Aberdeen Asset Management Stewardship Disclosure Global voting activity June 2017
Overall global voting statistics for June 2017 For Management
Against Management/Withhold
Abstain
No vote
#Meetings
% of meetings with at least one resolution voted against management
#Resolutions
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Asia ex Japan
226
39
2228
1981
88.9
223
10.0
5
0.2
19
0.9
Japan
289
35
3782
3615
95.6
167
4.4
0
0.0
0
0.0
55
49
1100
1045
95.0
40
3.6
8
0.7
7
0.6
North America
117
82
1408
1036
73.6
312
22.2
2
0.1
58
4.1
Europe ex UK
49
61
675
485
71.9
124
18.4
2
0.3
64
9.5
UK
98
24
1201
1151
95.8
48
4.0
2
0.2
0
0.0
Region
Emerging markets ex Asia
For Resolution issue
Against/Withhold
Abstain
No vote
#Resolutions
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Board elections
6178
5495
88.9
610
9.9
16
0.3
57
0.9
Remuneration
576
365
63.4
198
34.4
0
0.0
13
2.3
Capital structure
755
625
82.8
126
16.7
0
0.0
4
0.5
74
52
70.3
22
29.7
0
0.0
0
0.0
333
305
91.6
28
8.4
0
0.0
0
0.0
1950
1854
95.1
69
3.5
1
0.1
26
1.3
Anti-takeover measures Takeover/merger Routine/other business
Shareholder-proposed resolutions Shareholder proposals
Preferred/Bondholder Meetings Preferred/Bondholder
1
For
Against/Withhold
Abstain
No vote
#Resolutions
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
435
213
49.0
174
40.0
0
0.0
48
11.0
For Management
Against Management/Withhold
Abstain
No vote
#Resolutions
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
18
13
72.2
5
27.8
0
0.0
0
0.0
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name 3i Group plc
AA plc
2
Meeting Date Country 29/06/2017 United Kingdom
08/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect Jonathan Asquith as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Caroline Banszky as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Simon Borrows as Director
For
For
8 Elect Stephen Daintith as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Peter Grosch as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect David Hutchison as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Simon Thompson as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Julia Wilson as Director
For
For
13 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
14 Authorise Board Acting Through the Audit and Compliance Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
15 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
16 Approve Increase in the Aggregate Annual Limit of Fees Payable to Directors
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
20 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
21 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
3 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
4 Re-elect Bob Mackenzie as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Martin Clarke as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect John Leach as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Andrew Miller as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Andrew Blowers as Director
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
10 Re-elect Suzi Williams as Director
For
For
11 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
9 Re-elect Simon Breakwell as Director
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
Aberdeen New Thai Investment Trust PLC
3
19/06/2017 United Kingdom
19/06/2017 United Kingdom
28/06/2017 United Kingdom
Court
Special
Annual
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
18 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement
For
Do Not Vote
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement
For
For
1 Approve Matters Relating to the All-Share Merger of Standard Life plc and Aberdeen Asset Management plc
For
Do Not Vote
1 Approve Matters Relating to the All-Share Merger of Standard Life plc and Aberdeen Asset Management plc
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Elect Sarah MacAulay as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Nicholas Smith as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Andy Pomfret as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Clare Dobie as Director
For
For
9 Appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
14 Adopt New Articles of Association
For
For
Not voted to avoid conflict of interests
Not voted to avoid conflict of interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc
Meeting Date Country 15/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1 Approve Matters Relating to the Voluntary Winding-Up of the Company in Accordance with the Scheme under the Provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986
For
For
2 Approve Matters Relating to the Voluntary Winding-Up of the Company under the Provisions of Section 84 of the Insolvency Act 1986
For
For
1 Approve Transfer of Company Assets to AccorInvest
For
For
2 Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board Structure with Audit Committee - Amend Provisions on Number of Directors - Authorize Directors to Execute Day to Day Operations without Full Board Approval
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kinoshita, Shigeyoshi
For
Against
2.2 Elect Director Kinoshita, Masataka
For
For
First Meeting 1 Approve Matters Relating to the Scheme of Reconstruction Second Meeting
Accor
Acom Co., Ltd.
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
4
30/06/2017 France
22/06/2017 Japan
01/06/2017 USA
Special
Annual
Annual
Extraordinary Business
2.3 Elect Director Sagehashi, Teruyuki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Murakami, Atsushi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Wachi, Kaoru
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Watanabe, Noriyoshi
For
For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Fukumoto, Kazuo
For
For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Ito, Tatsuya
For
For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Takada, Osamu
For
For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Doi, Takashi
For
For
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Audit Committee Members
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Robert Corti 1.2 Elect Director Hendrik Hartong, III
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Brian G. Kelly
For
Against
1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Kotick
For
For
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.
AEON Credit Service (Asia) Co Ltd
AEON Credit Service (M) Berhad
5
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 India
28/06/2017 Taiwan
23/06/2017 Hong Kong
21/06/2017 Malaysia
Meeting Type
Court
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.5 Elect Director Barry Meyer
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Robert Morgado
For
Against
1.7 Elect Director Peter Nolan
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Casey Wasserman
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Elaine Wynn
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Court-Ordered Meeting for Shareholders
3a Elect Hideo Tanaka as Director
For
For
3b Elect Koh Yik Kung as Director
For
For
3c Elect Tomoharu Fukayama as Director
For
For
3d Elect Toru Hosokawa as Director
For
For
3e Elect Lee Ching Ming, Adrian as Director
For
For
3f Elect Wong Hin Wing as Director
For
For
3g Elect Kenji Hayashi as Director
For
For
3h Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
4 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditors and Authorize Board For to Fix Their Remuneration
For
1 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
2 Approve Increase of Directors' Fees for the Financial Year Ended February 28, 2017
For
For
3 Elect Kenji Fujita as Director
For
For
4 Elect Lee Tyan Jen as Director
For
For
5 Elect Tomokatsu Yoshitoshi as Director
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 6 Elect Abdullah bin Mohd Yusof as Director
AEON Credit Service (M) Berhad
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.
21/06/2017 Malaysia
27/06/2017 Japan
Special
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
7 Elect Ramli bin Ibrahim as Director
For
Against
8 Approve Deloitte PLT as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
9 Approve Abdullah bin Mohd Yusof to Continue Office as Independent Non-Executive Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
10 Approve Ramli bin Ibrahim to Continue Office as Independent Non- For Executive Director
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
11 Approve Md Kamal bin Ismaun to Continue Office as Independent Non-Executive Director
For
For
12 Approve Ng Eng Kiat to Continue Office as Independent NonExecutive Director
For
For
13 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
For
14 Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions
For
For
1 Approve Bonus Issue
For
For
2 Approve Renounceable Rights Issue of Irredeemable Convertible Unsecured Loan Stocks
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Law
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Suzuki, Masaki
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kawahara, Kenji
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Mizuno, Masao
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Hideki
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Mangetsu, Masaaki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yamada, Yoshitaka
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Suzuki, Kazuyoshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Arai, Naohiro
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Ishizuka, Kazuo 2.10 Elect Director Watanabe, Hiroyuki
For
For
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Otsuru, Motonari
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Hakoda, Junya
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Nakajima, Yoshimi
6
Mgmt Rec
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uchibori, Hisanori
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamazawa, Kotaro
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
3 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
4 Acknowledge Interim Dividend and Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Jaiyos Audit Company Limited as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakaki, Takayuki Aeon Thana Sinsap (Thailand) PCL
28/06/2017 Thailand
Annual
1 Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting 2 Acknowledge Annual Report and Operating Results
6.1 Elect Suporn Wattanavekin as Director 6.2 Elect Nuntawat Chotvijit as Director
For
For
6.3 Elect Chatchaval Jiaravanon as Director
For
For
6.4 Elect Noppun Muangkote as Director
For
For
7.1 Approve Increase in Size of Board and Elect Masanori Kosaka as Director
For
For
7.2 Approve Increase in Size of Board and Elect Kunio Kawamura as Director
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Agenda of Meeting, Voting Procedures, and Meeting Officials
For
For
2 Approve Annual Report
For
For
3 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
5 Approve Dividends
For
For
For
For
9.1 Elect Kirill Androsov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
9.2 Elect Mikhail Voevodin as Director
None
9.3 Elect Aleksey Germanovich as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
9.4 Elect Igor Kamenskoy as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
9.5 Elect Lars Bergstrom as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
9.6 Elect Aleksandr Nazarov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
9.7 Elect Roman Pakhomov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
8 Approve Remuneration of Directors 9 Other Business Aeroflot PJSC
26/06/2017 Russia
Annual
6 Approve Regulations on Remuneration of Directors 7 Approve Remuneration of Directors 8 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission Elect 11 Directors by Cumulative Voting
7
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 9.8 Elect Dmitry Peskov as Director 9.9 Elect Mikhail Poluboyarinov as Director
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
9.10 Elect Vladimir Potapov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
9.11 Elect Vitaly Savelyev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
9.12 Elect Dmitry Saprykin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
9.13 Elect Vasily Sidorov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
9.14 Elect Yury Slyusar as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
For
For
9.15 Elect Sergey Chemezov as Director Elect Five Members of Audit Commission 10.1 Elect Igor Belikov as Member of Audit Commission
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
8
13/06/2017 USA
Annual
10.2 Elect Mikhail Sorokin as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
10.3 Elect Ekaterina Nikitina as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
10.4 Elect Sergey Ubugunov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
10.5 Elect Vasily Shipilov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
11.1 Ratify HLB Vneshaudit as RAS Auditor
For
For
11.2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as IFRS Auditor
For
For
12 Approve New Edition of Charter
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
13 Approve New Edition of Regulations on General Meetings
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
14 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Board of Directors
For
For
15 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Management
For
For
16.1 Approve Related-Party Transaction with Airlines Pobeda Re: Guarantee Agreement
For
For
16.2 Approve Related-Party Transaction with Airlines Rossiya Re: Amendments to Flights Management Agreement
For
For
16.3 Approve Related-Party Transaction with Airlines Rossiya Re: Amendments to Flights Management Agreement
For
For
16.4 Approve Related-Party Transaction with Airlines Pobeda Re: Operational Leasing Agreement
For
For
16.5 Approve Related-Party Transaction Re: Liability Insurance for Directors and Executives
For
For
1a Elect Director Samuel T. Byrne
For
For
1b Elect Director Dwight D. Churchill
For
For
1c Elect Director Glenn Earle
For
For
1d Elect Director Niall Ferguson
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Africa Opportunity Fund Ltd.
Agricultural Bank of China Limited
Meeting Date Country
05/06/2017 Cayman Islands
28/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1e Elect Director Sean M. Healey
For
For
1f Elect Director Tracy P. Palandjian
For
For
1g Elect Director Patrick T. Ryan
For
For
1h Elect Director Jide J. Zeitlin
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Provide Directors May Be Removed With or Without Cause
For
For
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Re-elect Robert Knapp as Director
For
For
3 Ratify Ernst & Young Mauritius as Auditors
For
For
4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Final Financial Accounts
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve 2017 Fixed Asset Investment Budget
For
For
6 Elect Liao Luming as Director
For
For
7 Elect Huang Zhenzhong as Director
For
For
8 Elect Wang Xingchun as Supervisor
For
For
9 Approve Final Remuneration Plan for Directors and Supervisors
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
For
For
10 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers as External Auditors
For
For
11 Amend Articles of Association
For
Against
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
12 To Listen to the 2016 Work Report of Independent Directors of the Bank 13 To Listen to the 2016 Report on the Implementation of the Plan on Authorization of General Meeting of Shareholders to the Board of Directors of the Bank 14 To Listen to the Report on the Management of Connected Transactions Air Water Inc.
9
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on Director Titles
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.1 Elect Director Toyoda, Masahiro
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Imai, Yasuo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Shirai, Kiyoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Toyoda, Kikuo
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Karato, Yu
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Matsubara, Yukio
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Machida, Masato
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Tsutsumi, Hideo
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Nagata, Minoru
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Murakami, Yukio
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Yamamoto, Kensuke
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Sogabe, Yasushi
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Komura, Kosuke
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Kawata, Hirokazu
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Shiomi, Yoshio
For
For
2.16 Elect Director Kajiwara, Katsumi
For
For
2.17 Elect Director Iinaga, Atsushi
For
For
2.18 Elect Director Toyonaga, Akihiro
For
For
2.19 Elect Director Sakamoto, Yukiko
For
For
2.20 Elect Director Arakawa, Yoji
For
For
For
For
3 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.
16/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 75 2.1 Elect Director Toyoda, Kanshiro
10
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ihara, Yasumori
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Mitsuya, Makoto
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Fujie, Naofumi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Okabe, Hitoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Usami, Kazumi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ozaki, Kazuhisa
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kobayashi, Toshio
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Haraguchi, Tsunekazu
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Hamada, Michiyo
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Nishikawa, Masahiro
For
For aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.12 Elect Director Uenaka, Hiroshi
Aitken Spence PLC
30/06/2017 Sri Lanka
Annual
Alfresa Holdings Corp.
11
27/06/2017 Japan
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Ogiso, Satoshi
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Shimizu, Kanichi
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kobayashi, Ryo
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Dividend
For
For
3 Reelect D.H.S. Jayawardena as Director
For
For
4 Reelect G.C. Wickremasinghe as Director
For
For
5 Reelect R.N. Asirwatham as Director
For
For
6 Reelect J.M.S. Brito as Director
For
For
7 Reelect M.P. Dissanayake as Director
For
For
8 Approve Charitable Donations
For
Against
9 Approve KPMG as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix their Remuneration
For
For
10 Other Business Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Mgmt Rec
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 15
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format - Abolish Retirement Bonus System
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Ito, Masatoshi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Nishii, Takaaki
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Takato, Etsuhiro
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Fukushi, Hiroshi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Tochio, Masaya
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Kimura, Takeshi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Sakie Tachibana Fukushima
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Saito, Yasuo
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Nawa, Takashi
For
For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines
For
Against
2.1 Elect Director Ishiguro, Denroku
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kanome, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kubo, Taizo
For
For
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.4 Elect Director Miyake, Shunichi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Masunaga, Koichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Izumi, Yasuki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Arakawa, Ryuji
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Katsuki, Hisashi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Terai, Kimiko
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Yatsurugi, Yoichiro
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Konno, Shiho
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kamigaki, Seisui
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kato, Yoshitaka
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ueda, Yuji Allegion plc
Alliance Data Systems Corporation
07/06/2017 Ireland
07/06/2017 USA
Annual
Annual
For
For
1a Elect Director Michael J. Chesser
For
For
1b Elect Director Carla Cico
For
For
1c Elect Director Kirk S. Hachigian
For
For
1d Elect Director David D. Petratis
For
For
1e Elect Director Dean I. Schaffer
For
For
1f Elect Director Martin E. Welch, III
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Bruce K. Anderson
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1.2 Elect Director Roger H. Ballou
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1.3 Elect Director Kelly J. Barlow
For
For
1.4 Elect Director D. Keith Cobb
For
For
1.5 Elect Director E. Linn Draper, Jr.
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Edward J. Heffernan
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Kenneth R. Jensen
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1.8 Elect Director Robert A. Minicucci
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1.9 Elect Director Timothy J. Theriault
For
For
For
For
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Laurie A. Tucker 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
12
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Allied Minds plc
Alphabet Inc.
Meeting Date Country
01/06/2017 United Kingdom
07/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
3 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
4 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
5 Re-elect Peter Dolan as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Jill Smith as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Richard Davis as Director
For
Against
8 Re-elect Jeffrey Rohr as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Kevin Sharer as Director
For
Against
10 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
13 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
14 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
15 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Larry Page
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Sergey Brin
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director L. John Doerr
For
Withhold
1.5 Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
For
For
Concerns about candidate Concerns about candidate
Concerns about overall board structure
1.6 Elect Director Diane B. Greene
For
For
1.7 Elect Director John L. Hennessy
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.8 Elect Director Ann Mather
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.9 Elect Director Alan R. Mulally
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
1.11 Elect Director K. Ram Shriram
For
Withhold
1.12 Elect Director Shirley M. Tilghman
For
For
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
13
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Alps Electric Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
Three Years One Year
Annual votes enhance accountability
6 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share
Against
Proposal enhances accountability
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
8 Report on Political Contributions
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
9 Report on Gender Pay Gap
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
10 Report on Charitable Contributions
Against
Against
11 Adopt Holy Land Principles
Against
Against
12 Report on Fake News
Against
Against
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 15 2.1 Elect Director Kataoka, Masataka
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kuriyama, Toshihiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kimoto, Takashi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Sasao, Yasuo
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Amagishi, Yoshitada
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Umehara, Junichi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Edagawa, Hitoshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Daiomaru, Takeshi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Okayasu, Akihiko 2.10 Elect Director Saeki, Tetsuhiro
Alrosa PJSC
14
30/06/2017 Russia
Annual
For
For
For
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kega, Yoichiro
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Sato, Hiroyuki
For
For
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Annual Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
4 Approve Dividends of RUB 8.93 per Share
For
For
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
6 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7.1 Elect Petr Alexeev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.2 Elect Sergey Barsukov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.3 Elect Georgy Basharin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.4 Elect Egor Borisov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.5 Elect Alexandr Galushka as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.6 Elect Maria Gordon as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.7 Elect Evgenia Grigoryeva as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.8 Elect Andrey Guryev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.9 Elect Galina Danchikova as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Elect 15 Directors by Cumulative Voting
7.10 Elect Kirill Dmitriev as Director 7.11 Elect Sergey Ivanov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.12 Elect Valentina Kondratyeva as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.13 Elect Dmitry Konov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.14 Elect Valentina Lemesheva as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.15 Elect Galina Makarova as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.16 Elect Sergey Mestnikov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.17 Elect Andrey Panov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.18 Elect Anton Siluanov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.19 Elect Oleg Fedorov as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.20 Elect Evgeny Chekin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.21 Elect Aleksey Chekunkov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Elect Members of Audit Commission
Altice NV
28/06/2017 Netherlands
Annual
8.1 Elect Anna Vasilyeva as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.2 Elect Alexandr Vasilchenko as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.3 Elect Dmitry Vladimirov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.4 Elect Victor Pushmin as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
9 Ratify Auditor
For
For
10 Amend Charter
For
For
11 Amend Regulations on General Meetings
For
For
12 Amend Regulations on Board of Directors
For
For
13 Amend Company's Corporate Governance Code
For
For
Annual Meeting Agenda 1 Open Meeting
15
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Adopt Annual Accounts for Financial Year 2016
For
For
4 Approve Discharge of Executive Board Members
For
For
5 Approve Discharge of Non-Executive Board Members
For
For
6 Elect M. Scott Matlock as Non-Executive Director
For
For
7 Elect J. Allavena as Director
For
For
8.a Approve Executive Annual Cash Bonus Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
8.b Amend Remuneration Policy
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
8.c Approve Stock Option Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
8.d Amend Remuneration of Michel Combes
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
8.e Amend Remuneration of Dexter Goei
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
8.f Amend Remuneration of Dennis Okhuijsen
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
8.g Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board
For
For
9 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Independent Auditor's Report and Audited Financial Report
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Loss Recovery Proposals
For
For
5 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming (LLP) as Domestic Auditors and Ernst & Young as International Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
2.a Receive Report of Management Board (Non-Voting) 2.b Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves and Dividend Policy 2.c Discuss Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members
10 Proposal to Cancel shares the Company holds in its own capital 11 Other Business (Non-Voting) 12 Close Meeting Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd.
16
28/06/2017 China
Annual
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6 Approve 2017 Remuneration Standards for Directors and Supervisors
For
For
7 Approve Renewal of Liability Insurance for Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management Members
For
For
8 Approve Provision of Financing Guarantees by Chalco Shandong to Shandong Advanced Material
For
For
9 Approve Provision of Guarantees by the Company to Chalco Hong Kong and its Subsidiaries for Financing
For
For
10 Approve Provision of Guarantees by the Company and Chalco Shandong to Xinghua Technology for Financing
For
For
11 Approve Provision of Guarantees by Chalco Trading to Chalco Trading Hong Kong for Financing
For
For
12 Approve Resolution in Relation to Matters on Guarantees of Ningxia Energy and its Subsidiaries
For
Against
13 Approve Acquisition of 40 Percent Equity Interests in Chalco Shanghai by the Company
For
For
15 Approve Issuance of Debt Financing Instruments
For
For
16 Approve Issuance of Overseas Bonds
For
For
17 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 18
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
14 Approve Establishment of an Industry Investment Fund in Cooperation with BOCOMMTRUST
Amada Holdings Co., Ltd.
17
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
2.1 Elect Director Okamoto, Mitsuo
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Isobe, Tsutomu
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Abe, Atsushige
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Shibata, Kotaro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kudo, Hidekazu
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Mazuka, Michiyoshi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Chino, Toshitake
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Miyoshi, Hidekazu
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ito, Katsuhide
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishiura, Seiji
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Murata, Makoto
For
For
5 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Amadeus IT Group SA
Amec Foster Wheeler plc
18
Meeting Date Country 14/06/2017 Spain
02/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve Consolidated and Standalone Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Board
For
For
4 Renew Appointment of Deloitte as Auditor
For
For
5.1 Elect Nicolas Huss as Director
For
For
5.2 Reelect Jose Antonio Tazon Garcia as Director
For
For
5.3 Reelect Luis Maroto Camino as Director
For
For
5.4 Reelect David Gordon Comyn Webster as Director
For
For
5.5 Reelect Pierre-Henri Gourgeon as Director
For
For
5.6 Reelect Guillermo de la Dehesa Romero as Director
For
For
5.7 Reelect Clara Furse as Director
For
For
5.8 Reelect Francesco Loredan as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
5.9 Reelect Stuart McAlpine as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
5.10 Reelect Marc Verspyck as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
5.11 Reelect Roland Busch as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6 Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report
For
For
7 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
For
8 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Elect Jon Lewis as Director
For
For
4 Elect Bob Card as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect John Connolly as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Ian McHoul as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Linda Adamany as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Colin Day as Director
For
Abstain
9 Re-elect Roy Franklin as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Stephanie Newby as Director
For
For
11 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
Concerns about candidate
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Amec Foster Wheeler plc
15/06/2017 United Kingdom
Special
Amec Foster Wheeler plc
15/06/2017 United Kingdom
Court
Amedeo Air Four Plus Limited
05/06/2017 Guernsey
Special
American Airlines Group Inc.
14/06/2017 USA
Annual
American International Group, Inc.
19
28/06/2017 USA
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
16 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
17 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement
For
For
1 Approve Acquisition of New Assets
1 Approve Matters Relating to the All-Share Offer by John Wood Group plc for Amec Foster Wheeler plc Court Meeting
For
For
1a Elect Director James F. Albaugh
For
For
1b Elect Director Jeffrey D. Benjamin
For
For
1c Elect Director John T. Cahill
For
For
1d Elect Director Michael J. Embler
For
For
1e Elect Director Matthew J. Hart
For
For
1f Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen
For
For
1g Elect Director Richard C. Kraemer
For
For
1h Elect Director Susan D. Kronick
For
For
1i Elect Director Martin H. Nesbitt
For
For
1j Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary
For
For
1k Elect Director W. Douglas Parker
For
For
1l Elect Director Ray M. Robinson
For
For
1m Elect Director Richard P. Schifter
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Require Independent Board Chairman
Against
For
1a Elect Director W. Don Cornwell
For
For
1b Elect Director Brian Duperreault
For
For
1c Elect Director Peter R. Fisher
For
For
1d Elect Director John H. Fitzpatrick
For
For
1e Elect Director William G. Jurgensen
For
For
1f Elect Director Christopher S. Lynch
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Proposal enhances board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1g Elect Director Samuel J. Merksamer
For
For
1h Elect Director Henry S. Miller
For
For
1i Elect Director Linda A. Mills
For
For
1j Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson
For
For
1k Elect Director Ronald A. Rittenmeyer
For
For
1l Elect Director Douglas M. Steenland
For
For
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
1m Elect Director Theresa M. Stone
AMERISAFE, Inc.
ANA Holdings Co.,Ltd.
09/06/2017 USA
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
3 Amend Securities Transfer Restrictions
For
For
4 Ratify NOL Rights Plan (NOL Pill)
For
For
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Michael J. Brown
For
For
1.2 Elect Director G. Janelle Frost
For
For
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 6
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3 Amend Articles to Reduce Share Trading Unit 4.1 Elect Director Ito, Shinichiro
20
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
For
For
For
For
4.2 Elect Director Shinobe, Osamu
For
For
4.3 Elect Director Katanozaka, Shinya
For
For
4.4 Elect Director Nagamine, Toyoyuki
For
For
4.5 Elect Director Ishizaka, Naoto
For
For
4.6 Elect Director Takada, Naoto
For
For
4.7 Elect Director Hirako, Yuji
For
For
4.8 Elect Director Mori, Shosuke
For
For
4.9 Elect Director Yamamoto, Ado
For
For
4.10 Elect Director Kobayashi, Izumi
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Aon plc
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tonomoto, Kiyoshi
For
For
5.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hasegawa, Akihiko
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Lester B. Knight
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Gregory C. Case
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Jin-Yong Cai
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Fulvio Conti
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Cheryl A. Francis
For
For
1.6 Elect Director J. Michael Losh
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Robert S. Morrison
For
Against
1.8 Elect Director Richard B. Myers
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert 1.10 Elect Director Gloria Santona 1.11 Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo
Aozora Bank, Ltd.
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Against For
For
Against
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Directors' Remuneration Report
For
For
6 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
7 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Aon's Auditors
For
For
8 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Aon's U.K. Statutory Auditor
For
For
9 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Shares for Market Purchase
For
For
11 Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Approve Political Donations
For
For
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
2 Amend Articles to Update Authorized Capital to Reflect Reverse Stock Split - Reduce Share Trading Unit
For
For
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Fukuda, Makoto
21
For For
3.2 Elect Director Baba, Shinsuke
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Saito, Takeo
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Takeda, Shunsuke
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA
23/06/2017 Brazil
Special
Asahi Kasei Corp.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
Asia Cement Corporation
22
29/06/2017 Singapore
27/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.5 Elect Director Mizuta, Hiroyuki
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Murakami, Ippei
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Ito, Tomonori
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Sekizawa, Yukio
For
For
4.1 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Uchida, Keiichiro
For
For
4.2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mitch R. Fulscher
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Restricted Stock Plan 1.1 Elect Director Ito, Ichiro
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kobori, Hideki
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Nakao, Masafumi
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Sakamoto, Shuichi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Kakizawa, Nobuyuki
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Hashizume, Soichiro
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Ichino, Norio
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Shiraishi, Masumi
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Tatsuoka, Tsuneyoshi
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kobayashi, Yuji
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Konishi, Hikoe
For
For
3 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Adopt Report of the Trustee, Statement by the Manager, Audited Financial Statements and Auditors' Report
For
For
2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Manager to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with or without Preemptive Rights
For
For
4 Approve Trust Deed Supplement
For
For
5 Authorize Unit Repurchase Program
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Rules and Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
6.2 Elect Tsai Hsiung Chang, Representative of Far Eastern New Century For Corp., with Shareholder No. 1 as Non-Independent Director
For
6.3 Elect Johnny Shih, Representative of Far Eastern New Century Corp., For with Shareholder No. 1 as Non-Independent Director
For
6.4 Elect C.V. Chen, Representative of Far Eastern New Century Corp., with Shareholder No. 1 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.5 Elect Chin-Der Ou, Representative of Bai-Yang Investment Holdings For Corp., with Shareholder No. 85666 as Non-Independent Director
For
6.6 Elect Kun Yan Lee, Representative U-Ding Corp., with Shareholder No. 126912 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.7 Elect Peter Hsu, Representative of Far Eastern Y.Z. Hsu Science and For Technology Memorial Foundation, with Shareholder No. 180996 as Non-Independent Director
For
6.8 Elect Chen Kun Chang, Representative of Far Eastern Y.Z. Hsu Science and Technology Memorial Foundation, with Shareholder No. 180996 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.9 Elect Ruey Long Chen, Representative of Ta Chu Chemical Fiber Co., For Ltd., with Shareholder No. 225135 as Non-Independent Director
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets, Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees as well as Lending Funds to Other Parties ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 6.1 Elect Douglas Tong Hsu with Shareholder No. 13 as NonIndependent Director
23
6.10 Elect Connie Hsu, Representative of Huey Kang Investment Corp., with Shareholder No. 92107 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.11 Elect Champion Lee, Representative of Far Eastern Medical Foundation, with Shareholder No. 22744 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.12 Elect Kwan-Tao Li, Representative of U-Ming Corporation, with Shareholder No. 27718as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.13 Elect Ta-Chou Huang with ID No. R102128XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6.14 Elect Chi Schive with ID no. Q100446XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6.15 Elect Gordon S. Chen with ID No. P101989XXX as Independent Director
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd.
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.
Asian Paints Ltd.
Astellas Pharma Inc.
24
Meeting Date Country
15/06/2017 Taiwan
14/06/2017 Bermuda
27/06/2017 India
19/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors and Representatives
For
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Statement of Profit and Loss Appropriation
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For For
3a Elect Ju Wei Min as Director
For
3b Elect Julius M. Genachowski as Director
For
Abstain
3c Elect Stephen Lee Hoi Yin as Director
For
For
3d Elect Andrew G. Jordan as Director
For
For
3e Elect Marcel R. Fenez as Director
For
For
3f Elect Steven R. Leonard as Director
For
For
3g Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
6 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
8 Adopt Share Option Scheme
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Dividend
For
For
3 Reelect Abhay Vakil as Director
For
For
4 Reelect Amrita Vakil as Director
For
For
5 Approve Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, Chartered Accountants as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Elect R. Seshasayee as Director
For
For
7 Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of K.B.S. Anand as Managing Director and CEO
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration of Cost Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 17
For
For
Substance of proposal unclear at time of voting
Concerns about candidate
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.1 Elect Director Hatanaka, Yoshihiko
Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad
25
15/06/2017 Malaysia
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Yasukawa, Kenji
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Okajima, Etsuko
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Aizawa, Yoshiharu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Sekiyama, Mamoru
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yamagami, Keiko
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
2 Elect Rohana Binti Tan Sri Datuk Hj Rozhan as Director
For
For
3 Elect Lim Ghee Keong as Director
For
For
4 Elect Richard John Freudenstein as Director
For
For
5 Elect Zaki Bin Tun Azmi as Director
For
For
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
For
7 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
8 Elect Simon Cathcart as Director
For
For
9 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
For
10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program
For
For
11 Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd and/or its Affiliates
For
For
12 Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with Maxis Berhad and/or its Affiliates
For
For
13 Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with MEASAT Global Berhad and/or its Affiliates
For
For
14 Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd and/or its Affiliates
For
For
15 Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with New Delhi Television Limited and/ or its Affiliates
For
For
16 Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with Sun TV Network Limited and/or its Affiliates
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Approve Issuance of Ordinary Shares to Participate in the Issuance of Global Depository Receipt and/or Issuance of Ordinary Shares and/or Issuance of Ordinary Shares via Private Placement and/or Issuance of Foreign or Domestic Convertible Bonds
For
For
For
For
17 Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions with GS Home Shopping Inc. and/or its Affiliates ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
07/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
AU Optronics Corp
15/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Autodesk, Inc.
Avangrid, Inc.
26
14/06/2017 USA
22/06/2017 USA
Annual
Annual
1a Elect Director Carl Bass 1b Elect Director Crawford W. Beveridge
For
Against
1c Elect Director Jeff Clarke
For
For
1d Elect Director Scott Ferguson
For
For
1e Elect Director Thomas Georgens
For
For
1f Elect Director Richard (Rick) S. Hill
For
For
1g Elect Director Mary T. McDowell
For
For
1h Elect Director Lorrie M. Norrington
For
For
1i Elect Director Betsy Rafael
For
For
1j Elect Director Stacy J. Smith
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
For
For
6 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
1.1 Elect Director Ignacio Sanchez Galan
For
For
1.2 Elect Director John E. Baldacci
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Pedro Azagra Blazquez
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Avocet Mining plc
Meeting Date Country
30/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.5 Elect Director Arnold L. Chase
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Alfredo Elias Ayub
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Carol L. Folt
For
For
1.8 Elect Director John L. Lahey
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Santiago Martinez Garrido
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Juan Carlos Rebollo Liceaga
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Jose Sainz Armada
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Alan D. Solomont
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Elizabeth Timm
For
For
1.14 Elect Director James P. Torgerson
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG US, LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
4 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested Election of Directors
For
For
5 Approve Increase in the Minimum Number of Independent Directors on the Board
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Re-elect Russell Edey as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Barry Rourke as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Gordon Wylie as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect David Cather as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Jim Wynn as Director
For
For
8 Elect Boudewijn Wentink as Director
For
For
9 Reappoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
14 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
Azbil Corp.
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 40
For
For
Baker Hughes Incorporated
30/06/2017 USA
Special
1 Approve Merger Agreement
For
For
2 Adjourn Meeting
For
For
27
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Banco de Credito e Inversiones (BCI)
BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Chile
19/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Special
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Approve Material Terms of the Executive Officer Performance Goals For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
a Approve Cancellation of Unallocated Part of Capital Authorization Approved at EGM Held on March 28, 2017 to Increase Capital
For
For
b Recognize Minimum Placement Price of Shares in Connection with Capital Increase Approved at Oct. 27, 2015 EGM
For
For
c Authorize Increase in Capital via Capitalization of Income with and without Issuance of Shares
For
For
d Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Capital
For
For
e Adopt All Necessary Agreements to Execute Approved Resolutions
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 70
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Ishikawa, Shukuo
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Taguchi, Mitsuaki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Otsu, Shuji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Asako, Yuji
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kawaguchi, Masaru
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Oshita, Satoshi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kawashiro, Kazumi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Matsuda, Yuzuru
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kuwabara, Satoko
For
For
For
For
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Work Report of Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Work Report of Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Annual Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve 2017 Annual Budget for Fixed Assets Investment
For
For
6 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming as External Auditor
For
For
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Noma, Mikiharu 3 Approve Equity Compensation Plan and Amend Deep Discount Stock Option Plans Bank of China Limited
29/06/2017 China
Annual
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
7.01 Elect Chen Siqing as Director
28
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 7.02 Elect Zhang Xiangdong as Director
Bank of Kyoto Ltd.
29
22/06/2017 China
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
7.03 Elect Xiao Lihong as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
7.04 Elect Wang Xiaoya as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
7.05 Elect Zhao Jie as Director
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
For
Against
8 Approve Issuance of Bonds
For
For
9 Amend Articles of Association
None
Against
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Financial Report
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as International Auditor and PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as Domestic Auditor and Authorize Board to Determine and Enter Into Respective Engagement with Them
For
For
6 Approve 2017 Fixed Assets Investment Plan
For
For
7 Approve Remuneration Plan of the Directors
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration Plan of the Supervisors
For
For
9 Elect Song Guobin as Director
For
For
10 Elect Raymond Woo Chin Wan as Director
For
For
11 Elect Cai Hongping as Director
For
For
12 Elect Wang Xueqing as Supervisor
For
For
13 Elect He Zhaobin as Director
None
For
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 6
3.1 Elect Director Takasaki, Hideo
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
3.2 Elect Director Doi, Nobuhiro
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
3.3 Elect Director Naka, Masahiko
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Hitomi, Hiroshi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Anami, Masaya
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Iwahashi, Toshiro
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Kashihara, Yasuo
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.8 Elect Director Yasui, Mikiya
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Koishihara, Norikazu
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Odagiri, Junko Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.
23/06/2017 USA
Special
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A.
08/06/2017 Poland
Special
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hamagishi, Yoshihiko
For
For
1 Approve Reorganization Plan
For
For
2 Adjourn Meeting
For
For
For
For
4 Elect Members of Vote Counting Commission
For
For
5 Approve Agenda of Meeting
For
For
6 Amend Statute
None
For
7 Approve Consolidated Text of Statute
None
For
Management Proposals 1 Open Meeting 2 Elect Meeting Chairman 3 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting
Shareholder Proposals
8 Elect Supervisory Board Member
None
Against
9 Approve Decision on Covering Costs of Convocation of General Meeting of Shareholders
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
For
4 Re-elect Dudley Fishburn as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Peter Touzeau as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Richard Crowder as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Simon Faure as Director
For
For
8 Elect Andrey Costyashkin as Director
For
For
9 Authorise Market Purchase of US Dollar Core Shares
For
For
1 Approve Meeting Procedures
For
For
2 Approve Annual Report
For
For
3 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
Form of resolution limits director accountability
10 Close Meeting Baring Vostok Investments PCC Ltd
Bashneft PJSOC
30
29/06/2017 Guernsey
30/06/2017 Russia
Annual
Annual
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Approve Dividends
For
For
6 Fix Number of Directors at 10
For
For
7.1 Elect Pavel Fedorov as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
7.2 Elect Andrey Shishkin as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
7.3 Elect Ural Lapytov as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
7.4 Elect Casimiro Didier as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
7.5 Elect Otabek Karimov as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
7.6 Elect Christoph Nehring as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
7.7 Elect Artem Prigoda as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
7.8 Elect Elena Zavaleeva as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
7.9 Elect Evgeny Guryev as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
7.10 Elect Farkhad Samedov as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
8.1 Elect Valery Tkachenko as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
8.2 Elect Yury Moshkin as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
8.3 Elect Oleg Belitsky as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
8.4 Elect Sergey Vasilyev as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
8.5 Elect Sergey Deryugin as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
8.6 Elect Lira Igtisamova as Member of Audit Commission
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Elect 10 Directors by Cumulative Voting
Elect Five Members of Audit Commission
9 Ratify Auditor
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
31
29/06/2017 USA
Annual
For
For
10 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
Against
11 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission
For
For
1a Elect Director Warren Eisenberg
For
For
1b Elect Director Leonard Feinstein
For
For
1c Elect Director Steven H. Temares
For
For
1d Elect Director Dean S. Adler
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1e Elect Director Stanley F. Barshay
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1f Elect Director Klaus Eppler
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1g Elect Director Patrick R. Gaston
For
For
1h Elect Director Jordan Heller
For
For
1i Elect Director Victoria A. Morrison
For
Against
1j Elect Director Virginia P. Ruesterholz
For
For
Concerns about independence
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements and Independent Auditor's Report
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Proposal
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as PRC Auditors and PricewaterhouseCoopers as International Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6.1 Elect Liu Xuesong as Director, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
6.2 Elect Han Zhiliang as Director, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
6.3 Elect Gao Lijia as Director, Approve Her Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix Her Remuneration
For
For
6.4 Elect Gao Shiqing as Director, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
6.5 Elect Yao Yabo as Director, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
6.6 Elect Ma Zheng as Director, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
6.7 Elect Cheng Chi Ming, Brian as Director, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
6.8 Elect Japhet Sebastian Law as Director, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
6.9 Elect Jiang Ruiming as Director, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
ELECT DIRECTORS AND AUTHORIZE BOARD TO FIX THEIR REMUNERATIONS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
6.10 Elect Liu Guibin as Director, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
32
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Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
7.1 Elect Song Shengli as Supervisor, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
7.2 Elect Dong Ansheng as Supervisor, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
7.3 Elect Wang Xiaolong as Supervisor, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
For
For
6.11 Elect Zhang Jiali as Director, Approve His Service Contract, and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration ELECT SUPERVISORS AND AUTHORIZE BOARD TO FIX THEIR REMUNERATIONS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
Beijing Tongrentang Co., Ltd.
33
22/06/2017 Hong Kong
26/06/2017 China
Annual
Annual
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3.1 Elect Zhou Si as Director
For
For
3.2 Elect Li Fucheng as Director
For
Against
3.3 Elect E Meng as Director
For
For
3.4 Elect Jiang Xinhao as Director
For
For
3.5 Elect Lam Hoi Ham as Director
For
For
3.6 Elect Ma She as Director
For
For
3.7 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
Concerns about overall board structure
For
For
4 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their For Remuneration
For
5 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
4 Approve Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
5 Approve Annual Report and Summary
For
For
6 Approve Appointment of Auditor and Fix the Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Signing of Purchase Framework Agreement and Annual Estimates with Related Party
For
For
8 Approve Signing of Sales Framework Agreement and Annual Estimates with Related Party
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 9 Approve Change of Business Scope and Amend Articles of Association
Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co., Ltd
09/06/2017 China
Special
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 1.01 Elect Zhao Xiaodong as Non-independent Director 1.02 Elect Liu Xiangyu as Non-independent Director
For
For
1.03 Elect Xie Guangjun as Non-independent Director
For
For
1.04 Elect Deng Liancheng as Non-independent Director
For
For
1.05 Elect Dai Yongquan as Non-independent Director
For
For
1.06 Elect Ding Guangxue as Non-independent Director
For
For
1.07 Elect Zhang Haifeng as Non-independent Director
For
For
1.08 Elect Li Guangjun as Non-Independent Director
None
For
1.09 Elect Yang Yi as Non-independent Director
For
For
1.10 Elect Wu Pei as Non-Independent Director
None
For
For
For
ELECT INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 2.01 Elect Li Xingshan as Independent Director 2.02 Elect Wang Lianfeng as Independent Director
For
For
2.03 Elect Zhu Liqing as Independent Director
For
For
2.04 Elect Zhang Guiqing as Independent Director
For
For
2.05 Elect Yin Jianjun as Independent Director
For
For
ELECT SUPERVISORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Benesse Holdings Inc
34
24/06/2017 Japan
Annual
3.01 Elect Wang Jinquan as Supervisor
For
For
3.02 Elect Song Yumei as Supervisor
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Adachi, Tamotsu
1 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines
For
Against
2.2 Elect Director Iwata, Shinjiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Fukuhara, Kenichi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kobayashi, Hitoshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Takiyama, Shinya
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yamasaki, Masaki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Tsujimura, Kiyoyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Fukutake, Hideaki
For
For
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Type
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishiguro, Miyuki
For
For
4 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Yasuda, Ryuji 2.10 Elect Director Kuwayama, Nobuo
Best Buy Co., Inc.
BGEO Group plc
35
13/06/2017 USA
01/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Annual
1a Elect Director Lisa M. Caputo
For
For
1b Elect Director J. Patrick Doyle
For
For
1c Elect Director Russell P. Fradin
For
For
1d Elect Director Kathy J. Higgins Victor
For
Against
1e Elect Director Hubert Joly
For
For
1f Elect Director David W. Kenny
For
For
1g Elect Director Karen A. McLoughlin
For
For
1h Elect Director Thomas L. "Tommy" Millner
For
For
1i Elect Director Claudia F. Munce
For
For
1j Elect Director Gerard R. Vittecoq
For
For
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche, LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
5 Re-elect Neil Janin as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Irakli Gilauri as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect David Morrison as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Alasdair Breach as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Kim Bradley as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Tamaz Georgadze as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Hanna Loikkanen as Director
For
For
12 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
BH Global Ltd
BH Macro Ltd
Big C Supercenter PCL
36
Meeting Date Country
26/06/2017 Guernsey
23/06/2017 Guernsey
16/06/2017 Thailand
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
14 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG Channel Islands Limited as Auditors
For
For
3 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
4 Re-elect Sir Michael Bunbury as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect John Hallam as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Graham Harrison as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Nicholas Moss as Director
For
For
8 Elect Julia Chapman as Director
For
For
9 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
10 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
11 Authorise Market Purchase of Shares
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG Channel Islands Limited as Auditors
For
For
3 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
4 Re-elect Huw Evans as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect John Le Poidevin as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Colin Maltby as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Claire Whittet as Director
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
9 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
10 Authorise Market Purchase of Shares
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Biocon Limited
Biogen Inc.
BlackBerry Limited
37
Meeting Date Country
04/06/2017 India
07/06/2017 USA
21/06/2017 Canada
Meeting Type
Special
Annual
Annual/ Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Acknowledge the Opinions on the Delisting of the Company's For Securities from Being the Listed Securities on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, and the Offer Provided by the Offeror, as Well as Other Relevant Information
For
3 Approve Delisting of the Company's Securities from the Stock Exchange of Thailand
For
For
4 Other Business
For
Against
1 Increase Authorized Share Capital and Amend Memorandum of Association
For
For
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Postal Ballot
2 Approve Issuance of Bonus Shares
For
For
1a Elect Director Alexander J. Denner
For
For
1b Elect Director Caroline D. Dorsa
For
For
1c Elect Director Nancy L. Leaming
For
For
1d Elect Director Richard C. Mulligan
For
For
1e Elect Director Robert W. Pangia
For
Against
1f Elect Director Stelios Papadopoulos
For
For
1g Elect Director Brian S. Posner
For
For
1h Elect Director Eric K. Rowinsky
For
For
1i Elect Director Lynn Schenk
For
Against
1j Elect Director Stephen A. Sherwin
For
For
1k Elect Director Michel Vounatsos
For
For
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
For
For
1.1 Elect Director John Chen 1.2 Elect Director Michael A. Daniels
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Timothy Dattels
For
Withhold
1.4 Elect Director Richard Lynch
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Laurie Smaldone Alsup
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Barbara Stymiest
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about candidate
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
BlackRock Emerging Europe plc
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc
Meeting Date Country
20/06/2017 United Kingdom
08/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.7 Elect Director V. Prem Watsa
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Wayne Wouters
For
For
2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
3 Amend Equity Incentive Plan
For
Against
4 Re-approve Deferred Share Unit Plan
For
For
5 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach
For
Against
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect Rachel Beagles as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Mark Bridgeman as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Philippe Delpal as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Neil England as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Robert Sheppard as Director
For
For
10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect Nicholas Fry as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Robert Robertson as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Caroline Burton as Director
For
For
8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
9 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
For
For
10 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
38
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Blackstone/GSO Loan Financing Ltd
Meeting Date Country
21/06/2017 Jersey
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
11 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Re-elect Charlotte Valeur as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Philip Austin as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Gary Clark as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Joanna Dentskevich as Director
For
For
7 Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
8 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
9 Authorise Market Purchase of Shares
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Agreement to Absorb CETIP S.A. - Mercados Organizados (CETIP)
For
For
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes as the Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed Transaction
For
For
3 Approve Independent Firm's Appraisal
For
For
4 Approve Absorption of CETIP S.A. - Mercados Organizados (CETIP)
For
For
5 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 17.5
For
For
For
For
10 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights BMFBOVESPA S.A.
BML Inc.
14/06/2017 Brazil
29/06/2017 Japan
Special
Annual
2.1 Elect Director Kondo, Kensuke 2.2 Elect Director Otsuka, Takashi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Arai, Nobuki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Hirose, Masaaki
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yamashita, Katsushi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Chikira, Masato
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nakagawa, Masao
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Enomoto, Satoshi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Takebe, Norihisa
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Kase, Naozumi
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Yamamura, Toshio
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Yamamoto, Kunikatsu 3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Morishita, Kenichi
39
For
For
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 Hong Kong
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kagami, Hirohisa
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tokuono, Nobushige
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Kazuo
For
Against
5 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
6 Approve Director Retirement Bonus
For
For
7 Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC as New External Audit Firm
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
3a Elect Tian Guoli as Director
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.
28/06/2017 Hong Kong
Special
Bollore
01/06/2017 France
Annual/ Special
3b Elect Chen Siqing as Director
For
Against
3c Elect Li Jiuzhong as Director
For
For
3d Elect Cheng Eva as Director
For
For
3e Elect Choi Koon Shum as Director
For
For
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
5 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditor and Authorize Board or Duly Authorized Committee of the Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
7 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
1 Approve Continuing Connected Transactions and the New Caps
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements and Discharge Directors
For
For
2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.06 per Share
For
For
4 Approve Stock Dividend Program (Cash or New Shares)
For
For
5 Authorize Board to Provide an Advance on Payment of Dividend for Fiscal Year (New Shares)
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Ordinary Business
6 Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7 Reelect Marie Bollore as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
8 Reelect Celine Merle-Beral as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
9 Reelect Martine Studer as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
For
For
10 Acknowledge End of Mandate of Michel Roussin, as Censor
40
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.2 Million
For
For
12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
13 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Vincent Bollore, Chairman and CEO
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
14 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Cyrille Bollore, Vice-CEO
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
15 Approve Remuneration Policy of Vincent Bollore, CEO and Chairman
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
16 Approve Remuneration Policy of Cyrille Bollore, Vice-CEO
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
17 Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities
For
For
1 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 200 Million
For
Against
2 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 200 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value
For
For
3 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind
For
Against
4 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans
For
For
5 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased For Shares
For
6 Authorize up to 5 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Stock Option Plans
For
Against
7 Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect David Moorhouse as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Mark Tracey as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Jurgen Breuer as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Alastair Farley as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect James Kidwell as Director
For
For
Extraordinary Business
Braemar Shipping Services plc
41
22/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Brenntag AG
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Brookfield Canada Office Properties
42
Meeting Date Country
08/06/2017 Germany
16/06/2017 Canada
28/06/2017 Canada
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual/ Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
10 Re-elect Louise Evans as Director
For
For
11 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
16 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
17 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.05 per Share
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal 2017
For
For
6.1 Elect Wijnand Donkers to the Supervisory Board
For
For
Concerns about director accountability
6.2 Elect Ulrich Harnacke to the Supervisory Board
For
For
Concerns about director accountability
7 Change Location of Registered Office to Essen, Germany
For
For
8 Amend Articles Re: Chairman of General Meeting
For
For
1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016 (Non-Voting)
1.1 Elect Director M. Elyse Allan
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Angela F. Braly
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Murilo Ferreira
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Frank J. McKenna
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Rafael Miranda
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Youssef A. Nasr
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Seek Ngee Huat
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Diana L. Taylor
For
For
2 Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
3 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Meeting for Trust Unitholders and Special Voting Unitholders
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
B1 Elect Trustee Colum Bastable
For
For
B2 Elect Trustee G. Mark Brown
For
For
B3 Elect Trustee Thomas F. Farley
For
For
B4 Elect Trustee Roderick D. Fraser
For
For
B5 Elect Trustee Paul D. McFarlane
For
For
B6 Elect Trustee Susan L. Riddell Rose
For
For
B7 Elect Trustee T. Jan Sucharda
For
For
For
For
For
For
A Approve Redemption by the Trust of the Outstanding Trust Units Not Already Owned by Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
C Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration Brother Industries Ltd.
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Koike, Toshikazu 1.2 Elect Director Sasaki, Ichiro
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Ishiguro, Tadashi
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kamiya, Jun
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Kawanabe, Tasuku
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Tada, Yuichi
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Nishijo, Atsushi
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Hattori, Shigehiko
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Fukaya, Koichi
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Matsuno, Soichi
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Takeuchi, Keisuke
For
For
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Annual Report and Its Summary
For
For
5 Approve P2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
6 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as PRC Auditor and Internal Control Audit Institution and Ernst & Young as Auditor Outside the PRC and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Provision of Guarantee by the Group
For
Against
2 Approve Annual Bonus BYD Company Ltd.
43
06/06/2017 China
Annual
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
CALBEE, Inc.
Cambian Group plc
Meeting Date Country
21/06/2017 Japan
05/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
8 Approve Provision of Guarantee by the Company and Its Subsidiaries for External Parties
For
For
9 Approve Estimated Cap of Ordinary Connected Transactions for the Year 2017
For
For
10 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
11 Approve Issuance by BYD Electronic (International) Company Limited of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
12 Approve Use of Short-term Intermittent Funds for Entrusted Wealth For Management and Related Transactions
For
13 Authorize Board to Determine Proposed Plan for the Issuance of Debt Financing Instrument
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 42
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Matsumoto, Akira
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ito, Shuji
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Mogi, Yuzaburo
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Takahara, Takahisa
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Fukushima, Atsuko
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Miyauchi, Yoshihiko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Weiwei Yao
For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Uchida, Kazunari
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
4 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
5 Re-elect Saleem Asaria as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Alfred Foglio as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Christopher Kemball as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Dr Graham Rich as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Mike Butterworth as Director
For
For
For
For
10 Elect Donald Muir as Director
44
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Cancom SE
Capita plc
45
Meeting Date Country
20/06/2017 Germany
13/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
11 Elect Anne Carrie as Director
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
15 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
16 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
17 Re-elect Christopher Kemball as Independent Non-Executive Director
For
For
18 Re-elect Dr Graham Rich as Independent Non-Executive Director
For
For
19 Re-elect Mike Butterworth as Independent Non-Executive Director
For
For
20 Elect Donald Muir as Independent Non-Executive Director
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.50 per Share
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
5 Ratify S & P GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal 2017
For
For
1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016 (Non-Voting)
6.1 Elect Martin Wild to the Supervisory Board
For
For
6.2 Elect Marlies Terock to the Supervisory Board
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Elect Sir Ian Powell as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Andy Parker as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Nick Greatorex as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Vic Gysin as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Gillian Sheldon as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect John Cresswell as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Andrew Williams as Director
For
For
12 Elect Chris Sellers as Director
For
For
13 Elect Matthew Lester as Director
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
CarMax, Inc.
Carrefour
Meeting Date Country
26/06/2017 USA
15/06/2017 France
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual/ Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
14 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
15 Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
19 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
20 Approve Long Term Incentive Plan
For
For
21 Approve Deferred Annual Bonus Plan
For
For
22 Approve Save As You Earn Option Scheme
For
For For
23 Approve Share Incentive Plan
For
1.1 Elect Director Ronald E. Blaylock
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Sona Chawla
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Alan B. Colberg
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Thomas J. Folliard
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Garten
For
Against
1.6 Elect Director Shira Goodman
For
For
1.7 Elect Director W. Robert Grafton
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Edgar H. Grubb
For
For
1.9 Elect Director William D. Nash
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Marcella Shinder
For
For
1.11 Elect Director John T. Standley
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Mitchell D. Steenrod
For
For
1.13 Elect Director William R. Tiefel
For
Against
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
For
For
6 Report on Political Contributions
Against
For
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
Ordinary Business 1 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
46
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.70 per Share
For
For
4 Reelect Bernard Arnault as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
5 Reelect Jean-Laurent Bonnafe as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
6 Ratify Appointment of Flavia Buarque de Almeida as Director
For
Against
7 Elect Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon as Director
For
For
8 Elect Lan Yan as Director
For
For
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.2 Million
For
For
10 Renew Appointment of Mazars as Auditor
For
For
11 Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
12 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of CEO and Chairman
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
13 Approve Remuneration Policy of Executive Corporate Officers
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
14 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
15 Amend Article 11 of Bylaws Re: Employee Representative
For
For
16 Amend Article 11 and 12 of Bylaws Re: Age Limit of CEO and Directors
For
For
17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4.4 Billion
For
Against
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 175 Million
For
For
19 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities for up to 20 Percent of Issued Capital Per Year for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 175 Million
For
For
20 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above
For
For
21 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind
For
For
22 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value
For
For
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Casio Computer Co. Ltd.
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.
Caterpillar Inc.
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Japan
19/06/2017 Taiwan
14/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
23 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 20
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kashio, Kazuo
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kashio, Kazuhiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Nakamura, Hiroshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Takagi, Akinori
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Masuda, Yuichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Ito, Shigenori
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yamagishi, Toshiyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Takano, Shin
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Saito, Harumi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Ishikawa, Hirokazu
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kotani, Makoto
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uchiyama, Tomoyuki
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of Ordinary Shares or Issuance of Ordinary Shares For to Raise Operational Funds or Participate in the Issuance of Global Depository Receipt
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Other Business
None
Against
For
For
1.1 Elect Director David L. Calhoun 1.2 Elect Director Daniel M. Dickinson
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Juan Gallardo
For
Against
1.4 Elect Director Jesse J. Greene, Jr.
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Dennis A. Muilenburg
For
For
1.7 Elect Director William A. Osborn
For
Against
1.8 Elect Director Debra L. Reed
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr.
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For
For
1.10 Elect Director Susan C. Schwab
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Jim Umpleby
For
For
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
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Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.12 Elect Director Miles D. White
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Rayford Wilkins, Jr.
For
For
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors
For
Against
Concerns about auditor independence
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
7 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
Against
For
Proposal enhances board accountability
8 Report on Lobbying Priorities
Against
Against
9 Include Sustainability as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation
Against
Against
10 Amend Compensation Clawback Policy
Against
For
Proposal enhances linkage between pay and performance
11 Require Independent Board Chairman
Proposal enhances board structure
Against
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Approve Long-term Capital Increase
For
For
For
Against
6 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3.1 Elect Chang Ching Kuei, Representative of He Hsin Capital Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 336395 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
3.2 Elect Lee Hung Ming, Representative of He Hsin Capital Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 336395 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
ELECT INDEPENDENDENT DIRECTOR VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 5.1 Elect Edward Yung Do Way with ID No. A102143XXX as Independent Director
Cathay Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Concerns about overall board structure
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
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3.3 Elect Tsai Chung Yan, Representative of He Hsin Capital Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 336395 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
3.4 Elect Tung Tzi Li, Representative of Cathay Charity Foundation with Shareholder No. 33055 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
3.5 Elect Chu Chung Chang, Representative of Cathay Real Estate Foundation with Shareholder No. 35678 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
3.6 Elect Lin Chin Liang, Representative of Cathay Real Estate For Employees Welfare Committee with Shareholder No. 9800 as NonIndependent Director
For
3.7 Elect Lin Shiou Ling with ID No. A202924XXX as Independent Director
For
For
3.8 Elect Wu Chih Wei with ID No. H120573XXX as Independent Director
For
For
3.9 Elect James Y. Chang with ID No. A102212XXX as Independent Director
For
For
For
For
4 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors Celgene Corporation
50
14/06/2017 USA
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Hugin
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Mark J. Alles
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Richard W. Barker
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Michael W. Bonney
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Michael D. Casey
For
Withhold
1.6 Elect Director Carrie S. Cox
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Michael A. Friedman
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Julia A. Haller
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Gilla S. Kaplan
For
Withhold
1.10 Elect Director James J. Loughlin
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Ernest Mario
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6 Provide For Confidential Running Vote Tallies On Executive Pay Matters
Against
Against
Cemig, Companhia Energetica De Minas Gerais
27/06/2017 Brazil
Special
1 Authorize the Company to Exceed the Limits, Specified under the Bylaws, of the Consolidated Debt and the Amount of Funds Allocated to Capital Investment and Acquisition of Assets
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Central Japan Railway Co.
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 70
For
For
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve the Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6.1 Elect Chang Ming-Daw, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 940001 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.2 Elect Juan Ching-Hwa, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 940001 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.3 Elect Wang Shu-Min, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 940001 as Non-Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.4 Elect Lin Chih-Hsien, Representative of National Development Fund For with Shareholder No. 71695 as Non-Independent Director
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.5 Elect Liao Sheng-li, Representative of Taiwan Business Bank with Shareholder No. 920434 as Non-Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.6 Elect Lee Shih-Tsung, Representative of Lee Investment Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 3013829 as Non-Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.7 Elect Kuo Hsueh-Chun, Representative of Lungyen Life Service Corp For with Shareholder No. 959743 as Non-Independent Director
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.8 Elect Wu Cheng-Ching, Representative of Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 2837094 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.9 Elect Chen Hwai-Chou, Representative of Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 2837094 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
ELECT 6 AMONG 12 NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
6.10 Elect Lin Cheng-Hsien, Representative of Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 2837094 as Non-Independent Director
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6.11 Elect Wang Wen-Yew, Representative of Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 2837094 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.12 Elect Cheng Chia-Chung, Representative of Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 2837094 as Non-Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.13 Elect Liang Kuo-Yuan with ID No. M100671XXX as Independent Director
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.14 Elect Yu Chi-Chang with ID No. B100920XXX as Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.15 Elect Huang Ming-Hsiang with ID No. L103022XXX as Independent For Director
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.16 Elect Pan Jung-Chun with ID No. T102205XXX as Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.17 Elect Hsu Chao-Ching with ID No.N122517XXX as Independent Director
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.18 Elect Chen Deng-Shan with ID No. Q100509XXX as Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors
For
For
1 Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting
For
For
2 Approve Increase in Registered Capital
For
For
3 Amend Memorandum of Association to Reflect Increase in Registered Capital
For
For
4 Approve Allocation of Newly Issued Ordinary Shares to Existing Shareholders
For
For
1.1 Reelect Gil Shwed as Director Until the End of the Next Annual General Meeting
For
Abstain
Concerns about overall board structure
1.2 Reelect Marius Nacht as Director Until the End of the Next Annual General Meeting
For
Abstain
Concerns about overall board structure
1.3 Reelect Jerry Ungerman as Director Until the End of the Next Annual General Meeting
For
Abstain
Concerns about overall board structure
1.4 Reelect Dan Propper as Director Until the End of the Next Annual General Meeting
For
Abstain
Concerns about overall board structure
ELECT 3 AMONG 6 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL
27/06/2017 Thailand
Special
5 Other Business Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 07/06/2017 Israel
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Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
15/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.5 Reelect David Rubner as Director Until the End of the Next Annual General Meeting
For
Abstain
Concerns about overall board structure
1.6 Reelect Tal Shavit as Director Until the End of the Next Annual General Meeting
For
Abstain
Concerns about overall board structure
2.1 Reelect Irwin Federman as External Director for a Three-Year Period
For
Abstain
Concerns about overall board structure
2.2 Reelect Ray Rothrock as External Director for a Three-Year Period
For
Abstain
Concerns about overall board structure
3 Reappoint Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer as Auditors and Authorize For Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
4 Approve Employment Terms of Gil Shwed, CEO
For
For
A Vote FOR if you are a controlling shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation to your account manager
None
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Amend Procedures for Endorsement, Guarantees and Lending Funds to Other Parties
For
For
6 Amend Rules and Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
7.1 Elect Hsu En De with ID No. Q121432XXX as Independent Director For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.2 Elect Too Jui Rze with ID No. N102348XXX as Independent Director For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.3 Elect Chen Shuei Jin with ID No. P120616XXX as Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.4 Elect Non-independent Director No. 1
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.5 Elect Non-independent Director No. 2
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.6 Elect Non-independent Director No. 3
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.7 Elect Non-independent Director No. 4
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.8 Elect Non-independent Director No. 5
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.9 Elect Non-independent Director No. 6
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.10 Elect Non-independent Director No. 7
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.11 Elect Non-independent Director No. 8
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Not a controlling shareholder and no personal interest
ELECT INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
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Chiba Bank Ltd.
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
China Airlines Ltd.
China Bluechemical Ltd.
54
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 Japan
07/06/2017 Taiwan
22/06/2017 Taiwan
02/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
8 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 7.5
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Sakuma, Hidetoshi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Iijima, Daizo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ikeda, Tomoyuki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Yonemoto, Tsutomu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yokota, Tomoyuki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Tashima, Yuko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Takayama, Yasuko
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakamoto, Tomohiko
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishihara, Kazuhiko
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report, Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Amend Trading Procedures Governing Derivatives Products
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Statement of Profit and Loss Appropriation
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Approve Amendments to Lending Procedures and Caps
For
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Chairman Nuan Hsuan Ho and Director Su Chien Hsieh
For
For
6 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve Audited Financial Statements and Auditors' Report
For
For
4 Approve Distribution of Profit and Special Dividend
For
For
5 Approve Budget Proposals
For
For
Concerns about independence
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
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China Bluechemical Ltd.
02/06/2017 China
Special
China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd.
30/06/2017 China
Annual
China Communications Construction Company Ltd.
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd.
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16/06/2017 China
23/06/2017 China
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants as Overseas Auditors and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as Domestic Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
8 Authorize Repurchase of Issued H Share Capital
For
For
1 Authorize Repurchase of Issued H Share Capital
For
For
1 Approve Work Report of the Board
For
For
2 Approve Work Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve Final Financial Account Plan
For
For
4 Approve Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP and Ernst & Young as the Onshore and Offshore Accounting Firms for 2017
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution Plan and Final Dividend
For
For
3 Approve Ernst & Young as International Auditor and Ernst & Young For Hua Ming LLP as Domestic Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
4 Approve Estimated Cap for the Internal Guarantees of the Group in 2017
For
Against
5 Approve 2016 Report of the Board
For
For
6 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
8 Approve the Launch of Asset-Backed Securitization by the Company For and its Subsidiaries
For
9 Approve Issuance of Medium and Long-Term Bonds
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution Plan and Payment of Final Dividend
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
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3 Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as International and Domestic Auditors, Respectively, and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
4 Elect Shao Guanglu as Director, Approve His Service Contract and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
5.1 Approve Issuance of Debentures
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
5.2 Authorize Any Two of Three Directors Duly Authorized by the Board to Deal With All Matters in Relation to Issuance of Debentures
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
5.3 Approve Validity Period of the General Mandate to Issue Debentures
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7 Authorize Board to Increase Registered Capital of the Company and For Amend Articles of Association to Reflect Such Increase
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3a Elect Guo Jingbin as Director
For
For
3b Elect Chan Chi On (Derek Chan) as Director
For
For
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
5 Approve KPMG as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Final Financial Accounts
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve Budget of 2017 Fixed Assets Investment
For
For
Resolutions in Relation to Issuance of Debentures
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd
China Construction Bank Corporation
28/06/2017 Cayman Islands
15/06/2017 China
Annual
Annual
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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6 Approve Remuneration Distribution and Settlement Plan for Directors in 2015
For
For
7 Approve Remuneration Distribution and Settlement Plan for Supervisors in 2015
For
For
8 Elect Malcolm Christopher McCarthy as Director
For
For
9 Elect Feng Bing as Director
For
For
10 Elect Zhu Hailin as Director
For
For
11 Elect Wu Min as Director
For
For
12 Elect Zhang Qi as Director
For
For
13 Elect Guo You as Supervisor
For
For
14 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
1 Approve Issuance of Eligible Tier-2 Capital Instruments
For
For
2 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
Against
3 Amend Rules of Procedures Regarding General Meetings of Shareholders' General Meetings
For
For
4 Amend Rules of Procedures for the Board of Directors
For
For
5 Amend Rules of Procedures for the Board of Supervisors
For
For
1 Approve Guarantee Provision for Wholly-owned Subsidiary
For
For
For
For
1.2 Approve Method of Issuance in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance For of H Shares
For
1.3 Approve Target Subscribers in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.4 Approve Issuance Size in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.5 Approve Method of Subscription in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.6 Approve Price Benchmark Date in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
China Cyts Tours Holding Co., Ltd.
07/06/2017 China
Special
China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd.
20/06/2017 China
Annual
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE NON-PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF H SHARES 1.1 Approve Class of Shares and the Par Value in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
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1.7 Approve Issue Price in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.8 Approve Lock-up Period in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.9 Approve Place of Listing in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.10 Approve Arrangements for Accumulated Profits in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.11 Approve Use of Proceeds in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.12 Approve Validity Period of Resolution in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
2 Amend Articles of Association in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
3 Authorize Board to Handle All Matters in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2017 Budget Plan of Fixed Asset Investment
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Audited Accounts Report
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
6 Approve Appraisal of Audit Work for the Year 2016 Performed by Ernst & Young Hua Ming/Ernst & Young and Re-appoint Ernst & Young Hua Ming/Ernst & Young as Auditor for the Year 2017
For
For
7 Approve Remuneration Standards of Directors for the Year 2016
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration Standards of Supervisors for the Year 2016
For
For
9.1 Approve Subscription Agreement in Relation to the Subscription of For Non-public Issuance of H Shares of China Everbright Bank Company Limited by China Everbright Group Limited
For
9.2 Approve Subscription Agreement in Relation to the Subscription of For Non-public Issuance of H Shares of China Everbright Bank Company Limited by Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises Company
For
10 Approve Waiver to China Everbright Group Limited from Making the For General Acquisition Offer
For
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENTS
58
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China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
20/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
11 Approve Connected Transaction in Relation to the Non-public Issuance of H shares
For
For
12 Approve Report of Use of Proceeds from Previous Offering
For
For
For
For
1.2 Approve Method of Issuance in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance For of H Shares
For
1.3 Approve Target Subscribers in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.4 Approve Issuance Size in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.5 Approve Method of Subscription in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.6 Approve Price Benchmark Date in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.7 Approve Issue Price in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.8 Approve Lock-up Period in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.9 Approve Place of Listing in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.10 Approve Arrangements for Accumulated Profits in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.11 Approve Use of Proceeds in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1.12 Approve Validity Period of Resolution in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
2 Amend Articles of Association in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
3 Authorize Board to Handle All Matters in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE NON-PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF H SHARES 1.1 Approve Class of Shares and the Par Value in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of H Shares
China Evergrande Group
59
15/06/2017 Cayman Islands
Annual
2 Elect He Miaoling as Director
For
Against
3 Elect Huang Xiangui as Director
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
07/06/2017 Hong Kong
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Elect Pan Darong as Director
For
For
5 Elect Shi Junping as Director
For
For
6 Elect He Qi as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
7 Elect Xie Hongxi as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
8 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
9 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
10 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
11 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
12 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3A Elect Li Congrui as Director
For
For
3B Elect Yang Lin as Director
For
For
3C Elect Lau Hon Chuen, Ambrose as Director
For
Against
3D Elect Su Xijia as Director
For
For
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Ltd.
60
20/06/2017 China
Annual
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns about overall board structure
For
For
5 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their For Remuneration
For
6 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Board
For
For
3 Accept 2016 Independent Auditor's Report and Audited Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Final Financial Accounts
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
6 Approve 2017 Financial Budget Plan
For
For
7 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
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For
For
9 Approve Application for Registration and Issuance of Debt Financing For Instruments of Non-Financial Enterprises in the PRC
For
8 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as International Auditors and Authorize the Audit Committee of the Board to Fix Their Remuneration
China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited
02/06/2017 Hong Kong
Annual
10 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
11 Approve Issuance of Corporate Bonds in the PRC
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3Aa Elect Li Xiaopeng as Director
For
For
3Ab Elect Wang Hong as Director
For
For
3Ac Elect Hua Li as Director
For
For
3Ad Elect Wang Zhixian as Director
For
For
3Ae Elect Zheng Shaoping as Director
For
For
3Af Elect Shi Wei as Director
For
For
3Ag Elect Bong Shu Ying Francis as Director
For
For
For
For
For
For
5A Approve Grant of Options Under the Share Option Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5B Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
5C Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
5D Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Final Financial Report
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
4 Approve 2017 Interim Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve 2017 Annual Budgets
For
For
3B Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors 4 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited
02/06/2017 Hong Kong
Special
China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.
16/06/2017 China
Annual
61
Concerns about overall board structure
1 Approve Share Purchase Agreement and Related Transactions
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
7 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Supervisory Board
For
For
8 Approve KPMG Huazhen LLP and KPMG Certified Public Accountants as the Domestic and International Auditors, Respectively and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
For
For
9.02 Approve Issue Size in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible For Bonds
For
9.03 Approve Par Value and Issue Price in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.04 Approve Term in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.05 Approve Interest Rate in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.06 Approve Method and Timing of Interest Payment in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.07 Approve Conversion Period in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.08 Approve Determination and Adjustment of the Conversion Price of the Convertible Bonds in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.09 Approve Downward Adjustment to Conversion Price in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.10 Approve Method for Determining the Number of Shares for For Conversion in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
9.11 Approve Entitlement to Dividend in the Year of Conversion in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.12 Approve Terms of Redemption in Relation to the Issuance of A Share For Convertible Bonds
For
9.13 Approve Terms of Sale Back in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.14 Approve Method of Issuance and Target Investors in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.15 Approve Subscription Arrangement for the Existing Holders of A shares in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A SHARE CONVERTIBLE BONDS 9.01 Approve Types of Securities to be Issued in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
62
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China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
16/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
9.16 Approve Convertible Bond Holders and Their Meetings in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.17 Approve Use of Proceeds in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.18 Approve Guarantee and Security in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
9.19 Approve Validity Period of the Resolutions in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
10 Approve Feasibility Analysis Report of the Use of Proceeds from the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
11 Approve Impacts on Dilution of Current Returns of Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds and the Remedial Measures
For
For
12 Approve Report of the Use of Proceeds from the Previous Issuance
For
For
13 Authorize Board of Directors and Its Authorized Persons to Exercise Full Power to Deal with Matters Relating to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
14 Approve Formulation of Capital Management Plan for 2017 to 2019
For
For
15 Approve Domestic and Overseas Issuance of Financial Bonds and Tier-Two Capital Bonds in the Next Three Years
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
16 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
For
For
1.02 Approve Issue Size in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible For Bonds
For
1.03 Approve Par Value and Issue Price in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.04 Approve Term in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.05 Approve Interest Rate in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.06 Approve Method and Timing of Interest Payment in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A SHARE CONVERTIBLE BONDS 1.01 Approve Types of Securities to be Issued in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
63
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China Motor Corp
China Oilfield Services Ltd.
64
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 Taiwan
01/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.07 Approve Conversion Period in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.08 Approve Determination and Adjustment of the Conversion Price of the Convertible Bonds in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.09 Approve Downward Adjustment to Conversion Price in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.10 Approve Method for Determining the Number of Shares for For Conversion in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
1.11 Approve Entitlement to Dividend in the Year of Conversion in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.12 Approve Terms of Redemption in Relation to the Issuance of A Share For Convertible Bonds
For
1.13 Approve Terms of Sale Back in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.14 Approve Method of Issuance and Target Investors in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.15 Approve Subscription Arrangement for the Existing Holders of A shares in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.16 Approve Convertible Bond Holders and Their Meetings in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.17 Approve Use of Proceeds in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.18 Approve Guarantee and Security in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1.19 Approve Validity Period of the Resolutions in Relation to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
2 Authorize Board of Directors and Its Authorized Persons to Exercise Full Power to Deal with Matters Relating to the Issuance of A Share Convertible Bonds
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Trading Procedures Governing Derivatives Products
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors
For
For
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution Plan and Annual Dividend
For
For
3 Approve Report of the Directors
For
For
4 Accept Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
5 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as Domestic Auditors and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as International Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Elect Law Hong Ping, Lawrence as Director
For
For
7 Approve Provision of Guarantees to Relevant Subsidiaries
For
For
8 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
9 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
1 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital China Oilfield Services Ltd.
01/06/2017 China
Annual
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
10 Amend Articles of Association China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. 12/06/2017 Hong Kong
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd 09/06/2017 China
65
Annual
Annual
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
For
For
3a Elect Yan Jianguo as Director
For
For
3b Elect Nip Yun Wing as Director
For
For
3c Elect Chang Ying as Director
For
For
3d Elect Lam Kwong Siu as Director
For
For
3e Elect Fan Hsu Lai Tai, Rita as Director
For
For
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Annual Report of A shares
For
For
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Approve 2016 Annual Report of H shares
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Financial Statements And Statutory Reports
For
For
6 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
7 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as PRC Auditor and Internal Control Auditor and PricewaterhouseCoopers as Overseas Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
8 Approve 2016 Due Diligence Report
For
For
9 Approve 2016 Report on Performance of Independent Directors
For
For
10 Approve Amendments to the Interim Administrative Measures on Related Party Transactions
For
For
For
For
12.1 Elect Kong Qingwei as Director
11 Approve the Development Plan for the Years 2017 to 2019
For
Against
12.2 Elect Huo Lianhong as Director
For
For
12.3 Elect Wang Jian as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12.4 Elect Wang Tayu as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12.5 Elect Kong Xiangqing as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12.6 Elect Zhu Kebing as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12.7 Elect Sun Xiaoning as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12.8 Elect Wu Junhao as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12.9 Elect Chen Xuanmin as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12.10 Elect Bai Wei as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12.11 Elect Lee Ka Sze, Carmelo as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12.12 Elect Lam Chi Kuen as Director
For
For
12.13 Elect Zhou Zhonghui as Director
For
For
12.14 Elect Gao Shanwen as Director
For
Against
For
For
13.1 Elect Zhang Xinmei as Supervisor
China Petrochemical Development Corporation
66
08/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
13.2 Elect Lin Lichun as Supervisor
For
For
13.3 Elect Zhou Zhuping as Supervisor
For
For
14 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
15 Amend Articles of Association
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
16 Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding General Meetings of Shareholders
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
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China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
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Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of Overseas Guaranteed Convertible Bonds
For
For
4 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Ordinary Shares or Issuance of Ordinary Shares For to Participate in the Issuance of Global Depository Receipt
For
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES 1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Financial Reports
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers as External Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Authorize Board to Determine the 2017 Interim Profit Distribution
For
For
7 Authorize Board to Determine the Proposed Plan for the Issuance of For Debt Financing Instruments
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
8 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9 Elect Li Yunpeng as Director
For
For
10 Elect Zhao Dong as Supervisor
For
For
11 Amend Articles of Association and Rules of Procedures of Board Meetings
For
For
12 Approve Overseas Listing Plan of Sinopec Marketing Co., Ltd.
For
For
13 Approve Compliance of Overseas Listing of Sinopec Marketing Co., Ltd. with the Circular on Issues in Relation to Regulating Overseas Listing of Subsidiaries of Domestic-Listed Companies
For
For
14 Approve Undertaking of the Company to Maintain its Independent Listing Status
For
For
15 Approve Description of the Sustainable Profitability and Prospects of the Company
For
For
16 Authorize Board to Deal with Overseas Listing Matters of Sinopec Marketing Co., Ltd.
For
For
17 Approve Provision of Assured Entitlement to H-Share Shareholders of the Company Only for Overseas Listing of Sinopec Marketing Co., Ltd.
For
For
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China Power International Development Ltd.
China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 28/06/2017 China
06/06/2017 Hong Kong
15/06/2017 China
Meeting Type Special
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve Provision of Assured Entitlement to H-Share Shareholders of the Company Only for Overseas Listing of Sinopec Marketing Co., Ltd.
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Elect Yu Bing as Director
For
For
4 Elect Guan Qihong as Director
For
For
5 Elect Yau Ka Chi as Director
For
For
6 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
7 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
8A Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
8B Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
8C Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Annual Report and Its Summary
For
For
6 Approve Determination of the Caps for Guarantees for Subsidiaries of the Company for 2017
For
For
7 Approve Transfer of Equity Interest Funded by the Proceeds Raised from the Non-public Issuance of A Shares in 2015 and Permanent Replenishment of Working Capital by the Proceeds from the Transfer and Remaining Uninvested Proceeds Raised from the Issuance
For
For
8 Approve Renewal of Mutual Supply of Services Framework Agreement
For
Against
9 Approve Payment of Fees for Auditing the 2016 Annual Report and Relevant Services
For
For
For
For
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
10 Approve Payment of 2016 Internal Control Audit Fees
68
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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China Railway Group Limited
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
11 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA LLP as External Auditors and Payment of 2017 Auditing Service Fee
For
For
12 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
13 Approve Amendments to the Rules and Procedure for the Board of Directors
For
For
14 Approve Registration and Issuance of Debt Financing Instruments of the Company in the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
15 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
1 Approve 2016 Report of Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Work Report of Independent Directors
For
For
4 Approve 2016 A Share Annual Report and the Abstract, H Share Annual Report and Results Announcement
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
6 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
7 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers as Domestic and Overseas Auditors, Respectively and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
8 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as Internal Control Auditors of the Company and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
9 Approve Provision of External Guarantee
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
For
Against
10 Approve Amendments to Salary Management Measures of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
11 Approve 2016 Salary of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
12 Approve Purchase of Liability Insurance for Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management
For
For
13 Approve Issuance of Asset Securitisation Products
For
For
14 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
15 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
APPROVE THE PROPOSAL OF THE COMPOSITION PLAN OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
69
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16.1 Elect Li Changjin as Director
None
For
16.2 Elect Zhang Zongyan as Director
None
For
16.3 Elect Zhou Mengbo as Director
None
For
16.4 Elect Zhang Xian as Director
None
For
16.5 Elect Guo Peizhang as Director
None
For
16.6 Elect Wen Baoman as Director
None
For
16.7 Elect Zheng Qingzhi as Director
None
For
16.8 Elect Chung Shui Ming Timpson as Director
None
Against
16.9 Elect Ma Zonglin as Director
None
For
Concerns about overall board structure
APPROVE THE PROPOSAL ON THE SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE SUPERVISORS OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
China Resources Land Ltd.
70
02/06/2017 Cayman Islands
Annual
17.1 Elect Liu Chengjun as Supervisor
None
For
17.2 Elect Chen Wenxin as Supervisor
None
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3.1 Elect Yu Jian as Director
For
For
3.2 Elect Zhang Dawei as Director
For
For
3.3 Elect Li Xin as Director
For
For
3.4 Elect Xie Ji as Director
For
For
3.5 Elect Yan Biao as Director
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
3.6 Elect Chen Rong as Director
For
For
3.7 Elect Chen Ying as Director
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
3.8 Elect Wang Yan as Director
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
3.9 Elect Zhong Wei as Director
For
For
3.10 Elect Sun Zhe as Director
For
For
3.11 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
4 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
08/06/2017 Hong Kong
Annual
23/06/2017 China
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3.1 Elect Zhou Junqing as Director
For
For
3.2 Elect Chen Ying as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3.3 Elect Wang Yan as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3.4 Elect Ma Chiu-Cheung, Andrew as Director
For
For
3.5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan and Final Dividend
For
For
5 Approve Special Dividend
For
For
6 Approve 2016 Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
For
For
7 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants For LLP as PRC Auditors and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as International Auditors and Authorize Directors' Committee to Fix Their Remuneration
For
8 Approve Issuance of Bonds and Related Transactions
For
Against
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
ELECT 3 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND 1 NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 9.01 Elect Ling Wen as Director 9.02 Elect Han Jianguo as Director
For
For
9.03 Elect Li Dong as Director
For
For
9.04 Elect Zhao Jibin as Director
For
For
For
Against
ELECT 3 INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 10.01 Elect Tam Wai Chu, Maria as Director
71
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
10.02 Elect Jiang Bo as Director
For
For
10.03 Elect Zhong Yingjie, Christina as Director
For
For
11.01 Elect Zhai Richeng as Supervisor
For
For
11.02 Elect Zhou Dayu as Supervisor
For
For
1 Approve Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve Audited Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve Profit Distribution Proposal
For
For
5 Approve KPMG Huazhen (Special General Partnership) as Auditors For for Domestic, U.S. and Internal Control of Financial Reporting and KPMG as Auditors for Hong Kong Financial Reporting and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
6 Approve Authorization to Xiamen Airlines Company Limited to Provide Guarantees to Hebei Airlines Company Limited and Jiangxi Airlines Company Limited
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
8 Approve Issuance of Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9 Approve Aircraft Finance Lease Framework Agreement
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3A Elect Tian Shuchen as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3B Elect Pan Shujie as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3C Elect Raymond Ho Chung Tai as Director
For
For
ELECT 2 SUPERVISORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.
China State Construction International Holdings Limited
30/06/2017 China
01/06/2017 Cayman Islands
Annual
Annual
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
3D Elect Adrian David Li Man Kiu as Director
72
For
Against
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6A Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
6B Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6C Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name China Steel Corporation
China Vanke Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 21/06/2017 Taiwan
30/06/2017 China
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Chairman Chao Tung Wong
For
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Director For Jih Gang Liu
For
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES 1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Annual Report
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Dividend Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve KPMG as Auditors
For
For
ELECT 3 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND 4 NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 6.1 Elect Yu Liang as Director
For
For
6.2 Elect Lin Maode as Director
For
For
6.3 Elect Xiao Min as Director
For
For
6.4 Elect Chen Xianjun as Director
For
For
6.5 Elect Sun Shengdian as Director
For
For
6.6 Elect Wang Wenjin as Director
For
For
6.7 Elect Zhang Xu as Director
For
For
ELECT 4 INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 7.1 Elect Kang Dian as Director
For
For
7.2 Elect Liu Shuwei as Director
For
For
7.3 Elect Ng Kar Ling, Johnny as Director
For
For
7.4 Elect Li Qiang as Director
For
For
8.1 Elect Xie Dong as Supervisor
For
For
8.2 Elect Zheng Ying as Supervisor
For
For
For
For
ELECT 2 SUPERVISORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.
73
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 15 2.1 Elect Director Mizuno, Akihisa
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Katsuno, Satoru
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.3 Elect Director Masuda, Yoshinori
Chugoku Bank Ltd.
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Matsura, Masanori
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kataoka, Akinori
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kurata, Chiyoji
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ban, Kozo
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Shimizu, Shigenobu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Masuda, Hiromu
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Misawa, Taisuke
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Nemoto, Naoko
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Hashimoto, Takayuki
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
4 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Declaration of Withdrawal from Nuclear Power Generation
Against
Against
5 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Safety Enhancement Policy for Against Earthquake and Tsunami at Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station
Against
6 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Rationalization of Power Generation Department
Against
Against
7 Amend Articles to Establish Committee on Spent Nuclear Fuel Safety Storage
Against
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 10 2.1 Elect Director Miyanaga, Masato
74
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Aoyama, Hajime
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Asama, Yoshimasa
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Fukuda, Masahiko
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kato, Sadanori
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Shiwaku, Kazushi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Terasaka, Koji
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Harada, Ikuhide
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Taniguchi, Shinichi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Sato, Yoshio
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kodera, Akira
For
For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Ando, Hiromichi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Tanaka, Kazuhiro
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc.
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 28/06/2017 Japan
23/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Karita, Tomohide
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.2 Elect Director Shimizu, Mareshige
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 25
2.3 Elect Director Sakotani, Akira
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Watanabe, Nobuo
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ogawa, Moriyoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Matsumura, Hideo
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Hirano, Masaki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Matsuoka, Hideo
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Iwasaki, Akimasa
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Ashitani, Shigeru
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Shigeto, Takafumi
For
For
3 Amend Articles to Separate Ownership of Power Generation and Transmission Businesses
Against
Against
4 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Process for Resumption of Nuclear Power Generation
Against
Against
5 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Cost Burden Sharing for Nuclear Accident Prevention
Against
Against
6 Amend Articles to Ban Nuclear Power Generation
Against
Against
7 Amend Articles to Ban Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuels
Against
Against
8 Amend Articles to Ban Construction of Coal-Fired Thermal Power Generation
Against
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
For
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Appointed Directors
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Elect Chang Zhenming as Director
For
For
ELECT INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 4.1 Elect Yu Fen Lin with ID No. U220415XXX as Independent Director
CITIC Limited
75
13/06/2017 Hong Kong
Annual
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Elect Liu Yeqiao as Director
For
For
5 Elect Liu Zhongyuan as Director
For
For
6 Elect Xu Jinwu as Director
For
For
7 Elect Lee Boo Jin as Director
For
For
8 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
9 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Annual Report
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP For and PricewaterhouseCoopers as External Auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as Internal Control Auditor and Fix Their Remuneration
For
6 Approve 2017 Estimated Investment Amount for Proprietary Business
For
For
8 Approve Potential Related Party Transactions Involved in the Issuances of the Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
9 Approve Increase of Authorized Amount for the Business of Securitization Backed by Credit Asset Relating to Margin Finance Business
For
For
For
For
13.01 Approve Potential Related Party Transactions Between the Company and Its Subsidiaries and the CITIC Group and its Subsidiaries and Associates
For
For
13.02 Approve Potential Related Party Transactions Between the Company and Its Subsidiaries and Companies in which Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management of the Company Hold Positions as Directors or Senior Management
For
For
10 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital CITIC Securities Co., Ltd.
19/06/2017 China
Annual
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
12 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE ESTIMATION OF RELATED PARTY CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS
76
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7.01 Approve Issuing Entity, Size of Issuance and Method of Issuance in Relation to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7.02 Approve Type of the Debt Financing Instruments in Relation to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7.03 Approve Term of the Debt Financing Instruments in Relation to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7.04 Approve Interest Rate of the Debt Financing Instruments in Relation For to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7.05 Approve Security and Other Arrangements in Relation to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7.06 Approve Use of Proceeds in Relation to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7.07 Approve Issuing Price in Relation to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7.08 Approve Targets of Issue and the Placement Arrangements of the For RMB Debt Financing Instruments to the Shareholders in Relation to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7.09 Approve Listing of the Debt Financing Instruments in Relation to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7.10 Approve Resolutions Validity Period in Relation to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7.11 Approve Authorization for the Issuances of the Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments in Relation to the Issuances of Onshore and Offshore Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
10 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
11 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
1a Elect Director Robert M. Calderoni
For
For
RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCES OF ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE CORPORATE DEBT FINANCING ISTRUMENTS
Citrix Systems, Inc.
77
22/06/2017 USA
Annual
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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City Merchants High Yield Trust Ltd
Coca-Cola European Partners Plc
78
Meeting Date Country
15/06/2017 Jersey
22/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1b Elect Director Nanci E. Caldwell
For
For
1c Elect Director Jesse A. Cohn
For
For
1d Elect Director Robert D. Daleo
For
For
1e Elect Director Murray J. Demo
For
For
1f Elect Director Peter J. Sacripanti
For
For
1g Elect Director Graham V. Smith
For
For
1h Elect Director Godfrey R. Sullivan
For
For
1i Elect Director Kirill Tatarinov
For
For
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Dividend Payment Policy
For
For
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Re-elect Clive Nicholson as Director
For
For
6 Approve Continuation of Company as Investment Trust
For
For
7 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
8 Approve Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
9 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Elect Jose Ignacio Comenge Sanchez-Real as Director
For
For
5 Elect J. Alexander M. Douglas, Jr. as Director
For
For
6 Elect Francisco Ruiz de la Torre Esporrin as Director
For
For
7 Elect Irial Finan as Director
For
For
8 Elect Damian Gammell as Director
For
For
9 Elect Alfonso Libano Daurella as Director
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Meeting Date Country
20/06/2017 Switzerland
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
10 Elect Mario Rotllant Sola as Director
For
For
11 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Approve Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement
For
Against
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
18 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
For
Do Not Vote
2.1 Approve Allocation of Income
For
Do Not Vote
2.2 Approve Dividend from Reserves
For
Do Not Vote
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.1 Re-elect Anastassis David as Director and as Board Chairman
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.2 Re-elect Dimitris Lois as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.3 Re-elect Alexandra Papalexopoulou as Director and as Member of the Remuneration Committee
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.4 Re-elect Reto Francioni as Director and as Member of the Remuneration Committee
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.5 Re-elect Ahmet Bozer as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.6 Re-elect Olusola David-Borha as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.7 Re-elect William Douglas III as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.8 Re-elect Anastasios Leventis as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.9 Re-elect Christodoulos Leventis as Director
For
Do Not Vote
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management
79
Mandatory offer rule provides crucial shareholder protection
To prevent shareblocking
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
For
Do Not Vote
4.1B Re-elect Robert Rudolph as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1C Re-elect John Sechi as Director
For
Do Not Vote
For
Do Not Vote
For
Do Not Vote
6.1 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as Auditors
For
Do Not Vote
6.2 Advisory Vote on Reappointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm PricewaterhouseCoopers SA for UK Purposes
For
Do Not Vote
7 Approve UK Remuneration Report
For
Do Not Vote
8 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
Do Not Vote
9 Approve Swiss Remuneration Report
For
Do Not Vote
10.1 Approve Maximum Aggregate Amount of Remuneration for Directors
For
Do Not Vote
10.2 Approve Maximum Aggregate Amount of Remuneration for the Operating Committee
For
Do Not Vote
11 Amend Articles Re: Remuneration of Chief Executive Officer and Non-Executive Members of the Board of Directors
For
Do Not Vote
1a Elect Director Zein Abdalla
For
For
1b Elect Director Betsy S. Atkins
For
For
1c Elect Director Maureen Breakiron-Evans
For
For
1d Elect Director Jonathan Chadwick
For
For
1e Elect Director John M. Dineen
For
For
5 Designate Ines Poeschel as Independent Proxy
80
06/06/2017 USA
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4.1A Re-elect Jose Octavio Reyes as Director
4.2 Elect Charlotte Boyle as Director and as Member of the Remuneration Committee
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
Mgmt Rec
1f Elect Director Francisco D'Souza
For
For
1g Elect Director John N. Fox, Jr.
For
For
1h Elect Director John E. Klein
For
Against
1i Elect Director Leo S. Mackay, Jr.
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Comcast Corporation
Meeting Date Country
08/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1j Elect Director Michael Patsalos-Fox
For
For
1k Elect Director Robert E. Weissman
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan
For
For
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
6 Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement
For
For
7 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent
Against
Against
1.1 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Madeline S. Bell
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz
For
Withhold
1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Asuka Nakahara
For
For
1.8 Elect Director David C. Novak
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts 1.10 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers
Compagnie de Saint Gobain
81
08/06/2017 France
Annual/ Special
For
For
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Proposal enhances accountability
Concerns about overall board structure
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
Against
Concerns about auditor independence
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy
Against
For
Proposal enhances transparency
6 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share
Against
For
Proposal enhances shareholder rights
1 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.26 per Share
For
For
4 Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions
For
For
5 Reelect Pamela Knapp as Director
For
Against
Ordinary Business
Concerns about director accountability
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 6 Reelect Agnes Lemarchand as Director
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
7 Reelect Gilles Schnepp as Director
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
8 Reelect Phlippe Varin as Director
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
9 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Pierre-Andre de Chalendar, Chairman and CEO
For
For
10 Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman and CEO
For
For
11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 444 Million
For
For
13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights with a Binding Priority Right up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 222 Million
For
For
14 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above
For
For
15 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind
For
For
16 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 111 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value
For
For
17 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans
For
For
18 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans for Employees of International Subsidiaries
For
For
19 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased For Shares
For
20 Amend Articles 10 and 11 of Bylaws Re: Lead Director
For
For
21 Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Cash Distribution from Capital Reserve
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors and Representatives
For
For
6 Other Business
None
Against
Extraordinary Business
Compal Electronics Inc.
82
22/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL
07/06/2017 Brazil
Special
1 Amend Articles
For
For
Compass Group PLC
07/06/2017 United Kingdom
Special
1 Approve Shareholder Return by Way of Special Dividend with Share Consolidation
For
For
2 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
3 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
COMSYS Holdings Corp.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
4 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
5 Authorise Market Purchase of New Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 20
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines - Adopt Board Structure with Audit Committee - Amend Provisions on Number of Directors - Authorize Directors to Execute Day to Day Operations without Full Board Approval
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Kagaya, Takashi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Ito, Noriaki
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Ogawa, Akio
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Omura, Yoshihisa
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Sakamoto, Shigemi
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Aoyama, Akihiko
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Kumagai, Hitoshi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Sato, Kenichi
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Ozaki, Hidehiko
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Suda, Norio 4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Nishiyama, Tsuyoshi
83
For
For
For
For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Kamiwaki, Koichiro
For
For
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Narumiya, Kenichi
For
For
4.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Miyashita, Masahiko
For
For
4.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Saegusa, Takaharu
For
Against
4.6 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Onohara, Kazuyoshi
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
For
For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Audit Committee Members
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Concepcion Industrial Corporation
Meeting Date Country
07/06/2017 Philippines
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan
For
For
8 Approve Stock Option Plan
For
For
3 Approve the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders Held on July 13, 2016
For
For
5 Approve the Report of the Chairman and the Audited Financial Statements
For
For
Elect 8 Directors by Cumulative Voting
Concordia Financial Group Ltd.
20/06/2017 Japan
Annual
6.1 Elect Raul Joseph A. Concepcion as Director
For
For
6.2 Elect Renna C. Hechanova-Angeles as Director
For
For
6.3 Elect Raul Anthony A. Concepcion as Director
For
For
6.4 Elect Jose Ma. A. Concepcion III as Director
For
For
6.5 Elect Ma. Victoria Herminia C. Young as Director
For
For
6.6 Elect Raissa C. Hechanova-Posadas as Director
For
For
6.7 Elect Cesar A. Buenaventura as Director
For
For
6.8 Elect Melito S. Salazar, Jr. as Director
For
For
7 Appoint External Auditor
For
For
8 Approve Stock Dividends to be Taken from the Unrestricted Retained Earnings of the Corporation
For
For
9 Ratify Actions Taken by the Board of Directors and Officers
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority on Board Meetings 2.1 Elect Director Terazawa, Tatsumaro
Credit Saison Co. Ltd.
20/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For For
2.2 Elect Director Ishii, Michito
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Oya, Yasuyoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kawamura, Kenichi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Morio, Minoru
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Inoue, Ken
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Takagi, Yuzo
For
For
3 Approve Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors
For
For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 35
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines 3.1 Elect Director Maekawa, Teruyuki
84
For For
For
For
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.2 Elect Director Rinno, Hiroshi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Takahashi, Naoki
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Yamamoto, Hiroshi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Yamashita, Masahiro
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Shimizu, Sadamu
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Mizuno, Katsumi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Hirase, Kazuhiro
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Matsuda, Akihiro
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Yamamoto, Yoshihisa
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Okamoto, Tatsunari
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Takeda, Masako
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Miura, Yoshiaki
For
For
3.14 Elect Director Baba, Shingo
For
For
3.15 Elect Director Hayashi, Kaoru
For
For
3.16 Elect Director Togashi, Naoki
For
For
3.17 Elect Director Otsuki, Nana
For
For
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Final Accounts Report
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Inada, Kazufusa CRRC Corp Ltd.
85
20/06/2017 China
Annual
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
4 Approve 2017 Arrangement of Guarantees
For
Against
5 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
7 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as External Auditor, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA LLP and KPMG Huazhen as PRC and Internal Control Auditors, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA LLP as Principal Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration of Some of the External Directors
For
For
9 Approve Provision of Guarantee for the Phase 1 PPP Project of Rail Transit Routes 1 and 2 in Wuhu
For
For
10 Approve Issuance of Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
11 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
CSR Limited
CSX Corporation
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Australia
05/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type
Annual
Proxy Contest
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
12.1 Elect Sun Yongcai as Director
For
For
12.2 Elect Xu Zongxiang as Director
For
For
13 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect Increase in Registered Capital
For
For
2a Elect Christine Holman as Director
For
For
2b Elect Mike Ihlein as Director
For
For
3 Approve the Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Approve the Grant of Performance Rights to Rob Sindel, Managing Director of the Company
For
For
Management Proxy (White Proxy Card) 1a Elect Director Donna M. Alvarado
For
For
1b Elect Director John B. Breaux
For
For
1c Elect Director Pamela L. Carter
For
For
1d Elect Director Steven T. Halverson
For
For
1e Elect Director E. Hunter Harrison
For
For
1f Elect Director Paul C. Hilal
For
Against
1g Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III
For
For
1h Elect Director John D. McPherson
For
For
1i Elect Director David M. Moffett
For
For
1j Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley
For
Against
1k Elect Director Linda H. Riefler
For
For
1l Elect Director J. Steven Whisler
For
For
1m Elect Director John J. Zillmer
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
86
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Advisory Vote on Reimbursement Arrangement in Connection with Retention of E. Hunter Harrison as CEO
None
Against
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Cash Distribution from Capital Reserve
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Other Business
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about candidate
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name CTCI Corp.
Meeting Date Country 28/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve Business Operations Report, Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5.1 Elect John T. Yu, Representative of CTCI Development Corp with Shareholder No. 45509, as Non-independent Director
For
For
5.2 Elect Michael Yang, Representative of CTCI Development Corp with Shareholder No. 45509, as Non-independent Director
For
For
5.3 Elect Quintin Wu with ID No. A103105XXX as Non-independent Director
For
For
5.4 Elect Bing Shen with ID No. A110904XXX as Non-independent Director
For
For
5.5 Elect Johnny Shih with ID No. A126461XXX as Non-independent Director
For
For
5.6 Elect Yancey Hai with ID No. D100708XXX as Non-independent Director
For
For
5.7 Elect An Ping Chang with ID No. A102716XXX as Non-independent For Director
For
5.8 Elect Wenent Pan with ID No. J100291XXX as Non-independent Director
For
For
5.9 Elect Teng Yaw Yu, Representative of CTCI Foundation with Shareholder No. 4, as Non-independent Direcetor
For
For
For
For
5.11 Elect Jack Huang with ID No. A100320XXX as Independent Director For
For
5.12 Elect Frank Fan with ID No. H102124XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Sankai, Yoshiyuki
For
Against
1.2 Elect Director Ichihashi, Fumiyuki
For
For
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
5.10 Elect Yen Shiang Shih with ID No. B100487XXX as Independent Director
CYBERDYNE Inc.
87
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1.3 Elect Director Uga, Shinji
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kawamoto, Hiroaki
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Nakata, Kinichi
For
For
Concerns about candidate
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.6 Elect Director Yoshida, Kazumasa
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
88
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Imai, Hikari
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fujitani, Yutaka
For
Against
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Cees Vellekoop
For
For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Okamura, Kenichiro
For
For
3 Approve Stock Option Plan
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 16
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3.1 Elect Director Kitajima, Yoshitoshi
Daibiru Corp.
Mgmt Rec
For
Against
3.2 Elect Director Takanami, Koichi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Yamada, Masayoshi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Kitajima, Yoshinari
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Wada, Masahiko
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Morino, Tetsuji
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Kanda, Tokuji
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Kitajima, Motoharu
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Saito, Takashi
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Inoue, Satoru
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Tsukada, Tadao
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Miyajima, Tsukasa
Concerns about independence
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nomura, Kuniaki
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 8
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Yamamoto, Takehiko
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.2 Elect Director Tamai, Katsumi
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.3 Elect Director Sonobe, Toshiyuki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Narita, Junichi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yada, Takeo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Takamatsu, Akira
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Hashizume, Shinya
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Daicel Corp.
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Totsuka, Masaji
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 17
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines - Clarify Director Authority For on Shareholder Meetings
For
3.1 Elect Director Fudaba, Misao
26/06/2017 Japan
Annual
3.2 Elect Director Fukuda, Masumi
For
For
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Nishimura, Hisao
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Okada, Akishige
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Kondo, Tadao
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Shimozaki, Chiyoko
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Nogimori, Masafumi
For
For
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 43 2.1 Elect Director Watanabe, Koichiro
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.
89
19/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
3.3 Elect Director Ogawa, Yoshimi
4 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill) Dai-Ichi Life Holdings Inc.
For
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Tsuyuki, Shigeo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Inagaki, Seiji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Tsutsumi, Satoru
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ishii, Kazuma
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Taketomi, Masao
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Teramoto, Hideo
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kawashima, Takashi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director George Olcott
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Maeda, Koichi
For
For
3 Appoint KPMG AZSA LLC as New External Audit Firm
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 35
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on Number of Statutory Auditors
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Nakayama, Joji
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Manabe, Sunao
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Hirokawa, Kazunori
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Sai, Toshiaki
For
For
Anti-takeover devices insulate management from appropriate accountability
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Daikin Industries Ltd.
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Japan
28/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.5 Elect Director Fujimoto, Katsumi
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Tojo, Toshiaki
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Uji, Noritaka
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Toda, Hiroshi
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Adachi, Naoki
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Fukui, Tsuguya
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Izumoto, Sayoko
For
For
5 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
6 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 70
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yano, Ryu
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukunaga, Kenji
For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ono, Ichiro
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 298
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kumakiri, Naomi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kobayashi, Katsuma
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kawai, Shuji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Uchida, Kanitsu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Takeuchi, Kei
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Saito, Kazuhiko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nakagawa, Takeshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Sato, Koji
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Toshiaki 2.10 Elect Director Sasaki, Mami 2.11 Elect Director Shoda, Takashi 3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uno, Masayasu
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.
90
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hachiya, Hideo
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fujimaki, Kazuo
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 52 2.1 Elect Director Higuchi, Takeo
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ono, Naotake
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ishibashi, Tamio
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.4 Elect Director Kawai, Katsutomo
91
For
For
For
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Tsuchida, Kazuto
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Hori, Fukujiro
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Yoshii, Keiichi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Hama, Takashi
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Yamamoto, Makoto
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Tanabe, Yoshiaki
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Otomo, Hirotsugu
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Urakawa, Tatsuya
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Dekura, Kazuhito
For
For
2.16 Elect Director Ariyoshi, Yoshinori
For
For
2.17 Elect Director Kimura, Kazuyoshi
For
For
2.18 Elect Director Shigemori, Yutaka
For
For
For
For
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Iida, Kazuhiro
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishimura, Tatsushi
For
For
For
For
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus Annual
For
2.5 Elect Director Kosokabe, Takeshi
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hirata, Kenji
28/06/2017 Japan
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.6 Elect Director Fujitani, Osamu
2.19 Elect Director Yabu, Yukiko
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Mgmt Rec
1.1 Elect Director Hibino, Takashi 1.2 Elect Director Nakata, Seiji
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Nishio, Shinya
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Takahashi, Kazuo
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Matsui, Toshihiro
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Tashiro, Keiko
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Komatsu, Mikita
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Matsuda, Morimasa
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Matsubara, Nobuko
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Tadaki, Keiichi
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Onodera, Tadashi
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Ogasawara, Michiaki
For
Against
1.13 Elect Director Takeuchi, Hirotaka
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.14 Elect Director Nishikawa, Ikuo 2 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan and Stock Option Plan
DaVita Inc.
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Delta Electronics Inc.
92
16/06/2017 USA
30/06/2017 USA
13/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Annual
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
1a Elect Director Pamela M. Arway
For
For
1b Elect Director Charles G. Berg
For
For
1c Elect Director Carol Anthony ("John") Davidson
For
For
1d Elect Director Barbara J. Desoer
For
For
1e Elect Director Pascal Desroches
For
For
1f Elect Director Paul J. Diaz
For
For
1g Elect Director Peter T. Grauer
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1h Elect Director John M. Nehra
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1i Elect Director William L. Roper
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1j Elect Director Kent J. Thiry
For
For
1k Elect Director Phyllis R. Yale
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1a Elect Director Edward H. Bastian
For
For
1b Elect Director Francis S. Blake
For
For
1c Elect Director Daniel A. Carp
For
For
1d Elect Director David G. DeWalt
For
For
1e Elect Director William H. Easter, III
For
For
1f Elect Director Mickey P. Foret
For
For
1g Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson
For
For
1h Elect Director George N. Mattson
For
For
1i Elect Director Douglas R. Ralph
For
For
1j Elect Director Sergio A.L. Rial
For
For
1k Elect Director Kathy N. Waller
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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DeNA Co Ltd
Denso Corp.
Meeting Date Country
24/06/2017 Japan
20/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors and Representatives
For
For
5 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 32
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Reduce Directors' Term - Clarify Director Authority on Board Meetings
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Namba, Tomoko
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Moriyasu, Isao
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Kawasaki, Shuhei
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Otsuka, Hiroyuki
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Domae, Nobuo
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Koizumi, Shinichi
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Kato, Nobuaki
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kobayashi, Koji
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Arima, Koji
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Maruyama, Haruya
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Yamanaka, Yasushi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Hiroyuki
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Makino, Yoshikazu
For
For
1.8 Elect Director George Olcott
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Nawa, Takashi
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Iwase, Masato
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsushima, Noriyuki
For
For
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus Descente Ltd.
22/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 23 2.1 Elect Director Nakamura, Ichiro
93
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ishimoto, Masatoshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Tanaka, Yoshikazu
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Mitsui, Hisashi
For
For
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Deutsche Euroshop AG
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 Germany
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.5 Elect Director Haneda, Hitoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Tsujimoto, Kenichi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kim, Fundo
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Shimizu, Motonari
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Ii, Masako
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Shu, Ungyon
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Morimitsu, Masatsugu
For
For
4 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.40 per Share
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016 (Non-Voting)
5 Ratify BDO AG as Auditors for Fiscal 2017 6.1 Elect Reiner Strecker to the Supervisory Board
Deutsche Wohnen AG
94
02/06/2017 Germany
Annual
For
For
For
For
6.2 Elect Karin Dohm to the Supervisory Board
For
For
6.3 Elect Klaus Striebich to the Supervisory Board
For
For
7 Approve Creation of EUR 11.7 Million Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights
For
For
8 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board-Related
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.74 per Share
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal 2017
For
For
6 Elect Juergen Fenk to the Supervisory Board
For
For
7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board
For
For
8 Approve Creation of EUR 110 Million Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with Warrants Attached/ Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 3 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 70 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016 (Non-Voting)
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Devon Energy Corporation
Meeting Date Country
07/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
10 Change of Corporate Form to Societas Europaea (SE)
For
For For
11 Change Location of Registered Office to Berlin, Germany
For
1.1 Elect Director Barbara M. Baumann
For
For
1.2 Elect Director John E. Bethancourt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director David A. Hager
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Robert H. Henry
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Michael M. Kanovsky
For
Withhold
1.6 Elect Director Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr.
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Duane C. Radtke
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Mary P. Ricciardello
For
For
1.9 Elect Director John Richels
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
5 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
For
For
6 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
95
08/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
7 Review Public Policy Advocacy on Climate Change
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
8 Annually Assess Portfolio Impacts of Policies to Meet 2 Degree Scenario
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced environmental approach
9 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
10 Report on Using Oil and Gas Reserve Metrics for Named Executive's Against Compensation Dignity plc
Concerns about overall board structure
Against
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Re-elect Peter Hindley as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Mike McCollum as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Andrew Davies as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Richard Portman as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Steve Whittern as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Alan McWalter as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Jane Ashcroft as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect David Blackwood as Director
For
For
11 Elect Mary NcNamara as Director
For
For
12 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Dollar Tree, Inc.
Meeting Date Country
15/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
13 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
14 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
16 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
19 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
20 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Arnold S. Barron
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Gregory M. Bridgeford
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Macon F. Brock, Jr.
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Mary Anne Citrino
For
For
1.5 Elect Director H. Ray Compton
For
Against
1.6 Elect Director Conrad M. Hall
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Lemuel E. Lewis
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Bob Sasser
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Thomas A. Saunders, III
Dongfeng Motor Group Company Ltd
96
16/06/2017 China
Annual
For
Against
1.10 Elect Director Thomas E. Whiddon
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Carl P. Zeithaml
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve International Auditors' Report and Audited Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve Profit Distribution Plan and Authorize Board to Handle All For Matters in Relation to the Company's Distribution of Final Dividend
For
5 Authorize Board to Handle All Matters in Relation to the Company's For Distribution of Interim Dividend
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Douglas Emmett, Inc.
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
97
Meeting Date Country
01/06/2017 USA
12/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as International Auditors and PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as Domestic Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
8 Approve Adjustment of the Cap of Continuing Connected Transaction
For
Against
9 Approve Removal of Ma Liangjie as Supervisor
For
For
10 Elect Wen Shuzhong as Supervisor
For
For
11 Approve Resignation of Tong Dongcheng as Director
For
For
12 Approve Resignation of Ouyang Jie as Director
For
For
13 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
1.1 Elect Director Dan A. Emmett
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Jordan L. Kaplan
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Kenneth M. Panzer
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Christopher H. Anderson
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Leslie E. Bider
For
Withhold
1.6 Elect Director David T. Feinberg
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Virginia A. McFerran
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Thomas E. O'Hern
For
For
1.9 Elect Director William E. Simon, Jr.
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
None
One Year
1.1 Elect Director Michael A. Coke
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Lammot J. du Pont
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Thomas D. Eckert
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Christopher P. Eldredge
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Frederic V. Malek
For
For
1.6 Elect Director John T. Roberts, Jr.
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Mary M. Styer
For
For
1.8 Elect Director John H. Toole
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns about candidate
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
E.SUN Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Provide Shareholders and the Board with the Concurrent Power to Amend the Bylaws
For
For
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
6 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Approve Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit and Employee Remuneration
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
ELECT INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
98
6.1 Elect Cheng En Ko with ID No. 66168 as Independent Director
For
For
6.2 Elect Ji Ren Lee with ID No. 66178 as Independent Director
For
For
6.3 Elect Chen Chen Chang Lin with ID No. 66188 as Independent Director
For
For
6.4 Elect Hsin I Lin with ID No. 66198 as Independent Director
For
For
6.5 Elect Chun Yao Huang with ID No. 66556 as Independent Director
For
For
6.6 Elect Yung Jen Huang, a Representative of E.SUN Volunteer and Social Welfare Foundation with Shareholder No. 65813 as Nonindependent Director
For
For
6.7 Elect Joseph N.C. Huang, a Representative of E.SUN Volunteer and Social Welfare Foundation with Shareholder No. 65813 as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.8 Elect Gary K.L. Tseng, a Representative of E.SUN Foundation with Shareholder No. 1 as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.9 Elect Jackson Mai, a Representative of Hsin Tung Yang Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 8 as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.10 Elect Ron Chu Chen, a Representative of Fu Yuan Investment Co. Ltd. with Shareholder No. 123662 as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.11 Elect Chien Li Wu, a Representative of Shang Li Car Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 16557 as Non-independent Director
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
East Japan Railway Co.
Eisai Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Japan
21/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6.12 Elect Magi Chen, a Representative of Shan Meng Investment Co. Ltd. with Shareholder No. 32013 as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.13 Elect Mao Chin Chen, a Representative of Sunlit Transportation Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 18322 as Non-independent Director
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 65 2.1 Elect Director Ota, Tomomichi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Arai, Kenichiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Matsuki, Shigeru
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mori, Kimitaka
For
For
Concerns about independence
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mori, Kimitaka
For
For
Concerns about independence
1.1 Elect Director Naito, Haruo
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
1.2 Elect Director Yamashita, Toru
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Nishikawa, Ikuo
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Naoe, Noboru
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Suhara, Eiichiro
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Kato, Yasuhiko
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Kanai, Hirokazu
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Kakizaki, Tamaki
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Tsunoda, Daiken
Electric Power Development Co. (J-Power)
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Bruce Aronson
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Yutaka
For
For
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 35 2.1 Elect Director Kitamura, Masayoshi 2.2 Elect Director Watanabe, Toshifumi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Murayama, Hitoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Uchiyama, Masato
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Eto, Shuji
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Urashima, Akihito
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Onoi, Yoshiki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Minaminosono, Hiromi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Sugiyama, Hiroyasu
For
For
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Tsukuda, Hideki
99
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.11 Elect Director Honda, Makoto
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Kajitani, Go
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Ito, Tomonori
For
For
2.14 Elect Director John Buchanan
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
7 Approve Management Board Report on Company's and Group's Operations
For
For
8 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
9 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kawatani, Shinichi ENEA S.A.
26/06/2017 Poland
Annual
Management Proposals 1 Open Meeting 2 Elect Meeting Chairman 3 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting 5 Receive Supervisory Board Report 6 Receive Auditor's Report on Financial Statements, Consolidated Financial Statements, and on Management Board Reports on Company's and Groups Operations
10 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of PLN 0.25 per Share 11.1 Approve Discharge of Miroslaw Kowalik (CEO)
100
For
For
For
For
11.2 Approve Discharge of Wieslaw Piosik (Management Board Member) For
For
11.3 Approve Discharge of Piotr Adamczak (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.4 Approve Discharge of Mikolaj Franzkowiak (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.5 Approve Discharge of Dalida Gepfert (Management Board Member) For
For
11.6 Approve Discharge of Grzegorz Kinelski (Management Board Member)
For
For
12.1 Approve Discharge of Malgorzata Niezgoda (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.2 Approve Discharge of Piotr Kossak (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.3 Approve Discharge of Rafal Szymanski (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
12.4 Approve Discharge of Slawomir Brzezinski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.5 Approve Discharge of Wieslaw Piosik (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
12.6 Approve Discharge of Rafal Bargiel (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.7 Approve Discharge of Roman Stryjski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.8 Approve Discharge of Piotr Mirkowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.9 Approve Discharge of Tadeusz Miklosz (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
12.10 Approve Discharge of Wojciech Klimowicz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.11 Approve Discharge of Pawel Skopinski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.12 Approve Discharge of Tomasz Golebiowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.13 Approve Discharge of Sandra Malinowska (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.14 Approve Discharge of Radoslaw Winiarski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting Concerns to protect shareholder interests
13 Amend Statute Shareholder Proposals
14 Amend Dec. 15, 2016, EGM Resolution Re: Remuneration Policy for None Management Board Members 15.1 Approve Disposal of Company's Assets
None
Against
15.2 Approve Regulations on Agreements for Legal Services, Marketing Services, Public Relations Services, and Social Communication Services
None
For
15.3 Approve Regulations on Agreements for Donations, Debt Exemptions, and Similar Agreements
None
For
15.4 Approve Regulations on Disposal of Assets
None
For
15.5 Approve Obligation of Publication of Statements on Expenses Related to Representation, Legal Services, Marketing Services, Public Relations Services, Social Communication Services, and Management Advisory Services
None
For
15.6 Approve Requirements for Candidates to Management Board
None
For
15.7 Approve Regulations on Election and Recruitment Process of Management Board Members
None
For
15.8 Approve Fulfilment of Obligations from Articles 17.7, 18.2, 20, and 23 of Act on State Property Management
None
For
None
Against
16 Approve Changes in Supervisory Board
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
17 Close Meeting Energa SA
101
26/06/2017 Poland
Annual
Management Proposals
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
4 Approve Agenda of Meeting
For
For
5 Approve Management Board Report on Company's Operations
For
For
6 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
7 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of PLN 0.19 per Share
For
For
For
For
1 Open Meeting 2 Elect Meeting Chairman 3 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting
8.1 Approve Discharge of Dariusz Kaskow (CEO)
102
8.2 Approve Discharge of Roman Pionkowski (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.3 Approve Discharge of Mariusz Redaszka (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.4 Approve Discharge of Grzegorz Ksepko (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.5 Approve Discharge of Przemyslaw Piesiewicz (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.6 Approve Discharge of Mariola Zmudzinska (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.7 Approve Discharge of Seweryn Kedra (Deputy CEO)
For
For
9.1 Approve Discharge of Jaroslaw Mioduszewski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.2 Approve Discharge of Miroslaw Szreder (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.3 Approve Discharge of Zbigniew Wtulich (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.4 Approve Discharge of Paula Ziemiecka-Ksiezak (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.5 Approve Discharge of Bogdan Skalski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.6 Approve Discharge of Roman Pionkowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.7 Approve Discharge of Jacek Koscielniak (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.8 Approve Discharge of Agnieszka Terlikowska-Kulesza (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.9 Approve Discharge of Maciej Zoltkiewicz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.10 Approve Discharge of Andrzej Powalowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.11 Approve Discharge of Marek Szczepaniec (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10 Approve Management Board Report on Group's Operations
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 11 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements 12 Fix Number of Supervisory Board Members
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
13.1 Elect Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
13.2 Elect Independent Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Shareholder Proposals 14 Amend Dec. 14, 2016, EGM Resolution Re: Remuneration Policy for None Management Board Members 15.1 Amend Statute Re: Management Board
None
For
15.2 Amend Statute Re: Management Board
None
For
15.3 Amend Statute Re: Supervisory Board
None
For
15.4 Amend Statute Re: Supervisory Board
None
For
15.5 Amend Statute Re: Supervisory Board
None
For
15.6 Amend Statute Re: Supervisory Board
None
For
15.7 Amend Statute Re: Disposal of Company Assets
None
For
16.1 Approve Disposal of Company's Assets
None
Against
16.2 Approve Regulations on Agreements for Legal Services, Marketing Services, Public Relations Services, and Social Communication Services
None
For
16.3 Approve Regulations on Agreements for Donations, Debt Exemptions, and Similar Agreements
None
Against
16.4 Approve Regulations on Disposal of Assets
None
For
16.5 Approve Obligation of Publication of Statements on Expenses Related to Representation, Legal Services, Marketing Services, Public Relations Services, Social Communication Services, and Management Advisory Services
None
For
16.6 Approve Requirements for Candidates to Management Board
None
For
16.7 Approve Regulations on Election and Recruitment Process of Management Board Members
None
For
16.8 Approve Fulfilment of Obligations from Articles 17.7, 18.2, 20, and 23 of Act on State Property Management
None
For
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Management Proposal 17 Close Meeting EPAM Systems, Inc.
103
06/06/2017 USA
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Ronald P. Vargo 1.2 Elect Director Jill B. Smart
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Peter Kuerpick
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Equity Residential
Eva Airways Corp.
Meeting Date Country
15/06/2017 USA
26/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1.1 Elect Director John W. Alexander
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.2 Elect Director Charles L. Atwood
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.3 Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Connie K. Duckworth
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Mary Kay Haben
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Bradley A. Keywell
For
For
1.7 Elect Director John E. Neal
For
For
1.8 Elect Director David J. Neithercut
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Mark S. Shapiro
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Gerald A. Spector
For
Withhold
1.11 Elect Director Stephen E. Sterrett
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Samuel Zell
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Provide Shareholders the Right to Amend Bylaws
Against
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
5 Approve Amendment to Rules and Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
6 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
7 Amend Trading Procedures Governing Derivatives Products
For
For
8 Amend Procedures for Lending Funds to Other Parties, Endorsement and Guarantees
For
For
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Proposal enhances accountability
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 9.1 Elect Lin Bou-Shiu , a Representative of Evergreen International Corp. with Shareholder No. 5414 as Non-independent Director
104
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Evergreen Marine Corp.
Meeting Date Country
22/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
9.2 Elect Chang Kuo-Cheng , a Representative of Evergreen For International Corp. with Shareholder No. 5414 as Non-independent Director
For
9.3 Elect Ko Lee-Ching , a Representative of Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. with Shareholder No. 19 as Non-independent Director
For
For
9.4 Elect Tai Jiin-Chyuan , a Representative of Chang Yung-Fa Charity Foundation with Shareholder No. 306304 as Non-independent Director
For
For
9.5 Elect Chen Hsien-Hung , a Representative of Chang Yung-Fa Charity For Foundation with Shareholder No. 306304 as Non-independent Director
For
9.6 Elect Wu Kuang-Hui , a Representative of Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. with Shareholder No. 19 as Non-independent Director
For
For
9.7 Elect Chien You-Hsin with ID No. R100061XXX as Independent Director
For
For
9.8 Elect Hsu Shun-Hsiung with ID No. P121371XXX as Independent Director
For
For
9.9 Elect Wu Chung-Pao with ID No. G120909XXX as Independent Director
For
For
10 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Statement of Profit and Loss Appropriation
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Approve Amendment to Rules and Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6 Amend Trading Procedures Governing Derivatives Products
For
For
7 Amend Procedures for Lending Funds to Other Parties, Endorsement and Guarantees
For
For
For
For
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 8.1 Elect Chang Cheng-Yung, a Representative of Evergreen Steel Corporation with Shareholder No. 10710 as Non-independent Director
105
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
EVRAZ plc
106
Meeting Date Country
20/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
8.2 Elect Chang Kuo-Hua, a Representative of Chang Yung Fa Charity Foundation with Shareholder No. 255161 as Non-independent Director
For
For
8.3 Elect Chang Kuo-Ming, a Representative of Chang Yung Fa Charity Foundation with Shareholder No. 255161 as Non-independent Director
For
For
8.4 Elect Ko Lee-Ching, a Representative of Evergreen International S.A. For with Shareholder No. 840 as Non-independent Director
For
8.5 Elect Lee Mong-Jye, a Representative of Evergreen International S.A. For with Shareholder No. 840 as Non-independent Director
For
8.6 Elect Hsieh Huey-Chuan, a Representative of Evergreen Steel Corporation with Shareholder No. 10710 as Non-independent Director
For
For
8.7 Elect Yu Fang-Lai with ID No. A102341XXX as Independent Director
For
For
8.8 Elect Chang Chia-Chee with ID No. A120220XXX as Independent Director
For
For
8.9 Elect Li Chang-Chou with ID No. H121150XXX as Independent Director
For
For
9 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors and Representatives
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Re-elect Alexander Abramov as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Alexander Frolov as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Eugene Shvidler as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Eugene Tenenbaum as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Karl Gruber as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Deborah Gudgeon as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Alexander Izosimov as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Sir Michael Peat as Director
For
For
12 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Exlservice Holdings, Inc.
Exova Group plc
Meeting Date Country
22/06/2017 USA
09/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Court
Exova Group plc
09/06/2017 United Kingdom
Special
Expedia, Inc.
13/06/2017 USA
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
18 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1a Elect Director David B. Kelso
For
For
1b Elect Director Som Mittal
For
For
1c Elect Director Clyde Ostler
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement
For
Against
Concerns about transaction
1 Approve Matters Relating to the Cash Acquisition of Exova Group plc by Element Materials Technology Group Limited
For
Against
Concerns about transaction
1a Elect Director Susan C. Athey
For
For
1b Elect Director A. George "Skip" Battle
For
For
1c Elect Director Chelsea Clinton
For
For
1d Elect Director Pamela L. Coe
For
For
1e Elect Director Barry Diller
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Court Meeting
1f Elect Director Jonathan L. Dolgen
For
For
1g Elect Director Craig A. Jacobson
For
For
1h Elect Director Victor A. Kaufman
For
For
1i Elect Director Peter M. Kern
For
For
1j Elect Director Dara Khosrowshahi
For
For
1k Elect Director John C. Malone
For
For
1l Elect Director Scott Rudin
107
Mgmt Rec
For
For
1m Elect Director Christopher W. Shean
For
For
1n Elect Director Alexander von Furstenberg
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
Three Years One Year
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Annual votes enhance accountability
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 5 Report on Political Contributions and Expenditures
Facebook, Inc.
Fair Oaks Income Ltd.
Fanuc Corp.
01/06/2017 USA
06/06/2017 Guernsey
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
Against
For
1.1 Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Erskine B. Bowles
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Susan D. Desmond-Hellmann
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Reed Hastings
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Jan Koum
For
For
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
1.6 Elect Director Sheryl K. Sandberg
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Peter A. Thiel
For
Withhold
1.8 Elect Director Mark Zuckerberg
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share
Against
For
Proposal enhances accountability
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
Concerns about overall board structure
5 Report on Public Policy Issues Associated with Fake News
Against
For
Proposal promotes greater accountability
6 Gender Pay Gap
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced employment approach and diversity Proposal enhances board structure
7 Require Independent Board Chairman
Against
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Re-elect Claudio Albanese as Director
For
For
3 Re-elect Jonathan Bridel as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Nigel Ward as Director
For
For
5 Ratify KPMG Channel Islands Limited as Auditors
For
For
6 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
7 Authorise Market Purchase of 2014 Shares, 2017 Shares and C Shares
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 208.98
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines 3.1 Elect Director Inaba, Yoshiharu
108
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Kenji
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Uchida, Hiroyuki
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Gonda, Yoshihiro
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Inaba, Kiyonori
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Noda, Hiroshi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Kohari, Katsuo
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 3.8 Elect Director Matsubara, Shunsuke 3.9 Elect Director Okada, Toshiya 3.10 Elect Director Richard E. Schneider
Far East Horizon Ltd.
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
Feng Tay Enterprises Co., Ltd.
Fidelity Japanese Values PLC
109
07/06/2017 Hong Kong
23/06/2017 Taiwan
16/06/2017 Taiwan
06/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Tsukuda, Kazuo
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Imai, Yasuo
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Ono, Masato
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
4 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their For Remuneration
For
5 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Cash Distribution from Capital Reserve
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Re-elect David Robins as Director
For
For
3 Re-elect Philip Kay as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Sir Laurence Magnus as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Mami Mizutori as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Dominic Ziegler as Director
For
For
7 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
9 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Fielmann AG
Findlay Park Funds plc - American Fund
Findlay Park Funds plc - Latin American Fund
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
First Pacific Co., Ltd.
110
Meeting Date Country
14/06/2017 USA
01/06/2017 Germany
13/06/2017 Ireland
13/06/2017 Ireland
16/06/2017 Taiwan
07/06/2017 Bermuda
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
12 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1.1 Elect Director William P. Foley, II
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Douglas K. Ammerman
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Thomas M. Hagerty
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Peter O. Shea, Jr.
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Raymond R. Quirk
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.80 per Share
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
5 Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal 2017
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Ratify Grant Thornton as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Ratify Grant Thornton as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Appointed Directors
For
For
6 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Cash Distribution
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016 (Non-Voting)
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
4.1 Elect Robert C. Nicholson as Director
For
Against
4.2 Elect Benny S. Santoso as Director
For
For
3 Approve Ernst & Young as Independent Auditor and Authorize Board or Audit and Risk Management Committee to Fix Their Remuneration
Foresight Solar Fund Limited
12/06/2017 Jersey
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation 09/06/2017 Taiwan
Formosa Petrochemical Corp.
Formosa Plastics Corp.
Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.
111
08/06/2017 Taiwan
13/06/2017 Taiwan
23/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
4.3 Elect Albert F. del Rosario as Director
For
For
4.4 Elect Tedy Djuhar as Director
For
Against
5 Authorize Board or Remuneration Committee to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
6 Authorize Board to Appoint Additional Directors
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
For
8 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
5 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
6 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
7 Authorise the Company to Cancel Any Repurchased Shares or Hold Such Shares as Treasury Shares
For
For
8 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
Against
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Transact Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4.1 Elect Wong Wen Yuan, a Representative of Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corporation with Shareholder No. 2 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.2 Elect Hsie Shih Ming, a Representative of Kai Fu Enterprise Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 208207 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.3 Elect Hong Fu Yuan, a Representative of Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corporation with Shareholder No. 2 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.4 Elect Huang Dong Terng, a Representative of Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corporation with Shareholder No. 2 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.5 Elect Lee Ming Chang, a Representative of Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corporation with Shareholder No. 2 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.6 Elect Tsai Tien Shuan, a Representative of Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corporation with Shareholder No. 2 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.7 Elect Lee Man Chun, a Representative of Changhua County Shu-Wang Lai's Welfare and Charity Foundation with Shareholder No. 14515 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.8 Elect Hsieh Ming Der with Shareholder No. 90 as Non-independent For Director
For
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
4.9 Elect Cheng Yu with ID No. P102776XXX as Independent Director
Fortive Corporation
06/06/2017 USA
Annual
For
For
4.10 Elect Wang Kung with ID No. A100684XXX as Independent Director
For
For
4.11 Elect Kuo Chia Chi with Shareholder No. 218419 as Independent Director
For
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors
For
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
6 Other Business
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
None
Against
1A Elect Director Kate Mitchell
For
For
1B Elect Director Israel Ruiz
For
For
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst and Young LLP as Auditors
112
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Fosun International Ltd
Fosun International Ltd
113
Meeting Date Country
06/06/2017 Hong Kong
06/06/2017 Hong Kong
Meeting Type
Annual
Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Declassify the Board of Directors
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3.1 Elect Zhang Huaqiao as Director
For
Against
3.2 Elect David T. Zhang as Director
For
For
3.3 Elect Yang Chao as Director
For
For
3.4 Elect Wang Can as Director
For
For
3.5 Elect Kang Lan as Director
For
For
3.6 Elect Gong Ping as Director
For
For
3.7 Elect Lee Kai-Fu as Director
For
For
3.8 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
4 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their For Remuneration
For
5 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
8 Adopt New Share Option Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
9 Approve Grant of Options and Issuance of Shares Under the Share Option Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1a Approve Specific Mandate to Issue New Award Shares to Computershare Hong Kong Trustees Limited Under Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1b Approve Grant of Award Shares to Chen Qiyu Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1c Approve Grant of Award Shares to Xu Xiaoliang Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1d Approve Grant of Award Shares to Qin Xuetang Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1e Approve Grant of Award Shares to Wang Can Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd
Fox-Wizel Ltd.
114
Meeting Date Country
22/06/2017 Taiwan
22/06/2017 Israel
Meeting Type
Annual
Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1f Approve Grant of Award Shares to Kang Lan Under the Share Award For Scheme
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1g Approve Grant of Award Shares to Gong Ping Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1h Approve Grant of Award Shares to Zhang Shengman Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1i Approve Grant of Award Shares to Zhang Huaqiao Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1j Approve Grant of Award Shares to David T. Zhang Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1k Approve Grant of Award Shares to Yang Chao Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1l Approve Grant of Award Shares to Lee Kai-Fu Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1m Approve Grant of Award Shares to Qian Jiannong Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1n Approve Grant of Award Shares to Wang Jiping Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1o Approve Grant of Award Shares to Li Jun Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1p Approve Grant of Award Shares to Xu Lingjiang Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1q Approve Grant of Award Shares to Selected Participants Under the Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1r Authorize Board to Deal with All Matters in Relation to the Issuance For of New Award Shares Under the Share Award Scheme
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
2 Adopt Shanghai Henlius Share Option Incentive Scheme and Authorize Board to Issue Shares Under the Shanghai Henlius Share Option Incentive Scheme
For
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1 Approve Compensation Policy for the Directors and Officers of the Company
For
For
2 Subject to Approval of Item 1: Approve and Update the Employment Terms of Harel Eliezer Wiesel, CEO
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Subject to Approval of Item 1: Approve and Update the Employment Terms of Asaf Wiesel, Who are Among the Controlling Shareholders of the Company
For
For
4 Subject to Approval of Item 1: Approve and Update the Employment Terms of Elad Vered, Deputy CEO of Purchasing and Logistics
For
For
5 Subject to Approval of Item 1: Approve and Update the Employment Terms of Michal Rivkind Fuchs, CEO of The Childers's Place Fox-wizel Ltd.
For
For
6 Approve an Update to the Monthly Fixed Salary of Shahar Rania, CFO
For
For
7 Approve an Update to the Monthly Fixed Salary of Noah Landau, VP For Real Estate
For
8 Approve Updates to the Employment Terms of Asaf Wiesel
For
For
9 Approve Updates to the Employment Terms of Elad Vered
For
For
10 Approve Employment Terms of Tomer Czapnik, VP of Sales
For
For
11 Approve Grant of RSUs to Harel Eliezer Wiesel, CEO
For
For
12 Approve Employment Terms of Harel Eliezer Wiesel, CEO, in Accordance with the Applicable Law
For
For
13 Approve Employment Terms of Michal Rivkind Fuchs, CEO of The Childers's Place Fox-wizel Ltd., in Accordance with the Applicable Law
For
For
None
Against
No control status or personal interest in the proposals
B1 If you are an Interest Holder as defined in Section 1 of the Securities None Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.
Against
Not an interest holder
B2 If you are a Senior Officer as defined in Section 37(D) of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.
Against
Not a senior officer
A Vote FOR if you are a controlling shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation to your account manager Please Select Any Category Which Applies to You as a Shareholder or as a Holder of Power of Attorney
115
None
B3 If you are an Institutional Investor as defined in Regulation 1 of the None Supervision Financial Services Regulations 2009 or a Manager of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.
For
B4 If you do not fall under any of the categories mentioned under items B1 through B3, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.
Against
None
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 06/06/2017 USA
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.1 Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Gerald J. Ford
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Andrew Langham
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Courtney Mather
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Frances Fragos Townsend
For
For
2 RatifyErnst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Long-term Plan to Raise Capital
For
For
4 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6.1 Elect Richard M. Tsai, Representative of Ming Dong Industrial Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 72, as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.2 Elect Daniel M. Tsai, Representative of Ming Dong Industrial Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 72, as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.3 Elect Vivien Hsu, Representative of Ming Dong Industrial Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 72, as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.4 Elect Eric Chen, Representative of Ming Dong Industrial Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 72, as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.5 Elect Howard Lin, Representative of Ming Dong Industrial Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 72, as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.6 Elect Jerry Harn, Representative of Ming Dong Industrial Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 72, as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.7 Elect Chih Ming Chen, Representative of Taipei City Government with Shareholder No. 297306, as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.8 Elect Hsiu Hui Yuan, Representative of Taipei City Government with For Shareholder No. 297306, as Non-independent Director
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
116
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
6.10 Elect Chi Yan Louis Cheung with ID No. E8806XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6.11 Elect Ming Je Tang with Shareholder No. 255756 as Independent Director
For
For
6.12 Elect Shin Min Chen with ID No. J100657XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6.13 Elect Chan Jane Lin with ID NO. R203128XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6.14 Elect Jung Feng Chang with ID No. H101932XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6.15 Elect Fan Chih Wu with ID No. A101441XXX as Independent Director
For
For
7 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Richard For M. Tsai
For
8 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Daniel M. Tsai
For
For
9 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Chi Yan Louis Cheung
For
For
10 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Jerry Harn
For
For
11 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Taipei City Government
For
For
6.9 Elect Hsiu Chu Liang, Representative of Taipei City Government with Shareholder No. 297306, as Non-independent Director
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Kitazawa, Michihiro
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Sugai, Kenzo
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Abe, Michio
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Arai, Junichi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Tomotaka, Masatsugu
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Tamba, Toshihito
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Tachikawa, Naomi
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Hayashi, Yoshitsugu
For
For
For
For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsumoto, Junichi FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
117
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Komori, Shigetaka
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 35
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Sukeno, Kenji
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.3 Elect Director Tamai, Koichi
26/06/2017 Japan
Annual
118
Annual
For
For
For
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yoshizawa, Masaru
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kawada, Tatsuo
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kaiami, Makoto
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kitamura, Kunitaro
For
For
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Yamamoto, Masami 1.2 Elect Director Tanaka, Tatsuya
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Taniguchi, Norihiko
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Tsukano, Hidehiro
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Duncan Tait
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Furukawa, Tatsuzumi
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Suda, Miyako
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Yokota, Jun
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Mukai, Chiaki
29/06/2017 Japan
For
2.4 Elect Director Toda, Yuzo
For
For
For
For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hirose, Yoichi
For
For
3 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 6.5
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Law
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Tani, Masaaki
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
3.2 Elect Director Shibato, Takashige
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
1.10 Elect Director Abe, Atsushi
Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.5 Elect Director Shibata, Norio
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mishima, Kazuya Fujitsu Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
3.3 Elect Director Yoshikai, Takashi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Yoshida, Yasuhiko
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Shirakawa, Yuji
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Araki, Eiji
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Yokota, Koji
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Takeshita, Ei
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Aoyagi, Masayuki
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica S.A.
Meeting Date Country
20/06/2017 Spain
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.10 Elect Director Yoshizawa, Shunsuke
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Morikawa, Yasuaki
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Fukasawa, Masahiko
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Kosugi, Toshiya
For
For
4.1 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Gondo, Naohiko
For
For
4.2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Miura, Masamichi
For
For
1 Approve Consolidated and Standalone Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Consolidated and Standalone Management Reports
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Board
For
For
4 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
For
Against
Concerns about allocation of returns
5 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Luis Javier Cortes Dominguez as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
For
6 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Markus Tacke as Director
For
7 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Michael Sen as Director
For
Against
8 Reelect Carlos Rodriguez-Quiroga Menendez as Director
For
For
9.1 Change Company Name to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA
For
For
9.2 Amend Article 17 Re: Meeting Location
For
For
9.3 Amend Article 49 Re: Fiscal Year and Annual Accounts
For
For
9.4 Approve Restated Articles of Association
For
For
For
For
10.1 Amend Articles of General Meeting Regulations Re: Purpose and General Meetings
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
15/06/2017 USA
Annual
10.2 Amend Article 19 of General Meeting Regulations Re: Location
For
For
10.3 Approve Restated General Meeting Regulations
For
For
11 Renew Appointment of Ernst & Young as Auditor
For
For
12 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
13 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions
For
For
14 Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Joseph W. Marshall, III
For
For
1.2 Elect Director E. Scott Urdang
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Earl C. Shanks
For
For
1.4 Elect Director James B. Perry
For
For
For
For
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
119
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Garmin Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
09/06/2017 Switzerland
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors
Against
For
1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Approve Dividends
For
For
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management
For
For
5.1 Elect Director Donald H. Eller
For
Against
5.2 Elect Director Joseph J. Hartnett
For
For
5.3 Elect Director Min H. Kao
For
For
5.4 Elect Director Charles W. Peffer
For
For
5.5 Elect Director Clifton A. Pemble
For
For
5.6 Elect Director Rebecca R. Tilden
For
For
6 Elect Min H. Kao as Board Chairman
For
For
7.1 Appoint Donald H. Eller as Member of the Compensation Committee
For
For
7.2 Appoint Joseph J. Hartnett as Member of the Compensation Committee
For
For
7.3 Appoint Charles W. Peffer as Member of the Compensation Committee
For
For
7.4 Appoint Rebecca R. Tilden as Member of the Compensation Committee
For
For
8 Designate Reiss + Preuss LLP as Independent Proxy
For
For
9 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
For
For
11 Approve Maximum Aggregate Compensation for the Board of For Directors for the Period Between the 2017 AGM and the 2018 AGM
For
12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
13 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
10 Approve Fiscal Year 2018 Maximum Aggregate Compensation for the Executive Management
Gazprom PJSC
120
30/06/2017 Russia
Annual
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Proposal enhances board accountability
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Meeting for ADR Holders
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
4 Approve Dividends of RUB 8.0397 Per Share
For
For
5 Ratify FBK as Auditor
For
For
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
Against
7 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission
For
For
8 Amend Charter
For
For
9 Amend Regulations on Board of Directors
For
For
10 Amend Regulations on Management
For
For
11 Amend Regulations on CEO
For
For
12 Approve New Edition of Company's Corporate Governance Code
For
For
13 Approve Company's Membership in Global Gas Center
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Elect 11 Directors by Cumulative Voting 14.1 Elect Andrey Akimov as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
14.2 Elect Viktor Zubkov as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
14.3 Elect Timur Kulibaev as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
14.4 Elect Denis Manturov as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
14.5 Elect Vitaliy Markelov as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
14.6 Elect Viktor Martynov as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
14.7 Elect Vladimir Mau as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
14.8 Elect Aleksey Miller as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
14.9 Elect Aleksandr Novak as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
14.10 Elect Dmitry Patrushev as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
14.11 Elect Mikhail Sereda as Director
None
Against
None of candidates enhances board independence
Elect Nine Members of Audit Commission
121
15.1 Elect Vladimir Alisov as Member of Audit Commission
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.2 Elect Vadim Bikulov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.3 Elect Aleksandr Gladkov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.4 Elect Aleksandr Ivannikov as Member of Audit Commission
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.5 Elect Margarita Mironova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.6 Elect Lidiya Morozova as Member of Audit Commission
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.7 Elect Yury Nosov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.8 Elect Karen Oganyan as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 15.9 Elect Dmitry Pashkovsky as Member of Audit Commission
Gem Diamonds Ltd
Genel Energy plc
122
06/06/2017 United Kingdom
06/06/2017 Jersey
Annual
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.10 Elect Alexandra Petrova as Member of Audit Commission
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.11 Elect Sergey Platonov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.12 Elect Mikhail Rosseev as Member of Audit Commission
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.13 Elect Oksana Tarasenko as Member of Audit Commission
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
15.14 Elect Tatyana Fisenko as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
6 Re-elect Mike Salamon as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Gavin Beevers as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Michael Lynch-Bell as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Clifford Elphick as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Michael Michael as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Glenn Turner as Director
For
For
12 Approve Employee Share Option Plan
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Re-elect Murat Ozgul as Director
For
For
5 Elect Tolga Bilgin as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Simon Lockett as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Mehmet Ogutcu as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect George Rose as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Nathaniel Rothschild as Director
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
General Motors Company
Genting Berhad
123
Meeting Date Country
06/06/2017 USA
01/06/2017 Malaysia
Meeting Type
Proxy Contest
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
10 Elect Stephen Whyte as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Gulsun Williams as Director
For
For
12 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
14 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
15 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
16 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
Management Proxy (White Proxy Card) 1.1 Elect Director Joseph J. Ashton
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Mary T. Barra
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Linda R. Gooden
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Joseph Jimenez
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Jane L. Mendillo
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Michael G. Mullen
For
For
1.7 Elect Director James J. Mulva
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Patricia F. Russo
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Theodore M. Solso
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Carol M. Stephenson
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
Against
Concerns about auditor independence
6 Require Independent Board Chairman
Against
For
Proposal enhances board structure
7 Creation of Dual-Class Common Stock
Against
Against
1 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
For
3 Elect Chin Kwai Yoong as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Georgia Healthcare Group PLC
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
124
Meeting Date Country
01/06/2017 United Kingdom
14/06/2017 Taiwan
15/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
For
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program
For
For
7 Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Re-elect Irakli Gilauri as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Nikoloz Gamkrelidze as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect David Morrison as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Neil Janin as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Ingeborg Oie as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Tim Elsigood as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Mike Anderson as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Jacques Richier as Director
For
For
11 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees
For
For
5 Approve Cash Distribution from Capital Reserve
For
For
6 Transact Other Business
None
Against
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Morris Goldfarb 1.2 Elect Director Sammy Aaron
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Thomas J. Brosig
For
Withhold
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.4 Elect Director Alan Feller
Globus Medical, Inc.
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.
07/06/2017 USA
17/06/2017 India
Annual
Special
Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd
12/06/2017 Bermuda
Special
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
15/06/2017 Canada
Proxy Contest
125
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Jeffrey Goldfarb
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Jeanette Nostra
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Laura Pomerantz
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Allen Sirkin
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Willem van Bokhorst
For
Withhold
1.10 Elect Director Cheryl L. Vitali
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Richard White
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
1a Elect Director David M. Demski
For
Against
1b Elect Director Kurt C. Wheeler
For
For
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
1 Increase Authorized Share Capital and Amend Memorandum of Association
For
For
2 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect Changes in Capital
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of Bonus Shares
For
For
1 Change English Name and Adopt Chinese Name
For
For
1.1 Elect Trustee Donald Clow
For
For
1.2 Elect Trustee Brydon Cruise
For
Withhold
1.3 Elect Trustee Remco G. Daal
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about overall Board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Postal Ballot
Management Proxy (White Proxy Card)
1.4 Elect Trustee Peter Dey
For
For
1.5 Elect Trustee Michael Forsayeth
For
For
1.6 Elect Trustee Kelly Marshall
For
For
1.7 Elect Trustee Gerald Miller
For
For
1.8 Elect Trustee G. Wesley Voorheis
For
Withhold
2.1 Elect Director Donald Clow of Granite REIT Inc.
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about candidate
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.2 Elect Director Brydon Cruise of Granite REIT Inc.
15/06/2017 India
Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V. 20/06/2017 Mexico
Guangdong Investment Ltd.
23/06/2017 Hong Kong
Annual
Special
Annual
For
Withhold
2.3 Elect Director Remco G. Daal of Granite REIT Inc.
For
For
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Michael Forsayeth of Granite REIT Inc.
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kelly Marshall of Granite REIT Inc.
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Gerald Miller of Granite REIT Inc.
For
For
For
Withhold
3 Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
4 Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors of Granite REIT Inc. and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Dividend
For
For
3 Reelect Kamlesh Shah as Director
For
For
4 Approve Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Elect Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel as Director
For
For
6 Elect Rajesh Narain Gupta as Director
For
For
7 Reelect Prafull Anubhai as Director
For
For
8 Reelect S. G. Mankad as Director
For
For
9 Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Sudhin Choksey as Managing Director
For
For
10 Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Kamlesh Shah as Executive Director
For
For
11 Authorize Issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about candidate
Ordinary Business 1.1 Approve Cash Dividends of MXN 2.78 Per Share
For
For
1.2 Approve Extraordinary Dividends of MXN 1.26 Per Share
For
For
1.3 Approve June 29, 1017 as Dividend Payment Date
For
For
2 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
For
For
3.1 Elect Tsang Hon Nam as Director
126
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.4 Elect Director Peter Dey of Granite REIT Inc.
2.8 Elect Director G. Wesley Voorheis of Granite REIT Inc.
GRUH Finance Ltd
Mgmt Rec
3.2 Elect Zhao Chunxiao as Director
For
For
3.3 Elect Fung Daniel Richard as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
GVC Holdings PLC
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust
127
Meeting Date Country
20/06/2017 Isle of Man
19/06/2017 Canada
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.4 Elect Cheng Mo Chi, Moses as Director
For
Against
3.5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
Concerns about overall board structure
For
For
4 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their For Remuneration
For
5 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
6 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
Concerns about the linkage between pay and performance
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
Against
Concerns about the linkage between pay and performance
4 Ratify Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Elect Paul Miles as Director
For
For
6 Elect Will Whitehorn as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Kenneth Alexander as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Karl Diacono as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
9 Re-elect Lee Feldman as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
10 Re-elect Peter Isola as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
11 Re-elect Stephen Morana as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Norbert Teufelberger as Director
For
Against
13 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Elect Alex Avery as Trustee of the REIT
For
For
2 Elect Robert E. Dickson as Trustee of the REIT
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
3 Elect Edward Gilbert as Trustee of the REIT
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns about overall board structure
In Respect of the Real Estate Investment Trust
4 Elect Thomas J. Hofstedter as Trustee of the REIT
For
For
5 Elect Laurence A. Lebovic as Trustee of the REIT
For
Withhold For
6 Elect Juli Morrow as Trustee of the REIT
For
7 Elect Ronald C. Rutman as Trustee of the REIT
For
Withhold
8 Elect Stephen L. Sender as Trustee of the REIT
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
10 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach
For
Against
11 Amend Declaration of Trust
For
For
1 Elect Marvin Rubner as Trustee of the Finance Trust
For
For
2 Elect Shimshon (Stephen) Gross as Trustee of the Finance Trust
For
For
3 Elect Neil Sigler as Trustee of the Finance Trust
For
For
4 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors of Finance Trust and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 8
For
For
For
Against
9 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors of the REIT and Authorize Trustees to Fix Their Remuneration
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
In Respect of Finance Trust
Hachijuni Bank Ltd.
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
2.1 Elect Director Yumoto, Shoichi
Haier Electronics Group Co Ltd
128
21/06/2017 Bermuda
Annual
2.2 Elect Director Matsushita, Masaki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Nakamura, Takashi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Matsuda, Yoshinori
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Funami, Hideo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yoshie, Muneo
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kurosawa, Sokichi
For
For
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2A1 Elect Tan Li Xia as Director
For
Against
2A2 Elect Sun Jing Yan as Director
For
For
2A3 Elect Tsou Kai-Lien, Rose as Director
For
For
2B Elect Yin Jing as Director
For
For
2C Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
3 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their For Remuneration
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
8 Approve Allotment and Issuance of Additional Shares Under the Restricted Share Award Scheme
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 06/06/2017 China
Meeting Type Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Annual Report
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Final Accounts Report
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
6 Approve Renewal of Engagement of A Share Auditing Firm and H Share Auditing Firm for the Year 2017
For
For
7 Approve Proposal Regarding Investment Asset Allocation of Equity and Non-equity Products of the Company
For
For
8 Approve Daily Related Party Transactions
For
For
9 Approve Proposal Regarding Compliance of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation in Relation to Regulating Offshore Listing of Subsidiaries of Domestic Listed Companies
For
For
10.1 Approve Issuer in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
For
10.2 Approve Place of Listing in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
For
10.3 Approve Type of Shares to be Issued in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
For
10.4 Approve Par Value per Share in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
For
10.5 Approve Target Subscribers in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
For
10.6 Approve Timing of Issuance in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
For
10.7 Approve Method of Issuance in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas For Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
10.8 Approve Size of Issuance in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTIONS IN RELATION TO THE PLAN OF THE OVERSEAS LISTING OF HAITONG UNITRUST INTERNATIONAL LEASING CORPORATION
129
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
11 Approve Undertaking of the Company to Maintain its Independent For Listing Status after Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
12 Approve Description of the Sustainable Profitability and Prospects of the Company after Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
For
13 Authorize Board to Handle All Matters in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
For
For
For
For
10.9 Approve Method of Pricing in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation 10.10 Approve Application for the Outstanding Unlisted Foreign Shares Converting to H Shares in Relation to the Plan of the Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS 1 Approve Provision of Assured Entitlement Only to the Holders of H Shares of the Company for the Spin-off and Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
2 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association, Rules of Procedure For for Board Meetings and Rules of Procedure for the Supervisory Committee
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
3 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
For
For
For
For
ORDINARY RESOLUTION 14 Elect Wu Yuezhou as Director Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.
06/06/2017 China
Special
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES 1 Approve Provision of Assured Entitlement Only to the Holders of H Shares of the Company for the Spin-off and Overseas Listing of Haitong UniTrust International Leasing Corporation
Hakuhodo Dy Holdings Inc.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 12 2.1 Elect Director Narita, Junji
130
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Toda, Hirokazu
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Sawada, Kunihiko
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Matsuzaki, Mitsumasa
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Imaizumi, Tomoyuki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Nakatani, Yoshitaka
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.7 Elect Director Nishioka, Masanori
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.
08/06/2017 Bermuda
13/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Nishimura, Osamu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Mizushima, Masayuki
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Ochiai, Hiroshi
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Fujinuma, Daisuke
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Yajima, Hirotake
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Matsuda, Noboru
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Hattori, Nobumichi
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
4 Approve Bonus Related to Retirement Bonus System Abolition
For
Against
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
6 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about reporting and performance
For
Against
2a Elect Yuan Yabin as Director
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2b Elect Lam Yat Ming Eddie as Director
For
For
2c Elect Wang Xiong as Director
For
For
2d Elect Si Haijian as Director
For
For
2e Elect Huang Songchun as Director
For
For
2f Elect Xu Xiaohua as Director
For
For
2g Elect Zhang Bin as Director
For
For
2h Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
3 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
4 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against For
5 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
6 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
7 Amend Bye-Laws of the Company
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 17.5
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Remove All Provisions on Advisory Positions
For
For
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Sumi, Kazuo
131
Mgmt Rec
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 3.2 Elect Director Sugiyama, Takehiro
Han's Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd.
28/06/2017 China
Special
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Inoue, Noriyuki
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Mori, Shosuke
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Shimatani, Yoshishige
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Fujiwara, Takaoki
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Nakagawa, Yoshihiro
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Shin, Masao
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Araki, Naoya
For
For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishibashi, Masayoshi
For
For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Komiyama, Michiari
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Company's Eligibility for Public Issuance of Convertible Bonds APPROVE PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF CONVERTIBLE BONDS
132
2.01 Approve Issue Type
For
For
2.02 Approve Issue Size
For
For
2.03 Approve Par Value and Issue Price
For
For
2.04 Approve Duration Period
For
For
2.05 Approve Par Interest Rate
For
For
2.06 Approve Method and Term for the Repayment of Principal and Interest
For
For
2.07 Approve Conversion Period
For
For
2.08 Approve Method on Handling Fractional Shares Upon Conversion
For
For
2.09 Approve Determination and Adjustment of Conversion Price
For
For
2.10 Approve Terms for Downward Adjustment of Conversion Price
For
For
2.11 Approve Terms of Redemption
For
For
2.12 Approve Terms of Sell-Back
For
For
2.13 Approve Attribution of Annual Dividend
For
For
2.14 Approve Issue Manner and Target Subscribers
For
For
2.15 Approve Placing Arrangement for Shareholders
For
For
2.16 Approve Matters Relating to Meetings of Bond Holders
For
For
2.17 Approve Use of Proceeds
For
For
2.18 Approve Guarantee Provision
For
For
2.19 Approve Management and Storage Account of Proceeds
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
3 Approve Plan on Issuance of Convertible Bonds
For
For
4 Approve Feasibility Analysis Report on the Use of Proceeds
For
For
5 Approve Undertakings of Remedial Measures by the Relevant Parties in Relation to the Dilution of Current Returns as a Result of the Convertible Bonds Issuance
For
For
6 Approve Principles Relating to Meetings of Bond Holders
For
For
7 Approve No Need for Report on the Usage of Previously Raised Funds
For
For
8 Approve Shareholder Return Plan in the Next Three Years
For
For
9 Approve Authorization of Board to Handle All Related Matters
For
For
10 Approve Participating in New Energy Industrial Funds as well as Related Party Transaction
For
For
11.01 Elect Liu Ning as Independent Director
None
For
11.02 Elect Xie Jiawei as Independent Director
2.20 Approve Resolution Validity Period
ELECT INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Hansteen Holdings PLC
133
13/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
None
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Re-elect Ian Watson as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Morgan Jones as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Rick Lowes as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Melvyn Egglenton as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Rebecca Worthington as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect David Rough as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Margaret Young as Director
For
For
11 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 18 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
HEIAN CEREMONY SERVICE CO. LTD.
14/06/2017 Japan
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 10
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA
20/06/2017 Greece
Annual
134
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Yasue, Hideo
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Maruyama, Akira
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ito, Yoshimasa
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yoshida, Haruhiko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Sakai, Shinji
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Nakamura, Masanobu
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukuda, Yoshio
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 12
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Yamada, Akihiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Hirai, Yoshiya
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Hirohiko
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kuwahara, Shingo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Fujita, Kazushige
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishii, Tadashi
Annual
For
2.1 Elect Director Ito, Mitsumasa
For
For
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements and Income Allocation
For
For
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Soma, Hideyuki 29/06/2017 Japan
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.2 Elect Director Nagai, Akira
2.1 Elect Director Soma, Hideyuki
Heiwa Corp.
Mgmt Rec
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 40
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
Annual Meeting Agenda
3 Ratify Auditors
For
Against
Concerns about auditor independence
4 Approve Director Remuneration
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Approve Director Liability Contracts
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 6 Amend Corporate Purpose
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
7 Various Announcements Hemas Holdings PLC
30/06/2017 Sri Lanka
Special
1 Approve Extension of Allocation of Proceeds from Rights Issue
For
For
Hemas Holdings PLC
30/06/2017 Sri Lanka
Annual
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Reelect A.N. Esufally as Director
For
For
3 Reelect M.A.N. Esufally as Director
For
For
4 Reelect W.M. De F. Arsakularatne as Director
For
For
5 Reelect Ramabadran Gopalakrishnan as Director
For
For
6 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
7 Approve Ernst and Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix their Remuneration
For
For
8 Approve Charitable Donations
For
Against
1 Authorise Issue of Equity in Connection with the Scheme of Reconstruction and Winding Up
For
For
2 Authorise Issue of Equity Pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme
For
For
3 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights Pursuant to the Share Issuance Programme
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
Henderson High Income Trust plc
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.
20/06/2017 United Kingdom
05/06/2017 Hong Kong
Special
Annual
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3A1 Elect Lee Ka Kit as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3A2 Elect Lee Ka Shing as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3A3 Elect Suen Kwok Lam as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3A4 Elect Fung Lee Woon King as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3A5 Elect Lau Yum Chuen, Eddie as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3A6 Elect Lee Pui Ling, Angelina as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3A7 Elect Wu King Cheong as Director
For
For
For
For
For
For
5A Approve Issuance of Bonus Shares
For
For
5B Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
5C Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
3B Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee 4 Approve KPMG as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
135
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Against
1 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of General Managers
For
For
4 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 3.75 per Share
For
For
5D Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Hermes International
06/06/2017 France
Annual/ Special
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Ordinary Business
5 Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions and For Acknowledge the Absence of New Transactions
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
7 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Axel Dumas, General Manager
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
8 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Emile Hermes SARL, General Manager
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
9 Reelect Monique Cohen as Supervisory Board Member
For
For
10 Reelect Renaud Mommeja as Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
11 Reelect Eric de Seynes as Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12 Elect Dorothee Altmayer as Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
13 Elect Olympia Guerrand as Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
14 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board Members in the Aggregate Amount of EUR 600,000
For
For
15 Renew Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as Auditor
For
For
16 Renew Appointment of Didier Kling et Associes as Auditor
For
For
17 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased For Shares
For
18 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of up to 40 Percent of Issued Capital for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value
For
For
19 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to 40 Percent of Issued Capital, Including in the Event of a Public Tender Offer
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
20 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to 40 Percent of Issued Capital, Including in the Event of a Public Tender Offer
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
21 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans
For
For
Extraordinary Business
136
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Hermes Investment Funds Plc - Hermes 01/06/2017 Ireland US SMID Equity Fund
Hess Corporation
Highwealth Construction Corp
137
07/06/2017 USA
13/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
22 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities up to 20 Percent of Issued Capital Per Year for Private Placements, Including in the Event of a Public Tender Offer
For
Against
23 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind, Including in the Event of a Public Tender Offer
For
For
24 Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Review the Company's Affairs
For
For
3 Ratify Deloitte as Auditors
For
For
4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Rodney F. Chase
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Terrence J. Checki
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
For
For
1.4 Elect Director John B. Hess
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Edith E. Holiday
For
Against
1.6 Elect Director Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Marc S. Lipschultz
For
For
1.8 Elect Director David McManus
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Kevin O. Meyers
For
For
1.10 Elect Director James H. Quigley
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds
For
For
1.12 Elect Director William G. Schrader
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
5 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
6 Report on Plans to Address Stranded Carbon Asset Risks
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced environmental approach
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Cash Distribution from Capital Reserve
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6 Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees
For
For
7 Amend Procedures for Lending Funds to Other Parties
For
For
8 Amend Rules and Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
9 Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Shareholder's General Meeting
For
For
10.1 Elect Zheng Qin Tian with Shareholder No. 21685 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
10.2 Elect Zheng Xiu Hui with Shareholder No. 25031 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
10.3 Elect Zheng Zhi Long, a Representative of Li Shuo Investment Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 24842 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
10.4 Elect Fan Hua Jun, a Representative of Li Shuo Investment Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 24842 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
10.5 Elect Hong Xi Yao with ID No. M100685XXX as Independent Director
For
For
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Hikari Tsushin Inc
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
10.6 Elect Yan Yun Qi with ID No. G120842XXX as Independent Director For
For
10.7 Elect Li Wen Cheng with ID No. A101359XXX as Independent Director
For
For
11 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors and Representatives
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board Structure with Audit Committee - Amend Provisions on Number of Directors - Authorize Directors to Execute Day to Day Operations without Full Board Approval
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Shigeta, Yasumitsu
138
2.2 Elect Director Tamamura, Takeshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Wada, Hideaki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Gido, Ko
For
For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Watanabe, Masataka
For
For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Takano, Ichiro
For
For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Niimura, Ken
For
Against
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Hindustan Unilever Limited.
Hino Motors Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
30/06/2017 India
27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Audit Committee Members
For
For
6 Approve Statutory Auditor Retirement Bonus
For
Against
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Interim Dividend and Final Dividend
For
For
3 Reelect Harish Manwani as Director
For
For
4 Reelect Pradeep Banerjee as Director
For
For
5 Reelect P. B. Balaji as Director
For
For
6 Approve BSR & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Managerial Remuneration
For
Abstain
8 Elect Dev Bajpai as Director and Approve Appointment and Remuneration of Dev Bajpai as Executive Director
For
For
9 Approve Remuneration of Cost Auditors
For
For
7 Approve Managerial Remuneration
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 15
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Ichihashi, Yasuhiko
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2.3 Elect Director Mori, Satoru
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kokaji, Hiroshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Muta, Hirofumi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Endo, Shin
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kajikawa, Hiroshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Nakane, Taketo
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Hagiwara, Toshitaka
For
For
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Terashi, Shigeki
139
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
2.2 Elect Director Shimo, Yoshio
2.10 Elect Director Yoshida, Motokazu
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.
Concerns about independence
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kitamura, Keiko
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakajima, Masahiro
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kitahara, Yoshiaki
For
Against
5 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 120
For
For
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2 Amend Articles to Reduce Directors' Term 3.1 Elect Director Ishii, Kazunori
Hiroshima Bank Ltd.
Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.
140
28/06/2017 Japan
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Nakamura, Mitsuo
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Kondo, Makoto
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Iizuka, Kazuyuki
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Okano, Hiroaki
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Kiriya, Yukio
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Hotta, Kensuke
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Motonaga, Tetsuji
For
For
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 5.5
3.1 Elect Director Sumihiro, Isao
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Ikeda, Koji
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Hirota, Toru
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Miyoshi, Kichiso
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Yoshino, Yuji
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Heya, Toshio
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Araki, Yuzo
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Sumikawa, Masahiro
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Maeda, Kaori
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Miura, Satoshi
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Katayama, Hitoshi
For
For
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Tanaka, Kazuyuki 1.2 Elect Director Oto, Takemoto
For
For
1.3 Elect Director George Olcott
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Richard Dyck
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Matsuda, Chieko
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Azuhata, Shigeru
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Nomura, Yoshihiro
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Maruyama, Hisashi
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Sarumaru, Masayuki
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. 26/06/2017 Japan
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.
Hitachi Ltd.
23/06/2017 Japan
21/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.10 Elect Director Omori, Shinichiro
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Kitamatsu, Yoshihito
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Okuhara, Kazushige
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Toyama, Haruyuki
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Hirakawa, Junko
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Ishizuka, Tatsuro
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Okada, Osamu
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Katsurayama, Tetsuo
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Saito, Yutaka
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Sumioka, Koji
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Hirano, Kotaro
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Fujii, Hirotoyo
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Nakamura, Toyoaki
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1.2 Elect Director Miyazaki, Masahiro
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1.3 Elect Director Nakashima, Ryuichi
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kitayama, Ryuichi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Hayakawa, Hideyo
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1.6 Elect Director Toda, Hiromichi
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1.7 Elect Director Nishimi, Yuji
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1.8 Elect Director Tamura, Mayumi
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Baba Kalyani
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Cynthia Carroll
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Sakakibara, Sadayuki
For
For
1.4 Elect Director George Buckley
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Louise Pentland
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Mochizuki, Harufumi
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Yamamoto, Takatoshi
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Philip Yeo
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Yoshihara, Hiroaki 1.10 Elect Director Tanaka, Kazuyuki
141
For
For
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Nakanishi, Hiroaki
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Nakamura, Toyoaki
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Higashihara, Toshiaki
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Hokuriku Electric Power
Meeting Date Country 27/06/2017 Japan
28/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.1 Elect Director Takahashi, Hideaki
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Igarashi, Masaru
For
Against
1.3 Elect Director Oka, Toshiko
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Shimada, Takashi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Kamata, Junichi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Nakamura, Toyoaki
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Hasunuma, Toshitake
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Hiraki, Akitoshi
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 10 2.1 Elect Director Ataka, Tateki
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ishiguro, Nobuhiko
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ojima, Shiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kanai, Yutaka
For
Against
2.5 Elect Director Kawada, Tatsuo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kyuwa, Susumu
For
Against
2.7 Elect Director Sugawa, Motonobu
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Sono, Hiroaki
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Takagi, Shigeo 2.10 Elect Director Takabayashi, Yukihiro
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
142
22/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
For
For
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.11 Elect Director Mizuno, Koichi
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Yano, Shigeru
For
For
3 Amend Articles to Ban Nuclear Power Plant Operations
Against
Against
4 Amend Articles to Fundamentally Review Nuclear Fuel Procurement Plans
Against
Against
5 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Safety Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuels
Against
Against
6 Amend Articles to Change Provisions on Indemnification
Against
Against
7 Amend Articles to Change Provisions on Senior Advisers
Against
For
Proposal enhances independence
8 Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Compensation for Directors, Statutory Auditors and Senior Advisers
Against
For
Proposal enhances transparency
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
Meeting for GDR Holders 3.1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Hostelworld Group Plc
143
15/06/2017 Japan
01/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Annual
3.2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3.3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 24
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board Structure with Audit Committee - Amend Provisions on Number of Directors - Authorize Directors to Execute Day to Day Operations without Full Board Approval
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Hachigo, Takahiro
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Kuraishi, Seiji
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Matsumoto, Yoshiyuki
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Mikoshiba, Toshiaki
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Yamane, Yoshi
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Takeuchi, Kohei
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Kunii, Hideko
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Ozaki, Motoki
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Ito, Takanobu
For
For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Yoshida, Masahiro
For
For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Suzuki, Masafumi
For
For
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Hiwatari, Toshiaki
For
For
4.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Takaura, Hideo
For
For
4.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Tamura, Mayumi
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
For
For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Audit Committee Members
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
3 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
4 Approve Supplementary Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect Feargal Mooney as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Mari Hurley as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Richard Segal as Director
For
Against
Concerns of linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about overall board structure aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Hoya Corp.
HTC Corporation
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.
Huadian Power International Corporation Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
21/06/2017 Japan
15/06/2017 Taiwan
28/06/2017 Taiwan
30/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
8 Re-elect Michael Cawley as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Andy McCue as Director
For
For
10 Reappoint Deloitte as Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
15 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
16 Approve Save As You Earn Plan
For
For
17 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
18 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Koeda, Itaru
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Uchinaga, Yukako
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Urano, Mitsudo
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Takasu, Takeo
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Kaihori, Shuzo
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Suzuki, Hiroshi
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Statement of Profit and Loss Appropriation
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests Concerns to protect shareholder interests
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES 1 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
144
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
2 Approve Issuance of Debt Financing Instruments
For
Against
3 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
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4 Approve Report of the Board
For
For
5 Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
6 Approve Audited Financial Report
For
For
For
For
8.1 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as International and Domestic Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
7 Approve Profit Distribution Proposal
For
For
8.2 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as Internal Control Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
9 Approve Performance Report of the Independent Non-Executive Directors
For
For
10 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
11 Approve Revision of the Finance Lease Framework Agreement and Related Transactions
For
For
12.1 Elect Zhao Jianguo as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
12.2 Elect Chen Bin as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
12.3 Elect Wang Yingli as Director and Authorize Board to Fix Her Remuneration
For
For
12.4 Elect Tian Hongbao as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
12.5 Elect Gou Wei as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
12.6 Elect Chu Yu as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
12.7 Elect Zhang Ke as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
13.1 Elect Ding Huiping as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
13.2 Elect Wang Dashu as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
ELECT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
ELECT INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
145
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13.3 Elect Wang Chuanshun as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
13.4 Elect Zong Wenlong as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
ELECT SUPERVISORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Huaneng Power International, Inc.
13/06/2017 China
Annual
14.1 Elect Li Xiaopeng as Supervisor
For
For
14.2 Elect Peng Xingyu as Supervisor
For
For
14.3 Elect Zha Jianqiu as Supervisor
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Work Report of Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Work Report of Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve KPMG Huazhen LLP as Domestic Auditors and KPMG as Hong Kong Auditors
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Short-Term Debentures
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Super Short-Term Debentures
For
For
8 Approve Issuance of Debt Financing Instrument by Way of Non-Public Placement
For
For
9 Approve Issuance of Domestic and/or Overseas Debt Financing Instruments
For
For
10 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
ELECT DIRECTORS
146
11.01 Elect Cao Peixi as Director
For
For
11.02 Elect Guo Junming as Director
For
For
11.03 Elect Liu Guoyue as Director
For
For
11.04 Elect Fan Xiaxia as Director
For
For
11.05 Elect Huang Jian as Director
For
For
11.06 Elect Wang Yongxiang as Director
For
For
11.07 Elect Mi Dabin as Director
For
For
11.08 Elect Guo Hongbo as Director
For
For
11.09 Elect Cheng Heng as Director
For
For
11.10 Elect Lin Chong as Director
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 11.11 Elect Yue Heng as Director
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
11.12 Elect Geng Jianxin as Director 11.13 Elect Xu Mengzhou as Director 11.14 Elect Liu Jizhen as Director
For
For
11.15 Elect Xu Haifeng as Director
For
For
11.16 Elect Zhang Xianzhi as Director
For
For
For
For
ELECT SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE 12.01 Elect Ye Xiangdong as Supervisor
ICG Enterprise Trust PLC
ICICI Bank Limited
147
13/06/2017 United Kingdom
12/06/2017 India
Annual
Special
12.02 Elect Mu Xuan as Supervisor
For
For
12.03 Elect Zhang Mengjiao as Supervisor
For
For
12.04 Elect Gu Jianguo as Supervisor
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Re-elect Peter Dicks as Director
For
Against
4 Re-elect Jeremy Tigue as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Sandra Pajarola as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Lucinda Riches as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Andy Pomfret as Director
For
For
8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration
For
For
9 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
10 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
14 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
15 Approve Increase in the Aggregate Limit of Fees Payable to Directors
For
For
1 Increase Authorized Share Capital and Amend Memorandum of Association
For
For
2 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect Changes in Capital
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of Bonus Shares
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Postal Ballot
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Idea Cellular Ltd
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
148
Meeting Date Country 30/06/2017 India
30/06/2017 India
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Amend Employee Stock Option Scheme
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Dividends on Preference Shares
For
For
3 Approve Dividends on Equity Shares
For
For
4 Reelect Vishakha Mulye as Director
For
For
5 Approve B S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Approve Branch Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Reelect Anup Bagchi as Director
For
For
8 Approve Appointment and Remuneration of Anup Bagchi as Wholetime Director
For
For
9 Approve Issuance of Non-Convertible Securities and NonConvertible Debentures on Private Placement Basis
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Reelect Rajashree Birla as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3 Reelect Shridhir Sariputta Hansa Wijayasuriya as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
4 Approve S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Approve Remuneration of Cost Auditors
For
For
6 Authorize Issuance of Non-Convertible Securities on Private Placement Basis
For
For
7 Approve Material Related Party Transaction with Indus Towers Limited
For
For
8 Elect Alka Marezban Bharucha as Director
For
For
9 Elect Baldev Raj Gupta as Director
For
For
10 Approve Waiver of Recovery of Excess Managerial Remuneration to Himanshu Kapania
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
11 Approve Remuneration of Himanshu Kapania as Executive Director
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
12 Approve Remuneration of Akshaya Moondra as Wholetime Director For and Chief Financial Officer
For For
13 Amend Articles of Association
For
1.1 Elect Director Tsukioka, Takashi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Seki, Daisuke
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Matsushita, Takashi
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.4 Elect Director Kito, Shunichi
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
149
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Nibuya, Susumu
For
For
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Sagishima, Toshiaki
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Homma, Kiyoshi
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Yokota, Eri
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Ito, Ryosuke
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Kikkawa, Takeo
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Mackenzie Clugston
For
For
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Saito, Tamotsu 1.2 Elect Director Mitsuoka, Tsugio
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Sekido, Toshinori
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Terai, Ichiro
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Otani, Hiroyuki
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Mochizuki, Mikio
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Shikina, Tomoharu
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Kuwata, Atsushi
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Fujiwara, Taketsugu
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Kimura, Hiroshi
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Yamada, Takeshi
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Awai, Kazuki
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Ishimura, Kazuhiko
For
For
1.14 Elect Director Tanaka, Yayoi
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.6 Elect Director Maruyama, Kazuo
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kai, Junko IHI Corporation
Mgmt Rec
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suga, Taizo
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yatsu, Tomomi
For
For
3 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
5 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Connection with Reverse Stock Split
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 31
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Mori, Kazuhiko
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Nishikawa, Yoichi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Yamamoto, Shigeo
For
For
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2.4 Elect Director Hisabayashi, Yoshinari
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Horiguchi, Tadayoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kanei, Masashi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nishino, Hiroshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Matsubayashi, Shigeyuki
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kodera, Kazuhiro
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Asano, Masahiro
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Sasaki, Toshihiko 3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishimaru, Ikuko
27/06/2017 China
Annual
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hayashi, Chiharu
For
For
For
For
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Accounts
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve 2017 Fixed Asset Investment Budget
For
For
6 Approve KPMG Huazhen LLP as the Domestic External Auditor and KPMG as the International External Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Elect Ye Donghai as Director
For
For
8 Elect Mei Yingchun as Director
For
For
9 Elect Dong Shi as Director
For
For
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
10 Amend Articles of Association Infosys Ltd.
24/06/2017 India
Annual
For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanaka, Chikara 4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
For For
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Confirm Interim Dividend and Declare Final Dividend
For
For
3 Reelect U. B. Pravin Rao as Director
For
For
4 Approve Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, Chartered Accountants as Statutory Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Approve Branch Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
Meeting for ADR Holders
150
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Ingersoll-Rand Plc
Innolux Corp
151
Meeting Date Country
08/06/2017 Ireland
20/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Confirm Interim Dividend and Declare Final Dividend
For
For
3 Reelect U. B. Pravin Rao as Director
For
For
4 Approve Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, Chartered Accountants as Statutory Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Approve Branch Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
1a Elect Director Ann C. Berzin
For
For
1b Elect Director John Bruton
For
For
1c Elect Director Jared L. Cohon
For
For
1d Elect Director Gary D. Forsee
For
For
1e Elect Director Linda P. Hudson
For
For
1f Elect Director Michael W. Lamach
For
For
1g Elect Director Myles P. Lee
For
For
1h Elect Director John P. Surma
For
For
1i Elect Director Richard J. Swift
For
Against
1j Elect Director Tony L. White
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
Against
Concerns about auditor independence Concerns to protect shareholder interests
5 Renew Directors' Authority to Issue Shares
For
Against
6 Renew Directors' Authority to Issue Shares for Cash
For
For
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Approve Issuance of Domestic Ordinary Shares or Issuance of Ordinary Shares to Participate in the Issuance of Global Depository Receipt
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Ordinary Shares or Preferred Shares via Private For Placement or Issuance of Foreign or Domestic Convertible Bonds via Private Placement
For
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Inpex Corporation
Meeting Date Country 27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 9 2.1 Elect Director Kitamura, Toshiaki
Insight Liquidity Funds plc- ILF GBP Liquidity Fund
Intage Holdings Inc.
07/06/2017 Ireland
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
Against
2.2 Elect Director Sano, Masaharu
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Murayama, Masahiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Ito, Seiya
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Sugaya, Shunichiro
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Ikeda, Takahiko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kurasawa, Yoshikazu
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kittaka, Kimihisa
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Sase, Nobuharu
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Okada, Yasuhiko
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Sato, Hiroshi
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Matsushita, Isao
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Yanai, Jun
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Iio, Norinao
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Nishimura, Atsuko
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
4 Approve Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports and Review the Company's Affairs
For
For
2 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
3 Ratify KPMG as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 35
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Miyakubi, Kenji
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ishizuka, Noriaki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ikeya, Kenji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Nishi, Yoshiya
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Miyauchi, Kiyomi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kishi, Shizue
For
For
For
For
3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Miyama, Yuzo
152
Mgmt Rec
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Inter RAO UES PJSC
Meeting Date Country
09/06/2017 Russia
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC as New External Audit Firm
For
For
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
For
For
For
For
6.1 Elect Boris Ayuev as Director
None
Against
6.2 Elect Andrey Bugrov as Director
None
For
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors 5 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission Elect 11 Directors by Cumulative Voting Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.3 Elect Anatoly Gavrilenko as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.4 Elect Boris Kovalchuk as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.5 Elect Evgeny Logovinsky as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.6 Elect Aleksandr Lokshin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.7 Elect Andrey Murov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.8 Elect Aleksey Nuzhdov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.9 Elect Ronald Pollett as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.12 Elect Denis Fedorov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.13 Elect Dmitry Shugaev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
For
For
6.10 Elect Elena Sapozhnikova as Director 6.11 Elect Igor Sechin as Director
Elect Five Members of Audit Commission 7.1 Elect Gennady Bukaev as Member of Audit Commission 7.2 Elect Tatyana Zaltsman as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
7.3 Elect Svetlana Kovaleva as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
7.4 Elect Igor Feoktistov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
7.5 Elect Tatyana Fisenko as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8 Ratify Auditor
For
For
9 Approve New Edition of Charter
For
For
For
Against
10 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Board of Directors
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
11 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Remuneration of Directors 12 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Management
153
For
For
13.1 Approve Company's Membership in Russian National Committee of For International Council on Large Electric Systems
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1 Approve Consolidated and Standalone Financial Statements
For
For
2. Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
For
For
For
For
13.2 Approve Company's Membership in International Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
14/06/2017 Spain
Annual
2.b Approve Dividends 3 Approve Discharge of Board
International Food Retail Capital S.A.
14/06/2017 Cyprus
Annual
4.a Renew Appointment of Ernst & Young as Auditor
For
For
4.b Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditor
For
For
5.a Reelect Antonio Vazquez Romero as Director
For
Abstain
5.b Reelect William Walsh as Director
For
For
5.c Reelect Marc Bolland as Director
For
For
5.d Reelect Patrick Cescau as Director
For
For
5.e Reelect Enrique Dupuy de Lome Chavarri as Director
For
For
5.f Reelect James Lawrence as Director
For
For
5.g Reelect Maria Fernanda Mejia Campuzano as Director
For
For
5.h Reelect Kieran Poynter as Director
For
For
5.i Reelect Emilio Saracho Rodriguez de Torres as Director
For
For
5.j Reelect Dame Marjorie Scardino as Director
For
For
5.k Reelect Alberto Terol Esteban as Director
For
For
5.l Elect Nicola Shaw as Director
For
For
6 Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report
For
For
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program
For
For
8 Authorize Increase in Capital via Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked For Securities with Preemptive Rights
For
9 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds, Debentures, Warrants, and Other Debt Securities with Preemptive Rights up to EUR 1 Billion
For
For
10 Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights in Connection with the Increase in Capital and Issuance of Convertible Debt Securities
For
For
11 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Amortization of Treasury Shares
For
For
12 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions
For
For
For
For
Annual Meeting Agenda 1 Accept Financial Statements
154
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
International Meal Co Alimentacao SA
International Public Partnerships Ltd
Inventec Corporation
155
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 Brazil
07/06/2017 Guernsey
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Special
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Accept Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Approve Income Allocation
For
For
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors
For
For
5 Approve Auditors
For
For
6 Ratify Dirk Barnard as Director
For
For
7 Approve Removal of Heiner Kamps Due to His Retirement
For
For
8 Approve Removal of Ronald Kers
For
For
9 Appoint Frank Richter
For
For
10 Elect Martin Goggelmann as Director
For
For
11 Other Business
For
For
1 Approve Use of Reserves for Treatment of Net Losses
For
For
2 Approve Reduction in Share Capital without Cancellation of Shares
For
For
3 Amend Article 5 to Reflect Changes in Capital
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
For
3 Approve Increase in the Aggregate Remuneration of Directors
For
For
4 Re-elect Rupert Dorey as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect John Le Poidevin as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect John Stares as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Claire Whittet as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect John Whittle as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Giles Frost as Director
For
For
10 Note and Sanction Interim Dividends
For
For
11 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Approve Scrip Dividend
For
For
14 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Approve Amendments to Rules and Procedures Regarding Shareholder's General Meeting
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6 Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees
For
For
7 Amend Procedures for Lending Funds to Other Parties
For
For
8.1 Elect Yeh Kuo I with Shareholder No. 1 as Non-independent Director
For
For
8.2 Elect Lee Tsu Chin with Shareholder No. 9 as Non-independent Director
For
For
8.3 Elect Wen Shih Chin with Shareholder No. 26 as Non-independent Director
For
For
8.4 Elect Chang Ching Sung with Shareholder No. 37 as Non-independent Director
For
For
8.5 Elect Huang Kuo Chun with Shareholder No. 307 as Non-independent Director
For
For
8.6 Elect Cho Tom Hwar with Shareholder No. 157 as Non-independent Director
For
For
8.7 Elect Chang Chang Pang with ID No. N102640XXX as Independent Director
For
For
8.8 Elect Chen Ruey Long with ID No. Q100765XXX as Independent Director
For
Against
8.9 Elect Shyu Jyuo Min with ID No. F102333XXX as Independent Director
For
For
9 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors and Representatives
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect Ian Barby as Director
For
For
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENDT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
INVESCO Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc
08/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
6 Re-elect Richard Brooman as Director
For
Against
7 Re-elect Garth Milne as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Christopher Fletcher as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Jane Lewis as Director
For
For
For
For
10 Reappoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditors
156
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
15 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
INVESCO Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc
08/06/2017 United Kingdom
Special
1 Approve Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares Pursuant to the Tender Offer
For
For
IP Group Plc
08/06/2017 United Kingdom
Special
1 Approve the Terms of the Firm Placing, the Placing and/or the Open For Offer including the Excess Application Facility and the Offer for Subscription
For
2 Authorise Issue of Equity Pursuant to the Capital Raising
For
For
3 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights Pursuant to the Capital Raising
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Approve Treatment of Losses and Dividends of EUR 0.85 per Share
For
For
4 Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions
For
For
5 Approve Severance Agreement and Additional Pension Scheme Agreement with Marc de Garidel, Chairman
For
Against
Concerns about independence
6 Approve Severance Agreement and Additional Pension Scheme Agreement with David Meek, CEO
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
7 Renew Appointment of KPMG SA as Auditor
For
For
8 Elect Margaret Liu as Director
For
For
9 Elect Carol Stuckley as Director
For
For
10 Elect David Meek as Director
For
For
11 Reelect Antoine Flochel as Director
For
Against
12 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.2 Million
For
For
13 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Christel Bories, Vice-CEO until March 13, 2016
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
14 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Marc de Garidel, Chairman and CEO until July 18, 2016 and Chairman since this date
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
15 Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman
For
For
Ipsen
157
07/06/2017 France
Annual/ Special
Ordinary Business
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
16 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of David Meek, CEO since July 18, 2016
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
17 Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
18 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
19 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased For Shares
For
20 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value
For
For
21 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
22 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
23 Approve Issuance of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital Per Year for a Private Placement
For
For
24 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above, under Items 21-23
For
For
25 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind
For
Against
26 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans
For
For
27 Authorize up to 3 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Stock Option Plans
For
Against
Extraordinary Business
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd
158
21/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
28 Amend Article 4, 19 and 20 of Bylaws to Comply with New For Regulation Re: Headquarters, Corporate Officers Compensation and Auditors
For
29 Delegate Power to the Board of Directors to Amend the Bylaws to Comply with New Regulation
For
Against
30 Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Akamatsu, Ken
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.2 Elect Director Sugie, Toshihiko
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.3 Elect Director Takeuchi, Toru
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 6
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.4 Elect Director Wada, Hideharu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Shirai, Toshinori
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Utsuda, Shoei
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ida, Yoshinori
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Nagayasu, Katsunori
For
For
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hirata, Takeo iShares Core High Dividend ETF
iShares Trust
iShares U.S. ETF Trust
iShares, Inc.
Issuer Name Isuzu Motors Ltd.
159
19/06/2017 USA
19/06/2017 USA
19/06/2017 USA
19/06/2017 USA
Meeting Country Date 29/06/2017 Japan
Special
Special
Special
Special
Meeting Type Annual
1.1 Elect Director Jane D. Carlin
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Richard L. Fagnani
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Drew E. Lawton
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Madhav V. Rajan
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Mark Wiedman
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Jane D. Carlin
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Richard L. Fagnani
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Drew E. Lawton
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Madhav V. Rajan
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Mark Wiedman
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Jane D. Carlin
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Richard L. Fagnani
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Drew E. Lawton
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Madhav V. Rajan
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Mark Wiedman
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Jane D. Carlin
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Richard L. Fagnani
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Drew E. Lawton
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Madhav V. Rajan
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Mark Wiedman
For
For
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction
For
For
Proposal Proposal Text Number 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 16 2.1 Elect Director Katayama, Masanori
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Narimatsu, Yukio
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Takahashi, Shinichi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Ito, Masatoshi
For
For
Voter Rationale
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Itochu Corp.
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shindo, Tetsuhiko
For
Against
Concerns about independence
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mikumo, Takashi
For
Against
Concerns about independence
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kawamura, Kanji
For
Against
Concerns about independence
4 Approve Performance-Based Cash Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 27.5
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines
Japan AirLines Co. Ltd.
22/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Okafuji, Masahiro
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Okamoto, Hitoshi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Suzuki, Yoshihisa
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Kobayashi, Fumihiko
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Hachimura, Tsuyoshi
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Fujisaki, Ichiro
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Kawakita, Chikara
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Muraki, Atsuko
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Mochizuki, Harufumi
For
For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Majima, Shingo
For
For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ono, Kotaro
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 94 2 Amend Articles to Authorize Board to Pay Interim Dividends 3.1 Elect Director Onishi, Masaru
160
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For For
3.2 Elect Director Ueki, Yoshiharu
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Fujita, Tadashi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Okawa, Junko
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Saito, Norikazu
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Kikuyama, Hideki
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Shin, Toshinori
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Iwata, Kimie
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Kobayashi, Eizo
For
For
For
For
4 Approve Cash Compensation Ceiling for Directors and Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 17
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Ito, Masatoshi
Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.
For For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings 3.1 Elect Director Takashiro, Isao
Japan Exchange Group Inc.
161
16/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Yokota, Nobuaki
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Suzuki, Hisayasu
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Akahori, Masatoshi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Yonemoto, Yasuhide
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Chiku, Morikazu
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Kato, Katsuya
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Tanaka, Kazuhito
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Onishi, Masaru
For
Against
3.10 Elect Director Takagi, Shigeru
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Harada, Kazuyuki
For
Against
3.12 Elect Director Takemura, Shigeyuki
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Kawashita, Haruhisa
For
For
3.14 Elect Director Ishizeki, Kiyoshi
For
For
3.15 Elect Director Miyauchi, Toyohisa
For
For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takeshima, Kazuhiko
For
For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kakizaki, Tamaki
For
For
5 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
7 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill)
For
Against
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Tsuda, Hiroki 1.2 Elect Director Kiyota, Akira
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Miyahara, Koichiro
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Yamaji, Hiromi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Miyama, Hironaga
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Christina L. Ahmadjian
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Ogita, Hitoshi
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Kubori, Hideaki
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Koda, Main
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Kobayashi, Eizo
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Minoguchi, Makoto
For
For
Concerns about candidate Concerns about candidate
Proposal risks entrenching management
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.
Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.
JD Sports Fashion plc
162
Meeting Date Country
20/06/2017 Japan
22/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.12 Elect Director Mori, Kimitaka
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Yoneda, Tsuyoshi
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Ikeda, Norito 1.2 Elect Director Tanaka, Susumu
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Sago, Katsunori
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Nagato, Masatsugu
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Nakazato, Ryoichi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Arita, Tomoyoshi
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Nohara, Sawako
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Machida, Tetsu
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Akashi, Nobuko
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Tsuboi, Toshihiro
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Ikeda, Katsuaki
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Okamoto, Tsuyoshi
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Nomoto, Hirofumi
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Nagato, Masatsugu
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Suzuki, Yasuo
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Ikeda, Norito
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Yokoyama, Kunio
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Uehira, Mitsuhiko
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Mukai, Riki
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Noma, Miwako
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Mimura, Akio
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Yagi, Tadashi
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Seino, Satoshi
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Ishihara, Kunio
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Inubushi, Yasuo
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Charles D. Lake II
For
For
1.14 Elect Director Hirono, Michiko
For
For
1.15 Elect Director Munakata, Norio
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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JFE Holdings, Inc.
JG Summit Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Japan
27/06/2017 Philippines
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
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Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
Against
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect Peter Cowgill as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Brian Small as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Andrew Leslie as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Martin Davies as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Heather Jackson as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Andrew Rubin as Director
For
For
11 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
Against
12 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
14 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Hayashida, Eiji
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 30
For
Against
2.2 Elect Director Kakigi, Koji
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Okada, Shinichi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Oda, Naosuke
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Oshita, Hajime
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Maeda, Masafumi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yoshida, Masao
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Yamamoto, Masami
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hara, Nobuya
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Saiki, Isao
For
For
4 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill)
For
Against
5 Remove Director Masao Yoshida from Office
Against
Against
1 Approve the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders Held on June 9, 2016
For
For
2 Approve the Financial Statements for the Preceding Year
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about auditor independence
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
Proposal risks entrenching management
Elect 11 Directors by Cumulative Voting
163
3.1 Elect John L. Gokongwei, Jr. as Director
For
For
3.2 Elect James L. Go as Director
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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JGC Corp.
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
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Mgmt Rec
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3.3 Elect Lance Y. Gokongwei as Director
For
For
3.4 Elect Lily G. Ngochua as Director
For
For
3.5 Elect Patrick Henry C. Go as Director
For
For
3.6 Elect Johnson Robert G. Go, Jr. as Director
For
For
3.7 Elect Robina Gokongwei-Pe as Director
For
For
3.8 Elect Ricardo J. Romulo as Director
For
For
3.9 Elect Cornelio T. Peralta as Director
For
For
3.10 Elect Jose T. Pardo as Director
For
For
3.11 Elect Renato T. de Guzman as Director
For
For
4 Appoint SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. as External Auditor
For
For
5 Ratify All Acts of the Board of Directors and Its Committees, Officers, and Management Since the Last Annual Meeting
For
For
6 Approve Other Matters
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 30
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Change Location of Head Office 3.1 Elect Director Sato, Masayuki
Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd.
164
22/06/2017 China
Annual
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Kawana, Koichi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Ishizuka, Tadashi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Yamazaki, Yutaka
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Akabane, Tsutomu
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Furuta, Eiki
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Sato, Satoshi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Suzuki, Masanori
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Terajima, Kiyotaka
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Endo, Shigeru
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Matsushima, Masayuki
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audit Report
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Final Account Report
For
For
5 Approve 2017 Financial Budget Report
For
For
6 Approve 2016 Final Profit Distribution Plan and Final Dividend
For
For
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
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7 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
8 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as Internal Control Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
9 Approve Issuance of Ultra-short-term Notes
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
4 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
5 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants For LLP (Special General Partnership) and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Domestic and Overseas Auditors, Respectively and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
6 Approve Resignation of Zhang Weidong as Director and Authorize For Any One Executive Director to Sign All Documents, Agreements and Do All Such Acts and Things to Give Effect to Such Matters
For
7 Elect Zhou Donghua as Independent Non-Executive Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration and Determine the Terms of the Service Contract
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
3 Re-elect Pierre Denis as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Jonathan Sinclair as Director
For
For
10 Approve Lending of Funds Raised by the Issuance of Ultra-short Term Notes ELECT 1 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 11.01 Elect Yao Yongjia as Director ELECT 1 SUPERVISOR VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 12.01 Elect Chen Zhongyang as Supervisor Jiangxi Copper Company Ltd.
Jimmy Choo PLC
165
07/06/2017 China
01/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Annual
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Re-elect Peter Harf as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6 Re-elect Fabio Fusco as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
7 Re-elect Olivier Goudet as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
8 Re-elect Anna-Lena Kamenetzky as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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For
For
10 Re-elect Meribeth Parker as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect David Poulter as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12 Re-elect Robert Singer as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
13 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
14 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
16 Approve EU Political Donations and Expenditures
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
9 Re-elect Elisabeth Murdoch as Director
John Keells Holdings PLC
30/06/2017 Sri Lanka
Annual
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
19 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
20 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Reelect D. A. Cabraal as Director
For
For
2 Reelect A. N. Fonseka as Director
For
For
3 Reelect S. S. H. Wijayasuriya as Director
For
For
4 Reelect K. N. J. Balendra as Director
For
For
5 Reelect J. G. A. Cooray as Director
For
For
6 Approve Ernst and Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix their Remuneration
For
For
John Wood Group PLC
15/06/2017 United Kingdom
Special
1 Approve Matters Relating to the All-Share Offer by John Wood Group plc for Amec Foster Wheeler plc
For
For
Jollibee Foods Corporation
30/06/2017 Philippines
Annual
3 Approve the Minutes of the Last Annual Stockholders' Meeting
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements and Annual Report
For
For
6 Ratify Actions by the Board of Directors and Officers of the Corporation
For
For
For
For
Elect 9 Directors by Cumulative Voting 7.1 Elect Tony Tan Caktiong as Director
166
7.2 Elect William Tan Untiong as Director
For
For
7.3 Elect Ernesto Tanmantiong as Director
For
For
7.4 Elect Joseph C. Tanbuntiong as Director
For
For
7.5 Elect Ang Cho Sit as Director
For
For
7.6 Elect Antonio Chua Poe Eng as Director
For
For
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7.7 Elect Artemio V. Panganiban as Director
For
For
7.8 Elect Monico V. Jacob as Director
For
For
7.9 Elect Cezar P. Consing as Director
For
For
For
For
8 Appoint External Auditors JSR Corp.
16/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 25 2.1 Elect Director Koshiba, Mitsunobu
167
29/06/2017 India
Annual
For For
2.2 Elect Director Kawasaki, Koichi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kawahashi, Nobuo
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Shmizu, Takao
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Matsuda, Yuzuru
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sugata, Shiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Seki, Tadayuki
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Moriwaki, Sumio
JSW Steel Ltd.
For For
For
For
4.1 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Doi, Makoto
For
For
4.2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Chiba, Akira
For
For
5 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
6 Approve Performance-Based Cash Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
7 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Dividend on Redeemable Preference Shares
For
For
3 Approve Dividends on Equity Shares
For
For
4 Reelect Vinod Nowal as Director
For
For
5 Approve SRBC & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Approve Remuneration of Cost Auditors
For
For
7 Elect Seturaman Mahalingam as Director
For
For
8 Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Sajjan Jindal as Managing Director
For
For
9 Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Seshagiri Rao M.V.S. as Jt. Managing Director & Group CFO
For
For
10 Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Vinod Nowal as Dy. Managing Director
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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JTEKT Corp.
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 Japan
Julius Baer Multibond - Absolute Return 30/06/2017 Luxembourg Bond
JXTG Holdings Inc.
28/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Special
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
11 Approve Grant of Options to Whole-time Directors
For
Against
12 Authorize Issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures
For
For
13 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
For
14 Approve Issuance of Foreign Currency Convertible Equity
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 21 2.1 Elect Director Sudo, Seiichi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Agata, Tetsuo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kawakami, Seiho
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Isaka, Masakazu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kume, Atsushi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Miyazaki, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kaijima, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Takahashi, Tomokazu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Matsumoto, Takumi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Miyatani, Takao
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Okamoto, Iwao
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Change Company Name
For
For
2 Amend Article 26 Re: Net Asset Value
For
For
3 Amend Articles of Incorporation Re: Amendments in Relation to the For Modifications to the Law on Trading Companies of 1915
For
4 Amend Articles of Incorporation Re: Implementation of the Luxembourg Law of July 28, 2014
For
For
5 Amend Articles of Incorporation Re: Insertion of Reference to the Prospectus
For
For
6 Determination of Effective Date of the Amendments
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 8 2.1 Elect Director Kimura, Yasushi
168
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Uchida, Yukio
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Muto, Jun
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kawada, Junichi
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
Kajima Corp.
169
24/06/2017 Japan
14/06/2017 USA
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Adachi, Hiroji
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ota, Katsuyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Sugimori, Tsutomu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Hirose, Takashi
For
For
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Miyake, Shunsaku
kabu.com Securities
Mgmt Rec
2.11 Elect Director Oi, Shigeru
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Taguchi, Satoshi
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Ota, Hiroko
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Otsuka, Mutsutake
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Kondo, Seiichi
For
For
2.16 Elect Director Miyata, Yoshiiku
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakajima, Yuji
For
For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Ashizaki, Takeshi
For
Against
1.2 Elect Director Saito, Masakatsu
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Kurokawa, Osamu
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Hamamoto, Akira
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Enjoji, Mitsugu
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Nomiya, Taku
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Yoshida, Yasuhiro
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Carolyn Bartholomew
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Jack A. Hockema
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Lauralee E. Martin
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Brett E. Wilcox
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Oshimi, Yoshikazu
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 13
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Atsumi, Naoki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Tashiro, Tamiharu
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Koizumi, Hiroyoshi
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Kakaku.com Inc
Kamigumi Co. Ltd.
170
Meeting Date Country
21/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.5 Elect Director Uchida, Ken
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Furukawa, Koji
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Sakane, Masahiro
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Saito, Kiyomi
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukada, Koji
For
For
4 Amend Performance-Based Cash Compensation Ceiling Approved at 2007 AGM for Directors
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Hayashi, Kaoru
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 14
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Tanaka, Minoru
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Hata, Shonosuke
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Fujiwara, Kenji
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Uemura, Hajime
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yuki, Shingo
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Murakami, Atsuhiro
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Hayakawa, Yoshiharu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Konno, Shiho
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Kuretani, Norihiro
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kato, Tomoharu
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuhashi, Kaori
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ito, Tetsuo
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 9
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split
For
For
3 Amend Articles to Effectively Increase Authorized Capital - Reduce Share Trading Unit
For
For
4.1 Elect Director Kubo, Masami
For
For
4.2 Elect Director Fukai, Yoshihiro
For
For
4.3 Elect Director Makita, Hideo
For
For
4.4 Elect Director Saeki, Kuniharu
For
For
4.5 Elect Director Tahara, Norihito
For
For
4.6 Elect Director Horiuchi, Toshihiro
For
For
4.7 Elect Director Ichihara, Yoichiro
For
For
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Kandenko Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
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4.8 Elect Director Murakami, Katsumi
For
For
4.9 Elect Director Kobayashi, Yasuo
For
For
4.10 Elect Director Tamatsukuri, Toshio
For
For
4.11 Elect Director Baba, Koichi
For
For
5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kuroda, Ai
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 12
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Ishizuka, Masataka
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Uchino, Takashi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kashiwabara, Shoichiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kitayama, Shinichiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Goto, Kiyoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Shimura, Hideaki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Takaoka, Shigenori
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Takahashi, Kenichi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Nagaoka, Shigeru
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Nakama, Toshio
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Nomura, Hiroshi
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Mizue, Hiroshi
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Morito, Yoshimi
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Shuichi
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Yukimura, Toru
For
For
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus Kaneka Corp.
171
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Sugawara, Kimikazu
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kadokura, Mamoru
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Tanaka, Minoru
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kametaka, Shinichiro
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Iwazawa, Akira
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Amachi, Hidesuke
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Ishihara, Shinobu
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Fujii, Kazuhiko
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Nuri, Yasuaki
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Inokuchi, Takeo
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Mori, Mamoru
For
For
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Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Nakahigashi, Masafumi
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 25 2.1 Elect Director Yagi, Makoto
172
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Iwane, Shigeki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Toyomatsu, Hideki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kagawa, Jiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Doi, Yoshihiro
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Morimoto, Takashi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Inoue, Tomio
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Sugimoto, Yasushi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Yukawa, Hidehiko
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Oishi, Tomihiko
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Shimamoto, Yasuji
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Inoue, Noriyuki
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Okihara, Takamune
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Kobayashi, Tetsuya
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yashima, Yasuhiro
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Otsubo, Fumio
For
For
4 Amend Articles to Phase out Use of Nuclear Energy and Fossil Fuel Energy and to Promote Renewable Energy
Against
Against
5 Amend Articles to Require Detailed Shareholder Meeting Minutes Disclosure
Against
For
6 Amend Articles to Introduce Provision on Corporate Social Responsibility to Promote Operational Sustainability
Against
Against
7 Amend Articles to Introduce Provision on Corporate Social Responsibility related to Information Disclosure
Against
Against
8 Amend Articles to Introduce Provision on Corporate Social Responsibility related to Human Resource Development and Technology Development
Against
Against
9 Amend Articles to Introduce Provision on Corporate Social Responsibility related to Energy Saving
Against
Against
10 Approve Income Allocation, with a Final Dividend of JPY 5 Higher than Management's Dividend Proposal
Against
Against
11 Remove President Shigeki Iwane from Office
Against
Against
Proposal enhances transparency
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Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd
173
Meeting Date Country
21/06/2017 India
Meeting Type
Annual
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Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
12 Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Compensation of Individual Against Directors and its Calculation Base
For
13 Amend Articles to Launch Committee on Promotion of Work Sustainability
Against
Against
14 Amend Articles to Ban Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel and Abandon Recycling Projects
Against
Against
15 Amend Articles to Launch Committee to Review Risks associated with Aging Nuclear Plants and Resumption of Nuclear Operation after Long-time Suspension
Against
Against
16 Amend Articles to Ban Operation of Nuclear Power Generation
Against
Against
17 Amend Articles to Promote Maximum Disclosure to Gain Consumer Against Trust
Against
18 Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Compensation of Individual Against Directors
For
19 Amend Articles to Encourage Dispersed Renewable and Natural Gas Against Power
Against
20 Amend Articles to Encourage Dispersed Renewable and Natural Gas Against Power
Against
21 Amend Articles to Cease Nuclear Operations and Decommission All Against Nuclear Facilities as Soon as Possible
Against
22 Amend Articles to Commit to Nurture of Work Climate Conducive to Improving Quality of Nuclear Safety Mechanisms Through Debate Among Employees
Against
Against
23 Amend Articles to Ban Hiring or Service on the Board or at the Company by Former Government Officials
Against
Against
24 Amend Articles to Reduce Maximum Board Size from 20 to 10 and Require Majority Outsider Board
Against
Against
25 Amend Articles to End Reliance on Nuclear Power
Against
Against
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Dividends
For
For
3 Reelect Masaru Tanaka as Director
For
For
4 Reelect Hidenori Furukawa as Director
For
For
5 Approve B S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Approve 2017 Remuneration of Cost Auditors
For
For
7 Approve 2018 Remuneration of Cost Auditors
For
For
Proposal enhances accountability
Proposal enhances accountability
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Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
8 Approve Appointment and Remuneration of H.M. Bharuka as Vice Chairman and Managing Director
For
For
9 Elect Katsuhiko Kato as Director
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 11
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Reduce Directors' Term
For
For
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Ishino, Hiroshi 3.2 Elect Director Mori, Kunishi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Tanaka, Masaru
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Kamikado, Koji
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Furukawa, Hidenori
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Seno, Jun
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Asatsuma, Shinji
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Harishchandra Meghraj Bharuka
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Nakahara, Shigeaki
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
3.10 Elect Director Miyazaki, Yoko
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Azuma, Seiichiro
For
For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Nakai, Hiroe
For
For
6 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
7 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill)
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
7 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill)
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 2
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3 Amend Articles to Update Authorized Capital to Reflect Reverse Stock Split - Reduce Share Trading Unit
For
For
For
For
4.1 Elect Director Murayama, Shigeru
174
4.2 Elect Director Kanehana, Yoshinori
For
For
4.3 Elect Director Morita, Yoshihiko
For
For
4.4 Elect Director Ishikawa, Munenori
For
For
4.5 Elect Director Hida, Kazuo
For
For
4.6 Elect Director Tomida, Kenji
For
For
4.7 Elect Director Kuyama, Toshiyuki
For
For
4.8 Elect Director Ota, Kazuo
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 4.9 Elect Director Ogawara, Makoto
Annual
20/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For For
For
For
5.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kodera, Satoru
For
For
5.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishii, Atsuko
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 45
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Tanaka, Takashi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Morozumi, Hirofumi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Takahashi, Makoto
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ishikawa, Yuzo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Uchida, Yoshiaki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Shoji, Takashi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Muramoto, Shinichi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Mori, Keiichi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Goro
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kodaira, Nobuyori
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Fukukawa, Shinji
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Tanabe, Kuniko
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Nemoto, Yoshiaki
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 3
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board Structure with Audit Committee - Amend Provisions on Number of Directors - Authorize Directors to Execute Day to Day Operations without Full Board Approval
For
For
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Kato, Yoshifumi
175
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Onodera, Tadashi
Keihan Holdings Co.,Ltd.
For
4.10 Elect Director Watanabe, Tatsuya
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors 21/06/2017 Japan
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4.11 Elect Director Yoneda, Michio 4.12 Elect Director Yamamoto, Katsuya
KDDI Corporation
Mgmt Rec
3.2 Elect Director Miura, Tatsuya
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Nakano, Michio
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Ueno, Masaya
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Inachi, Toshihiko
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Ishimaru, Masahiro
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Keikyu Corp
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.7 Elect Director Tsukuda, Kazuo
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Kita, Shuji
For
For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Nagahama, Tetsuo
For
For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Nakatani, Masakazu
For
For
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Umezaki, Hisashi
For
For
4.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Tahara, Nobuyuki
For
Against
4.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Kusao, Koichi
For
For
5 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Member Fukuda, Tadashi
For
For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
For
For
7 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Audit Committee Members
For
For
8 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan
For
For
9 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 3.5
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3.1 Elect Director Ishiwata, Tsuneo
For
3.2 Elect Director Harada, Kazuyuki
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Ogura, Toshiyuki
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Michihira, Takashi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Hirokawa, Yuichiro
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Honda, Toshiaki
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Takeda, Yoshikazu
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Sasaki, Kenji
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Tomonaga, Michiko
For
For
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Hirai, Takeshi
176
For
Concerns about overall board structure
3.11 Elect Director Ueno, Kenryo
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Oga, Shosuke
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Urabe, Kazuo
For
For
3.14 Elect Director Watanabe, Shizuyoshi
For
For
3.15 Elect Director Kawamata, Yukihiro
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3.16 Elect Director Sato, Kenji Keio Corp
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 4.5
3.1 Elect Director Nagata, Tadashi
Keisei Electric Railway
177
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Komura, Yasushi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Takahashi, Taizo
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Maruyama, So
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Nakaoka, Kazunori
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Ito, Shunji
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Koshimizu, Yotaro
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Nakajima, Kazunari
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Minami, Yoshitaka
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Takahashi, Atsushi
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Furuichi, Takeshi
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Kawasugi, Noriaki
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Yamamoto, Mamoru
For
For
3.14 Elect Director Komada, Ichiro
For
For
3.15 Elect Director Kawase, Akinobu
For
For
3.16 Elect Director Yasuki, Kunihiko
For
For
3.17 Elect Director Sakurai, Toshiki
For
For
3.18 Elect Director Terada, Yuichiro
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Saigusa, Norio
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 8
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Hirata, Kenichiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kobayashi, Toshiya
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Matsukami, Eiichiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Saito, Takashi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kato, Masaya
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Shinozaki, Atsushi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Miyajima, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Serizawa, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Kawasumi, Makoto
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Toshima, Susumu
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.12 Elect Director Akai, Fumiya
09/06/2017 Japan
Annual
21/06/2017 Poland
Annual
For
Against
2.13 Elect Director Furukawa, Yasunobu
For
For
For
For
Concerns about candidate
2.15 Elect Director Amano, Takao
For
For
2.16 Elect Director Muroya, Masahiro
For
For
For
Against
Concerns about independence Concerns about returns to shareholders
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 75
For
Against
2 Amend Articles to Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Takizaki, Takemitsu
For
Against
3.2 Elect Director Yamamoto, Akinori
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Kimura, Tsuyoshi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Kimura, Keiichi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Ideno, Tomohide
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Akiji
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Kanzawa, Akira
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Fujimoto, Masato
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Tanabe, Yoichi
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Yamamoto, Masaharu KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.14 Elect Director Mashimo, Yukihito
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Muraoka, Takashi Keyence Corp.
Mgmt Rec
Concerns about candidate
Management Proposals 1 Open Meeting 2 Elect Meeting Chairman 3 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting 5.1 Receive Financial Statements 5.2 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements 5.3 Receive Management Board Report on Company's and Group's Operations 6 Receive Management Board Proposal on Treatment of Net Loss 7 Receive Management Board Proposal on Dividends 8 Receive Supervisory Board Report on Board's Review of Management Board Report on Company's and Group's Operations, Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements, and Management Board Proposal on Treatment of Net Loss and Dividends
178
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
9.1 Receive Supervisory Board Report on Company's Standing 9.2 Receive Supervisory Board Report on Its Activities
179
10.1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
10.2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
10.3 Approve Management Board Report on Company's and Group's Operations
For
For
10.4 Approve Treatment of Net Loss
For
For
10.5 Approve Dividends of PLN 1 per Share
For
For
11.1a Approve Discharge of Miroslaw Blinski (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.1b Approve Discharge of Marcin Chmielewski (Management Board Member)
For
Against
11.1c Approve Discharge of Radoslaw Domagalski-Labedzki (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.1d Approve Discharge of Michal Jezioro (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.1e Approve Discharge of Jacek Kardela (Management Board Member)
For
Against
11.1f Approve Discharge of Miroslaw Laskowski (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.1g Approve Discharge of Jacek Rawecki (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.1h Approve Discharge of Jaroslaw Romanowski (Management Board Member)
For
Against
11.1i Approve Discharge of Krzysztof Skora (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.1j Approve Discharge of Stefan Swiatkowski (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.1k Approve Discharge of Piotr Walczak (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.1l Approve Discharge of Herbert Wirth (Management Board Member)
For
Against
11.2a Approve Discharge of Radoslaw Barszcz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2b Approve Discharge of Tomasz Cyran (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2c Approve Discharge of Michal Czarnik (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2d Approve Discharge of Jozef Czyczerski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2e Approve Discharge of Stanislaw Fiedor (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
11.2f Approve Discharge of Cezary Godziuk (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2g Approve Discharge of Leszek Hajdacki (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
Concerns about performance
Concerns about performance
Concerns about performance
Concerns about performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
11.2h Approve Discharge of Dominik Hunk (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2i Approve Discharge of Andrzej Kidyba (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2j Approve Discharge of Marcin Moryn (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2k Approve Discharge of Wojciech Myslecki (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2l Approve Discharge of Marek Pietrzak (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2m Approve Discharge of Jacek Poswiata (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2n Approve Discharge of Milosz Stanislawski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2o Approve Discharge of Boguslaw Szarek (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
11.2p Approve Discharge of Barbara Wertelecka-Kwater (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2r Approve Discharge of Agnieszka Winnik-Kalemba (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
11.2s Approve Discharge of Jaroslaw Witkowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
None
For
Shareholder Proposals 12.1 Amend Statute Re: Editorial Amendment
180
12.2 Amend Statute Re: Management Board
None
For
12.3 Amend Statute Re: Supervisory Board
None
For
12.4 Amend Statute Re: General Meeting
None
For
12.5 Amend Statute Re: Disposal of Company Assets
None
For
12.6 Amend Statute Re: Management Board
None
For
13.1 Approve Disposal of Company's Assets
None
Against
13.2 Approve Regulations on Agreements for Legal Services, Marketing Services, Public Relations Services, and Social Communication Services
None
For
13.3 Approve Regulations on Agreements for Donations, Debt Exemptions, and Similar Agreements
None
For
13.4 Approve Regulations on Disposal of Assets
None
For
13.5 Approve Obligation of Publication of Statements on Expenses Related to Representation, Legal Services, Marketing Services, Public Relations Services, Social Communication Services, and Management Advisory Services
None
For
13.6 Approve Requirements for Candidates to Management Board
None
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
13.7 Approve Regulations on Election and Recruitment Process of Management Board Members
None
For
13.8 Approve Fulfilment of Obligations from Articles 17.7, 18.2, 20, and 23 of Act on State Property Management
None
For
14 Amend Dec. 7, 2016, EGM, Resolution Re: Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members
None
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
15 Amend Dec. 7, 2016, EGM, Resolution Re: Remuneration Policy for Supervisory Board Members
None
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
16.1 Recall Supervisory Board Member
None
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
16.2 Elect Supervisory Board Member
None
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
For
For
Management Proposal 17 Close Meeting Kikkoman Corp.
Kingfisher plc
181
27/06/2017 Japan
13/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 18 2.1 Elect Director Mogi, Yuzaburo
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Horikiri, Noriaki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Yamazaki, Koichi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Shimada, Masanao
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Nakano, Shozaburo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Shimizu, Kazuo
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Mogi, Osamu
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Fukui, Toshihiko
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Ozaki, Mamoru
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Inokuchi, Takeo
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kogo, Motohiko
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Endo, Kazuyoshi
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
4 Elect Andy Cosslett as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Andrew Bonfield as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Pascal Cagni as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Clare Chapman as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Anders Dahlvig as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Rakhi Goss-Custard as Director
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
22/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
10 Re-elect Veronique Laury as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Mark Seligman as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Karen Witts as Director
For
For
13 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
14 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
15 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
19 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
20 Adopt New Articles of Association
For
For
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 5
3.1 Elect Director Kobayashi, Tetsuya
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Yoshida, Yoshinori
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Yasumoto, Yoshihiro
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Morishima, Kazuhiro
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Kurahashi, Takahisa
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Shirakawa, Masaaki
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Yoneda, Akimasa
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Murai, Hiroyuki
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Wakai, Takashi 3.10 Elect Director Wadabayashi, Michiyoshi
182
For
For
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Okamoto, Kunie
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Araki, Mikio
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Ueda, Tsuyoshi
For
For
3.14 Elect Director Murata, Ryuichi
For
For
3.15 Elect Director Futamura, Takashi
For
For
3.16 Elect Director Yoshimoto, Isao
For
For
3.17 Elect Director Miyake, Sadayuki
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Kobe Steel Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 21/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.1 Elect Director Kawasaki, Hiroya
For
Against
1.2 Elect Director Onoe, Yoshinori
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Kaneko, Akira
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Umehara, Naoto
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Mitsugu
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Manabe, Shohei
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Koshiishi, Fusaki
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Miyake, Toshiya
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Naraki, Kazuhide
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Kitabata, Takao
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Bamba, Hiroyuki
For
For
For
For
2 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Member Kitabata, Takao Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 34 2.1 Elect Director Otake, Masahiro
For For
2.2 Elect Director Mihara, Hiroshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Yokoya, Yuji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Sakakibara, Koichi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Arima, Kenji
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Uchiyama, Masami
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kato, Michiaki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Konagaya, Hideharu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Otake, Takashi
183
For For
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Kusakawa, Katsuyuki
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Yamamoto, Hideo
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Toyota, Jun
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Uehara, Haruya
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Sakurai, Kingo
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kawaguchi, Yohei
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Shinohara, Hideo
For
For
5 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Komatsu Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 20/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 29 2.1 Elect Director Noji, Kunio
Konami Holdings Corp.
Konica Minolta Inc.
184
28/06/2017 Japan
20/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ohashi, Tetsuji
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Fujitsuka, Mikio
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kuromoto, Kazunori
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Mori, Masanao
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Oku, Masayuki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yabunaka, Mitoji
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kigawa, Makoto
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuo, Hironobu
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ono, Kotaro
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
5 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Kozuki, Kagemasa
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kozuki, Takuya
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Nakano, Osamu
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Sakamoto, Satoshi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Higashio, Kimihiko
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Matsura, Yoshihiro
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Gemma, Akira
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Kaori
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Kubo, Kimito
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Furukawa, Shinichi
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Maruoka, Minoru
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Matsuzaki, Masatoshi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Yamana, Shoei
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Kama, Kazuaki
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Tomono, Hiroshi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Nomi, Kimikazu
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Hatchoji, Takashi
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Ando, Yoshiaki
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Shiomi, Ken
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.9 Elect Director Hatano, Seiji 1.10 Elect Director Koshizuka, Kunihiro
Kose Corp.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 63 2.1 Elect Director Hanagata, Kazumasa
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
185
02/06/2017 Bermuda
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Naito, Noboru
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Nagahama, Kiyoto
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kumada, Atsuo
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Shibusawa, Koichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kobayashi, Masanori
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yanai, Michihito
For
For
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Arakane, Kumi
Kunlun Energy Company Ltd
Mgmt Rec
4 Approve Director Retirement Bonus
For
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
5 Approve Statutory Auditor Retirement Bonus
For
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3A Elect Wu Enlai as Director
For
For
3B Elect Zhao Yongqi as Director
For
For
3C Elect Li Kwok Sing Aubrey as Director
For
Against
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
5 Approve KPMG as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program
For
For
8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 25
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kadota, Michiya
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Iioka, Koichi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ito, Kiyoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Namura, Takahito
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kodama, Toshitaka
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yamada, Yoshio
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ishimaru, Ikuo
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Ejiri, Hirohiko
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.9 Elect Director Moriwaki, Tsuguto 2.10 Elect Director Sugiyama, Ryoko
Kyocera Corp.
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
For
For
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Tsuji, Yoshihiro
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 60
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Goro
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.2 Elect Director Tanimoto, Hideo
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.3 Elect Director Ishii, Ken
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Fure, Hiroshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Date, Yoji
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kano, Koichi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Aoki, Shoichi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director John Sarvis
For
For
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Onodera, Tadashi
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Mizobata, Hiroto
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Aoyama, Atsushi
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Itsukushima, Keiji
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Ina, Norihiko
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Sato, Takashi
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 15 2.1 Elect Director Nuki, Masayoshi
186
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Torikai, Shigekazu
2.9 Elect Director Robert Wisler
Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Uriu, Michiaki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Sato, Naofumi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Aramaki, Tomoyuki
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Izaki, Kazuhiro
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sasaki, Yuzo
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yamamoto, Haruyoshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Yakushinji, Hideomi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Nakamura, Akira
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Watanabe, Yoshiro
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Yamasaki, Takashi
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Inuzuka, Masahiko
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date Country
21/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.13 Elect Director Ikebe, Kazuhiro
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Watanabe, Akiyoshi
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Kikukawa, Ritsuko
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Furusho, Fumiko
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Shiotsugu, Kiyoaki
For
For
5 Amend Articles to Ban Nuclear Power Generation
Against
Against
6 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Fukushima Nuclear Accident and its Lesson
Against
Against
7 Amend Articles to Establish System to Review Corporate Social Responsibility
Against
Against
8 Amend Articles to Establish Committee on Safety Investigation of Nuclear Reactor Facilities
Against
Against
9 Amend Articles to Establish Committee on Cost Calculation of Each Against Electric Power Source
Against
1 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Law
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kai, Takahiro
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kamimura, Motohiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Koriyama, Akihisa
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Mogami, Tsuyoshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Matsunaga, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kasahara, Yosihisa
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Hayashida, Toru
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Tsuruta, Tsukasa
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Watanabe, Katsuaki
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Sueyoshi, Takejiro
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kaigakura, Hirofumi
For
For
Lamprell plc
26/06/2017 United Kingdom
Special
1 Approve Joint Venture Relating to the Maritime Yard Within the King SalmanInternational Complex for Maritime Industries & Services
For
For
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
14/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
187
08/06/2017 USA
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Charles D. Forman
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Steven L. Gerard
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
LDI Solutions Plus plc - IIFIG Government Liquidity Fund
Lenta Ltd
Li & Fung Limited
Liberty Global plc
188
Meeting Date Country
08/06/2017 Ireland
23/06/2017 Virgin Isl (UK)
01/06/2017 Bermuda
21/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.3 Elect Director George Jamieson
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Lewis Kramer
For
For
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports and Review the Company's Affairs
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG as Auditors
For
For
3 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
4 Adopt the Amendments to the Articles of Association
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Meeting for GDR Holders 1 Re-elect Stephen Johnson as Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2 Re-elect Anton Artemyev as Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3 Re-elect Michael Lynch-Bell as Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4 Re-elect John Oliver as Director
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5 Re-elect Dmitry Shvets as Director
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6 Re-elect Stephen Peel as Director
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7 Re-elect Martin Elling as Director
For
Against
8 Ratify Ernst & Young LLC as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3a Elect William Fung Kwok Lun as Director
For
For
3b Elect Martin Tang Yue Nien as Director
For
For
3c Elect Marc Robert Compagnon as Director
For
For
4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
For
1 Elect Director Miranda Curtis
For
For
2 Elect Director John W. Dick
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3 Elect Director JC Sparkman
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
4 Elect Director David Wargo
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Lite-On Technology Corp.
LIXIL Group Corporation
Meeting Date Country
22/06/2017 Taiwan
22/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
7 Approve the Implementation of Remuneration Policy
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
8 Ratify KPMG LLP (U.S.) as Auditors
For
For
9 Ratify KPMG LLP (U.K.) as Auditors
For
For
10 Authorize the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
11 Authorize Share Repurchase Program
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures for Lending Funds to Other Parties and Endorsement and Guarantees
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Ushioda, Yoichiro
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Seto, Kinya
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Kanamori, Yoshizumi
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kikuchi, Yoshinobu
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Ina, Keiichiro
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Kawaguchi, Tsutomu
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Koda, Main
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Barbara Judge
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Yamanashi, Hirokazu
For
For
For
For
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Yoshimura, Hiroto Longfor Properties Co. Ltd
05/06/2017 Cayman Islands
Annual
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend
189
For
For
3.1 Elect Shao Mingxiao as Director
For
For
3.2 Elect Xiang Bing as Director
For
For
3.3 Elect Zeng Ming as Director
For
For
3.4 Elect Li Chaojiang as Director
For
Against
3.5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
LUKOIL PJSC
Meeting Date Country
02/06/2017 USA
21/06/2017 Russia
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditors and Authorize Board For to Fix Their Remuneration
For
5 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
6 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Raul Alvarez 1.2 Elect Director Angela F. Braly
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Sandra B. Cochran
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Laurie Z. Douglas
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Robert L. Johnson
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen
For
For
1.8 Elect Director James H. Morgan
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Robert A. Niblock
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
5 Assess Climate Benefits and Feasibility of Adopting Quantitative Renewable Production Goals
Against
Against
1 Approve Annual Report, Financial Statements, and Allocation of Income, Including Dividends of RUB 120 per Share
For
For
2.1 Elect Vagit Alekperov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.2 Elect Viktor Blazheev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.3 Elect Toby Gati as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.4 Elect Valery Grayfer as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.5 Elect Igor Ivanov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.6 Elect Ravil Maganov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.7 Elect Roger Munnings as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.8 Elect Richard Matzke as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Elect 11 Directors by Cumulative Voting
190
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.9 Elect Nikolay Nikolaev as Director
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.10 Elect Ivan Pictet as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.11 Elect Leonid Fedun as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.12 Elect Lubov Khoba as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Elect Three Members of Audit Commission
Lululemon Athletica Inc.
M.P. Evans Group plc
191
08/06/2017 USA
09/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Annual
3.1 Elect Ivan Vrublevsky as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
3.2 Elect Pavel Suloyev as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
3.3 Elect Aleksandr Surkov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
4.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors for Fiscal 2016
For
For
4.2 Approve Remuneration of New Directors for Fiscal 2017
For
For
5.1 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission for Fiscal 2016
For
For
5.2 Approve Remuneration of New Members of Audit Commission for Fiscal 2017
For
For
6 Ratify KPMG as Auditor
For
For
7 Amend Charter
For
For
8 Amend Regulations on General Meetings
For
For
9 Amend Regulations on Board of Directors
For
For
10 Approve Related-Party Transaction Re: Liability Insurance for Directors ,Executives, and Companies
For
For
1a Elect Director Michael Casey
For
For
1b Elect Director Glenn Murphy
For
For
1c Elect Director David M. Mussafer
For
For
1d Elect Director Laurent Potdevin
For
For
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Clarify Majority-Voting Standard
For
For
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
None
One Year
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Re-elect Richard Robinow as Director
For
For
3 Re-elect Jock Green-Armytage as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Philip Fletcher as Director
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Elect Matthew Coulson as Director
For
For
6 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
7 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration
For
For
8 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
9 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
For
For
10 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares M3 Inc
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation
Maeda Road Construction Co. Ltd.
192
29/06/2017 Japan
09/06/2017 USA
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Tanimura, Itaru
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Tomaru, Akihiko
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Yokoi, Satoshi
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Tsuji, Takahiro
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Eiji
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Yoshida, Yasuhiko
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Urae, Akinori
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Yoshida, Kenichiro
For
For
1.1 Elect Director William L. Mack
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.2 Elect Director Alan S. Bernikow
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Irvin D. Reid
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.4 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.5 Elect Director David S. Mack
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Vincent Tese
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.7 Elect Director Nathan Gantcher
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.8 Elect Director Alan G. Philibosian
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.9 Elect Director Rebecca Robertson
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 55
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Okabe, Masatsugu
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Imaeda, Ryozo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Suzuki, Kanji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Uchiyama, Hitoshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Nishikawa, Hirotaka
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Magnit PJSC
Meeting Date Country
08/06/2017 Russia
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.6 Elect Director Takekawa, Hideya
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Fujii, Kaoru
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Nagumo, Masaji
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Yokomizo, Takashi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Kajiki, Hisashi
For
For
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
For
For
Elect Seven Directors by Cumulative Voting 4.1 Elect Aleksandr Aleksandrov as Director
None
For
4.2 Elect Aleksey Pshenichny as Director
None
For
4.3 Elect Dmitry Chenikov as Director
None
For
4.4 Elect Khachatur Pombukhchan as Director
None
For
4.5 Elect Sergey Galitsky as Director
None
For
4.6 Elect Aslan Shkhachemukov as Director
None
For
4.7 Elect Vladimir Gordeychuk as Director
None
For
For
For
Elect Three Members of Audit Commission 5.1 Elect Roman Efimenko as Member of Audit Commission
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services 15/06/2017 India Limited
Special
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
13/06/2017 India
Court
Makita Corp.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
193
5.2 Elect Irina Tsyplenkova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
5.3 Elect Lubov Shaguch as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
6 Ratify RAS Auditor
For
For
7 Ratify IFRS Auditor
For
For
1 Approve Increase in Borrowing Powers
For
For
2 Authorize Issuance of Secured or Unsecured Redeemable NonConvertible Debentures Including Subordinated Debentures on Private Placement
For
For
3 Approve Keeping of Registers and Index of Members, Debentureholders and Copies of Annual Returns at the Company's Registrar and Share Transfer Agents
For
For
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 82
For
For
Postal Ballot
Court-Ordered Meeting for Shareholders
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Mandom Corp.
Manulife Holdings Berhad
194
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Japan
02/06/2017 Malaysia
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.1 Elect Director Goto, Masahiko
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Goto, Munetoshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Torii, Tadayoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Niwa, Hisayoshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Tomita, Shinichiro
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kaneko, Tetsuhisa
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ota, Tomoyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Takashi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Yoshida, Masaki
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Omote, Takashi
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Otsu, Yukihiro
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Morita, Akiyoshi
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Sugino, Masahiro
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamamoto, Fusahiro
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 53
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Nishimura, Motonobu
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kitamura, Tatsuyoshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Koshiba, Shinichiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Hibi, Takeshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Momota, Masayoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kameda, Yasuaki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nakajima, Satoshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Nagao, Satoshi
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mizuno, Hiro
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tsujimura, Yukihiro
For
For
1 Approve First and Final Dividend
For
For
2 Elect Zaha Rina binti Zahari as Director
For
For
3 Elect Mohd Annuar bin Zaini as Director
For
For
4 Elect Leung Rockson Lok-Shuen as Director
For
For
5 Elect Gopakumar Kurup as Director
For
For
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors for the Financial Year Ended December 31, 2016
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
8 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their For Remuneration
For
9 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
For
10 Approve Renewal of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions
For
For
11 Approve New Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Elect Gary Lamb as Director
For
For
4 Ratify KPMG Audit LLC as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration For
For
5 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
6 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
7 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
8 Approve Cancellation and Reclassification as a Distributable Reserve of the Company's Paid Up Share Capital
For
For
1 Elect Chairman of Meeting; Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of Meeting
For
Do Not Vote
2 Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda
For
Do Not Vote
For
Do Not Vote
6 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other Terms of Employment For For Executive Management
Do Not Vote
7 Approval of the Guidelines for Allocation of Options
For
Do Not Vote
8 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of NOK 1.1 Million for Chairman, NOK 575,000 For Vice Chairman, and NOK 400,000 for Other Directors; Approve Audit Committee Fees
For
Do Not Vote
9 Approve Remuneration of Nomination Committee
For
Do Not Vote
7 Approve Directors' Benefits from January 31, 2017 Until the Next Annual General Meeting
Manx Telecom Plc
Marine Harvest ASA
14/06/2017 Isle of Man
01/06/2017 Norway
Annual
Annual
To prevent shareblocking
3 Receive President's Report 4 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of Income 5 Discuss Company's Corporate Governance Statement
195
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 10 Approve Remuneration of Auditors
Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust plc
Marubeni Corp.
196
06/06/2017 United Kingdom
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Do Not Vote
11a Elect Ole-Eirik Leroy as Director
For
Do Not Vote
11b Elect Lisbet Naero as Director
For
Do Not Vote
11c Elect Orjan Svanevik as Director
For
Do Not Vote
12 Elect Members of Nominating Committee
For
Do Not Vote
13 Authorize Board to Declare Quarterly Dividends
For
Do Not Vote
14 Authorize Board to Distribute Dividends
For
Do Not Vote
15 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Do Not Vote
16 Approve Creation of NOK 367.6 Million Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights
For
Do Not Vote
17 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of NOK 3.20 Billion
For
Do Not Vote
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Elect Marian Glen as Director
For
For
5 Elect Gary Le Sueur as Director
For
For
6 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
7 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
8 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
9 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
10 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
11 Authorise Directors to Sell Treasury Shares for Cash
For
For
12 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Asada, Teruo
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kokubu, Fumiya
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Akiyoshi, Mitsuru
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.4 Elect Director Yamazoe, Shigeru
26/06/2017 Japan
Annual
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
197
27/06/2017 USA
Annual
For
For
For
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Kitabata, Takao
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Takahashi, Kyohei
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Fukuda, Susumu
For
For
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Gunji, Kazuro
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hatchoji, Takashi
For
For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yoneda, Tsuyoshi
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 17 2.1 Elect Director Aoi, Hiroshi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Horiuchi, Koichiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Okajima, Etsuko
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Muroi, Masahiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Nakamura, Masao
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Ishii, Tomo
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kato, Hirotsugu
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Suzuki, Hiroyuki
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Yoshimura, Yoshinori
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Horikawa, Daiji
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Meguro, Yoshitaka
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Nakano, Kenjiro
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Ushino, Kenichiro
For
For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Okumura, Masuo Mastercard Incorporated
For
1.5 Elect Director Minami, Hikaru
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Nozaki, Akira Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.6 Elect Director Yabe, Nobuhiro
1.10 Elect Director Okina, Yuri
Marui Group Co. Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
1a Elect Director Richard Haythornthwaite
For
For
1b Elect Director Ajay Banga
For
For
1c Elect Director Silvio Barzi
For
For
1d Elect Director David R. Carlucci
For
For
1e Elect Director Steven J. Freiberg
For
For
1f Elect Director Julius Genachowski
For
For
1g Elect Director Merit E. Janow
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1h Elect Director Nancy J. Karch
Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co Ltd
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
198
Annual
For
For
1i Elect Director Oki Matsumoto
For
For
For
For
1k Elect Director Jose Octavio Reyes Lagunes
For
For
1l Elect Director Jackson Tai
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
6 Report on Gender Pay Gap
Against
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 50
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on Number of Directors
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Matsumoto, Namio
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Matsumoto, Kiyo
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Narita, Kazuo
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Matsumoto, Takashi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Obe, Shingo
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Ishibashi, Akio
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Matsumoto, Tetsuo
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Oya, Masahiro
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Kobayashi, Ryoichi
16/06/2017 Jersey
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1j Elect Director Rima Qureshi
For
For
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Seno, Yoshiaki
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Re-elect Jacques-Franck Dossin as Director
For
For
3 Re-elect Tiew Soon Aik as Director
For
For
4 Ratify Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP as Auditors
For
For
5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
6 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
7 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Matsushita, Isao
MayAir Group Plc
Mgmt Rec
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Proposal encourages enhanced employment approach and diversity
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 8 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
Mazda Motor Corp.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 20 2.1 Elect Director Nakamine, Yuji
Mears Group plc
199
07/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Inamoto, Nobuhide
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ono, Mitsuru
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Sakai, Ichiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Jono, Kazuaki
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yasuda, Masahiro
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hirasawa, Masahide
For
Against
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tamano, Kunihiko
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Approve Executive Incentive Plan
For
For
5 Approve Share Incentive Plan
For
For
6 Reappoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
8 Re-elect Bob Holt as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect David Miles as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Andrew Smith as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Alan Long as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Peter Dicks as Director
For
For
13 Re-elect Geraint Davies as Director
For
For
14 Re-elect Julia Unwin as Director
For
For
15 Elect Roy Irwin as Director
For
For
16 Elect Jason Burt as Director
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
20 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Mebuki Financial Group Inc.
Meeting Date Country 28/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1 Amend Articles to Clarify Term of Directors Appointed to Fill Vacancies - Reflect Changes in Law 2.1 Elect Director Terakado, Kazuyoshi
MediaTek Inc.
15/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Matsushita, Masanao
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Sakamoto, Hideo
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Horie, Yutaka
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Sasajima, Ritsuo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Shimizu, Kazuyuki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Murashima, Eiji
For
For
3 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Member Goto, Naoki For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Cash Distribution from Capital Reserve
For
For
4 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6.1 Elect Rick Tsai with ID No. A102354XXX as Non-independent Director
For
For
6.2 Elect Ming Je Tang with ID No. A100065XXX as Independent Director
For
For
7 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors
For
For
8 Other Business
None
Against
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
4 Elect John Graham as Director
For
For
5 Elect Stephen Davies as Director
For
For
6 Elect Anthony Lee as Director
For
For
7 Elect Anand Jain as Director
For
For
8 Elect Roy Davis as Director
For
For
9 Elect Stephen Whittern as Director
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Medica Group PLC
200
28/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
For
For
10 Elect Michael Bewick as Director
For
For
11 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Medipal Holdings Corp
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
12 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Another Capital Investment
For
15 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
16 Authorise the Company to Use Electronic Communications
For
For
17 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Watanabe, Shuichi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Chofuku, Yasuhiro
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Yoda, Toshihide
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Sakon, Yuji
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Hasegawa, Takuro
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Watanabe, Shinjiro
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Ninomiya, Kunio
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Kawanobe, Michiko
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Kagami, Mitsuko
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Asano, Toshio Medy-Tox Inc. Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
201
13/06/2017 South Korea 16/06/2017 Taiwan
Special Annual
For
For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Toyoda, Tomoyasu
For
Against
1 Appoint Cheon Yeong-ik as an Internal Auditor
For
For
2 Amend Articles of Incorporation
For
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Ministry For of Finance
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Director For Chao Shun Chang, a Representative of Ministry of Finance
For
6 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Director For Li Yen Yang, a Representative of Ministry of Finance
For
7 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Director For Chiu Fa Tsai, a Representative of Ministry of Finance
For
8 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Bank of For Taiwan Co., Ltd.
For
Concerns about independence Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
9 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Director For Ye Chin Chiou, a Representative of Bank of Taiwan Co., Ltd. 10 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Independent Director Tsun Siou Li MegaFon PJSC
30/06/2017 Russia
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale For
For
For
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
For
For
4.1 Elect Robert Andersson as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.2 Elect Henriette Wendt as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.3 Elect Boris Dobrodeev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.4 Elect Aleksandr Esikov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.5 Elect Nikolay Krylov Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.6 Elect Paul Myners as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.7 Elect Douglas Lubbe as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.8 Elect Hannu-Matti Makinen as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.9 Elect Pavel Mitrofanov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.10 Elect Ardavan Moshiri as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Meeting for GDR Holders
Elect Seven Directors by Cumulative Voting
Megaworld Corporation
16/06/2017 Philippines
Annual
4.11 Elect Per Emil Nilsson as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.12 Elect Jan Rudberg as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.13 Elect Ingrid Stenmark as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.14 Elect Vladimir Streshinsky as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5 Fix Size of Management Board; Elect Members of Management Board
For
For
6 Ratify Auditor
For
For
7 Elect Members of Audit Commission
For
For
8 Approve Company's Membership in Big Data Value Association
For
For
9 Approve Company's Membership in Internet of Things Association
For
For
3 Approve Minutes of the Previous Annual Meeting
For
For
5 Approve Amendment of Principal Office Address
For
For
6 Appoint External Auditors
For
For
7 Ratify Acts and Resolutions of the Board of Directors, Board Committees and Management
For
For
Elect 7 Directors by Cumulative Voting
202
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
8a Elect Andrew L. Tan as Director
For
For
8b Elect Katherine L. Tan as Director
For
For
8c Elect Kingson U. Sian as Director
For
For
8d Elect Enrique Santos L. Sy as Director
For
For
8e Elect Jesus B. Varela as Director
For
For
8f Elect Gerardo C. Garcia as Director
For
For
8g Elect Roberto S. Guevara as Director
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Nishio, Keiji
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Namba, Takao
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Ishida, Takahiro
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kosaka, Shinya
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Tsuchioka, Hideaki
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Konishi, Hiroaki
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Shirohata, Katsuyuki
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Koitabashi, Masato
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Motoi, Hideki
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Member Omori, Setsuya
For
For
2.2 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Member Hattori, Akito
For
For
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Anan, Hisa
3 Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC as New External Audit Firm Meiji Holdings Co Ltd
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Matsuo, Masahiko
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Saza, Michiro
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Shiozaki, Koichiro
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Furuta, Jun
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Iwashita, Shuichi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Kawamura, Kazuo
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Kobayashi, Daikichiro
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Sanuki, Yoko
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Iwashita, Tomochika
For
For
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuzumi, Mineo
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanaka, Hiroyuki
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Murayama, Toru
203
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Merlin Entertainments plc
MetLife, Inc.
204
Meeting Date Country
13/06/2017 United Kingdom
13/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Watanabe, Hajime
For
For
2.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ando, Makoto
For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Imamura, Makoto
For
For
4 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
5 Re-elect Sir John Sunderland as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Nick Varney as Director
For
For
7 Elect Anne-Francoise Nesmes as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Charles Gurassa as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Ken Hydon as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Fru Hazlitt as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Soren Thorup Sorensen as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Trudy Rautio as Director
For
For
13 Re-elect Rachel Chiang as Director
For
For
14 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
15 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
16 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
20 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez
For
For
1.3 Elect Director David L. Herzog
For
For
1.4 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.8 Elect Director William E. Kennard 1.9 Elect Director James M. Kilts
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Minebea Mitsumi Inc.
15/06/2017 Taiwan
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
205
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Denise M. Morrison
For
For
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
Against
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Cash Dividend Distribution from Capital Reserve
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 7
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kainuma, Yoshihisa
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Moribe, Shigeru
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Iwaya, Ryozo
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Uchibori, Tamio
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Tsuruta, Tetsuya
For
For
2.6 Elect Director None, Shigeru
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yoda, Hiromi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Uehara, Shuji
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kagami, Michiya
For
For
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Aso, Hiroshi
Miraca Holdings Inc
Mgmt Rec
2.11 Elect Director Murakami, Koshi
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Matsuoka, Takashi
For
For
3 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
4 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill)
For
Against
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Takeuchi, Shigekazu 1.2 Elect Director Suzuki, Hiromasa
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Ishiguro, Miyuki
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Ito, Ryoji
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Proposal enhances board accountability
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Proposal risks entrenching management
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.5 Elect Director Takaoka, Kozo
MISUMI Group Inc.
15/06/2017 Japan
Annual
MITIE Group PLC
12/06/2017 United Kingdom
Special
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Mitsubishi Corp.
206
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Yamauchi, Susumu
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Amano, Futomichi
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 9.1 2.1 Elect Director Saegusa, Tadashi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ono, Ryusei
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ikeguchi, Tokuya
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Otokozawa, Ichiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Numagami, Tsuyoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Ogi, Takehiko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nishimoto, Kosuke
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nozue, Juichi
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Aono, Nanako
For
For
For
For
1 Amend the Borrowing Limit Under the Company's Articles of Association 1.1 Elect Director Kobayashi, Yoshimitsu
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Ochi, Hitoshi
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Glenn H. Fredrickson
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Umeha, Yoshihiro
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Urata, Hisao
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Ohira, Noriyoshi
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Kosakai, Kenkichi
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Yoshimura, Shushichi
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Kikkawa, Takeo
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Ito, Taigi
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Watanabe, Kazuhiro
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Kunii, Hideko
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Hashimoto, Takayuki
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 50 2.1 Elect Director Kobayashi, Ken
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kakiuchi, Takehiko
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Tanabe, Eiichi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Hirota, Yasuhito
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.5 Elect Director Masu, Kazuyuki
Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd
29/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Toide, Iwao
For
For
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Sakakida, Masakazu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Konno, Hidehiro
For
For
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Omiya, Hideaki
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Oka, Toshiko
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Saiki, Akitaka
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Yamanishi, Kenichiro 1.2 Elect Director Sakuyama, Masaki
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Yoshimatsu, Hiroki
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Okuma, Nobuyuki
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Matsuyama, Akihiro
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Ichige, Masayuki
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Ohashi, Yutaka
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Yabunaka, Mitoji
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Obayashi, Hiroshi
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Watanabe, Kazunori
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Nagayasu, Katsunori
For
Against
1.12 Elect Director Koide, Hiroko
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 11 2.1 Elect Director Sugiyama, Hirotaka
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Yoshida, Junichi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kato, Jo
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Tanisawa, Junichi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Katayama, Hiroshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Nishigai, Noboru
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yanagisawa, Yutaka
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Okusa, Toru
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Matsuhashi, Isao
For
For
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Ebihara, Shin
207
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.7 Elect Director Murakoshi, Akira
2.10 Elect Director Nishiyama, Akihiko
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
Mgmt Rec
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.11 Elect Director Tomioka, Shu
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Shirakawa, Masaaki
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Nagase, Shin
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Egami, Setsuko
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Taka, Iwao
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Sakai, Kazuo 1.2 Elect Director Kurai, Toshikiyo
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Kawa, Kunio
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Inamasa, Kenji
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Jono, Masahiro
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Sato, Yasuhiro
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Fujii, Masashi
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Yoshida, Susumu
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Mizukami, Masamichi 1.10 Elect Director Inari, Masato
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
22/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For For
1.11 Elect Director Tanigawa, Kazuo
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Sato, Tsugio
For
For
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kanzaki, Hiroaki
For
For
3 Approve Pension Reserve Plan for Directors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 6
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3.1 Elect Director Omiya, Hideaki
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Miyanaga, Shunichi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Koguchi, Masanori
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Nayama, Michisuke
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Shinohara, Naoyuki
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Kobayashi, Ken
For
For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Izumisawa, Seiji
For
For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Goto, Toshifumi
For
For
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Kuroyanagi, Nobuo
For
Against
4.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Christina Ahmadjian
For
For
4.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Ito, Shinichiro
For
For
For
For
5 Appoint KPMG AZSA LLC as New External Audit Firm
208
For For
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
209
Meeting Date Country 29/06/2017 Japan
28/06/2017 Japan
23/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 8
3.1 Elect Director Okamoto, Tetsuro
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
3.2 Elect Director Matsui, Akio
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
3.3 Elect Director Miyazaki, Takanori
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Ohara, Yoshiji
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Hiraoka, Noboru
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Shinohara, Fumihiro
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Hitoshi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Fujikura, Masao
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Makihara, Minoru
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Miki, Shigemitsu
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Miyahara, Koji
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Saito, Yasushi
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Takami, Tomohiko
For
For
3.14 Elect Director Kimura, Shinji
For
For For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
1.1 Elect Director Yao, Hiroshi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Takeuchi, Akira
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Iida, Osamu
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Ono, Naoki
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Shibano, Nobuo
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Suzuki, Yasunobu
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Okamoto, Yukio
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Tokuno, Mariko
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Watanabe, Hiroshi
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukui, Soichi
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sato, Hiroshi
For
Against
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 5
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions on Number of Directors - Amend Provisions on Director Titles - Clarify Director Authority on Board Meetings - Amend Provisions on Number of Statutory Auditors
Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co Ltd.
26/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
For
For
For
For
Against
3.3 Elect Director Yamashita, Mitsuhiko
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Shiraji, Kozo
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Ikeya, Koji
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Sakamoto, Harumi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Miyanaga, Shunichi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Kobayashi, Ken
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Isayama, Takeshi
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Kawaguchi, Hitoshi
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Karube, Hiroshi
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Moriyama, Toru
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 25
For
Against
2.2 Elect Director Suzuki, Daiichiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Furuya, Toshiki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Sugiyama, Yoshihiko
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Enomoto, Koichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Mori, Shinsaku
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Onose, Takashi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kyoya, Yutaka
For
For
For
For
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Enomoto, Takeshi
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kamigaki, Seisui
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shimazu, Yoshihiro
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 28 2.1 Elect Director Mitsuka, Masayuki
210
For
3.1 Elect Director Carlos Ghosn
2.9 Elect Director Kakizaki, Tamaki
21/06/2017 Japan
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.2 Elect Director Masuko, Osamu
2.10 Elect Director Teshima, Nobuyuki
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kobayashi, Takashi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ishizaki, Yoshiaki
For
For
Concerns about candidate
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.4 Elect Director Murakami, Seiichi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Tabaru, Eizo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Tanaka, Takashi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Hattori, Shigehiko
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Iwane, Shigeki
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kamijo, Tsutomu
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kikuchi, Matsuo
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ichida, Ryo
For
Against
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 9
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kawakami, Hiroshi 2.2 Elect Director Kawamoto, Yuko
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Matsuyama, Haruka
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Toby S. Myerson
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Okuda, Tsutomu
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sato, Yukihiro
For
Against
2.7 Elect Director Tarisa Watanagase
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Yamate, Akira
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Shimamoto, Takehiko 2.10 Elect Director Okamoto, Junichi
211
For
For
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Sono, Kiyoshi
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Nagaoka, Takashi
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Ikegaya, Mikio
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Mike, Kanetsugu
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Hirano, Nobuyuki
For
For
2.16 Elect Director Kuroda, Tadashi
For
For
2.17 Elect Director Tokunari, Muneaki
For
For
2.18 Elect Director Yasuda, Masamichi
Concerns about independence
Concerns about overall board structure
For
For
3 Amend Articles to Require Individual Compensation Disclosure for Directors
Against
For
Proposal enhances transparency
4 Amend Articles to Separate Chairman of the Board and CEO
Against
For
Proposal enhances board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co.
212
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Amend Articles to Create System that Enables Employees to be Reinstated after Running for Office in National Elections, Local Assembly Elections, and Elections for the Heads of Local Governments
Against
Against
6 Amend Articles to Require Company to Urge Subsidiaries Owning Shares in Allied Firms to Vote Shares Appropriately
Against
For
7 Amend Articles to Disclose Director Training Policy
Against
Against
8 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Communications and Responses between Shareholders and Directors
Against
Against
9 Amend Articles to Add Provisions Allowing Shareholders to Nominate Director Candidates to Nomination Committee and Its Equal Treatment
Against
Against
10 Amend Articles to Allow Inclusion of Shareholder Proposals in Convocation Notice with the Upper Limit of 100 at Minimum
Against
Against
11 Amend Articles to Establish Liaison for Reporting Concerns to Audit Committee
Against
Against
12 Amend Articles to Mandate Holding of Meetings Consisting Solely of Outside Directors
Against
Against
13 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Recruitment and Offer of Senior Positions to Women Who Interrupted Their Careers for Childbirth
Against
Against
14 Amend Articles to Prohibit Discriminatory Treatment of Activist Investors
Against
Against
15 Amend Articles to Establish Special Committee on Expressing the Company's Opinion on Recent Actions by Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda
Against
Against
16 Amend Articles to Establish Special Investigation Committee on Loans to K.K. Kenko
Against
Against
17 Remove Director Haruka Matsuyama from Office
Against
Against
18 Appoint Shareholder Director Nominee Lucian Bebchuk in place of Haruka Matsuyama
Against
Against
19 Amend Articles to Hand over Petition Calling for Refraining of Strongly Pursuing Negative Interest Rate Policy to Governor of the Bank of Japan
Against
Against
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines 2.1 Elect Director Shiraishi, Tadashi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Yanai, Takahiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Urabe, Toshimitsu
For
For
Proposal encourages enhanced stewardship
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.4 Elect Director Sakata, Yasuyuki
21/06/2017 Japan
Annual
213
Annual
For
For
For
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Sato, Naoki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Aoki, Katsuhiko
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Yamashita, Hiroto
For
For
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Minoura, Teruyuki
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Haigo, Toshio
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
2.13 Elect Director Kuroda, Tadashi
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
2.14 Elect Director Kojima, Kiyoshi
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Yoshida, Shinya
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hane, Akira
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Minagawa, Hiroshi
For
Against
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 30 2.1 Elect Director Iijima, Masami
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Yasunaga, Tatsuo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kato, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Hombo, Yoshihiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Suzuki, Makoto
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Tanaka, Satoshi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Matsubara, Keigo
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Fujii, Shinsuke
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kitamori, Nobuaki
27/06/2017 Japan
For
2.5 Elect Director Nonoguchi, Tsuyoshi
2.10 Elect Director Muto, Toshiro
Mitsui Chemicals Inc.
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.6 Elect Director Kobayakawa, Hideki
2.10 Elect Director Kudo, Takeo
Mitsui & Co.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kobayashi, Izumi
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Jenifer Rogers
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Takeuchi, Hirotaka
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Samuel Walsh
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mori, Kimitaka
For
For
4 Approve Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 9
For
For
2 Approve Accounting Transfers
For
For
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.
214
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
4 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines - Update Authorized Capital to Reflect Reverse Stock Split - Reduce Share Trading Unit - Recognize Validity of Board Resolutions in Written or Electronic Format - Indemnify Directors - Indemnify Statutory Auditors
For
For
5.1 Elect Director Tannowa, Tsutomu
For
For
5.2 Elect Director Kubo, Masaharu
For
For
5.3 Elect Director Isayama, Shigeru
For
For
5.4 Elect Director Matsuo, Hideki
For
For
5.5 Elect Director Shimogori, Takayoshi
For
For
5.6 Elect Director Kuroda, Yukiko
For
For
5.7 Elect Director Bada, Hajime
For
For
5.8 Elect Director Tokuda, Hiromi
For
For
6.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shimbo, Katsuyoshi
For
For
6.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tokuda, Shozo
For
For
7 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
8 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 18
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Iwasa, Hiromichi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Komoda, Masanobu
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kitahara, Yoshikazu
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Fujibayashi, Kiyotaka
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Onozawa, Yasuo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sato, Masatoshi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ishigami, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Yamamoto, Takashi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Yamashita, Toru
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Egashira, Toshiaki
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Egawa, Masako
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Nogimori, Masafumi
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
4 Approve Director Retirement Bonus
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.
Mixi Inc
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.
215
Meeting Date Country 27/06/2017 Japan
27/06/2017 Japan
23/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines - Update Authorized Capital to Reflect Reverse Stock Split - Reduce Share Trading Unit
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Muto, Koichi
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
3.2 Elect Director Ikeda, Junichiro
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
3.3 Elect Director Tanabe, Masahiro
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Takahashi, Shizuo
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Hashimoto, Takeshi
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Maruyama, Takashi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Matsushima, Masayuki
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Fujii, Hideto
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Katsu, Etsuko
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Jitsu, Kenji
For
For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Seki, Isao
For
For
6 Approve Stock Option Plan
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Morita, Hiroki
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Ogino, Yasuhiro
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Kimura, Koki
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kasahara, Kenji
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Aoyagi, Tatsuya
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Taru, Kosuke
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Shima, Satoshi
For
For
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Tsukamoto, Hideo
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Remove Provisions on Non-Common Shares
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Sato, Yasuhiro
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Nishiyama, Takanori
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Iida, Koichi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Umemiya, Makoto
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Shibata, Yasuyuki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Aya, Ryusuke
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Funaki, Nobukatsu
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Seki, Tetsuo
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.9 Elect Director Kawamura, Takashi
216
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Kainaka, Tatsuo
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Abe, Hirotake
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Ota, Hiroko
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Kobayashi, Izumi
For
For
3 Amend Articles to Restore Shareholder Authority to Vote on Income Against Allocation
For
Proposal enhances shareholder rights
4 Amend Articles to Require Company to Urge Subsidiaries Owning Shares in Allied Firms to Vote Shares Appropriately
Against
For
Proposal enhances stewardship approach
5 Amend Articles to Require Individual Compensation Disclosure for Directors
Against
For
Proposal enhances transparency
6 Amend Articles to Separate Chairman of the Board and CEO
Against
For
Proposal enhances board structure
7 Amend Articles to Create System that Enables Employees to be Reinstated after Running for Office in National Elections, Local Assembly Elections, and Elections for the Heads of Local Governments
Against
For
Proposal enhances employee relations
8 Amend Articles to Disclose Director Training Policy
Against
For
Proposal enhances transparency
9 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Communications and Responses between Shareholders and Directors
Against
Against
10 Amend Articles to Add Provisions Allowing Shareholders to Nominate Director Candidates to Nomination Committee and Its Equal Treatment
Against
Against
11 Amend Articles to Allow Inclusion of Shareholder Proposals in Convocation Notice with the Upper Limit of 100 at Minimum
Against
Against
12 Amend Articles to Establish Liaison for Reporting Concerns to Audit Committee
Against
Against
13 Amend Articles to Mandate Holding of Meetings Consisting Solely of Outside Directors
Against
Against
14 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Recruitment and Offer of Senior Positions to Women Who Interrupted Their Careers for Childbirth
Against
Against
15 Amend Articles to Prohibit Discriminatory Treatment of Activist Investors
Against
Against
16 Amend Articles to Establish Special Committee on Expressing the Company's Opinion on Recent Actions by the Minister of Justice
Against
Against
17 Amend Articles to Establish Special Investigation Committee on Frozen Bank Account Issue at Shakujii Branch
Against
Against
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC
Meeting Date Country
09/06/2017 Russia
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
18 Amend Articles to Establish Special Investigation Committee on Loans
Against
Against
19 Amend Articles to Hand over Petition Calling for Refraining of Strongly Pursuing Negative Interest Rate Policy to Governor of the Bank of Japan
Against
Against
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
For
For
5.1 Elect Sergey Barbashev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.2 Elect Aleksey Bashkirov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.3 Elect Rushan Bogaudinov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.4 Elect Sergey Bratukhin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.5 Elect Andrey Bugrov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.6 Elect Marianna Zakharova as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.7 Elect Stalbek Mishakov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.8 Elect Gareth Penny as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Meeting for ADR Holders
Elect 13 Directors by Cumulative Voting
5.9 Elect Gerhardus Prinsloo as Director 5.10 Elect Maksim Sokov as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.11 Elect Vladislav Solovyev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.12 Elect Sergey Skvortsov as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.13 Elect Robert Edwards as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
For
For
Elect Five Members of Audit Commisson 6.1 Elect Artur Arustamov as Member of Audit Commission 6.2 Elect Anna Masalova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
6.3 Elect Georgy Svanidze as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
6.4 Elect Vladimir Shilkov as Members of Audit Commission
For
For
6.5 Elect Elena Yanevich as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
7 Ratify KPMG as RAS Auditor
For
For
8 Ratify KPMG as IFRS Auditor
For
For
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
Against
For
For
10 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission
217
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Mobile Telesystems PJSC
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Russia
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
11 Approve Related-Party Transactions Re: Indemnification Agreements with Directors and Executives
For
For
12 Approve Related-Party Transaction Re: Liability Insurance for Directors and Executives
For
For
13 Approve New Edition of Charter
For
Against
14 Approve Company's Membership in UN Global Compact Network
For
For
15 Approve Company's Membership in Transport Safety Association
For
For
1.1 Elect Meeting Chairman
For
For
1.2 Resolve to Announce Voting Results and Resolutions on General Meeting
For
For
2.1 Approve Annual Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2.2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends RUB 15.60 per Share
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Elect Nine Directors by Cumulative Voting 3.1 Elect Aleksandr Gorbunov as Director
None
For
3.2 Elect Andrey Dubovskov as Director
None
For
3.3 Elect Ron Sommer as Director
None
For
3.4 Elect Artyom Zasursky as Director
None
For
3.5 Elect Michel Combes as Director
None
For
3.6 Elect Stanley Miller as Director
None
For
3.7 Elect Vsevolod Rozanov as Director
None
For
3.8 Elect Regina von Flemming as Director
None
For
3.9 Elect Thomas Holtrop as Director
None
For
Elect Three Members of Audit Commission 4.1 Elect Irina Borisenkova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
4.2 Elect Maksim Mamonov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
4.3 Elect Anatoly Panarin as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor
For
For
6 Approve New Edition of Charter
For
Against
7 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Board of Directors
For
For
8 Approve Reorganization via Acquisition of Subsidiaries
For
For
9 Amend Charter in Connection with Reorganization Proposed under Item 8
For
For
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Meeting for ADR Holders 1.1 Elect Meeting Chairman
218
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.2 Resolve to Announce Voting Results and Resolutions on General Meeting
For
For
2 Approve Annual Report, Financial Statements, and Allocation of Income, Including Dividends of RUB 16.60 per Share
For
For
3.1 Elect Aleksandr Gorbunov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3.2 Elect Andrey Dubovskov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3.3 Elect Ron Sommer as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3.4 Elect Artyom Zasursky as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3.5 Elect Michel Combes as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3.6 Elect Stanley Miller as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3.7 Elect Vsevolod Rozanov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3.8 Elect Regina von Flemming as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3.9 Elect Thomas Holtrop as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Elect Nine Directors by Cumulative Voting
Elect Three Members of Audit Commission 4.1 Elect Irina Borisenkova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
4.2 Elect Maksim Mamonov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
4.3 Elect Anatoly Panarin as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
For
For
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
219
29/06/2017 USA
Annual
6 Approve New Edition of Charter
For
Against
7 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Board of Directors
For
For
8 Approve Reorganization via Acquisition of Subsidiaries
For
For
9 Amend Charter in Connection with Reorganization Proposed under Item 8
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Mark T. Alfieri 1.2 Elect Director David D. Fitch
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Tammy K. Jones
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Jonathan L. Kempner
For
Withhold
1.5 Elect Director W. Benjamin (Ben) Moreland
For
For
1.6 Elect Director E. Alan Patton
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Timothy J. Pire
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns about candidate
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Monster Beverage Corporation
Mori Trust Sogo Reit Inc.
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 19/06/2017 USA
13/06/2017 Japan
25/06/2017 India
Meeting Type Annual
Special
Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.1 Elect Director Rodney C. Sacks
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Hilton H. Schlosberg
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Mark J. Hall
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Norman C. Epstein
For
Withhold
1.5 Elect Director Gary P. Fayard
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Benjamin M. Polk
For
Withhold
1.7 Elect Director Sydney Selati
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Harold C. Taber, Jr.
For
Withhold
1.9 Elect Director Kathy N. Waller
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Mark S. Vidergauz
For
Withhold
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan
For
For
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
220
Annual
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
6 Adopt Proxy Access Right
Against
For
Proposal enhances board accountability
7 Report on Sustainability, Including Water Risks
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced environmental approach
1 Amend Articles to Make Technical Changes
For
For
2 Elect Executive Director Yagi, Masayuki
For
For
3 Elect Alternate Executive Director Yamamoto, Michio
For
For
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors
For
For
3 Elect Directors
For
Against
Postal Ballot 1 Approve Issuance of Bonus Shares
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA 07/06/2017 Greece
Concerns about overall board structure
Annual Meeting Agenda
4 Appoint Members of Audit Committee
For
For
5 Approve Dividends
For
For
6 Approve Auditors and Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
For
8 Approve Cash Awards to Personnel and Board Members
For
Against
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings
Multiplus SA
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 26/06/2017 Japan
05/06/2017 Brazil
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Special
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 70
221
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Suzuki, Hisahito
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Karasawa, Yasuyoshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Hara, Noriyuki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kanasugi, Yasuzo
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Fujii, Shiro
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Nishikata, Masaaki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Okawabata, Fumiaki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Watanabe, Akira
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Tsunoda, Daiken
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Ogawa, Tadashi
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Matsunaga, Mari
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Bando, Mariko
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kondo, Tomoko
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uemura, Kyoko
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Nakazato, Takuya
For
For
1 Accept Resignations of Armando Valdivieso Montes, Roberto Alvo Milosawlewitsch and Mauricio Rolim Amaro as Directors
For
For
2 Elect Jerome Paul Jacques Cadier and Ramiro Diego Alfonsin Balza as Directors
For
For
3 Amend Article 19
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 110
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Murata, Tsuneo
Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
2.2 Elect Director Fujita, Yoshitaka
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Inoue, Toru
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Nakajima, Norio
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Iwatsubo, Hiroshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Takemura, Yoshito
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ishino, Satoshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Shigematsu, Takashi
For
For
3 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 26
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Otsuka, Hiroshi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Miyata, Takayuki
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.3 Elect Director Otsuka, Haruhisa
Nabors Industries Ltd.
222
22/06/2017 Netherlands
06/06/2017 Bermuda
Annual
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Horibe, Koji
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Uchida, Toru
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Tracey Sivill
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kamino, Goro
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Hari N. Nair
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Tomimatsu, Keisuke
For
For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Sakakibara, Nobuyoshi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Yamagami, Asako
For
For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Morita, Yoshinori
For
For
For
For
1A Elect Director Heather Bresch
For
For
4 Approve Equity Compensation Plan Mylan N.V.
Mgmt Rec
1B Elect Director Wendy Cameron
For
Against
1C Elect Director Robert J. Cindrich
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
1D Elect Director Robert J. Coury
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
1E Elect Director JoEllen Lyons Dillon
For
For
1F Elect Director Neil Dimick
For
Against
1G Elect Director Melina Higgins
For
For
1H Elect Director Rajiv Malik
For
For
Concerns about candidate
Concerns about candidate
1I Elect Director Mark W. Parrish
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
1J Elect Director Randall L. (Pete) Vanderveen
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
1K Elect Director Sjoerd S. Vollebregt
For
For
2 Adopt Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
4 Instruction to Deloitte Accountants B.V. for the Audit of the Company's Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts for Fiscal Year 2017
For
For
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
7 Authorize Repurchase of Shares
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Tanya S. Beder
For
For
1.2 Elect Director James R. Crane
For
Withhold
Concerns about candidate
1.3 Elect Director John P. Kotts
For
Withhold
Concerns about candidate
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.4 Elect Director Michael C. Linn
Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
223
20/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Withhold
Concerns about candidate
1.5 Elect Director Anthony G. Petrello
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Dag Skattum
For
Withhold
Concerns about candidate
1.7 Elect Director John Yearwood
For
Withhold
Concerns about candidate
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Adopt Proxy Access Right
Against
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 5
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines - Update Authorized Capital to Reflect Reverse Stock Split - Reduce Share Trading Unit
For
For
For
For
4.1 Elect Director Yamamoto, Ado
Nan Ya Plastics Corp
Mgmt Rec
4.2 Elect Director Ando, Takashi
For
For
4.3 Elect Director Takagi, Hideki
For
For
4.4 Elect Director Shibata, Hiroshi
For
For
4.5 Elect Director Haigo, Toshio
For
For
4.6 Elect Director Iwase, Masaaki
For
For
4.7 Elect Director Takada, Kyosuke
For
For
4.8 Elect Director Takasaki, Hiroki
For
For
4.9 Elect Director Suzuki, Kiyomi
For
For
4.10 Elect Director Yoshikawa, Takuo
For
For
4.11 Elect Director Futagami, Hajime
For
For
4.12 Elect Director Yano, Hiroshi
For
For
4.13 Elect Director Fukushima, Atsuko
For
For
4.14 Elect Director Adachi, Munenori
For
For
4.15 Elect Director Iwakiri, Michio
For
For
4.16 Elect Director Hibino, Hiroshi
For
For
4.17 Elect Director Ozawa, Satoshi
For
For
5 Approve Bonus Related to Retirement Bonus System Abolition
For
Against
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Proposal enhances board accountability
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Ltd
NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund Ltd
Meeting Date Country
06/06/2017 Guernsey
14/06/2017 Guernsey
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Shareholder's General Meeting
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Amend Trading Procedures Governing Derivatives Products
For
For
6 Amend Procedures for Lending Funds to Other Parties
For
For
7 Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees
For
For
8 Other Business
None
Against
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Re-elect Sarah Evans as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect John Hallam as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Michael Holmberg as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Christopher Sherwell as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Stephen Vakil as Director
For
For
8 Ratify KPMG Channel Islands Limited as Auditors
For
For
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares, Extended Life Shares For and New Global Shares
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Re-elect William Frewen as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Richard Battey as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Sandra Platts as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Rupert Dorey as Director
For
For
7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP as Auditors
For
For
8 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
9 Authorise Market Purchase of Shares
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
10 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights NEC Corp.
22/06/2017 Japan
Annual
2.1 Elect Director Endo, Nobuhiro
224
For
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
For
2.2 Elect Director Niino, Takashi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kawashima, Isamu
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.4 Elect Director Morita, Takayuki
Nemetschek SE
01/06/2017 Germany
Annual
225
06/06/2017 USA
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Emura, Katsumi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Matsukura, Hajime
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kunibe, Takeshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Ogita, Hitoshi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Sasaki, Kaori
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Oka, Motoyuki
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Noji, Kunio
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kinoshita, Hajime
For
For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.65 per Share
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016 (Non-Voting)
5 Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal 2017
Netflix, Inc.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
6.1 Elect Kurt Dobitsch to the Supervisory Board
For
For
6.2 Elect Ruediger Herzog to the Supervisory Board
For
For
Concerns about director accountability
6.3 Elect Georg Nemetschek to the Supervisory Board
For
For
Concerns about director accountability
7 Approve Remuneration of First Supervisory Board of Nemetschek SE
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board and Amend Articles
For
For
9 Approve Increase in Size of Board to Four Members
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Reed Hastings
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Jay C. Hoag
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about candidate
1.3 Elect Director A. George (Skip) Battle
For
Withhold
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Adopt Proxy Access Right
Against
For
Proposal enhances board accountability
6 Report on Sustainability
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced environmental approach
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7 Report on Feasibility of Net-Zero GHG Emissions
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced environmental approach
8 Declassify the Board of Directors
Against
For
Proposal enhances board accountability
9 Adopt Simple Majority Vote
Against
For
Proposal enhances accountability
Against
For
Proposal enhances board accountability
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Annual Report and Its Summary
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Final Accounting
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
6 Approve 2016 Report of Performance of the Directors
For
For
7 Approve Report of Performance of the Independent Non-executive Directors
For
For
8 Elect Geng Jianxin as Director
For
For
9 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as the Domestic Auditor and Ernst & Young as International Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
10 Elect Anke D'Angelo as Supervisor
None
For
11 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests Concerns about overall board structure
10 Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors New China Life Insurance Co Ltd.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
NGK Insulators Ltd.
27/06/2017 China
06/06/2017 USA
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Annual
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
1a Elect Director Dominick Ciampa
For
Against
1b Elect Director Leslie D. Dunn
For
For
1c Elect Director Lawrence Rosano, Jr.
For
For
1d Elect Director Robert Wann
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 20 2.1 Elect Director Hamamoto, Eiji
226
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Oshima, Taku
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Takeuchi, Yukihisa
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.4 Elect Director Sakabe, Susumu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kanie, Hiroshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Iwasaki, Ryohei
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Saito, Hideaki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Ishikawa, Shuhei
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Saji, Nobumitsu
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Niwa, Chiaki
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kamano, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Nakamura, Toshio
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Hamada, Emiko
For
For
For
For
3 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Odo, Shinichi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Shibagaki, Shinji
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Okawa, Teppei
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kawajiri, Shogo
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Nakagawa, Takeshi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Kawai, Takeshi
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Kato, Mikihiko
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Otaki, Morihiko
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Yasui, Kanemaru
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Tamagawa, Megumi
NH Foods Ltd.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hotta, Yasuhiko
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagatomi, Fumiko
For
For
3 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
2.1 Elect Director Suezawa, Juichi
227
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Hata, Yoshihide
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Shinohara, Kazunori
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kawamura, Koji
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Okoso, Hiroji
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Inoue, Katsumi
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.7 Elect Director Kito, Tetsuhiro
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Takamatsu, Hajime
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Katayama, Toshiko
For
For
For
For
1.1 Reelect David Kostman as Director Until the End of the Next Annual For General Meeting
For
1.2 Reelect Rimon Ben-Shaoul as Director Until the End of the Next Annual General Meeting
For
For
1.3 Reelect Yehoshua (Shuki) Ehrlich as Director Until the End of the Next Annual General Meeting
For
For
1.4 Reelect Leo Apotheker as Director Until the End of the Next Annual General Meeting
For
For
1.5 Reelect Joseph (Joe) Cowan as Director Until the End of the Next Annual General Meeting
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Taka, Iwao NICE Ltd.
27/06/2017 Israel
Annual
2 Approve Grant of Options and Restricted Shares Units to Directors
For
Against
Concerns about independence
3 Approve One-Time Grant of Options to the Chairman of the Board
For
Against
Concerns about independence
4 Approve Employment Terms of Barak Eilam, CEO
For
For
5 Reappoint Kost Forer Gabay & Kasierer as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
A Vote FOR if you are a controlling shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation to your account manager
None
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 16
For
For
6 Discuss Financial Statements and the Report of the Board for 2016
Nichirei Corp.
228
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
2.1 Elect Director Murai, Toshiaki
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Otani, Kunio
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Matsuda, Hiroshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Taguchi, Takumi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kaneko, Yoshifumi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Okushi, Kenya
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kawasaki, Junji
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Taniguchi, Mami
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Uzawa, Shizuka
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Wanibuchi, Mieko
For
For
Not a controlling shareholder
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shigeno, Yasunari
Nidec Corp.
16/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Nagamori, Shigenobu
Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd.
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
229
29/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 Bermuda
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Special
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kobe, Hiroshi
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Katayama, Mikio
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Sato, Akira
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Miyabe, Toshihiko
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Yoshimoto, Hiroyuki
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Onishi, Tetsuo
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Ido, Kiyoto
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Ishida, Noriko
For
For
For
For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Murakami, Kazuya Nikon Corp.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Ushida, Kazuo
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 4
For
Against
2.2 Elect Director Oka, Masashi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Okamoto, Yasuyuki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Odajima, Takumi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Hagiwara, Satoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Negishi, Akio
For
For
3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Honda, Takaharu
For
For
1 Approve Longteng Packaging Materials and Chemicals Purchase Agreement, Proposed Annual Caps and Related Transactions
For
For
2 Approve Hong Kong International Paper Chemicals Purchase Agreement, Proposed Annual Caps and Related Transactions
For
For
3 Approve Longteng Packaging Paperboard Supply Agreement, Proposed Annual Caps and Related Transactions
For
For
4 Approve Taicang Packaging Paperboard Supply Agreement, Proposed Annual Caps and Related Transactions
For
For
5 Approve Honglong Packaging Paperboard Supply Agreement, Proposed Annual Caps and Related Transactions
For
For
6 Approve ACN Recovered Paper Purchase Agreement, Proposed Annual Caps and Related Transactions
For
For
7 Approve Tianjin ACN Wastepaper Purchase Agreement, Proposed Annual Caps and Related Transactions
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 430
For
For
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Nippo Corp.
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.1 Elect Director Kimishima, Tatsumi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Miyamoto, Shigeru
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Takahashi, Shinya
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Furukawa, Shuntaro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Shiota, Ko
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 35
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Mizushima, Kazunori
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2.2 Elect Director Iwata, Hiromi
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2.3 Elect Director Takahashi, Akitsugu
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Yoshikawa, Yoshikazu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Baba, Yoshio
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Miyazaki, Masahiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Hashimoto, Yuji
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kawada, Junichi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kimura, Tsutomu 2.10 Elect Director Ueda, Muneaki 3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yoshida, Yasumaro
Nippon Express Co. Ltd.
230
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
For
For
For
Against
Concerns about independence
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kamiyama, Makoto
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishida, Yuko
For
Against
Concerns about independence
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tomabechi, Kunio
For
Against
Concerns about independence
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 6
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3 Amend Articles to Update Authorized Capital to Reflect Reverse Stock Split - Reduce Share Trading Unit
For
For
4.1 Elect Director Watanabe, Kenji
For
For
4.2 Elect Director Saito, Mitsuru
For
For
4.3 Elect Director Ito, Yutaka
For
For
4.4 Elect Director Ishii, Takaaki
For
For
4.5 Elect Director Taketsu, Hisao
For
For
4.6 Elect Director Shimauchi, Takumi
For
For
4.7 Elect Director Terai, Katsuhiro
For
For
4.8 Elect Director Sakuma, Fumihiko
For
For
4.9 Elect Director Akita, Susumu
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.
231
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Japan
27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4.10 Elect Director Hayashida, Naoya
For
For
4.11 Elect Director Horikiri, Satoshi
For
For
4.12 Elect Director Matsumoto, Yoshiyuki
For
For
4.13 Elect Director Sugiyama, Masahiro
For
For
4.14 Elect Director Nakayama, Shigeo
For
For
4.15 Elect Director Yasuoka, Sadako
For
For
5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kanki, Tadashi
For
Against
6 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 30
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Haga, Yoshio
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.2 Elect Director Manoshiro, Fumio
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.3 Elect Director Yamasaki, Kazufumi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Utsumi, Akihiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Nozawa, Toru
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Fujimori, Hirofumi
For
For
Concerns about independence
2.7 Elect Director Ueda, Shoji
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Aoyama, Yoshimitsu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Fujioka, Makoto
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Muneoka, Shoji
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
2.2 Elect Director Shindo, Kosei
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 45
2.3 Elect Director Sakuma, Soichiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Saeki, Yasumitsu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Fujino, Shinji
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Hashimoto, Eiji
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Takahashi, Kenji
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Sakae, Toshiharu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Tanimoto, Shinji
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Nakamura, Shinichi
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kunishi, Toshihiko
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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2.12 Elect Director Otsuka, Mutsutake
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Fujisaki, Ichiro
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagayasu, Katsunori
For
Against
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 60
For
For
Nippon Yusen K.K.
21/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Accounting Transfers
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.
232
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Concerns about independence
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3 Amend Articles to Update Authorized Capital to Reflect Reverse Stock Split - Reduce Share Trading Unit - Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions on Director Titles - Clarify Director Authority on Board Meetings
For
For
4.1 Elect Director Kudo, Yasumi
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
4.2 Elect Director Naito, Tadaaki
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
4.3 Elect Director Tazawa, Naoya
For
For
4.4 Elect Director Nagasawa, Hitoshi
For
For
4.5 Elect Director Chikaraishi, Koichi
For
For
4.6 Elect Director Maruyama, Hidetoshi
For
For
4.7 Elect Director Yoshida, Yoshiyuki
For
For
4.8 Elect Director Takahashi, Eiichi
For
For
4.9 Elect Director Okamoto, Yukio
For
For
4.10 Elect Director Katayama, Yoshihiro
For
For
4.11 Elect Director Kuniya, Hiroko
For
For
5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hiramatsu, Hiroshi
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 17.5
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Law
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Kubota, Isao
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Tanigawa, Hiromichi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Isoyama, Seiji
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Kawamoto, Soichi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Takata, Kiyota
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Irie, Hiroyuki
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Hirota, Shinya
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 Japan
27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.8 Elect Director Murakami, Hideyuki
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Takeo, Hiroyuki
For
For
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Audit Committee Members
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 28
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kinoshita, Kojiro
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Miyazaki, Junichi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Fukuro, Hiroyoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Hatanaka, Masataka
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Miyaji, Katsuaki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Takishita, Hidenori
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Honda, Takashi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kajiyama, Chisato
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Oe, Tadashi
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takemoto, Shuichi
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 24
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Carlos Ghosn
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2.2 Elect Director Saikawa, Hiroto
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2.3 Elect Director Greg Kelly
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Sakamoto, Hideyuki
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Matsumoto, Fumiaki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Nakamura, Kimiyasu
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Shiga, Toshiyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Jean-Baptiste Duzan
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Bernard Rey
For
For
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Guiotoko, Celso Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
233
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Concerns about independence
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kemmoku, Nobuki
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 13
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Nakagawa, Masao
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Takizawa, Michinori
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Harada, Takashi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Mori, Akira
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.6 Elect Director Odaka, Satoshi
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
16/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nakagawa, Masashi
For
For
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Sato, Kiyoshi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Mimura, Akio
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Fushiya, Kazuhiko
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Koike, Masashi
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Masujima, Naoto
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Koike, Yuji
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Takihara, Kenji
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kumazawa, Yukihiro
For
For
4 Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC as New External Audit Firm
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
6 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 45
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ando, Noritaka
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Yokoyama, Yukio
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kobayashi, Ken
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Okafuji, Masahiro
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Ishikura, Yoko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Karube, Isao
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Mizuno, Masato
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kanamori, Kazuo
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 75
For
For
2 Approve Annual Bonus 3.1 Elect Director Takasaki, Hideo
234
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.8 Elect Director Yamada, Takao
2.1 Elect Director Ando, Koki
Nitto Denko Corp.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Takeuchi, Toru
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Umehara, Toshiyuki
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Nakahira, Yasushi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Todokoro, Nobuhiro
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Miki, Yosuke
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Furuse, Yoichiro
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Hatchoji, Takashi
For
For
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Maruyama, Kageshi
For
For
5 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan
For
For
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Sato, Hiroshi
NN GROUP NV
01/06/2017 Netherlands
Annual
Annual Meeting Agenda 1 Open Meeting 2 Receive Annual Report 2016 3 Discuss Remuneration Policy 2016 4a Adopt Financial Statements 2016 4b Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves and Dividend Policy 4c Approve Dividends of EUR 1.55 Per Share
For
For
5a Approve Discharge of Executive Board
For
For
5b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board
For
For
8a Elect Robert Ruijter to Supervisory Board
For
For
8b Elect Clara Streit to Supervisory Board
For
For
6 Announce Intention to Reappoint Lard Friese to Executive Board 7 Discussion of Supervisory Board Profile
9a Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board
For
For
9b Approve Increase Maximum Ratio Between Fixed and Variable Components of Remuneration
For
For
10 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
11b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from Share Issuances For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
11a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus Additional 10 Percent in Case of Takeover/Merger 12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
13 Approve Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
For
For
14 Other Business (Non-Voting) NOK Corp.
235
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 25 2.1 Elect Director Tsuru, Masato
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Doi, Kiyoshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Iida, Jiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kuroki, Yasuhiko
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Watanabe, Akira
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Nagasawa, Shinji
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Nomura Holdings Inc.
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.7 Elect Director Tsuru, Tetsuji
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kobayashi, Toshifumi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Hogen, Kensaku
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Fujioka, Makoto
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Koga, Nobuyuki
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Nagai, Koji
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Ozaki, Tetsu
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Miyashita, Hisato
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Kusakari, Takao
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Kimura, Hiroshi
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Shimazaki, Noriaki
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Kanemoto, Toshinori
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Sono, Mari
For
Against
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Michael Lim Choo San Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.
236
29/06/2017 Japan
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Yoshikawa, Atsushi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kutsukake, Eiji
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Miyajima, Seiichi
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Seki, Toshiaki
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Kimura, Hiroyuki
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Haga, Makoto
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Matsushima, Shigeru
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Shinohara, Satoko
For
For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Orihara, Takao
For
For
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Fujitani, Shigeki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Ogishi, Satoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Yamate, Akira
For
For
2.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Ono, Akira
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Shimamoto, Tadashi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Suzuki, Hiroyuki
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Konomoto, Shingo
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Ueno, Ayumu
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Usumi, Yoshio
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Itano, Hiroshi
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC
Nostrum Oil & Gas Plc
237
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 United Kingdom
26/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.7 Elect Director Utsuda, Shoei
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Doi, Miwako
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Matsuzaki, Masatoshi
For
For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Okubo, Noriaki
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Re-elect Enrique Gittes as Director
For
Against
5 Re-elect Lord Howard as Director
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
6 Re-elect Christopher Mills as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
7 Re-elect Peregrine Moncreiffe as Director
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
8 Re-elect Kristian Siem as Director
For
For
9 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration For
For
10 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
13 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Re-elect Atul Gupta as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Kai-Uwe Kessel as Director
For
For
5 Elect Tom Richardson as Director
For
For
6 Elect Kaat Van Hecke as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Sir Christopher Codrington as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Mark Martin as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Pankaj Jain as Director
For
For
10 Elect Michael Calvey as Director
For
For
11 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Approve Long Term Incentive Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. Ltd.
Novolipetsk Steel
Meeting Date Country
07/06/2017 Taiwan
02/06/2017 Russia
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
15 Approve the Making of Awards Under the Long Term Incentive Plan Outside of the Shareholder Approved Directors' Remuneration Policy
For
Against
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
19 Authorise Off-Market Purchase of Shares
For
For
14 Approve Long Term Incentive Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
15 Approve the Making of Awards Under the Long Term Incentive Plan Outside of the Shareholder Approved Directors' Remuneration Policy
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
For
For
4 Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 2.35 per Share for First Three Months of Fiscal 2017
For
For
5.1 Elect Oleg Bagrin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.2 Elect Thomas Veraszto as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.3 Elect Helmut Wieser as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.4 Elect Nikolay Gagarin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.5 Elect Vladimir Lisin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.6 Elect Karen Sarkisov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.7 Elect Stanislav Shekshnya as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.8 Elect Benedict Sciortino as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.9 Elect Franz Struzl as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Elect Nine Directors by Cumulative Voting
6 Elect Oleg Bagrin as President Elect Five Members of Audit Commission
238
7.1 Elect Yulia Kunikhina as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
7.2 Elect Mikhail Makeev as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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7.3 Elect Natalia Savina as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
7.4 Elect Elena Skladchikova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
7.5 Elect Sergey ushkov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration of Directors
NSK Ltd.
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
9.1 Ratify PriceWaterhouseCoopers as RAS Auditor
For
For
9.2 Ratify PriceWaterhouseCoopers as IFRS Auditor
For
For
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Amend Provision on Terms of Executive Officers 2.1 Elect Director Uchiyama, Toshihiro
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Nogami, Saimon
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Suzuki, Shigeyuki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kamio, Yasuhiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Aramaki, Hirotoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Arai, Minoru
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ichii, Akitoshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Enomoto, Toshihiko
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kama, Kazuaki 2.10 Elect Director Tai, Ichiro
NTT Data Corp.
20/06/2017 Japan
Annual
239
20/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For For
2.11 Elect Director Furukawa, Yasunobu
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2.12 Elect Director Ikeda, Teruhiko
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
3 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill)
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 40
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Iwamoto, Toshio
NTT DoCoMo Inc.
For For
2.2 Elect Director Homma, Yo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ueki, Eiji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Nishihata, Kazuhiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kitani, Tsuyoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yanagi, Keiichiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Aoki, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Shigeki
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Fujiwara, Toshi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Okamoto, Yukio
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Hirano, Eiji
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Ebihara, Takashi
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 40
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines
NXP Semiconductors NV
01/06/2017 Netherlands
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Nakamura, Hiroshi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Tamura, Hozumi
For
For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suto, Shoji
For
For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sagae, Hironobu
For
Against
2.c Adopt Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2.d Approve Discharge of Board Members
For
For
3.a Reelect Richard L. Clemmer as Executive Director
For
For
3.b Reelect Peter Bonfield as Non-Executive Director
For
For
Concerns about independence
Annual Meeting Agenda 1 Open Meeting 2.a Discussion of the Implementation of the Remuneration Policy 2.b Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves and Dividend Policy
NZX Limited
30/06/2017 New Zealand
Annual
3.c Reelect Johannes P. Huth as Non-Executive Director
For
For
3.d Reelect Kenneth A. Goldman as Non-Executive Director
For
For
3.e Reelect Marion Helmes as Non-Executive Director
For
For
3.f Reelect Joseph Kaeser as Non-Executive Director
For
For
3.g Reelect Ian Loring as Non-Executive Director
For
For
3.h Reelect Eric Meurice as Non-Executive Director
For
For
3.i Reelect Peter Smitham as Non-Executive Director
For
For
3.j Reelect Julie Southern as Non-Executive Director
For
For
3.k Reelect Gregory Summe as Non-Executive Director
For
For
4.a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus Additional 10 Percent in Case of Takeover/Merger
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
4.b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from Issuance Under Item 4.a
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6 Approve Cancellation of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Authorize the Board to Fix Remuneration of the Auditors
For
For
2 Elect Frank Aldridge as Director
For
For
3 Elect Richard Bodman as Director
For
For
4 Elect Patrick Strange as Director
For
For
Management Proposals
Shareholder Proposal
240
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Obayashi Corp.
Meeting Date Country 29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Elect Tony Falkenstein as Director
Against
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 19
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Obayashi, Takeo
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Shiraishi, Toru
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Harada, Shozo
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Kozaburo
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ura, Shingo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kishida, Makoto
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Miwa, Akihisa
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Hasuwa, Kenji
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Otsuka, Jiro
Obic Co Ltd
Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
241
29/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Otake, Shinichi
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Koizumi, Shinichi
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 47.5
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Reduce Directors' Term
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Noda, Masahiro
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Tachibana, Shoichi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Kano, Hiroshi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Kawanishi, Atsushi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Noda, Mizuki
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Fujimoto, Takao
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Ida, Hideshi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Ueno, Takemitsu
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Sato, Noboru
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Gomi, Yasumasa
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Ejiri, Takashi
For
For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Koyamachi, Akira
For
For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakawa, Shohei
For
Against
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagao, Kenta
For
For
5 Approve Director and Statutory Auditor Retirement Bonus
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 10
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Yamaki, Toshimitsu
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Hoshino, Koji
For
For
Concerns about independence Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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2.3 Elect Director Ogawa, Mikio
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kaneko, Ichiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Shimoka, Yoshihiko
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yamamoto, Toshiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Osuga, Yorihiko
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Arakawa, Isamu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Igarashi, Shu
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Morita, Tomijiro
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Nomaguchi, Tamotsu
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Nakayama, Hiroko
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Koyanagi, Jun
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Dakiyama, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Hayama, Takashi
For
For
For
For
For
For
3 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Oji Holdings Corp.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Shindo, Kiyotaka 1.2 Elect Director Yajima, Susumu
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Watari, Ryoji
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Fuchigami, Kazuo
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Aoyama, Hidehiko
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Koseki, Yoshiki
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Takeda, Yoshiaki
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Fujiwara, Shoji
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Kaku, Masatoshi 1.10 Elect Director Kisaka, Ryuichi
242
15/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For For
1.11 Elect Director Kamada, Kazuhiko
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Isono, Hiroyuki
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Nara, Michihiro
For
For
1.14 Elect Director Terasaka, Nobuaki
For
For
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ogata, Motokazu
Okinawa Cellular Telephone
For For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamashita, Tomihiro
For
For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Katsura, Makoto
For
For
3 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill)
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 55
For
For
Proposal risks entrenching management
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.1 Elect Director Inamori, Kazuo
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
2.2 Elect Director Yuasa, Hideo
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
2.3 Elect Director Nakachi, Masakazu
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Tomori, Katsuki
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Oroku, Kunio
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Ishimine, Denichiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Onodera, Tadashi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Ishikawa, Yuzo
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Yamamori, Seiji
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Inamori, Kazuo
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
2.2 Elect Director Yuasa, Hideo
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 9
For
For
2 Approve Accounting Transfers
For
For
3 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
Okuma Corp.
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
4.1 Elect Director Hanaki, Yoshimaro
Olympus Corp.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
4.2 Elect Director Ryoki, Masato
For
For
4.3 Elect Director Horie, Chikashi
For
For
4.4 Elect Director Ieki, Atsushi
For
For
4.5 Elect Director Yamamoto, Takeshi
For
For
4.6 Elect Director Ishimaru, Osamu
For
For
4.7 Elect Director Kitagawa, Katsuyoshi
For
For
4.8 Elect Director Senda, Harumitsu
For
For
4.9 Elect Director Komura, Kinya
For
For
4.10 Elect Director Okaya, Tokuichi
For
For
4.11 Elect Director Ozawa, Masatoshi
For
For
5.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kokado, Tamotsu
For
Against
Concerns about independence
5.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kai, Keishi
For
Against
Concerns about independence
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 28 2.1 Elect Director Sasa, Hiroyuki
243
For
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Takeuchi, Yasuo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Taguchi, Akihiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Ogawa, Haruo
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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2.5 Elect Director Hirata, Kiichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Hiruta, Shiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Fujita, Sumitaka
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Katayama, Takayuki
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kaminaga, Susumu
Omron Corp.
ONEOK, Inc.
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
244
22/06/2017 Japan
30/06/2017 USA
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Special
Annual
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Kikawa, Michijiro
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Iwamura, Tetsuo
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Koga, Nobuyuki
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Teshima, Atsushi
For
For
5 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 34
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions on Director Titles
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Tateishi, Fumio
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Yamada, Yoshihito
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Miyata, Kiichiro
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Nitto, Koji
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Ando, Satoshi
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Kobayashi, Eizo
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Nishikawa, Kuniko
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Kamigama, Takehiro
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kunihiro, Tadashi
For
For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Watanabe, Toru
For
For
6 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
7 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Issue Shares in Connection with the Merger
For
For
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock
For
Against
3 Adjourn Meeting
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 20
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Sagara, Gyo
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Awata, Hiroshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Sano, Kei
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kawabata, Kazuhito
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ono, Isao
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Orange
Meeting Date Country
01/06/2017 France
Meeting Type
Annual/ Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.6 Elect Director Kato, Yutaka
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kurihara, Jun
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.60 per Share
For
For
4 Acknowledge Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions Regarding the Absence of New Transactions
For
For
Ordinary Business
5 Reelect Bpifrance Participations as Director
For
Against
6 Ratify Appointment of Alexandre Bompard as Director
For
For
7 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Stephane Richard, CEO and Chairman
For
For
8 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Ramon Fernandez, Vice-CEO
For
For
9 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Pierre Louette, Vice-CEO
For
For
10 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Gervais Pellissier, Vice-CEO
For
For
11 Approve Remuneration Policy of Stephane Richard, CEO and Chairman
For
For
12 Approve Remuneration Policy of Ramon Fernandez, Vice-CEO
For
For
13 Approve Remuneration Policy of Pierre Louette, Vice-CEO
For
For
14 Approve Remuneration Policy of Gervais Pellissier, Vice-CEO
For
For
15 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
16 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2 Billion
For
For
17 Allow Board to Use Delegations under Item 16 Above in the Event of a Public Tender Offer
For
Against
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion
For
For
19 Allow Board to Use Delegations under Item 18 Above in the Event of a Public Tender Offer
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
Extraordinary Business
245
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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20 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities for up to 20 Percent of Issued Capital Per Year for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion
For
For
21 Allow Board to Use Delegations under Item 20 Above in the Event of a Public Tender Offer
For
Against
22 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Under Items 16-21
For
For
23 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 1 Billion for Future Exchange Offers
For
For
24 Allow Board to Use Delegations under Item 23 Above in the Event of a Public Tender Offer
For
Against
25 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind
For
For
26 Allow Board to Use Delegations under Item 25 Above in the Event of a Public Tender Offer
For
Against
27 Set Total Limit for Capital Increase to Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR 3 Billion Million
For
For
28 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 2 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value
For
For
29 Authorize up to 0.06 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans Under Performance Conditions Reserved for Some Employees and Executive Officers
For
For
30 Authorize up to 0.4 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans Reserved for Employees
For
For
31 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans
For
For
32 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased For Shares
For
33 Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities
For
For
A Amend Article 13 of Bylaws Re: Board Diversity
Against
Abstain
1 Open Meeting; Elect Meeting Chairman
For
For
3 Elect Members of Vote Counting Commission
For
For
4 Approve Agenda of Meeting
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Shareholder Proposals Submitted by FCPE Cap Orange
Orbis SA
08/06/2017 Poland
Annual
Resolution too prescriptive but promotes board diversity
2 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting
246
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7 Approve Management Board Report on Company's and Group's Operations
For
For
8 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
9 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of PLN 1.60 per Share
For
For
5.1 Receive Supervisory Board Report on Financial Statements, Management Board Report on Company's Operations, and Management Board Proposal on Allocation Income 5.2 Receive Supervisory Board Report on Consolidated Financial Statements 6 Receive Supervisory Board Report on Company's Standing
10 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements
Oriental Holdings Berhad
247
08/06/2017 Malaysia
Annual
For
For
11.1 Approve Discharge of Gilles Stephane Clavie (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.2 Approve Discharge of Andrzej Weglowski (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.3 Approve Discharge of Marcin Wit Szewczykowski (Management Board Member)
For
For
11.4 Approve Discharge of Dominik Soltysik (Management Board Member)
For
For
12.1 Approve Discharge of Sophie Stabile (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.2 Approve Discharge of Jacek Ksen (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.3 Approve Discharge of Artur Gabor (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.4 Approve Discharge of Christian Karaoglanian (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.5 Approve Discharge of Andrzej Procajlo (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
12.6 Approve Discharge of Andrzej Przytula (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
12.7 Approve Discharge of Jaroslaw Szymanski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.8 Approve Discharge of Bruno Coudry (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.9 Approve Discharge of Laurent Picheral (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
12.10 Approve Discharge of Jan Ozinga (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
12.11 Approve Discharge of Jean-Jacques Morin (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
1 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
2 Elect Robert Wong Lum Kong as Director
For
For
3 Elect Lim Su Tong as Director
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 4 Elect Ghazi bin Ishak as Director
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
Against For
7 Approve Directors' Benefits from January 1, 2017 Until the Next Annual General Meeting
For
Against
8 Approve KPMG PLT as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
9 Approve Implementation of Shareholders' Mandate for Recurrent Related Party Transactions
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 20
For For
2.2 Elect Director Uenishi, Kyoichiro
For
For
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Takano, Yumiko
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Katayama, Yuichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yokota, Akiyoshi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Hanada, Tsutomu
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Mogi, Yuzaburo
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines
For
For
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Inoue, Makoto
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kojima, Kazuo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Nishigori, Yuichi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Fushitani, Kiyoshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Stan Koyanagi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Takahashi, Hideaki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Tsujiyama, Eiko
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Robert Feldman
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Niinami, Takeshi
248
For For
2.3 Elect Director Irie, Norio
2.9 Elect Director Takahashi, Wataru Annual
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Sato, Tetsuro 27/06/2017 Japan
For
5 Elect Intan binti S. M. Aidid as Director
2.1 Elect Director Kagami, Toshio
Orix Corp.
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors for the Financial Year Ended December 31, 2016
10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program Oriental Land Co., Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Usui, Nobuaki
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Yasuda, Ryuji
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Connection with Reverse Stock Split
For
2.12 Elect Director Takenaka, Heizo Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.
P2P Global Investments PLC
Pacific Assets Trust plc
249
29/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 United Kingdom
29/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Annual
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 5
3.1 Elect Director Ozaki, Hiroshi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Honjo, Takehiro
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Matsuzaka, Hidetaka
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Setoguchi, Tetsuo
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Fujiwara, Masataka
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Yano, Kazuhisa
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Fujiwara, Toshimasa
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Miyagawa, Tadashi
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Nishikawa, Hideaki
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Matsui, Takeshi
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Morishita, Shunzo
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Miyahara, Hideo
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Sasaki, Takayuki
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Dividend Policy
For
For
4 Re-elect Stuart Cruickshank as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Simon King as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Michael Cassidy as Director
For
For
7 Elect Mahnaz Akbary-Safa as Director
For
For
8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
9 Authorise the Audit and Valuation Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
13 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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PageGroup plc
250
Meeting Date Country
08/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect Charlotta Ginman as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Sian Hansen as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Terence Mahony as Director
For
For
8 Elect Robert Talbut as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect James Williams as Director
For
For
10 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
15 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with 14 Working Days' Notice
For
For
16 Approve Change of Investment Objective
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect David Lowden as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Simon Boddie as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Patrick De Smedt as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Danuta Gray as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Steve Ingham as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Kelvin Stagg as Director
For
For
11 Elect Michelle Healy as Director
For
For
12 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
18 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with 14 Business Days' Notice
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 19 Approve Executive Single Incentive Plan
Panasonic Corp
Payden Global Funds plc- Payden Absolute Return Bond Fund
29/06/2017 Japan
14/06/2017 Ireland
Annual
Annual
1 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on Director Titles
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Nagae, Shusaku
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Matsushita, Masayuki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Tsuga, Kazuhiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Ito, Yoshio
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Sato, Mototsugu
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Oku, Masayuki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Tsutsui, Yoshinobu
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Ota, Hiroko
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Toyama, Kazuhiko
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Ishii, Jun
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Higuchi, Yasuyuki
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Umeda, Hirokazu
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors
For
For
3 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
For
For
Ordinary Resolutions
Special Resolution 1 Amend Memorandum and Articles of Association Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Pegasystems Inc.
251
30/06/2017 USA
21/06/2017 USA
Annual
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Jon E. Bortz
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Cydney C. Donnell
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Ron E. Jackson
For
Withhold
Concerns about candidate
1.4 Elect Director Phillip M. Miller
For
Withhold
Concerns about candidate
1.5 Elect Director Michael J. Schall
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Earl E. Webb
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Laura H. Wright
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested Election of Directors
For
For
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Peter Gyenes
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Pegatron Corp.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PetroChina Company Limited
Meeting Date Country
20/06/2017 Taiwan
01/06/2017 USA
08/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.2 Elect Director Richard H. Jones
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Steven F. Kaplan
For
Against
1.4 Elect Director Dianne Ledingham
For
For
1.5 Elect Director James P. O'Halloran
For
Against
1.6 Elect Director Sharon Rowlands
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Alan Trefler
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
1.8 Elect Director Larry Weber
For
For
1.9 Elect Director William W. Wyman
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Approve Amendments to Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1.1 Elect Director George J. Alburger, Jr.
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Joseph F. Coradino
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Michael J. DeMarco
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Leonard I. Korman
For
Withhold
1.5 Elect Director Mark E. Pasquerilla
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Charles P. Pizzi
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
1.7 Elect Director John J. Roberts
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Ronald Rubin
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
5 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES 1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
252
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Type
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Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Authorize Board to Determine the Distribution of Interim Dividends For
For
6 Approve KPMG Huazhen as Domestic Auditors and KPMG as International Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
8 Approve Issuance of Debt Financing Instruments
For
For
9.1 Elect Wang Yilin as Director
For
For
9.2 Elect Wang Dongjin as Director
For
For
9.3 Elect Yu Baocai as Director
For
Abstain
9.4 Elect Liu Yuezhen as Director
For
For
9.5 Elect Liu Hongbin as Director
For
For
9.6 Elect Hou Qijun as Director
For
For
9.7 Elect Duan Liangwei as Director
For
For
9.8 Elect Qin Weizhong as Director
For
For
9.9 Elect Lin Boqiang as Director 9.10 Elect Zhang Biyi as Director
Petropavlovsk PLC
253
22/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
For
For
For
For
9.11 Elect Elsie Leung Oi-sie as Director
For
For
9.12 Elect Tokuchi Tatsuhito as Director
For
For
9.13 Elect Simon Henry as Director
For
For
10.1 Elect Xu Wenrong as Supervisor
For
For
10.2 Elect Zhang Fengshan as Supervisor
For
For
10.3 Elect Jiang Lifu as Supervisor
For
For
10.4 Elect Lu Yaozhong as Supervisor
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns about candidate
Management Proposals
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6 Elect Vladislav Egorov, a Shareholder Nominee to the Board
Against
Against
7 Elect Bruce Buck, a Shareholder Nominee to the Board
Against
Against
8 Elect Ian Ashby, a Shareholder Nominee to the Board
Against
Against
9 Elect Garrett Soden, a Shareholder Nominee to the Board
Against
Against
10 Re-elect Dr Pavel Maslovskiy as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Andrey Maruta as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Robert Jenkins as Director
For
For
13 Re-elect Alexander Green as Director
For
For
14 Re-elect Andrew Vickerman as Director
For
For
15 Re-elect Peter Hambro as Director
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
Shareholder Proposals
Continuation of Management Proposals
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA
27/06/2017 Poland
Annual
Management Proposals 1 Open Meeting 2 Elect Meeting Chairman
For
For
4 Approve Agenda of Meeting
For
For
5 Resolve Not to Elect Members of Vote Counting Commission
For
For
6 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
7 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
8 Approve Management Board Report on Company's and Group's Operations
For
For
9 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
3 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting
254
10.1 Approve Discharge of Anna Kowalik (Supervisory Board Chairman)
For
For
10.2 Approve Discharge of Jacek Barylski (Supervisory Board Deputy Chairman)
For
For
10.3 Approve Discharge of Malgorzata Molas (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.4 Approve Discharge of Malgorzata Mika-Bryska (Supervisory Board Deputy Chairman)
For
For
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10.5 Approve Discharge of Jaroslaw Golebiewski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.6 Approve Discharge of Piotr Machnikowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.7 Approve Discharge of Marek Sciazko (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.8 Approve Discharge of Jacek Fotek (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.9 Approve Discharge of Marek Pastuszko (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
10.10 Approve Discharge of Pawel Sliwa (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.11 Approve Discharge of Janina Goss (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.12 Approve Discharge of Mateusz Gramza (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.13 Approve Discharge of Jaroslaw Glowacki (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.14 Approve Discharge of Witold Kozlowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.15 Approve Discharge of Grzegorz Kuczynski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.16 Approve Discharge of Radoslaw Osinski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.17 Approve Discharge of Mieczyslaw Sawaryn (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.18 Approve Discharge of Artur Skladanek (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10.19 Approve Discharge of Marek Woszczyk (CEO)
For
For
10.20 Approve Discharge of Dariusz Marzec (Deputy CEO)
For
For
10.21 Approve Discharge of Grzegorz Krystek (Deputy CEO)
For
For
10.22 Approve Discharge of Jacek Drozd (Deputy CEO)
For
For
10.23 Approve Discharge of Henryk Baranowski (CEO)
For
For
10.24 Approve Discharge of Ryszard Wasilek (Deputy CEO)
For
For
10.25 Approve Discharge of Boleslaw Jankowski (Deputy CEO)
For
For
10.26 Approve Discharge of Marek Pastuszko (Deputy CEO)
For
For
10.27 Approve Discharge of Emil Wojtowicz (Deputy CEO)
For
For
10.28 Approve Discharge of Marta Gajecka (Deputy CEO)
For
For
10.29 Approve Discharge of Pawel Sliwa (Management Board Member)
For
For
Shareholder Proposals
255
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 11 Amend Dec. 14, 2016, EGM Resolution Re: Approve Remuneration of Members of Management Board 12.1 Amend Statute
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
None
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
None
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
12.2 Amend Statute Re: Management Board
None
For
12.3 Amend Statute Re: Management Board
None
For
12.4 Amend Statute Re: Supervisory Board
None
For
12.5 Amend Statute Re: General Meeting
None
For
12.6 Amend Statute
None
For
12.7 Amend Statute
None
For
12.8 Amend Statute
None
For
For
Against
14.1 Approve Disposal of Company's Assets
None
For
14.2 Approve Regulations on Agreements for Legal Services, Marketing Services, Public Relations Services, and Social Communication Services, and Management Advisory Services
None
For
14.3 Approve Regulations on Agreements for Donations, Debt Exemptions, and Similar Agreements
None
For
14.4 Approve Regulations on Disposal of Assets
None
For
14.5 Approve Obligation of Publication of Statements on Expenses Related to Representation, Legal Services, Marketing Services, Public Relations Services, Social Communication Services, and Management Advisory Services
None
For
14.6 Approve Requirements for Candidates to Management Board
None
For
14.7 Approve Regulations on Election and Recruitment Process of Management Board Members
None
For
14.8 Approve Fulfilment of Obligations from Articles 17.7, 18.2, 20, and 23 of Act on State Property Management
None
For
13 Authorize Supervisory Board to Approve Consolidated Text of Statute
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
15.1 Recall Supervisory Board Member
None
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
15.2 Elect Supervisory Board Member
None
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
1 Approve 2009 - 2015 Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
16 Receive Report on Recruitment Process of Management Board Members 17 Close Meeting Phison Electronics Corp.
256
13/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
4.1 Elect Shu Fen Wang as Independent Director
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.2 Elect Chen Wei Wang as Independent Director
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.3 Elect Khein Seng Pua with Shareholder No.2 as Non-independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.4 Elect Cheek Kong Aw Yong with Shareholder No.12 as Non-independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.5 Elect Tzung Horng Kuang with Shareholder No.33 as Non-independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.6 Elect Chih Jen Hsu with Shareholder No.14 as Non-independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.7 Elect Hiroto Nakai, a Representative of Toshiba Memory Semiconductor Taiwan Corporation with Shareholder No.90065 as Non-independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.8 Elect Yeong Jiunn Yang with Shareholder No.13 as Supervisor
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.9 Elect Huei Ming Wang with Shareholder No.12853 as Supervisor
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND SUPERVISORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
4.10 Elect Chiun Hsiou Chen as Supervisor
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5 Approve Issuance of Shares via a Private Placement
For
Against
The associated dilution is excessive
6 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
7 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets, Procedures for Lending Funds to Other Parties, Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees and Trading Procedures Governing Derivatives Products
For
Against
8 Approve Amendments to Rules and Procedures Regarding Shareholder's General Meeting
For
For
9 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors and Representatives
For
For
Phoenix Spree Deutschland Limited
26/06/2017 Jersey
Special
1 Adopt the Investment Policy
For
For
Phoenix Spree Deutschland Limited
26/06/2017 Jersey
Annual
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
4 Re-elect Richard Prosser as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Matthew Northover as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Quentin Spicer as Director
For
For
257
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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PICC Property and Casualty Co., Ltd.
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 China
16/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7 Re-elect Andrew Weaver as Director
For
For
8 Ratify RSM UK Audit LLP as Auditors
For
For
9 Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements and Auditor's Report
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve 2017 Directors' Fees
For
For
6 Approve 2017 Supervisors' Fees
For
For
7 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as International Auditor and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as Domestic Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
8 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Annual Report and its Summary
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Report of the Auditors and the Audited Financial Statements
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan and Distribution of Final Dividends
For
For
6 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as the PRC Auditor and PricewaterhouseCoopers as the International Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Elect Ouyang Hui as Director
For
For
8 Approve Autohome Inc. Share Incentive Plan
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
For
For
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
10 Approve Issuance of Debt Financing Instruments Piraeus Bank SA
258
28/06/2017 Greece
Annual
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Annual Meeting Agenda
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Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors
For
For
4 Ratify Auditors
For
For
5 Approve Director Remuneration
For
For
6 Elect Directors
For
For
7 Appoint Members of Audit Committee
For
For
8 Authorize Board to Participate in Companies with Similar Business Interests
For
For
9 Approve Related Party Transactions
For
For
For
For
For
For
1 Approve the Audited Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ending For December 31, 2016
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Announcement of Appointment of Board Members
10 Approve Reverse Stock Split 11 Various Announcements Piramal Enterprises Limited
14/06/2017 India
Special
Postal Ballot 1 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
PLDT Inc.
13/06/2017 Philippines
Annual
Elect 13 Directors by Cumulative Voting
Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth 01/06/2017 United Kingdom and Income Trust plc
259
Special
2.1 Elect Bernido H. Liu as Director
For
For
2.2 Elect Artemio V. Panganiban as Director
For
For
2.3 Elect Pedro E. Roxas as Director
For
For
2.4 Elect Helen Y. Dee as Director
For
For
2.5 Elect Ray C. Espinosa as Director
For
For
2.6 Elect James L. Go as Director
For
For
2.7 Elect Hideaki Ozaki as Director
For
For
2.8 Elect Manuel V. Pangilinan as Director
For
For
2.9 Elect Ma. Lourdes C. Rausa-Chan as Director
For
For
2.10 Elect Albert F. del Rosario as Director
For
For
2.11 Elect Atsuhisa Shirai as Director
For
For
2.12 Elect Amado D. Valdez as Director
For
For
2.13 Elect Marife B. Zamora as Director
For
For
For
For
1 Amend the Investment Management Agreement
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
4 Approve Agenda of Meeting
For
For
5 Elect Members of Vote Counting Commission
For
For
10 Approve Management Board Report on Company's and Group's Operations
For
For
11 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
12 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Tender Offer; Authorise Issue of Ordinary Shares; Disapply Pre-emption Rights; Approve Capital Raising; Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares; Approve New Investment Policy; Adopt New Articles of Association; Cancel Share Premium Account Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA
30/06/2017 Poland
Annual
Management Proposals 1 Open Meeting 2 Elect Meeting Chairman 3 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting
6 Receive Management Board Report on Company's and Group's Operations 7 Receive Financial Statements and Management Board Proposal on Allocation of Income 8 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements 9 Receive Supervisory Board Report
13 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of PLN 3 per Share
260
For
For
14.1 Approve Discharge of Wojciech Jasinski (Management Board Member)
For
For
14.2 Approve Discharge of Miroslaw Kochalski (Management Board Member)
For
For
14.3 Approve Discharge of Slawomir Jedrzejczyk (Management Board Member)
For
For
14.4 Approve Discharge of Krystian Pater (Management Board Member)
For
For
14.5 Approve Discharge of Zbigniew Leszczynski (Management Board Member)
For
For
14.6 Approve Discharge of Piotr Chelminski (Management Board Member)
For
For
14.7 Approve Discharge of Marek Podstawa (Management Board Member)
For
For
15.1 Approve Discharge of Angelina Sarota (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
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15.2 Approve Discharge of Radoslaw Kwasnicki (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
15.3 Approve Discharge of Leszek Pawlowicz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
15.4 Approve Discharge of Grzegorz Borowiec (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
15.5 Approve Discharge of Artur Gabor (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
15.6 Approve Discharge of Cezary Banasinski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
15.7 Approve Discharge of Cezary Mozenski (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
15.8 Approve Discharge of Adam Ambrozik (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
15.9 Approve Discharge of Remigiusz Nowakowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
15.10 Approve Discharge of Mateusz Bochacik (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
15.11 Approve Discharge of Adrian Dworzynski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
15.12 Approve Discharge of Agnieszka Krzetowska (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
15.13 Approve Discharge of Arkadiusz Siwek (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
15.14 Approve Discharge of Wieslaw Protasewicz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
16 Amend Jan. 24, 2017, EGM Resolution Re: Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members
None
Against
17 Approve Changes in Composition of Supervisory Board
None
Against
18 Amend Statute
None
Against
Shareholder Proposals
261
19.1 Approve Disposal of Company's Assets
None
Against
19.2 Approve Regulations on Agreements for Legal Services, Marketing Services, Public Relations Services, and Social Communication Services
None
Against
19.3 Approve Regulations on Agreements for Donations, Debt Exemptions, and Similar Agreements
None
Against
19.4 Approve Regulations on Disposal of Assets
None
Against
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 19.5 Approve Obligation of Publication of Statements on Expenses Related to Representation, Legal Services, Marketing Services, Public Relations Services, Social Communication Services, and Management Advisory Services
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
None
Against
19.6 Approve Requirements for Candidates to Management Board
None
Against
19.7 Approve Fulfilment of Obligations from Articles 17.7, 18.2, 20, and 23 of Act on State Property Management
None
Against
For
For
5 Approve Agenda of Meeting
For
For
6 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
7 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Management Board Report on Company's and Group's Operations
For
For
For
For
Management Proposal 20 Close Meeting Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. (PGNiG)
28/06/2017 Poland
Annual
Management Proposals 1 Open Meeting 2 Elect Meeting Chairman 3 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting 4 Prepare List of Shareholders
8.1 Approve Discharge of Piotr Wozniak (CEO)
262
8.2 Approve Discharge of Radoslaw Bartosik (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.3 Approve Discharge of Janusz Kowalski (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.4 Approve Discharge of Lukasz Kroplewski (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.5 Approve Discharge of Boguslaw Marzec (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.6 Approve Discharge of Michal Pietrzyk (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.7 Approve Discharge of Maciej Wozniak (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.8 Approve Discharge of Waldemar Wojcik (Deputy CEO)
For
For
9.1 Approve Discharge of Grzegorz Nakonieczny (Supervisory Board Chairman)
For
For
9.2 Approve Discharge of Bartlomiej Nowak (Supervisory Board Deputy For Chairman)
For
9.3 Approve Discharge of Wojciech Bienkowski (Supervisory Board Deputy Chairman)
For
For
9.4 Approve Discharge of Slawomir Borowiec (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
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9.5 Approve Discharge of Mateusz Boznanski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.6 Approve Discharge of Andrzej Gonet (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.7 Approve Discharge of Krzysztof Rogala (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
9.8 Approve Discharge of Piotr Sprzaczak (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.9 Approve Discharge of Ryszard Wasowicz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.10 Approve Discharge of Anna Wellisz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.11 Approve Discharge of Piotr Wozniak (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
9.12 Approve Discharge of Magdalena Zegarska (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
For
For
11.1 Recall Supervisory Board Member
10 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of PLN 0.20 per Share
For
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
11.2 Elect Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
For
For
None
For
12 Approve Purchase of Real Estate Property from Geofizyka Krakow S.A. Shareholder Proposals 13 Amend Statute
14 Amend Nov. 24, 2016, EGM Resolution Re: Remuneration Policy for None Management Board Members
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Management Proposal 15 Close Meeting Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd.
08/06/2017 China
Annual
1 Approve Work Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve Work Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve Final Financial Accounts
For
For
4 Approve Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers as External Auditors
For
For
6.1 Elect Liu Yue as Director
For
For
6.2 Elect Ding Xiangming as Director
For
For
7 Elect Hu Xiang as Director
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration Plan for New Directors
For
For
9 Amend Rules of Procedures of Shareholders' General Meetings
For
For
RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE NON-PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF OFFSHORE PREFERENCE SHARES
263
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For
For
10.2 Approve Number of Preference Shares to be Issued and Issue Size in For Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
10.3 Approve Par Value and Issue Price in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.4 Approve Maturity in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.5 Approve Method of Issuance and Target Investors in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.6 Approve Lock-up Period in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.7 Approve Dividend Distribution Terms in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.8 Approve Terms of Mandatory Conversion in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.9 Approve Terms of Conditional Redemption in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.10 Approve Restrictions on Voting Rights and Terms of Restoration of Voting Rights in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.11 Approve Order of Distribution on Liquidation and Procedures for Liquidation in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.12 Approve Rating Arrangements in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.13 Approve Security in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore For Preference Shares
For
10.14 Approve Use of Proceeds in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.15 Approve Listing/Trading Arrangements in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.16 Approve Validity Period of the Resolution for the Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10.17 Approve Authorization to the Board and Its Authorized Persons to Handle All Matters Relating to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
For
For
10.1 Approve Type of Preference Shares to be Issued in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
11 Amend Articles of Association
264
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 08/06/2017 China
Meeting Type Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2 Approve Number of Preference Shares to be Issued and Issue Size in For Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
3 Approve Par Value and Issue Price in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
4 Approve Maturity in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
5 Approve Method of Issuance and Target Investors in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
6 Approve Lock-up Period in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
7 Approve Dividend Distribution Terms in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
8 Approve Terms of Mandatory Conversion in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
9 Approve Terms of Conditional Redemption in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
10 Approve Restrictions on Voting Rights and Terms of Restoration of Voting Rights in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
11 Approve Order of Distribution on Liquidation and Procedures for Liquidation in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
12 Approve Rating Arrangements in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
13 Approve Security in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore For Preference Shares
For
14 Approve Use of Proceeds in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
15 Approve Listing/Trading Arrangements in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
16 Approve Validity Period of the Resolution for the Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
For
For
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE NON-PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF OFFSHORE PREFERENCE SHARES 1 Approve Type of Preference Shares to be Issued in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares
265
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
17 Approve Authorization to the Board and Its Authorized Persons to Handle All Matters Relating to the Non-Public Issuance of Offshore Preference Shares Pou Chen Corporation
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA
15/06/2017 Taiwan
22/06/2017 Poland
Annual
Annual
1 Open Meeting 2 Elect Meeting Chairman 3 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting 5 Receive Management Board Report on Company's Operations, Financial Statements, and Management Board Proposal on Allocation of Income 6 Receive Management Board Report on Group's Operations and Consolidated Financial Statements 7 Receive Supervisory Board Report 8.1 Approve Management Board Report on Company's Operations
266
8.2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
8.3 Approve Management Board Report on Group's Operations
For
For
8.4 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
8.5 Approve Supervisory Board Report
For
For
8.6 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
8.7a Approve Discharge of Zbigniew Jagiello (CEO)
For
For
8.7b Approve Discharge of Janusz Derda (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.7c Approve Discharge of Bartosz Drabikowski (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.7d Approve Discharge of Maks Kraczkowski (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.7e Approve Discharge of Mieczyslaw Krol (Deputy CEO)
For
For For
8.7f Approve Discharge of Piotr Mazur (Deputy CEO)
For
8.7g Approve Discharge of Jakub Papierski (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.7h Approve Discharge of Jan Rosciszewski (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.7i Approve Discharge of Piotr Alicki (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.7j Approve Discharge of Jaroslaw Myjak (Deputy CEO)
For
For
8.7k Approve Discharge of Jacek Oblekowski (Deputy CEO)
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
8.8a Approve Discharge of Piotr Sadownik (Supervisory Board Chairman) For
For
8.8b Approve Discharge of Grazyna Ciurzynska (Supervisory Board Deputy Chairman)
For
For
8.8c Approve Discharge of Zbigniew Hajlasz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8d Approve Discharge of Miroslaw Barszcz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8e Approve Discharge of Adam Budnikowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8f Approve Discharge of Wojciech Jasinski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8g Approve Discharge of Andrzej Kisielewicz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8h Approve Discharge of Elzbieta Maczynska-Ziemacka (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8i Approve Discharge of Janusz Ostaszewski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8j Approve Discharge of Jerzy Gora (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8k Approve Discharge of Miroslaw Czekaj (Supervisory Board Deputy Chairman)
For
For
8.8l Approve Discharge of Piotr Marczak (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8m Approve Discharge of Marek Mroczkowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8n Approve Discharge of Krzysztof Kilian (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8o Approve Discharge of Zofia Dzik (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8p Approve Discharge of Malgorzata Dec-Kruczkowska (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
8.8q Approve Discharge of Agnieszka Winnik-Kalemba (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
10 Elect Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
11 Amend Statute Re: Corporate Purpose
For
For
9 Receive Supervisory Board Report on Remuneration Policy and Compliance with Corporate Governance Principles Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
12 Close Meeting Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA
29/06/2017 Poland
Annual
Management Proposals 1 Open Meeting
267
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
For
For
11 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
12 Approve Management Board Report on Company's Operations
For
For
13 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
14 Approve Management Board Report on Group's Operations
For
For
2 Elect Meeting Chairman 3 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting 5 Receive Financial Statements 6 Receive Management Board Report on Company's Operations 7 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements 8 Receive Management Board Report on Group's Operations 9 Receive Supervisory Board Reports on Its Review of Financial Statements, Management Board Report, and Management Board Proposal on Allocation of Income 10 Receive Supervisory Board Report on Its Activities
268
15 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of PLN 1.40 per Share
For
For
16.1 Approve Discharge of Przemyslaw Dabrowski (Management Board Member)
For
For
16.2 Approve Discharge of Rafal Grodzicki (Management Board Member) For
For
16.3 Approve Discharge of Roger Hodgkiss (Management Board Member)
For
For
16.4 Approve Discharge of Andrzej Jaworski (Management Board Member)
For
For
16.5 Approve Discharge of Sebastian Klimek (Management Board Member)
For
For
16.6 Approve Discharge of Beata Kozlowska-Chyla (Management Board Member)
For
For
16.7 Approve Discharge of Michal Krupinski (Management Board Member)
For
For
16.8 Approve Discharge of Dariusz Krzewina (Management Board Member)
For
For
16.9 Approve Discharge of Tomasz Kulik (Management Board Member)
For
For
16.10 Approve Discharge of Robert Pietryszyn (Management Board Member)
For
For
16.11 Approve Discharge of Maciej Rapkiewicz (Management Board Member)
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
16.12 Approve Discharge of Pawel Surowka (Management Board Member)
For
For
16.13 Approve Discharge of Tomasz Tarkowski (Management Board Member)
For
For
17.1 Approve Discharge of Marcin Chludzinski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.2 Approve Discharge of Zbigniew Cwiakalski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.3 Approve Discharge of Zbigniew Derdziuk (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.4 Approve Discharge of Dariusz Filar (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.5 Approve Discharge of Marcin Gargas (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.6 Approve Discharge of Dariusz Kacprzyk (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.7 Approve Discharge of Pawel Kaczmarek (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.8 Approve Discharge of Jakub Karnowski (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
17.9 Approve Discharge of Eligiusz Krzesniak (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.10 Approve Discharge of Aleksandra Magaczewska (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.11 Approve Discharge of Alojzy Nowak (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.12 Approve Discharge of Jerzy Paluchniak (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
17.13 Approve Discharge of Piotr Paszko (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.14 Approve Discharge of Maciej Piotrowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.15 Approve Discharge of Radoslaw Potrzeszcz (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
17.16 Approve Discharge of Piotr Walkowiak (Supervisory Board Member) For
For
17.17 Approve Discharge of Maciej Zaborowski (Supervisory Board Member)
For
For
18 Amend Feb. 8, 2017, EGM, Resolution Re: Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members
None
Against
19 Amend Statute
None
For
None
Against
Shareholder Proposals
20.1 Recall Supervisory Board Member
269
Proposal enhances accountability
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
None
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
For
For
5.2 Elect Chen Fan Meijin, Representative of Bao Ya Investment Co., Ltd. For with Shareholder No. 4 as Non-Independent Director
For
5.3 Elect Chen Zongcheng with Shareholder No. 9 as Non-Independent For Director
For
5.4 Elect Chen Mingxian with ID No. E121429XXX as Non-Independent For Director
For
5.5 Elect Lin Caiyuan with ID No. E101089XXX as Independent Director
For
For
5.6 Elect Liu Zhihong with ID No. R122163XXX as Independent Director
For
For
5.7 Elect Zhong Junrong with ID No. T122051XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors and Representatives
For
Against
20.2 Elect Supervisory Board Member 21 Close Meeting POYA International Co., Ltd.
13/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 5.1 Elect Chen Jianzao, Representative of DUO QING Investment Co. Ltd. with Shareholder No. 3 as Non-Independent Director
Premier Oil plc
15/06/2017 United Kingdom
Special
1 Approve Matters Relating to the Refinancing of the Group
For
For
President Chain Store Corp.
13/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Approve Amendments to Rules and Procedures Regarding Shareholder's General Meeting
For
For
6 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Appointed Directors and Representatives
For
For
1 Accept Directors' Report
For
For
2 Accept Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Dividends
For
For
PT Gudang Garam Tbk
270
17/06/2017 Indonesia
Annual
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk
PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk
PT Kalbe Farma Tbk
PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk
PT Mustika Ratu Tbk
Meeting Date Country 02/06/2017 Indonesia
02/06/2017 Indonesia
05/06/2017 Indonesia
22/06/2017 Indonesia
14/06/2017 Indonesia
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual/ Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Approve Auditors
For
For
1 Accept Directors' Annual Report
For
For
2 Accept Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Commissioners
For
For
5 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
1 Accept Directors' Annual Report
For
For
2 Accept Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Commissioners
For
For
5 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements, Statutory Reports, and Discharge of Directors and Commissioners
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
3 Elect Sie Djohan Director
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Commissioners
For
For
5 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
1 Accept Directors' Report
For
For
2 Accept Financial Statements and Discharge Directors
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
4 Elect Directors and Commissioners
For
Against
5 Appoint Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Authorize Directors to Execute the Management and Employee Stock Option Program (MESOP)
For
Against
1 Accept Commissioners' Report
For
For
2 Accept Directors' Report
For
For
3 Approve Financial Statements, Statutory Reports, and Discharge of Directors and Commissioners
For
For
4 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
1 Approve Resignation of Lo Suwandi Chandra as Director
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
Form of resolution limits director accountability Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AGENDA PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk
271
02/06/2017 Indonesia
Annual
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
PT Sepatu Bata tbk
PT Ultrajaya Milk Industry & Trading Company Tbk.
Meeting Date Country
15/06/2017 Indonesia
22/06/2017 Indonesia
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual/ Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
3 Approve Auditors
For
For
4 Approve Change in Company's Office
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
3 Approve Auditors
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Commissioners
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
3 Approve Auditors
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Commissioners
For
For
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements, Annual Report and Commissioners' Report
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
3 Approve Siddharta Widjaja & Rekan as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
4 Elect Directors and Commissioners and Approve Their Remuneration
For
For
1 Approve Loan Agreement from Unilever Finance International AG, Switzerland
For
For
2 Approve Definite Contribution Pension Fund
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AGENDA 1 Approve Stock Split PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk
20/06/2017 Indonesia
Annual/ Special
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
PVH Corp.
272
15/06/2017 USA
Annual
For
For
1a Elect Director Mary Baglivo
For
For
1b Elect Director Brent Callinicos
For
For
1c Elect Director Emanuel Chirico
For
For
1d Elect Director Juan R. Figuereo
For
For
1e Elect Director Joseph B. Fuller
For
Against
1f Elect Director V. James Marino
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Qiagen NV
Meeting Date Country
21/06/2017 Netherlands
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1g Elect Director G. Penny McIntyre
For
For
1h Elect Director Amy McPherson
For
For
1i Elect Director Henry Nasella
For
For
1j Elect Director Edward R. Rosenfeld
For
For
1k Elect Director Craig Rydin
For
For
1l Elect Director Amanda Sourry
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
For
For
6 Approve Discharge of Management Board
For
For
7 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Annual Meeting Agenda 1 Open Meeting 2 Receive Report of Management Board (Non-Voting) 3.a Receive Report of Supervisory Board (Non-Voting) 3.b Discuss Remuneration Report Containing Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members 4 Adopt Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 5 Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves and Dividend Policy
8.a Reelect Stephane Bancel to Supervisory Board
For
For
8.b Elect Hakan Bjorklund to Supervisory Board
For
For
8.c Reelect Metin Colpan to Supervisory Board
For
For
8.d Reelect Manfred Karobath to Supervisory Board
For
For
8.e Reelect Ross Levine to Supervisory Board
For
For
8.f Reelect Elaine Mardis to Supervisory Board
For
For
8.g Reelect Lawrence Rosen to Supervisory Board
For
For
8.h Reelect Elizabeth Tallett to Supervisory Board
For
For
9.a Reelect Peer Schatz to Management Board
For
For
9.b Reelect Roland Sackers to Management Board
For
For
10 Ratify KPMG as Auditors
For
For
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
11.b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from Share Issuances For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
11.a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares 12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
273
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
13 Allow Questions 14 Close Meeting Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd.
Qiwi plc
28/06/2017 China
02/06/2017 Cyprus
Annual
Annual
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Annual Report and Summary
For
For
3 Approve Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
4 Approve Internal Control Self-Evaluation Report
For
For
5 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
6 Approve Appointment of Auditor
For
For
7 Approve 2017 Daily Related Party Transactions
For
For
8 Approve 2017 Provision of Guarantee to Subsidiary
For
For
9 Approve Formulation of Foreign Exchange Fund Derivatives Business
For
For
10 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
11 Amend Management System of Providing External Guarantees
For
For
12 Amend Investment Management System
For
For
13 Amend Working System for Independent Directors
For
For
14 Approve Formulation of Management System for Foreign Exchange Derivative Transactions
For
For
15 Approve Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
A.1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
A.2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
B.1 Ratify Auditors
For
For
B.2 Approve Remuneration of External Auditors
For
For
C.1.A Elect Rohinton Minoo Kalifa as Director
None
For
Votes to favour preferred candidate
C.1.B Elect Marcus James Rhodes as Director
None
For
Votes to favour preferred candidate
C.1.C Elect Osama Bedier as Director
None
For
Votes to favour preferred candidate
C.2.A Elect Boris Kim as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour preferred candidate Votes to favour preferred candidate
Meeting for ADR Holders
Elect Directors by Cumulative Voting
274
C.2.B Elect Sergey Solonin as Director
None
Against
C.2.C Elect Elena Budnik as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour preferred candidate
C.2.D Elect Evgeny Dankevich as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour preferred candidate
D.1 Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors
For
For
D.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive Directors
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Quanta Computer Inc.
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
Meeting Date Country 16/06/2017 Taiwan
14/06/2017 Taiwan
22/06/2017 Austria
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
E Amend Company Bylaws
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board Members
For
For
1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports (Non-Voting)
5 Ratify KPMG Austria GmbH as Auditors
Ranger Direct Lending Fund Plc
275
15/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
For
For
6.1 Elect Peter Gauper as Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.2 Elect Wilfried Hopfner as Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.3 Elect Rudolf Koenighofer as Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.4 Elect Johannes Ortner as Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.5 Elect Birgit Noggler as Supervisory Board Member
For
For
6.6 Elect Eva Eberhartinger as Supervisory Board Member
For
For
6.7 Elect Heinrich Schaller as Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.8 Elect Guenther Reibersdorfer as Supervisory Board Member
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Dividend Policy
For
For
4 Re-elect K Scott Canon as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Christopher Waldron as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Jonathan Schneider as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Matthew Mulford as Director
For
For
8 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Renault
276
Meeting Date Country
08/06/2017 Taiwan
20/06/2017 Japan
09/06/2017 USA
15/06/2017 France
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual/ Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
13 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Cash Distribution from Capital Reserve
For
For
4 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
5 Amend Rules and Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
6 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
7 Other Business
None
Against
1.1 Elect Director Minegishi, Masumi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Ikeuchi, Shogo
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Sagawa, Keiichi
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Oyagi, Shigeo
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Shingai, Yasushi
For
For
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Shinkawa, Asa
For
For
3 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Bonnie L. Bassler 1.2 Elect Director N. Anthony Coles
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Joseph L. Goldstein
For
Against
1.4 Elect Director Christine A. Poon
For
For
1.5 Elect Director P. Roy Vagelos
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Huda Y. Zoghbi
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Concerns about overall board structure
For
For
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
Three Years One Year
Annual votes enhance accountability
Ordinary Business 1 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 3.15 per Share
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions Mentioning the Absence of New Transactions and Acknowledge Ongoing Transactions
For
For
5 Acknowledge Auditor's Special Reports Re: Remuneration of Redeemable Shares
For
For
6 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO
For
For
7 Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman and CEO for Fiscal Year 2017
For
For
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
9 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased For Shares
For
Extraordinary Business
Resona Holdings, Inc.
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
10 Amend Article 11 of Bylaws Re: Composition of the Board
For
For
11 Ratify Appointment of Yasuhiro Yamauchi as Director
For
For
12 Ratify Appointment and Reelect Yu Serizawa as Director
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
13 Elect Pascal Faure as Director
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
14 Elect Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun as Director
For
For
15 Elect Marie-Annick Darmaillac as Director
For
For
16 Elect Catherine Barba as Director
For
For
17 Elect Benoit Ostertag as Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board
None
For
Votes to favour preferred candidate
18 Elect Julien Thollot as Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board
None
Against
Votes to favour preferred candidate
19 Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Remove Provisions on Non-Common Shares 2.1 Elect Director Higashi, Kazuhiro
277
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kan, Tetsuya
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Hara, Toshiki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Isono, Kaoru
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Arima, Toshio
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sanuki, Yoko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Urano, Mitsudo
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Matsui, Tadamitsu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Sato, Hidehiko
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
3 Amend Articles to Hand over Petition Calling for Refraining of Strongly Pursuing Negative Interest Rate Policy to Governor of the Bank of Japan
Against
Against
4 Amend Articles to Require Individual Compensation Disclosure for Directors
Against
For
Proposal enhances transparency Proposal enhances board structure
2.10 Elect Director Baba, Chiharu
278
5 Amend Articles to Separate Chairman of the Board and CEO
Against
For
6 Amend Articles to Create System that Enables Employees to be Reinstated after Running for Office in National Elections, Local Assembly Elections, and Elections for the Heads of Local Governments
Against
Against
7 Amend Articles to Require Company to Urge Subsidiaries Owning Shares in Allied Firms to Vote Shares Appropriately
Against
For
8 Amend Articles to Disclose Director Training Policy
Against
Against
9 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Communications and Responses between Shareholders and Directors
Against
Against
10 Amend Articles to Add Provisions Allowing Shareholders to Nominate Director Candidates to Nomination Committee and Its Equal Treatment
Against
Against
11 Amend Articles to Allow Inclusion of Shareholder Proposals in Convocation Notice with the Upper Limit of 100 at Minimum
Against
Against
12 Amend Articles to Establish Liaison for Reporting Concerns to Audit Committee
Against
Against
13 Amend Articles to Mandate Holding of Meetings Consisting Solely of Outside Directors
Against
Against
14 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Recruitment and Offer of Senior Positions to Women Who Interrupted Their Careers for Childbirth
Against
Against
15 Amend Articles to Prohibit Discriminatory Treatment of Activist Investors
Against
Against
16 Amend Articles to Establish Special Committee on Expressing the Company's Opinion on Recent Actions by Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda
Against
Against
17 Amend Articles to Establish Special Investigation Committee on Loans to K.K. Kenko
Against
Against
18 Remove Director Mitsudo Urano from Office
Against
Against
19 Amend Articles to Establish Special Investigation Committee on Director Mitsudo Urano
Against
Against
Proposal encourages enhanced stewardship
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 20 Appoint Shareholder Director Nominee Lucian Bebchuk in place of Mitsudo Urano
Resorttrust Inc.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 23
For
For
For
For For
2.3 Elect Director Kawasaki, Nobuhiko
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Fushimi, Ariyoshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ito, Masaaki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Shintani, Atsuyuki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Uchiyama, Toshihiko
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Iuchi, Katsuyuki
For
For
For
For
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Ogino, Shigetoshi
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Furukawa, Tetsuya
For
For
For
For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Taniguchi, Yoshitaka
For
For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Aiba, Yoichi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Akahori, Satoshi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Nakatani, Toshihisa
For
For
3.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Okada, Yoshitaka
For
For
4 Approve Retirement Bonus for Director Who Is Not an Audit Committee Member
For
For
5 Approve Stock Option Plan
For
For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Akahori, Satoshi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Nakatani, Toshihisa
For
For
For
For
For
For
4 Approve Retirement Bonus for Director Who Is Not an Audit Committee Member
279
Against
For
2.13 Elect Director Nonaka, Tomoyo
Annual/ Special
Against
2.1 Elect Director Ito, Yoshiro
2.9 Elect Director Takagi, Naoshi
05/06/2017 Canada
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.2 Elect Director Ito, Katsuyasu
2.10 Elect Director Kawaguchi, Masahiro
Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Mgmt Rec
1.1 Elect Director Alexandre Behring 1.2 Elect Director Marc Caira
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Martin E. Franklin
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Paul J. Fribourg
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Neil Golden
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.6 Elect Director Ali Hedayat
Rinnai Corp.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Thomas V. Milroy
For
For
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Carlos Alberto Sicupira
16/06/2017 Japan
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.8 Elect Director Daniel S. Schwartz 1.10 Elect Director Cecilia Sicupira
Ricoh Co. Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Roberto Moses Thompson Motta
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Alexandre Van Damme
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
4 Adopt Policy and Report on Board Diversity
None
For
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Osawa, Hiroshi
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 12.5
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ota, Yo
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 44
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Hayashi, Kenji 2.2 Elect Director Naito, Hiroyasu
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Narita, Tsunenori
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kosugi, Masao
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kondo, Yuji
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Matsui, Nobuyuki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kamio, Takashi
For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ishikawa, Yoshiro
For
For
Rio Tinto Ltd.
29/06/2017 Australia
Special
1 Approve the Proposed Disposal of Coal & Allied Industries Limited
For
For
Rio Tinto plc
27/06/2017 United Kingdom
Special
1 Approve Disposal of Coal & Allied Industries Limited to Yancoal Australia Limited
For
For
Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust
08/06/2017 Canada
Annual
1.1 Elect Trustee Bonnie Brooks
For
For
280
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Proposal enhances board structure and accountability
Concerns about performance
1.2 Elect Trustee Clare R. Copeland
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.3 Elect Trustee Paul Godfrey
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure
1.4 Elect Trustee Dale H. Lastman
For
For
1.5 Elect Trustee Jane Marshall
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.6 Elect Trustee Sharon Sallows
Rohm Co. Ltd.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Rosneft Oil Company OJSC
08/06/2017 USA
22/06/2017 Russia
Annual
Annual
For
Withhold
1.7 Elect Trustee Edward Sonshine
For
For
For
For
1.9 Elect Trustee Charles M. Winograd
For
For
2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Trustees to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
3 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 80
For
For
For
Against
2.2 Elect Director Azuma, Katsumi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Fujiwara, Tadanobu
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Matsumoto, Isao
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yamazaki, Masahiko
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sakai, Masaki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Sato, Kenichiro
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kawamoto, Hachiro
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Nishioka, Koichi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Suenaga, Yoshiaki
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Amy Woods Brinkley
For
For
1.2 Elect Director John F. Fort, III
For
Withhold
1.3 Elect Director Brian D. Jellison
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Robert D. Johnson
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Robert E. Knowling, Jr.
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Wilbur J. Prezzano
For
Withhold
1.7 Elect Director Laura G. Thatcher
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Richard F. Wallman
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Christopher Wright
For
Withhold
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
Meeting for GDR Holders 1 Approve Annual Report
281
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.8 Elect Trustee Siim A. Vanaselja
2.1 Elect Director Sawamura, Satoshi
Roper Technologies, Inc.
Mgmt Rec
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
4 Approve Dividends of RUB 5.98 per Share
For
For
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
Against
6 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission
For
For
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
7 Elect Nine Directors by Cumulative Voting Elect Five Members of Audit Committee 8.1 Elect Olga Andrianova as Member of Audit Commission 8.2 Elect Aleksandr Bogashov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.3 Elect Sergey Poma as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.4 Elect Zakhar Sabantsev as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.5 Elect Pavel Shumov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
For
For
10.1 Approve Related-Party Transactions with AO VBRR Bank Re: Deposit Agreements
9 Ratify Ernst&Young as Auditor
For
For
10.2 Approve Related-Party Transactions with Bank GPB Re: Deposit Agreements
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
10.3 Approve Related-Party Transactions with AO VBRR Bank Re: Loan Agreements 10.4 Approve Related-Party Transactions with Bank GPB Re: Loan Agreements 10.5 Approve Related-Party Transaction with Sogaz Re: Liability Insurance for Directors, Executives, and Employees 11 Amend Charter Rosseti PJSC
30/06/2017 Russia
Annual
Meeting for Common and Preferred Shareholders
3 Approve Allocation of Income
282
For
For
4.1 Approve Dividends for Preferred Shares
For
For
4.2 Approve Dividends for Ordinary Shares
For
For
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
6 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7.1 Elect Stanislav Ashirov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.2 Elect Boris Ayuyev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.3 Elect Oleg Barkin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.4 Elect Vasily Belov as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.5 Elect Oleg Dubnov as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.6 Elect Aleksandr Kalinin as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.7 Elect Vyacheslav Kravchenko as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.8 Elect Andrey Murov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Elect 15 Directors by Cumulative Voting
7.9 Elect Aleksander Novak as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.10 Elect Nikolay Podguzov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.11 Elect Mikhail Poluboyarinov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.12 Elect Nikolay Rogalev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.13 Elect Anatoly Tikhonov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.14 Elect Sergey Shmatko as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.15 Elect Nikolay Shulginov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Elect Five Members of Audit Commission 8.1 Elect Tatyana Zobkova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.2 Elect Ilya Karpov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.3 Elect Dmitry Filipenko as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.4 Elect Nina Khakimova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.5 Elect Aleksandra Charondina as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
For
For
10 Approve New Edition of Charter
For
For
11 Approve New Edition of Regulations on General Meetings
For
For
12 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Board of Directors
For
For
13 Approve Company's Membership in GEIDCO
For
For
14 Approve Company's Membership in Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
4 Approve the Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
9 Ratify Auditor
Ruentex Development Co., Ltd.
283
15/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6.1 Elect Jean Tsang Jiunn, Representative of Ying Jia Investment Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 246931 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.2 Elect Wong Yee Fan, Representative of Ruentex Industries Ltd with Shareholder No. 270 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.3 Elect Yin Chung Yao, Representative of Ruentex Industries Ltd with Shareholder No. 270 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.4 Elect Lee Chih Hung, Representative of Ruen Tai Shing Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 83879 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.5 Elect Chen Li Yu, Representative of Ruen Tai Shing Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 83879 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.6 Elect Lin Chien Yu with Shareholder No. 119443 as NonIndependent Director
For
For
6.7 Elect Ke Shueng Shiung with ID No. Q120322XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6.8 Elect Jau Yi Lung with ID No. F104108XXX as Independent Director For
For
6.9 Elect Chang Kuo Chun with ID No. B100126XXX as Independent Director
For
For
7 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors and Representatives
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
8 Other Business
None
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
4 Approve Dividends
For
For
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
For
6 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission
For
For
7.1 Elect Artem Avestisyan as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.2 Elect Nikolay Shulginov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.3 Elect Maksim Bystrov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.4 Elect Vyacheslav Kravchenko as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.5 Elect Pavel Grachev as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.6 Elect Yury Trutnev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
RusHydro PJSC
26/06/2017 Russia
Annual
Meeting for ADR/GDR Holders
Elect 13 Directors by Cumulative Voting
284
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7.7 Elect Sergey Ivanov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.8 Elect Vyacheslav Pivovarov as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.9 Elect Nikolay Podguzov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.10 Elect Aleksey Chekunkov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.11 Elect Sergey Shishin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.12 Elect Nikolay Rogalev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.13 Elect Andrey Shishkin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Elect Five Members of Audit Commission 8.1 Elect Natalia Annikova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.2 Elect Tatyana Zobkova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.3 Elect Igor Repin as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.4 Elect Marina Kostina as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.5 Elect Dmitry Simochkin as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
9 Ratify Auditor
Safran
285
15/06/2017 France
Annual/ Special
For
For
10 Approve New Edition of Charter
For
For
11 Approve New Edition of Regulations on General Meetings
For
For
12 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Board Meetings
For
For
13 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Management Board
For
For
14 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Remuneration of Directors
For
For
15 Approve New Edition of Regulations Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission
For
For
16 Approve Termination of Company's Membership in NP KONTs UES
For
For
17 Approve Related-Party Transaction Re: Loan Agreement with RAO ES East
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.52 per Share
For
For
Ordinary Business
4 Approve Additional Pension Scheme Agreement with Ross McInnes, For Chairman of the Board
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Approve Additional Pension Scheme Agreement with Philippe Petitcolin, CEO
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
6 Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7 Reelect Odile Desforges as Director
For
Against
8 Elect Helene Auriol Potier as Director
For
For
9 Elect Patrick Pelata as Director
For
For
10 Elect Sophie Zurquiyah as Director
For
For
11 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Ross McInnes, Chairman of the Board
For
For
12 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of Philippe Petitcolin, CEO
For
For
13 Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman of the Board
For
For
14 Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO
For
For
15 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
For
For
16 Amend Article 25 of Bylaws Re: Age Limit of CEO and Vice-CEO
For
For
17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 20 Million
For
Against
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 8 Million
For
For
19 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 8 Million for Future Exchange Offers
For
For
20 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 8 Million
For
For
21 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Under Items 17 to 20
For
For
22 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 12.5 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value
For
For
23 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 8 Million, Including in the Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
24 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 8 Million, Including in the Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
Concerns about director accountability
Extraordinary Business
286
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
26 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities for up to For 20 Percent of Issued Capital Per Year for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 8 Million, Including in the Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
27 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Under Items 23 to 26, Including in the Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
28 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 8 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value, Including in the Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer
For
Against
Proposal risks entrenching management
29 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans
For
For
30 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased For Shares
For
31 Authorize up to 0.4 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans
For
For
32 Authorize New Class of Preferred Stock (Actions de Preference A) and Amend Bylaws Accordingly
For
For
33 Authorize Issuance of Preferred Stock Up to EUR 8 Million for Future For Exchange Offers
For
34 Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities
For
For
A Authorize Up to 0.6 percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans Reserved for All Employees
Against
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
4 Re-elect Andrew Goodsell as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Lance Batchelor as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Jonathan Hill as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Ray King as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Bridget McIntyre as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Orna NiChionna as Director
For
For
25 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 8 Million for Future Exchange Offers, Including in the Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer
Shareholder Proposals Submitted by FCPE Safran Investissement
Saga plc
287
22/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Proposal encourages enhanced employee relations
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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salesforce.com, inc.
Samsonite International S.A.
Meeting Date Country
06/06/2017 USA
01/06/2017 Luxembourg
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
10 Re-elect Gareth Williams as Director
For
For
11 Appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
18 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1a Elect Director Marc Benioff
For
For
1b Elect Director Keith Block
For
For
1c Elect Director Craig Conway
For
For
1d Elect Director Alan Hassenfeld
For
For
1e Elect Director Neelie Kroes
For
For
1f Elect Director Colin Powell
For
For
1g Elect Director Sanford Robertson
For
For
1h Elect Director John V. Roos
For
For
1i Elect Director Robin Washington
For
For
1j Elect Director Maynard Webb
For
For
1k Elect Director Susan Wojcicki
For
For
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
For
For
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
7 Shareholders May Call Special Meeting
Against
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Results for the Year 2016
For
For
3 Approve Cash Distribution
For
For
For
For
4a Reelect Kyle Francis Gendreau as Director
288
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Proposal enhances board accountability
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4b Reelect Tom Korbas as Director
For
For
4c Reelect Ying Yeh as Director
For
For
5 Renew Mandate Granted to KPMG Luxembourg as Statutory Auditor
For
For
6 Approve KPMG LLP as External Auditor
For
For
7 Authorize Issuance Shares Up to 10 Percent of the Total Issued Shares
For
For
8 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
9 Approve Discharge of Directors and Auditors
For
For
10 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
For
11 Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration of KPMG Luxembourg
For
For
Sankyo Co. Ltd. (6417)
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 75
For
For
Sanlam Ltd
07/06/2017 South Africa
Annual
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for the Year Ended 31 December 2016
For
For
2 Reappoint Ernst & Young Incorporated as Auditors of the Company with Johanna de Villiers as the Individual and Designated Auditor
For
For
3 Elect Paul Hanratty as Director 4.1 Re-elect Manana Bakane-Tuoane as Director
289
For
For
For
For
4.2 Re-elect Valli Moosa as Director
For
For
4.3 Re-elect Sipho Nkosi as Director
For
For
4.4 Re-elect Lazarus Zim as Director
For
For
5.1 Re-elect Yegs Ramiah as Director
For
For
5.2 Elect Heinie Werth as Director
For
For
6.1 Elect Anton Botha as Member of the Audit Committee
For
For
6.2 Elect Paul Hanratty as Member of the Audit Committee
For
For
6.3 Re-elect Karabo Nondumo as Member of the Audit Committee
For
For
6.4 Re-elect Flip Rademeyer as Chairman of the Audit Committee
For
For
7 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration of Executive Directors and Non-executive Directors for the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2016
For
For
9 Place Authorised but Unissued Shares under Control of Directors
For
For
10 Authorise Board to Issue Shares for Cash
For
For
11 Authorise Ratification of Approved Resolutions
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
SBI Holdings
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
A Approve Remuneration of Non-executive Directors for the Period 1 July 2017 until 30 June 2018
For
For
B Approve Financial Assistance in Terms of Section 44 of the Companies Act
For
For
C Approve Financial Assistance in Terms of Section 45 of the Companies Act
For
For
D Authorise Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kurokawa, Akira
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 13
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ito, Takeshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Tsujimura, Akihiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Taniuchi, Shigeo
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Katayama, Takayuki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Oishi, Kanoko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Shintaku, Yutaro
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Kitao, Yoshitaka
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kawashima, Katsuya
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Nakagawa, Takashi
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Asakura, Tomoya
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Morita, Shumpei
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Takamura, Masato
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Nakatsuka, Kazuhiro
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Shigemitsu, Tatsuo
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Yamada, Masayuki 1.10 Elect Director Yoshida, Masaki
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 29/06/2017 United Kingdom
290
Annual
For
For
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Sato, Teruhide
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Ayako Hirota Weissman
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Takenaka, Heizo
For
For
1.14 Elect Director Otobe, Tatsuyoshi
For
For
1.15 Elect Director Gomi, Hirofumi
For
For
1.16 Elect Director Asaeda, Yoshitaka
For
For
1.17 Elect Director Suzuki, Yasuhiro
For
For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ichikawa, Toru
For
Against
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Wakatsuki, Tetsutaro
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
SCSK Corp.
291
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 Japan
23/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect Justin Dowley as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect John Kay as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Patrick Maxwell as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Fiona McBain as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Dr Paola Subacchi as Director
For
For
10 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Directors to Allot Ordinary Shares and to Sell Treasury Shares for Cash at a Price Below the Net Asset Value
For
For
15 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 87 2.1 Elect Director Kakiuchi, Eiji
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Minamishima, Shin
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Oki, Katsutoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Nadahara, Soichi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kondo, Yoichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Ando, Kimito
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Tateishi, Yoshio
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Murayama, Shosaku
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Saito, Shigeru
For
For
3 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions on Director Titles - Clarify Director Authority on Board Meetings
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kanegae, Michihiko
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Tanihara, Toru
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Mikogami, Daisuke
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Fukunaga, Tetsuya
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Endo, Masatoshi
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Secom Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.6 Elect Director Tamefusa, Koji
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Koike, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Tsuyuguchi, Akira
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Matsuda, Kiyoto
For
For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Anzai, Yasunori
For
For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Yabuki, Kimitoshi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Nakamura, Masaichi
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 75 2.1 Elect Director Iida, Makoto
Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Nakayama, Yasuo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Nakayama, Junzo
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Yoshida, Yasuyuki
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Izumida, Tatsuya
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Ozeki, Ichiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kurihara, Tatsushi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Fuse, Tatsuro
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Hirose, Takaharu
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Kawano, Hirobumi
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Watanabe, Hajime
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yokomizo, Masao
For
For
4 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Satomi, Hajime
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Satomi, Haruki
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Tsurumi, Naoya
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Fukazawa, Koichi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Okamura, Hideki
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Iwanaga, Yuji
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Natsuno, Takeshi
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Katsukawa, Kohei
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Aoki, Shigeru
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakaue, Yukito
For
For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kazashi, Tomio
For
For
2.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Enomoto, Mineo 3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ogata, Izumi
292
For
For
Against
Concerns about independence
For
Against
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Seibu Holdings Inc.
Meeting Date Country 21/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 15.5 2.1 Elect Director Ogawa, Shuichiro
Seiko Epson Corp.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
293
Annual
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Goto, Keiji
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yazaki, Michifumi
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagaseki, Isao
For
For
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 30 2.2 Elect Director Inoue, Shigeki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kubota, Koichi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kawana, Masayuki
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Seki, Tatsuaki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Omiya, Hideaki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Matsunaga, Mari
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
4 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill)
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 19
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Negishi, Naofumi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Koge, Teiji
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kubo, Hajime
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Uenoyama, Satoshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Sekiguchi, Shunichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kato, Keita
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Hirai, Yoshiyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Taketomo, Hiroyuki
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Ishizuka, Kunio
For
For
For
For
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Naganuma, Moritoshi 19/06/2017 Japan
For
2.2 Elect Director Oya, Eiko
2.10 Elect Director Kase, Yutaka Seven Bank Ltd
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.3 Elect Director Ogi, Takehiko
2.1 Elect Director Usui, Minoru
Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
1.1 Elect Director Anzai, Takashi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Futagoishi, Kensuke
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Funatake, Yasuaki
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Ishiguro, Kazuhiko
For
For
Proposal risks entrenching management
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.5 Elect Director Oizumi, Taku
Annual
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Kawada, Hisanao
For
For
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Ohashi, Yoji
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Miyazaki, Yuko
For
For
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuo, Kunihiro
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shimizu, Akihiko
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Aleksey Mordashov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
1.2 Elect Aleksey Kulichenko as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
1.3 Elect Vladimir Lukin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
1.4 Elect Andrey Mitykov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
1.5 Elect Aleksandr Shevelev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
1.6 Elect Philip Dayer as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
1.7 Elect David Bowen as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
1.8 Elect Veikko Tamminen as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
1.9 Elect Vladimir Mau as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
3 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan 09/06/2017 Russia
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.7 Elect Director Goto, Katsuhiro
1.10 Elect Director Ohashi, Shuji
Severstal PJSC
Mgmt Rec
Meeting for GDR Holders Elect 10 Directors by Cumulative Voting
1.10 Elect Aleksandr Auzan as Director 2 Approve Annual Report and Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
For
For
4 Approve Interim Dividends for First Quarter of Fiscal 2017
For
For
For
For
Elect Three Members of Audit Commission 5.1 Elect Nikolay Lavrov as Member of Audit Commission
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd.
12/06/2017 China
Special
5.2 Elect Roman Antonov as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
5.3 Elect Svetlana Guseva as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
6 Ratify KPMG as Auditor
For
For
7 Approve Related-Party Transaction with Sberbank Re: Deposit Agreement
For
Against
For
For
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES 1 Authorize Repurchase of Issued H Share Capital
294
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country 12/06/2017 China
29/06/2017 China
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve 2016 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management
For
For
7 Elect Zhang Hua Wei as Director
For
For
8 Elect Wang Yi as Director
For
For
9 Elect Zhou Shu Hua as Director
For
Against
10 Elect Bi Dong Mei as Supervisor
For
For
11 Elect Chen Xiao Yun as Supervisor
For
For
12 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
13 Authorize Repurchase of Issued H Share Capital
For
For
14 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Board
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Report of the Financial Results
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
6 Approve PwC Zhong Tian as PRC Auditor and PricewaterhouseCoopers as International Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Ratification of Emoluments Paid to Directors and Supervisors for the Year of 2016 and Approve Emoluments of Directors and Supervisors for the Year of 2017
For
For
8 Approve Renewal of Liability Insurance for Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management
For
For
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H-SHARES
RESOLUTIONS REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF PROPOSED PROVISION OF EXTERNAL GUARANTEE 9.1 Approve Provision of Corporate Guarantee to Shanghai Electric Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd.
295
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Shanghai International Airport Co., Ltd.
Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
30/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
26/06/2017 China
Special
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., 23/06/2017 China Ltd.
Annual
296
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
9.2 Approve Provision of Corporate Guarantee to SEC-KSB Nuclear Pumps & Valves Co., Ltd.
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9.3 Approve Provision of Corporate Guarantee to Shanghai Electric Heavy Machinery Milling Special Equipment Co., Ltd.
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9.4 Approve Provision of Corporate Guarantee to Shanghai Electric Heavy Machinery Casting Forging Co., Ltd.
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9.5 Approve Provision of Corporate Guarantee by Shanghai Huapu Cable Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Electric Power T&D Group Co., Ltd. to Shanghai Fujikura Cable Co., Ltd.
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9.6 Approve Provision of Corporate Guarantee by Broetje-Automation GmbH to BA Assembly & Turnkey Systems GmbH
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9.7 Approve Provision of Letters of Guarantee by Shanghai Electric Group Finance Co., Ltd. to Shanghai Electric (Group) Corporation and its Subsidiaries.
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
1 Approve Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
5 Approve Appointment of Auditor
For
For
6 Approve Appointment of Internal Control Auditor
For
For
7 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
8 Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding General Meetings of Shareholders
For
For
1 Approve Guarantee Provision for Overseas Debt Issuance by Overseas Wholly-owned Subsidiary
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Annual Report
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Final Accounts Report
For
For
5 Approve 2017 Financial Budget
For
For
6 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
7 Approve Proposal Regarding Payment of Auditor's Fees for 2016
For
For
8 Approve Auditors
For
For
9 Approve Proposal Regarding External Guarantees for 2017
For
For
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Shangri-la Asia Ltd.
Sharp Corp.
Meeting Date Country
02/06/2017 Bermuda
20/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
10 Approve Amendments to the Commitment Regarding the Shares For Held by Employees and the Employee Share Ownership Committee
For
11 Approve Issuance of Debt Financing Products
For
For
12 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3A Elect Lim Beng Chee as Director
For
For
3B Elect Madhu Rama Chandra Rao as Director
For
For
3C Elect Li Kwok Cheung Arthur as Director
For
For
4 Approve Directors' Fees
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6A Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
6B Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6C Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Annual Meeting Agenda 1 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines - Adopt Board Structure with Audit Committee - Update Authorized Capital to Reflect Reverse Stock Split - Authorize Board to Determine Income Allocation
3.1 Elect Director Tai Jeng-Wu
For
Against
3.2 Elect Director Nomura, Katsuaki
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Takayama, Toshiaki
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Young Liu
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Nishiyama, Hirokazu
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
3.6 Elect Director Chien-Erh Wang
For
For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Hse-Tung Lu
For
Against
Concerns about independence
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Kurumatani, Nobuaki
For
Against
Concerns about independence
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Himeiwa, Yasuo
For
For
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
297
Mgmt Rec
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Who Are Audit Committee Members
For
For
7 Approve Stock Option Plan
For
For
8 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Re-elect Robin Ashton as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Iain Cornish as Director
For
For
5 Elect Andrew Didham as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect David Gagie as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Sally-Ann Hibberd as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Stephen Johnson as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Paul Lawrence as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Roger Lovering as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Lindsey McMurray as Director
For
For
12 Elect Dylan Minto as Director
For
For
13 Re-elect Steve Pateman as Director
For
For
14 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
15 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
16 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity in Relation to Additional Tier 1 Securities
For
For
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
20 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
21 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Relation to Additional Tier 1 Securities
For
For
22 Approve Cancellation of the Capital Redemption Reserve
For
For
23 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
24 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
Class Meeting Agenda for Common Shareholders
Shawbrook Group plc
298
06/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Concerns over the linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Shenzhen Airport Co., Ltd.
Shimadzu Corp.
Meeting Date Country 29/06/2017 China
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
5 Approve Annual Report and Summary
For
For
6 Approve Daily Related-party Transactions and Approve 2017 Daily Related-party Transactions
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 10 2.1 Elect Director Nakamoto, Akira
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
Shimizu Corp.
299
19/06/2017 Cayman Islands
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ueda, Teruhisa
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Fujino, Hiroshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Miura, Yasuo
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Furusawa, Koji
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sawaguchi, Minoru
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Fujiwara, Taketsugu
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Wada, Hiroko
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fujii, Hiroyuki
For
For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3.1 Elect Hui Sai Tan, Jason as Director
For
For
3.2 Elect Liu Sai Fei as Director
For
For
3.3 Elect Kan Lai Kuen, Alice as Director
For
For
3.4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
6 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 21
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Miyamoto, Yoichi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Inoue, Kazuyuki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Terada, Osamu
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.4 Elect Director Okamoto, Tadashi
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Imaki, Toshiyuki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Higashide, Koichiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yamaji, Toru
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Ikeda, Koji
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Shimizu, Motoaki
Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Takeuchi, Yo
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Murakami, Aya
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Watanabe, Hideto
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kaneko, Hatsuhito
For
Against
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4.1 Elect Wu Tung Chin, Representative of Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Culture For and Education Foundation, with Shareholder No. 38260 as Non-Independent Director
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.2 Elect Wu Min Wei, Representative of Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Culture and Education Foundation, with Shareholder No. 38260 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.3 Elect a Representative of Shin Kong Ocean Enterprise Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 101 as Non-Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.4 Elect a Representative of Shin Kong Medical Club Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 413329 as Non-Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.5 Elect a Representative of Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 18992 as Non-Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.6 Elect Peng Hsueh Fen, Representative of Chin Shan Investment Co., Ltd., with Shareholder No. 141 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.7 Elect a Representative of Shin Chan Investment Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 415689 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.8 Elect Wu Tung Shing, Representative of Tung Shing Investment Co., Ltd., with Shareholder No. 27143 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Concerns about independence
ELECT 12 OUT OF 17 NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND 3 OUT OF 4 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
300
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.10 Elect Lee Jih Chu, Representative of Shin Kong Wu Tung Chin Foundation, with Shareholder No. 38259 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.11 Elect Wu Benson, Representative of Wu Chia Lu Insurance Culture and Education Foundation, with Shareholder No. 42760 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.12 Elect Su Chi Ming, Representative of Hui Feng Investment Co., Ltd., with Shareholder No. 29 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.13 Elect Hung Wen Tong, Representative of Shin Sheng Company Ltd., with Shareholder No. 89 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.14 Elect Lin Po Han, Representative of Shin Sheng Company Ltd., with Shareholder No. 89 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.15 Elect Wu Tung Ming, Representative of Shin Sheng Company Ltd., with Shareholder No. 89 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.16 Elect Hung Shih Chi, Representative of Shin Sheng Company Ltd., with Shareholder No. 89 as Non-Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.17 Elect Chien Min Chiu, Representative of Shin Sheng Company Ltd., with Shareholder No. 89 as Non-Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.9 Elect Yeh Yun Wan, Representative of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store Co., Ltd., with Shareholder No. 26835 as Non-Independent Director
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
301
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
4.18 Elect Li Cheng Yi with ID No. R102775XXX as Independent Director For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.19 Elect Li Sheng Yann with ID No. D100445XXX as Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.20 Elect Li Mei Hwa with Shareholder No. 390185 as Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.21 Elect Huang Jui Hsiang with ID No. R121297XXX as Independent Director
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 60
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Indemnify Directors - Indemnify Statutory Auditors
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Saito, Yasuhiko
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Ishihara, Toshinobu
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Ueno, Susumu
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Matsui, Yukihiro
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Miyajima, Masaki
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Frank Peter Popoff
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 3.7 Elect Director Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi
Shinsei Bank Ltd.
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
Shizuoka Bank Ltd.
302
21/06/2017 Japan
22/06/2017 Japan
16/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Fukui, Toshihiko
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Kasahara, Toshiyuki
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Onezawa, Hidenori
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Maruyama, Kazumasa
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukui, Taku
For
For
5 Approve Stock Option Plan
For
For
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
2 Amend Articles to Update Authorized Capital to Reflect Reverse Stock Split - Reduce Share Trading Unit
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Kudo, Hideyuki
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Nakamura, Yukio
For
For
3.3 Elect Director J. Christopher Flowers
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Ernest M. Higa
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Kani, Shigeru
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Makihara, Jun
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Tomimura, Ryuichi
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Shiono, Motozo
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 38
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Teshirogi, Isao
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Sawada, Takuko
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Nomura, Akio
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Mogi, Teppei
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Ando, Keiichi
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hirasawa, Masahide
For
For
Concerns about independence
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hirasawa, Masahide
For
For
Concerns about independence
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 10
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Nakanishi, Katsunori
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Shibata, Hisashi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Sugimoto, Hirotoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Yagi, Minoru
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Nagasawa, Yoshihiro
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Iio, Hidehito
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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2.7 Elect Director Kobayashi, Mitsuru
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Goto, Masahiro
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Fujisawa, Kumi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Kato, Kazuyasu
For
For
Showa Denko K.K.
27/06/2017 Japan
Special
1 Approve Dividend of JPY 30
For
For
Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited
29/06/2017 India
Annual
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Confirm Interim Dividend and Declare Final Dividend
For
For
3 Reelect Gerrit Lodewyk Van Heerde as Director
For
For
4 Approve Haribhakti & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai and Pijush Gupta & Co. Chartered Accountants, Kolkata as Joint Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Elect Umesh Revankar as Director
For
For
6 Approve Appointment and Remuneration of Umesh Revankar as Managing Director and CEO
For
For
7 Approve Increase in Borrowing Powers
For
For
8 Approve Pledging of Assets for Debt
For
For
9 Approve Issuance of Debt Securities on Private Placement Basis
For
For
10 Approve Commission to Independent Directors
For
For
1a Elect Director H. Todd Stitzer
For
For
1b Elect Director Virginia "Gina" Drosos
For
For
1d Elect Director Mark Light
For
For
1e Elect Director Helen McCluskey
For
For
1f Elect Director Marianne Miller Parrs
For
For
Signet Jewelers Limited
28/06/2017 Bermuda
Annual
1c Elect Director Dale Hilpert *Withdrawn Resolution*
303
1g Elect Director Thomas Plaskett
For
For
1h Elect Director Jonathan Sokoloff
For
For
1i Elect Director Robert Stack
For
For
1j Elect Director Brian Tilzer
For
For
1k Elect Director Eugenia Ulasewicz
For
For
1l Elect Director Russell Walls
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Silgan Holdings Inc.
Meeting Date Country 05/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.1 Elect Director D. Greg Horrigan 1.2 Elect Director John W. Alden
Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. 28/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Withhold
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
For
Withhold
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4.1 Elect Bough Lin with Shareholder No. 3 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
4.2 Elect Chi Wen Tsai with Shareholder No. 6 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
4.3 Elect Wen Lung Lin with Shareholder No. 18 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
4.4 Elect Yen Chun Chang with Shareholder No. 5 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
4.5 Elect Randy Hsiao Yu Lo with Shareholder No. 77800 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
4.6 Elect a Representative of Yang Fong Investment Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No. 2297 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.
304
14/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
4.7 Elect John Jsuan with ID No. F100588XXX as Independent Director
For
For
4.8 Elect Tsai Ding Lin with ID No. F100927XXX as Independent Director
For
For
4.9 Elect William W. Sheng with ID No. A120242XXX as Independent Director
For
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors and Representatives
For
For
6 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Profit Distribution and Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Type
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENEDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
15/06/2017 China
Annual
5.1 Elect Ho Show Chung, Representative of Hsinex International Corp., For with Shareholder No. as 398816 as Non-Independent Director
For
5.2 Elect Ho Yi Da, Representative of Hsinex International Corp., with Shareholder No. as 398816as Non-Independent Director
For
For
5.3 Elect Chiu Cheng Hsiung, Representative of YFY Inc., with Shareholder No. 24 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
5.4 Elect Yu, Kuo Chi, Representative of YFY Inc., with Shareholder No. 24 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
5.5 Elect Chong Bell, Representative of YFY Inc., with Shareholder No. 24 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
5.6 Elect Chen Chia Hsien with Shareholder No. 401345 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
5.7 Elect Schive Chi with Shareholder No. 356119 and ID No. Q100446XXX as Independent Director
For
For
5.8 Elect Sheu James J. with ID No. N102581XXX as Independent Director
For
For
5.9 Elect Tsai Yingyi with ID No. C120533XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve 2017 Financial Budget Report
For
For
6 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP (Special General Partnership) as Domestic Auditors and PricewaterhouseCoopers as International Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Waiver of Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
8 Approve Remuneration System for Independent Supervisors
For
For
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
ELECT SUPERVISORS
305
9.01 Elect Zhai Yalin as Supervisor
For
For
9.02 Elect Fan Qingyong as Supervisor
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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9.03 Elect Zheng Yunrui as Supervisor
For
For
9.04 Elect Choi Ting Ki as Supervisor
For
For
10 Approve Adjustment of Peer Benchmark Enterprises Under the A Shares Share Option Incentive Scheme
For
Against
11 Amend Articles of Association and Its Appendix
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 12.01 Elect Wang Zhiqing as Director
For
For
12.02 Elect Wu Haijun as Director
For
For
12.03 Elect Gao Jinping as Director
For
For
12.04 Elect Jin Qiang as Director
For
For
12.05 Elect Guo Xiaojun as Director
For
For
12.06 Elect Zhou Meiyun as Director
For
For
12.07 Elect Lei Dianwu as Director
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
12.08 Elect Mo Zhenglin as Director
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
For
For
ELECT INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 13.01 Elect Zhang Yimin as Director
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd.
30/06/2017 China
Annual
13.02 Elect Liu Yunhong as Director
For
For
13.03 Elect Du Weifeng as Director
For
For
13.04 Elect Pan Fei as Director
For
For
1 Approve Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve Audited Financial Statements of the Company and Its Subsidiaries and the Auditors' Report
For
For
4 Approve Profit Distribution Plan and Payment of Final Dividend
For
For
5 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as the Domestic Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Approve Ernst & Young as the International Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
8 Authorize Supervisory Committee to Fix Remuneration of Supervisors
For
For
9 Authorize Board to Approve Guarantees in Favor of Third Parties
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
10 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
306
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Sirius Minerals Plc
Sistema PJSFC
Meeting Date Country 29/06/2017 United Kingdom
24/06/2017 Russia
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Elect Thomas Staley as Director
For
For
3 Re-elect Russell Scrimshaw as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Chris Fraser as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Noel Harwerth as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Keith Clarke as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Louise Hardy as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Lord Hutton as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Jane Lodge as Director
For
For
10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
12 Approve Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
16 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
17 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
18 Adopt New Articles of Association
For
For
1 Approve Meeting Procedures
For
For
2 Approve Annual Report and Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of RUB 0.81 per Share
For
For
For
For
Meeting for GDR Holders
Elect Three Members of Audit Commission 4.1 Elect Marina Bugorskaya as Member of Audit Commission 4.2 Elect Ekaterina Kuznetsova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
4.3 Elect Aleksey Lipsky as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
5.1 Elect Anna Belova as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.2 Elect Sergey Boev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.3 Elect Andrey Dubovskov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.4 Elect Vladimir Evtushenkov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.5 Elect Feliks Evtushenkov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Elect Directors by Cumulative Voting
307
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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5.6 Elect Ron Zommeras Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.7 Elect Robert Kocharyan as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.8 Elect Jean Kreke as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.9 Elect Roger Munnings as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.10 Elect Mikhail Shamolin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.11 Elect David Yakobashvili as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
For
For
6.1 Ratify ZAO Deloitte and Touche CIS as Auditor for RAS
SJM Holdings Ltd.
13/06/2017 Hong Kong
Annual
6.2 Ratify ZAO Deloitte and Touche CIS as Auditor for IFRS
For
For
7.1 Approve New Edition of Charter
For
For
7.2 Approve New Edition of Regulations on General Meetings
For
For
7.3 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Board of Directors
For
For
7.4 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Management
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
SK Kaken Co. Ltd.
SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc
308
29/06/2017 Japan
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
For
For
3.1 Elect So Shu Fai as Director
For
For
3.2 Elect Leong On Kei, Angela as Director
For
For
3.3 Elect Fok Tsun Ting, Timothy as Director
For
Against
4 Elect Ho Chiu Fung, Daisy as Director
For
For
5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
6 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Grant of Options Under the Share Option Scheme
For
Against
8 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 65
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on Director Titles
For
For
3 Elect Director Takeuchi, Masahiro
For
For
Concerns about candidate
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hamana, Shoji
For
Against
Concerns about independence
5 Approve Statutory Auditor Retirement Bonus
For
Against
Concerns about independence
1.1 Elect Director Takada, Shinji
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Nito, Masao
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Komori, Mitsunobu
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Koyama, Koki
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Yokomizu, Shinji
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.6 Elect Director Komaki, Jiro
01/06/2017 USA
Annual
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
For
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Ogasawara, Michiaki
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Kosaka, Kiyoshi
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Kosugi, Yoshinobu
For
For
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishimura, Itaru
For
Against
Concerns about independence
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Aiko, Hiroyuki
For
Against
Concerns about independence
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishimura, Itaru
For
Against
Concerns about independence
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Aiko, Hiroyuki
For
Against
Concerns about independence
1a Elect Director Betsy Atkins
For
For
1b Elect Director Marc Holliday
For
For
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Declassify the Board of Directors
For
For
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
6 Report on Pay Disparity
Against
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 200
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on Number of Directors
For
For
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Takada, Yoshiyuki 3.2 Elect Director Maruyama, Katsunori
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Usui, Ikuji
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Kosugi, Seiji
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Satake, Masahiko
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Kuwahara, Osamu
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Takada, Yoshiki
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Ohashi, Eiji
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Kaizu, Masanobu
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Kagawa, Toshiharu
For
For
For
For
4 Approve Director Retirement Bonus
309
For
1.7 Elect Director Nakatani, Iwao
1c Elect Director John S. Levy
SMC Corp.
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.8 Elect Director Iijima, Kazunobu
1.12 Elect Director Shingu, Tatsushi
SL Green Realty Corp.
Mgmt Rec
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Smiles SA
SOCO International plc
SoftBank Group Corp.
310
Meeting Date Country 30/06/2017 Brazil
13/06/2017 United Kingdom
21/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Special
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve Merger Agreement between the Company and Webjet Participacoes S.A.
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young Auditores Independentes S.S. and Cabrera Assessoria, Consultoria e Planejamento Empresarial Ltda. as the Independent Firms to Appraise Proposed Transaction
For
For
3 Approve Independent Firm's Appraisals
For
For
4 Approve Merger Between the Company and Webjet Participacoes S.A. and Subsequent Extinction of Company
For
For
5 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
5 Re-elect Rui de Sousa as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Edward Story as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Roger Cagle as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Cynthia Cagle as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Robert Gray as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Olivier Barbaroux as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Ettore Contini as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Antonio Monteiro as Director
For
For
13 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
14 Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
19 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 22 2.1 Elect Director Son, Masayoshi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Miyauchi, Ken
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ronald Fisher
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Type
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Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.4 Elect Director Marcelo Claure
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Rajeev Misra
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Simon Segars
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yun Ma
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Yanai, Tadashi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Nagamori, Shigenobu
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Mark Schwartz
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan
For
For
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzaki, Masato
Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.
Sojitz Corporation
311
27/06/2017 Japan
20/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uno, Soichiro
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kubokawa, Hidekazu
For
For
4 Approve Stock Option Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 27.5
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines - Amend Provisions on Number of Directors
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Murai, Atsushi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Aoyama, Yukiyasu
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Hara, Kiyomi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Hokari, Hirohisa
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Otani, Hiraku
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Murai, Tsuyoshi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Terao, Masashi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Nomura, Shigeki
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Kayaki, Ikuji
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Takehana, Yutaka
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Iwaki, Masakazu
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Ono, Seiei
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uenoyama, Makoto
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 4
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Sato, Yoji
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Hara, Takashi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Fujimoto, Masayoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Mizui, Satoshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Tanaka, Seiichi
For
For
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.6 Elect Director Ishikura, Yoko
Sompo Holdings, Inc.
26/06/2017 Japan
Annual
312
Annual
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kitazume, Yukio
For
For
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kambayashi, Hiyoo
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 50 2.1 Elect Director Sakurada, Kengo
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Tsuji, Shinji
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ehara, Shigeru
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Fujikura, Masato
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yoshikawa, Koichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Okumura, Mikio
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nishizawa, Keiji
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Takahashi, Kaoru
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Nohara, Sawako
13/06/2017 Switzerland
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yagi, Kazunori
2.10 Elect Director Endo, Isao
Sonova Holding AG
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Murata, Tamami
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Scott Trevor Davis
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uchiyama, Hideyo
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Muraki, Atsuko
For
For
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
Do Not Vote
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report (Non-Binding)
For
Do Not Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 2.30 per Share
For
Do Not Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.1 Reelect Robert Spoerry as Director and Board Chairman
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.2 Reelect Beat Hess as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.3 Elect Lynn Dorsey Bleil as Director
For
Do Not Vote
To prevent shareblocking
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Sony Corporation
313
Meeting Date Country
15/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4.1.4 Reelect Michael Jacobi as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.5 Reelect Stacy Enxing Seng as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.6 Reelect Anssi Vanjoki as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.7 Reelect Roland van der Vis as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.1.8 Reelect Jinlong Wang as Director
For
Do Not Vote
4.2.1 Appoint Robert Spoerry as Member of the Compensation Committee
For
Do Not Vote
4.2.2 Appoint Beat Hess as Member of the Compensation Committee
For
Do Not Vote
4.2.3 Appoint Stacy Enxing Seng as Member of the Compensation Committee
For
Do Not Vote
4.3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as Auditors
For
Do Not Vote
4.4 Designate Andreas Keller as Independent Proxy
For
Do Not Vote
5.1 Approve Remuneration of Board of Directors in the Amount of CHF 3 Million
For
Do Not Vote
5.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 16.9 Million
For
Do Not Vote
6 Approve CHF 4,600 Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Shares
For
Do Not Vote
7 Transact Other Business (Voting)
For
Do Not Vote
For
Against
1.1 Elect Director Hirai, Kazuo 1.2 Elect Director Yoshida, Kenichiro
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Nagayama, Osamu
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Nimura, Takaaki
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Harada, Eiko
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Tim Schaaff
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Matsunaga, Kazuo
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Miyata, Koichi
For
For
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Sony Financial Holdings Inc.
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
Standard Foods Corp
314
Meeting Date Country
21/06/2017 Japan
28/06/2017 USA
22/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.9 Elect Director John V. Roos
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Sakurai, Eriko
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Minakawa, Kunihito
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Sumi, Shuzo
For
For
2 Approve Stock Option Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 55
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Ishii, Shigeru
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kiyomiya, Hiroaki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ito, Yutaka
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Hagimoto, Tomo
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Niwa, Atsuo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sumimoto, Yuichiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kambe, Shiro
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Yamamoto, Isao
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kuniya, Shiro
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Korenaga, Hirotoshi
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Saegusa, Takaharu
For
For
5 Approve Equity Compensation Plan and Deep Discount Stock Option Plan
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Jackson Hsieh 1.2 Elect Director Kevin M. Charlton
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Todd A. Dunn
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Richard I. Gilchrist
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Diane M. Morefield
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Thomas D. Senkbeil
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Nicholas P. Shepherd
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Amend Procedures for Lending Funds to Other Parties
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust Ltd
Standard Life plc
Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
07/06/2017 Guernsey
19/06/2017 United Kingdom
22/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Special
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Approve Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
6 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
7 Other Business
None
Against
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
5 Re-elect Sally-Ann Farnon as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Huw Evans as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Robert Peto as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Mike Balfour as Director
For
For
9 Elect James Clifton-Brown as Director
For
For
10 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
1 Approve Matters Relating to the Merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen
For
Do Not Vote
Not voted to avoid conflict of interests
2 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
Do Not Vote
Not voted to avoid conflict of interests
1.1 Elect Director Kitano, Takanori
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Hiratsuka, Yutaka
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Tanabe, Toru
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Iino, Katsutoshi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Takamori, Hiroyuki
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Yoneya, Mitsuhiro
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Mori, Masakatsu
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Kono, Hirokazu
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Kaizumi, Yasuaki
For
For
For
For
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Ueda, Keisuke 2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shimoda, Koji Staples, Inc.
315
12/06/2017 USA
Annual
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
1a Elect Director Drew G. Faust
For
For
1b Elect Director Curtis Feeny
For
For
1c Elect Director Paul-Henri Ferrand
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Start Today Co Ltd
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1d Elect Director Shira Goodman
For
For
1e Elect Director Deborah A. Henretta
For
For
1f Elect Director Kunal S. Kamlani
For
For
1g Elect Director John F. Lundgren
For
For
1h Elect Director Robert E. Sulentic
For
For
1i Elect Director Vijay Vishwanath
For
For
1j Elect Director Paul F. Walsh
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
For
For
5 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 16
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines - Amend Provisions on Number of Directors
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Maezawa, Yusaku
For
Against
3.2 Elect Director Yanagisawa, Koji
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Oishi, Akiko
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Muto, Takanobu
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Okura, Mineki
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Sawada, Kotaro
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Shimizu, Toshiaki
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Ito, Masahiro
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Ono, Koji
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Vinod Kumar as Director
For
Do Not Vote
None of candidates enhances board independence
1.2 Elect S. Sundarraman as Director
For
Do Not Vote
None of candidates enhances board independence
1.3 Elect A. Subramanya as Director
For
Do Not Vote
None of candidates enhances board independence
1.4 Elect Amar Pal as Director
For
Do Not Vote
None of candidates enhances board independence
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors State Bank of India
316
15/06/2017 India
Special
Concerns about overall board structure
ELECT FOUR SHAREHOLDER DIRECTORS FROM THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES:
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
27/06/2017 India
Annual
STMicroelectronics NV
20/06/2017 Netherlands
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.5 Elect Sanjiv Malhotra as Director
For
Do Not Vote
None of candidates enhances board independence
1.6 Elect Bhaskar Pramanik as Director
For
Do Not Vote
None of candidates enhances board independence
1.7 Elect M.D. Mallya as Director
For
Abstain
None of candidates enhances board independence
1.8 Elect Pravin Hari Kutumbe as Director
For
Abstain
None of candidates enhances board independence
1.9 Elect Basant Seth as Director
For
Abstain
None of candidates enhances board independence
For
Abstain
None of candidates enhances board independence
For
For
4b Adopt Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
1.10 Elect Shiv Nandan Sharma as Director State Bank of India
Mgmt Rec
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Annual Meeting Agenda 1 Open Meeting 2 Receive Report of Management Board (Non-Voting) 3 Receive Report of Supervisory Board (Non-Voting) 4a Discuss Remuneration Report Containing Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members 4c Approve Dividends
For
For
4d Approve Discharge of Management Board
For
For
4e Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board
For
For
5 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
6 Reelect Carlo Bozotti to Management Board
For
For
7 Approve Restricted Stock Grants to President and CEO
For
Against
8 Reelect Heleen Kersten to Supervisory Board
For
For
9 Reelect Jean-Georges Malcor to Supervisory Board
For
For
10 Reelect Alessandro Rivera to Supervisory Board
For
Against
11 Elect Frederic Sanchez to Supervisory Board
For
For
12 Reelect Maurizio Tamagnini to Supervisory Board
For
For
13 Approve Employee Restricted Stock Plan
For
For
14 Authorize Repurchase of Shares
For
For
15 Grant Board Authority to Issue Ordinary and Preference Shares Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus Additional 10 Percent in Case of Takeover/Merger and Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
16 Allow Questions 17 Close Meeting
317
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Stobart Group Ltd
STORE Capital Corporation
Meeting Date Country 29/06/2017 United Kingdom
01/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Strategic Active Trading Fund PlcAlternative Strategies
15/06/2017 Ireland
Annual
Strauss Group Ltd.
12/06/2017 Israel
Special
318
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Re-elect Iain Ferguson as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Andrew Tinkler as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Andrew Wood as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect John Coombs as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect John Garbutt as Director
For
For
8 Elect Warwick Brady as Director
For
For
9 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
11 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
12 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
13 Approve Alignment of Performance Periods for the Awards
For
Against
14 Amend Long Term Incentive Plan
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
16 Adopt New Articles of Incorporation
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Morton H. Fleischer
For
Withhold
1.2 Elect Director Christopher H. Volk
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Joseph M. Donovan
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Mary Fedewa
For
For
1.5 Elect Director William F. Hipp
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Einar A. Seadler
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Mark N. Sklar
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Quentin P. Smith, Jr.
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Ratify KPMG as Auditors
For
For
2 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
1 Elect Samer Haj-Yehia as External Director
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
None
Against
Not a controlling shareholder
B1 If you are an Interest Holder as defined in Section 1 of the Securities None Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.
Against
Not an interest holder
B2 If you are a Senior Officer as defined in Section 37(D) of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against.
Against
Not a senior officer
A Vote FOR if you are a controlling shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation to your account manager Please Select Any Category Which Applies to You as a Shareholder or as a Holder of Power of Attorney
None
B3 If you are an Institutional Investor as defined in Regulation 1 of the None Supervision Financial Services Regulations 2009 or a Manager of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against. Subaru Corp
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.
319
23/06/2017 Japan
21/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 72
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on Director Titles - Clarify Director Authority on Board Meetings
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Yoshinaga, Yasuyuki
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Kondo, Jun
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Tachimori, Takeshi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Kasai, Masahiro
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Okada, Toshiaki
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Kato, Yoichi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Komamura, Yoshinori
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Aoyama, Shigehiro
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Tamazawa, Kenji
For
For
5 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Ishitobi, Osamu 1.2 Elect Director Tokura, Masakazu
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Deguchi, Toshihisa
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Okamoto, Yoshihiko
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Nishimoto, Rei
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Nozaki, Kunio
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Ueda, Hiroshi
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Takeshita, Noriaki
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Sumitomo Corp.
Meeting Date Country
23/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.9 Elect Director Ito, Kunio
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Ikeda, Koichi
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Tomono, Hiroshi
For
For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Aso, Mitsuhiro
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 25
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions on Director Titles - Clarify Director Authority on Board Meetings
For
For
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Omori, Kazuo
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.
22/06/2017 Japan
Annual
3.2 Elect Director Nakamura, Kuniharu
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Hidaka, Naoki
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Iwasawa, Hideki
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Takahata, Koichi
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Tabuchi, Masao
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Tanaka, Yayoi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Ehara, Nobuyoshi
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Ishida, Koji
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kasama, Haruo
For
For
5 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 11 2.1 Elect Director Tada, Masayo
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For For
2.2 Elect Director Nomura, Hiroshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Odagiri, Hitoshi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kimura, Toru
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Hara, Nobuyuki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sato, Hidehiko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Sato, Hiroshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Atomi, Yutaka
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Oe, Yoshinori
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishikawa, Kazuto
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fujii, Junsuke
For
Against
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 23 2.1 Elect Director Inoue, Osamu
320
For For
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.2 Elect Director Hato, Hideo
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Watanabe, Katsuaki
For
Against
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 9
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Betsukawa, Shunsuke
For
For
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Tomita, Yoshiyuki
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Tanaka, Toshiharu
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Kojima, Eiji
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Ide, Mikio
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Shimomura, Shinji
For
For
For
For
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakamura, Masaichi
For
For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kato, Tomoyuki
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 6
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3.1 Elect Director Nakazato, Yoshiaki
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Kubota, Takeshi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Kurokawa, Harumasa
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Nozaki, Akira
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Asahi, Hiroshi
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Ushijima, Tsutomu
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Taimatsu, Hitoshi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Nakano, Kazuhisa
For
For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ino, Kazushi
For
For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mishina, Kazuhiro
Concerns about independence
For
3.3 Elect Director Nishimura, Shinji
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamada, Yuichi
321
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Takahashi, Susumu
Annual
For
2.3 Elect Director Shirayama, Masaki
3.10 Elect Director Kojima, Hideo
27/06/2017 Japan
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hayashi, Akira
3.1 Elect Director Nakamura, Yoshinobu
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
For
Against
For
For
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
322
Meeting Date Country 29/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure with Statutory Auditors For - Adopt Board Structure with Three Committees - Amend Provisions on Director Titles - Indemnify Directors
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 75
3.1 Elect Director Miyata, Koichi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Kunibe, Takeshi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Takashima, Makoto
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Ogino, Kozo
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Ota, Jun
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Tanizaki, Katsunori
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Yaku, Toshikazu
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Teramoto, Toshiyuki
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Mikami, Toru
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Kubo, Tetsuya
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Matsumoto, Masayuki
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Arthur M. Mitchell
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Yamazaki, Shozo
For
For
3.14 Elect Director Kono, Masaharu
For
For
3.15 Elect Director Tsutsui, Yoshinobu
For
For
3.16 Elect Director Shimbo, Katsuyoshi
For
For
3.17 Elect Director Sakurai, Eriko
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 65
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Adopt Board Structure with Three Committees Amend Provisions on Number of Directors - Indemnify Directors Reflect Changes in Law
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Okubo, Tetsuo
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Araumi, Jiro
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Takakura, Toru
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Hashimoto, Masaru
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Kitamura, Kunitaro
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Tsunekage, Hitoshi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Yagi, Yasuyuki
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Misawa, Hiroshi
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Shinohara, Soichi
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 3.10 Elect Director Suzuki, Takeshi
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Sundrug Co. Ltd.
323
20/06/2017 India 24/06/2017 Japan
Court Annual
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Araki, Mikio
For
For
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Saito, Shinichi
For
For
3.14 Elect Director Yoshida, Takashi
For
For
3.15 Elect Director Kawamoto, Hiroko
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 5
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Suga, Yushi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Mukai, Katsuji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Yoshitomi, Isao
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yamamoto, Shigemi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Onishi, Toshihiko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Saida, Kunitaro
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Watanabe, Akira
For
For
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 13 2.1 Elect Director Takashima, Junji
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.12 Elect Director Matsushita, Isao
2.1 Elect Director Sekine, Fukuichi
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
2.2 Elect Director Onodera, Kenichi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Nishima, Kojun
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Takemura, Nobuaki
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kobayashi, Masato
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kato, Hiroshi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Aoki, Masumi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Odai, Yoshiyuki
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Ito, Koji
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Tanaka, Toshikazu
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Yonekura, Hiromasa
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Abe, Shoichi
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kitamura, Tadashi
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Uno, Kozo
For
For
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 55
For
For
Court-Ordered Meeting for Shareholders
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
For
For
4 Amend Regulations on Audit Commission
For
For
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors
For
Against
6 Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit Commission
For
For
7.1 Elect Aleksandr Agaryov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.2 Elect Vladimir Bogdanov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.3 Elect Aleksandr Bulanov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.4 Elect Ivan Dinichenko as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.5 Elect Vladimir Erokhin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.6 Elect Viktor Krivosheev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.7 Elect Nikolay Matveev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
7.8 Elect Vladimir Raritsky as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
None
For
2 Elect Director Tada, Takashi Surgutneftegaz
29/06/2017 Russia
Annual
Meeting for ADR Holders
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Elect Nine Directors by Cumulative Voting
7.9 Elect Ildus Usmanov as Director 7.10 Elect Vladimir Shashkov as Director Elect Three Members of Audit Commission 8.1 Elect Taisiya Klinovskaya as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.2 Elect Valentina Musikhina as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
8.3 Elect Tamara Oleynik as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
For
For
For
For
9 Ratify Auditor 10 Approve Related-Party Transaction Re: Liability Insurance for Directors and Officials Suruga Bank Ltd.
324
21/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Okano, Mitsuyoshi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Yoneyama, Akihiro
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Shirai, Toshihiko
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Mochizuki, Kazuya
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Okazaki, Yoshihiro
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Yagi, Takeshi
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Arikuni, Michio
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Suzuken Co Ltd
Suzuki Motor Corp.
Meeting Date Country
28/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.8 Elect Director Yanagisawa, Nobuaki
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Naruke, Makoto
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Ando, Yoshinori
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Oishi, Kanoko
For
For
2 Approve Director Retirement Bonus
For
Against
Concerns about independence
2 Approve Director Retirement Bonus
For
Against
Concerns about independence
1 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines - Indemnify Directors Clarify Provisions on Alternate Statutory Auditors - Indemnify Statutory Auditors
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Bessho, Yoshiki
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Miyata, Hiromi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Asano, Shigeru
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Saito, Masao
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Izawa, Yoshimichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Tamura, Hisashi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ueda, Keisuke
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Iwatani, Toshiaki
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Usui, Yasunori
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takeda, Noriyuki
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Takahashi, Masahiko
For
For
5 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 27
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on Number of Directors
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Suzuki, Osamu
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Harayama, Yasuhito
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Suzuki, Toshihiro
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Nagao, Masahiko
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Matsura, Hiroaki
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Honda, Osamu
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Iguchi, Masakazu
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Tanino, Sakutaro
For
Against
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
325
Concerns about candidate
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Synergy, Co PJSC
Meeting Date Country
26/06/2017 Russia
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Approve Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors
For
For
6 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
Against
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends
For
For
4.1 Elect Nikolay Belokopytov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.2 Elect Grigory Vasilenko as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.3 Elect Andrey Gomzyakov as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.4 Elect Valentin Zavadnikov as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.5 Elect Sergey Kuptsov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.6 Elect Nikolay Malashenko as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.7 Elect Aleksandr Mechetin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.8 Elect Sergey Molchanov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.9 Elect Dmitry Timoshin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.1 Elect Andrey Anokhov as Member of Audit Commission
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.2 Elect Leonid Grabeltsev as Member of Audit Commission
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.3 Elect Igor Dmitriev as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
5.4 Elect Anna Ivanova as Member of Audit Commission
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Elect Seven Directors by Cumulative Voting
Elect Three Members of Audit Commission
6 Ratify Baker Tilly Rusaudit as Auditor
Synnex Technology International Corp.
Sysmex Corp
326
07/06/2017 Taiwan
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
For
For
7 Amend Charter Re: Change of Legal Address and Company Name to For Beluga Group PJSC
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 30
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Ietsugu, Hisashi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Nakajima, Yukio
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Asano, Kaoru
For
For
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.4 Elect Director Tachibana, Kenji
T&D HOLDINGS INC.
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.
28/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Obe, Kazuya
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Watanabe, Mitsuru
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yamamoto, Junzo
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Nishiura, Susumu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Takahashi, Masayo
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kida, Tetsuhiro
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 17.5
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Uehara, Hirohisa
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Yokoyama, Terunori
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Matsuyama, Haruka
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ogo, Naoki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Tanaka, Katsuhide
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kudo, Minoru
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Itasaka, Masafumi
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yanai, Junichi
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ozawa, Yuichi
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ezaki, Masayuki
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 3
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3.1 Elect Director Fukuda, Shuji
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Kitabayashi, Yuichi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Matsushima, Shigeru
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Fushihara, Masafumi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Funakubo, Yoichi
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Miura, Keiichi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Karino, Masahiro
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Ando, Kunihiro
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Egami, Ichiro
327
Mgmt Rec
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Sakamoto, Tomoya
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Fukuhara, Katsuhide
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Taisei Corp.
Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
29/06/2017 Japan
16/06/2017 Taiwan
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.12 Elect Director Koizumi, Yoshiko
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Arima, Yuzo
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishimura, Toshihide
For
For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mitani, Wakako
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 12
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
3.1 Elect Director Yamauchi, Takashi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Murata, Yoshiyuki
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Dai, Kazuhiko
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Sakurai, Shigeyuki
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Sakai, Masahiro
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Tanaka, Shigeyoshi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Yaguchi, Norihiko
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Yoshinari, Yasushi
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Tsuji, Toru
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Sudo, Fumio
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Nishimura, Atsuko
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 60
For
For
For
Against
2.1 Elect Director Uehara, Akira
328
2.2 Elect Director Uehara, Shigeru
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ohira, Akira
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Uehara, Ken
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Fujita, Kenichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kameo, Kazuya
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Watanabe, Tetsu
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Morikawa, Toshio
For
For
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
6 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors and Representatives
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Elect Sheng Chin Jen with ID No.S120151XXX as Independent Director
For
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors
For
For
6 Other Business
None
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve the Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6.1 Elect Huang Ming Shenq with ID No. L121229XXX as Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.2 Elect Lin Hsuan Chu with ID No. E122270XXX as Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.3 Elect Hsien Yin Ching with ID No. A122644XXX as Independent Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.4 Elect Chen Tzu Chun with ID No. N222741XXX as Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
6.5 Elect Chen Chih Ching with ID No. M101539XXX as Independent Director
For
Do Not Vote
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
2.9 Elect Director Uemura, Hiroyuki Taiwan Business Bank
Taiwan Cement Corp.
16/06/2017 Taiwan
28/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Annual
ELECT INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co.,Ltd.
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND 3 AMONG 5 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
329
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Taiwan FamilyMart Co., Ltd.
330
Meeting Date Country
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
6.6 Elect Liao Chan Chang, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 10000 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.7 Elect Lin Shi Lang, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 10000 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.8 Elect Shi Zun Hua, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 10000 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.9 Elect Chen Xian Zhuo, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 10000 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.10 Elect Wu Zong Pan, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 10000 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.11 Elect Fu Zheng Hua, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 10000 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.12 Elect Lin Xiang Kai, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 10000 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.13 Elect Xie Ling Yuan, Representative of Ministry of Finance with Shareholder No. 10000 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.14 Elect Guo Guo Cheng, Representative of Huanan Commercial Bank Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 16020 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.15 Elect Guo Wen Jin, Representative of Taiwan Jinlian Asset Management Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 941149 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.16 Elect Mai Sheng Gang, Representative of National Federation of Credit Co-operations ROC with Shareholder No. 11045 as Non- Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.17 Elect Zheng Mu Qin, Representative of Taiwan Cooperative Bank with Shareholder No. 11046 as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.18 Elect Xiao Jing Tian, Representative of Republic of China Peasant Association as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.19 Elect Zhang Yong Cheng, Representative of Republic of China Peasant Association as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.20 Elect You Wen Xiong, Representative of Republic of China Peasant Association as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
6.21 Elect Chen Rui Xiong, Representative of Republic of China Peasant Association as Non-Independent Director
None
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
7 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Directors and Representatives
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
14/06/2017 Taiwan
14/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Shareholder's General Meeting
For
For
5 Amend Rules and Procedures for Election of Directors
For
For
6 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
Against
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Statement of Profit and Loss Appropriation
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Approve Amendment to Rules and Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Cash Distribution from Capital Reserve
For
For
4 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6.1 Elect Daniel M. Tsai, Representative of Fu-Chi Investment Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 515 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.2 Elect Richard M. Tsai, Representative of Fu-Chi Investment Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 515 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.3 Elect San-Cheng Chang, Representative of Fu-Chi Investment Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 515 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.4 Elect Howard Lin, Representative of TCC Investment Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 172339 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.5 Elect James Jeng, Representative of TCC Investment Co., Ltd with Shareholder No. 172939 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
6.6 Elect Jck J.T. Huang with ID No. A100320XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6.7 Elect Hsueh-Jen Sung with ID No. R102960XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6.8 Elect Chung-Ming Kuan with ID No. A123813XXX as Independent Director
For
For
6.9 Elect Char-Dir Chung with ID No. B120667XXX as Independent Director
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
331
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
08/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Director and Representative, Richard M. Tsai
For
For
8 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Director and Representative, Howard Lin
For
For
9 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Director and Representative, James Jeng
For
For
10 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Director and Representative, Jack J.T. Huang
For
For
11 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Newly Appointed Director and Representative, Hsueh-Jen Sung
For
For
1.1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
1.2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
1.3 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
1.4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
2.1 Elect Mark Liu with Shareholder No. 10758 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
2.2 Elect C.C. Wei with Shareholder No. 370885 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
None
For
For
For
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
3 Other Business Meeting for ADR Holders 1.1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements 1.2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
1.3 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
1.4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
2.1 Elect Mark Liu with Shareholder No. 10758 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
2.2 Elect C.C. Wei with Shareholder No. 370885 as Non-Independent Director
For
For
For
For
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.
332
20/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 11 2.1 Elect Director Yoshimura, Shotaro
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Hazama, Kunishi
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.3 Elect Director Ichihara, Yujiro
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Target Corporation
333
28/06/2017 Japan
14/06/2017 USA
Annual
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Amada, Shigeru
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yamada, Akio
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Katsumaru, Mitsuhiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yoshimura, Shushichi
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mizunoe, Kinji
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hashimoto, Akihiro
For
Against
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 90 2.1 Elect Director Christophe Weber
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Iwasaki, Masato
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Andrew Plump
For
For
2.4 Elect Director James Kehoe
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Fujimori, Yoshiaki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Higashi, Emiko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Michel Orsinger
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Sakane, Masahiro
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Shiga, Toshiyuki
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
4 Amend Articles to Add Provisions Prohibiting Appointment of Corporate Counselors or Advisors Who Will Give Advice to Representative Directors
Against
For
5 Remove Director and Chairman Yasuchika Hasegawa from Office
Against
Against
1a Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin
For
For
1b Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr.
For
For
1c Elect Director Brian C. Cornell
For
For
1d Elect Director Calvin Darden
For
For
1e Elect Director Henrique De Castro
For
For
1f Elect Director Robert L. Edwards
For
For
1g Elect Director Melanie L. Healey
For
For
1h Elect Director Donald R. Knauss
For
For
1i Elect Director Monica C. Lozano
For
For For
1j Elect Director Mary E. Minnick
For
1k Elect Director Derica W. Rice
For
For
1l Elect Director Kenneth L. Salazar
For
For
Concerns about independence
Proposal encourages enhanced accountability
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Tarsus Group plc
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
334
Meeting Date Country
21/06/2017 Jersey
16/06/2017 India
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
Against
Concerns about auditor independence
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
3 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
4 Re-elect Neville Buch as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Douglas Emslie as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Daniel O'Brien as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect David Gilbertson as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Robert Ware as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Tim Haywood as Director
For
For
10 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Company to Hold Shares which it has Repurchased as Treasury Shares
For
For
14 Authorise Company to Execute Documents to Enable it to Hold Shares which it has Repurchased as Treasury Shares
For
For
15 Approve Increase in Authorised Share Capital and Amend Memorandum and Articles of Association
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Confirm Interim Dividend and Declare Final Dividend
For
For
3 Reelect Aarthi Subramanian as Director
For
For
4 Approve B S R & Co. LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Elect N. Chandrasekaran as Director
For
For
6 Elect Rajesh Gopinathan as Director
For
For
7 Approve Appointment and Remuneration of Rajesh Gopinathan as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
8 Elect N. Ganapathy Subramaniam as Director
For
For
9 Approve Appointment and Remuneration of N. Ganapathy Subramaniam as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
For
For
4.1 Elect Radik Gaizatullin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.2 Elect Laszlo Gerecs as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.3 Elect Nail Ibragimov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.4 Elect Yuri Levin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.5 Elect Nail Maganov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.6 Elect Renat Muslimov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.7 Elect Rafail Nurmukhametov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.8 Elect Renat Sabirov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.9 Elect Valery Sorokin as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
10 Approve Branch Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration Tatneft PJSC
23/06/2017 Russia
Annual
Meeting for ADR Holders
Elect 14 Directors by Cumulative Voting
4.10 Elect Shafagat Takhautdinov as Director 4.11 Elect Rustam Khalimov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.12 Elect Azat Khamaev as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.13 Elect Rais Khisamov as Director
None
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
4.14 Elect Rene Steiner as Director
None
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
For
For
Elect Members of Audit Commission 5.1 Elect Kseniya Borzunova as Member of Audit Commission
335
5.2 Elect Ranilya Gizatova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
5.3 Elect Gusel Gilfanova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
5.4 Elect Venera Kuzmina as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
5.5 Elect Taskirya Nurakhmetova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
5.6 Elect Liliya Rakhimzyanova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
5.7 Elect Nazilya Farkhutdinova as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
5.8 Elect Ravil Sharifullin as Member of Audit Commission
For
For
6 Ratify AO PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor
For
For
7 Approve New Edition of Charter
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
TBC Bank Group plc
TDK Corp.
Meeting Date Country
05/06/2017 United Kingdom
29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
8 Approve New Edition of Regulations on General Meetings
For
For
9 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Board of Directors
For
For
10 Approve New Edition of Regulations on General Director
For
For
11 Approve New Edition of Regulations on Management
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Elect Mamuka Khazaradze as Director
For
For
6 Elect Badri Japaridze as Director
For
For
7 Elect Nikoloz Enukidze as Director
For
For
8 Elect Stefano Marsaglia as Director
For
For
9 Elect Nicholas Haag as Director
For
For
10 Elect Eric Rajendra as Director
For
For
11 Elect Stephan Wilcke as Director
For
For
12 Elect Vakhtang Butskhrikidze as Director
For
For
13 Elect Giorgi Shagidze as Director
For
For
14 Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
15 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
16 Approve Scrip Dividend Scheme
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
20 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
21 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 60 2.1 Elect Director Kamigama, Takehiro
336
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ishiguro, Shigenao
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Yamanishi, Tetsuji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Osaka, Seiji
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Sumita, Makoto
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yoshida, Kazumasa
For
For aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Tech Data Corporation
Ted Baker PLC
Teijin Ltd.
337
Meeting Date Country 07/06/2017 USA
13/06/2017 United Kingdom
22/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.7 Elect Director Ishimura, Kazuhiko
For
For
1a Elect Director Charles E. Adair
For
Against
1b Elect Director Karen M. Dahut
For
For
1c Elect Director Robert M. Dutkowsky
For
For
1d Elect Director Harry J. Harczak, Jr.
For
For
1e Elect Director Bridgette P. Heller
For
For
1f Elect Director Kathleen Misunas
For
Against
1g Elect Director Thomas I. Morgan
For
For
1h Elect Director Patrick G. Sayer
For
For
1i Elect Director Savio W. Tung
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
For
For
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect Raymond Kelvin as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Lindsay Page as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect David Bernstein as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Ronald Stewart as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Anne Sheinfield as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Andrew Jennings as Director
For
For
11 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
Abstain
12 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
16 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Oyagi, Shigeo
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about auditor independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.2 Elect Director Suzuki, Jun
08/06/2017 Spain
Annual
338
29/06/2017 Hong Kong
Annual
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Yamamoto, Kazuhiro
For
For
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Takesue, Yasumichi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Sonobe, Yoshihisa
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Iimura, Yutaka
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Seki, Nobuo
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Seno, Kenichiro
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Otsubo, Fumio
For
For
For
For
1.1 Approve Consolidated and Standalone Financial Statements
For
For
1.2 Approve Discharge of Board
For
For
2 Approve Allocation of Income
Television Broadcasts Ltd.
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.4 Elect Director Uno, Hiroshi
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakayama, Hitomi Telefonica S.A.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
3.1 Reelect Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez as Director
For
For
3.2 Reelect Ignacio Moreno Martinez as Director
For
Against
3.3 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Francisco Jose Riberas Mera as Director
For
For
3.4 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Carmen Garcia de Andres as Director
For
For
4 Fix Number of Directors at 17
For
For
5 Approve Dividends Charged to Unrestricted Reserves
For
For
6 Authorize Issuance of Non-Convertible and/or Convertible For Bonds, Debentures, Warrants, and Other Debt Securities up to EUR 25 Billion with Exclusion of Preemptive Rights up to 20 Percent of Capital
Against
7 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions
For
For
8 Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Elect Li Ruigang as Director
For
For
3 Elect Charles Chan Kwok Keung as Director
For
For
4 Approve Vice Chairman's Fee
For
For
5 Approve Increase in Director's Fee
For
For
6 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
8 Approve Extension of Book Close Period from 30 Days to 60 Days
For
For
9 Adopt Share Option Scheme and Related Transactions
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
10 Adopt Subsidiary Share Option Scheme of TVB Pay Vision Holdings Limited and Related Transactions Terumo Corp.
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 22 2.1 Elect Director Mimura, Takayoshi
Tesco PLC
339
16/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Sato, Shinjiro
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Takagi, Toshiaki
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Hatano, Shoji
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Arase, Hideo
For
For
2.6 Elect Director David Perez
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Mori, Ikuo
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Ueda, Ryuzo
For
For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Kimura, Yoshihiro
For
For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Matsumiya, Toshihiko For
For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Yone, Masatake
For
For
4 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Member Sakaguchi, Koichi
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Elect Steve Golsby as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect John Allan as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Dave Lewis as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Mark Armour as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Byron Grote as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Mikael Olsson as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Deanna Oppenheimer as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Simon Patterson as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Alison Platt as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Lindsey Pownall as Director
For
For
13 Re-elect Alan Stewart as Director
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
The Gym Group plc
The Hong Kong and China Gas Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
06/06/2017 United Kingdom
07/06/2017 Hong Kong
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
14 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
15 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
19 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
20 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
21 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
4 Re-elect Penny Hughes as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Paul Gilbert as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect John Treharne as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Richard Darwin as Director
For
For
8 Elect David Kelly as Director
For
For
9 Elect Emma Woods as Director
For
For
10 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
12 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
16 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
17 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend 3.1 Elect Peter Wong Wai Yee as Director
340
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Lee Ka Kit as Director
For
For
3.3 Elect David Li Kwok Po as Director
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Additional Fee for the Chairman of the Board
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
For
For
6.1 Approve the Issuance of Bonus Shares
The Kroger Co.
The Macerich Company
341
22/06/2017 USA
01/06/2017 USA
Annual
Annual
6.2 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
6.3 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
6.4 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
1a Elect Director Nora A. Aufreiter
For
For
1b Elect Director Robert D. Beyer
For
Against
1c Elect Director Anne Gates
For
For
1d Elect Director Susan J. Kropf
For
For
1e Elect Director W. Rodney McMullen
For
For
1f Elect Director Jorge P. Montoya
For
For
1g Elect Director Clyde R. Moore
For
Against
1h Elect Director James A. Runde
For
For
1i Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent
For
For
1j Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls
For
Against
1k Elect Director Mark S. Sutton
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
Against
Concerns about auditor independence
5 Assess Environmental Impact of Non-Recyclable Packaging
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced environmental approach
6 Assess Benefits of Adopting Renewable Energy Goals
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced environmental approach
7 Adopt Policy and Plan to Eliminate Deforestation in Supply Chain
Against
For
Proposal encourages enhanced environmental approach
8 Require Independent Board Chairman
Proposal enhances board structure
Against
For
1a Elect Director John H. Alschuler
For
For
1b Elect Director Arthur M. Coppola
For
For
1c Elect Director Edward C. Coppola
For
For
1d Elect Director Steven R. Hash
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
The North American Income Trust plc
The People's Insurance Company (Group) Of China Ltd.
342
Meeting Date Country
12/06/2017 United Kingdom
23/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1e Elect Director Fred S. Hubbell
For
Against
1f Elect Director Diana M. Laing
For
For
1g Elect Director Mason G. Ross
For
Against
1h Elect Director Steven L. Soboroff
For
For
1i Elect Director Andrea M. Stephen
For
For
1j Elect Director John M. Sullivan
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Re-elect James Ferguson as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Guy Crawford as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Archie Hunter as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Susan Rice as Director
For
For
9 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Final Financial Accounts
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve 2017 Fixed Assets Investment Budget
For
For
6 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP/Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Domestic and International Auditor
For
For
7 Elect Miao Jianmin as Director
For
For
8 Elect Wang Qingjian as Director
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 9 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
The Priceline Group Inc.
The TJX Companies, Inc.
343
08/06/2017 USA
06/06/2017 USA
Annual
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Timothy M. Armstrong
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Against
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Jeffery H. Boyd
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Jan L. Docter
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Epstein
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Glenn D. Fogel
For
For
1.6 Elect Director James M. Guyette
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Robert J. Mylod, Jr.
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Charles H. Noski
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Nancy B. Peretsman
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Thomas E. Rothman
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Craig W. Rydin
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Lynn M. Vojvodich
For
For
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
Against
For
1.1 Elect Director Zein Abdalla
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Jose B. Alvarez
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Alan M. Bennett
For
For
1.4 Elect Director David T. Ching
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Ernie Herrman
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Michael F. Hines
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Amy B. Lane
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Jackwyn L. Nemerov
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Proposal enhances board accountability
1.10 Elect Director John F. O'Brien
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1.11 Elect Director Willow B. Shire
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors
For
For
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
For
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
THK Co. Ltd.
Time Warner Inc.
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.
344
Meeting Date Country
17/06/2017 Japan
15/06/2017 USA
28/06/2017 Cayman Islands
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
For
6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
7 Include Diversity as a Performance Metric
Against
Against
8 Report on Pay Disparity
Against
Against
9 Report on Gender, Race, or Ethnicity Pay Gap
Against
Against
10 Report on Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Against
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 25
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Change Location of Head Office - Change Fiscal Year End
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Teramachi, Akihiro
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Teramachi, Toshihiro
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Imano, Hiroshi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Maki, Nobuyuki
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Teramachi, Takashi
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Shimomaki, Junji
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Sakai, Junichi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Kainosho, Masaaki
For
For
1a Elect Director William P. Barr
For
For
1b Elect Director Jeffrey L. Bewkes
For
For
1c Elect Director Robert C. Clark
For
For
1d Elect Director Mathias Dopfner
For
For
1e Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn
For
For
1f Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez
For
For
1g Elect Director Fred Hassan
For
For
1h Elect Director Paul D. Wachter
For
For
1i Elect Director Deborah C. Wright
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Elect Junichiro Ida as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
TIS Inc.
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Elect Wu Chung-Yi as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
5 Elect Hiromu Fukada as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration
For
For
6 Approve Mazars CPA Limited as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix For Their Remuneration
For
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
8 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
9 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 24
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Maenishi, Norio 2.2 Elect Director Kuwano, Toru
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Nishida, Mitsushi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Yanai, Josaku
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kanaoka, Katsuki
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kusaka, Shigeki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Suzuki, Yoshiyuki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Ishigaki, Yoshinobu
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Sano, Koichi
For
For
For
For
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
2.10 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Fumio Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.
345
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 3.5
3.1 Elect Director Nezu, Yoshizumi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Tsunoda, Kenichi
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Makino, Osamu
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Inomori, Shinji
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Miwa, Hiroaki
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Ojiro, Akihiro
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Okuma, Yasuyoshi
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Tsuzuki, Yutaka
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Yokota, Yoshimi
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Sekiguchi, Koichi
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Toho Gas Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.11 Elect Director Onodera, Toshiaki
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Otsuka, Hiroya
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Yagasaki, Noriko
For
For
3.14 Elect Director Nomoto, Hirofumi
For
For
3.15 Elect Director Kobiyama, Takashi
For
For
3.16 Elect Director Yamamoto, Tsutomu
For
For
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Connection with Reverse Stock Split
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 5
3.1 Elect Director Yasui, Koichi
Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
3.2 Elect Director Tominari, Yoshiro
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Nakamura, Osamu
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Niwa, Shinji
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Hayashi, Takayasu
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Ito, Katsuhiko
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Kodama, Mitsuhiro
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Saeki, Takashi
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Miyahara, Koji
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Hattori, Tetsuo
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Koyama, Norikazu
For
For
5 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 20
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kaiwa, Makoto
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Harada, Hiroya
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Sakamoto, Mitsuhiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Watanabe, Takao
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Okanobu, Shinichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Tanae, Hiroshi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Hasegawa, Noboru
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Yamamoto, Shunji
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Miura, Naoto
For
For
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Nakano, Haruyuki
346
For
2.11 Elect Director Masuko, Jiro
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Higuchi, Kojiro
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date Country
26/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.13 Elect Director Abe, Toshinori
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Seino, Satoshi
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Kondo, Shiro
For
For
3 Amend Articles to Withdraw from Nuclear Power Generation and Promote Renewable Energy
Against
Against
4 Amend Articles to Decommission Onagawa Nuclear Power Station
Against
Against
5 Amend Articles to Withdraw from Nuclear Fuel Recycling Business
Against
Against
6 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Responsible Management of Spent Nuclear Fuels
Against
Against
7 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Priority Grid Access for Renewable Energy
Against
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 72.5 2.1 Elect Director Sumi, Shuzo
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings Inc.
347
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Nagano, Tsuyoshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Fujii, Kunihiko
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Ishii, Ichiro
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Fujita, Hirokazu
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yuasa, Takayuki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kitazawa, Toshifumi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Mimura, Akio
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Sasaki, Mikio
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Egawa, Masako
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Iwasaki, Kenji
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Mitachi, Takashi
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Nakazato, Katsumi
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Annen, Junji
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Utsuda, Shoei
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Kaneko, Yoshinori
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kawasaki, Toshihiro
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Kawamura, Takashi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Kunii, Hideko
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Kobayakawa, Tomoaki
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Takaura, Hideo
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Taketani, Noriaki
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.10 Elect Director Toyama, Kazuhiko
20/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Nishiyama, Keita
For
For
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Moriya, Seiji
For
For
Against
For
3.1 Appoint Shareholder Director Nominee Murata, Haruki
Against
Against
3.2 Appoint Shareholder Director Nominee Higashikawa, Tadashi
Against
Against
4 Amend Articles to Dispose of TEPCO Power Grid, Inc
Against
Against
5 Amend Articles to Apply Impairment Accounting to KashiwazakiKariwa Nuclear Power Station
Against
Against
6 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Reactor-Decommissioning Research Facilities
Against
Against
7 Amend Articles to Require Audit Committee to Be Composed Entirely of Outside Directors
Against
For
8 Amend Articles to Conclude Safety Agreements with Local Public Authorities Concerning Nuclear Accident Evacuation
Against
Against
9 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on Evacuation Drills with Nuclear Accident Scenario
Against
Against
10 Amend Articles to Establish Nuclear Disaster Recuperation Fund
Against
Against
11 Amend Articles to Provide Recuperation for Workers at Fukushima Nuclear Power Station
Against
Against
12 Amend Articles to Verify Soundness of Reactor Pressure Vessels at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
Against
Against
1.1 Elect Director Tsuneishi, Tetsuo
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kawai, Toshiki
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Hori, Tetsuro
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Sasaki, Sadao
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Kitayama, Hirofumi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Akimoto, Masami
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Chon, Gishi
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Nagakubo, Tatsuya
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Sunohara, Kiyoshi
348
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1.12 Elect Director Makino, Shigenori 2 Amend Articles to Resume Nuclear Power Generation Early to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emission, while Maintaining Profitability
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Higashi, Tetsuro
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Inoue, Hiroshi
For
For
Proposal encourages enhanced climate change approach
Proposal encourages enhanced committee structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.12 Elect Director Charles D Lake II
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Wagai, Kyosuke
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
4 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan
For
For
5 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 5.5
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Indemnify Directors - Indemnify Statutory Auditors
For
For
3 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
For
For
4.2 Elect Director Hirose, Michiaki
For
For
4.3 Elect Director Uchida, Takashi
For
For
4.4 Elect Director Yasuoka, Satoru
For
For
4.5 Elect Director Murazeki, Fumio
For
For
4.6 Elect Director Takamatsu, Masaru
For
For
4.7 Elect Director Nohata, Kunio
For
For
4.8 Elect Director Anamizu, Takashi
For
For
4.11 Elect Director Igarashi, Chika
349
For
For
4.9 Elect Director Ide, Akihiko
Annual
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nunokawa, Yoshikazu
4.10 Elect Director Katori, Yoshinori
29/06/2017 Japan
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamamoto, Takatoshi
4.1 Elect Director Okamoto, Tsuyoshi
Tokyu Corp.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
For
For
5.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Arai, Hideaki
For
For
5.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nobutoki, Masato
For
For
For
For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Comply with Exchange Mandate and For Decrease Authorized Capital in Proportion to Reverse Stock Split
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 4.5
3.1 Elect Director Nomoto, Hirofumi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Imamura, Toshio
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Tomoe, Masao
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Watanabe, Isao
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Takahashi, Kazuo
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Hoshino, Toshiyuki
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.7 Elect Director Ichiki, Toshiyuki
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Koshimura, Toshiaki
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Shiroishi, Fumiaki 3.10 Elect Director Kihara, Tsuneo
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation
28/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For For
3.11 Elect Director Fujiwara, Hirohisa
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Horie, Masahiro
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Hamana, Setsu
For
For
3.14 Elect Director Takahashi, Toshiyuki
For
For
3.15 Elect Director Nezu, Yoshizumi
For
For
3.16 Elect Director Konaga, Keiichi
For
For
3.17 Elect Director Kanazashi, Kiyoshi
For
For
3.18 Elect Director Kanise, Reiko
For
For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 6.5
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kanazashi, Kiyoshi
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Okuma, Yuji
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Sakaki, Shinji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Uemura, Hitoshi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Saiga, Katsuhide
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kitagawa, Toshihiko
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nishikawa, Hironori
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Ueki, Masatake
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Nomoto, Hirofumi
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Nakajima, Yoshihiro
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Iki, Koichi
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Tsuda, Noboru
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Enomoto, Takashi
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sumida, Ken
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hashizume, Masahiko
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Asano, Tomoyasu
For
Against
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takechi, Katsunori
For
For
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kaiami, Makoto
350
For For
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co., Ltd.
Toppan Forms Co Ltd. Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.
351
Meeting Date Country 12/06/2017 China
29/06/2017 Japan 29/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Audited Consolidated Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
3 Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Overseas Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as Domestic Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 12.5
For
For
2 Elect Director Soeda, Hideki
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Adachi, Naoki
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
1.2 Elect Director Kaneko, Shingo
For
Against
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
1.3 Elect Director Nagayama, Yoshiyuki
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Maeda, Yukio
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Okubo, Shinichi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Kakiya, Hidetaka
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Ito, Atsushi
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Arai, Makoto
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Maro, Hideharu
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Matsuda, Naoyuki
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Sato, Nobuaki
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Izawa, Taro
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Sakuma, Kunio
For
For
1.14 Elect Director Noma, Yoshinobu
For
For
1.15 Elect Director Toyama, Ryoko
For
For
1.16 Elect Director Ezaki, Sumio
For
For
1.17 Elect Director Yamano, Yasuhiko
For
For
1.18 Elect Director Ueki, Tetsuro
For
For
1.19 Elect Director Yamanaka, Norio
For
For
1.20 Elect Director Nakao, Mitsuhiro
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Toray Industries Inc.
Toshiba Corp.
Meeting Date Country 27/06/2017 Japan
28/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 7
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
352
Annual
For
For
For
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Hirabayashi, Hideki
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Masuda, Shogo
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kobayashi, Koichi
For
For
5 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Tsunakawa, Satoshi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Naruke, Yasuo
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Hirata, Masayoshi
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Noda, Teruko
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Ikeda, Koichi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Furuta, Yuki
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Kobayashi, Yoshimitsu
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Sato, Ryoji
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Maeda, Shinzo
For
For
For
For
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Harimoto, Kunio 1.2 Elect Director Kitamura, Madoka
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Kiyota, Noriaki
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Morimura, Nozomu
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Abe, Soichi
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Narukiyo, Yuichi
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Hayashi, Ryosuke
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Sako, Kazuo
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Aso, Taiichi
01/06/2017 Cayman Islands
For
2.1 Elect Director Morimoto, Kazuo
1.10 Elect Director Shirakawa, Satoshi
Towngas China Co., Ltd.
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.2 Elect Director Inoue, Osamu
2 Approve Transfer of Operations to Wholly Owned Subsidiary Toto Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Ogawa, Hiroki
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Masuda, Kazuhiko
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Shimono, Masatsugu
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Naka, Hirotoshi
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Katayanagi, Akira
For
Against
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2a Elect Ho Hon Ming, John as Director
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.
27/06/2017 Japan
Annual
353
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
2b Elect Cheng Mo Chi, Moses as Director
For
Abstain
2c Elect Li Man Bun, Brian David as Director
For
For
2d Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
For
For
3 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditors and Authorize Board For to Fix Their Remuneration
For
4 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
5 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
6 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 12
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Nakai, Takao
For
Against
2.2 Elect Director Fujii, Atsuo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Maida, Norimasa
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Gomi, Toshiyasu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Gobun, Masashi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Arai, Mitsuo
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kobayashi, Hideaki
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Katayama, Tsutao
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Asatsuma, Kei
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Soejima, Masakazu
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Murohashi, Kazuo
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Hiroshi
For
For
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors
For
For
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Tsutsumi, Tadasu
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 30
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Imamura, Masanari
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Yamamoto, Kazuo
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Sumimoto, Noritaka
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Oki, Hitoshi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Takahashi, Kiyoshi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Makiya, Rieko
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2.8 Elect Director Tsubaki, Hiroshige
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.
15/06/2017 Japan
Annual
13/06/2017 Japan
Annual
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Togawa, Kikuo
For
For
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Mochizuki, Masahisa
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Murakami, Yoshiji
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Murakami, Osamu
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Hamada, Tomoko
For
For
2.15 Elect Director Fujita, Hisashi
For
For
2.16 Elect Director Ogawa, Susumu
For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ushijima, Tsutomu
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 28
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Miyazaki, Naoki
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Sumida, Atsushi
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Hashimoto, Masakazu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yamada, Tomonobu
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Koyama, Toru
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yasuda, Hiroshi
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Yokoi, Toshihiro
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Sojiro
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Yamaka, Kimio
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanabe, Katsumi
For
Against
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
5 Amend Articles to Add Provisions on No-Confidence Motions
Against
Against
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 29
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines 3.1 Elect Director Toyoda, Shuhei
354
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
2.10 Elect Director Kusunoki, Satoru
2.1 Elect Director Arashima, Tadashi
Toyota Boshoku Corp.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Ishii, Yoshimasa
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Taki, Takamichi
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Numa, Takeshi
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Hori, Kohei
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Fueta, Yasuhiro
For
For
Concerns about independence
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Toyota Industries Corp.
Meeting Date Country
09/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.7 Elect Director Morikawa, Masahiro
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Ogasawara, Takeshi
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Sasaki, Kazue
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Kato, Nobuaki
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamauchi, Tokuji
For
For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kawamura, Kazuo
For
For
6 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 65
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Toyoda, Tetsuro
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Onishi, Akira
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Sasaki, Kazue
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Furukawa, Shinya
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Suzuki, Masaharu
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sasaki, Takuo
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Otsuka, Kan
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Yamamoto, Taku
For
For
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Yamanishi, Kenichiro
2.9 Elect Director Sumi, Shuzo
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kato, Mitsuhisa
For
For
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus Toyota Motor Corp.
Toyota Tsusho Corp.
355
14/06/2017 Japan
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Uchiyamada, Takeshi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Hayakawa, Shigeru
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Toyoda, Akio
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Didier Leroy
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Terashi, Shigeki
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Nagata, Osamu
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Uno, Ikuo
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Kato, Haruhiko
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Mark T. Hogan
For
For
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Sakai, Ryuji
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 39
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 2 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions on Number of Directors - Amend Provisions on Director Titles - Clarify Director Authority on Board Meetings
Transcend Information Inc.
16/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
3.1 Elect Director Ozawa, Satoshi
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Karube, Jun
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Yokoi, Yasuhiko
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Yamagiwa, Kuniaki
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Matsudaira, Soichiro
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Oi, Yuichi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Nagai, Yasuhiro
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Tominaga, Hiroshi
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Iwamoto, Hideyuki
For
For
3.10 Elect Director Takahashi, Jiro
For
For
3.11 Elect Director Kawaguchi, Yoriko
For
For
3.12 Elect Director Fujisawa, Kumi
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Cash Dividend Distribution from Capital Reserve
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
For
For
None
Against
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Form of resolution limits director accountability
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 5.1 Elect Lin Jin You with Shareholder No. 60220 as Non-Independent Director 6 Other Business Transmissora Alianca De Energia Eletrica SA
TravelSky Technology Limited
356
23/06/2017 Brazil
27/06/2017 China
Special
Annual
Meeting for Holders of Units - BRTAEECDAM10 1 Elect Directors
For
Against
2 Amend Article 4 to Reflect Changes in Capital
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Allocation of Profit and Distribution of Final Dividend For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
TravelSky Technology Limited Treligga plc - Ardevora UK Income
TripAdvisor, Inc.
Tripod Technology Corporation
Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd.
357
Meeting Date Country
27/06/2017 China 30/06/2017 Ireland
22/06/2017 USA
22/06/2017 Taiwan
30/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Special Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Approve Baker Tilly Hong Kong Limited as International Auditors and Baker Tilly China as PRC Auditors to Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
7 Authorize Repurchase of Issued H Share Capital
For
For
1 Authorize Repurchase of Issued H Share Capital
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Ratify Grant Thornton as Auditors
For
For
3 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
1.1 Elect Director Gregory B. Maffei
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Stephen Kaufer
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Dipchand (Deep) Nishar
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Jeremy Philips
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Spencer M. Rascoff
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Albert E. Rosenthaler
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Robert S. Wiesenthal
For
For
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Rules and Procedures for Election of Directors
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Work Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Supervisors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Financial Report (Audited)
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit and Dividend Distribution Plan
For
For
5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as Internal Control Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name TSRC Corp.
Turk Hava Yollari A.O.
Meeting Date Country 22/06/2017 Taiwan
09/06/2017 Turkey
Meeting Type Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1 Open Meeting and Elect Presiding Council of Meeting
For
For
2 Accept Board Report
For
For
3 Accept Audit Report
For
For
4 Accept Financial Statements
For
For
5 Approve Discharge of Board
For
For
6 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
7 Approve Director Remuneration
For
For
8 Ratify Director Appointment
For
For
9 Elect Directors
For
For
For
For
For
Against
1 Open Meeting and Elect Presiding Council of Meeting
For
For
2 Authorize Presiding Council to Sign Minutes of Meeting
For
For
5 Accept Financial Statements
For
For
6 Approve Discharge of Board
For
For
7 Ratify Director Appointment
For
For
8 Approve Director Remuneration
For
For
9 Approve Internal Auditor Remuneration
For
For
10 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
11 Ratify External Auditors
For
For
Postponed Meeting Agenda
10 Ratify External Auditors 11 Receive Information on the Guarantees, Pledges, and Mortgages Provided by the Company to Third Parties 12 Approve Upper Limit of Donations for 2017 and Receive Information on Donations Made in 2016
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
13 Wishes Turk Telekomunikasyon AS
21/06/2017 Turkey
Annual
Postponed Meeting Agenda
3 Read Board Report 4 Read Audit Report
12 Receive Information on Donations Made in 2016
358
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
17 Authorize Board to Acquire Businesses up to a EUR 500 Million Value
For
For
18 Authorize Board to Establish New Companies in Relation to Business Acquired
For
For
19 Grant Permission for Board Members to Engage in Commercial Transactions with Company and Be Involved with Companies with Similar Corporate Purpose
For
For
13 Receive Information on the Guarantees, Pledges, and Mortgages Provided by the Company to Third Parties 14 Receive Information in Accordance to Article 1.3.1 of Capital Market Board Corporate Governance Principles 15 Receive Information in Accordance to Article 1.3.6 of Capital Market Board Corporate Governance Principles 16 Receive Information on Remuneration Policy
20 Wishes and Close Meeting Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S.
08/06/2017 Turkey
Annual
Postponed Meeting Agenda 1 Open Meeting and Elect Presiding Council of Meeting
For
For
2 Accept Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Accept Financial Statements
For
For
4 Approve Allocation of Income
For
For
5 Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors
For
For
6 Elect Board of Directors and Internal Auditors
For
Against
7 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Internal Auditors
For
For
8 Ratify External Auditors
For
For
For
For
Form of resolution limits director accountability
9 Receive Information on Donations Made in 2016 10 Grant Permission for Board Members to Engage in Commercial Transactions with Company and Be Involved with Companies with Similar Corporate Purpose 11 Close Meeting Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO
359
09/06/2017 Turkey
Annual
Postponed Meeting Agenda 1 Open Meeting and Elect Presiding Council of Meeting
For
For
2 Accept Statutory Reports
For
For
3 Accept Audit Report
For
For
4 Accept Financial Statements
For
For
5 Approve Discharge of Board
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 6 Approve Allocation of Income
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
7 Elect Directors
For
Against
Form of resolution limits director accountability
8 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors
For
Against
Form of resolution limits director accountability
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Internal Auditors
For
For
10 Grant Permission for Board Members to Engage in Commercial Transactions with Company and Be Involved with Companies with Similar Corporate Purpose
For
For
11 Ratify External Auditors
For
For
12 Receive Information on Donations Made in Previous Fiscal Year 13 Wishes 14 Close Meeting UK Commercial Property Trust Ltd
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Uniper SE
360
21/06/2017 Guernsey
01/06/2017 USA
08/06/2017 Germany
Annual
Annual
Annual
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
5 Re-elect Michael Ayre as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Ken McCullagh as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Sandra Platts as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect John Robertson as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Andrew Wilson as Director
For
For
10 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
11 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Michelle L. Collins
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Dennis K. Eck
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Charles J. Philippin
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Vanessa A. Wittman
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.55 per Share
For
For
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2016
For
For
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal 2017
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016 (Non-Voting)
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Against
Concerns about independence
7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board in Accordance with the For Articles Amendments Proposed in Item 6
Against
Concerns about independence
6 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board and Amend Articles
Uni-President Enterprises Corp.
United Microelectronics Corp
21/06/2017 Taiwan
08/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Annual
8.1 Elect Bernhard Reutersberg to the Supervisory Board
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
8.2 Elect Jean-Francois Cirelli to the Supervisory Board
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
8.3 Elect David Charles Davies to the Supervisory Board
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
8.4 Elect Marion Helmes to the Supervisory Board
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
8.5 Elect Rebecca Ranich to the Supervisory Board
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
8.6 Elect Marc Spieker to the Supervisory Board
For
Against
Concerns about director accountability
9 Approve Remuneration System for Management Board Members
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Shareholder's General Meeting
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors and Representatives
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
5 Amend Trading Procedures Governing Derivatives Products
For
For
6 Amend Procedures for Lending Funds to Other Parties
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
7 Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
8 Approve Issuance of Ordinary Shares via Private Placement and For Participate in the Issuance of Global Depository Receipt or Issuance of Overseas or Domestic Convertible Bonds United Therapeutics Corporation
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
361
28/06/2017 USA
05/06/2017 USA
Annual
Annual
For
1a Elect Director Raymond Dwek
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1b Elect Director Christopher Patusky
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1c Elect Director Tommy Thompson
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
For
Against
1a Elect Director William C. Ballard, Jr.
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
Concerns about overall board structure
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
USS Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
13/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1b Elect Director Richard T. Burke
For
Against
1c Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn
For
For
1d Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley
For
For
1e Elect Director Michele J. Hooper
For
For
1f Elect Director Rodger A. Lawson
For
For
1g Elect Director Glenn M. Renwick
For
For
1h Elect Director Kenneth I. Shine
For
For
1i Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors
For
For
5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy
Against
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 23.2
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Ando, Yukihiro
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Seta, Dai
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Masuda, Motohiro
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Yamanaka, Masafumi
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Mishima, Toshio
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Akase, Masayuki
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ikeda, Hiromitsu
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Tamura, Hitoshi
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kato, Akihiko
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Aso, Mitsuhiro
For
For
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ozaki, Shinji
Vale S.A.
362
27/06/2017 Brazil
Special
Concerns about overall board structure
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Niwa, Toru
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Miyazaki, Ryoichi
For
For
1 Approve Conversion of Class A Preferred Shares into Common Shares
For
For
2 Amend Articles
For
For
3 Approve Agreement to Absorb Valepar S.A. (Valepar)
For
For
4 Ratify KPMG Auditores Independentes as the Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed Transaction
For
For
5 Approve Independent Firm's Appraisal
For
For
6 Approve Absorption of Valepar S.A. (Valepar)
For
For
Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1 Approve Conversion of Class A Preferred Shares into Common Shares
For
For
2 Amend Articles
For
For
3 Approve Agreement to Absorb Valepar S.A. (Valepar)
For
For
4 Ratify KPMG Auditores Independentes as the Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed Transaction
For
For
5 Approve Independent Firm's Appraisal
For
For
6 Approve Absorption of Valepar S.A. (Valepar)
For
For
7 Amend Article 5 to Reflect Changes in Capital
For
For
1 Approve Conversion of Class A Preferred Shares into Common Shares
For
For
2 Amend Articles
For
For
3 Approve Agreement to Absorb Valepar S.A. (Valepar)
For
For
4 Ratify KPMG Auditores Independentes as the Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed Transaction
For
For
5 Approve Independent Firm's Appraisal
For
For
6 Approve Absorption of Valepar S.A. (Valepar)
For
For
7 Amend Article 5 to Reflect Changes in Capital
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4 Other Business
None
Against
For
For
7 Amend Article 5 to Reflect Changes in Capital Meeting for Preferred Shareholders
Meeting for ADR Holders
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
363
16/06/2017 Taiwan
08/06/2017 USA
Annual
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Alan Garber 1.2 Elect Director Margaret G. McGlynn
For
For
1.3 Elect Director William D. Young
For
For
2 Declassify the Board of Directors
For
For
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 7 Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement
VMware, Inc.
VPC Specialty Lending Investments plc
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
364
08/06/2017 USA
13/06/2017 United Kingdom
02/06/2017 USA
Annual
Annual
Annual
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
Against
For
Proposal enhances accountability Proposal encourages enhanced transparency
8 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy
Against
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Reappoint KPMG Ltd of Vietnam as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration
For
For
3 Re-elect Stanley Yu-Chung Chou as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Marc Faber as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Wolfgang Bertelsmeier as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Derek Loh as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Gordon Lawson as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Dominic Scriven as Director
For
For
9 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
1 Elect Director Anthony Bates
For
For
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
For
Against
5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
For
For
6 Amend Certificate of Incorporation
For
For
7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Dividend Policy
For
For
4 Re-elect Andrew Adcock as Director
For
For
5 Re-elect Elizabeth Passey as Director
For
For
6 Elect Richard Levy as Director
For
For
7 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
8 Authorise Audit and Valuation Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
9 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
10 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
11 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
12 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1a Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr.
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
Meeting Date Country
01/06/2017 USA
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1b Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn
For
For
1c Elect Director Carla A. Harris
For
For
1d Elect Director Thomas W. Horton
For
For
1e Elect Director Marissa A. Mayer
For
For
1f Elect Director C. Douglas McMillon
For
For
1g Elect Director Gregory B. Penner
For
For
1h Elect Director Steven S Reinemund
For
For
1i Elect Director Kevin Y. Systrom
For
For
1j Elect Director S. Robson Walton
For
Against
1k Elect Director Steuart L. Walton
For
For
2 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against For
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For Against
For
Proposal enhances board structure
6 Provide Proxy Access Right
Against
For
Proposal enhances board accountability
7 Require Independent Director Nominee with Environmental Experience
Against
For
Proposal promotes enhanced approach to environmental matters
1 Declassify the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Amend Bylaws
365
08/06/2017 China
Annual
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
5 Require Independent Board Chairman
3.1 Elect Director Benjamin S. Butcher
Weichai Power Co., Ltd.
Concerns about overall board structure
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Edward S. Civera
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Ellen M. Goitia
For
For
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
6 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements and Auditors' Report
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Final Financial Report
For
For
6 Approve 2017 Financial Budget Report
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
8 Approve Shangdong Hexin Accountants LLP as Internal Control Auditors
For
For
9 Approve Interim Dividend
For
For
10 Amend Rules of Procedure for General Meetings
For
For
11 Approve Payment of Cash Dividends and Bonus Shares Issue
For
For
12 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
13 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
14 Elect Li Hongwu as Director
For
For
15 Elect Yuan Hongming as Director
For
For
16 Elect Yan Jianbo as Director
For
For
1 Approve Payment of Cash Dividends and Bonus Shares Issue
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
ELECT 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Weichai Power Co., Ltd.
08/06/2017 China
Special
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
West Japan Railway Co.
22/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 70
For
For
Whitbread PLC
21/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
5 Elect David Atkins as Director
For
For
6 Elect Adam Crozier as Director
For
For
7 Elect Deanna Oppenheimer as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Richard Baker as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Alison Brittain as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Nicholas Cadbury as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Sir Ian Cheshire as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Chris Kennedy as Director
For
For
13 Re-elect Louise Smalley as Director
For
For
14 Re-elect Susan Martin as Director
For
For
15 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
16 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
17 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
366
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
20 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
21 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
22 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1a Elect Director Anna C. Catalano
For
For
1b Elect Director Victor F. Ganzi
For
For
1c Elect Director John J. Haley
For
For
1d Elect Director Wendy E. Lane
For
Against
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company
13/06/2017 Ireland
Annual
1e Elect Director James F. McCann
For
For
1f Elect Director Brendan R. O'Neill
For
For
1g Elect Director Jaymin Patel
For
For
1h Elect Director Linda D. Rabbitt
For
For
1i Elect Director Paul Thomas
For
For
1j Elect Director Jeffrey W. Ubben
For
For
1k Elect Director Wilhelm Zeller
For
For
2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency
One Year
One Year
5 Provide Proxy Access Right
For
For
6A Adopt Plurality Voting for Contested Election of Directors
For
For
6B Establish Range for Size of Board
For
For
7A Amend Advance Notice Provisions and Make Certain Administrative For Amendments
For
7B Amend Articles of Association
For
For
For
For
9 Renew the Board's Authority to Opt-Out of Statutory Pre-Emptions For Rights
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
8 Renew the Board's Authority to Issue Shares Under Irish Law
Wincanton plc
367
29/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Concerns about candidate
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Wipro Limited
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
Wistron Corp.
Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC
368
Meeting Date Country
03/06/2017 India
20/06/2017 USA
14/06/2017 Taiwan
14/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Special
Annual
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Re-elect Steve Marshall as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Adrian Colman as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Tim Lawlor as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Paul Dean as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Stewart Oades as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect David Radcliffe as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Martin Sawkins as Director
For
For
12 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors
For
For
13 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
14 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
15 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
18 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Increase Authorized Share Capital and Amend Memorandum of Association
For
For
2 Approve Issuance of Bonus Shares
For
For
Postal Ballot
1.1 Elect Director Frank Salerno
For
For
1.2 Elect Director R. Jarrett Lilien
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Jonathan Steinberg
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Issuance of New Shares by Capitalization of Profit
For
For
4 Approve Issuance of Ordinary Shares to Participate in Issuance of GDR or Issuance of Ordinary Shares or Issuance of Ordinary Shares via Private Placement or Issuance of Ordinary Shares to Participate in Issuance of GDR via Private Placement
For
For
5 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
6 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
Woodford Patient Capital Trust plc
369
Meeting Date Country
15/06/2017 United Kingdom
12/06/2017 United Kingdom
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
5 Re-elect Diane Seymour-Williams as Director
For
For
6 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
7 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
8 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
9 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
10 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
11 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
Against
3 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
4 Approve Long Term Incentive Plan
For
For
5 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
6 Re-elect Andrew Higginson as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect David Potts as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Trevor Strain as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Rooney Anand as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Neil Davidson as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Belinda Richards as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Paula Vennells as Director
For
For
13 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
For
For
14 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
15 Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure
For
For
16 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
19 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
3 Re-elect Susan Searle as Director
For
For
4 Re-elect Scott Brown as Director
For
For
5 Elect Carolan Dobson as Director
For
For
6 Re-elect Steven Harris as Director
For
For
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
WPG Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
19/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
7 Elect Alan Hodson as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Dame Louise Makin as Director
For
For
9 Reappoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditors
For
For
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
11 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
12 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
13 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
14 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
For
For
15 Amend the Company's Investment Policy
For
For
16 Authorise the Company to Use Electronic Communications
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
4.1 Elect Lin Tsay-Lin with Shareholder No.2 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.2 Elect Chen Kou-Yuan with Shareholder No.3 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.3 Elect Chang Jung-Kang with Shareholder No.5 as Non-independent For Director
For
4.4 Elect Huang Wei-Hsiang with Shareholder No.1 as Nonindependent Director
For
For
4.5 Elect Tsung Kuo-Tung with Shareholder No.134074 as Nonindependent Director
For
For
4.6 Elect Wu Chang-Ching, a Representative of Fullerton Technology Co., Ltd. with Shareholder No.4 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.7 Elect Yeh Fu-Hai with Shareholder No.14 as Non-independent Director
For
For
4.8 Elect Shaw Shung-Ho with Shareholder No.11 as Non-independent For Director
For
4.9 Elect Yu Yung-Hong with ID No.F121292XXX as Independent Directors
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
4.10 Elect Duh Rong-Ruey with ID No.D101417XXX as Independent Directors
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
ELECT NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
370
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 4.11 Elect Huang Jin-Tsan with ID No.A100320XXX as Independent Directors
WPP plc
WS Atkins plc
371
07/06/2017 Jersey
26/06/2017 United Kingdom
Annual
Special
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
Against
5 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Director For Lin Tsay-Lin
For
6 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Director For Chen Kou-Yuan
For
7 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Director For Huang Wei-Hsiang
For
8 Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Director For Tsung Kuo-Tung
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3 Approve Remuneration Report
For
For
4 Approve Remuneration Policy
For
For
5 Approve Sustainability Report
For
For
6 Re-elect Roberto Quarta as Director
For
For
7 Re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as Director
For
For
8 Re-elect Ruigang Li as Director
For
For
9 Re-elect Paul Richardson as Director
For
For
10 Re-elect Hugo Shong as Director
For
For
11 Re-elect Sir Martin Sorrell as Director
For
For
12 Re-elect Sally Susman as Director
For
For
13 Re-elect Solomon Trujillo as Director
For
For
14 Re-elect Sir John Hood as Director
For
Against
15 Re-elect Nicole Seligman as Director
For
For
16 Re-elect Daniela Riccardi as Director
For
For
17 Elect Tarek Farahat as Director
For
For
18 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors
For
For
19 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
For
For
20 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
21 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares
For
For
22 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights
For
For
23 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection For with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment
For
1 Approve Matters Relating to the Acquisition of WS Atkins plc by SNC-Lavalin (GB) Holdings Limited
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about candidate
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
WS Atkins plc
26/06/2017 United Kingdom
Court
Wynn Macau Ltd.
01/06/2017 Cayman Islands
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Final Dividend
For
For
3a Elect Ian Michael Coughlan as Director
For
For
3b Elect Allan Zeman as Director
For
For
3c Elect Nicholas Sallnow-Smith as Director
For
For
3d Elect Kim Marie Sinatra as Director
For
For
For
For
5 Approve Ernst & Young as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their For Remuneration
For
6 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
Court Meeting
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors
Yahoo Japan Corporation
Yahoo! Inc.
372
20/06/2017 Japan
08/06/2017 USA
Annual
Special
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9 Approve Issuance of Shares Under the Employee Ownership Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about independence
1.1 Elect Director Miyasaka, Manabu
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Son, Masayoshi
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Miyauchi, Ken
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Jonathan Bullock
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Arthur Chong
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Alexi A. Wellman
For
For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Yoshii, Shingo
For
For
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Onitsuka, Hiromi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Fujiwara, Kazuhiko
For
For
3.1 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Member Uemura, Kyoko
For
Against
3.2 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Member Kimiwada, Kazuko
For
For
4 Approve Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Sale of Yahoo Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc.
For
For
2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes
For
Against
3 Adjourn Meeting
For
For
Concerns about independence
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.
Yamada Denki Co. Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date Country 21/06/2017 Japan
29/06/2017 Japan 27/06/2017 Japan
Meeting Type Annual
Annual Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text 1.1 Elect Director Negishi, Takashige
373
22/06/2017 Japan
Annual
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kawabata, Yoshihiro
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Narita, Hiroshi
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Hiroshi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Ishikawa, Fumiyasu
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Tanaka, Masaki
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Ito, Masanori
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Richard Hall
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Yasuda, Ryuji
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Fukuoka, Masayuki
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Bertrand Austruy
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
1.12 Elect Director Filip Kegels
For
Against
Concerns about candidate
1.13 Elect Director Maeda, Norihito
For
For
1.14 Elect Director Doi, Akifumi
For
For
1.15 Elect Director Hayashida, Tetsuya
For
For
2 Approve Director Retirement Bonus
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 13
For
For
2 Appoint Shareholder Director Nominee Kazuo Hashimoto
Against
Against
1 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Law 2.1 Elect Director Yoshimura, Takeshi
Yamaha Corp.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Umemoto, Hirohide
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Koda, Ichinari
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kato, Mitsuru
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Oda, Koji
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Fujita, Mitsuhiro
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Tamura, Hiroaki
For
For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Tsukuda, Kazuo
For
For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Kunimasa, Michiaki
For
For
4 Approve Performance-Based Cash Compensation Ceiling for Directors
For
For
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 26
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board Structure with Three Committees - Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions on Director Titles - Indemnify Directors
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text 3.1 Elect Director Nakata, Takuya
Yamato Holdings Co Ltd
23/06/2017 Japan
Annual
29/06/2017 Japan
Annual
374
29/06/2017 China
Annual
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Yamahata, Satoshi
For
For
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Yanagi, Hiroyuki
For
Against
3.5 Elect Director Nosaka, Shigeru
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Ito, Masatoshi
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Hakoda, Junya
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Nakajima, Yoshimi
For
Against
3.9 Elect Director Fukui, Taku
For
For
1.1 Elect Director Kigawa, Makoto
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Yamauchi, Masaki
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Kanda, Haruo
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kanamori, Hitoshi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Nagao, Yutaka
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Hagiwara, Toshitaka
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Mori, Masakatsu
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Tokuno, Mariko
For
For
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 25 2.1 Elect Director Inoue, Hiroyuki
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
3.3 Elect Director Hosoi, Masahito
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamashita, Takashi Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.
Mgmt Rec
For
For
For
Against
2.2 Elect Director Nakaya, Kengo
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kohata, Katsumasa
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Damri Tunshevavong
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yasufuku, Takenosuke
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Maruyama, Motoyoshi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Tsukamoto, Kazuhiro
For
For
3 Approve Bonus Related to Retirement Bonus System Abolition
For
Against
4 Approve Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Working Report of the Board
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Working Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Financial Statements
For
For
Concerns about overall board structure
Concerns about overall board structure
Holding executives accountable for ongoing poor returns
Concerns about independence
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name
Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan and Authorize Board to Distribute Dividend
For
For
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
6 Approve Renewal of Liability Insurance of Directors, Supervisors and For Senior Officers
For
7 Approve External Auditing Firm and to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
8 Approve Acquisition of 65% Equity Interest in Yankuang Group Finance Co., Ltd.
For
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
9 Approve Finance Services Agreement, Annual Caps and and Related For Transactions
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
10 Approve Acquisition of Share Capital of Coal & Allied Industries Limited by Yancoal Australia Co., Ltd.
For
For
11 Approve Company's Compliance with the Requirements of Non-Public Issuance of Shares
For
For
12 Approve Feasibility Analysis Report of Implementing the Use of Proceeds of the Non-Public Issuance of Ordinary Shares
For
For
13 Authorize Board to Deal with Matters Relating to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares at Its Full Discretion
For
For
14 Approve Dilution of Immediate Return and Return Recovery Measures Upon the Non-Public Issuance of Shares
For
For
15 Approve Certain Commitments by the Controlling Shareholders, Directors and Senior Management Relating to Recovery of Immediate Return
For
For
16.01 Approve Class and Nominal Value of Shares to be Issued in Relation For to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
16.02 Approve Method and Time of the Issue in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
16.03 Approve Issue Price and Pricing Principle in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
16.04 Approve Number of New Shares to be Issued in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
16.05 Approve Use of Proceeds in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
16.06 Approve Lock-up Period in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE NON-PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF SHARES TO SPECIFIC PERSONS
375
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Meeting Date Country
Meeting Type
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
16.07 Approve Arrangement Relating to the Accumulated Undistributed Profits in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
16.08 Approve Validity of Resolution of the Issue in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
16.09 Approve Place of Listing in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
16.10 Approve Method of Subscription in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
17 Approve Proposal of Non-Public Issuance of A Shares
For
For
18 Approve Provision of Financial Guarantees to Subsidiaries and Related Transactions
For
Against
19 Authorize the Company to Carry Out Domestic and Overseas Financing Businesses
For
For
20 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
21 Authorize Repurchase of Issued H Share Capital
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
ELECT 6 NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING 22.01 Elect Li Xiyong as Director
For
For
22.02 Elect Li Wei as Director
For
For
22.03 Elect Wu Xiangqian as Director
For
For
22.04 Elect Wu Yuxiang as Director
For
For
22.05 Elect Zhao Qingchun as Director
For
For
22.06 Elect Guo Dechun as Director
For
For
ELECT 4 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VIA CUMUATIVE VOTING 23.01 Elect Kong Xiangguo as Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
23.02 Elect Jia Shaohua as Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
23.03 Elect Pan Zhaoguo as Director
For
Against
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
23.04 Elect Qi Anbang as Director
For
For
Votes to favour our preferred candidates
ELECT 4 NON-EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE SUPERVISORS VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
376
24.01 Elect Gu Shisheng as Supervisor
For
For
24.02 Elect Zhou Hong as Supervisor
For
For
24.03 Elect Meng Qingjian as Supervisor
For
For
24.04 Elect Zhang Ning as Supervisor
For
For
aberdeen-asset.co.uk
Full voting disclosure for June 2017 Issuer Name Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited
Meeting Date Country 29/06/2017 China
Meeting Type Special
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE NON-PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF SHARES TO SPECIFIC PERSONS
Yaskawa Electric Corp.
15/06/2017 Japan
Annual
1.01 Approve Class and Nominal Value of Shares to be Issued in Relation For to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
1.02 Approve Method and Time of the Issue in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
1.03 Approve Issue Price and Pricing Principle in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
1.04 Approve Number of New Shares to be Issued in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
1.05 Approve Use of Proceeds in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
1.06 Approve Lock-up Period in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
1.07 Approve Arrangement Relating to the Accumulated Undistributed Profits in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
1.08 Approve Validity of Resolution of the Issue in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
1.09 Approve Place of Listing in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
1.10 Approve Method of Subscription in Relation to the Non-Public Issuance of Shares to Specific Persons
For
For
2 Approve Proposal of Non-Public Issuance of A Shares
For
For
3 Authorize Repurchase of Issued H Share Capital
For
For
1 Amend Articles to Change Fiscal Year End 2.1 Elect Director Tsuda, Junji
377
For
For
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Ogasawara, Hiroshi
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Murakami, Shuji
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Minami, Yoshikatsu
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Takamiya, Koichi
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Nakayama, Yuji
For
For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Oda, Masahiko
For
For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Noda, Konosuke
For
For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Akita, Yoshiki
For
For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Tatsumi, Kazumasa
For
For
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For
4 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Member Honda, Masaya
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For
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
6 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Plan
For
For
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
For
For
2 Approve Dividend
For
For
3 Reelect Ajai Kumar as Director
For
For
4 Approve B S R & Co. LLP., Chartered Accountants as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
5 Approve Appointment and Remuneration of Ashok Chawla as Non-Executive Part-Time Chairman
For
For
6 Approve Increase in Borrowing Powers
For
For
7 Approve Issuance of Debt Securities on Private Placement Basis
For
For
8 Elect Debjani Ghosh as Director
For
For
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of JPY 12.5
For
For
3.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Sakane, Junichi
Yes Bank Limited
Yokogawa Electric Corp.
Yuanta Financial Holding Co Ltd.
Yulon Motor
378
06/06/2017 India
27/06/2017 Japan
08/06/2017 Taiwan
22/06/2017 Taiwan
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
2.1 Elect Director Kaihori, Shuzo
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For
2.2 Elect Director Nishijima, Takashi
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For
2.3 Elect Director Kurosu, Satoru
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For
2.4 Elect Director Nara, Hitoshi
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For
2.5 Elect Director Nakahara, Masatoshi
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For
2.6 Elect Director Anabuki, Junichi
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Urano, Mitsudo
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For
2.8 Elect Director Uji, Noritaka
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For
2.9 Elect Director Seki, Nobuo
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For
2.10 Elect Director Sugata, Shiro
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For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Maemura, Koji
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takayama, Yasuko
For
For
1 Approve Business Operations Report and Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Plan on Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
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Yulon Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date Country
26/06/2017 Taiwan
Meeting Type
Annual
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4 Amend Trading Procedures Governing Derivatives Products
For
Against
5 Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees
For
For
1 Approve Financial Statements
For
For
2 Approve Profit Distribution
For
For
3 Amend Articles of Association
For
For
4 Amend Rules and Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors
For
For
5 Amend Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets
For
For
6 Elect Ikushima Takahiko with ID No.1967011XXX as Supervisor
For
For
7 Other Business
None
Against
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
ELECT SUPERVISOR VIA CUMULATIVE VOTING
Yushin Precision Equipment Co. Ltd.
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd.
379
22/06/2017 Japan
13/06/2017 China
Annual
Annual
1.1 Elect Director Kotani, Mayumi
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kimura, Satoshi
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Odachi, Yasuharu
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Kitagawa, Yasushi
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Inano, Tomohiro
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Nishiguchi, Yasuo
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Matsuhisa, Hiroshi
For
For
Substance of resolution unclear at time of voting
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakanishi, Yoshihisa
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Morimoto, Michitoshi
For
For
1 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Auditor's Report
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution Plan and Final Dividend
For
For
5 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
6 Elect Ding Rongjun as Director and Approve His Emolument
For
For
7 Elect Li Donglin as Director and Approve His Emolument
For
For
8 Elect Liu Ke'an as Director and Approve His Emolument
For
For
9 Elect Yan Wu as Director and Approve His Emolument
For
For
10 Elect Ma Yunkun as Director and Approve His Emolument
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
11 Elect Chan Kam Wing, Clement as Director and Approve His Emolument
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
12 Elect Pao Ping Wing as Director and Approve His Emolument
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
13 Elect Liu Chunru as Director and Approve His Emolument
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure aberdeen-asset.co.uk
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Zions Bancorporation
ZTE Corporation
Meeting Date Country
02/06/2017 USA
20/06/2017 China
Meeting Type
Annual
Annual
Proposal Number Proposal Text
Mgmt Rec
Vote Instruction Voter Rationale
14 Elect Chen Xiaoming as Director and Approve His Emolument
For
For
15 Elect Xiong Ruihua as Supervisor and Approve His Emolument
For
For
16 Elect Geng Jianxin as Supervisor and Approve His Emolument
For
For
17 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
18 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
1A Elect Director Jerry C. Atkin
For
Against
1B Elect Director Gary L. Crittenden
For
For
1C Elect Director Suren K. Gupta
For
For
1D Elect Director J. David Heaney
For
For
1E Elect Director Vivian S. Lee
For
For
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
Concerns about overall board structure
1F Elect Director Edward F. Murphy
For
For
1G Elect Director Roger B. Porter
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1H Elect Director Stephen D. Quinn
For
Against
Concerns about overall board structure
1I Elect Director Harris H. Simmons
For
For
1J Elect Director Barbara A. Yastine
For
For
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors
For
For
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
4 Require Independent Board Chairman
Against
For
Proposal enhances board structure
1 Approve 2016 Annual Report
For
For
2 Approve 2016 Report of the Board of Directors
For
For
3 Approve 2016 Report of the Supervisory Committee
For
For
4 Approve 2016 Report of the President
For
For
5 Approve 2016 Final Financial Accounts
For
For
6 Approve 2016 Profit Distribution
For
For
7.1 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as PRC Auditor and Authorize For Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
7.2 Approve Ernst & Young as Hong Kong Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
7.3 Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as Internal Control Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
For
For
AGM BALLOT FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES
RESOLUTIONS ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PRC AUDITOR AND THE HONG KONG AUDITOR OF THE COMPANY FOR 2017
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8.1 Approve Application of Composite Credit Facility to Bank of China Limited
For
For
8.2 Approve Application of Composite Credit Facility to China Development Bank Corporation, Shenzhen Branch
For
For
For
For
10 Elect Zhai Weidong as Director
For
For
11 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights
For
Against
12 Approve Amendments to Articles of Association
For
For
13 Approve 2017 Share Option Incentive Scheme (Draft)
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
14 Approve 2017 Share Option Incentive Scheme Performance Appraisal System
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
15 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions with Regards to the 2017 Share Option Incentive Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
1 Approve 2017 Share Option Incentive Scheme (Draft) of ZTE Corporation and Its Summary
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
2 Approve 2017 Share Option Incentive Scheme Performance Appraisal System of ZTE Corporation
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
3 Authorize Board to Handle All Matters in Relation to the 2017 Share Option Incentive Scheme
For
Against
Concerns about linkage between pay and performance
RESOLUTIONS REGARDING APPLICATION FOR COMPOSITE CREDIT FACILITIES
9 Approve Application for Investment Limits in Derivative Products
ZTE Corporation
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Special
Concerns to protect shareholder interests
CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES