mstnpxjune2013.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number:
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811-04316
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Midas Series Trust
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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11 Hanover Square, 12th Floor, New York, NY
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10005
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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John F. Ramirez, Esq.
Midas Series Trust
11 Hanover Square, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
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1-212-785-0900
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Date of fiscal year end:
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12/31
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Date of reporting period:
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07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013
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Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
The information contained herein discloses the following information for each matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote:
(a) The name of the issuer of the portfolio security;
(b) The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security;
(c) The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ("CUSIP") number for the portfolio security;
(d) The shareholder meeting date;
(e) A brief identification of the matter voted on;
(f) Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder;
(g) Whether the registrant cast its vote on the matter;
(h) How the registrant cast its vote; and
(i) Whether the registrant cast its vote for or against management.
Midas Fund
ALAMOS GOLD INC.
Ticker: AGI Security ID: 011527108
Meeting Date: JUN 06, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 03, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Mark Wayne For For Management
2.2 Elect Director John A. McCluskey For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Kenneth Stowe For For Management
2.4 Elect Director David Gower For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Paul J. Murphy For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Anthony Garson For For Management
3 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD
Ticker: ANG Security ID: 035128206
Meeting Date: MAR 11, 2013 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 15, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 For For Management
2 Amend Bonus Share Plan 2005 For For Management
3 Authorise Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD
Ticker: ANG Security ID: 035128206
Meeting Date: MAR 27, 2013 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 15, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adopt New Memorandum of Incorporation For For Management
1 Authorise Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD
Ticker: ANG Security ID: 035128206
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Reappoint Ernst & Young Inc as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
2 Elect Michael Kirkwood as Director For For Management
3 Elect Tony O'Neill as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan For For Management
(Venkat) as Director
5 Re-elect Wiseman Nkuhlu as Member of For For Management
the Audit and Corporate Governance
Committee
6 Elect Michael Kirkwood as Member of For For Management
the Audit and Corporate Governance
Committee
7 Re-elect Rhidwaan Gasant as Member of For For Management
the Audit and Corporate Governance
Committee
8 Re-elect Nozipho January-Bardill as For For Management
Member of the Audit and Corporate
Governance Committee
9 Place Authorised but Unissued Shares For For Management
under Control of Directors
10 Authorise Board to Issue Shares for For For Management
Cash up to a Maximum of Five Percent
of Issued Share Capital
11 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management
12 Approve Increase in Non-executive For For Management
Directors Fees
13 Approve Increase in Non-executive For For Management
Directors' Fees for Board Committees
and Statutory Committee Meetings
14 Authorise Repurchase of Up to Five For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
15 Approve Financial Assistance to For For Management
Related or Inter-related Company or
Corporation
AURIZON MINES LTD.
Ticker: ARZ Security ID: 05155P106
Meeting Date: MAR 07, 2013 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 04, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For Against Management
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AURIZON MINES LTD.
Ticker: ARZ Security ID: 05155P106
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2013 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: APR 01, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Acquisition by 0963708 B.C. For For Management
Ltd., a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of
Hecla Mining Company
AVOCET MINING PLC
Ticker: AVM Security ID: G06839107
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 30, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Russell Edey as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Robert Pilkington as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Barry Rourke as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Mike Donoghue as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Gordon Wylie as Director For For Management
8 Elect Noel Harwerth as Director For For Management
9 Elect David Cather as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Mike Norris as Director For For Management
11 Reappoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as For For Management
Auditors
12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
13 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
15 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
16 Authorise the Company to Call EGM with For For Management
Two Weeks' Notice
AVOCET MINING PLC
Ticker: AVM Security ID: G06839107
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2013 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 24, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the Related Party Transaction For For Management
Between the Company and Elliott
Associates LP
BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
Ticker: ABX Security ID: 067901108
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Howard L. Beck For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William D. Birchall For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald J. Carty For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gustavo Cisneros For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert M. Franklin For For Management
1.6 Elect Director J. Brett Harvey For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Dambisa Moyo For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Brian Mulroney For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Anthony Munk For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Peter Munk For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Jamie C. Sokalsky For For Management
1.13 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Advisory Vote on Executive For Against Management
Compensation Approach
CENTERRA GOLD INC.
Ticker: CG Security ID: 152006102
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ian Atkinson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard W. Connor For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Raphael A. Girard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Karybek U. Ibraev For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Stephen A. Lang For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John W. Lill For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Amangeldy M. Muraliev For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sheryl K. Pressler For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Terry V. Rogers For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Bruce V. Walter For For Management
2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
CGA MINING LTD.
Ticker: CGX Security ID: Q22628103
Meeting Date: DEC 24, 2012 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date: DEC 22, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
Between CGA Mining Limited and Its
Shareholders
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC.
Ticker: CLF Security ID: 18683K101
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Joseph A. Carrabba For For Management
1b Elect Director Susan M. Cunningham For For Management
1c Elect Director Barry J. Eldridge For For Management
1d Elect Director Andres R. Gluski For For Management
1e Elect Director Susan M. Green For For Management
1f Elect Director Janice K. Henry For For Management
1g Elect Director James F. Kirsch For For Management
1h Elect Director Francis R. McAllister For For Management
1i Elect Director Richard K. Riederer For For Management
1j Elect Director Timothy W. Sullivan For For Management
2 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management
Election of Directors
3 Eliminate Cumulative Voting For For Management
4 Permit Board to Amend Bylaws Without For For Management
Shareholder Consent
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
CORVUS GOLD INC.
Ticker: KOR Security ID: 221013105
Meeting Date: OCT 16, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 11, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Anton J. Drescher For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Edward Yarrow For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Pontius For Withhold Management
2.4 Elect Director Rowland Perkins For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Daniel Carriere For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Steve Aaker For For Management
3 Approve MacKay LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
DETOUR GOLD CORPORATION
Ticker: DGC Security ID: 250669108
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 04, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Peter E. Crossgrove For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Louis Dionne For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert E. Doyle For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Andre Falzon For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ingrid J. Hibbard For For Management
1.6 Elect Director J. Michael Kenyon For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Alex G. Morrison For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gerald S. Panneton For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Jonathan Rubenstein For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Graham Wozniak For For Management
2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
3 Amend By-Laws For For Management
4 Approve Increase in Maximum Number of For For Management
Directors from Ten to Sixteen
5 Re-approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management
ELDORADO GOLD CORPORATION
Ticker: ELD Security ID: 284902103
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director K. Ross Cory For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert R. Gilmore For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Geoffrey A. Handley For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Wayne D. Lenton For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael A. Price For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Steven P. Reid For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jonathan A. Rubenstein For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Donald M. Shumka For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Paul N. Wright For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
GEOMARK EXPLORATION LTD.
Ticker: GME Security ID: 37252H109
Meeting Date: OCT 18, 2012 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 18, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Amalgamation with Pine Cliff For For Management
Energy Ltd.
GOLDCORP INC.
Ticker: G Security ID: 380956409
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 18, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
a1 Elect Director John P. Bell For For Management
a2 Elect Director Beverley A. Briscoe For For Management
a3 Elect Director Peter J. Dey For For Management
a4 Elect Director Douglas M. Holtby For For Management
a5 Elect Director Charles A. Jeannes For For Management
a6 Elect Director P. Randy Reifel For For Management
a7 Elect Director A. Dan Rovig For For Management
a8 Elect Director Ian W. Telfer For For Management
a9 Elect Director Blanca Trevino For For Management
a10 Elect Director Kenneth F. Williamson For For Management
2 Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
3 Amend Restricted Share Unit Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
HUDBAY MINERALS INC.
Ticker: HBM Security ID: 443628102
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 02, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Long Term Equity Plan For For Management
2.1 Elect Director David Garofalo For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Tom A. Goodman For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Alan R. Hibben For For Management
2.4 Elect Director W. Warren Holmes For For Management
2.5 Elect Director John L. Knowles For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Alan J. Lenczner For For Management
2.7 Elect Director Kenneth G. Stowe For For Management
2.8 Elect Director G. Wesley Voorheis For For Management
3 Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION
Ticker: K Security ID: 496902404
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect John A. Brough as Director For For Management
1.2 Elect John K. Carrington as Director For For Management
1.3 Elect John M.H. Huxley as Director For For Management
1.4 Elect Kenneth C. Irving as Director For For Management
1.5 Elect John A. Keyes as Director For For Management
1.6 Elect John A. Macken as Director For For Management
1.7 Elect Catherine McLeod-Seltzer as For For Management
Director
1.8 Elect John E. Oliver as Director For For Management
1.9 Elect Una M. Power as Director For For Management
1.10 Elect Terence C.W. Reid as Director For For Management
1.11 Elect J. Paul Rollinson as Director For For Management
1.12 Elect Ruth G. Woods as Director For For Management
2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
3 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
NEWCREST MINING LTD.
Ticker: NCM Security ID: Q6651B114
Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 23, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
2a Elect Gerard Michael Bond as a Director For For Management
2b Elect Vince Gauci as a Director For For Management
3 Approve the Adoption of the For For Management
Remuneration Report
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
Ticker: NEM Security ID: 651639106
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Bruce R. Brook For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Kofi Bucknor For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Joseph A. Carrabba For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Noreen Doyle For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gary J. Goldberg For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jane Nelson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Donald C. Roth For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Simon R. Thompson For For Management
2 Ratify 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 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD.
Ticker: NDM Security ID: 66510M204
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 08, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Scott D. Cousens For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert A. Dickinson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gordon J. Fretwell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Russell E. Hallbauer For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Wayne Kirk For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Peter Mitchell For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Stephen V. Scott For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Marchand Snyman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Ronald W. Thiessen For For Management
2 Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
3 Approve Advance Notice Policy For Against Management
4 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For Management
OSISKO MINING CORPORATION
Ticker: OSK Security ID: 688278100
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 25, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Victor H. Bradley For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John F. Burzynski For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Marcel Cote For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michele Darling For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Joanne Ferstman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Staph Leavenworth Bakali For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William A. MacKinnon For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles E. Page For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Sean Roosen For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gary A. Sugar For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Serge Vezina For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Allow Board to Appoint Additional For For Management
Directors Between Annual Meetings
4 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For Management
5 Approve Advance Notice Policy For Against Management
6 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD.
Ticker: PTM Security ID: 72765Q205
Meeting Date: JAN 08, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: NOV 16, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management
2.1 Elect Director R. Michael Jones For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Frank R. Hallam For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Eric Carlson For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Barry W. Smee For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Iain D.C. McLean For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Timothy D. Marlow For For Management
3 Approve PricewaterhouseCoppers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
4 Re-approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management
5 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For Against Management
6 Other Business For Against Management
RANDGOLD RESOURCES LTD
Ticker: RRS Security ID: 752344309
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Re-elect Philippe Lietard as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Mark Bristow as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Norborne Cole Jr as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Christopher Coleman as For For Management
Director
8 Re-elect Kadri Dagdelen as Director For For Management
9 Elect Jeanine Mabunda Lioko as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Graham Shuttleworth as For For Management
Director
11 Re-elect Andrew Quinn as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Karl Voltaire as Director For For Management
13 Reappoint BDO LLP as Auditors For For Management
14 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
15 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
16 Approve Awards of Ordinary Shares to For For Management
Non-executive Directors
17 Approve Grant of a One-Off Career For Against Management
Shares Award of Ordinary Shares to the
CEO
18 Approve Increase in Non-Executive For For Management
Directors' Aggregate Fees
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
20 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
RESOLUTE MINING LTD.
Ticker: RSG Security ID: Q81068100
Meeting Date: NOV 27, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 25, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the Adoption of the For For Management
Remuneration Report
2 Elect Peter Ernest Huston as a Director For For Management
3 Approve the Resolute Mining For For Management
Performance Rights Plan
4 Approve the Grant of Up to 546,875 For For Management
Performance Rights to Peter Sullivan
RIO TINTO PLC
Ticker: RIO Security ID: 767204100
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Robert Brown as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Vivienne Cox as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Jan du Plessis as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Michael Fitzpatrick as For For Management
Director
8 Re-elect Ann Godbehere as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Richard Goodmanson as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Lord Kerr as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Chris Lynch as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Paul Tellier as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect John Varley as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Sam Walsh as Director For For Management
15 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management
as Auditors
16 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
17 Approve Performance Share Plan For For Management
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 Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
21 Authorise the Company to Call EGM with For For Management
Two Weeks' Notice
ROMARCO MINERALS INC.
Ticker: R Security ID: 775903206
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 10, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Diane R. Garrett For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James R. Arnold For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Leendert G. Krol For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert (Don) MacDonald For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John O. Marsden For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Patrick Michaels For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert van Doorn For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gary A. Sugar For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management
SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Ticker: SVM Security ID: 82835P103
Meeting Date: SEP 28, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 17, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Seven For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Rui Feng For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Myles Jianguo Gao For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Yikang Liu For For Management
2.4 Elect Director David Kong For For Management
2.5 Elect Director S. Paul Simpson For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Robert Gayton For For Management
2.7 Elect Director Earl Drake For For Management
3 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
4 Re-approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management
5 Ratify All Acts of Directors and For For Management
Officers
6 Other Business For Against Management
Midas Magic
ACCENTURE PLC
Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1151C101
Meeting Date: FEB 06, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 11, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2.1 Elect Director William L. Kimsey For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Robert I. Lipp For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Pierre Nanterme For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Wulf von Schimmelmann For For Management
3 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board For For Management
to Fix Their Remuneration
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Amend 2010 Share Incentive Plan For Against Management
6 Authorize the Holding of the 2014 AGM For For Management
at a Location Outside Ireland
7 Authorize Open-Market Purchases of For For Management
Class A Ordinary Shares
8 Determine the Price Range at which For For Management
Accenture Plc can Re-issue Shares that
it Acquires as Treasury Stock
9 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
APPLE INC.
Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100
Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 02, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William Campbell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Timothy Cook For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Millard Drexler For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Al Gore For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert Iger For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Arthur Levinson For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ronald Sugar For For Management
2 Amend Articles of Incorporation For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
6 Establish Board Committee on Human Against Against Shareholder
Rights
ASTRAZENECA PLC
Ticker: AZN Security ID: 046353108
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3 Reappoint KPMG Audit plc as Auditors For For Management
4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5(a) Re-elect Leif Johansson as Director For For Management
5(b) Elect Pascal Soriot as Director For For Management
5(c) Re-elect Simon Lowth as Director For For Management
5(d) Re-elect Genevieve Berger as Director For For Management
5(e) Re-elect Bruce Burlington as Director For For Management
5(f) Re-elect Graham Chipchase as Director For For Management
5(g) Re-elect Jean-Philippe Courtois as For For Management
Director
5(h) Re-elect Rudy Markham as Director For For Management
5(i) Re-elect Nancy Rothwell as Director For For Management
5(j) Re-elect Shriti Vadera as Director For For Management
5(k) Re-elect John Varley as Director For For Management
5(l) Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director For For Management
6 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
7 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
8 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
9 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
10 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
11 Authorise the Company to Call EGM with For For Management
Two Weeks' Notice
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
Ticker: ADP Security ID: 053015103
Meeting Date: NOV 13, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ellen R. Alemany For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard T. Clark For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Eric C. Fast For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Linda R. Gooden For For Management
1.7 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John P. Jones For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Carlos A. Rodriguez For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Enrique T. Salem For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gregory L. Summe For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Ticker: BDX Security ID: 075887109
Meeting Date: JAN 29, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 07, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Basil L. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Henry P. Becton, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Catherine M. Burzik For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward F. DeGraan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Vincent A. Forlenza For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Claire M. Fraser For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Christopher Jones For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Adel A.F. Mahmoud For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gary A. Mecklenburg For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James F. Orr For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Willard J. Overlock, Jr. For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Rebecca W. Rimel For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Alfred Sommer For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Rescind Fair Price Provision For For Management
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Ticker: BRK.B Security ID: 084670702
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 06, 2013
# 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 Howard G. Buffett For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Gates III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David S. Gottesman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charlotte Guyman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Donald R. Keough For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ronald L. Olson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Walter Scott, Jr. For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Meryl B. Witmer For For Management
2 Adopt Quantitative Goals for GHG and Against For Shareholder
Other Air Emissions
CERNER CORPORATION
Ticker: CERN Security ID: 156782104
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Gerald E. Bisbee, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Denis A. Cortese For For Management
1c Elect Director Linda M. Dillman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
5 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: CHK Security ID: 165167107
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Bob G. Alexander For For Management
1b Elect Director Merrill A. ('Pete') For For Management
Miller, Jr.
1c Elect Director Thomas L. Ryan For For Management
1d Elect Director Vincent J. Intrieri For For Management
1e Elect Director Frederic M. Poses For For Management
1f Elect Director Archie W. Dunham For For Management
1g Elect Director R. Brad Martin For For Management
1h Elect Director Louis A. Raspino For For Management
2 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
3 Provide Proxy Access Right For For Management
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
5 Approve Non-Employee Director For For Management
Restricted Stock Plan
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
7 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
8 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
10 Establish Risk Oversight Committee Against Against Shareholder
11 Reincorporate in Another State [from Against Against Shareholder
Oklahoma to Delaware]
12 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Plans Against For Shareholder
CHEVRON CORPORATION
Ticker: CVX Security ID: 166764100
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 03, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Linnet F. Deily For For Management
1b Elect Director Robert E. Denham For For Management
1c Elect Director Alice P. Gast For For Management
1d Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
1e Elect Director George L. Kirkland For For Management
1f Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV For For Management
1g Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer For For Management
1h Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management
1i Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar For For Management
1j Elect Director Carl Ware For For Management
1k Elect Director John S. Watson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Report on Management of Hydraulic Against For Shareholder
Fracturing Risks and Opportunities
6 Report on Offshore Oil Wells and Spill Against Against Shareholder
Mitigation Measures
7 Report on Financial Risks of Climate Against Against Shareholder
Change
8 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
9 Prohibit Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
10 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
11 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
12 Require Director Nominee with Against For Shareholder
Environmental Expertise
13 Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection Against For Shareholder
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
Ticker: CHD Security ID: 171340102
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 04, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Bradley C. Irwin For For Management
1b Elect Director Penry W. Price For For Management
1c Elect Director Arthur B. Winkleblack For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
Ticker: COST Security ID: 22160K105
Meeting Date: JAN 24, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 23, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William H. Gates For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Hamilton E. James For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Craig Jelinek For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jill S. Ruckelshaus For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
ECOLAB INC.
Ticker: ECL Security ID: 278865100
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Barbara J. Beck For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Leslie S. Biller For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jerry A. Grundhofer For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Joel W. Johnson For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Michael Larson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Jerry W. Levin For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert L. Lumpkins For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Victoria J. Reich For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Mary M. VanDeWeghe For For Management
1.13 Elect Director John J. Zillmer For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
6 Require Consistency with Corporate Against Against Shareholder
Values and Report on Political
Contributions
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
Ticker: XOM Security ID: 30231G102
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 04, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director M.J. Boskin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director P. Brabeck-Letmathe For For Management
1.3 Elect Director U.M. Burns For For Management
1.4 Elect Director L.R. Faulkner For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J.S. Fishman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director H.H. Fore For For Management
1.7 Elect Director K.C. Frazier For For Management
1.8 Elect Director W.W. George For For Management
1.9 Elect Director S.J. Palmisano For For Management
1.10 Elect Director S.S. Reinemund For For Management
1.11 Elect Director R.W. Tillerson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director W.C. Weldon For For Management
1.13 Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
6 Limit Directors to a Maximum of Three Against Against Shareholder
Board Memberships in Companies with
Sales over $500 Million Annually
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
8 Study Feasibility of Prohibiting Against Against Shareholder
Political Contributions
9 Adopt Sexual Orientation Anti-bias Against Against Shareholder
Policy
10 Report on Management of Hydraulic Against For Shareholder
Fracturing Risks and Opportunities
11 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against For Shareholder
Products and Operations
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
Ticker: BEN Security ID: 354613101
Meeting Date: MAR 13, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 16, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost For For Management
1b Elect Director Peter K. Barker For For Management
1c Elect Director Charles Crocker For For Management
1d Elect Director Charles B. Johnson For For Management
1e Elect Director Gregory E. Johnson For For Management
1f Elect Director Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. For For Management
1g Elect Director Mark C. Pigott For For Management
1h Elect Director Chutta Ratnathicam For For Management
1i Elect Director Laura Stein For For Management
1j Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock For For Management
1k Elect Director Geoffrey Y. Yang For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Institute Procedures to Prevent Against Against Shareholder
Investments in Companies that
Contribute to Genocide or Crimes
Against Humanity
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie For For Management
2 Elect Director John J. Brennan For For Management
3 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
4 Elect Director Francisco D'Souza For For Management
5 Elect Director Marijn E. Dekkers For For Management
6 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
7 Elect Director Susan Hockfield For For Management
8 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management
9 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
10 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management
11 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For For Management
12 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
13 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management
14 Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro For For Management
15 Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa For For Management
16 Elect Director James S. Tisch For For Management
17 Elect Director Douglas A. Warner, III For For Management
18 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
19 Ratify Auditors For For Management
20 Cessation of All Stock Options and Against Against Shareholder
Bonuses
21 Establish Term Limits for Directors Against Against Shareholder
22 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
23 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder
24 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
25 Require More Director Nominations Than Against Against Shareholder
Open Seats
GOOGLE INC.
Ticker: GOOG Security ID: 38259P508
Meeting Date: JUN 06, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 08, 2013
# 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 Eric E. Schmidt For For Management
1.4 Elect Director L. John Doerr For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Diane B. Greene For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ann Mather For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management
1.9 Elect Director K. Ram Shriram For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Shirley M. Tilghman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Reducing Lead Battery Health Against For Shareholder
Hazards
4 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder
Stock to Have One-vote per Share
5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
6 Adopt Policy on Succession Planning Against For Shareholder
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William R. Brody For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
1.5 Elect Director David N. Farr For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management
1.8 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director James W. Owens For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Joan E. Spero For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Sidney Taurel For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Lorenzo H. Zambrano For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
7 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ian E.L. Davis For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Alex Gorsky For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William D. Perez For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1.11 Elect Director A. Eugene Washington For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
5 Screen Political Contributions for Against Against Shareholder
Consistency with Corporate Values
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director James A. Bell For For Management
1b Elect Director Crandall C.Bowles For For Management
1c Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management
1d Elect Director David M. Cote For Against Management
1e Elect Director James S. Crown For Against Management
1f Elect Director James Dimon For For Management
1g Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn For For Management
1h Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For Against Management
1i Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. For For Management
1j Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management
1k Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent For For Management
5 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
7 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
8 Institute Procedures to Prevent Against Against Shareholder
Investments in Companies that
Contribute to Genocide or Crimes
Against Humanity
9 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard Haythornthwaite For For Management
1b Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management
1c Elect Director Silvio Barzi For For Management
1d Elect Director David R. Carlucci For For Management
1e Elect Director Steven J. Freiberg For For Management
1f Elect Director Nancy J. Karch For For Management
1g Elect Director Marc Olivie For For Management
1h Elect Director Rima Qureshi For For Management
1i Elect Director Jose Octavio Reyes For For Management
Lagunes
1j Elect Director Mark Schwartz For For Management
1k Elect Director Jackson P. Tai For For Management
1l Elect Director Edward Suning Tian For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director John D. Baker, II For For Management
1b Elect Director Elaine L. Chao For For Management
1c Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management
1d Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean For For Management
1e Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management
1f Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
1g Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management
1h Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management
1i Elect Director Federico F. Pena For For Management
1j Elect Director Howard V. Richardson For For Management
1k Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management
1l Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1m Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management
1n Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
7 Review Fair Housing and Fair Lending Against For Shareholder
Compliance
Midas Perpetual Portfolio
APPLE INC.
Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100
Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 02, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William Campbell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Timothy Cook For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Millard Drexler For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Al Gore For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert Iger For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Arthur Levinson For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ronald Sugar For For Management
2 Amend Articles of Incorporation For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
6 Establish Board Committee on Human Against Against Shareholder
Rights
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
Ticker: AVB Security ID: 053484101
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Glyn F. Aeppel For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan B. Buckelew For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Bruce A. Choate For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John J. Healy, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Timothy J. Naughton For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lance R. Primis For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Peter S. Rummell For For Management
1.8 Elect Director H. Jay Sarles For For Management
1.9 Elect Director W. Edward Walter For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
BHP BILLITON LIMITED
Ticker: BHP Security ID: 088606108
Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept the Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for BHP Billiton Ltd
and BHP Billiton Plc
2 Elect Pat Davies as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
3 Elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
4 Elect John Buchanan as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
5 Elect Carlos Cordeiro as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
6 Elect David Crawford as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
7 Elect Carolyn Hewson as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
8 Elect Marius Kloppers as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
9 Elect Lindsay Maxsted as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
10 Elect Wayne Murdy as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
11 Elect Keith Rumble as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
12 Elect John Schubert as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
13 Elect Shriti Vadera as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
14 Elect Jac Nasser as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc
15 Appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditor of For For Management
BHP Billiton Plc
16 Approve the Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
in BHP Billiton Plc
17 Approve the Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
in BHP Billiton Plc for Cash
18 Approve the Repurchase of Up to 213.62 For For Management
Million Shares in BHP Billiton Plc
19 Approve the Remuneration Report For For Management
20 Approve the Grant of Long Term For For Management
Incentive Performance Shares to Marius
Kloppers, Executive Director of the
Company
CAMECO CORPORATION
Ticker: CCO Security ID: 13321L108
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast* Sponsor
A The Undersigned Hereby Certifies that None Did Not Vote Management
the Shares Represented by this Proxy
are Owned and Controlled by a Canadian
B1 Elect Director Ian Bruce For Did Not Vote Management
B2 Elect Director Daniel Camus For Did Not Vote Management
B3 Elect Director John Clappison For Did Not Vote Management
B4 Elect Director Joe Colvin For Did Not Vote Management
B5 Elect Director James Curtiss For Did Not Vote Management
B6 Elect Director Donald Deranger For Did Not Vote Management
B7 Elect Director Tim Gitzel For Did Not Vote Management
B8 Elect Director James Gowans For Did Not Vote Management
B9 Elect Director Nancy Hopkins For Did Not Vote Management
B10 Elect Director Anne McLellan For Did Not Vote Management
B11 Elect Director Neil McMillan For Did Not Vote Management
B12 Elect Director Victor Zaleschuk For Did Not Vote Management
C Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For Did Not Vote Management
D Advisory Vote on Executive For Did Not Vote Management
Compensation Approach
* The Registrant was not eligible to vote at this meeting because it could not
certify that it is owned and controlled by a Canadian.
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY
Ticker: CNR Security ID: 136375102
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 06, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael R. Armellino For For Management
1.2 Elect Director A. Charles Baillie For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Hugh J. Bolton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Donald J. Carty For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gordon D. Giffin For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Edith E. Holiday For For Management
1.7 Elect Director V. Maureen Kempston For For Management
Darkes
1.8 Elect Director Denis Losier For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Edward C. Lumley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David G.A. McLean For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Claude Mongeau For For Management
1.12 Elect Director James E. O'Connor For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Robert Pace For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE CO. LIMITED
Ticker: 02628 Security ID: 16939P106
Meeting Date: JUL 10, 2012 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUN 08, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Yang Mingsheng as Executive For For Management
Director
2 Elect Wan Feng as Executive Director For For Management
3 Elect Lin Dairen as Executive Director For For Management
4 Elect Liu Yingqi as Executive Director For For Management
5 Elect Miao Jianmin as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
6 Elect Zhang Xiangxian as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
7 Elect Wang Sidong as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
8 Elect Sun Changji as Independent For For Management
Non-Executive Director
9 Elect Bruce Douglas Moore as For For Management
Independent Non-Executive Director
10 Elect Anthony Francis Neoh as For For Management
Independent Non-Executive Director
11 Elect Xia Zhihua as Shareholder For For Management
Representative Supervisor
12 Elect Shi Xiangming as Shareholder For For Management
Representative Supervisor
13 Elect Tang Jianbang as Independent For For Shareholder
Non-Executive Director
14 Elect Luo Zhongmin as External For For Shareholder
Supervisor
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE CO. LIMITED
Ticker: 02628 Security ID: 16939P106
Meeting Date: FEB 19, 2013 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JAN 18, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board For For Management
to Fix Their Remuneration
2 Amend Articles of Association of the For For Management
Company
3 Amend Procedural Rules for the Board For For Management
of Directors Meetings
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE CO. LIMITED
Ticker: 02628 Security ID: 16939P106
Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 03, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Report of Board of Directors For For Management
2 Approve Report of Supervisory Committee For For Management
3 Approve Financial Report For For Management
4 Approve Profit Distribution Plan For For Management
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors and For For Management
Supervisors
6 Approve Remuneration of Auditors for For For Management
the Year 2012
7 Approve Appointment of Auditors for For For Management
the Year 2013
8 Approve Cap Amounts in Respect of the For For Management
Framework Agreement with China Guangfa
Bank Co. Ltd.
9 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
10 Review Duty Report of Independent None None Management
Directors for the Year 2012
11 Review Status of Connected None None Management
Transactions and Execution of
Connected Transaction Management
System of the Company for the Year 2012
CHINA MOBILE LIMITED
Ticker: 00941 Security ID: 16941M109
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Declare Final Dividend For For Management
3.1 Elect Li Yue as Director For For Management
3.2 Elect Xue Taohai as Director For For Management
3.3 Elect Huang Wenlin as Director For For Management
4 Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers and For For Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs
Limited as Auditors of the Company and
its Subsidiaries for Hong Kong
Financial Reporting and U.S. Financial
Reporting, Respectively and Authorize
Board to Fix Their Remuneration
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Against Management
Shares
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 17, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
1b Elect Director Marc Benioff For For Management
1c Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1d Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1e Elect Director Larry R. Carter For For Management
1f Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management
1g Elect Director Brian L. Halla For For Management
1h Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1i Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1j Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management
1k Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1l Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1m Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
2 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Eliminating Conflict Against Against Shareholder
Minerals from Supply Chain
CNOOC LTD.
Ticker: 00883 Security ID: 126132109
Meeting Date: AUG 21, 2012 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUL 23, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Coalbed Methane Resources For For Management
Exploration and Development
Cooperation Agreement and Related
Transactions
CNOOC LTD.
Ticker: 00883 Security ID: 126132109
Meeting Date: NOV 21, 2012 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 19, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Non-exempt Revised Caps for For For Management
Relevant Categories of the Continuing
Connected Transactions in Respect of
2012 and 2013
CNOOC LTD.
Ticker: 00883 Security ID: 126132109
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 23, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
A1 Approve Audited Accounts with For For Management
Director's Report and Auditors' Report
A2 Declare Final Dividend For For Management
A3 Elect Yang Hua as Director For For Management
A4 Elect Zhou Shouwei as Director For For Management
A5 Elect Chiu Sung Hong as Director For For Management
A6 Authorize the Board to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Directors
A7 Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
B1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
B2 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
B3 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Against Management
Shares
COMCAST CORPORATION
Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 06, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joseph J. Collins For For Management
1.4 Elect Director J. Michael Cook For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Eduardo G. Mestre For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Judith Rodin For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
4 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder
Stock to Have One-vote per Share
COMPANHIA DE BEBIDAS DAS AMERICAS - AMBEV
Ticker: AMBV4 Security ID: 20441W203
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 12, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year
Ended Dec. 31, 2012
2 Approve Allocation of Income and None None Management
Dividends
3 Elect Fiscal Council Members and For For Management
Alternates
4 Approve Remuneration of Company's None None Management
Management
1 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in None None Management
Capital
CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY
Ticker: MCF Security ID: 21075N204
Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 08, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Kenneth R. Peak For For Management
2 Elect Director Brad Juneau For For Management
3 Elect Director B.A. Berilgen For For Management
4 Elect Director Jay D. Brehmer For For Management
5 Elect Director Charles M. Reimer For For Management
6 Elect Director Steven L. Schoonover For For Management
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
8 Ratify Auditors For For Management
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
Ticker: EOG Security ID: 26875P101
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Charles R. Crisp For For Management
1b Elect Director James C. Day For For Management
1c Elect Director Mark G. Papa For For Management
1d Elect Director H. Leighton Steward For For Management
1e Elect Director Donald F. Textor For For Management
1f Elect Director William R. Thomas For For Management
1g Elect Director Frank G. Wisner For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
Ticker: XOM Security ID: 30231G102
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 04, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director M.J. Boskin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director P. Brabeck-Letmathe For For Management
1.3 Elect Director U.M. Burns For For Management
1.4 Elect Director L.R. Faulkner For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J.S. Fishman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director H.H. Fore For For Management
1.7 Elect Director K.C. Frazier For For Management
1.8 Elect Director W.W. George For For Management
1.9 Elect Director S.J. Palmisano For For Management
1.10 Elect Director S.S. Reinemund For For Management
1.11 Elect Director R.W. Tillerson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director W.C. Weldon For For Management
1.13 Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
6 Limit Directors to a Maximum of Three Against Against Shareholder
Board Memberships in Companies with
Sales over $500 Million Annually
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
8 Study Feasibility of Prohibiting Against Against Shareholder
Political Contributions
9 Adopt Sexual Orientation Anti-bias Against Against Shareholder
Policy
10 Report on Management of Hydraulic Against For Shareholder
Fracturing Risks and Opportunities
11 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against For Shareholder
Products and Operations
FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD.
Ticker: FM Security ID: 335934105
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Nine For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Philip K. R. Pascall For For Management
2.2 Elect Director G. Clive Newall For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Martin R. Rowley For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Peter St. George For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Andrew B. Adams For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Michael Martineau For For Management
2.7 Elect Director Paul Brunner For For Management
2.8 Elect Director Michael Hanley For For Management
2.9 Elect Director Robert Harding For For Management
3 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
4 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Ticker: HCN Security ID: 42217K106
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William C. Ballard, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George L. Chapman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas J. DeRosa For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jeffrey H. Donahue For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Peter J. Grua For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Fred S. Klipsch For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Sharon M. Oster For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Otten For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Judith C. Pelham For For Management
1.10 Elect Director R. Scott Trumbull For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William R. Brody For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
1.5 Elect Director David N. Farr For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management
1.8 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director James W. Owens For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Joan E. Spero For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Sidney Taurel For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Lorenzo H. Zambrano For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
7 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard Haythornthwaite For For Management
1b Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management
1c Elect Director Silvio Barzi For For Management
1d Elect Director David R. Carlucci For For Management
1e Elect Director Steven J. Freiberg For For Management
1f Elect Director Nancy J. Karch For For Management
1g Elect Director Marc Olivie For For Management
1h Elect Director Rima Qureshi For For Management
1i Elect Director Jose Octavio Reyes For For Management
Lagunes
1j Elect Director Mark Schwartz For For Management
1k Elect Director Jackson P. Tai For For Management
1l Elect Director Edward Suning Tian For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 28, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management
2 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
3 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management
4 Elect Director Maria M. Klawe For For Management
5 Elect Director Stephen J. Luczo For For Management
6 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management
7 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management
8 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management
9 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management
10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
11 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
Ticker: NEM Security ID: 651639106
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Bruce R. Brook For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Kofi Bucknor For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Joseph A. Carrabba For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Noreen Doyle For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gary J. Goldberg For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jane Nelson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Donald C. Roth For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Simon R. Thompson For For Management
2 Ratify 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 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
NOVARTIS AG
Ticker: NOVN Security ID: 66987V109
Meeting Date: FEB 22, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 22, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 2.30 per Share
4 Approve Remuneration System For For Management
5.1 Elect Verena Briner as Director For For Management
5.2 Elect Joerg Reinhardt as Director For For Management
5.3 Elect Charles Sawyers as Director For For Management
5.4 Elect William Winters as Director For For Management
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
7 Additional And/or Counter-proposals For Against Management
Presented At The Meeting
NUCOR CORPORATION
Ticker: NUE Security ID: 670346105
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Peter C. Browning For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Clayton C. Daley, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Daniel R. DiMicco For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John J. Ferriola For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Harvey B. Gantt For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Victoria F. Haynes For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Bernard L. Kasriel For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Christopher J. Kearney For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John H. Walker For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
for Amendments to the Certificate of
Incorporation
5 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
for Amendments to the Bylaws
6 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
ORACLE CORPORATION
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: NOV 07, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 10, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director George H. Conrades For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Mark V. Hurd For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Donald L. Lucas For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For Withhold Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock For For Management
Option Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Adopt Multiple Performance Metrics Against For Shareholder
Under Executive Incentive Plans
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
7 Adopt Retention Ratio for Against For Shareholder
Executives/Directors
8 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
Ticker: 601857 Security ID: 71646E100
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Report of the Board of Directors For For Management
2 Accept Report of the Supervisory For For Management
Committee
3 Accept Audited Financial Statements For For Management
4 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
5 Authorize Board to Determine For For Management
Distribution of Interim Dividends
6 Appoint KPMG Huazhen and KPMG as For For Management
Domestic and International Auditors,
Respectively, and Authorize Board to
Fix Their Remuneration
7a Elect Li Qingyi as Supervisor For For Management
7b Elect Fan Fuchun as Supervisor For For Management
8 Amend Articles of Association of the For For Management
Company
9 Approve Issuance of Debt Financing For For Management
Instruments of Up to RMB 100 Billion
10 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: PM Security ID: 718172109
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Harold Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jennifer Li For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Graham Mackay For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sergio Marchionne For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Kalpana Morparia For For Management
1.10 Elect DirectorLucio A. Noto For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Robert B. Polet For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
Ticker: PSB Security ID: 69360J107
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ronald L. Havner, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph D. Russell, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jennifer Holden Dunbar For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James H. Kropp For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Sara Grootwassink Lewis For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael V. McGee For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Gary E. Pruitt For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Peter Schultz For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
RIO TINTO PLC
Ticker: RIO Security ID: 767204100
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Robert Brown as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Vivienne Cox as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Jan du Plessis as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Michael Fitzpatrick as For For Management
Director
8 Re-elect Ann Godbehere as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Richard Goodmanson as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Lord Kerr as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Chris Lynch as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Paul Tellier as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect John Varley as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Sam Walsh as Director For For Management
15 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management
as Auditors
16 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
17 Approve Performance Share Plan For For Management
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 Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
21 Authorise the Company to Call EGM with For For Management
Two Weeks' Notice
SILVER WHEATON CORP.
Ticker: SLW Security ID: 828336107
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 25, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
a1 Elect Director Lawrence I. Bell For For Management
a2 Elect Director George L. Brack For For Management
a3 Elect Director John A. Brough For For Management
a4 Elect Director R. Peter Gillin For For Management
a5 Elect Director Douglas M. Holtby For For Management
a6 Elect Director Eduardo Luna For For Management
a7 Elect Director Wade D. Nesmith For For Management
a8 Elect Director Randy V.J. Smallwood For For Management
b Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
c Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE SA SQM
Ticker: SQM-B Security ID: 833635105
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 08, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Annual Report, Financial For For Management
Statements, Internal Statutory
Auditors' Report and External
Auditors' Reports, and Statutory
Reports for Fiscal Year 2012
2 Elect External Auditors and Internal For For Management
Statutory Auditors
3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
4 Approve Investment and Financing Policy For For Management
5 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends, and Dividend Policy
6 Receive Report on Board's Expenses For For Management
7 Elect Directors and Fix Their For Against Management
Remuneration
8 Receive Issues Related to Directors' For For Management
and Audit Committees
9 Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
SYNGENTA AG
Ticker: SYNN Security ID: 87160A100
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 9.50 per Share
4.1 Reelect Michael Mack as Director For For Management
4.2 Reelect Jacques Vincent as Director For For Management
4.3 Elect Eleni Gabre-Madhin as Director For For Management
4.4 Elect Eveline Saupper as Director For For Management
5 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management
6 Additional And/Or Counter Proposals For Against Management
Presented At The Meeting
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
Ticker: GS Security ID: 38141G104
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein For For Management
2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
3 Elect Director Gary D. Cohn For For Management
4 Elect Director Claes Dahlback For For Management
5 Elect Director William W. George For For Management
6 Elect Director James A. Johnson For For Management
7 Elect Director Lakshmi N. Mittal For For Management
8 Elect Director Adebayo O. Ogunlesi For For Management
9 Elect Director James J. Schiro For For Management
10 Elect Director Debora L. Spar For For Management
11 Elect Director Mark E. Tucker For For Management
12 Elect Director David A. Viniar For For Management
13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
14 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
16 Establish Board Committee on Human Against Against Shareholder
Rights
17 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
18 Adopt Proxy Access Right Against Against Shareholder
19 Employ Investment Bank to Explore Against Against Shareholder
Alternatives to Maximize Shareholder
Value
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
Ticker: UNH Security ID: 91324P102
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director William C. Ballard, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Edson Bueno For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard T. Burke For For Management
1d Elect Director Robert J. Darretta For For Management
1e Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley For For Management
1f Elect Director Michele J. Hooper For For Management
1g Elect Director Rodger A. Lawson For For Management
1h Elect Director Douglas W. Leatherdale For For Management
1i Elect Director Glenn M. Renwick For For Management
1j Elect Director Kenneth I. Shine For For Management
1k Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
VALE S.A.
Ticker: VALE5 Security ID: 91912E105
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 11, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year
Ended Dec. 31, 2012
1.2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
1.3 Elect Directors For For Management
1.4 Elect Fiscal Council Members For For Management
1.5 Approve Remuneration of Company's For Withhold Management
Management
2.1 Amend Articles For For Management
2.2 Consolidate Bylaws For For Management
WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Ticker: WMT Security ID: 931142103
Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 11, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Aida M. Alvarez For For Management
1b Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director Roger C. Corbett For For Management
1d Elect Director Douglas N. Daft For For Management
1e Elect Director Michael T. Duke For Against Management
1f Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn For For Management
1g Elect Director Marissa A. Mayer For For Management
1h Elect Director Gregory B. Penner For For Management
1i Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund For For Management
1j Elect Director H. Lee Scott, Jr. For For Management
1k Elect Director Jim C. Walton For For Management
1l Elect Director S. Robson Walton For Against Management
1m Elect Director Christopher J. Williams For Against Management
1n Elect Director Linda S. Wolf For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
6 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
8 Disclosure of Recoupment Activity from Against For Shareholder
Senior Officers
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director John D. Baker, II For For Management
1b Elect Director Elaine L. Chao For For Management
1c Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management
1d Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean For For Management
1e Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management
1f Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
1g Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management
1h Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management
1i Elect Director Federico F. Pena For For Management
1j Elect Director Howard V. Richardson For For Management
1k Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management
1l Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1m Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management
1n Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
7 Review Fair Housing and Fair Lending Against For Shareholder
Compliance
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.
Midas Series Trust
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Jacob Bukhsbaum, Chief Compliance Officer
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