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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

 

FORM N-PX

 

annual report of proxy voting record of

registered management investment company

 

Investment Company Act file number: 

811- 02192

 

 

BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc.
(formerly, The Dreyfus Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc.)

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, New York  10286

                                                                                                           

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Bennett A. MacDougall, Esq.

240 Greenwich Street
New York, New York  10286

                                                                                                           

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6400

 

Date of fiscal year end:  5/31

 

Date of reporting period:  July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019

 


 

Item 1.  Proxy Voting Record

 

 

 


 
 

 

 

================ BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. =================

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES                                                            

 

Ticker:       ABT            Security ID:  002824100                           

Meeting Date: APR 26, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 27, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Robert J. Alpern         For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin        For       Withhold     Management

1.3   Elect Director Sally E. Blount          For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Michelle A. Kumbier      For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Edward M. Liddy          For       Withhold     Management

1.6   Elect Director Nancy McKinstry          For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic       For       Withhold     Management

1.8   Elect Director William A. Osborn        For       Withhold     Management

1.9   Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III     For       Withhold     Management

1.10  Elect Director Daniel J. Starks         For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director John G. Stratton         For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton          For       For          Management

1.13  Elect Director Miles D. White           For       For          Management

2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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ACCENTURE PLC                                                                   

 

Ticker:       ACN            Security ID:  G1151C101                           

Meeting Date: FEB 01, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  DEC 03, 2018                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Jaime Ardila             For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Herbert Hainer           For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Marjorie Magner          For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Nancy McKinstry          For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director David P. Rowland         For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson       For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Paula A. Price           For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Venkata (Murthy)         For       For          Management


 
 

      Renduchintala                                                            

1i    Elect Director Arun Sarin               For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Frank K. Tang            For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Tracey T. Travis         For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

3     Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and        For       For          Management

      Authorize Board to Fix Their                                             

      Remuneration                                                             

4     Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       For          Management

      Equity-Linked Securities with                                            

      Preemptive Rights                                                        

5     Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       For          Management

      Equity-Linked Securities without                                         

      Preemptive Rights                                                        

6     Determine the Price Range at which      For       For          Management

      Accenture Plc can Re-issue Shares that                                   

      it Acquires as Treasury Stock                                            

 

 

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ACUITY BRANDS, INC.                                                            

 

Ticker:       AYI            Security ID:  00508Y102                           

Meeting Date: JAN 04, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  NOV 09, 2018                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Peter C. Browning        For       Against      Management

1b    Elect Director G. Douglas Dillard, Jr.  For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr.      For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Vernon J. Nagel          For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Julia B. North           For       Against      Management

1f    Elect Director Ray M. Robinson          For       Against      Management

1g    Elect Director Mary A. Winston          For       Against      Management

2     Ratify EY as Auditors                   For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

 

 

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ALPHABET INC.                                                                  

 

Ticker:       GOOGL          Security ID:  02079K305                            

Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 22, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Larry Page               For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Sergey Brin              For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director John L. Hennessy         For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director L. John Doerr            For       Withhold     Management

1.5   Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.   For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Ann Mather               For       Withhold     Management

1.7   Elect Director Alan R. Mulally          For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Sundar Pichai            For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director K. Ram Shriram           For       Withhold     Management

1.10  Elect Director Robin L. Washington      For       For          Management


 
 

2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management

3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       Against      Management

4     Approve Recapitalization Plan for all   Against   For          Shareholder

      Stock to Have One-vote per Share                                         

5     Adopt a Policy Prohibiting Inequitable  Against   For          Shareholder

      Employment Practices                                                      

6     Establish Societal Risk Oversight       Against   For          Shareholder

      Committee                                                                

7     Report on Sexual Harassment Policies    Against   For          Shareholder

8     Require a Majority Vote for the         Against   For          Shareholder

      Election of Directors                                                    

9     Report on Gender Pay Gap                Against   For          Shareholder

10    Employ Advisors to Explore              Against   Against      Shareholder

      Alternatives to Maximize Value                                           

11    Approve Nomination of Employee          Against   Against      Shareholder

      Representative Director                                                  

12    Adopt Simple Majority Vote              Against   Against      Shareholder

13    Assess Feasibility of Including         Against   For          Shareholder

      Sustainability as a Performance                                          

      Measure for Senior Executive                                             

      Compensation                                                             

14    Report on Human Rights Risk Assessment  Against   Against      Shareholder

15    Adopt Compensation Clawback Policy      Against   For          Shareholder

16    Report on Policies and Risks Related    Against   For          Shareholder

      to Content Governance                                                     

 

 

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AMAZON.COM, INC.                                                               

 

Ticker:       AMZN           Security ID:  023135106                           

Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Jeffrey P. Bezos         For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Rosalind G. Brewer       For       Against      Management

1c    Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick        For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher   For       Against      Management

1e    Elect Director Judith A. McGrath        For       Against      Management

1f    Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi           For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Jonathan J. Rubinstein   For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Thomas O. Ryder          For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Patricia Q. Stonesifer   For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks         For       For          Management

2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor     For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Report on Management of Food Waste      Against   For          Shareholder

5     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder

      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting                                     

6     Prohibit Sales of Facial Recognition    Against   Against      Shareholder

      Technology to Government Agencies                                         

7     Report on Impact of Government Use of   Against   For          Shareholder

      Facial Recognition Technologies                                          

8     Report on Products Promoting Hate       Against   For          Shareholder

      Speech                                                                   

9     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

10    Report on Sexual Harassment             Against   For          Shareholder


 
 

11    Report on Climate Change                Against   For          Shareholder

12    Disclose a Board of Directors'          Against   Against      Shareholder

      Qualification Matrix                                                     

13    Report on Gender Pay Gap                Against   For          Shareholder

14    Assess Feasibility of Including         Against   For          Shareholder

      Sustainability as a Performance                                          

      Measure for Senior Executive                                              

      Compensation                                                             

15    Provide Vote Counting to Exclude        Against   Against      Shareholder

      Abstentions                                                               

 

 

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APPLE, INC.                                                                    

 

Ticker:       AAPL           Security ID:  037833100                            

Meeting Date: MAR 01, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  JAN 02, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director James Bell               For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Tim Cook                 For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Al Gore                  For       Against      Management

1d    Elect Director Bob Iger                 For       Against      Management

1e    Elect Director Andrea Jung              For       Against      Management

1f    Elect Director Art Levinson             For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Ron Sugar                For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Sue Wagner               For       For          Management

2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Proxy Access Amendments                 Against   For          Shareholder

5     Disclose Board Diversity and            Against   Against      Shareholder

      Qualifications                                                           

 

 

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APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.                                                         

 

Ticker:       AMAT           Security ID:  038222105                           

Meeting Date: MAR 07, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  JAN 10, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Judy Bruner              For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Xun (Eric) Chen          For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Aart J. de Geus          For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Gary E. Dickerson        For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Stephen R. Forrest       For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Thomas J. Iannotti       For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner     For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Adrianna C. Ma           For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Scott A. McGregor        For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Dennis D. Powell         For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management

4     Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder


 
 

 

 

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C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.                                                  

 

Ticker:       CHRW           Security ID:  12541W209                           

Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 13, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Scott P. Anderson        For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Robert C. Biesterfeld    For       For          Management

      Jr.                                                                      

1c    Elect Director Wayne M. Fortun          For       Against      Management

1d    Elect Director Timothy C. Gokey         For       Against      Management

1e    Elect Director Mary J. Steele Guilfoile For       Against      Management

1f    Elect Director Jodee A. Kozlak          For       Against      Management

1g    Elect Director Brian P. Short           For       Against      Management

1h    Elect Director James B. Stake           For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Paula C. Tolliver        For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director John P. Wiehoff          For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For       For          Management

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

5     Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions      Against   For          Shareholder

      Disclosure                                                               

 

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.                                                             

 

Ticker:       CSCO           Security ID:  17275R102                           

Meeting Date: DEC 12, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  OCT 15, 2018                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director M. Michele Burns         For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Michael D. Capellas      For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Mark Garrett             For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson      For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary      For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Charles H. Robbins       For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Arun Sarin               For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders      For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Steven M. West           For       For          Management

2     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management

      Purchase Plan                                                            

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                  

5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

6     Adjust Executive Compensation Metrics   Against   For          Shareholder

      for Share Buybacks                                                        

 

 

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CITIGROUP INC.                                                                 

 

Ticker:       C              Security ID:  172967424                           

Meeting Date: APR 16, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 19, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Michael L. Corbat        For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Ellen M. Costello        For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Barbara J. Desoer        For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director John C. Dugan            For       Against      Management

1e    Elect Director Duncan P. Hennes         For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Peter B. Henry           For       Against      Management

1g    Elect Director S. Leslie Ireland        For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Lew W. (Jay) Jacobs, IV  For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Renee J. James           For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade        For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Gary M. Reiner           For       For          Management

1l    Elect Director Diana L. Taylor          For       Against      Management

1m    Elect Director James S. Turley          For       For          Management

1n    Elect Director Deborah C. Wright        For       For          Management

1o    Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce    For       Against      Management

      de Leon                                                                  

2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

5     Amend Proxy Access Right                Against   For          Shareholder

6     Prohibit Accelerated Vesting of Awards  Against   For          Shareholder

      to Pursue Government Service                                             

7     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder

      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting                                      

 

 

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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION                                                         

 

Ticker:       CMS            Security ID:  125896100                            

Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 05, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Jon E. Barfield          For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Deborah H. Butler        For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Kurt L. Darrow           For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Stephen E. Ewing         For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director William D. Harvey        For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Patricia K. Poppe        For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director John G. Russell          For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Suzanne F. Shank         For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Myrna M. Soto            For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director John G. Sznewajs         For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Laura H. Wright          For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management

      Auditor                                                                  

4     Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder


 
 

      Disclosure                                                               

 

 

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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY                                                       

 

Ticker:       CL             Security ID:  194162103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 11, 2019                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Charles A. Bancroft      For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director John P. Bilbrey          For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director John T. Cahill           For       Against      Management

1d    Elect Director Ian Cook                 For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Lisa M. Edwards          For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Helene D. Gayle          For       Against      Management

1g    Elect Director C. Martin Harris         For       Against      Management

1h    Elect Director Lorrie M. Norrington     For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Michael B. Polk          For       Against      Management

1j    Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove        For       Against      Management

1k    Elect Director Noel R. Wallace          For       For          Management

2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                 

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.                                                         

 

Ticker:       COST           Security ID:  22160K105                           

Meeting Date: JAN 24, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  NOV 19, 2018                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Hamilton E. James        For       Withhold     Management

1.2   Elect Director John W. Stanton          For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Mary Agnes (Maggie)      For       For          Management

      Wilderotter                                                               

2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

5     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management

6     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management

7     Report on Human Rights Risk Assessment  Against   For          Shareholder

      Process                                                                  

 

 

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COTY, INC.                                                                     

 

Ticker:       COTY           Security ID:  222070203                           

Meeting Date: NOV 06, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual                               


 
 

Record Date:  SEP 12, 2018                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Lambertus J.H. Becht     For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Sabine Chalmers          For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Joachim Faber            For       Withhold     Management

1.4   Elect Director Olivier Goudet           For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Peter Harf               For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Paul S. Michaels         For       Withhold     Management

1.7   Elect Director Camillo Pane             For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Erhard Schoewel          For       Withhold     Management

1.9   Elect Director Robert Singer            For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                 

 

 

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DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION                                                     

 

Ticker:       DG             Security ID:  256677105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Warren F. Bryant         For       Against      Management

1b    Elect Director Michael M. Calbert       For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Sandra B. Cochran        For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Patricia D. Fili-Krushel For       Against      Management

1e    Elect Director Timothy I. McGuire       For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director William C. Rhodes, III   For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Ralph E. Santana         For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Todd J. Vasos            For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management

 

 

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EBAY INC.                                                                      

 

Ticker:       EBAY           Security ID:  278642103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 05, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Fred D. Anderson, Jr.    For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Anthony J. Bates         For       Against      Management

1c    Elect Director Adriane M. Brown         For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Jesse A. Cohn            For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Diana Farrell            For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Logan D. Green           For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Bonnie S. Hammer         For       Against      Management

1h    Elect Director Kathleen C. Mitic        For       Against      Management

1i    Elect Director Matthew J. Murphy        For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Pierre M. Omidyar        For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Paul S. Pressler         For       Against      Management


 
 

1l    Elect Director Robert H. Swan           For       For          Management

1m    Elect Director Thomas J. Tierney        For       Against      Management

1n    Elect Director Perry M. Traquina        For       For          Management

1o    Elect Director Devin N. Wenig           For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                 

4     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          For       For          Management

      Shareholder to Call Special Meetings                                     

5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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ECOLAB INC.                                                                    

 

Ticker:       ECL            Security ID:  278865100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 05, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr.    For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Shari L. Ballard         For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Barbara J. Beck          For       Against      Management

1d    Elect Director Leslie S. Biller         For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Jeffrey M. Ettinger      For       Against      Management

1f    Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins        For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Michael Larson           For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director David W. MacLennan       For       Against      Management

1i    Elect Director Tracy B. McKibben        For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III    For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Victoria J. Reich        For       Against      Management

1l    Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot     For       For          Management

1m    Elect Director John J. Zillmer          For       Against      Management

2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Against      Management

      Auditors                                                                  

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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EVERSOURCE ENERGY                                                              

 

Ticker:       ES             Security ID:  30040W108                           

Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 05, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Cotton M. Cleveland      For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Sanford Cloud, Jr.       For       Against      Management

1.3   Elect Director James S. DiStasio        For       Against      Management

1.4   Elect Director Francis A. Doyle         For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Linda Dorcena Forry      For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director James J. Judge           For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director John Y. Kim              For       Against      Management

1.8   Elect Director Kenneth R. Leibler       For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director William C. Van Faasen    For       Against      Management


 
 

1.10  Elect Director Frederica M. Williams    For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                 

 

 

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FERGUSON PLC                                                                    

 

Ticker:       FERG           Security ID:  G3408R113                           

Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  NOV 27, 2018                                                     

 

#     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 Remuneration Policy             For       For          Management

4     Approve Final Dividend                  For       For          Management

5     Re-elect Tessa Bamford as Director      For       For          Management

6     Re-elect Gareth Davis as Director       For       For          Management

7     Re-elect John Martin as Director        For       For          Management

8     Re-elect Kevin Murphy as Director       For       For          Management

9     Re-elect Alan Murray as Director        For       For          Management

10    Re-elect Michael Powell as Director     For       For          Management

11    Re-elect Darren Shapland as Director    For       For          Management

12    Re-elect Dr Nadia Shouraboura as        For       For          Management

      Director                                                                 

13    Re-elect Jacqueline Simmonds as         For       For          Management

      Director                                                                 

14    Approve Increase in the Maximum         For       For          Management

      Aggregate Remuneration Payable to                                         

      Non-executive Directors                                                  

15    Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors      For       For          Management

16    Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix    For       For          Management

      Remuneration of Auditors                                                 

17    Authorise EU Political Donations and    For       For          Management

      Expenditure                                                              

18    Authorise Issue of Equity with          For       For          Management

      Pre-emptive Rights                                                       

19    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management

      Pre-emptive Rights                                                       

20    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management

      Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with                                    

      an Acquisition or Other Capital                                          

      Investment                                                               

21    Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary   For       For          Management

      Shares                                                                    

 

 

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FERGUSON PLC                                                                   

 

Ticker:       FERG           Security ID:  G3408R113                            

Meeting Date: APR 29, 2019   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  APR 25, 2019                                                     

 


 
 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Approve Introduction of a New Jersey    For       For          Management

      Incorporated and UK Tax-resident                                         

      Holding Company                                                           

2     Approve Cancellation of Share Premium   For       For          Management

      Account                                                                  

3     Approve Delisting of Ordinary Shares    For       For          Management

      from the Official List                                                   

4     Approve Change of Company Name to       For       For          Management

      Ferguson Holdings Limited; Amend                                         

      Memorandum of Association                                                

5     Adopt New Articles of Association       For       For          Management

6     Approve Employee Share Purchase Plan,   For       For          Management

      International Sharesave Plan and Long                                    

      Term Incentive Plan                                                      

 

 

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FERGUSON PLC                                                                    

 

Ticker:       FERG           Security ID:  G3408R113                           

Meeting Date: APR 29, 2019   Meeting Type: Court                               

Record Date:  APR 25, 2019                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Approve Scheme of Arrangement           For       For          Management

 

 

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FIRST REPUBLIC BANK                                                            

 

Ticker:       FRC            Security ID:  33616C100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director James H. Herbert, II     For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Katherine August-deWilde For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.   For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Hafize Gaye Erkan        For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Boris Groysberg          For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Sandra R. Hernandez      For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Pamela J. Joyner         For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Reynold Levy             For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Duncan L. Niederauer     For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director George G.C. Parker       For       For          Management

2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

 

 

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY                                                       

 

Ticker:       GE             Security ID:  369604103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              


 
 

Record Date:  MAR 11, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Sebastien M. Bazin       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.    For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Francisco D'Souza        For       Against      Management

4     Elect Director Edward P. Garden         For       Against      Management

5     Elect Director Thomas W. Horton         For       Against      Management

6     Elect Director Risa Lavizzo-Mourey      For       Against      Management

7     Elect Director Catherine Lesjak         For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds    For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Leslie F. Seidman        For       For          Management

10    Elect Director James S. Tisch           For       For          Management

11    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

12    Approve Reduction in Minimum Size of    For       For          Management

      Board                                                                    

13    Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       Against      Management

14    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

15    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.                                                          

 

Ticker:       GILD           Security ID:  375558103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton     For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director John F. Cogan            For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Kelly A. Kramer          For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton          For       Against      Management

1e    Elect Director Harish Manwani           For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Daniel P. O'Day          For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Richard J. Whitley       For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson          For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Per Wold-Olsen           For       Against      Management

2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       Against      Management

3     Provide Right to Act by Written Consent For       For          Management

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

6     Report on Corporate Tax Savings         Against   Against      Shareholder

      Allocation                                                               

 

 

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INTACT FINANCIAL CORPORATION                                                   

 

Ticker:       IFC            Security ID:  45823T106                           

Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Charles Brindamour       For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Janet De Silva           For       For          Management


 
 

1.3   Elect Director Claude Dussault          For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Jane E. Kinney           For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Robert G. Leary          For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Eileen Mercier           For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Sylvie Paquette          For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Timothy H. Penner        For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Frederick Singer         For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Stephen G. Snyder        For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Carol Stephenson         For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director William L. Young         For       For          Management

2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote on Executive              For       For          Management

      Compensation Approach                                                    

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.                                        

 

Ticker:       IFF            Security ID:  459506101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 06, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Marcello V. Bottoli      For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Linda Buck               For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Michael L. Ducker        For       Against      Management

1d    Elect Director David R. Epstein         For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.   For       Against      Management

1f    Elect Director John F. Ferraro          For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Andreas Fibig            For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Christina Gold           For       Against      Management

1i    Elect Director Katherine M. Hudson      For       Against      Management

1j    Elect Director Dale F. Morrison         For       Against      Management

1k    Elect Director Stephen Williamson       For       For          Management

2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                 

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

 

 

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INTUIT, INC.                                                                   

 

Ticker:       INTU           Security ID:  461202103                           

Meeting Date: JAN 17, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  NOV 19, 2018                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Eve Burton               For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Scott D. Cook            For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Richard L. Dalzell       For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Sasan Goodarzi           For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Deborah Liu              For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson     For       Against      Management

1g    Elect Director Dennis D. Powell         For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Brad D. Smith            For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Thomas Szkutak           For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Raul Vazquez             For       For          Management


 
 

1k    Elect Director Jeff Weiner              For       Against      Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management

 

 

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LENNAR CORPORATION                                                             

 

Ticker:       LEN            Security ID:  526057104                           

Meeting Date: APR 10, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 12, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Rick Beckwitt            For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Irving Bolotin           For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Steven L. Gerard         For       Withhold     Management

1.4   Elect Director Tig Gilliam              For       Withhold     Management

1.5   Elect Director Sherrill W. Hudson       For       Withhold     Management

1.6   Elect Director Jonathan M. Jaffe        For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Sidney Lapidus           For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Teri P. McClure          For       Withhold     Management

1.9   Elect Director Stuart Miller            For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Armando Olivera          For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Jeffrey Sonnenfeld       For       Withhold     Management

1.12  Elect Director Scott Stowell            For       For          Management

2     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Require a Majority Vote for the         Against   For          Shareholder

      Election of Directors                                                    

 

 

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MEDTRONIC PLC                                                                  

 

Ticker:       MDT            Security ID:  G5960L103                           

Meeting Date: DEC 07, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  OCT 09, 2018                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Richard H. Anderson      For       Against      Management

1b    Elect Director Craig Arnold             For       Against      Management

1c    Elect Director Scott C. Donnelly        For       Against      Management

1d    Elect Director Randall J. Hogan, III    For       Against      Management

1e    Elect Director Omar Ishrak              For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt       For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director James T. Lenehan         For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel       For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary        For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Kendall J. Powell        For       Against      Management

2     Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as   For       For          Management

      Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix                                      

      Their  Remuneration                                                      

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

 

 


 
 

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MERCK & CO., INC.                                                              

 

Ticker:       MRK            Security ID:  58933Y105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 29, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Leslie A. Brun           For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Thomas R. Cech           For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe           For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Pamela J. Craig          For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier       For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer         For       Against      Management

1g    Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus      For       Against      Management

1h    Elect Director Paul B. Rothman          For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Patricia F. Russo        For       Against      Management

1j    Elect Director Inge G. Thulin           For       Against      Management

1k    Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks         For       For          Management

1l    Elect Director Peter C. Wendell         For       Against      Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       Against      Management

4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                 

5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

6     Adopt Policy Disclosing Rationale       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Behind Approval of Sale of                                               

      Compensation Shares by a Senior                                          

      Executive During a Buyback                                               

7     Report on Integrating Risks Related to  Against   Against      Shareholder

      Drug Pricing into Senior Executive                                       

      Compensation                                                             

 

 

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MICROSOFT CORP.                                                                

 

Ticker:       MSFT           Security ID:  594918104                           

Meeting Date: NOV 28, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 26, 2018                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director William H. Gates, III    For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman          For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston         For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll       For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Satya Nadella            For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Charles H. Noski         For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Helmut Panke             For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson       For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker        For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Charles W. Scharf        For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson         For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director John W. Stanton          For       For          Management

1.13  Elect Director John W. Thompson         For       For          Management

1.14  Elect Director Padmasree Warrior        For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management


 
 

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                 

 

 

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NIKE, INC.                                                                     

 

Ticker:       NKE            Security ID:  654106103                           

Meeting Date: SEP 20, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  JUL 20, 2018                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr.        For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director John C. Lechleiter       For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Michelle A. Peluso       For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

3     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

      Disclosure                                                               

4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                 

 

 

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PEPSICO, INC.                                                                   

 

Ticker:       PEP            Security ID:  713448108                           

Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 01, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Shona L. Brown           For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Cesar Conde              For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Ian Cook                 For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Dina Dublon              For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Richard W. Fisher        For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Michelle Gass            For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director William R. Johnson       For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Ramon Laguarta           For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director David C. Page            For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad         For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Daniel Vasella           For       For          Management

1l    Elect Director Darren Walker            For       For          Management

1m    Elect Director Alberto Weisser          For       For          Management

2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Eliminate Supermajority Vote            For       For          Management

      Requirement                                                               

5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

6     Report on Pesticide Management          Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.                                                

 


 
 

Ticker:       PFG            Security ID:  74251V102                           

Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 27, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Michael T. Dan           For       Against      Management

1b    Elect Director C. Daniel Gelatt         For       Against      Management

1c    Elect Director Sandra L. Helton         For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Blair C. Pickerell       For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor     For       Against      Management

 

 

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PULTEGROUP, INC.                                                               

 

Ticker:       PHM            Security ID:  745867101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Brian P. Anderson        For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Bryce Blair              For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling      For       Against      Management

1.4   Elect Director Thomas J. Folliard       For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise          For       Against      Management

1.6   Elect Director Andre J. Hawaux          For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Ryan R. Marshall         For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director John R. Peshkin          For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Scott F. Powers          For       Against      Management

1.10  Elect Director William J. Pulte         For       Against      Management

1.11  Elect Director Lila J. Snyder           For       For          Management

2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       Against      Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Amend NOL Rights Plan (NOL Pill)        For       Against      Management

 

 

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QUALCOMM, INC.                                                                 

 

Ticker:       QCOM           Security ID:  747525103                           

Meeting Date: MAR 12, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  JAN 14, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander     For       Against      Management

1b    Elect Director Mark Fields              For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Jeffrey W. Henderson     For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Ann M. Livermore         For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Harish Manwani           For       Against      Management

1f    Elect Director Mark D. McLaughlin       For       Against      Management

1g    Elect Director Steve Mollenkopf         For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Clark T. "Sandy" Randt,  For       For          Management

      Jr.                                                                      

1i    Elect Director Francisco Ros            For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld       For       For          Management


 
 

1k    Elect Director Neil Smit                For       For          Management

1l    Elect Director Anthony J. Vinciquerra   For       For          Management

2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Against      Management

      Auditors                                                                 

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

 

 

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REDWOOD TRUST, INC.                                                            

 

Ticker:       RWT            Security ID:  758075402                           

Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Richard D. Baum          For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Christopher J. Abate     For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Mariann Byerwalter       For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Douglas B. Hansen        For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Debora D. Horvath        For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Greg H. Kubicek          For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Fred J. Matera           For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Jeffrey T. Pero          For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Georganne C. Proctor     For       For          Management

2     Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors   For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

4     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       For          Management

5     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management

      Purchase Plan                                                             

 

 

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SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.                                                          

 

Ticker:       006400         Security ID:  796054203                            

Meeting Date: MAR 20, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  DEC 31, 2018                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Approve Financial Statements and        For       For          Management

      Allocation of Income                                                     

2.1   Elect Ahn Tae-hyeok as Inside Director  For       For          Management

3     Approve Total Remuneration of Inside    For       For          Management

      Directors and Outside Directors                                          

4     Amend Articles of Incorporation         For       For          Management

 

 

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THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.                                                  

 

Ticker:       GS             Security ID:  38141G104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 04, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   


 
 

1a    Elect Director M. Michele Burns         For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Drew G. Faust            For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Mark A. Flaherty         For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman         For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Lakshmi N. Mittal        For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Adebayo O. Ogunlesi      For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Peter Oppenheimer        For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director David M. Solomon         For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Jan E. Tighe             For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director David A. Viniar          For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Mark O. Winkelman        For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Against      Management

      Auditor                                                                  

4     Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.                                                        

 

Ticker:       TJX            Security ID:  872540109                           

Meeting Date: JUN 04, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 08, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Zein Abdalla             For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Alan M. Bennett          For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Rosemary T. Berkery      For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director David T. Ching           For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Ernie Herrman            For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Michael F. Hines         For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Amy B. Lane              For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz          For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Jackwyn L. Nemerov       For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director John F. O'Brien          For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Willow B. Shire          For       For          Management

2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Against      Management

      Auditors                                                                  

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Report on Gender, Race, or Ethnicity    Against   Against      Shareholder

      Pay Equity                                                               

5     Report on Prison Labor in Supply Chain  Against   For          Shareholder

6     Report on Human Rights Risks in         Against   For          Shareholder

      Operations and Supply Chain                                              

 

 

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THE TJX COS., INC.                                                             

 

Ticker:       TJX            Security ID:  872540109                           

Meeting Date: OCT 22, 2018   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  SEP 27, 2018                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       For          Management

 


 
 

 

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UNDER ARMOUR, INC.                                                             

 

Ticker:       UAA            Security ID:  904311107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 22, 2019                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Kevin A. Plank           For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director George W. Bodenheimer    For       Withhold     Management

1.3   Elect Director Douglas E. Coltharp      For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Jerri L. DeVard          For       Withhold     Management

1.5   Elect Director Mohamed A. El-Erian      For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Karen W. Katz            For       Withhold     Management

1.7   Elect Director A.B. Krongard            For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director William R. McDermott     For       Withhold     Management

1.9   Elect Director Eric T. Olson            For       Withhold     Management

1.10  Elect Director Harvey L. Sanders        For       Withhold     Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       Against      Management

4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                 

 

 

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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.                                                    

 

Ticker:       VZ             Security ID:  92343V104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 04, 2019                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau    For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini        For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Vittorio Colao           For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Melanie L. Healey        For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr.       For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman       For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Rodney E. Slater         For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Kathryn A. Tesija        For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg         For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver        For       For          Management

2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Eliminate Above-Market Earnings in      Against   For          Shareholder

      Executive Retirement Plans                                               

5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

6     Report on Online Child Exploitation     Against   For          Shareholder

7     Assess Feasibility of Cyber Security    Against   For          Shareholder

      and Data Privacy as a Performance                                        

      Measure for Senior Executive                                             

      Compensation                                                              

8     Submit Severance Agreement              Against   For          Shareholder

      (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote                                  

 


 
 

 

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WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC.                                                 

 

Ticker:       WBA            Security ID:  931427108                           

Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2019   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  NOV 26, 2018                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Jose E. Almeida          For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Janice M. Babiak         For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director David J. Brailer         For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director William C. Foote         For       Against      Management

1e    Elect Director Ginger L. Graham         For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director John A. Lederer          For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Dominic P. Murphy        For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Stefano Pessina          For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer     For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting     For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director James A. Skinner         For       For          Management

2     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management

      Auditors                                                                 

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management

      Purchase Plan                                                             

5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

6     Use GAAP for Executive Compensation     Against   For          Shareholder

      Metrics                                                                  

7     Report on Governance Measures           Against   For          Shareholder

      Implemented Related to Opioids                                           

8     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder

      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting                                     

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc.

 

By:       /s/ Renee LaRoche-Morris
            Renee LaRoche-Morris
            President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date:    August 20, 2019