approve Agreement to Absorb BTG Pactual Servicos Energeticos Ltda.

3

For For Ratify Acal Auditores Independentes S/S as the Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed

Transactions

4

For For Approve Independent Firm's Appraisal on Thor Comercializadora de Energia S.A.

5

For For Approve Independent Firm's Appraisal on BTG Pactual Servicos Energeticos Ltda.

6

For For Approve Absorption of Thor Comercializadora de Energia S.A.

7

For For Approve Absorption of BTG Pactual Servicos Energeticos Ltda.

8

For For Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions

9

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.




Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association and Authorize the Board to Delegate Authority to the Chairman or the President to Make Revisions to the Amendments to the Articles of Association

For Against

Voter Rationale: Proposed amendments may result in granting the Party Committee with legitimate authority to significantly influence the leadership and corporate governance of the company, allowing it to assert disproportionate influence over the board and expose shareholders to governance risks.



2

For For Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Board

Meetings

3

For For Amend Working System for Independent

Directors

1

For For Approve Remuneration Plan of Directors 2

For For Approve Remuneration Plan of Supervisors 3

For For Approve Li Yao as Supervisor 4

Carsales.com Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CAR

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2 Approve the Remuneration Report For Against

Voter Rationale: An overly complex remuneration structure with a lack of disclosure around the LTIP award level.

For For Elect Walter Pisciotta as Director 3

For For Elect Richard Collins as Director 4

For For Elect Jeffrey Browne as Director 5

For For Approve Grant of Deferred Short Term Incentive Performance Rights to Cameron Mclntyre

6a

For For Approve Grant of Long Term Incentive Options and Performance Rights to Cameron Mclntyre

6b


Carsales.com Ltd. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For Against Approve the Spill Resolution 7

Voter Rationale: Consecutive votes against the company's remuneration report.

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (COPASA)


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: CSMG3

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Authorize Issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures Re: Loan Agreement

For For

Dongbu HiTek Co. Ltd.



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


EZ TEC Empreendimentos Participacoes S.A


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: EZTC3

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Elect Fiscal Council Member and Alternate Appointed by Minority Shareholder

None Abstain

Voter Rationale: No nominees have been put forward to vote upon.


Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

Meeting Date: 10/27/2017 Country: Turkey

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: FROTO

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Open Meeting and Elect Presiding Council of Meeting

For For

Against For Ratify Director Appointment 2

Voter Rationale: Lack of independence on the board.

For For Approve Special Dividend 3

Hong Leong Industries Berhad


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: HLIND

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


For For Elect Zaha Rina binti Zahari as Director 2

For For Elect Peter Ho Kok Wai as Director 3

For For Elect Quek Sue Yian as Director 4

Against For Elect Naquiah bt Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar as Director

5

Voter Rationale: Length of tenure compromised independence

For For Approve KPMG as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

6

Against For Approve Ahmad Johari bin Tun Abdul Razak to Continue Office as Independent Non-Executive

Director

7

Voter Rationale: Length of tenure compromised independence



8

For For Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad and Persons Connected to Them

9


Hong Leong Industries Berhad Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with Hong Bee Hardware Company Sdn. Berhad and Hong Bee Hardware Company,

Sdn. Bhd. and Its Subsidiaries

10

For For Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd and Its Subsidiaries

11

For For Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with Hong Leong Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. and Persons Connected to

Them

12

K3 Capital Group Plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: K3C

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


For For


For For Elect Martin Robinson as Director 3

For For Elect Ian Mattioli as Director 4

For For Elect John Rigby as Director 5

For For Elect Anthony Ford as Director 6

For For Elect Andrew Melbourne as Director 7

For For Elect Stuart Lees as Director 8

For For Appoint BDO LLP as Auditors 9



11


12



Pakistan Petroleum Ltd.

Meeting Date: 10/27/2017 Country: Pakistan

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: PPL

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


For For


Against For Approve A.F. Ferguson & Co. as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

3

Voter Rationale: Second consecutive year where non-audit fees exceeded the total audit and audit-related fees paid to the company's auditor without satisfactory explanation

Qantas Airways Limited


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: QAN

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

2.1 Elect William Meaney as Director For For

For For Elect Paul Rayner as Director 2.2

For For Elect Todd Sampson as Director 2.3

For For Elect Richard Goyder as Director 2.4

For For Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Alan

Joyce

3


Resurs Holding AB

Meeting Date: 10/27/2017 Country: Sweden

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: RESURS

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For


Resurs Holding AB Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders 3


For For Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of Meeting 5

For For Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting 6

For For Approve Dividends of SEK 1.50 Per Share 7


Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Unit Capital For For

UNITE UK Student Accommodation Fund


Meeting Type: Written Consent Ticker: N/A

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Amend Asset Management Fee For For

For For Amend Trust Instrument 2

Mediobanca SPA

Meeting Date: 10/28/2017 Country: Italy

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MB


Mediobanca SPA

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Approve Financial Statements, Statutory

Reports, and Allocation of Income

For For

For None Approve Number of Directors 2.a

For None Slate 1 Submitted by Unicredit SpA 2.b.1

For None Approve Remuneration of Directors 2.c

Against None Slate 1 Submitted by Unicredit SpA 3.a.1

Voter Rationale: Supportive of Slate 2.

For None Slate 2 Submitted by Institutional Investors (Assogestioni)

3.a.2

For None Approve Internal Auditors' Remuneration 3.b

Against For Approve Remuneration Policy 4.a

Voter Rationale: Possibility of discretionary payments to directors for retention purposes as well as variable pay awarded to the Chairman.

For For Approve Fixed-Variable Compensation Ratio 4.b

For For Approve Severance Payments Policy 4.c

For For Approve Remuneration of Auditors 5

First International Bank of Israel Ltd.

Meeting Date: 10/30/2017 Country: Israel

Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: FTIN

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

4 Reappoint Somekh Chaikin as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For For

For For Reelect Daniel Furman as Banking Directive 301 External Director

5.1

For For Reelect Joseph Horowitz as External Director 5.2

For For Approve Employment Terms of Yehudit Dagan 6

For For Amend Articles Re: Indemnification 7

For For Issue Updated Indemnification Agreements to Non-Affiliated Directors

8


First International Bank of Israel Ltd. Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

For For Issue Updated Indemnification Agreements to

Affiliated Directors

9

For For Approve Director Exemption Letters 10

Against None Vote FOR if you are a controlling shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation to your account manager

A


Against None If you are an Interest Holder as defined in Section 1 of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.

B1


Against None If you are a Senior Officer as defined in Section 37(D) of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR.


B2


For None If you are an Institutional Investor as defined in Regulation 1 of the Supervision Financial Services Regulations 2009 or a Manager of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.

B3

Pantheon International Plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: PIN

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Amend Articles of Association; Approve the Redemption; Authorise Issue of the ALN; Authorise Capitalisation of Share Premium Account; Authorise Issue of Deferred Shares to the Holders of Existing Redeemable Shares; Approve Capital Reorganisation

For For

For For Amend Articles of Association 2


Pantheon International Plc


Meeting Type: Special Ticker: PIN

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Sanction the Passing of the Special Resolutions set out in the EGM Notice dated 6 October 2017 and Sanction Every Abrogation of the Rights or Privileges Attached to the Ordinary Shares

For For

Alior Bank S.A.

Meeting Date: 10/31/2017 Country: Poland

Meeting Type: Special Ticker: ALR

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

2 Elect Meeting Chairman For For


Against None Elect Supervisory Board Member 5

Voter Rationale: The proposed nominee's name has not been disclosed.

For None Approve Decision on Covering Costs of Convocation of Extraordinary Meeting of

Shareholders

6

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd.


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: BEN

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

2 Elect Jacquie Hey as Director For For

For For Elect Jim Hazel as Director 3



Charter Hall Retail REIT


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CQR

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Elect Michael Gorman as Director For For

Against For Elect John Harkness as Director 2

Voter Rationale: Lack of independence on the board.

China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd.



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Amend Articles of Association For Abstain

Voter Rationale: The proposed amendments to the company's Articles of Association and Rules of Procedures of Board Meetings may result in explicitly granting the Party Committee with legitimate authority to assert disproportionate influence over the board and its committees, and expose shareholders to governance risks

For For Approve Subscription of Non-Publicly Issued Shares of Cinda Real Estate Co., Ltd. by the Company

2



3

Abstain For Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Meetings of Board of Directors

4

Voter Rationale: The proposed amendments to the company's Articles of Association and Rules of Procedures of Board Meetings may result in explicitly granting the Party Committee with legitimate authority to assert disproportionate influence over the board and its committees, and expose shareholders to governance risks

For For Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding

Meetings of Board of Supervisors

5

For For Approve Remuneration Settlement Scheme of

Directors for 2016

6

For For Approve Remuneration Settlement Scheme of

Supervisors for 2016

7

City of London Investment Trust plc


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: CTY


City of London Investment Trust plc

Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction


Reports

For For



For For Re-elect Philip Remnant as Director 4

For For Re-elect Simon Barratt as Director 5

For For Re-elect David Brief as Director 6

For For Re-elect Martin Morgan as Director 7

For For Re-elect Samantha Wren as Director 8


Auditors

9



10


Rights

11


Rights

12


For For Authorise Market Purchase of the Preferred

Stock

14



15



Meeting Type: Special Ticker: IMG

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1 Approve Matters Relating to the Acquisition of Imagination Technologies Group plc by CBFI

Investment Limited

For For




Meeting Type: Court Ticker: IMG

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction


PICC Property and Casualty Co., Ltd.



Proposal Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote Instruction

1 Elect Yun Zhen as Director For For

For For Elect Wang Dedi as Director 2

For For Elect Qu Xiaohui as Director 3

Synaptics Incorporated


Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SYNA

Proposal

Number

Proposal Text

Mgmt Rec

Vote

Instruction

1a Elect Director Francis F. Lee For For

For For Elect Director Nelson C. Chan 1b

For For Elect Director Richard L. Sanquini 1c

Against For Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

2




Against For Amend Omnibus Stock Plan 5

Voter Rationale: The dilution exceeds 10 percent.


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