N-PX 1 d43066dnpx.txt THE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------- FORM N-PX ----------------- ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-05128 ----------------- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) ----------------- 875 Third Avenue, 22/nd/ Floor New York, NY 10022 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) With copy to: Mark Hemenetz Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. 875 Third Avenue, 22/nd/ Floor New York, NY 10022 (Name and address of agent for service) ----------------- Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-730-2932 Date of fiscal year end: December 31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 ----------------- Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 ((S)(S) 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). 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Ticker: ATLN Security ID: H0032X135 Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.30 per Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1.1 Reelect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Director For For Management 4.1.2 Reelect Jean-Paul Clozel as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Juhani Anttila as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Robert Bertolini as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect John Greisch as Director For For Management 4.1.6 Reelect Peter Gruss as Director For For Management 4.1.7 Reelect Michael Jacobi as Director For For Management 4.1.8 Reelect Jean Malo as Director For For Management 4.2.1 Elect Herna Verhagen as Director For For Management 4.2.2 Elect David Stout as Director For For Management 4.3 Elect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Board For For Management Chairman 4.4.1 Appoint Herna Verhagen as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.4.2 Appoint Jean-Pierre Garnier as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 4.4.3 Appoint John Greisch as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 2.27 Million 5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 17.2 Million 6 Designate BDO AG as Independent Proxy For For Management 7 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIROPACK TECHNOLOGY GROUP AG Ticker: AIRN Security ID: H0107G108 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Treatment of Net Loss For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1.1 Reelect Quint Kelders as Director For For Management 4.1.2 Reelect John McKernan as Director For For Management 4.2.1 Elect Antoine Kohler as Director For Against Management 4.2.2 Elect Attila Tamer as Director For For Management 4.2.3 Elect Christian Feller as Director For For Management 4.3 Elect Antoine Kohler as Board Chairman For Against Management 4.4.1 Appoint Antoine Kohler as Member of For For Management the Nomination and Compensation Committee 4.4.2 Appoint Christian Feller as Member of For For Management the Nomination and Compensation Committee 5 Approve Remuneration of Board of For Against Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 360,000 6 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 925,000 7 Ratify BDO AG as Auditors For For Management 8 Designate Daniel Bill as Independent For For Management Proxy 9 Approve Creation of CHF 8 Million Pool For For Management of Capital without Preemptive Rights 10 Approve CHF 1.4 Million Increase in For Against Management Pool of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights for Employee Stock Options 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANQUE CANTONALE VAUDOISE Ticker: BCVN Security ID: H0482P863 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting (Non-Voting) None None Management 2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports (Non-Voting) 3 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 4.1 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 22 per Share 4.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 10 per Share For For Management from Capital Contribution Reserves 5.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.63 Million 5.2 Approve Remuneration of Board Chairman For For Management in the Amount of CHF 260,000 5.3 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 5.74 Million 5.4 Approve Short-Term Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 3.69 Million 5.5 Approve Long-Term Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in Form of 2,735 Shares 6 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 7 Elect Reto Donatsch as Director For For Management 8 Designate Cristophe Wilhelm as For For Management Independent Proxy 9 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASILEA PHARMACEUTICA AG Ticker: BSLN Security ID: H05131109 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Treatment of Net Loss For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4a Reelect Martin Nicklasson as Director For For Management 4b Reelect Domenico Scala as Director For For Management 4c Reelect Hans-Beat Guertler as Director For For Management 4d Reelect Daniel Lew as Director For For Management 4e Reelect Thomas Rinderknecht as Director For For Management 4f Reelect Steven Skolsky as Director For For Management 4g Reelect Thomas Werner as Director For For Management 5 Reelect Martin Nicklasson as Board For For Management Chairman 6a Appoint Martin Nicklasson as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6b Appoint Steven Skolsky as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6c Appoint Thomas Werner as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd as For For Management Auditors 8 Designate Caroline Cron as Independent For For Management Proxy 9 Amend CHF 500,000 Increase in Pool of For Against Management Conditional Capital for Stock Option Awards 10a Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 1.7 Million 10b Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 3.5 Million 10c Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 7 Million 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELIMO HOLDING AG Ticker: BEAN Security ID: H07171103 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 65 per Share 3 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 5.1.1 Reelect Patrick Burkhalter as Director For For Management 5.1.2 Reelect Martin Hess as Director For For Management 5.1.3 Reelect Hans Peter Wehrli as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect Martin Zwyssig as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Elect Adrian Altenburger as Director For For Management 5.2.1 Reelect Hans Peter Wehrli as Board For For Management Chairman 5.2.2 Reelect Martin Zwyssig as Deputy For For Management Chairman 5.3.1 Appoint Martin Hess as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.3.2 Appoint Adrian Altenburger as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 5.3.3 Appoint Patrick Burkhalter as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 5.4 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management as Independent Proxy 5.5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 6.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 770,000 6.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 4.5 Million 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUCHER INDUSTRIES AG Ticker: BUCN Security ID: H10914176 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of 6.50 CHF per Share 4.1a Reelect Ernst Baertschi as Director For For Management 4.1b Reelect Rolf Broglie as Director For Against Management 4.1c Reelect Claude R. Cornaz as Director For Against Management 4.1d Reelect Anita Hauser as Director For Against Management 4.1e Reelect Michael Hauser as Director For Against Management 4.1f Reelect Heinrich Spoerry as Director For For Management 4.1g Reelect Valentin Vogt as Director For For Management 4.2 Reelect Rolf Broglie as Board Chairman For Against Management 4.3a Appoint Claude R. Cornaz as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 4.3b Appoint Anita Hauser as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 4.3c Appoint Valentin Vogt as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.4 Designate Mathe & Partner as For For Management Independent Proxy 4.5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 5 Amend Articles Re: Shareholder Vote on For For Management Compensation of Executive Management 6.1 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 2.9 Million 6.2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management (Non-Binding) 6.3 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.2 Million 6.4 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 5.5 Million 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLARIANT AG Ticker: CLN Security ID: H14843165 Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.40 per Share For For Management 4.1.1 Reelect Guenter von Au as Director For For Management 4.1.2 Reelect Peter Chen as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Peter Isler as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Dominik Koechlin as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Hariolf Kottmann as Director For For Management 4.1.6 Reelect Carlo Soave as Director For For Management 4.1.7 Reelect Rudolf Wehrli as Director For For Management 4.1.8 Reelect Konstantin Winterstein as For For Management Director 4.1.9 Elect Susanne Wamsler as Director For For Management 4.2 Reelect Rudolf Wehrli as Board Chairman For For Management 4.3.1 Appoint Dominik Koechlin as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.3.2 Appoint Carlo Soave as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3.3 Appoint Rudolf Wehrli as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.4 Designate Balthasar Settelen as For For Management Independent Proxy 4.5 Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers as For For Management Auditors 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 3.2 Million 5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 15 Million 6.1 Additional Voting Instructions - Board None Against Management of Directors Proposals (Voting) 6.2 Additional Voting Instructions - None Against Management Shareholder Proposals (Voting) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA Ticker: CFR Security ID: H25662182 Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.40 per Registered A Share and of CHF 0.14 per Bearer B Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Elect Yves-Andre Istel as Director For Against Management 4.2 Elect Lord Douro as Director For Against Management 4.3 Elect Jean-Blaise Eckert as Director For Against Management 4.4 Elect Bernard Fornas as Director For For Management 4.5 Elect Richard Lepeu as Director For For Management 4.6 Elect Ruggero Magnoni as Director For Against Management 4.7 Elect Joshua Malherbe as Director For Against Management 4.8 Elect Frederic Mostert as Director For Against Management 4.9 Elect Simon Murray as Director For For Management 4.10 Elect Alain Dominique Perrin as For Against Management Director 4.11 Elect Guillaume Pictet as Director For For Management 4.12 Elect Norbert Platt as Director For Against Management 4.13 Elect Alan Quasha as Director For Against Management 4.14 Elect Maria Ramos as Director For For Management 4.15 Elect Lord Renwick of Clifton as For Against Management Director 4.16 Elect Jan Rupert as Director For For Management 4.17 Elect Gary Saage as Director For Against Management 4.18 Elect Juergen Schrempp as Director For Against Management 4.19 Elect Johann Rupert as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 5.1 Appoint Lord Renwick of Clifton as For Against Management Member of the Compensation Committee 5.2 Appoint Lord Douro as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 5.3 Appoint Yves-Andre Istel as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors 7 Designate Francoise Demierre Morand as For For Management Independent Proxy 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG Ticker: CSGN Security ID: H3698D419 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports (Non-Voting) 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management (Non-Binding) 1.3 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.70 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves in the Form of Either a Scrip Dividend or a Cash Contribution 4.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 12 Million 4.2.1 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 32 Million 4.2.2 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 39.1 Million 5 Approve Creation of CHF 6.4 Million For For Management Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights 6.1a Reelect Urs Rohner as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 6.1b Reelect Jassim Al Thani as Director For For Management 6.1c Reelect Iris Bohnet as Director For For Management 6.1d Reelect Noreen Doyle as Director For For Management 6.1e Reelect Andreas Koopmann as Director For For Management 6.1f Reelect Jean Lanier as Director For For Management 6.1g Reelect Kai Nargolwala as Director For For Management 6.1h Reelect Severin Schwan as Director For For Management 6.1i Reelect Richard Thornburgh as Director For For Management 6.1j Reelect Sebastian Thrun as Director For For Management 6.1k Reelect John Tiner as Director For For Management 6.1l Elect Seraina Maag as Director For For Management 6.2.1 Appoint Iris Bohnet as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6.2.2 Appoint Andreas Koopmann as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.2.3 Appoint Jean Lanier as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6.2.4 Appoint Kai Nargolwala as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.3 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 6.4 Ratify BDO AG as Special Auditor For For Management 6.5 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DKSH HOLDING AG Ticker: DKSH Security ID: H2012M121 Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2.2 Approve Ordinary Dividends of CHF 1.15 For For Management per Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Amend Articles Re: Ordinance Against For Against Management Excessive Remuneration at Listed Companies 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 2.9 Million 5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 17.6 Million 6.1.1 Reelect Adrian Keller as Director For For Management 6.1.2 Reelect Rainer-Marc Frey as Director For For Management 6.1.3 Reelect Frank Gulich as Director For For Management 6.1.4 Reelect David Kamenetzky as Director For For Management 6.1.5 Reelect Andreas Keller as Director For For Management 6.1.6 Reelect Robert Peugeot as Director For Against Management 6.1.7 Reelect Theo Siegert as Director For For Management 6.1.8 Reelect Hans Christoph Tanner as For For Management Director 6.1.9 Reelect Joerg Wolle as Director For For Management 6.2 Elect Adrian Keller as Board Chairman For For Management 6.3.1 Appoint Andreas Keller as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.3.2 Appoint Frank Gulich as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6.3.3 Appoint Robert Peugeot as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 6.4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management 6.5 Designate Ernst Widmer as Independent For For Management Proxy 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUFRY AG Ticker: DUFN Security ID: H2082J107 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income For Against Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Reelect Juan Carlos Torres Carretero For Against Management as Director and Board Chairman 4.2.1 Reelect Andres Holzer Neumann as For Against Management Director 4.2.2 Reelect Jorge Born as Director For For Management 4.2.3 Reelect Xavier Bouton as Director For For Management 4.2.4 Reelect James Cohen as Director For Against Management 4.2.5 Reelect Julian Diaz Gonzalez as For For Management Director 4.2.6 Reelect Jose Lucas Ferreira as Director For For Management 4.2.7 Reelect George Koutsolioutsos as For Against Management Director 4.2.8 Reelect Joaquin Moya-Angeler Cabrera For For Management as Director 5.1 Appoint Jorge Born as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.2 Appoint Xavier Bouton as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.3 Appoint James Cohen as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 5.4 Appoint Andres Holzer Neumann as For Against Management Member of the Compensation Committee 6 Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd as Auditors For For Management 7 Designate Buis Buergi AG as For For Management Independent Proxy 8.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management the Amount of CHF 7.4 Million 8.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 50.5 Million 9 Approve Up to CHF 157.1 Million Share For For Management Capital Increase via the Issuance of New Shares in Connection with Acquisition of World Duty Free SpA 10 Amend Articles Re: Deletion of For For Management Provisions Regarding Acquisitions of Assets 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EFG INTERNATIONAL Ticker: EFGN Security ID: H2078C108 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Preference Dividends via EFG For For Management Finance (Guernsey) Limited for Holders of Class B Shares of EFG Finance (Guernsey) Limited 3.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.25 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 5.1 Amend Articles Re: Variable For For Management Compensation of the Board of Directors 5.2 Amend Articles Re: Loans to the Board For Against Management of Directors and Executive Management 5.3 Amend Articles Re: Outside Board For For Management Mandates 6 Approve CHF 1 Million Increase in Pool For Against Management of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights for Equity Incentive Programs 7.1 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management Board of Directors in the Amount of CHF 2.68 Million 7.2 Approve Variable Remuneration of Board For Against Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.48 Million 7.3 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 7.39 Million 7.4 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 4.26 Million 8.1a Reelect Niccolo Burki as Director For For Management 8.1b Reelect Emmanuel Bussetil as Director For For Management 8.1c Reelect Erwin Caduff as Director For For Management 8.1d Reelect Robert Chiu as Director For For Management 8.1e Reelect Michael Higgin as Director For For Management 8.1f Reelect Spiro Latsis as Director For For Management 8.1g Reelect Bernd von Maltzan as Director For For Management 8.1h Reelect Pericles Petalas as Director For For Management 8.1i Reelect Daniel Zuberbuehler as Director For For Management 8.1j Elect Joachim Straehle as Director For Against Management 8.2 Elect Joachim Straehle as Board For Against Management Chairman 9.1 Appoint Niccolo Burki as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 9.2 Appoint Emmanuel Bussetil as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 9.3 Appoint Pericles Petalas as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 9.4 Appoint Erwin Caduff as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 9.5 Appoint Joachim Straehle as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 10 Designate ADROIT Attorneys as For For Management Independent Proxy 11 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as For For Management Auditors 12 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EVOLVA HOLDING AG Ticker: EVE Security ID: H2466D106 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 5.1 Approve CHF 13 Million Pool of Capital For Against Management without Preemptive Rights 5.2 Approve CHF 1.5 Million Increase in For Against Management Pool of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights for Employee Stock Options 6.1.1 Elect Tom McKillop as Director For For Management 6.1.2 Elect Claus Braestrup as Director For For Management 6.1.3 Elect Martin Gertsch as Director For For Management 6.1.4 Elect Neil Goldsmith as Director For For Management 6.1.5 Elect Jutta Heim as Director For For Management 6.1.6 Elect Ganesh Kishore as Director For For Management 6.1.7 Elect Stuart Strathdee as Director For For Management 6.1.8 Elect Thomas Videbaek as Director For For Management 6.2 Elect Tom McKillop as Board Chairman For For Management 7.1 Appoint Claus Braestrup as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 7.2 Appoint Thomas Videbaek as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 8 Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd. as Auditors For For Management 9 Designate Oscar Olano as Independent For For Management Proxy 10 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee 11 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 12 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEINTOOL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING AG Ticker: FTON Security ID: H24510135 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2a Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2b Approve Dividends of CHF 1.50 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4a Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million 4b Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.8 Million 5.1.1 Reelect Alexander von Witzleben as For For Management Director 5.1.2 Reelect Michael Soormann as Director For For Management 5.1.3 Reelect Thomas A. Erb as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect Wolfgang Feil as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Reelect Thomas Muhr as Director For For Management 5.1.6 Reelect Kurt E. Stirnemann as Director For For Management 5.2 Reelect Alexander von Witzleben as For For Management Board Chairman 5.3.1 Appoint Alexander von Witzleben as For For Management Member of the Compensation and Nomination Committee 5.3.2 Appoint Michael Soormann as Member of For For Management the Compensation and Nomination Committee 5.3.3 Appoint Wolfgang Feil as Member of the For For Management Compensation and Nomination Committee 5.4 Designate COT Treuhand AG as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 6.1 Amend Articles Re: Ordinance against For Against Management Excessive Remuneration in Listed Companies 6.2 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAM HOLDING LTD. Ticker: GAM Security ID: H2878E106 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 0.65 per Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve CHF 163,350 Reduction in Share For For Management Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 5 Amend Articles Re: Ordinance Against For For Management Excessive Remuneration at Listed Companies 6.1 Reelect Johannes de Gier as Director For For Management and Board Chairman 6.2 Reelect Daniel Daeniker as Director For For Management 6.3 Reelect Diego du Monceau as Director For For Management 6.4 Reelect Hugh Scott-Barrett as Director For For Management 6.5 Reelect Tanja Weiher as Director For For Management 7.1 Appoint Diego du Monceau as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 7.2 Appoint Daniel Daeniker as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 7.3 Appoint Johannes de Gier as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 8.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management the Amount of CHF 2.5 Million 8.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 8 Million 8.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 13 Million 9 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 10 Designate Tobias Rohner as Independent For For Management Proxy 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GATEGROUP HOLDING AG Ticker: GATE Security ID: H30145108 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Annual Report and Consolidated For For Management Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 1.2 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.45 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Reelect Remo Brunschwiler as Director For For Management 4.3 Reelect Andreas Schmid as Director For For Management 4.4 Reelect Anthonie Stal as Director For For Management 4.6 Elect David Barger as Director For For Management 4.7 Elect Julie Southern as Director For For Management 4.8 Elect Gerard van Kesteren as Director For For Shareholder 4.10 Elect Frederick Reid as Director For For Shareholder 5A Elect Andreas Schmid as Board Chairman For For Management 6.2 Appoint Julie Southern as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.3 Appoint Anthonie Stal as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6.6 Appoint Frederick Reid as Member of For For Shareholder the Compensation Committee 7 Designate Markus Meili as Independent For For Management Proxy 8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 9.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.4 Million 9.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 21.2 Million 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELVETIA HOLDING AG Ticker: HELN Security ID: H3701H100 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 18.00 per Share 4.1a Elect Doris Russi Schurter as Director For For Management 4.1b Elect Pierin Vincenz as Director For For Management 4.1c Elect Doris Russi Schurter as Interim For For Management Chairwoman until Sept. 30, 2015 and Pierin Vincenz as Chairman for the Period from Oct. 1, 2015 until 2016 AGM 4.1d Elect Hans-Juerg Bernet as Director For For Management 4.1e Elect Jean-Rene Fournier as Director For For Management 4.1f Elect Patrik Gisel as Director as of For For Management Oct. 1, 2015 until the end of the 2016 AGM 4.1g Elect Balz Hoesly as Director For For Management 4.1h Elect Peter A. Kaemmerer as Director For For Management 4.1i Elect Hans Kuenzle as Director For For Management 4.1j Elect Christoph Lechner as Director For For Management 4.1k Elect John M. Manser as Director For For Management 4.1l Elect Gabriela Payer as Director For For Management 4.1m Elect Herbert J. Scheidt as Director For For Management 4.1n Elect Andreas von Planta as Director For For Management 4.2.1 Appoint Hans-Juerg Bernet as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.2.2 Appoint John M. Manser as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.2.3 Appoint Gabriela Payer as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.2.4 Appoint Doris Russi Schurter as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 5.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 2.5 Million 5.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 5.1 Million 5.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 419,000 5.4 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 3.1 Million 6 Designate Daniel Bachmann as For For Management Independent Proxy 7 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPLENIA AG Ticker: IMPN Security ID: H41929102 Meeting Date: MAR 24, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.80 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Amend Articles Re: Ordinance Against For For Management Excessive Remuneration at Listed Companies 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million 5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 13.5 Million 6.1a Reelect Hubert Achermann as Director For For Management and as Chairman of the Board 6.1b Reelect Chantal Emery as Director For For Management 6.1c Reelect Calvin Grieder as Director For For Management 6.1d Reelect Hans-Beat Guertler as Director For For Management 6.1e Reelect Patrick Huenerwadel as Director For For Management 6.1f Elect Henner Mahlstedt as Director For For Management 6.2a Appoint Calvin Grieder as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.2b Appoint Chantal Emery as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6.2c Appoint Henner Mahlstedt as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.3 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 6.4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 7 Approve Creation of CHF 3.8 Million For Against Management Pool of Authorized Capital and CHF 3.8 Million without Preemptive Rights 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEONTEQ AG Ticker: LEON Security ID: G3082X113 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 3.00 per Share For For Management 3 Receive Remuneration Report None None Management (Non-Voting) 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 5.1 Reelect Peter Forstmoser as Director For For Management and Board Chairman 5.2 Reelect Joerg Behrens as Director For For Management 5.3 Reelect Vince Chandler as Director For For Management 5.4 Reelect Patrick de Figueiredo as For For Management Director 5.5 Reelect Hans Isler as Director For For Management 5.6 Reelect Lukas Ruflin as Director For For Management 5.7 Reelect Pierin Vincenz as Director For For Management 5.8 Elect Patrik Gisel as Director For For Management 6.1 Appoint Peter Forstmoser as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.2 Appoint Vince Chandler as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.3 Appoint Pierin Vincenz as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.4 Appoint Lukas Ruflin as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 8 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management as Independent Proxy 9.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of For Against Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 3.15 Million 9.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 11.5 Million for Business Year 2015 (Non-Binding) 9.3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 15.6 Million for Business Year 2016 10.1 Approve Creation of CHF 3 Million Pool For For Management of Capital without Preemptive Rights 10.2 Approve 1:2 Stock Split For For Management 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDT & SPRUENGLI AG Ticker: LISN Security ID: H49983176 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 400 per Registered Share and CHF 40 per Participation Certificate 4.2 Approve Dividends from Capital For For Management Contribution Reserves of CHF 325 per Registered Share and CHF 32.50 per Participation Certificate 5 Approve CHF 2,300 Reduction in Share For For Management Capital and CHF 127,300 Reduction in Participation Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares and Participation Certificates 6.1 Reelect Ernst Tanner as Director and For Against Management Board Chairman 6.2 Reelect Antonio Bulgheroni as Director For Against Management 6.3 Reelect Rudolf Spruengli as Director For Against Management 6.4 Reelect Franz Oesch as Director For Against Management 6.5 Reelect Elisabeth Guertler as Director For For Management 6.6 Reelect Petra Schadeberg-Herrmann as For Against Management Director 7.1 Appoint Rudolf Spruengli as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 7.2 Appoint Antonio Bulgheroni as Member For Against Management of the Compensation Committee 7.3 Appoint Elisabeth Guertler as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 8 Designate Christoph Reinhardt as For For Management Independent Proxy 9 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 10.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.1 Million 10.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 28 Million 11 Modify Pool of Conditional Capital for For For Management Employee Participation Purposes 12 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A. Ticker: LOGI Security ID: H50430232 Meeting Date: DEC 18, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 11, 2014 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Appropriation Of Retained Earnings For For Management 4 Amend Articles Re: Comply with New For For Management Swiss Corporate Law (Non-Routine) 5 Authorize Holding More Than 10 Percent For Against Management of Company's Own Shares 6 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 7.1 Reelect Daniel Borel as Director For For Management 7.2 Reelect Matthew Bousquette as Director For Against Management 7.3 Reelect Kee-Lock Chua as Director For Against Management 7.4 Reelect Bracken P. Darrell as Director For For Management 7.5 Reelect Sally Davis as Director For Against Management 7.6 Reelect Guerrino De Luca as Director For For Management 7.7 Reelect Didier Hirsch as Director For Against Management 7.8 Reelect Neil Hunt as Director For For Management 7.9 Reelect Monika Ribar as Director For Against Management 7.10 Elect Dimitri Panayotopoulos as For For Management Director 8 Elect Guerrino De Luca as Board For For Management Chairman 9.1 Appoint Matthew Bousquette as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 9.2 Appoint Sally Davis as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 9.3 Appoint Neil Hunt as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 9.4 Appoint Monika Ribar as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 10 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 11 Designate Beatrice Ehlers as For For Management Independent Proxy A Authorize Independent Representative For Abstain Management to Vote on Any Amendment to Previous Resolutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LONZA GROUP LTD. Ticker: LONN Security ID: H50524133 Meeting Date: APR 08, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of 2.50 CHF per Share 5.1a Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management 5.1b Reelect Werner Bauer as Director For For Management 5.1c Reelect Thomas Ebeling as Director For For Management 5.1d Reelect Jean-Daniel Gerber as Director For For Management 5.1e Reelect Barbara Richmond as Director For For Management 5.1f Reelect Margot Scheltema as Director For For Management 5.1g Reelect Rolf Soiron as Director For For Management 5.1h Reelect Juergen Steinemann as Director For For Management 5.1i Reelect Antonio Trius as Director For For Management 5.2 Reelect Rolf Soiron as Board Chairman For For Management 5.3a Appoint Thomas Ebeling as Member of For For Management the Nomination and Compensation Committee 5.3b Appoint Jean-Daniel Gerber as Member For For Management of the Nomination and Compensation Committee 5.3c Appoint Juergen Steinemann as Member For For Management of the Nomination and Compensation Committee 6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 7 Designate Daniel Pluess as Independent For For Management Proxy 8 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 2.63 Million 9.1 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 4.29 Million 9.2 Approve Short-Term Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.89 Million 9.3 Approve Maximum Long-Term Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 6.41 Million 10 Approve Approve Extension of CHF 5 For For Management Million Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONALE SUISSE Ticker: NATN Security ID: H57009161 Meeting Date: SEP 29, 2014 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Amend Articles 3 bis and 4 Re: Remove For For Management Voting Rights Restriction 1.2 Amend Article 12 Re: Remove Voting For For Management Rights Restriction 2.1 Elect Erich Walser as Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Stefan Loacker as Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Philipp Gmuer as Director For For Management 3.1 Appoint Erich Walser as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 3.2 Appoint Stefan Loacker as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 3.3 Appoint Philipp Gmuer as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 3.4 Appoint Balz Hoesli as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NESTLE SA Ticker: NESN Security ID: H57312649 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management (Non-binding) 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2.20 per Share 4.1a Reelect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe as For For Management Director 4.1b Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director For For Management 4.1c Reelect Andreas Koopmann as Director For For Management 4.1d Reelect Beat Hess as Director For For Management 4.1e Reelect Daniel Borel as Director For For Management 4.1f Reelect Steven G. Hoch as Director For For Management 4.1g Reelect Naina Lal Kidwai as Director For For Management 4.1h Reelect Jean-Pierre Roth as Director For For Management 4.1i Reelect Ann M. Veneman as Director For For Management 4.1j Reelect Henri de Castries as Director For For Management 4.1k Reelect Eva Cheng as Director For For Management 4.2.1 Elect Ruth Khasaya Oniang'o as Director For For Management 4.2.2 Elect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management 4.2.3 Elect Renato Fassbind as Director For For Management 4.3 Elect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe as Board For For Management Chairman 4.4.1 Appoint Beat Hess as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.4.2 Appoint Daniel Borel as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.4.3 Appoint Andreas Koopmann as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.4.4 Appoint Jean-Pierre Roth as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.5 Ratify KPMG SA as Auditors For For Management 4.6 Designate Hartmann Dreyer as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 11 Million 5.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 60 Million 6 Approve CHF 3.6 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVARTIS AG Ticker: NOVN Security ID: H5820Q150 Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2.60 per Share 4 Approve CHF 14.6 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 5 Amend Articles Re: Ordinance Against For Abstain Management Excessive Remuneration at Listed Companies 6.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 7.7 Million 6.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 84 Million 6.3 Approve Remuneration Report For Abstain Management 7.1 Reelect Joerg Reinhardt as Director For For Management and Board Chairman 7.2 Reelect Dimitri Azar as Director For For Management 7.3 Reelect Verena Briner as Director For For Management 7.4 Reelect Srikant Datar as Director For For Management 7.5 Reelect Ann Fudge as Director For For Management 7.6 Reelect Pierre Landolt as Director For For Management 7.7 Reelect Andreas von Planta as Director For For Management 7.8 Reelect Charles Sawyers as Director For For Management 7.9 Reelect Enrico Vanni as Director For For Management 7.10 Reelect William Winters as Director For For Management 7.11 Elect Nancy Andrews as Director For For Management 8.1 Appoint Srikant Datar as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 8.2 Appoint Ann Fudge as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 8.3 Appoint Enrico Vanni as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 8.4 Appoint William Winters as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 9 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 10 Designate Peter Zahn as Independent For For Management Proxy 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Abstain Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OC OERLIKON CORPORATION AG Ticker: OERL Security ID: H59187106 Meeting Date: APR 08, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.30 per Share For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1.1 Reelect Hans Ziegler as Director For For Management 4.1.2 Reelect Gerhard Pegam as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Mikhail Lifshitz as Director For Against Management 4.2.1 Elect Michael Suess as Director and For Against Management Chairman 4.2.2 Elect Mary Gresens as Director For For Management 4.2.3 Elect Johan Van de Steen as Director For Against Management 5.1 Appoint Hans Ziegler as Member of the For For Management Human Resources Committee 5.2.1 Appoint Michael Suess as Member of the For Against Management Human Resources Committee 5.2.2 Appoint Mary Grensens as Member of the For For Management Human Resources Committee 6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 7 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management as Independent Proxy 8 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 2 Million 9 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 5.9 Million 10 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 12.5 Million 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWATCH GROUP AG Ticker: UHR Security ID: H83949133 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Receive Annual Report of the Board of None None Management Directors (Non-Voting) 1.2 Receive Financial Statements None None Management (Non-Voting) 1.3 Receive Statutory Auditors' Reports None None Management (Non-Voting) 1.4 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Against Management Dividends of CHF 1.50 per Registered Share and CHF 7.50 per Bearer Shares 4.1.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.25 Million 4.1.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Directors in the Amount of CHF 2.55 Million 4.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 6.25 Million 4.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management Execuitve Directors in the Amount of CHF 8.6 Million 4.4 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 25 Million 5.1 Reelect Nayla Hayek as Director For For Management 5.2 Reelect Ernst Tanner as Director For Against Management 5.3 Reelect Georges N. Hayek as Director For Against Management 5.4 Reelect Claude Nicollier as Director For For Management 5.5 Reelect Jean-Pierre Roth as Director For For Management 5.6 Reelect Nayla Hayek as Board Chairwoman For Against Management 6.1 Appoint Nayla Hayek as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 6.2 Appoint Ernst Tanner as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 6.3 Appoint Georges N. Hayek as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 6.4 Appoint Claude Nicollier as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.5 Appoint Jean-Pierre Roth as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 7 Designate Bernhard Lehmann as For For Management Independent Proxy 8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 9 Amend Articles Re: Ordinance Against For For Management Excessive Remuneration at Listed Companies 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWISS LIFE HOLDING Ticker: SLHN Security ID: H8404J162 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management (Non-Binding) 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 6.50 per Share For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management 4.1 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 3.3 Million 4.2 Approve Short-Term Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 3.95 Million 4.3 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration and For For Management Long-Term Variable Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 12.8 Million 5.1 Reelect Rolf Doerig as Director and For Against Management Board Chairman 5.2 Reelect Wolf Becke as Director For For Management 5.3 Reelect Gerold Buehrer as Director For For Management 5.4 Reelect Adrienne Fumagalli as Director For For Management 5.5 Reelect Ueli Dietiker as Director For For Management 5.6 Reelect Damir Filipovic as Director For For Management 5.7 Reelect Frank Keuper as Director For For Management 5.8 Reelect Henry Peter as Director For For Management 5.9 Reelect Frank Schnewlin as Director For For Management 5.10 Reelect Franziska Sauber as Director For For Management 5.11 Reelect Klaus Tschuetscher as Director For For Management 5.12 Appoint Gerold Buehrer as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 5.13 Appoint Frank Schnewlin as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.14 Appoint Franziska Sauber as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 6 Designate Andreas Zuercher as For For Management Independent Proxy 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYNGENTA AG Ticker: SYNN Security ID: H84140112 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management (Non-Binding) 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of 11.00 CHF per Share 5.1 Reelect Vinita Bali as Director For For Management 5.2 Reelect Stefan Borgas as Director For For Management 5.3 Reelect Gunnar Brock as Director For For Management 5.4 Reelect Michel Demare as Director For For Management 5.5 Reelect Eleni Gabre-Madhin as Director For For Management 5.6 Reelect David Lawrence as Director For For Management 5.7 Reelect Michael Mack as Director For For Management 5.8 Reelect Eveline Saupper as Director For For Management 5.9 Reelect Jacques Vincent as Director For For Management 5.10 Reelect Juerg Witmer as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Michel Demare as Board Chairman For For Management 7.1 Appoint Eveline Saupper as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 7.2 Appoint Jacques Vincent as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 7.3 Appoint Juerg Witmer as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 8 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 4.5 Million 9 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 41 Million 10 Designate Lukas Handschin as For For Management Independent Proxy 11 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 12 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TECAN GROUP AG Ticker: TECN Security ID: H84774167 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.50 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1a Reelect Heinrich Fischer as Director For For Management 4.1b Reelect Oliver Fetzer as Director For For Management 4.1c Reelect Karen Huebscher as Director For For Management 4.1d Reelect Christa Kreuzburg as Director For For Management 4.1e Reelect Gerard Vaillant as Director For For Management 4.1f Reelect Rolf Classon as Director For For Management 4.1.2 Elect Lars Holmqvist as Director For For Management 4.2 Elect Rolf Classon as Board Chairman For For Management 4.3a Appoint Oliver Fetzer as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3b Appoint Christa Kreuzburg as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.4 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 4.5 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management as Independent Proxy 5.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 5.2 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.3 Million 5.3.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 6.4 Million 5.3.2 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 11.5 Million 6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UBS GROUP AG Ticker: UBSG Security ID: H892U1882 Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 0.50 per Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 2.2 Approve Supplementary Dividends of CHF For For Management 0.25 per Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 58.4 Million 5 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 25 Million 6.1a Reelect Axel Weber as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 6.1b Reelect Michel Demare as Director For For Management 6.1c Reelect David Sidwell as Director For For Management 6.1d Reelect Reto Francioni as Director For For Management 6.1e Reelect Ann Godbehere as Director For For Management 6.1f Reelect Axel Lehmann as Director For For Management 6.1g Reelect William Parrett as Director For For Management 6.1h Reelect Isabelle Romy as Director For For Management 6.1i Reelect Beatrice Weder di Mauro as For For Management Director 6.1j Reelect Joseph Yam as Director For For Management 6.2 Elect Jes Staley as Director For For Management 6.3.1 Appoint Ann Godbehere as Member of the For For Management Human Resources and Compensation Committee 6.3.2 Appoint Michel Demare as Member of the For For Management Human Resources and Compensation Committee 6.3.3 Appoint Reto Francioni as Member of For For Management the Human Resources and Compensation Committee 6.3.4 Appoint Jes Staley as Member of the For For Management Human Resources and Compensation Committee 7 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 14 Million 8.1 Designate ADB Altorfer Duss & For For Management Beilstein AG as Independent Proxy 8.2 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management 8.3 Ratify BDO AG as Special Auditors For For Management 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VZ HOLDING AG Ticker: VZN Security ID: H9239A103 Meeting Date: APR 10, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 3.50 per Share 4.1.1 Reelect Fred Kindle as Director For For Management 4.1.2 Reelect Roland Iff as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Albrecht Langhart as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Roland Ledergerber as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Olivier de Perregaux as For For Management Director 4.2 Reelect Fred Kindle as Board Chairman For For Management 4.3.1 Appoint Fred Kindle as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3.2 Appoint Roland Ledergerber as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 5 Designate Andreas G. Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd. as For For Management Auditors 7 Amend Articles Re: Ordinance Against For Against Management Excessive Remuneration at Listed Companies 8.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 325,000 8.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 3.8 Million 8.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.86 Million 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Registrant: The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Abby Ingber ------------------------------- Abby Ingber, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Date August 19, 2015