UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-04632
The European Equity Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
John Millette
Secretary
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108-3106
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-295-1000
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/15-6/30/16
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ICA File Number: 811-04632
Reporting Period: 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016
The European Equity Fund, Inc.
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ACTELION LTD.
Ticker: ATLN Security ID: H0032X135
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.50 per Share from
Capital Contribution Reserves
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4 Approve CHF 3.2 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
5 Extend Duration of CHF 6.5 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
6.1a Reelect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Director For For Management
6.1b Reelect Jean-Paul Clozel as Director For For Management
6.1c Reelect Juhani Anttila as Director For For Management
6.1d Reelect Robert Bertolini as Director For For Management
6.1e Reelect John J. Greisch as Director For For Management
6.1f Reelect Peter Gruss as Director For For Management
6.1g Reelect Michael Jacobi as Director For For Management
6.1h Reelect Jean Malo as Director For For Management
6.1i Reelect David Stout as Director For For Management
6.1j Reelect Herna Verhagen as Director For For Management
6.2 Reelect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Board For For Management
Chairman
6.3a Appoint Herna Verhagen as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
6.3b Appoint Jean-Pierre Garnier as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
6.3c Appoint John Greisch as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
7.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 2.4 Million
7.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 23
Million
8 Designate BDO AG as Independent Proxy For For Management
9 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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ALLIANZ SE
Ticker: ALV Security ID: D03080112
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2015
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 7.30 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
5 Elect Friedrich Eichiner to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
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ASML HOLDING NV
Ticker: ASML Security ID: N07059202
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 01, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Discuss the Company's Business, None None Management
Financial Situation and Sustainability
3 Discuss Remuneration Policy for None None Management
Management Board Members
4 Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
5 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
6 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
7 Receive Explanation on Company's None None Management
Reserves and Dividend Policy
8 Approve Dividends of EUR 1.05 Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
9 Approve Performance Share Arrangement For For Management
According to Remuneration Policy
10 Approve Number of Stock Options, For For Management
Respectively Shares, for Employees
11 Discussion of the Supervisory Board None None Management
Profile
12 Ratify KPMG as Auditors For For Management
13.a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
Up To 5 Percent of Issued Capital
13.b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Share Issuances Re: Item
13a
13.c Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
Up To 5 Percent in Case of
Takeover/Merger
13.d Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Share Issuances Re: Item
13c
14.a Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
14.b Authorize Additional Repurchase of Up For For Management
to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
15 Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
16 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
17 Close Meeting None None Management
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AXA
Ticker: CS Security ID: F06106102
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 22, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.10 per Share
4 Advisory Vote on Compensation of Henri For For Management
de Castries, Chairman and CEO
5 Advisory Vote on Compensation of Denis For For Management
Duverne, Vice CEO
6 Approve Auditors' Special Report on For For Management
Related-Party Transactions
7 Reelect Stefan Lippe as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Francois Martineau as Director For For Management
9 Elect Irene Dorner as Director For For Management
10 Elect Angelien Kemna as Director For For Management
11 Reelect Doina Palici Chehab as For For Management
Representative of Employee
Shareholders to the Board
12 Elect Alain Raynaud as Representative Against Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
13 Elect Martin Woll as Representative of Against Against Management
Employee Shareholders to the Board
14 Renew Appointment of Mazars as Auditor For For Management
15 Renew Appointment of Emmanuel For For Management
Charnavel as Alternate Auditor
16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
17 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
18 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management
Employee Stock Purchase Plans Reserved
for Employees of International
Subsidiaries
19 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plans
20 Authorize up to 0.4 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plans Reserved for Pension Contribution
21 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management
via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
22 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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BG GROUP PLC
Ticker: BG. Security ID: G1245Z108
Meeting Date: JAN 28, 2016 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JAN 26, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Matters Relating to the Cash For For Management
and Share Offer for BG Group plc by
Royal Dutch Shell plc
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BG GROUP PLC
Ticker: BG. Security ID: G1245Z108
Meeting Date: JAN 28, 2016 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date: JAN 26, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
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CHR.HANSEN HOLDINGS A/S
Ticker: CHR Security ID: K1830B107
Meeting Date: NOV 26, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 19, 2015
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Report of Board None None Management
2 Accept Annual Report For For Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of DKK 4.70 Per Share
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of DKK 1.2 Million for
Chairman, DKK 750,000 for Vice
Chairman, and DKK 375,000 for Other
Directors; Approve Remuneration for
Committee Work
5 Approve Guidelines for Incentive-Based For For Management
Compensation for Executive Management
6a Reelect Ole Andersen as Board Chairman For For Management
6ba Reelect Frederic Stevenin as Director For For Management
6bb Reelect Mark Wilson as Director For For Management
6bc Reelect Soren Carlsen as Director For For Management
6bd Reelect Dominique Reiniche as Director For For Management
6be Reelect Tiina Mattila-Sandholm as For For Management
Director
6bf Reelect Kristian Villumsen as Director For For Management
7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
8 Authorize Editorial Changes to Adopted For For Management
Resolutions in Connection with
Registration with Danish Authorities
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DAIMLER AG
Ticker: DAI Security ID: D1668R123
Meeting Date: APR 06, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2015
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 3.25 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
2016
6.1 Elect Manfred Bischoff to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6.2 Elect Petraea Heynike to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
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DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG
Ticker: DB1 Security ID: D1882G119
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2015
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.25 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
5 Elect Ann-Kristin Achleitner to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6 Approve Creation of EUR 13.3 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital with Preemptive Rights
7 Approve Remuneration System for For For Management
Management Board Members
8 Amend Articles Re: Attendance Fee for For For Management
Supervisory Board Members
9 Ratify KPMG as Auditors for Fiscal 2016 For For Management
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DUFRY AG
Ticker: DUFN Security ID: H2082J107
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1 Reelect Juan Carlos Torres Carretero For Against Management
as Director and Board Chairman
4.2.1 Reelect Andres Holzer Neumann as For For Management
Director
4.2.2 Reelect Jorge Born as Director For For Management
4.2.3 Reelect Xavier Bouton as Director For For Management
4.2.4 Reelect Julian Diaz Gonzalez as For For Management
Director
4.2.5 Reelect George Koutsolioutsos as For For Management
Director
4.2.6 Reelect Joaquin Moya-Angeler Cabrera For For Management
as Director
4.3.1 Elect Heekyung Min as Director For For Management
4.3.2 Elect Claire Chiang as Director For For Management
5.1 Appoint Jorge Born as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
5.2 Appoint Xavier Bouton as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
5.3 Appoint Heekyung Min as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
6 Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd. as Auditors For For Management
7 Designate Altenburger Ltd. as For For Management
Independent Proxy
8.1 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management
Directors in the Amount of CHF 7.7
Million
8.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 49 Million
9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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EASYJET PLC
Ticker: EZJ Security ID: G3030S109
Meeting Date: FEB 11, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 09, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Ordinary Dividend For For Management
4 Elect Andrew Findlay as Director For For Management
5 Elect Chris Browne as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect John Barton as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Charles Gurassa as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Dame Carolyn McCall as For For Management
Director
9 Re-elect Adele Anderson as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Dr Andreas Bierwirth as For For Management
Director
11 Re-elect Keith Hamill as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Andy Martin as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Francois Rubichon as Director For For Management
14 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management
as Auditors
15 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
16 Approve EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
17 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
19 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
20 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management
Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
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ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: EI Security ID: F31668100
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 06, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.11 per Share
4 Approve Stock Dividend Program (New For For Management
Shares)
5 Ratify Appointment of Juliette Favre For For Management
as Director
6 Reelect Maureen Cavanagh as Director For For Management
7 Elect Henrietta Fore as Director For For Management
8 Elect Annette Messemer as Director For For Management
9 Advisory Vote on Compensation of For For Management
Hubert Sagnieres, Chairman and CEO
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
11 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management
via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
12 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights up to One Third of
the Issued Capital
14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to 10 Percent of
Issued Share Capital
15 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities for up to 10
Percent of Issued Capital for Private
Placements
16 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related
to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder
Vote Above
17 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for
Contributions in Kind
18 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For For Management
10 Percent Per Year of Issued Capital
Pursuant to Issue Authority without
Preemptive Rights under Items 14 and 15
19 Set Total Limit for Capital Increase For For Management
to Result from Issuance Requests under
Items 14-18 at 10 Percent of Issued
Share Capital
20 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves For For Management
of Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus
Issue or Increase in Par Value
21 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG
Ticker: EVK Security ID: D2R90Y117
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2015
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.15 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
5.1 Elect Angela Titzrath to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
5.2 Elect Ulrich Weber to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management
7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management
Board
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
9 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2016
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FERROVIAL SA
Ticker: FER Security ID: E49512119
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 28, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Consolidated and Standalone For For Management
Financial Statements
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3 Approve Discharge of Board For For Management
4 Renew Appointment of Deloitte as For For Management
Auditor
5.1 Reelect Rafael del Pino y Calvo-Sotelo For Against Management
as Director
5.2 Reelect Santiago Bergareche Busquet as For Against Management
Director
5.3 Reelect Joaquin Ayuso Garcia as For Against Management
Director
5.4 Reelect Inigo Meiras Amusco as Director For For Management
5.5 Reelect Juan Arena de la Mora as For Against Management
Director
5.6 Reelect Maria del Pino y Calvo-Sotelo For Against Management
as Director
5.7 Reelect Santiago Fernandez Valbuena as For For Management
Director
5.8 Reelect Jose Fernando Sanchez-Junco For For Management
Mans as Director
5.9 Reelect Joaquin del Pino y For Against Management
Calvo-Sotelo as Director
5.10 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Oscar For For Management
Fanjul Martin as Director
5.11 Authorize Board to Fill Vacancies For For Management
6 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves For For Management
for Scrip Dividends
7 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves For For Management
for Scrip Dividends
8 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Amortization of Treasury Shares
9.1 Amend Articles Re: Board Meetings and For Against Management
Audit and Control Committee
9.2 Amend Articles Re: Board Management For For Management
and Supervisory Powers, and
Qualitative Composition
9.3 Amend Article 4.2 Re: Registered Office For For Management
9.4 Amend Articles Re: Quantitative For For Management
Composition of the Board and Board Term
9.5 Amend Article 50 Re: Board Advisory For For Management
Committees
9.6 Amend Article 52 Re: Appointments and For For Management
Remuneration Committee
10 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management
11 Approve Restricted Stock Plan For For Management
12 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
13 Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report For For Management
14 Receive Amendments to Board of None None Management
Directors Regulations
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GEBERIT AG
Ticker: GEBN Security ID: H2942E124
Meeting Date: APR 06, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 8.40 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management
4.1.1 Reelect Albert M. Baehny as Director For For Management
and Board Chairman
4.1.2 Reelect Felix R. Ehrat as Director For For Management
4.1.3 Reelect Thomas M. Huebner as Director For For Management
4.1.4 Reelect Hartmut Reuter as Director For For Management
4.1.5 Reelect Jorgen Tang-Jensen Director For For Management
4.1.6 Elect Regi Aalstad as Director For For Management
4.2.1 Appoint Hartmut Reuter as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
4.2.2 Appoint Jorgen Tang-Jensen as Member For For Management
of the Compensation Committee
4.2.3 Appoint Regi Aalstad as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
5 Designate Andreas Keller as For For Management
Independent Proxy
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
7.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
7.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 2.35 Million
7.3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 9.95
Million
8 Approve CHF 3.79 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Treasury Shares
9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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GRANDVISION N.V.
Ticker: GVNV Security ID: N36915200
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 01, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2a Discuss Report of Management and None None Management
Supervisory Board Including Corporate
Governance
2b Discuss Remuneration Report Containing None None Management
Remuneration Policy for Management
Board Members
2c Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3a Receive Explanation on Company's None None Management
Reserves and Dividend Policy
3b Approve Dividends of EUR 0.28 Per Share For For Management
4a Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
5 Reelect W. Eelman to Supervisory Board For For Management
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers For For Management
Accountants N.V. as Auditors
7a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital
7b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Share Issuances
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
9 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
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HOCHTIEF AG
Ticker: HOT Security ID: D33134103
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2015
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2016
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
7 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management
when Repurchasing Shares
8 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds For For Management
with Warrants Attached/Convertible
Bonds with Partial Exclusion of
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 2.5 Billion;
Approve Creation of EUR 46.1 Million
Pool of Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
9.1 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management
9.2 Fix Number of Supervisory Board Members For For Management
10.1 Elect Pedro Lopez Jimenez to the For Against Management
Supervisory Board
10.2 Elect Angel Garcia Altozano to the For Against Management
Supervisory Board
10.3 Elect Jose Luis del Valle Perez to the For Against Management
Supervisory Board
10.4 Elect Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz to For For Management
the Supervisory Board
10.5 Elect Christine Wolff to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
10.6 Elect Beate Bell to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10.7 Elect Patricia Geibel-Conrad to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
10.8 Elect Luis Nogueira Miguelsanz to the For Against Management
Supervisory Board
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ING GROEP NV
Ticker: INGA Security ID: N4578E413
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2.a Receive Report of Management Board None None Management
(Non-Voting)
2.b Receive Announcements on Sustainability None None Management
2.c Receive Report of Supervisory Board None None Management
(Non-Voting)
2.d Discuss Remuneration Report None None Management
2.e Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3.a Receive Explanation on Profit None None Management
Retention and Distribution Policy
3.b Approve Dividends of EUR 0.65 Per Share For For Management
4.a Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
4.b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
5.a Amend Articles to Change the For For Management
Governance of the Company Re: Abolish
Depositary Receipt Structure and
Introduction of Other Governance
Related Changes
5.b Amend Articles Re: European Bank For For Management
Recovery and Resolution Directive
5.c Discussion of Executive Board Profile None None Management
5.d Discussion of Supervisory Board Profile None None Management
6 Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management
Members of the Supervisory Board
7 Elect Wilfred Nagel to Management Board For For Management
8 Elect Ann Sherry AO to Supervisory For For Management
Board
9.a Authorize Issuance of Shares with For For Management
Preemptive Rights up to 40 Percent of
the Issued Share Capital
9.b Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital and
Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
11 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
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ITV PLC
Ticker: ITV Security ID: G4984A110
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
4 Approve Special Dividend For For Management
5 Elect Anna Manz as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Peter Bazalgette as For For Management
Director
7 Re-elect Adam Crozier as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Roger Faxon as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Ian Griffiths as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Mary Harris as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Andy Haste as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect John Ormerod as Director For For Management
13 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
14 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
15 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
17 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
19 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management
Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
20 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
21 Approve Share Incentive Plan For For Management
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KBC GROEP NV
Ticker: KBC Security ID: B5337G162
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Directors' Reports (Non-Voting) None None Management
2 Receive Auditors' Reports (Non-Voting) None None Management
3 Receive Consolidated Financial None None Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
(Non-Voting)
4 Adopt Financial Statements For For Management
5 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
6 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
7 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
8 Approve Discharge of Auditors For For Management
9 Ratify PwC, Represented by Roland For For Management
Jeanquart and Tom Meuleman, as
Auditors and Approve Auditors'
Remuneration
10a Elect Sonja de Becker as Director For Against Management
10b Elect Lode Morlion as Director For Against Management
10c Reelect Vladimira Papirnik as Director For For Management
10d Reelect Theodoros Roussis as Director For Against Management
10e Reelect Johan Thijs as Director For For Management
10f Elect Ghislaine van Kerckhove as For Against Management
Director
11 Transact Other Business None None Management
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KERRY GROUP PLC
Ticker: KRZ Security ID: G52416107
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 25, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
3a Reelect Michael Ahern as a Director For Against Management
3b Reelect Gerry Behan as a Director For For Management
3c Reelect Hugh Brady as a Director For For Management
3d Reelect Patrick Casey as a Director For Against Management
3e Reelect James Devane as a Director For Against Management
3f Reelect Karin Dorrepaal as a Director For For Management
3g Reelect Michael Dowling as a Director For For Management
3h Reelect Joan Garahy as a Director For For Management
3i Reelect Flor Healy as a Director For For Management
3j Reelect James Kenny as a Director For For Management
3k Reelect Stan McCarthy as a Director For For Management
3l Reelect Brian Mehigan as a Director For For Management
3m Elect Tom Moran as a Director For For Management
3n Reelect John O'Connor as a Director For Against Management
3o Reelect Philip Toomey as a Director For For Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
6 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights
8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
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KOMERCNI BANKA A.S.
Ticker: KOMB Security ID: X45471111
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Management Board Report on For For Management
Company's Operations and State of Its
Assets in Fiscal 2015
2 Receive Report on Act Providing for None None Management
Business Undertaking in the Capital
Market
3 Receive Management Board Report on None None Management
Related Entities
4 Receive Financial Statements, None None Management
Consolidated Financial Statements, and
Management Board Proposal on
Allocation of Income for Fiscal 2015
5 Receive Supervisory Board Report on None None Management
Financial Statements, Management Board
Proposal on Allocation of Income,
Consolidated Financial Statements,
Board's Work, and Company's Standing
in Fiscal 2015
6 Receive Audit Committee Report for None None Management
Fiscal 2015
7 Approve Financial Statements for For For Management
Fiscal 2015
8 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CZK 310 for Fiscal 2015
9 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements for Fiscal 2015
10 Elect Borivoj Kacena as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
11 Elect Borivoj Kacena as Audit For For Management
Committee Member
12 Approve Share Repurchase Program For For Management
13 Ratify Deloitte Audit s.r.o. as For For Management
Auditor for Fiscal 2016
14 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
15 Fix Maximum Variable Compensation Ratio For For Management
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KUEHNE & NAGEL INTERNATIONAL AG
Ticker: KNIN Security ID: H4673L145
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 5.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1a Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director For For Management
4.1b Reelect Juergen Fitschen as Director For For Management
4.1c Reelect Karl Gernandt as Director For Against Management
4.1d Reelect Klaus-Michael Kuehne as For For Management
Director
4.1e Reelect Hans Lerch as Director For For Management
4.1f Reelect Thomas Staehelin as Director For Against Management
4.1g Reelect Martin Wittig as Director For For Management
4.1h Reelect Joerg Wolle as Director For For Management
4.2 Elect Hauke Stars as Director For Against Management
4.3 Elect Joerg Wolle as Board Chairman For Against Management
4.4a Appoint Karl Gernandt as Member of the For Against Management
Compensation Committee
4.4b Appoint Klaus-Michael Kuehne as Member For Against Management
of the Compensation Committee
4.4c Appoint Hans Lerch as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
4.5 Designate Kurt Gubler as Independent For For Management
Proxy
4.6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
5 Approve Creation of CHF 20 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
6.1 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
6.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 7 Million
6.3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 22.4
Million
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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LAGARDERE SCA
Ticker: MMB Security ID: F5485U100
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 28, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of and Dividends of For For Management
EUR 1.30 per Share
4 Advisory Vote on Compensation of For For Management
Arnaud Lagardere, Managing Partner
5 Advisory Vote on Compensation of For For Management
Pierre Leroy, Dominique D Hinnin, and
Thierry Funck-Brentano, Vice-CEOs of
Arjil
6 Reelect Nathalie Andrieux as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
7 Reelect George Chodron de Courcel as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
8 Reelect Pierre Lescure as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
9 Reelect Helene Molinari as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
10 Reelect Francois Roussely as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
12 Authorize up to 0.4 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plans (Performance Shares)
13 Authorize up to 0.4 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plans
14 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
Ticker: LLOY Security ID: G5533W248
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Elect Deborah McWhinney as Director For For Management
3 Elect Stuart Sinclair as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Lord Blackwell as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Juan Colombas as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect George Culmer as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Alan Dickinson as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Anita Frew as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Simon Henry as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Antonio Horta-Osorio as For For Management
Director
11 Re-elect Nick Luff as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Nick Prettejohn as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Anthony Watson as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Sara Weller as Director For For Management
15 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
16 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
17 Approve Special Dividend For For Management
18 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management
as Auditors
19 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
20 Approve Lloyds Banking Group Long-term For For Management
Incentive Plan 2016
21 Approve Lloyds Banking Group North For For Management
America Employee Stock Purchase Plan
2016
22 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
23 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
24 Authorise Issue of Equity in Relation For For Management
to the Issue of Regulatory Capital
Convertible Instruments
25 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
26 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights in Relation to the
Issue of Regulatory Capital
Convertible Instruments
27 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
28 Authorise Market Purchase of For For Management
Preference Shares
29 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
30 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management
Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
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LONZA GROUP LTD.
Ticker: LONN Security ID: H50524133
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 2.50 per Share
5.1a Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management
5.1b Reelect Werner Bauer as Director For For Management
5.1c Reelect Thomas Ebeling as Director For For Management
5.1d Reelect Jean-Daniel Gerber as Director For For Management
5.1e Reelect Barbara Richmond as Director For For Management
5.1f Reelect Margot Scheltema as Director For For Management
5.1g Reelect Rolf Soiron as Director For For Management
5.1h Reelect Juergen Steinemann as Director For For Management
5.1i Reelect Antonio Trius as Director For For Management
5.2 Elect Christoph Maeder as Director For For Management
5.3 Reelect Rolf Soiron as Board Chairman For For Management
5.4a Appoint Thomas Ebeling as Member of For For Management
the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
5.4b Appoint Jean-Daniel Gerber as Member For For Management
of the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
5.4c Appoint Christoph Maeder as Member of For For Management
the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
5.4d Appoint Juergen Steinemann as Member For For Management
of the Nomination and Compensation
Committee
6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
7 Designate Daniel Pluess as Independent For For Management
Proxy
8 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 2.96 Million
9.1 Approve Maximum Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Executive Committee in the Amount of
CHF 4.02 Million
9.2 Approve Maximum Short-Term Variable For For Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 3.31 Million
9.3 Approve Maximum Long-Term Variable For For Management
Remuneration of Executive Committee in
the Amount of CHF 5.67 Million
10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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MERCK KGAA
Ticker: MRK Security ID: D5357W103
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 07, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2015
(Non-Voting)
2 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2015
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.05 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
2016
7 Amend Articles Re: Changes in German For For Management
Commercial Code and German Stock
Corporation Act
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NOVO NORDISK A/S
Ticker: NOVO B Security ID: K72807132
Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Report of Board None None Management
2 Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management
Statutory Reports for 2015
3.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors for For Did Not Vote Management
2015
3.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors for For Did Not Vote Management
2016
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management
Dividends of DKK 6.40 Per Share
5.1 Elect Goran Ando as Director and For Did Not Vote Management
Chairman
5.2 Elect Jeppe Christiansen as Director For Did Not Vote Management
and Deputy Chairman
5.3a Elect Bruno Angelici as Director For Did Not Vote Management
5.3b Elect Brian Daniels as Director For Did Not Vote Management
5.3c Elect Sylvie Gregoire as Director For Did Not Vote Management
5.3d Elect Liz Hewitt as Director For Did Not Vote Management
5.3e Elect Mary Szela as Director For Did Not Vote Management
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For Did Not Vote Management
Auditors
7.1 Approve DKK 10 Million Reduction in B For Did Not Vote Management
Share Capital via Share Cancellation
7.2 Amend Articles Re: Change from Bearer For Did Not Vote Management
Shares to Registered Shares
7.3 Approve Creation of DKK 51 Million For Did Not Vote Management
Pool of Capital with or without
Preemptive Rights
7.4 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For Did Not Vote Management
7.5a Amend Articles Re: Name of NASDAQ OMX For Did Not Vote Management
Copenhagen A/S
7.5b Amend Articles Re: Editorial Amendment For Did Not Vote Management
7.5c Amend Articles Re: Approve Preparation For Did Not Vote Management
of Company Announcements in English
Only
7.6 Approve Revised Remuneration Principles For Did Not Vote Management
8 Other Business None None Management
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ORANGE
Ticker: ORA Security ID: F6866T100
Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: JUN 02, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.60 per Share
4 Acknowledge Auditors' Special Report For For Management
on Related-Party Transactions
Mentioning the Absence of New
Transactions
5 Reelect Jose-Luis Duran as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Charles-Henri Filippi as For For Management
Director
7 Elect Bernard Ramanantsoa as Director For For Management
8 Advisory Vote on Compensation of For For Management
Stephane Richard, Chairman and CEO
9 Advisory Vote on Compensation of For For Management
Gervais Pellissier, Vice-CEO
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
11 Amend Article 13 of Bylaws Re: For For Management
Shareholding Requirements for Directors
12 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management
via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
A Amend Item 3 as Follows: Approve Against Against Shareholder
Allocation of Income and Dividends of
EUR 0.50 per Share
B Approve Stock Dividend Program (Cash Against Against Shareholder
or Shares)
C Amend Article 13 of Bylaws Re: Set Against Against Shareholder
Maximum Outside Mandates for Directors
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PARTNERS GROUP HOLDING
Ticker: PGHN Security ID: H6120A101
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 10.50 per Share
3 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
5 Amend Articles Re: Composition of For Against Management
Board Committees
6.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Against Management
the Amount of CHF 16 Million
6.2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 56.9
Million
7.1a Elect Peter Wuffli as Director and For For Management
Board Chairman
7.1b Elect Charles Dallara as Director For For Management
7.1c Elect Marcel Erni as Director For For Management
7.1d Elect Michelle Felman as Director For For Management
7.1e Elect Alfred Gantner as Director For For Management
7.1f Elect Steffen Meister as Director For For Management
7.1g Elect Grace del Rosario-Castano as For For Management
Director
7.1h Elect Eric Strutz as Director For For Management
7.1i Elect Patrick Ward as Director For For Management
7.1j Elect Urs Wietlisbach as Director For For Management
7.2.1 Appoint Grace del Rosario-Castano as For For Management
Member of the Nomination &
Compensation Committee
7.2.2 Appoint Steffen Meister as Member of For Against Management
the Nomination & Compensation Committee
7.2.3 Appoint Peter Wuffli as Member of the For For Management
Nomination & Compensation Committee
7.3 Designate Hotz & Goldmann as For For Management
Independent Proxy
7.4 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
Ticker: RB. Security ID: G74079107
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 03, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
5 Re-elect Adrian Bellamy as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Nicandro Durante as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Mary Harris as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Adrian Hennah as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Pam Kirby as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Kenneth Hydon as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Rakesh Kapoor as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Andre Lacroix as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Chris Sinclair as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Judith Sprieser as Director For For Management
15 Re-elect Warren Tucker as Director For For Management
16 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management
as Auditors
17 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
18 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
19 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
20 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
21 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
22 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management
Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
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RED ELECTRICA CORPORACION SA
Ticker: REE Security ID: E42807102
Meeting Date: JUL 17, 2015 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUL 10, 2015
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Report on Process of Splitting None None Management
Positions of Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
2 Fix Number of Directors at 12 For For Management
3 Elect Juan Francisco Lasala Bernad as For For Management
Director
4 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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RED ELECTRICA CORPORACION SA
Ticker: REE Security ID: E42807102
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 08, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Standalone Financial Statements For For Management
2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
4 Approve Discharge of Board For For Management
5.1 Reelect Jose Folgado Blanco as Director For For Management
5.2 Reelect Fernando Fernandez Mendez de For For Management
Andes as Director
5.3 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Jose For For Management
Angel Partearroyo Martin as Director
5.4 Reelect Carmen Gomez de Barreda Tous For For Management
de Monsalve as Director
5.5 Elect Agustin Conde Bajen as Director For For Management
6 Renew Appointment of KPMG Auditores as For For Management
Auditor
7 Approve Stock Split For For Management
8.1 Amend Remuneration Policy For For Management
8.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
8.3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
9 Amend Stock-for-Salary Plan For For Management
10 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
11 Receive Corporate Governance Report None None Management
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
Ticker: RDSA Security ID: G7690A118
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 20, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Ben van Beurden as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Euleen Goh as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Simon Henry as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Charles Holliday as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Sir Nigel Sheinwald as For For Management
Director
10 Re-elect Linda Stuntz as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Patricia Woertz as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Gerrit Zalm as Director For For Management
14 Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
15 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
16 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
19 Approve that Shell will become a Against Against Shareholder
Renewable Energy Company by Investing
the Profits from Fossil Fuels in
Renewable Energy
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SAP SE
Ticker: SAP Security ID: D66992104
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2015
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.15 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
5 Approve Remuneration System for For Against Management
Management Board Members
6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
2016
7 Elect Gesche Joost to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
8 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds For For Management
with Warrants Attached/Convertible
Bonds with Partial Exclusion of
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 10 Billion;
Approve Creation of EUR 100 Million
Pool of Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
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SECURITAS AB
Ticker: SECU B Security ID: W7912C118
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 28, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
3 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management
Shareholders
4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
5 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management
Meeting
6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
7 Receive President's Report None None Management
8a Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
8b Receive Auditor's Report on None None Management
Application of Guidelines for
Remuneration for Executive Management
8c Receive Board's Dividend Proposal None None Management
9a Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management
Statutory Reports
9b Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management
Dividends of SEK 3.50 Per Share
9c Approve May 9, 2016, as Record Date For Did Not Vote Management
for Dividend Payment
9d Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management
President
10 Determine Number of Directors (6) and For Did Not Vote Management
Deputy Directors (0) of Board
11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management
the Amount of SEK 1.3 Million for
Chairman, SEK 775,000 for Vice
Chairman, and SEK 515,000 for Other
Directors; Approve Remuneration for
Committee Work; Approve Remuneration
of Auditors
12 Reelect Fredrik Cappelen, Carl For Did Not Vote Management
Douglas, Marie Ehrling (Chair), Alf
Goransson and Sofia Schorling Hogberg
as Directors; Elect Anders Boos as New
Director
13 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For Did Not Vote Management
Auditors
14 Reelect Carl Douglas (Chairman), For Did Not Vote Management
Mikael Ekdahl, Jan Andersson, Johan
Sidenmark, and Johan Strandberg as
Members of Nominating Committee
15 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management
Terms of Employment For Executive
Management
16 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For Did Not Vote Management
17 Approve 2016 Incentive Scheme and For Did Not Vote Management
Related Hedging Measures
18 Close Meeting None None Management
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SKF AB
Ticker: SKF B Security ID: W84237143
Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
3 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management
Shareholders
4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
5 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management
Meeting
6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
7 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
8 Receive President's Report None None Management
9 Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management
Statutory Reports
10 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management
Dividends of SEK 5.50 Per Share
11 Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management
President
12 Determine Number of Members (10) and For Did Not Vote Management
Deputy Members (0) of Board
13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management
the Amount of SEK 1.95 Million for the
Chairman and SEK 668,000 for Other
Directors; Approve Remuneration for
Committee Work
14.1 Reelect Leif Ostling as Director For Did Not Vote Management
14.2 Reelect Lena Torell as Director For Did Not Vote Management
14.3 Reelect Peter Grafoner as Director For Did Not Vote Management
14.4 Reelect Lars Wedenborn as Director For Did Not Vote Management
14.5 Reelect Joe Loughrey as Director For Did Not Vote Management
14.6 Reelect Baba Kalyani as Director For Did Not Vote Management
14.7 Reelect Hock Goh as Director For Did Not Vote Management
14.8 Reelect Marie Bredberg as Director For Did Not Vote Management
14.9 Reelect Nancy Gougarty as Director For Did Not Vote Management
14.10 Reelect Alrik Danielson as Director For Did Not Vote Management
15 Reelect Leif Ostling as Chairman of For Did Not Vote Management
the Board of Directors
16 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For Did Not Vote Management
17 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management
Terms of Employment For Executive
Management
18 Approve 2016 Performance Share Program For Did Not Vote Management
19 Authorize Chairman of Board and For Did Not Vote Management
Representatives of Four of Company's
Largest Shareholders to Serve on
Nominating Committee
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SVENSKA CELLULOSA AB (SCA)
Ticker: SCA B Security ID: W90152120
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 08, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting; Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
2 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management
Shareholders
3 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management
Meeting
4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
5 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
6 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
7 Receive President's Report None None Management
8a Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management
Statutory Reports
8b Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management
Dividends of SEK 5.75 Per Share
8c Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management
President
9 Determine Number of Directors (9) and For Did Not Vote Management
Deputy Directors (0) of Board
10 Determine Number of Auditors (1) and For Did Not Vote Management
Deputy Auditors (0)
11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management
the Amount of SEK 2.1 Million for
Chairman and SEK 700,000 for Other
Directors; Approve Remuneration for
Committee Work; Approve Remuneration
of Auditors
12a Reelect Par Boman as Director For Did Not Vote Management
12b Reelect Annemarie Gardshol as Director For Did Not Vote Management
12c Reelect Magnus Groth as Director For Did Not Vote Management
12d Reelect Louise Svanberg as Director For Did Not Vote Management
12e Reelect Bert Nordberg as Director For Did Not Vote Management
12f Reelect Barbara Thoralfsson as Director For Did Not Vote Management
12g Elect Ewa Bjorling as New Director For Did Not Vote Management
12h Elect Maija-Liisa Friman as New For Did Not Vote Management
Director
12i Elect Johan Malmquist as New Director For Did Not Vote Management
13 Elect Par Boman as Board Chairman For Did Not Vote Management
14 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For Did Not Vote Management
15 Authorize Chairman of Board and For Did Not Vote Management
Representatives of Four of Company's
Largest Shareholders to Serve on
Nominating Committee
16 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management
Terms of Employment For Executive
Management
17 Close Meeting None None Management
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SYNGENTA AG
Ticker: SYNN Security ID: H84140112
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
(Non-Binding)
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4 Approve CHF 36,750 Reduction in Share For For Management
Capital via Cancellation of Treasury
Shares
5.1 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 11.00 per Share
5.2 Approve Allocation of Special Dividend For For Management
of CHF 5.00 per Share
6.1 Reelect Vinita Bali as Director For For Management
6.2 Reelect Stefan Borgas as Director For For Management
6.3 Reelect Gunnar Brock as Director For For Management
6.4 Reelect Michel Demare as Director For For Management
6.5 Reelect Eleni Gabre-Madhin as Director For For Management
6.6 Reelect David Lawrence as Director For For Management
6.7 Reelect Eveline Saupper as Director For For Management
6.8 Reelect Juerg Witmer as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Michel Demare as Board Chairman For For Management
8.1 Reelect Eveline Saupper as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
8.2 Reelect Juerg Witmer as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
8.3 Appoint Stefan Borgas as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of CHF 4.5 Million
10 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Committee in the Amount of CHF 41
Million
11 Designate Lukas Handschin as For For Management
Independent Proxy
12 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
13 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING AG
Ticker: O2D Security ID: D8T9CK101
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2015
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.24 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
5 Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal 2016
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Against Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Creation of EUR 1.5 Billion For Against Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
8 Elect Peter Erskine to the Supervisory For Against Management
Board
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UNILEVER NV
Ticker: UNA Security ID: N8981F271
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Discussion of the Annual Report and None None Management
Accounts for the 2015 financial year
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Allocation of Income
3 Approve Discharge of Executive Board For For Management
Members
4 Approve Discharge of Non-Executive For For Management
Board Members
5 Reelect N S Andersen as a For For Management
Non-Executive Director
6 Reelect L M Cha as a Non-Executive For For Management
Director
7 Reelect V Colao as a Non-Executive For For Management
Director
8 Reelect L O Fresco as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
9 Reelect A M Fudge as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
10 Elect J Hartmann as a Non-Executive For For Management
Director
11 Reelect M Ma as a Non-Executive For For Management
Director
12 Reelect P G J M Polman as an Executive For For Management
Director
13 Reelect J Rishton as a Non-Executive For For Management
Director
14 Reelect F Sijbesma as a Non-Executive For For Management
Director
15 Elect M Dekkers as a Non-Executive For For Management
Director
16 Elect S Masiyiwa as a Non-Executive For For Management
Director
17 Elect Y Moon as a Non-Executive For For Management
Director
18 Elect G Pitkethly as an Executive For For Management
Director
19 Ratify KPMG as Auditors For For Management
20 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital
Plus Additional 10 Percent in Case of
Takeover/Merger and
Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights
21 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
22 Approve Cancellation of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
23 Close Meeting None None Management
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC
Ticker: VOD Security ID: G93882192
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 24, 2015
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director For For Management
3 Re-elect Vittorio Colao as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Nick Read as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director For For Management
6 Elect Dr Mathias Dopfner as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Dame Clara Furse as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Valerie Gooding as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Renee James as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Samuel Jonah as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Nick Land as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Philip Yea as Director For For Management
13 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
14 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
15 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management
as Auditors
16 Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee For For Management
to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
17 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
19 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
20 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
21 Authorise the Company to Call EGM with For For Management
Two Weeks' Notice
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WACKER CHEMIE AG
Ticker: WCH Security ID: D9540Z106
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 28, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2015
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2015
5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
2016
6 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management
Board
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WPP PLC
Ticker: WPP Security ID: G9788D103
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 06, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Approve Sustainability Report For For Management
5 Re-elect Roberto Quarta as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Ruigang Li as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Paul Richardson as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Hugo Shong as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Timothy Shriver as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Sir Martin Sorrell as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Sally Susman as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Solomon Trujillo as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Sir John Hood as Director For For Management
15 Re-elect Charlene Begley as Director For For Management
16 Re-elect Nicole Seligman as Director For For Management
17 Re-elect Daniela Riccardi as Director For For Management
18 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorise Their Remuneration
19 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
20 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
21 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) The European Equity Fund, Inc.
By (Signature and Title)
/s/ Brian E. Binder
Brian E. Binder, Chief Executive Officer and President
Date 8/15/16