N-PX 1 d760177dnpx.htm MFS SPECIAL VALUE TRUST N-PX MFS SPECIAL VALUE TRUST N-PX

 

 

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, 2021 - June 30, 2022

 

 

 


ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.

 




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ICA File Number: 811-05912
Reporting Period: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022
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ACCENTURE PLC

Ticker:       ACN            Security ID:  G1151C101
Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 29, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Jaime Ardila             For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Nancy McKinstry          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Beth E. Mooney           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 Arun Sarin               For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Julie Sweet              For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Frank K. Tang            For       For          Management
1j    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     Renew the Board's Authority to Issue    For       For          Management
      Shares Under Irish Law
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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AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

Ticker:       AXP            Security ID:  025816109
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 07, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Thomas J. Baltimore      For       Against      Management
1b    Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky      For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director John J. Brennan          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Peter Chernin            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Ralph de la Vega         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt       For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Theodore J. Leonsis      For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Karen L. Parkhill        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Charles E. Phillips      For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Lynn A. Pike             For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Stephen J. Squeri        For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Daniel L. Vasella        For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Lisa W. Wardell          For       For          Management
1n    Elect Director Christopher D. Young     For       For          Management
2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder


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AON PLC

Ticker:       AON            Security ID:  G0403H108
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 14, 2022

#     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 C. Notebaert     For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Gloria Santona           For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Byron O. Spruell         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 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2022

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


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CHUBB LIMITED

Ticker:       CB             Security ID:  H1467J104
Meeting Date: NOV 03, 2021   Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
Record Date:  SEP 10, 2021

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Ratify Share Repurchase Program         For       For          Management
2     Approve CHF 349,339,410 Reduction in    For       For          Management
      Share Capital via Cancellation of
      Repurchased Shares
3     Transact Other Business (Voting)        For       Against      Management


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CIGNA CORPORATION

Ticker:       CI             Security ID:  125523100
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 08, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director David M. Cordani         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director William J. DeLaney       For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Eric J. Foss             For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Elder Granger            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Neesha Hathi             For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director George Kurian            For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella   For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Mark B. McClellan        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Kimberly A. Ross         For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman          For       For          Management
1k    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
6     Report on Congruency of Political       Against   For          Shareholder
      Spending with Company Values and
      Priorities


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CITIGROUP INC.

Ticker:       C              Security ID:  172967424
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Ellen M. Costello        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Grace E. Dailey          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Barbara J. Desoer        For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director John C. Dugan            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Jane N. Fraser           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 Renee J. James           For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Gary M. Reiner           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Diana L. Taylor          For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director James S. Turley          For       For          Management
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
5     Adopt Management Pay Clawback           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Authorization Policy
6     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Report on Respecting Indigenous         Against   For          Shareholder
      Peoples' Rights
8     Adopt a Financing Policy Consistent     Against   Against      Shareholder
      with IEA's Net Zero Emissions by 2050
      Scenario
9     Report on Civil Rights and              Against   Against      Shareholder
      Non-Discrimination Audit


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COMCAST CORPORATION

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

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


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DOMINION ENERGY, INC.

Ticker:       D              Security ID:  25746U109
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 04, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1A    Elect Director James A. Bennett         For       For          Management
1B    Elect Director Robert M. Blue           For       For          Management
1C    Elect Director Helen E. Dragas          For       For          Management
1D    Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr.      For       For          Management
1E    Elect Director D. Maybank Hagood        For       For          Management
1F    Elect Director Ronald W. Jibson         For       For          Management
1G    Elect Director Mark J. Kington          For       For          Management
1H    Elect Director Joseph M. Rigby          For       For          Management
1I    Elect Director Pamela J. Royal          For       For          Management
1J    Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr.   For       For          Management
1K    Elect Director Susan N. Story           For       For          Management
1L    Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk    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     Amend Right to Call Special Meeting     For       For          Management
5     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6     Adopt Medium Term Scope 3 GHG           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Emissions Reduction Target
7     Report on the Risk of Natural Gas       None      Against      Shareholder
      Stranded Assets


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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

Ticker:       DUK            Security ID:  26441C204
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 07, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Derrick Burks            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 Caroline Dorsa           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director W. Roy Dunbar            For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Nicholas C. Fanandakis   For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Lynn J. Good             For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director John T. Herron           For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Idalene F. Kesner        For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director E. Marie McKee           For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Michael J. Pacilio       For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Thomas E. Skains         For       For          Management
1.14  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     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting


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EQUIFAX INC.

Ticker:       EFX            Security ID:  294429105
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 04, 2022

#     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 Scott A. McGregor        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director John A. McKinley         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Robert W. Selander       For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Melissa D. Smith         For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Audrey Boone Tillman     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


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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Ticker:       HON            Security ID:  438516106
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 25, 2022

#     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 Deborah Flint            For       For          Management
1G    Elect Director Rose Lee                 For       For          Management
1H    Elect Director Grace D. Lieblein        For       For          Management
1I    Elect Director George Paz               For       For          Management
1J    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     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5     Report on Climate Lobbying              Against   For          Shareholder
6     Report on Environmental and Social Due  Against   For          Shareholder
      Diligence


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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Ticker:       ITW            Security ID:  452308109
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 07, 2022

#     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 Darrell L. Ford          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director James W. Griffith        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Jay L. Henderson         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Richard H. Lenny         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director E. Scott Santi           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director David B. Smith, Jr.      For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Pamela B. Strobel        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     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting


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JOHNSON & JOHNSON

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

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


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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

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

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


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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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

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


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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.

Ticker:       MMC            Security ID:  571748102
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Anthony K. Anderson      For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Hafize Gaye Erkan        For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Oscar Fanjul             For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Daniel S. Glaser         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director H. Edward Hanway         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Deborah C. Hopkins       For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Tamara Ingram            For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Jane H. Lute             For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Steven A. Mills          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop           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


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MEDTRONIC PLC

Ticker:       MDT            Security ID:  G5960L103
Meeting Date: DEC 09, 2021   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  OCT 14, 2021

#     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 Kevin E. Lofton          For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Geoffrey S. Martha       For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel       For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary        For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Kendall J. Powell        For       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     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       Against      Management
6     Renew the Board's Authority to Issue    For       For          Management
      Shares Under Irish Law
7     Renew the Board's Authority to Opt-Out  For       For          Management
      of Statutory Pre-Emptions Rights Under
      Irish Law
8     Authorize Overseas Market Purchases of  For       For          Management
      Ordinary Shares


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MORGAN STANLEY

Ticker:       MS             Security ID:  617446448
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Alistair Darling         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director James P. Gorman          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Robert H. Herz           For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Erika H. James           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Hironori Kamezawa        For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Shelley B. Leibowitz     For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Stephen J. Luczo         For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Jami Miscik              For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Masato Miyachi           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Dennis M. Nally          For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro         For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Perry M. Traquina        For       For          Management
1n    Elect Director Rayford Wilkins, 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     Adopt Fossil Fuel Lending and           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Underwriting Policy Consistent with
      IEA's Net Zero 2050 Scenario


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NASDAQ, INC.

Ticker:       NDAQ           Security ID:  631103108
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 25, 2022

#     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 Toni Townes-Whitley      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     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
4     Approve Stock Split                     For       For          Management
5     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting


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NESTLE SA

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

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


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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION

Ticker:       NOC            Security ID:  666807102
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Kathy J. Warden          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director David P. Abney           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Marianne C. Brown        For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Ann M. Fudge             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 Graham N. Robinson       For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Gary Roughead            For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe        For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director James S. Turley          For       For          Management
1.13  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     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting


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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

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

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


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THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION

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

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


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THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

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

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


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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY

Ticker:       SO             Security ID:  842587107
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Janaki Akella            For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Henry A. Clark, III      For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr.   For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Thomas A. Fanning        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director David J. Grain           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Colette D. Honorable     For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Donald M. James          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director John D. Johns            For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Dale E. Klein            For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Ernest J. Moniz          For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr.    For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Kristine L. Svinicki     For       For          Management
1m    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     Adopt Simple Majority Vote              For       For          Shareholder


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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.

Ticker:       TMO            Security ID:  883556102
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 25, 2022

#     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 Ruby R. Chandy           For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director C. Martin Harris         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Tyler Jacks              For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director R. Alexandra Keith       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
      Auditors

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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 29, 2022  
*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)

Incorporated by reference to MFS Series Trust XIII (File Nos. 2-74959 and 811-03327) Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 filed with the SEC via EDGAR on June 27, 2017.