N-PX 1 d436360dnpx.txt THE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------- FORM N-PX ----------------- ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number: 811-05128 ----------------- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) ----------------- 7 Bryant Park New York, New York 10018 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) ----------------- With copy to: Mark Hemenetz Schroders Investment Management North America Inc. 7 Bryant Park New York, New York 10018 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) ----------------- Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 730-2932 Date of fiscal year end: December 31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 ----------------- Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 ((S)(S) 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). 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Proxy Voting Record ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-05128 Reporting Period: 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017 Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc =========================== Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc =========================== ACTELION LTD. Ticker: ATLN Security ID: H0032X135 Meeting Date: APR 05, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Omission of Dividends 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1a Reelect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Director For For Management 4.1b Reelect Jean-Paul Clozel as Director For For Management 4.1c Reelect Juhani Anttila as Director For For Management 4.1d Reelect Robert Bertolini as Director For For Management 4.1e Reelect John Greisch as Director For For Management 4.1f Reelect Peter Gruss as Director For For Management 4.1g Reelect Michael Jacobi as Director For For Management 4.1h Reelect Jean Malo as Director For For Management 4.1i Reelect David Stout as Director For For Management 4.1j Reelect Herna Verhagen as Director For For Management 4.2 Elect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Board For For Management Chairman 4.3a Appoint Herna Verhagen as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.3b Appoint Jean-Pierre Garnier as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 4.3c Appoint John Griesch as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.1a Elect Ludo Ooms as Director For For Management 5.1b Elect Claudio Cescato as Director For For Management 5.1c Elect Andrea Ostinelli as Director For For Management 5.1d Elect Pascal Hoorn as Director For For Management 5.1e Elect Julian Bertschinger as Director For For Management 5.2 Elect Ludo Ooms as Board Chairman For For Management 5.3a Appoint Claudio Cescato as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.3b Appoint Andrea Ostinelli as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.3c Appoint Pascal Hoorn as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6 Approve Issuance of Shares in Idorsia For For Management Ltd. to Actelion Shareholders in Connection with Spin-Off 7 Designate BDO AG as Independent Proxy For For Management 8 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management 9 Approve CHF 681,000 Reduction in Share For For Management Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADECCO GROUP AG Ticker: ADEN Security ID: H00392318 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.50 per Share 2.2 Approve EUR 154 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital and Capital Repayment of EUR 0.90 per Share 2.3 Amend Articles Re: Threshold to Submit For For Management Items to Agenda 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management the Amount of CHF 4.7 Million 4.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 34.8 Million 5.1.1 Reelect Rolf Doerig as Director and as For Against Management Board Chairman 5.1.2 Reelect Jean-Christophe Deslarzes as For For Management Director 5.1.3 Reelect Alexander Gut as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect Didier Lamouche as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Reelect David Prince as Director For For Management 5.1.6 Reelect Wanda Rapaczynski as Director For For Management 5.1.7 Reelect Kathleen Taylor as Director For For Management 5.1.8 Elect Ariane Gorin as Director For For Management 5.2.1 Appoint Alexander Gut as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.2.2 Appoint Jean-Christophe Deslarzes as For For Management Member of the Compensation Committee 5.2.3 Appoint Wanda Rapaczynski as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2.4 Appoint Kathleen Taylor as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.3 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management 6.1 Approve Partial Cancellation of For For Management Conditional Capital 6.2 Approve Creation of CHF 855,780 Pool For For Management of Capital without Preemptive Rights 7 Establish Range for Board Size For Against Management 8 Change Location of Registered For For Management Office/Headquarters to Zurich, Switzerland 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIROPACK TECHNOLOGY GROUP AG Ticker: AIRN Security ID: H0107G108 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Treatment of Net Loss For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1.1 Reelect Antoine Kohler as Director For For Management 4.1.2 Reelect Quint Kelders as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Attila Tamer as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Okko Filius as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Robert Seminara as Director For For Management 4.1.6 Reelect Ralf Ackermann as Director For For Management 4.2 Elect Christophe Villemin as Director For For Management 4.3 Reelect Antoine Kohler as Board For For Management Chairman 4.4.1 Reappoint Antoine Kohler as Member of For For Management the Nomination and Compensation Committee 4.4.2 Reappoint Okko Filius as Member of the For For Management Nomination and Compensation Committee 4.5 Appoint Christophe Villemin as Member For For Management of the Nomination and Compensation Committee 5 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management the Amount of CHF 200,000 6 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 2 Million 7 Ratify BDO AG as Auditors For For Management 8 Designate Daniel Bill as Independent For For Management Proxy 9.1 Approve Renewal of CHF 8 Million For For Management Authorized Capital Pool without Preemptive Rights 9.2 Increase Conditional Capital Pool to For Against Management Guarantee Option Conversion Rights to CHF 15.2 Million 9.3 Approve Creation of CHF 5.3 Million For For Management Pool of Capital to Guarantee Option Rights of the Apollo Funds 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARYZTA AG Ticker: ARYN Security ID: H0336B110 Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.57 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1.1 Elect Gary McGann as Director and For For Management Chairman 4.1.2 Elect Charles Adair as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Dan Flinter as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Annette Flynn as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Owen Killian as Director For For Management 4.1.6 Reelect Andrew Morgan as Director For For Management 4.1.7 Reelect Wolfgang Werle as Director For For Management 4.1.8 Elect Rolf Watter as Director For For Management 4.2.1 Appoint Charles Adair as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.2.2 Appoint Gary McGann as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.2.3 Appoint Rolf Watter as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 4.4 Designate Patrick ONeill as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 1 Million 5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 15.05 Million 6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BALOISE HOLDING Ticker: BALN Security ID: H04530202 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 5.20 per Share 4.1 Approve CHF 120,000 Reduction in Share For For Management Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 4.2 Approve Creation of CHF 500,000 Pool For For Management of Capital without Preemptive Rights 5.1a Reelect Andreas Burckhardt as Director For For Management and Board Chairman 5.1b Reelect Andreas Beerli as Director For For Management 5.1c Reelect Georges-Antoine de Boccard as For For Management Director 5.1d Reelect Christoph Gloor as Director For For Management 5.1e Reelect Karin Keller-Sutter as Director For For Management 5.1f Reelect Werner Kummer as Director For For Management 5.1g Reelect Hugo Lasat as Director For For Management 5.1h Reelect Thomas Pleines as Director For For Management 5.1i Reelect Marie-Noelle For For Management Venturi-Zen-Ruffinen as Director 5.1j Elect Thomas von Planta as Director For For Management 5.2a Appoint Georges-Antoine de Boccard as For For Management Member of the Compensation Committee 5.2b Appoint Karin Keller-Sutter as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 5.2c Appoint Thomas Pleines as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2d Appoint Marie-Noelle For For Management Venturi-Zen-Ruffinen as Member of the Compensation Committee 5.3 Designate Christophe Sarasin as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management 6.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 3.3 Million 6.2a Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 4 Million 6.2b Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 4.7 Million 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASILEA PHARMACEUTICA AG Ticker: BSLN Security ID: H05131109 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1b Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee for Fiscal 2016 (Non-Binding) 2 Approve Treatment of Net Loss For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4a Reelect Daniel Lew as Director For For Management 4b Reelect Martin Nicklasson as Director For For Management 4c Reelect Thomas Rinderknecht as Director For For Management 4d Reelect Domenico Scala as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 4e Reelect Steven Skolsky as Director For For Management 4f Reelect Thomas Werner as Director For For Management 4g Elect Nicole Onetto as Director For For Management 5a Appoint Martin Nicklasson as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5b Appoint Steven Skolsky as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5c Appoint Thomas Werner as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6a Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.7 Million 6b Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 3.2 Million 6c Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 5.1 Million 7 Designate Caroline Cron as Independent For For Management Proxy 8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 9 Increase Existing Capital Pool without For Against Management Preemptive Rights from CHF 1 Million to CHF 2 Million 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELIMO HOLDING AG Ticker: BEAN Security ID: H07171103 Meeting Date: APR 03, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 75 per Share 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 5.1.1 Reelect Adrian Altenburger as Director For For Management 5.1.2 Reelect Patrick Burkhalter as Director For For Management 5.1.3 Reelect Martin Hess as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect Hans Peter Wehrli as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Reelect Martin Zwyssig as Director For For Management 5.2.1 Reelect Hans Peter Wehrli as Board For For Management Chairman 5.2.2 Reelect Martin Zwyssig as Deputy For For Management Chairman 5.3.1 Appoint as Adrian Altenburger Member For For Management and Chairman of the Compensation Committee 5.3.2 Appoint as Patrick Burkhalter Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 5.3.3 Appoint Martin Hess as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.4 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management as Independent Proxy 5.5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 6.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 800,000 6.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 4.36 Million 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUCHER INDUSTRIES AG Ticker: BUCN Security ID: H10914176 Meeting Date: APR 19, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 5 per Share 4.1a Reelect Claude Cornaz as Director For Against Management 4.1b Reelect Anita Hauser as Director For For Management 4.1c Reelect Michael Hauser as Director For For Management 4.1d Reelect Philip Mosimann as Director For For Management and as Board Chairman 4.1e Reelect Heinrich Spoerry as Director For For Management 4.1f Reelect Valentin Vogt as Director For For Management 4.2a Appoint Claude Cornaz as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 4.2b Appoint Anita Hauser as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.2c Appoint Valentin Vogt as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3 Designate Mathe & Partner as For For Management Independent Proxy 4.4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors 5.1 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 2.5 Million 5.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 5.3 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 1.2 Million 5.4 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 4.8 Million 6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION HOLDING AG Ticker: BCHN Security ID: H12013100 Meeting Date: JUL 01, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 10 per Share 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 5.1. Reelect Valentin Vogt as Director For For Management 5.1.2 Reelect Hans Hess as Director For For Management 5.1.3 Reelect Urs Leinhaeuser as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect Monika Kruesi as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Reelect Stephan Bross as Director For For Management 5.2 Elect Valentin Vogt as Board Chairman For For Management 5.3.1 Appoint Hans Hess as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.3.2 Appoint Stephan Bross as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 5.5 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 6.1 Approve Maximum Variable Remuneration For For Management of Board of Directors in the Amount of CHF 100,000 6.2 Approve Maximum Variable Remuneration For For Management of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.4 Million 6.3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 6.4 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 2.13 Million 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CEMBRA MONEY BANK AG Ticker: CMBN Security ID: H3119A101 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 3.45 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3.3 Approve Dividends of CHF 1.00 per For For Management Share from Distributable Profits 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 5.1.1 Reelect Felix Weber as Director For For Management 5.1.2 Reelect Peter Athanas as Director For For Management 5.1.3 Reelect Urs Baumann as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect Denis Hall as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Reelect Katrina Machin as Director For For Management 5.1.6 Reelect Monica Maechler as Director For For Management 5.1.7 Reelect Ben Tellings as Director For For Management 5.2 Reelect Felix Weber as Board Chairman For For Management 5.3.1 Appoint Urs Baumann as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.3.2 Appoint Katrina Machin as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.3.3 Appoint Ben Tellings as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.4 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 6.1 Approve Creation of CHF 3 Million Pool For For Management of Capital without Preemptive Rights 6.2 Amend Articles Re: Ordinary and For For Management Extraordinary General Meetings 6.3 Amend Articles Re: Convocation, For For Management Resolutions, and Minutes of General Meetings 6.4 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management Concerning Senior Management 7.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 1.45 Million 7.2 Approve Maximum Fixed and Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 5.3 Million 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA Ticker: CFR Security ID: H25662182 Meeting Date: SEP 14, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.70 per Registered A Share and CHF 0.17 per Registered B Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management 4.1 Reelect Johann Rupert as Director and For Against Management Board Chairman 4.2 Reelect Yves-Andre Istel as Director For Against Management 4.3 Reelect Josua Malherbe as Director For Against Management 4.4 Reelect Jean-Blaise Eckert as Director For Against Management 4.5 Reelect Bernard Fornas as Director For Against Management 4.6 Reelect Richard Lepeu as Director For For Management 4.7 Reelect Ruggero Magnoni as Director For Against Management 4.8 Reelect Simon Murray as Director For Against Management 4.9 Reelect Guillaume Pictet as Director For For Management 4.10 Reelect Norbert Platt as Director For Against Management 4.11 Reelect Alan Quasha as Director For Against Management 4.12 Reelect Maria Ramos as Director For For Management 4.13 Reelect Lord Renwick of Clifton as For Against Management Director 4.14 Reelect Jan Rupert as Director For Against Management 4.15 Reelect Gary Saage as Director For Against Management 4.16 Reelect Jurgen Schrempp as Director For Against Management 4.17 Reelect The Duke of Wellington as For Against Management Director 4.18 Elect Jeff Moss as Director For For Management 4.19 Elect Cyrille Vigneron as Director For Against Management 5.1 Appoint Lord Renwick of Clifton as For Against Management Member of the Compensation Committee 5.2 Appoint Yves Andre Istel as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 5.3 Appoint The Duke of Wellington as For Against Management Member of the Compensation Committee 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditor 7 Designate Francoise Demierre Morand For For Management Independent Proxy 8.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 7.4 Million 8.2 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management Senior Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 9.9 Million 8.3 Approve Maximum Variable Remuneration For Against Management of Senior Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 16.4 Million 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG Ticker: CSGN Security ID: H3698D419 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports (Non-Voting) 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 1.3 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.70 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 4.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 12.0 Million 4.2a Approve Short-Term Variable For Against Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 17 Million 4.2b Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 31 Million 4.2c Approve Maximum Long-Term Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 31.2 Million 5 Approve Amendment of Pool of For For Management Authorized Capital with or without Preemptive Rights for Stock or Scrip Dividends 6.1a Reelect Urs Rohner as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 6.1b Reelect Iris Bohnet as Director For For Management 6.1c Reelect Alexander Gut as Director For For Management 6.1d Reelect Andreas Koopmann as Director For For Management 6.1e Reelect Seraina Macia as Director For For Management 6.1f Reelect Kai Nargolwala as Director For For Management 6.1g Reelect Joaquin Ribeiro as Director For For Management 6.1h Reelect Severin Schwan as Director For For Management 6.1i Reelect Richard Thornburgh as Director For For Management 6.1j Reelect John Tiner as Director For For Management 6.1k Reelect Andreas Gottschling as Director For For Management 6.1l Reelect Alexandre Zeller as Director For For Management 6.2a Appoint Iris Bohnet as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6.2b Appoint Andreas Koopmann as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.2c Appoint Kai Nargolwala as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.2d Appoint Alexandre Zeller as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.3 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 6.4 Designate BDO AG as Special Auditor For For Management 6.5 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 7.1 Transact Other Business: Proposals by None Against Management Shareholders (Voting) 7.2 Transact Other Business: Proposals by None Against Management the Board of Directors (Voting) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG Ticker: CSGN Security ID: H3698D419 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2017 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve CHF 16.2 Million Share Capital For For Management Increase with Preemptive Rights 2 Transact Other Business: Proposals by None Against Management Shareholders (Voting) 3 Transact Other Business: Proposals by None Against Management the Board of Directors (Voting) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DKSH HOLDING AG Ticker: DKSH Security ID: H2012M121 Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 4.50 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 2.6 Million 4.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 16.5 Million 5.1.1 Reelect Adrian T. Keller as Director For For Management 5.1.2 Reelect Rainer-Marc Frey as Director For For Management 5.1.3 Reelect Frank Ch. Gulich as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect David Kamenetzky as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Reelect Andreas W. Keller as Director For For Management 5.1.6 Reelect Robert Peugeot as Director For Against Management 5.1.7 Reelect Theo Siegert as Director For For Management 5.1.8 Reelect Hans Christoph Tanner as For For Management Director 5.1.9 Reelect Joerg Wolle as Director For For Management 5.2 Elect Joerg Wolle as Board Chairman For For Management 5.3.1 Appoint Adrian T. Keller as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.3.2 Appoint Frank Ch. Gulich as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.3.3 Appoint Robert Peugeot as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management 7 Designate Ernst A. Widmer as For For Management Independent Proxy 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUFRY AG Ticker: DUFN Security ID: H2082J107 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Reelect Juan Carlos Torres Carretero For Against Management as Director and Board Chairman 4.2.1 Reelect Andres Holzer Neumann as For Against Management Director 4.2.2 Reelect Jorge Born as Director For For Management 4.2.3 Reelect Xavier Bouton as Director For Against Management 4.2.4 Reelect Claire Chiang as Director For For Management 4.2.5 Reelect Julian Diaz Gonzalez as For Against Management Director 4.2.6 Reelect George Koutsolioutsos as For Against Management Director 4.2.7 Reelect Heekyung Min as Director For For Management 4.2.8 Reelect Joaquin Moya-Angeler Cabrera For Against Management as Director 5.1 Reappoint Jorge Born as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.2 Reappoint Xavier Bouton as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 5.3 Reappoint Heekyung Min as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6 Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd. as Auditors For For Management 7 Designate Altenburger Ltd. as For For Management Independent Proxy 8.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For Against Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 8.4 Million 8.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 53.5 Million 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEINTOOL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING AG Ticker: FTON Security ID: H24510135 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2a Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2b Approve Dividends of CHF 2.00 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4a Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million 4b Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.8 Million 5a1 Reelect Alexander von Witzleben as For Against Management Director 5a2 Reelect Michael Soormann as Director For Against Management 5a3 Reelect Thomas A. Erb as Director For Against Management 5a4 Reelect Thomas Muhr as Director For Against Management 5a5 Reelect Rolf-Dieter Kempis as Director For For Management 5a6 Elect Heinz Loosli as Director For Against Management 5b Elect Alexander von Witzleben as Board For Against Management Chairman 5c1 Appoint Alexander von Witzleben as For Against Management Member of the Compensation Committee 5c2 Appoint Michael Soormann as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 5d Designate COT Treuhand AG as For For Management Independent Proxy 5e Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORBO HOLDING AG Ticker: FORN Security ID: H26865214 Meeting Date: APR 06, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Against Management Dividends of CHF 19 per Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 4 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 5 Amend Articles related to the For For Management Long-Term Compensation Plan of the Executive Committee 6.1 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 6.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 4 Million 6.3 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 2.3 Million 6.4 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million 6.5 Approve Maximum Variable Long-Term For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 225,000 7.1 Reelect This Schneider as Director and For For Management as Board Chairman 7.2 Reelect Peter Altorfer as Director For For Management 7.3 Reelect Michael Pieper as Director For For Management 7.4 Reelect Claudia Coninx-Kaczynski as For For Management Director 7.5 Reelect Reto Mueller as Director For For Management 7.6 Reelect Vincent Studer as Director For For Management 8.1 Appoint Peter Altorfer as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 8.2 Appoint Claudia Coninx-Kaczynski as For For Management Member of the Compensation Committee 8.3 Appoint Michael Pieper as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 9 Ratify KPMG as Auditors For For Management 10 Designate Rene Peyer as Independent For For Management Proxy 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAM HOLDING LTD. Ticker: GAM Security ID: H2878E106 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management (Non-Binding) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 0.65 per Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve CHF 30,610 Reduction in Share For For Management Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 5 Approve Cancellation of Conditional For For Management Capital Authorization 6.1 Reelect Hugh Scott-Barrett as Director For Against Management and as Board Chairman 6.2 Reelect Diego du Monceau as Director For Against Management 6.3 Reelect Nancy Mistretta as Director For For Management 6.4 Reelect Ezra Field as Director For For Management 6.5 Reelect Benjamin Meuli as Director For For Management 6.6 Elect David Jacob as Director For For Management 6.7 Elect Kasia Robinski as Director Against For Shareholder 6.8 Elect Kasia Robinski as Chairman of Against For Shareholder the Board 6.9 Elect William Raynar as Director Against For Shareholder 6.10 Elect Rudolf Bohli as Director Against For Shareholder 7.1 Appoint Diego du Monceau as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 7.2 Appoint Nancy Mistretta as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 7.3 Appoint Benjamin Meuli as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 7.4 Appoint Kasia Robinski as Member of Against For Shareholder the Compensation Committee 7.5 Appoint William Raynar as Member of Against For Shareholder the Compensation Committee 8.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For Against Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 2.3 Million 8.2 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 8 Million 8.3 Approve Maximum Variable Remuneration For Against Management of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 16 Million 9 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 10 Designate Tobias Rohner as Independent For For Management Proxy 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GATEGROUP HOLDING AG Ticker: GATE Security ID: ADPV34580 Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2016 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Adam Tan as Director and Board For For Management Chairman 1.2 Elect Di Xin as Director For For Management 1.3 Elect Frank Nang as Director For For Management 1.4 Elect Stewart Gordon Smith as Director For For Management 1.5 Elect Xavier Rossinyol as Director For Against Management 1.6 Reelect Frederick W. Reid as Director For For Management 2.1 Appoint Adam Tan as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 2.2 Appoint Di Xin as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 2.3 Appoint Frederick W. Reid as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 3 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELVETIA HOLDING AG Ticker: HELN Security ID: H3701H100 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of 21 per Share 4.1 Elect Pierin Vincenz as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 4.2.1 Elect Ivo Furrer as Director For For Management 4.2.2 Reelect Hans-Juerg Bernet as Director For For Management 4.2.3 Reelect Jean-Rene Fournier as Director For For Management 4.2.4 Reelect Patrik Gisel as Director For For Management 4.2.5 Reelect Hans Kuenzle as Director For For Management 4.2.6 Reelect Christoph Lechner as Director For For Management 4.2.7 Reelect Gabriela Maria Payer as For For Management Director 4.2.8 Reelect Doris Russi Schurter as For For Management Director 4.2.9 Reelect Andreas von Planta as Director For For Management 4.3.1 Appoint Hans-Juerg Bernet as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.3.2 Appoint Gabriela Maria Payer as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 4.3.3 Appoint Doris Russi Schurter as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 4.3.4 Appoint Andreas von Planta as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 5.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 3 Million 5.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 8.4 5.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 547,000 5.4 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 3.6 Million 6 Designate Schmuki Bachmann For For Management Rechtsanwaelte as Independent Proxy 7 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPLENIA AG Ticker: IMPN Security ID: H41929102 Meeting Date: MAR 22, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 1.35 Million 4.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 10 Million 5.1.1 Reelect Hans Ulrich Meister as For For Management Director and as Board Chairman 5.1.2 Reelect Chantal Balet Emery as Director For For Management 5.1.3 Reelect Henner Mahlstedt as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect Ines Poeschel as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Reelect Kyrre Olaf Johansen as Director For For Management 5.1.6 Reelect Laurent Vulliet as Director For For Management 5.2.1 Reappoint Ines Poeschel as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2.2 Appoint Chantal Balet Emery as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 5.2.3 Appoint Laurent Vulliet as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.3 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JULIUS BAER GRUPPE AG Ticker: BAER Security ID: H4414N103 Meeting Date: APR 12, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.20 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 3.8 Million 4.2.1 Approve Variable Cash-Based For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee for Fiscal 2016 in the Amount of CHF 6. 1 Million 4.2.2 Approve Variable Share-Based For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee for Fiscal 2017 in the Amount of CHF 6. 7 Million 4.2.3 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee for Fiscal 2018 in the Amount of CHF 5.7 Million 5.1.1 Reelect Daniel Sauter as Director For For Management 5.1.2 Reelect Gilbert Achermann as Director For For Management 5.1.3 Reelect Ann Almeida as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect Andreas Amschwand as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Reelect Heinrich Baumann as Director For For Management 5.1.6 Reelect Paul Chow as Director For For Management 5.1.7 Reelect Claire Giraut as Director For For Management 5.1.8 Reelect Gareth Penny as Director For For Management 5.1.9 Reelect Charles Stonehill as Director For For Management 5.2 Elect Ivo Furrer as Director For For Management 5.3 Elect Daniel Sauter as Board Chairman For For Management 5.4.1 Appoint Ann Almeida as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.4.2 Appoint Gilbert Achermann as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.4.3 Appoint Heinrich Baumann as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.4.4 Appoint Gareth Penny as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 7 Designate Marc Nater as Independent For For Management Proxy 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KUROS BIOSCIENCES AG Ticker: KURN Security ID: H4769G117 Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Treatment of Net Loss For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4a Approve Fixed Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 308,000 4b Approve Grant of Stock Options to For Against Management Board of Directors in the Amount of CHF 102,700 4c Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 3.1 Million 4d Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.3 Million 4e Approve Grant of Stock Options to For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 2.6 Million 5a Reelect Christian Itin as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 5b Reelect Leanna Caron as Director For For Management 5c Reelect Didier Cowling as Director For For Management 5d Reelect Gerhard Ries as Director For For Management 5e Reelect Harry Welten as Director For For Management 5f Elect Clemens van Blitterswijk as For For Management Director 5g Elect Frank-Jan van der Velden as For For Management Director 5h Elect Giacomo Di Nepi as Director For For Management 5i Elect Ivan Cohen-Tanugi as Director For For Management 6a Appoint Gerhard Ries as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6b Appoint Leanna Caron as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 7 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd. as For For Management Auditors 9 Increase and Adjust Pool of For Against Management Conditional Capital for Employee Equity Plans 10 Approve Creation of CHF 3.2 Million For Against Management Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDT & SPRUENGLI AG Ticker: LISN Security ID: H49983176 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 580 per Registered Share and CHF 58 per Participation Certificate 4.2 Approve Dividends from Capital For For Management Contribution Reserves of CHF 300 per Registered Share and CHF 30 per Participation Certificate 5.1 Elect Ernst Tanner as Director and For Against Management Board Chairman 5.2 Elect Antonio Bulgheroni as Director For Against Management 5.3 Elect Rudolf Spruengli as Director For Against Management 5.4 Elect Elisabeth Guertler as Director For For Management 5.5 Elect Petra Schadeberg-Herrmann as For Against Management Director 5.6 Elect Thomas Rinderknecht as Director For For Management 6.1 Appoint Rudolf Spruengli as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 6.2 Appoint Antonio Bulgheroni as Member For Against Management of the Compensation Committee 6.3 Appoint Elisabeth Guertler as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 7 Designate Patrick Schleiffer as For For Management Independent Proxy 8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 9.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management the Amount of CHF 5.3 Million 9.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 18 Million 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A. Ticker: LOGN Security ID: H50430232 Meeting Date: SEP 07, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 01, 2016 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Appropriation Of Retained Earnings For For Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 6A Elect Director Edouard Bugnion For For Management 6B Elect Director Bracken Darrell For For Management 6C Elect Director Sally Davis For For Management 6D Elect Director Guerrino De Luca For For Management 6E Elect Director Sue Gove For For Management 6F Elect Director Didier Hirsch For For Management 6G Elect Director Neil Hunt For For Management 6H Elect Director Dimitri Panayotopoulos For For Management 6I Elect Director Lung Yeh For For Management 6J Elect Director Patrick Aebischer For For Management 7 Elect Guerrino De Luca as Board For For Management Chairman 8A Appoint Sally Davis as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 8B Appoint Neil Hunt as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 8C Appoint Dimitri Panayotopoulos as For For Management Member of the Compensation Committee 8D Appoint Edouard Bugnion as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 9 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 10 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of USD 20,200,000 11 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 12 Designate Beatrice Ehlers as For For Management Independent Proxy A Authorize Independent Representative For For Management to Vote on Any Amendment to Previous Resolutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LONZA GROUP LTD. Ticker: LONN Security ID: H50524133 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2.75 per Share 5.1a Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management 5.1b Reelect Werner Bauer as Director For For Management 5.1c Reelect Jean-Daniel Gerber as Director For For Management 5.1d Reelect Christoph Maeder as Director For For Management 5.1e Reelect Barbara Richmond as Director For For Management 5.1f Reelect Margot Scheltema as Director For For Management 5.1g Reelect Rolf Soiron as Director For For Management 5.1h Reelect Juergen Steinemann as Director For For Management 5.1i Reelect Antonio Trius as Director For For Management 5.2 Elect Albert Baehny as Director For For Management 5.3 Elect Rolf Soiron as Board Chairman For For Management 5.4a Appoint Jean-Daniel Gerber as Member For For Management of the Nomination and Compensation Committee 5.4b Appoint Christoph Maeder as Member of For For Management the Nomination and Compensation Committee 5.4c Appoint Juergen Steinemann as Member For For Management of the Nomination and Compensation Committee 6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 7 Designate Daniel Pluess as Independent For For Management Proxy 8 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 3 Million 9.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 5 Million 9.2 Approve Variable Short-Term For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 4.3 Million 9.3 Approve Variable Long-Term For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 6.8 Million 10 Approve CHF 22 Million Share Capital For For Management Increase Via the Issuance of New Shares with Preemptive Rights 11 Approve Creation of CHF 7.5 Million For For Management Pool of Authorized Capital without Preemptive Rights 12 Approve CHF 2.5 Million Increase in For Against Management Pool of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights 13 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NESTLE SA Ticker: NESN Security ID: H57312649 Meeting Date: APR 06, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2.30 per Share 4.1a Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director For For Management 4.1b Reelect Andreas Koopmann as Director For For Management 4.1c Reelect Henri de Castries as Director For For Management 4.1d Reelect Beat W. Hess as Director For For Management 4.1e Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director For For Management 4.1f Reelect Steven G. Hoch as Director For For Management 4.1g Reelect Naina Lal Kidwai as Director For For Management 4.1h Reelect Jean-Pierre Roth as Director For For Management 4.1i Reelect Ann M. Veneman as Director For For Management 4.1j Reelect Eva Cheng as Director For For Management 4.1k Reelect Ruth K. Oniang'o as Director For For Management 4.1l Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management 4.2a Elect Ulf Mark Schneider as Director For For Management 4.2b Elect Ursula M. Burns as Director For For Management 4.3 Elect Paul Bulcke as Board Chairman For Against Management 4.4a Appoint Beat W. Hess as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.4b Appoint Andreas Koopmann as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.4c Appoint Jean-Pierre Roth as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.4d Appoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 4.6 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 60 Million 6 Transact Other Business (Voting) Against Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVARTIS AG Ticker: NOVN Security ID: H5820Q150 Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2.75 per Share 4 Approve CHF 5.14 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 5.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 8.5 Million 5.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 99 Million 5.3 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management (Non-Binding) 6.1 Reelect Joerg Reinhardt as Director For For Management and Chairman 6.2 Reelect Nancy C. Andrews as Director For For Management 6.3 Reelect Dimitri Azar as Director For For Management 6.4 Reelect Ton Buechner as Director For For Management 6.5 Reelect Srikant Datar as Director For For Management 6.6 Reelect Elizabeth Doherty as Director For For Management 6.7 Reelect Ann Fudge as Director For For Management 6.8 Reelect Pierre Landolt as Director For For Management 6.9 Reelect Andreas von Planta as Director For For Management 6.10 Reelect Charles L. Sawyers as Director For For Management 6.11 Reelect Enrico Vanni as Director For For Management 6.12 Reelect William T. Winters as Director For For Management 6.13 Elect Frans van Houten as Director For For Management 7.1 Appoint Srikant Datar as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 7.2 Appoint Ann Fudge as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 7.3 Appoint Enrico Vanni as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 7.4 Appoint William T. Winters as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 9 Designate Peter Andreas Zahn as For For Management Independent Proxy 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OC OERLIKON CORPORATION AG Ticker: OERL Security ID: H59187106 Meeting Date: APR 11, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 0.30 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board (Except For For Management Hans Ziegler) and Senior Management 4.1.1 Reelect Michael Suess as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 4.1.2 Reelect Jean Botti as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect David Metzger as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Alexey Moskov as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Gerhard Pegam as Director For For Management 4.2 Elect Geoffrey Merszei as Director For For Management 5.1.1 Appoint Michael Suess as Member of the For Against Management Human Resources Committee 5.1.2 Appoint Alexey Moskov as Member of the For Against Management Human Resources Committee 5.2 Appoint Gerhard Pegam as Member of the For For Management Human Resources Committee 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors 7 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management as Independent Proxy 8 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 2.1 Million 9 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 5.2 Million 10 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 8.6 Million 11 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFS GROUP AG Ticker: SFSN Security ID: H7482F118 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management the Amount of CHF 760,000 in Cash and CHF 433,000 in Shares 2.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 4.1 Million 2.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 972,000 in Cash and CHF 741,000 in Shares 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.75 per Share 5.1 Reelect Urs Kaufmann as Director For Against Management 5.2 Reelect Thomas Oetterli as Director For For Management 5.3 Reelect Heinrich Spoerry as Director For For Management and as Board Chairman 5.4 Reelect Joerg Walther as Director For For Management 5.5 Elect Nick Huber as Director For For Management 5.6 Elect Bettina Stadler as Director For For Management 6.1 Appoint Urs Kaufmann as Member of the For Against Management Nomination and Compensation Committee 6.2 Appoint Heinrich Spoerry as Member of For Against Management the Nomination and Compensation Committee 6.3 Appoint Nick Huber as Member of the For Against Management Nomination and Compensation Committee 7 Designate Buerki Bolt Nemeth For For Management Rechtsanwaelte as Independent Proxy 8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SONOVA HOLDING AG Ticker: SOON Security ID: H8024W106 Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management (Non-Binding) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2.30 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1.1 Reelect Robert Spoerry as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 4.1.2 Reelect Beat Hess as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Elect Lynn Dorsey Bleil as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Michael Jacobi as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Stacy Enxing Seng as Director For For Management 4.1.6 Reelect Anssi Vanjoki as Director For For Management 4.1.7 Reelect Roland van der Vis as Director For For Management 4.1.8 Reelect Jinlong Wang as Director For For Management 4.2.1 Appoint Robert Spoerry as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.2.2 Appoint Beat Hess as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.2.3 Appoint Stacy Enxing Seng as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 4.4 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 3 Million 5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 16.9 Million 6 Approve CHF 4,600 Reduction in Share For For Management Capital via Cancellation of Shares 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AG Ticker: SRCG Security ID: H83659104 Meeting Date: APR 11, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2.2 Approve Dividends from Capital For For Management Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1.1 Reelect Peter Schoepfer as Director For For Management 4.1.2 Reelect Jesper Ovesen as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Robin Bienenstock as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Michael Krammer as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Joachim Preisig as Director For For Management 4.1.6 Reelect Christoph Vilanek as Director For Against Management 4.1.7 Reelect Peter Kurer as Director For For Management 4.1.8 Reelect Peter Kurer as Board Chairman For For Management 4.2.1 Appoint Peter Schoepfer as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.2.2 Appoint Peter Kurer as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.2.3 Appoint Christoph Vilanek as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 4.2.4 Appoint Michael Krammer as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.2.5 Appoint Peter Schoepfer as Chairman of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management 7.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 7.2 Approve Maximum Aggregate Remuneration For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.4 Million 7.3 Approve Maximum Aggregate Remuneration For For Management of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 11.9 Million 8.1 Approve CHF 350,000 Pool of Authorized For Against Management Capital without Preemptive Rights for Employee Equity Participation 8.2 Approve Creation of CHF 4.5 Million For For Management Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights 8.3 Amend Articles Re: Deadline for For For Management Additional Agenda Items 8.4 Amend Articles Re: Variable For For Management Compensation of the Executive Committee 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWATCH GROUP AG Ticker: UHR Security ID: H83949133 Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.35 per Registered Share and CHF 6.75 per Bearer Shares 4.1.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management Non-Executive Directors in the Amount of CHF 1 Million 4.1.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Directors in the Amount of CHF 2.6 Million 4.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 6.0 Million 4.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Directors in the Amount of CHF 6.5 Million 4.4 Approve Variable Remuneration of For Against Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 18.1 Million 5.1 Elect Nayla Hayek as Director For Against Management 5.2 Elect Ernst Tanner as Director For Against Management 5.3 Elect Daniela Aeschlimann as Director For Against Management 5.4 Elect Georges N. Hayek as Director For Against Management 5.5 Elect Claude Nicollier as Director For Against Management 5.6 Elect Jean-Pierre Roth as Director For For Management 5.7 Elect Nayla Hayek as Board Chairman For Against Management 6.1 Appoint Nayla Hayek as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 6.2 Appoint Ernst Tanner as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 6.3 Appoint Daniela Aeschlimann as Member For Against Management of the Compensation Committee 6.4 Appoint Georges N. Hayek as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 6.5 Appoint Claude Nicollier as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 6.6 Appoint Jean-Pierre Roth as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 7 Designate Bernhard Lehmann as For For Management Independent Proxy 8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd as For For Management Auditors 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWISS LIFE HOLDING Ticker: SLHN Security ID: H8404J162 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2.1 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 11.00 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management 4.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of Board of For Against Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 3.2 Million 4.2 Approve Short-Term Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 4.4 Million 4.3 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration and For For Management Long-Term Variable Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 13.8 Million 5.1 Reelect Rolf Doerig as Director and For Against Management Board Chairman 5.2 Reelect Gerold Buehrer as Director For For Management 5.3 Reelect Adrienne Fumagalli as Director For For Management 5.4 Reelect Ueli Dietiker as Director For For Management 5.5 Reelect Damir Filipovic as Director For For Management 5.6 Reelect Frank Keuper as Director For For Management 5.7 Reelect Henry Peter as Director For For Management 5.8 Reelect Frank Schnewlin as Director For For Management 5.9 Reelect Franziska Sauber as Director For For Management 5.10 Reelect Klaus Tschuetscher as Director For For Management 5.11 Elect Stefan Loacker as Director For For Management 5.12 Appoint Henry Peter as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 5.13 Appoint Frank Schnewlin as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.14 Appoint Franziska Sauber as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6 Designate Andreas Zuercher as For For Management Independent Proxy 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWISS REINSURANCE (SCHWEIZERISCHE RUECKVERSICHERUNGS) Ticker: SREN Security ID: H8431B109 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 1.2 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 4.85 per Share 3 Approve Variable Short-Term For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 18.3 Million 4 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management 5.1a Reelect Walter Kielholz as Director For Against Management and Board Chairman 5.1b Reelect Raymond Ch'ien as Director For Against Management 5.1c Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director For Against Management 5.1d Reelect Mary Francis as Director For Against Management 5.1e Reelect Rajna Brandon as Director For Against Management 5.1f Reelect Robert Henrikson as Director For Against Management 5.1g Reelect Trevor Manuel as Director For Against Management 5.1h Reelect Philip Ryan as Director For Against Management 5.1i Reelect Paul Tucker as Director For Against Management 5.1j Reelect Susan Wagner as Director For Against Management 5.1k Elect Jay Ralph as Director For Against Management 5.1l Elect Joerg Reinhardt as Director For Against Management 5.1m Elect Jacques de Vaucleroy as Director For Against Management 5.2a Appoint Raymond Ch'ien as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2b Appoint Renato Fassbind as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2c Appoint Robert Henrikson as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2d Appoint Joerg Reinhardt as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.3 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management as Independent Proxy 5.4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 6.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 9.9 Million 6.2 Approve Maximum Fixed and Variable For For Management Long-Term Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 34 Million 7 Approve CHF 1.1 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 8 Authorize Repurchase of up to CHF 1 For For Management Billion of Issued Share Capital 9.1 Approve Renewal of CHF 8.5 Million For For Management Pool of Authorized Share Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights 9.2 Amend Articles Re: Exclusion of For For Management Preemptive Rights 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TECAN GROUP AG Ticker: TECN Security ID: H84774167 Meeting Date: APR 11, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.75 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1.1 Reelect Heinrich Fischer as Director For For Management 4.1.2 Reelect Oliver Fetzer as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Lars Holmqvist as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Karen Huebscher as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Christa Kreuzburg as Director For For Management 4.1.6 Reelect Gerard Vaillant as Director For For Management 4.1.7 Reelect Rolf Classon as Director For For Management 4.2 Elect Rolf Classon as Board Chairman For For Management 4.3.1 Appoint Oliver Fetzer as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3.2 Appoint Christa Kreuzburg as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.3.3 Appoint Gerard Vaillant as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.4 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management 4.5 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management as Independent Proxy 5.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 5.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 1.5 Million 5.3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 18.5 Million 6 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UBS GROUP AG Ticker: UBSG Security ID: H892U1882 Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management (Non-Binding) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 0.60 per Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 71.9 Million 5 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 31.5 Million 6.1a Reelect Axel Weber as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 6.1b Reelect Michel Demare as Director For For Management 6.1c Reelect David Sidwell as Director For For Management 6.1d Reelect Reto Francioni as Director For For Management 6.1e Reelect Ann Godbehere as Director For For Management 6.1f Reelect William Parrett as Director For For Management 6.1g Reelect Isabelle Romy as Director For For Management 6.1h Reelect Robert Scully as Director For For Management 6.1i Reelect Beatrice Weder di Mauro as For For Management Director 6.1j Reelect Dieter Wemmer as Director For For Management 6.2 Elect Julie Richardson as Director For For Management 6.3.1 Appoint Ann Godbehere as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6.3.2 Appoint Michel Demare as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 6.3.3 Appoint Reto Francioni as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 6.3.4 Appoint William Parrett as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 7 Approve Maximum Remuneration of Board For For Management of Directors in the Amount of CHF 14 Million 8.1 Designate ADB Altorfer Duss & For For Management Beilstein AG as Independent Proxy 8.2 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALIANT HOLDING AG Ticker: VATN Security ID: H90203128 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 3.80 per Share 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of For Against Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 1.7 Million 5.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 2.9 Million 5.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.9 Million 6.1.1 Reelect Juerg Bucher as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 6.1.2 Reelect Barbara Artmann as Director For For Management 6.1.3 Reelect Jean-Baptiste Beuret as For For Management Director 6.1.4 Reelect Christoph Buehler as Director For For Management 6.1.5 Reelect Othmar Stoeckli as Director For For Management 6.1.6 Reelect Franziska von Weissenfluh as For For Management Director 6.2.1 Elect Maya Bundt as Director For For Management 6.2.2 Elect Nicole Pauli as Director For For Management 7.1 Appoint Franziska von Weissenfluh as For For Management Member of the Compensation Committee 7.2 Appoint Juerg Bucher as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 7.3 Appoint Jean-Baptiste Beuret as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 9 Designate Fellmann Tschuemperlin For For Management Loetscher AG as Independent Proxy 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VAT GROUP AG Ticker: VACN Security ID: H90508104 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.1 Approve Treatment of Net Loss For For Management 2.2 Approve Dividends of CHF 4.00 per For For Management Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1.1 Elect Martin Komischke as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 4.1.2 Reelect Alfred Gantner as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Ulrich Eckhardt as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Urs Leinhaeuser as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Karl Schlegel as Director For For Management 4.1.6 Elect Hermann Gerlinger as Director For For Management 4.2.1 Appoint Martin Komischke as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.2.2 Appoint Ulrich Eckhardt as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 4.2.3 Appoint Karl Schlegel as Member of the For Against Management Compensation Committee 5 Designate Roger Foehn as Independent For For Management Proxy 6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For Against Management 7 Amend Articles Re: Variable For For Management Compensation 8.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management (Non-Binding) 8.2.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 170,000 from Jan. 1, 2017 until the 2017 AGM 8.2.2 Approve Remuneration of Board of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 900,000 for the Period from the 2017 AGM until the 2018 AGM 8.3.1 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.55 Million for Fiscal 2017 8.3.2 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.55 Million for Fiscal 2018 8.4 Approve Short-Term Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 925,042 for Fiscal 2016 8.5.1 Approve Maximum Long-Term Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 900,000 for Fiscal 2017 8.5.2 Approve Maximum Long-Term Variable For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.10 Million for Fiscal 2018 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VZ HOLDING AG Ticker: VZN Security ID: H9239A103 Meeting Date: APR 06, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 4.20 per Share 4.1.1 Reelect Fred Kindle as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 4.1.2 Reelect Roland Iff as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Albrecht Langhart as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Roland Ledergerber as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Olivier de Perregaux as For For Management Director 4.2.1 Appoint Fred Kindle as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.2.2 Appoint Roland Ledergerber as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 5 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management Independent Proxy 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 7.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 345,000 7.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 4.1 Million 7.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 1.6 Million 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management ========== END NPX REPORT 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. The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Reid B. Adams -------------------------- Reid B. Adams Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Date: August 24, 2017