N-PX 1 form141.htm FORM N-PX

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- 03081
 
BNY Mellon Appreciation 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)
 

Deirdre Cunnane, 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:  12/31
 
Date of reporting period:  July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022
 
 
 

Item 1. Proxy Voting Record

 

 ====================== BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc. ======================


ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Ticker:       ABT            Security ID:  002824100
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 02, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert J. Alpern         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Sally E. Blount          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Robert B. Ford           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Paola Gonzalez           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Michelle A. Kumbier      For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Darren W. McDew          For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Nancy McKinstry          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director William A. Osborn        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Michael F. Roman         For       For          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
2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder
6     Adopt Policy on 10b5-1 Plans            Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder
8     Report on Public Health Costs of        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Antimicrobial Resistance


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ADOBE INC.

Ticker:       ADBE           Security ID:  00724F101
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 15, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Amy Banse                For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Brett Biggs              For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Melanie Boulden          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Frank Calderoni          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Laura Desmond            For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Shantanu Narayen         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Spencer Neumann          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Kathleen Oberg           For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Dheeraj Pandey           For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director David Ricks              For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Daniel Rosensweig        For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director John Warnock             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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AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.

Ticker:       APD            Security ID:  009158106
Meeting Date: FEB 03, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 07, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Charles I. Cogut         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Lisa A. Davis            For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Seifollah (Seifi)        For       For          Management
      Ghasemi
1d    Elect Director David H. Y. Ho           For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Edward L. Monser         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Matthew H. Paull         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Wayne T. Smith           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors


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ALTRIA GROUP, INC.

Ticker:       MO             Security ID:  02209S103
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Ian L.T. Clarke          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Marjorie M. Connelly     For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director R. Matt Davis            For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director William F. Gifford, Jr.  For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Debra J. Kelly-Ennis     For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director W. Leo Kiely, III        For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Kathryn B. McQuade       For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director George Munoz             For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Nabil Y. Sakkab          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Virginia E. Shanks       For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Ellen R. Strahlman       For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director M. Max Yzaguirre         For       For          Management
2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Report on Third-Party Civil Rights      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Audit


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AMAZON.COM, INC.

Ticker:       AMZN           Security ID:  023135106
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Jeffrey P. Bezos         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Andrew R. Jassy          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Keith B. Alexander       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Edith W. Cooper          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher   For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Judith A. McGrath        For       Against      Management
1h    Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi           For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Jonathan J. Rubinstein   For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Patricia Q. Stonesifer   For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks         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     Approve 20:1 Stock Split                For       For          Management
5     Report on Retirement Plan Options       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Aligned with Company Climate Goals
6     Commission Third Party Report           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Assessing Company's Human Rights Due
      Diligence Process
7     Adopt a Policy to Include               Against   Against      Shareholder
      Non-Management Employees as
      Prospective Director Candidates
8     Report on Efforts to Reduce Plastic Use Against   Against      Shareholder
9     Report on Worker Health and Safety      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Disparities
10    Report on Risks Associated with Use of  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Concealment Clauses
11    Report on Charitable Contributions      Against   Against      Shareholder
12    Publish a Tax Transparency Report       Against   Against      Shareholder
13    Report on Protecting the Rights of      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Freedom of Association and Collective
      Bargaining
14    Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder
15    Require More Director Nominations Than  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Open Seats
16    Commission a Third Party Audit on       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Working Conditions
17    Report on Median Gender/Racial Pay Gap  Against   Against      Shareholder
18    Oversee and Report a Racial Equity      None      None         Shareholder
      Audit *Withdrawn Resolution*
19    Commission Third Party Study and        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Report on Risks Associated with Use of
      Rekognition


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APPLE INC.

Ticker:       AAPL           Security ID:  037833100
Meeting Date: MAR 04, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 03, 2022

#     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       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Alex Gorsky              For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Andrea Jung              For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Art Levinson             For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Monica Lozano            For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Ron Sugar                For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Sue Wagner               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     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
5     Amend Articles of Incorporation to      Against   Against      Shareholder
      become a Social Purpose Corporation
6     Approve Revision of Transparency        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Reports
7     Report on Forced Labor                  Against   Against      Shareholder
8     Report on Median Gender/Racial Pay Gap  Against   Against      Shareholder
9     Report on Civil Rights Audit            Against   Against      Shareholder
10    Report on Concealment Clauses           Against   Against      Shareholder


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ASML HOLDING NV

Ticker:       ASML           Security ID:  N07059210
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 01, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Open Meeting                            None      None         Management
2     Discuss the Company's Business,         None      None         Management
      Financial Situation and Sustainability
3a    Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
3b    Adopt Financial Statements and          For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
3c    Receive Explanation on Company's        None      None         Management
      Reserves and Dividend Policy
3d    Approve Dividends of EUR 5.50 Per Share For       For          Management
4a    Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
4b    Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
5     Approve Number of Shares for            For       For          Management
      Management Board
6     Amend Remuneration Policy for           For       For          Management
      Management Board
7     Receive Information on the Composition  None      None         Management
      of the Management Board
8a    Announce Vacancies on the Supervisory   None      None         Management
      Board
8b    Opportunity to Make Recommendations     None      None         Management
8c    Announce Recommendation to Reappoint T. None      None         Management
      L. Kelly and Appoint A.F.M. Everke and
      A.L. Steegen as Members of the
      Supervisory Board
8d    Reelect T.L. Kelly to Supervisory Board For       For          Management
8e    Elect A.F.M. Everke to Supervisory      For       For          Management
      Board
8f    Elect A.L. Steegen to Supervisory Board For       For          Management
8g    Discuss Composition of the Supervisory  None      None         Management
      Board
9     Ratify KPMG Accountants N.V. as         For       For          Management
      Auditors for the Reporting Years 2023
      and 2024
10    Ratify Deloitte Accountants B.V. as     None      None         Management
      Auditors for the Reporting Year 2025
11    Amend Articles of Association           For       For          Management
12a   Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares   For       For          Management
      Up to 5 Percent of Issued Capital Plus
      Additional 5 Percent in Case of Merger
      or Acquisition
12b   Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive   For       For          Management
      Rights from Share Issuances
13    Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
14    Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased   For       For          Management
      Shares
15    Other Business (Non-Voting)             None      None         Management
16    Close Meeting                           None      None         Management


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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.

Ticker:       ADP            Security ID:  053015103
Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2021   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 13, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Peter Bisson             For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Richard T. Clark         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Linnie M. Haynesworth    For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director John P. Jones            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Francine S. Katsoudas    For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Nazzic S. Keene          For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Scott F. Powers          For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director William J. Ready         For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Carlos A. Rodriguez      For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Sandra S. Wijnberg       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Report on Workforce Engagement in       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Governance


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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

Ticker:       BRK.B          Security ID:  084670108
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 02, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Warren E. Buffett        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Charles T. Munger        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Gregory E. Abel          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Howard G. Buffett        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Susan A. Buffett         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Stephen B. Burke         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault      For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Christopher C. Davis     For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Susan L. Decker          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director David S. Gottesman       For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Charlotte Guyman         For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Ajit Jain                For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Ronald L. Olson          For       For          Management
1.14  Elect Director Wallace R. Weitz         For       For          Management
1.15  Elect Director Meryl B. Witmer          For       For          Management
2     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder
3     Report on Climate-Related Risks and     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Opportunities
4     Report on GHG Emissions Reduction       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Targets
5     Report on Effectiveness of Diversity    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Equity and Inclusion Efforts and
      Metrics


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BLACKROCK, INC.

Ticker:       BLK            Security ID:  09247X101
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Bader M. Alsaad          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Pamela Daley             For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Laurence D. Fink         For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Beth Ford                For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director William E. Ford          For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Fabrizio Freda           For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Murry S. Gerber          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Margaret "Peggy" L.      For       For          Management
      Johnson
1i    Elect Director Robert S. Kapito         For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Cheryl D. Mills          For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Gordon M. Nixon          For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Kristin C. Peck          For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Charles H. Robbins       For       For          Management
1n    Elect Director Marco Antonio Slim Domit For       For          Management
1o    Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg         For       For          Management
1p    Elect Director Susan L. Wagner          For       For          Management
1q    Elect Director Mark Wilson              For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors         For       For          Management
4     Adopt Policies to Curtail Corporate     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Activities that Externalize Social and
      Environmental Costs


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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

Ticker:       BR             Security ID:  11133T103
Meeting Date: NOV 18, 2021   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 23, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Leslie A. Brun           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Pamela L. Carter         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Richard J. Daly          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Robert N. Duelks         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Melvin L. Flowers        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Timothy C. Gokey         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Brett A. Keller          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Maura A. Markus          For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Annette L. Nazareth      For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Thomas J. Perna          For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Amit K. Zavery           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors


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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LIMITED

Ticker:       CP             Security ID:  13645T100
Meeting Date: DEC 08, 2021   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  NOV 01, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Issuance of Shares in           For       For          Management
      Connection with the Acquisition of
      Kansas City Southern
2     Change Company Name to Canadian         For       For          Management
      Pacific Kansas City Limited


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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LIMITED

Ticker:       CP             Security ID:  13645T100
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
2     Amend Stock Option Incentive Plan       For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote on Executive              For       For          Management
      Compensation Approach
4     Management Advisory Vote on Climate     For       For          Management
      Change
5.1   Elect Director John Baird               For       For          Management
5.2   Elect Director Isabelle Courville       For       For          Management
5.3   Elect Director Keith E. Creel           For       For          Management
5.4   Elect Director Gillian H. Denham        For       For          Management
5.5   Elect Director Edward R. Hamberger      For       For          Management
5.6   Elect Director Matthew H. Paull         For       For          Management
5.7   Elect Director Jane L. Peverett         For       For          Management
5.8   Elect Director Andrea Robertson         For       For          Management
5.9   Elect Director Gordon T. Trafton        For       For          Management


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CHEVRON CORPORATION

Ticker:       CVX            Security ID:  166764100
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Wanda M. Austin          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director John B. Frank            For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Alice P. Gast            For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.   For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson       For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman Jr.      For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Charles W. Moorman       For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Dambisa F. Moyo          For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Debra Reed-Klages        For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar          For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director D. James Umpleby, III    For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Michael K. Wirth         For       For          Management
2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
5     Adopt Medium and Long-Term GHG          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Emissions Reduction Targets
6     Issue Audited Net-Zero Scenario         Against   Against      Shareholder
      Analysis Report
7     Oversee and Report on Reliability of    For       For          Shareholder
      Methane Emission Disclosures
8     Report on Business with                 Against   Against      Shareholder
      Conflict-Complicit Governments
9     Oversee and Report a Racial Equity      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Audit
10    Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting


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COMCAST CORPORATION

Ticker:       CMCSA          Security ID:  20030N101
Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 04, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon         For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director Madeline S. Bell         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Edward D. Breen          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman     For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Maritza G. Montiel       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Asuka Nakahara           For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director David C. Novak           For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Brian L. Roberts         For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Report on Charitable Contributions      Against   Against      Shareholder
5     Oversee and Report a Racial Equity      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Audit
6     Report on Omitting Viewpoint and        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Ideology from EEO Policy
7     Conduct Audit and Report on             Against   Against      Shareholder
      Effectiveness of Sexual Harassment
      Policies
8     Report on Retirement Plan Options       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Aligned with Company Climate Goals


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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION

Ticker:       XOM            Security ID:  30231G102
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 01, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Michael J. Angelakis     For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Susan K. Avery           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Angela F. Braly          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Ursula M. Burns          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Gregory J. Goff          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Kaisa H. Hietala         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Joseph L. Hooley         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian      For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner     For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Jeffrey W. Ubben         For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Darren W. Woods          For       For          Management
2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Remove Executive Perquisites            Against   Against      Shareholder
5     Amend Bylaws to Limit Shareholder       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Rights for Proposal Submission
6     Set GHG Emissions Reduction targets     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Consistent With Paris Agreement Goal
7     Report on Low Carbon Business Planning  Against   Against      Shareholder
8     Report on Scenario Analysis Consistent  Against   Against      Shareholder
      with International Energy Agency's Net
      Zero by 2050
9     Report on Reducing Plastic Pollution    Against   Against      Shareholder
10    Report on Political Contributions and   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Expenditures


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GARTNER, INC.

Ticker:       IT             Security ID:  366651107
Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 07, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Peter E. Bisson          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Richard J. Bressler      For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Raul E. Cesan            For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Karen E. Dykstra         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Diana S. Ferguson        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Anne Sutherland Fuchs    For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director William O. Grabe         For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Eugene A. Hall           For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Stephen G. Pagliuca      For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Eileen M. Serra          For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director James C. Smith           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management


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HERMES INTERNATIONAL SCA

Ticker:       RMS            Security ID:  F48051100
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  APR 14, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Financial Statements and        For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Consolidated Financial          For       For          Management
      Statements and Statutory Reports
3     Approve Discharge of General Managers   For       For          Management
4     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 8 per Share
5     Approve Auditors' Special Report on     For       For          Management
      Related-Party Transactions
6     Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
7     Approve Compensation Report of          For       Against      Management
      Corporate Officers
8     Approve Compensation of Axel Dumas,     For       Against      Management
      General Manager
9     Approve Compensation of Emile Hermes    For       Against      Management
      SAS, General Manager
10    Approve Compensation of Eric de         For       For          Management
      Seynes, Chairman of the Supervisory
      Board
11    Approve Remuneration Policy of General  For       Against      Management
      Managers
12    Approve Remuneration Policy of          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board Members
13    Reelect Charles-Eric Bauer as           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board Member
14    Reelect Estelle Brachlianoff as         For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board Member
15    Reelect Julie Guerrand as Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board Member
16    Reelect Dominique Senequier as          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board Member
17    Authorize Decrease in Share Capital     For       For          Management
      via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
18    Authorize up to 2 Percent of Issued     For       Against      Management
      Capital for Use in Stock Option Plans
19    Authorize up to 2 Percent of Issued     For       Against      Management
      Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
      Plans
20    Authorize Filing of Required            For       For          Management
      Documents/Other Formalities


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HESS CORPORATION

Ticker:       HES            Security ID:  42809H107
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 01, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Terrence J. Checki       For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.  For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Lisa Glatch              For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director John B. Hess             For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Edith E. Holiday         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Marc S. Lipschultz       For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Raymond J. McGuire       For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director David McManus            For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Kevin O. Meyers          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Karyn F. Ovelmen         For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director James H. Quigley         For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director William G. Schrader      For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management


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INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.

Ticker:       ICE            Security ID:  45866F104
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 15, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Sharon Y. Bowen          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Shantella E. Cooper      For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Duriya M. Farooqui       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director The Right Hon. the Lord  For       For          Management
      Hague of Richmond
1e    Elect Director Mark F. Mulhern          For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Thomas E. Noonan         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Caroline L. Silver       For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Jeffrey C. Sprecher      For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser       For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Martha A. Tirinnanzi     For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
4     Approve Non-Employee Director Stock     For       For          Management
      Option Plan
5     Eliminate Supermajority Vote            For       For          Management
      Requirement to Amend Certificate of
      Incorporation and Bylaws
6     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          For       For          Management
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
      to 20%
7     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
8     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
      to 10%


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INTUIT INC.

Ticker:       INTU           Security ID:  461202103
Meeting Date: JAN 20, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 22, 2021

#     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 K. Goodarzi        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Deborah Liu              For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Tekedra Mawakana         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson     For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Dennis D. Powell         For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Brad D. Smith            For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Thomas Szkutak           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Raul Vazquez             For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Jeff Weiner              For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management


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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

Ticker:       ISRG           Security ID:  46120E602
Meeting Date: SEP 20, 2021   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  AUG 18, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       For          Management


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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

Ticker:       ISRG           Security ID:  46120E602
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 01, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Craig H. Barratt         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Joseph C. Beery          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Gary S. Guthart          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Amal M. Johnson          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Don R. Kania             For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Amy L. Ladd              For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Keith R. Leonard, Jr.    For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Alan J. Levy             For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Jami Dover Nachtsheim    For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Monica P. Reed           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Mark J. Rubash           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management


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JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Ticker:       JNJ            Security ID:  478160104
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 01, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Darius Adamczyk          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Mary C. Beckerle         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director D. Scott Davis           For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Jennifer A. Doudna       For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Joaquin Duato            For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Alex Gorsky              For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson       For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Hubert Joly              For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Mark B. McClellan        For       Against      Management
1k    Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy          For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director A. Eugene Washington     For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Mark A. Weinberger       For       For          Management
1n    Elect Director Nadja Y. West            For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Adopt a Mandatory Arbitration Bylaw     None      None         Shareholder
      *Withdrawn Resolution*
6     Report on a Civil Rights, Equity,       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Diversity and Inclusion Audit
7     Oversee and Report a Racial Equity      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Audit
8     Report on Government Financial Support  Against   Against      Shareholder
      and Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and
      Therapeutics
9     Report on Public Health Costs of        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Limited Sharing of Vaccine Technology
10    Discontinue Global Sales of Baby        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Powder Containing Talc
11    Report on Charitable Contributions      Against   Against      Shareholder
12    Publish Third-Party Review of           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Alignment of Company's Lobbying
      Activities with its Public Statements
13    Adopt Policy to Include Legal and       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Compliance Costs in Incentive
      Compensation Metrics
14    Consider Pay Disparity Between          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Executives and Other Employees


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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

Ticker:       JPM            Security ID:  46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 18, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Linda B. Bammann         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Stephen B. Burke         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Todd A. Combs            For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director James S. Crown           For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director James Dimon              For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Mellody Hobson           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Michael A. Neal          For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic       For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty      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     Adopt Fossil Fuel Financing Policy      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Consistent with IEA's Net Zero 2050
      Scenario
5     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Disclose Director Skills and            Against   Against      Shareholder
      Qualifications Including Ideological
      Perspectives
8     Amend Certificate of Incorporation to   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Become a Public Benefit Corporation
9     Report on Absolute Targets for          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Financed GHG Emissions in Line with
      Net Zero Commitments


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LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE

Ticker:       MC             Security ID:  F58485115
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  APR 19, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Financial Statements and        For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Consolidated Financial          For       For          Management
      Statements and Statutory Reports
3     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 10 per Share
4     Approve Auditors' Special Report on     For       For          Management
      Related-Party Transactions
5     Reelect Bernard Arnault as Director     For       For          Management
6     Reelect Sophie Chassat as Director      For       For          Management
7     Reelect Clara Gaymard as Director       For       For          Management
8     Reelect Hubert Vedrine as Director      For       For          Management
9     Renew Appointment of Yann               For       Against      Management
      Arthus-Bertrand as Censor
10    Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       For          Management
      the Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.45
      Million
11    Renew Appointment of Mazars as Auditor  For       For          Management
12    Appoint Deloitte as Auditor             For       For          Management
13    Acknowledge End of Mandate of Auditex   For       For          Management
      and Olivier Lenel as Alternate
      Auditors and Decision Not to Renew
14    Approve Compensation Report of          For       Against      Management
      Corporate Officers
15    Approve Compensation of Bernard         For       Against      Management
      Arnault, Chairman and CEO
16    Approve Compensation of Antonio         For       Against      Management
      Belloni, Vice-CEO
17    Approve Remuneration Policy of          For       For          Management
      Directors
18    Approve Remuneration Policy of          For       Against      Management
      Chairman and CEO
19    Approve Remuneration Policy of Vice-CEO For       Against      Management
20    Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
21    Authorize Decrease in Share Capital     For       For          Management
      via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
22    Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued     For       Against      Management
      Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
      Plans
23    Amend Article 16 and 24 of Bylaws Re:   For       For          Management
      Age Limit of CEO and Shareholding
      Disclosure Thresholds


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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Ticker:       MAR            Security ID:  571903202
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 09, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Anthony G. Capuano       For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Isabella D. Goren        For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Deborah M. Harrison      For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Frederick A. Henderson   For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Eric Hippeau             For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Debra L. Lee             For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director David S. Marriott        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Margaret M. McCarthy     For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director George Munoz             For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Horacio D. Rozanski      For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Susan C. Schwab          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     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
5     Report On Costs of Low Wages and        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Inequality and Impact on Diversified
      Shareholders
6     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder


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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED

Ticker:       MA             Security ID:  57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 22, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Merit E. Janow           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Candido Bracher          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Richard K. Davis         For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Julius Genachowski       For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Choon Phong Goh          For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Oki Matsumoto            For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Michael Miebach          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Youngme Moon             For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Rima Qureshi             For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Gabrielle Sulzberger     For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Jackson Tai              For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Harit Talwar             For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Lance Uggla              For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Provide Right to Call a Special         For       For          Management
      Meeting at a 15 Percent Ownership
      Threshold
5     Provide Right to Call a Special         Against   Against      Shareholder
      Meeting at a 10 Percent Ownership
      Threshold
6     Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Report on Charitable Contributions      Against   Against      Shareholder
8     Report on Risks Associated with Sale    Against   Against      Shareholder
      and Purchase of Ghost Guns


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MCDONALD'S CORPORATION

Ticker:       MCD            Security ID:  580135101
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2022   Meeting Type: Proxy Contest
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
      Management Proxy (White Proxy Card)
1.1   Elect Director Lloyd Dean               For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Robert Eckert            For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Catherine Engelbert      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Margaret Georgiadis      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Christopher Kempczinski  For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Richard Lenny            For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director John Mulligan            For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Sheila Penrose           For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director John Rogers, Jr.         For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Paul Walsh               For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Miles White              For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
4     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5     Report on Efforts to Reduce Plastic Use Against   Against      Shareholder
6     Report on Public Health Costs of        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Antibiotic Use and Impact on
      Diversified Shareholders
7     Report on Use of Gestation Stalls in    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Pork Supply Chain
8     Report on Third-Party Civil Rights      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Audit
9     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder
10    Issue Transparency Report on Global     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Public Policy and Political Influence
#     Proposal                                Diss Rec  Vote Cast    Sponsor
      Dissident Proxy (Gold Proxy Card)
1.1   Elect Director Leslie Samuelrich        For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.2   Elect Director Maisie Lucia Ganzler     For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.3   Management Nominee Lloyd Dean           For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.4   Management Nominee Robert Eckert        For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.5   Management Nominee Catherine Engelbert  For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.6   Management Nominee Margaret Georgiadis  For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.7   Management Nominee Enrique Hernandez,   For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Jr.
1.8   Management Nominee Christopher          For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Kempczinski
1.9   Management Nominee John Mulligan        For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.10  Management Nominee John Rogers, Jr.     For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.11  Management Nominee Paul Walsh           For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.12  Management Nominee Miles White          For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           Against   Did Not Vote Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       Did Not Vote Management
4     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5     Report on Efforts to Reduce Plastic Use For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
6     Report on Public Health Costs of        For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Antibiotic Use and Impact on
      Diversified Shareholders
7     Report on Use of Gestation Stalls in    For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Pork Supply Chain
8     Report on Third-Party Civil Rights      For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Audit
9     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
10    Issue Transparency Report on Global     For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Public Policy and Political Influence


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META PLATFORMS, INC.

Ticker:       FB             Security ID:  30303M102
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 01, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Peggy Alford             For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Andrew W. Houston        For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Nancy Killefer           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Robert M. Kimmitt        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Sheryl K. Sandberg       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Tracey T. Travis         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Tony Xu                  For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Mark Zuckerberg          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     Approve Recapitalization Plan for all   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Stock to Have One-vote per Share
5     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder
6     Report on Risks Associated with Use of  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Concealment Clauses
7     Report on External Costs of             Against   Against      Shareholder
      Misinformation and Impact on
      Diversified Shareholders
8     Report on Community Standards           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Enforcement
9     Report on User Risk and Advisory Vote   Against   Against      Shareholder
      on Metaverse Project
10    Publish Third Party Human Rights        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Impact Assessment
11    Report on Child Sexual Exploitation     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Online
12    Commission a Workplace                  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Non-Discrimination Audit
13    Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder
14    Commission Assessment of Audit and      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Risk Oversight Committee
15    Report on Charitable Contributions      Against   Against      Shareholder


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MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Ticker:       MSFT           Security ID:  594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 30, 2021   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 30, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Teri L. List             For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Satya Nadella            For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson       For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Carlos A. Rodriguez      For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Charles W. Scharf        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director John W. Stanton          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director John W. Thompson         For       Against      Management
1.11  Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley         For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Padmasree Warrior        For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
4     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Report on Gender/Racial Pay Gap         Against   Against      Shareholder
6     Report on Effectiveness of Workplace    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Sexual Harassment Policies
7     Prohibit Sales of Facial Recognition    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Technology to All Government Entities
8     Report on Implementation of the Fair    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Chance Business Pledge
9     Report on Lobbying Activities           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Alignment with Company Policies


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NESTLE SA

Ticker:       NESN           Security ID:  641069406
Meeting Date: APR 07, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 01, 2022

#     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 Discharge of Board and Senior   For       For          Management
      Management
3     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of CHF 2.80 per Share
4.1.a Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director and     For       For          Management
      Board Chairman
4.1.b Reelect Ulf Schneider as Director       For       For          Management
4.1.c Reelect Henri de Castries as Director   For       For          Management
4.1.d Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director     For       For          Management
4.1.e Reelect Pablo Isla as Director          For       For          Management
4.1.f Reelect Eva Cheng as Director           For       For          Management
4.1.g Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director   For       For          Management
4.1.h Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director       For       For          Management
4.1.i Reelect Dick Boer as Director           For       For          Management
4.1.j Reelect Dinesh Paliwal as Director      For       For          Management
4.1.k Reelect Hanne Jimenez de Mora as        For       For          Management
      Director
4.1.l Reelect Lindiwe Sibanda as Director     For       For          Management
4.2.1 Elect Chris Leong as Director           For       For          Management
4.2.2 Elect Luca Maestri as Director          For       For          Management
4.3.1 Appoint Pablo Isla as Member of the     For       For          Management
      Compensation Committee
4.3.2 Appoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of  For       For          Management
      the Compensation Committee
4.3.3 Appoint Dick Boer as Member of the      For       For          Management
      Compensation Committee
4.3.4 Appoint Dinesh Paliwal as Member of     For       For          Management
      the Compensation Committee
4.4   Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors     For       For          Management
4.5   Designate Hartmann Dreyer as            For       For          Management
      Independent Proxy
5.1   Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       For          Management
      the Amount of CHF 10 Million
5.2   Approve Remuneration of Executive       For       For          Management
      Committee in the Amount of CHF 68
      Million
6     Approve CHF 6.5 Million Reduction in    For       For          Management
      Share Capital as Part of the Share
      Buyback Program via Cancellation of
      Repurchased Shares
7     Transact Other Business (Voting)        Against   Against      Management


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NETFLIX, INC.

Ticker:       NFLX           Security ID:  64110L106
Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 04, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Timothy Haley            For       Withhold     Management
1b    Elect Director Leslie Kilgore           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Strive Masiyiwa          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Ann Mather               For       For          Management
2     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management
3     Eliminate Supermajority Voting          For       For          Management
      Provisions
4     Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       For          Management
5     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
7     Adopt Simple Majority Vote              Against   Against      Shareholder
8     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder


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NIKE, INC.

Ticker:       NKE            Security ID:  654106103
Meeting Date: OCT 06, 2021   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  AUG 06, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr.        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Peter B. Henry           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Michelle A. Peluso       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Disclosure
5     Report on Human Rights Impact           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Assessment
6     Report on Median Gender/Racial Pay Gap  Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Report on Diversity and Inclusion       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Efforts


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OTIS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION

Ticker:       OTIS           Security ID:  68902V107
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Jeffrey H. Black         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Kathy Hopinkah Hannan    For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Shailesh G. Jejurikar    For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Christopher J. Kearney   For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Judith F. Marks          For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Harold W. McGraw, III    For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Margaret M. V. Preston   For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Shelley Stewart, Jr.     For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director John H. Walker           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Amend Governing Documents Regarding     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Requirements to Call for a Special
      Meeting


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PEPSICO, INC.

Ticker:       PEP            Security ID:  713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 01, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Segun Agbaje             For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Shona L. Brown           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Cesar Conde              For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Ian Cook                 For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Edith W. Cooper          For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Dina Dublon              For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Michelle Gass            For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Ramon L. Laguarta        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Dave Lewis               For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director David C. Page            For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad         For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Daniel Vasella           For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Darren Walker            For       For          Management
1n    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     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder
5     Report on Global Public Policy and      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Political Influence
6     Report on Public Health Costs of Food   Against   Against      Shareholder
      and Beverages Products


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PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC

Ticker:       PM             Security ID:  718172109
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 11, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Brant Bonin Bough        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos     For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Michel Combes            For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Juan Jose Daboub         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Werner Geissler          For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Lisa A. Hook             For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Jun Makihara             For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Kalpana Morparia         For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Lucio A. Noto            For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Jacek Olczak             For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Frederik Paulsen         For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Robert B. Polet          For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Dessislava Temperley     For       For          Management
1n    Elect Director Shlomo Yanai             For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as     For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Phase Out Production of                 Against   Against      Shareholder
      Health-Hazardous and Addictive Products


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RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Ticker:       RTX            Security ID:  75513E101
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 01, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Tracy A. Atkinson        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Bernard A. Harris, Jr.   For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Gregory J. Hayes         For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director George R. Oliver         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Robert K. (Kelly)        For       For          Management
      Ortberg
1f    Elect Director Margaret L. O'Sullivan   For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Dinesh C. Paliwal        For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Ellen M. Pawlikowski     For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Denise L. Ramos          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds      For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Brian C. Rogers          For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director James A. Winnefeld, Jr.  For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Robert O. Work           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management


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S&P GLOBAL INC.

Ticker:       SPGI           Security ID:  78409V104
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 07, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Marco Alvera             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Jacques Esculier         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Gay Huey Evans           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director William D. Green         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Stephanie C. Hill        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Rebecca Jacoby           For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Robert P. Kelly          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Ian Paul Livingston      For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Deborah D. McWhinney     For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Maria R. Morris          For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Douglas L. Peterson      For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr.      For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Richard E. Thornburgh    For       For          Management
1.14  Elect Director Gregory Washington       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management


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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Ticker:       TXN            Security ID:  882508104
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 02, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Mark A. Blinn            For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Todd M. Bluedorn         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Janet F. Clark           For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Carrie S. Cox            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Martin S. Craighead      For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Jean M. Hobby            For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Michael D. Hsu           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Haviv Ilan               For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Ronald Kirk              For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley        For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Robert E. Sanchez        For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Richard K. Templeton     For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
4     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting


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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Ticker:       KO             Security ID:  191216100
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 25, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Herb Allen               For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Marc Bolland             For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Ana Botin                For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Christopher C. Davis     For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Barry Diller             For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Helene D. Gayle          For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Alexis M. Herman         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino   For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director James Quincey            For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Caroline J. Tsay         For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director David B. Weinberg        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
4     Report on External Public Health Costs  Against   Against      Shareholder
5     Report on Global Public Policy and      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Political Influence
6     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder


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THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

Ticker:       EL             Security ID:  518439104
Meeting Date: NOV 12, 2021   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 13, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Rose Marie Bravo         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Paul J. Fribourg         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Jennifer Hyman           For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Barry S. Sternlicht      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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THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION

Ticker:       PGR            Security ID:  743315103
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 18, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Philip Bleser            For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Stuart B. Burgdoerfer    For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Pamela J. Craig          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Charles A. Davis         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Roger N. Farah           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Lawton W. Fitt           For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Susan Patricia Griffith  For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Devin C. Johnson         For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Jeffrey D. Kelly         For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Barbara R. Snyder        For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Jan E. Tighe             For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Kahina Van Dyke          For       For          Management
2     Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus     For       For          Management
      Stock Plan
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors


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THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

Ticker:       SHW            Security ID:  824348106
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 22, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Kerrii B. Anderson       For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Arthur F. Anton          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig           For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Richard J. Kramer        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director John G. Morikis          For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Christine A. Poon        For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Aaron M. Powell          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Marta R. Stewart         For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Michael H. Thaman        For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Matthew Thornton, III    For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Steven H. Wunning        For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management


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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

Ticker:       DIS            Security ID:  254687106
Meeting Date: MAR 09, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 10, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Susan E. Arnold          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Mary T. Barra            For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Safra A. Catz            For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Amy L. Chang             For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Robert A. Chapek         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Francis A. deSouza       For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Michael B.G. Froman      For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino   For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Calvin R. McDonald       For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Mark G. Parker           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Derica W. Rice           For       For          Management
2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder
5     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6     Report on Human Rights Due Diligence    Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Report on Gender/Racial Pay Gap         Against   Against      Shareholder
8     Report on Workplace Non-Discrimination  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Audit


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UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION

Ticker:       UNP            Security ID:  907818108
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 18, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director William J. DeLaney       For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director David B. Dillon          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Sheri H. Edison          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Teresa M. Finley         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Lance M. Fritz           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Deborah C. Hopkins       For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Jane H. Lute             For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Michael R. McCarthy      For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal       For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Christopher J. Williams  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


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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED

Ticker:       UNH            Security ID:  91324P102
Meeting Date: JUN 06, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 08, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Paul R. Garcia           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Michele J. Hooper        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director F. William McNabb, III   For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Valerie C. Montgomery    For       For          Management
      Rice
1g    Elect Director John H. Noseworthy       For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Andrew Witty             For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Submit Severance Agreement              Against   Against      Shareholder
      (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
5     Report on Congruency of Political       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Spending with Company Values and
      Priorities


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VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

Ticker:       VRSK           Security ID:  92345Y106
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Jeffrey Dailey           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Constantine P. Iordanou  For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Wendy Lane               For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Lee M. Shavel            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Kimberly S. Stevenson    For       For          Management
2     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors


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VISA INC.

Ticker:       V              Security ID:  92826C839
Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 26, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Lloyd A. Carney          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Mary B. Cranston         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Francisco Javier         For       For          Management
      Fernandez-Carbajal
1d    Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.     For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Ramon Laguarta           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director John F. Lundgren         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat    For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Denise M. Morrison       For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Linda J. Rendle          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Maynard G. Webb, Jr.     For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management

 

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

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

 

BNY Mellon Appreciation Fund, Inc.

 

 

By: /s/ David DiPetrillo

      David DiPetrillo

      President (Principal Executive Officer)


 

Date: August 22, 2022