UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-05912
MFS SPECIAL VALUE TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Christopher R. Bohane
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Name and address of agents for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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ICA File Number: 811-05912
Reporting Period: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020
MFS Special Value Trust
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ACCENTURE PLC
Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1151C101
Meeting Date: JAN 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 02, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Jaime Ardila For For Management
1b Elect Director Herbert Hainer For For Management
1c Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1d Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson For For Management
1e Elect Director Paula A. Price For For Management
1f Elect Director Venkata (Murthy) For For Management
Renduchintala
1g Elect Director David Rowland For For Management
1h Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1i Elect Director Julie Sweet For For Management
1j Elect Director Frank K. Tang For For Management
1k Elect Director Tracey T. Travis For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
5 Authorize Board to Allot and Issue For For Management
Shares
6 Authorize Board to Opt-Out of For For Management
Statutory Pre-Emption Rights
7 Determine Price Range for Reissuance For For Management
of Treasury Shares
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AON PLC
Ticker: AON Security ID: G0408V102
Meeting Date: FEB 04, 2020 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JAN 31, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
2 Approve Reduction of Share Capital and For For Management
Creation of Distributable Profits
3 Approve Terms of an Off-Exchange For For Management
Buyback and Cancellation of Class B
Ordinary Shares
4 Approve Delisting of Shares from the For For Management
New York Stock Exchange
5 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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AON PLC
Ticker: AON Security ID: G0408V111
Meeting Date: FEB 04, 2020 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date: JAN 31, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
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AON PLC
Ticker: AON Security ID: G0403H108
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 17, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lester B. Knight For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gregory C. Case For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jin-Yong Cai For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jeffrey C. Campbell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Fulvio Conti For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Cheryl A. Francis For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J. Michael Losh For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gloria Santona For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young Chartered For For Management
Accountants as Statutory Auditor
5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
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BLACKROCK, INC.
Ticker: BLK Security ID: 09247X101
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Bader M. Alsaad For For Management
1b Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta For For Management
1c Elect Director Pamela Daley For For Management
1d Elect Director William S. Demchak For For Management
1e Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn For For Management
1f Elect Director Laurence D. Fink For For Management
1g Elect Director William E. Ford For For Management
1h Elect Director Fabrizio Freda For For Management
1i Elect Director Murry S. Gerber For For Management
1j Elect Director Margaret L. Johnson For For Management
1k Elect Director Robert S. Kapito For For Management
1l Elect Director Cheryl D. Mills For For Management
1m Elect Director Gordon M. Nixon For Against Management
1n Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1o Elect Director Marco Antonio Slim Domit For For Management
1p Elect Director Susan L. Wagner For For Management
1q Elect Director Mark Wilson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Report on the Statement on the Purpose Against Against Shareholder
of a Corporation
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CIGNA CORPORATION
Ticker: CI Security ID: 125523100
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David M. Cordani For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William J. DeLaney For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Eric J. Foss For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Elder Granger For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Isaiah Harris, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Roman Martinez, IV For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John M. Partridge For For Management
1.10 Elect Director William L. Roper For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Donna F. Zarcone For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
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CITIGROUP INC.
Ticker: C Security ID: 172967424
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Michael L. Corbat For For Management
1b Elect Director Ellen M. Costello For For Management
1c Elect Director Grace E. Dailey For For Management
1d Elect Director Barbara J. Desoer For For Management
1e Elect Director John C. Dugan For For Management
1f Elect Director Duncan P. Hennes For For Management
1g Elect Director Peter B. Henry For For Management
1h Elect Director S. Leslie Ireland For For Management
1i Elect Director Lew W. (Jay) Jacobs, IV For For Management
1j Elect Director Renee J. James For For Management
1k Elect Director Gary M. Reiner For For Management
1l Elect Director Diana L. Taylor For For Management
1m Elect Director James S. Turley For For Management
1n Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management
1o Elect Director Alexander R. Wynaendts For For Management
1p Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce For For Management
de Leon
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as 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 Amend Proxy Access Right Against Against Shareholder
6 Review on Governance Documents Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
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COMCAST CORPORATION
Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 03, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Madeline S. Bell For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Naomi M. Bergman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen 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 Maritza G. Montiel For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Asuka Nakahara For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Restricted Stock Plan For Against Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
8 Report on Risks Posed by Failing to Against Against Shareholder
Prevent Sexual Harassment
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: DUK Security ID: 26441C204
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael G. Browning For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Annette K. Clayton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert M. Davis For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Daniel R. DiMicco For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Nicholas C. Fanandakis For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Lynn J. Good For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John T. Herron For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William E. Kennard For For Management
1.10 Elect Director E. Marie McKee For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Marya M. Rose For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Thomas E. Skains For For Management
1.13 Elect Director William E. Webster, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
5 Eliminate Supermajority Vote None For Shareholder
Requirement
6 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
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EQUIFAX INC.
Ticker: EFX Security ID: 294429105
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 06, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mark W. Begor For For Management
1b Elect Director Mark L. Feidler For For Management
1c Elect Director G. Thomas Hough For For Management
1d Elect Director Robert D. Marcus For For Management
1e Elect Director Siri S. Marshall For For Management
1f Elect Director Scott A. McGregor For For Management
1g Elect Director John A. McKinley For For Management
1h Elect Director Robert W. Selander For For Management
1i Elect Director Elane B. Stock For For Management
1j Elect Director Heather H. Wilson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
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FISERV, INC.
Ticker: FISV Security ID: 337738108
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frank J. Bisignano For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alison Davis For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Henrique de Castro For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Harry F. DiSimone For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Dennis F. Lynch For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Heidi G. Miller For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Scott C. Nuttall For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Denis J. O'Leary For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Doyle R. Simons For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Jeffery W. Yabuki For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: HON Security ID: 438516106
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1A Elect Director Darius Adamczyk For For Management
1B Elect Director Duncan B. Angove For For Management
1C Elect Director William S. Ayer For For Management
1D Elect Director Kevin Burke For For Management
1E Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1F Elect Director Linnet F. Deily For For Management
1G Elect Director Deborah Flint For For Management
1H Elect Director Judd Gregg For For Management
1I Elect Director Clive Hollick For For Management
1J Elect Director Grace D. Lieblein For For Management
1K Elect Director Raymond T. Odierno For For Management
1L Elect Director George Paz For For Management
1M Elect Director Robin L. Washington For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For For Management
4 Require Shareholder Approval of Bylaw Against Against Shareholder
Amendments Adopted by the Board of
Directors
5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Ticker: ITW Security ID: 452308109
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Daniel J. Brutto For For Management
1b Elect Director Susan Crown For For Management
1c Elect Director James W. Griffith For For Management
1d Elect Director Jay L. Henderson For For Management
1e Elect Director Richard H. Lenny For For Management
1f Elect Director E. Scott Santi For For Management
1g Elect Director David B. Smith, Jr. For For Management
1h Elect Director Pamela B. Strobel For For Management
1i Elect Director Kevin M. Warren For For Management
1j Elect Director Anre D. Williams For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mary C. Beckerle For For Management
1b Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1c Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis For For Management
1d Elect Director Jennifer A. Doudna For For Management
1e Elect Director Alex Gorsky For For Management
1f Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson For For Management
1g Elect Director Hubert Joly For For Management
1h Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1i Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For Against Management
1j Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1k Elect Director A. Eugene Washington For For Management
1l Elect Director Mark A. Weinberger For For Management
1m Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to For For Management
Permit Removal of Directors With or
Without Cause
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Governance Measures Against For Shareholder
Implemented Related to Opioids
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Linda B. Bammann For For Management
1b Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management
1c Elect Director Todd A. Combs For For Management
1d Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management
1e Elect Director James Dimon For For Management
1f Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn For For Management
1g Elect Director Mellody Hobson For For Management
1h Elect Director Michael A. Neal For For Management
1i Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management
1j Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
4 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Reputational Risk Related to Against Against Shareholder
Canadian Oil Sands, Oil Sands Pipeline
Companies and Arctic Oil and Gas
Exploration and Production.
6 Report on Climate Change Against Against Shareholder
7 Amend Shareholder Written Consent Against Against Shareholder
Provisions
8 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
9 Report on Gender/Racial Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: MMC Security ID: 571748102
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Anthony K. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Oscar Fanjul For For Management
1c Elect Director Daniel S. Glaser For For Management
1d Elect Director H. Edward Hanway For For Management
1e Elect Director Deborah C. Hopkins For For Management
1f Elect Director Tamara Ingram For For Management
1g Elect Director Jane H. Lute For For Management
1h Elect Director Steven A. Mills For For Management
1i Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop For For Management
1j Elect Director Marc D. Oken For For Management
1k Elect Director Morton O. Schapiro For For Management
1l Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates For For Management
1m Elect Director R. David Yost For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For For Management
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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MEDTRONIC PLC
Ticker: MDT Security ID: G5960L103
Meeting Date: DEC 06, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 10, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Craig Arnold For For Management
1c Elect Director Scott C. Donnelly For For Management
1d Elect Director Andrea J. Goldsmith For For Management
1e Elect Director Randall J. Hogan, III For For Management
1f Elect Director Omar Ishrak For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt For For Management
1h Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management
1i Elect Director Geoffrey S. Martha For For Management
1j Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel For For Management
1k Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management
1l Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Renew the Board's Authority to Issue For For Management
Shares Under Irish Law
5 Renew the Board's Authority to Opt-Out For For Management
of Statutory Pre-Emptions Rights Under
Irish Law
6 Authorize Overseas Market Purchases of For For Management
Ordinary Shares
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MOODY'S CORPORATION
Ticker: MCO Security ID: 615369105
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Basil L. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Jorge A. Bermudez For For Management
1c Elect Director Therese Esperdy For For Management
1d Elect Director Vincent A. Forlenza For For Management
1e Elect Director Kathryn M. Hill For For Management
1f Elect Director Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr. For For Management
1g Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell, Jr. For For Management
1h Elect Director Leslie F. Seidman For For Management
1i Elect Director Bruce Van Saun For For Management
2a Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirements to Amend Charter and
Bylaws
2b Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirement to Remove Directors
2c Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirement for Filling Open Board
Seats
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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NASDAQ, INC.
Ticker: NDAQ Security ID: 631103108
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Melissa M. Arnoldi For For Management
1b Elect Director Charlene T. Begley For For Management
1c Elect Director Steven D. Black For For Management
1d Elect Director Adena T. Friedman For For Management
1e Elect Director Essa Kazim For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas A. Kloet For For Management
1g Elect Director John D. Rainey For For Management
1h Elect Director Michael R. Splinter For For Management
1i Elect Director Jacob Wallenberg For For Management
1j Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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NESTLE SA
Ticker: NESN Security ID: 641069406
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2020
# 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 2.70 per Share
4.1.a Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
4.1.b Reelect Ulf Schneider as Director For For Management
4.1.c Reelect Henri de Castries as Director For For Management
4.1.d Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director For For Management
4.1.e Reelect Ann Veneman as Director For For Management
4.1.f Reelect Eva Cheng as Director For For Management
4.1.g Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management
4.1.h Reelect Ursula Burns as Director For For Management
4.1.i Reelect Kasper Rorsted as Director For For Management
4.1.j Reelect Pablo Isla as Director For For Management
4.1.k Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director For For Management
4.1.l Reelect Dick Boer as Director For For Management
4.1.m Reelect Dinesh Paliwal as Director For For Management
4.2 Elect Hanne Jimenez de Mora as Director For For Management
4.3.1 Appoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.3.2 Appoint Ursula Burns as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.3.3 Appoint Pablo Isla as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.3.4 Appoint Dick Boer as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
4.5 Designate Hartmann Dreyer as For For Management
Independent Proxy
5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 10 Million
5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 55
Million
6 Approve CHF 9.5 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) Against Against Management
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
Ticker: NOC Security ID: 666807102
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kathy J. Warden For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Marianne C. Brown For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Hernandez For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Madeleine A. Kleiner For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Karl J. Krapek For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gary Roughead For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James S. Turley For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Mark A. Welsh, III For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Report on Human Rights Impact Against For Shareholder
Assessment
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Request Action by
Written Consent
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PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
Ticker: PPG Security ID: 693506107
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 21, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen F. Angel For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Hugh Grant For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Melanie L. Healey For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Kathleen A. Ligocki 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 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Ticker: TXN Security ID: 882508104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mark A. Blinn For For Management
1b Elect Director Todd M. Bluedorn For For Management
1c Elect Director Janet F. Clark For For Management
1d Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For For Management
1e Elect Director Martin S. Craighead For For Management
1f Elect Director Jean M. Hobby For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael D. Hsu For For Management
1h Elect Director Ronald Kirk For For Management
1i Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley For For Management
1j Elect Director Robert E. Sanchez For For Management
1k Elect Director Richard k. Templeton For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
Ticker: SHW Security ID: 824348106
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kerrii B. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Arthur F. Anton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard J. Kramer For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Susan J. Kropf For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John G. Morikis For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Christine A. Poon For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Michael H. Thaman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Matthew Thornton, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Steven H. Wunning For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
Ticker: SO Security ID: 842587107
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Janaki Akella For For Management
1b Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco For For Management
1c Elect Director Jon A. Boscia For For Management
1d Elect Director Henry A. 'Hal' Clark, For For Management
III
1e Elect Director Anthony F. 'Tony' For For Management
Earley, Jr.
1f Elect Director Thomas A. Fanning For For Management
1g Elect Director David J. Grain For For Management
1h Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management
1i Elect Director John D. Johns For For Management
1j Elect Director Dale E. Klein For For Management
1k Elect Director Ernest J. Moniz For For Management
1l Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. For For Management
1m Elect Director Steven R. Specker For For Management
1n Elect Director E. Jenner Wood, III For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
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THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: TRV Security ID: 89417E109
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Alan L. Beller For For Management
1b Elect Director Janet M. Dolan For For Management
1c Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins For For Management
1d Elect Director William J. Kane For For Management
1e Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
1f Elect Director Elizabeth E. Robinson For For Management
1g Elect Director Philip T. (Pete) For For Management
Ruegger, III
1h Elect Director Todd C. Schermerhorn For For Management
1i Elect Director Alan D. Schnitzer For For Management
1j Elect Director Donald J. Shepard For For Management
1k Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
Ticker: TMO Security ID: 883556102
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Marc N. Casper For For Management
1b Elect Director Nelson J. Chai For For Management
1c Elect Director C. Martin Harris For For Management
1d Elect Director Tyler Jacks For For Management
1e Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch For For Management
1g Elect Director Jim P. Manzi For For Management
1h Elect Director James C. Mullen For For Management
1i Elect Director Lars R. Sorensen For For Management
1j Elect Director Debora L. Spar For For Management
1k Elect Director Scott M. Sperling For For Management
1l Elect Director Dion J. Weisler For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
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U.S. BANCORP
Ticker: USB Security ID: 902973304
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Warner L. Baxter For For Management
1b Elect Director Dorothy J. Bridges For For Management
1c Elect Director Elizabeth L. Buse For For Management
1d Elect Director Marc N. Casper For For Management
1e Elect Director Andrew Cecere For For Management
1f Elect Director Kimberly J. Harris For For Management
1g Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez For For Management
1h Elect Director Olivia F. Kirtley For For Management
1i Elect Director Karen S. Lynch For For Management
1j Elect Director Richard P. McKenney For For Management
1k Elect Director Yusuf I. Mehdi For For Management
1l Elect Director John P. Wiehoff For For Management
1m Elect Director Scott W. Wine For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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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.
Registrant: MFS SPECIAL VALUE TRUST
| By (Signature and Title): | David DiLorenzo* | |
| David DiLorenzo, President and Principal Executive Officer |
Date: August 28, 2020
| *By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Susan A. Pereira | |
| Susan A. Pereira, as attorney-in-fact |
| * | Executed by Susan A. Pereira on behalf of David DiLorenzo pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated June 1, 2017. (1) |
| (1) |