Vote Summary Report

Reporting Period: 07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022

Fund Name: Global Dividend Growth Split Corp

Issuer Name

Ticker

Meeting Date

Primary CUSIP

Proposal Text

Proponent

Did Fund Vote (Y/N)?

Vote Instruction

Vote Against Mgmt

Diageo Plc

DGE

09/30/2021

G42089113

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Remuneration Report

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Final Dividend

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Lavanya Chandrashekar as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Valerie Chapoulaud-Floquet as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Sir John Manzoni as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Ireena Vittal as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Re-elect Melissa Bethell as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Re-elect Javier Ferran as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Re-elect Susan Kilsby as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Re-elect Lady Mendelsohn as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Re-elect Ivan Menezes as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Re-elect Alan Stewart as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorise Issue of Equity

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice

Management

Yes

For

No

Paychex, Inc.

PAYX

10/14/2021

704326107

Elect Director B. Thomas Golisano

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Thomas F. Bonadio

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Joseph G. Doody

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director David J.S. Flaschen

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Pamela A. Joseph

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Martin Mucci

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Kevin A. Price

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Joseph M. Velli

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Kara Wilson

Management

Yes

For

No

Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Seagate Technology Holdings plc

STX

10/20/2021

G7997R103

Elect Director Mark W. Adams

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Shankar Arumugavelu

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Pratik ("Prat") Bhatt

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Judy Bruner

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Michael R. Cannon

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Jay L. Geldmacher

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Dylan G. Haggart

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director William D. Mosley

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Stephanie Tilenius

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Edward J. Zander

Management

Yes

For

No

Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

Management

Yes

For

No

Issuer Name

Ticker

Meeting Date

Primary CUSIP

Proposal Text

Proponent

Did Fund Vote (Y/N)?

Vote Instruction

Vote Against Mgmt

Microsoft Corporation

MSFT

11/30/2021

594918104

Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Teri L. List

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Satya Nadella

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Carlos A. Rodriguez

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Charles W. Scharf

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director John W. Stanton

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director John W. Thompson

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Padmasree Warrior

Management

Yes

For

No

Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Management

Yes

For

No

Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Report on Gender/Racial Pay Gap

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

Report on Effectiveness of Workplace Sexual Harassment Policies

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

Prohibit Sales of Facial Recognition Technology to All Government Entities

Shareholder

Yes

Against

No

Report on Implementation of the Fair Chance Business Pledge

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

Report on Lobbying Activities Alignment with Company Policies

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

Apple Inc.

AAPL

03/04/2022

037833100

Elect Director James Bell

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Tim Cook

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Al Gore

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Alex Gorsky

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Andrea Jung

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Art Levinson

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Monica Lozano

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Ron Sugar

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Sue Wagner

Management

Yes

For

No

Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

Management

Yes

For

No

Amend Articles of Incorporation to become a Social Purpose Corporation

Shareholder

Yes

Against

No

Approve Revision of Transparency Reports

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

Report on Forced Labor

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

Report on Median Gender/Racial Pay Gap

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

Report on Civil Rights Audit

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

Report on Concealment Clauses

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

Johnson Controls International plc

JCI

03/09/2022

G51502105

Elect Director Jean Blackwell

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Pierre Cohade

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Michael E. Daniels

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director W. Roy Dunbar

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Gretchen R. Haggerty

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Simone Menne

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director George R. Oliver

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Jurgen Tinggren

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Mark Vergnano

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director R. David Yost

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director John D. Young

Management

Yes

For

No

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Market Purchases of Company Shares

Management

Yes

For

No

Determine Price Range for Reissuance of Treasury Shares

Management

Yes

For

No

Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve the Directors' Authority to Allot Shares

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve the Disapplication of Statutory Pre-Emption Rights

Management

Yes

For

No

Issuer Name

Ticker

Meeting Date

Primary CUSIP

Proposal Text

Proponent

Did Fund Vote (Y/N)?

Vote Instruction

Vote Against Mgmt

Broadcom Inc.

AVGO

04/04/2022

11135F101

Elect Director Diane M. Bryant

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Gayla J. Delly

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Raul J. Fernandez

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Check Kian Low

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Justine F. Page

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Henry Samueli

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Hock E. Tan

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Harry L. You

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

Management

Yes

For

No

The Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS

04/05/2022

064149107

Elect Director Nora A. Aufreiter

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Guillermo E. Babatz

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Scott B. Bonham

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Daniel (Don) H. Callahan

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Lynn K. Patterson

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Michael D. Penner

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Brian J. Porter

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Una M. Power

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Aaron W. Regent

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Calin Rovinescu

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Susan L. Segal

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director L. Scott Thomson

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Benita M. Warmbold

Management

Yes

For

No

Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach

Management

Yes

For

No

Amend Stock Option Plan Re: Number of Issuable Shares

Management

Yes

For

No

Amend Stock Option Plan Re: Amending Provisions of the Plan

Management

Yes

For

No

SP 1: Explore the Possibility of Becoming a Benefit Company

Shareholder

Yes

Against

No

SP 2: Adopt an Annual Advisory Vote Policy on the Bank's Environmental and Climate Change Action Plan

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

SP 3: Set Up a Climate Change and Environment Committee

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

SP 4: Adopt French as the Official Language of the Bank

Shareholder

Yes

Against

No

Sika AG

SIKA

04/12/2022

H7631K273

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 2.90 per Share

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Discharge of Board of Directors

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Paul Haelg as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Viktor Balli as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Justin Howell as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Monika Ribar as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Paul Schuler as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Thierry Vanlancker as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Lucrece Foufopoulos-De Ridder as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Gordana Landen as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Paul Haelg as Board Chairman

Management

Yes

For

No

Appoint Justin Howell as Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

Management

Yes

For

No

Appoint Thierry Vanlancker as Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

Management

Yes

For

No

Appoint Gordana Landen as Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

Management

Yes

For

No

Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Designate Jost Windlin as Independent Proxy

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Remuneration Report (Non-Binding)

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of CHF 3.4 Million

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 20.5 Million

Management

Yes

For

No

Issuer Name

Ticker

Meeting Date

Primary CUSIP

Proposal Text

Proponent

Did Fund Vote (Y/N)?

Vote Instruction

Vote Against Mgmt

VINCI SA

DG

04/12/2022

F5879X108

Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 2.90 per Share

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Xavier Huillard as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Marie-Christine Lombard as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Rene Medori as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Qatar Holding LLC as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Claude Laruelle as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Ratify Change Location of Registered Office to 1973 boulevard de La Defense, Nanterre (92000) and Amend Article

Management

Yes

For

No

of Bylaws Accordingly

Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Remuneration Policy of Xavier Huillard, Chairman and CEO

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Compensation Report

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Compensation of Xavier Huillard, Chairman and CEO

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans Reserved for Employees of International

Management

Yes

For

No

Subsidiaries

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

Management

Yes

For

No

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

TD

04/14/2022

891160509

Elect Director Cherie L. Brant

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Amy W. Brinkley

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Brian C. Ferguson

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Colleen A. Goggins

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Jean-Rene Halde

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director David E. Kepler

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Brian M. Levitt

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Alan N. MacGibbon

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Karen E. Maidment

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Bharat B. Masrani

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Nadir H. Mohamed

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director Claude Mongeau

Management

Yes

For

No

Elect Director S. Jane Rowe

Management

Yes

For

No

Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors

Management

Yes

For

No

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach

Management

Yes

For

No

SP 1: Adopt a Policy of Not Financing New Fossil Fuel Supply, Including Financing of Companies Exploring or

Shareholder

Yes

Against

No

Developing Undeveloped Oil and Gas Reserves

SP 2: Analyze the Possibility of Becoming a Benefit Company

Shareholder

Yes

Against

No

SP 3: Advisory Vote on Environmental Policy

Shareholder

Yes

For

Yes

SP 4: Adopt French as the Official Language

Shareholder

Yes

Against

No

SP 5: Provide a Report to Shareholders and Publicly Disclose the CEO Compensation to Median Worker Pay Ratio

Shareholder

Yes

Against

No

Issuer Name

Ticker

Meeting Date

Primary CUSIP

Proposal Text

Proponent

Did Fund Vote (Y/N)?

Vote Instruction

Vote Against Mgmt

L'Oreal SA

OR

04/21/2022

F58149133

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 4.80 per Share and an Extra of EUR 0.48 per Share to Long

Management

Yes

For

No

Term Registered Shares

Reelect Jean-Paul Agon as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Patrice Caine as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Belen Garijo as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Renew Appointment of Deloitte & Associes as Auditor

Management

Yes

For

No

Appoint Ernst & Young as Auditor

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Compensation of Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO from 1 January 2021 to 30 April 2021

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Approve Compensation of Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman of the Board from 1 May 2021 to 31 December 2021

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Compensation of Nicolas Hieronimus, CEO from 1 May 2021 to 31 December 2021

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman of the Board

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Transaction with Nestle Re: Redemption Contract

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize up to 0.6 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans Reserved for Employees of International

Management

Yes

For

No

Subsidiaries

Amend Article 9 of Bylaws Re: Age Limit of Chairman of the Board

Management

Yes

For

No

Amend Article 11 of Bylaws Re: Age Limit of CEO

Management

Yes

For

No

Amend Article 2 and 7 of Bylaws to Comply with Legal Changes

Management

Yes

For

No

Amend Article 8 of Bylaws Re: Shares Held by Directors

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

Management

Yes

For

No

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

MC

04/21/2022

F58485115

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 10 per Share

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Reelect Bernard Arnault as Director

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Reelect Sophie Chassat as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Clara Gaymard as Director

Management

Yes

For

No

Reelect Hubert Vedrine as Director

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Renew Appointment of Yann Arthus-Bertrand as Censor

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.45 Million

Management

Yes

For

No

Renew Appointment of Mazars as Auditor

Management

Yes

For

No

Appoint Deloitte as Auditor

Management

Yes

For

No

Acknowledge End of Mandate of Auditex and Olivier Lenel as Alternate Auditors and Decision Not to Renew

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Approve Compensation of Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Approve Compensation of Antonio Belloni, Vice-CEO

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman and CEO

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Approve Remuneration Policy of Vice-CEO

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

Management

Yes

For

No

Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Amend Article 16 and 24 of Bylaws Re: Age Limit of CEO and Shareholding Disclosure Thresholds

Management

Yes

Against

Yes

Merck KGaA

MRK

04/22/2022

D5357W103

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2021

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.85 per Share

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal Year 2021

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal Year 2021

Management

Yes

For

No

Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2022 and for the Review of Interim Financial Reports for Fiscal Year

Management

Yes

For

No

2022

Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2023 and for the Review of Interim Financial Reports for Fiscal

Management

Yes

For

No

Year 2023

Approve Remuneration Report

Management

Yes

For

No

Approve Creation of EUR 56.5 Million Pool of Authorized Capital with or without Exclusion of Preemptive Rights

Management

Yes

For

No

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